▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁batt al ions ; ▁one ▁of ▁these , ▁a ▁mounted ▁batt alion , ▁was ▁early ▁det ached ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T enth ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry . ▁The ▁Leg ion ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ▁nearly ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁strong , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Col . ▁H . ▁W . ▁Hill i ard , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁McC own ' s ▁Brigade . ▁It ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁C umber land ▁G ap , ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁fall ▁and ▁winter ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁east ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Hill i ard ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁personal ▁affairs ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁ ▁Post bell um ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁his ▁profession . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - fif th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁moving ▁later ▁to ▁Atlanta . ▁He ▁was ▁En voy ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Minister ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Brazil ▁from ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁to ▁June