Captain Thomas Bush served in Company B, 5th Battalion, Alabama Infantry Volunteers. The unit was formed near Dumfries, Virginia, in December, 1861, with men from Sumner, Calhoun, and Mobile counties.

Charles (NMI) Bush is not listed on the roster of any Alabama unit.

There is a Private Charles C. Bush listed on the roster of Company D, 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. The regiment was formed in June, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama, and moved to Virginia a month later. The men were raised in the counties of Saint Clair, Jefferson, Shelby, De Kalb, Calhoun, and Talladega.