Reece Rogers (b. in Tennessee ca. 1810) was a Dekalb County, Alabama farmer. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, he and his wife, Mary (b. ca. 1812), resided on their farm with eight of their children. Three sons, John (b. ca. 1841), Jacob J. (b. ca. 1843), and James P. (b. ca. 1846), served in the Confederate Army. John and Jacob enlisted in Co. E, 12th Alabama Infantry on June 13, 1861. John Rogers eventually rose to the rank of Captain, was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and died of his wounds on May 17, 1864. Jacob J. Rogers was wounded on Sept. 17, 1862 at the Battle of Antietam. He was also listed as absent wounded in the summer of 1863. Jacob overstayed a furlough home and was declared AWOL in February 1864. He returned to duty and survived the war. James Rogers served as a private in Co. K, 3rd Confederate Cavalry (Howard’s) and also survived the war.