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Alabama:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

 

- Alabama Pension Record, State of Alabama Department of Archives and History

- Owen, Thomas M.: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography (Spartanburg: Reprint Co., 1978)

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

 

1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Barbiere, Joseph. Scraps from the Prison Table, at Camp Chase and Johnson 's Island. Doylestown, PA: W.W.H. Davis, 1868 [Reprinted, microfiche; includes prisoner roster]

 

 

1st Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. 1stLt Stouten Hubert *Dent (Co. B, F&S); Pvt Mathew *Gratham (Co. D)

 

Overview:

This was the first regiment organized under the act of the State legislature authorizing the enlistment of troops for twelve months. The companies rendezvoused at Pensacola in February and March 1861, and about the 1st of April organized by the election of re­gimental officers. Transferred to the army of the Confederate States soon after, it remained on duty at Pensacola for a year. It was chiefly occupied in manning the batteries and took part in the bombardments of November 23, and January 1, 1862. A detachment was in the night fight on Santa Rosa Island. Being the oldest regiment in the Confederate service, it was first called on to re-enlist for the war, at the end of the first year, and seven of the companies did so. Ordered to Tennessee, the regiment, 1000 strong, reached Is­land Ten March 12, 1862. In the severe conflict there, all but a remnant of the regiment were captured. Those who escaped were orga­nized into a battalion, which was part of the garrision at Fort Pillow, and afterwards fought at Corinth. Those captured were exchan­ged in September, and the regiment rendezvoused at Jackson, Miss., having lost 150 by death in prison, 150 by casualties since and during the siege of Island Ten. At once ordered to Port Hudson, they participated in the privations of that siege. They were captured, after losing 150 killed and wounded. The privates were paroled and the officers kept in prison till the peace. The men were exchan­ged in the fall, and joined Gen. Johnston in Mississippi, 610 strong. The regiment was then at Mobile and Pollard, and joined Gen. Johnston at Allatoona. In Cantey's brigade, it fought at New Hope, and was afterwards transferred to the brigade of Gen. Quarles, in which it served till the end. It participated at Kennen, and lost considerably at Peach Tree Creek. In the terrible assault on the ene­my's lines at Atlanta, July 28, the regiment won fresh renown, but lost half of its force in killed and wounded. Moving with Hood into Tennessee, it again lost very heavily at Franklin and Nashville. Transferred to North Carolina, it took part at Averysboro and Bentonville, and about 100 men surrendered at Goldsboro. Upwards of 3000 names were on its rolls at different times during the war, including the companies that did not reenlist.

 

Field and Staff:

Colonels - Henry D. Clayton of Barbour; till re-organized. Isaiah G.W. Steedman of Wilcox; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson.

Lieutenant Colonels - I.G.W. Steedman; promoted. M.B. Locke of Pike; wounded and captured at Port Hudson.

Majors - Jere N. Williams of Barbour; till re-organized. Samual L. Knox of Talladega; captured at Island Ten; captured at Port Hudson, but escaped; wounded at Atlanta; killed in command of the regiment of Franklin.

Adjutants - S.H. Dent of Barbour; resigned. Samuel D. Steedman of Wilcox; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson.

 

Captains and Counties from which the companies came:

- Tallapoosa - James D. Meadows; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson; murdered by the guard at Johnson's Island.

- Pike - Augustus H. Owen; resigned. J.H. Wood.

- Lowndes - Y.D. Conyers; resigned. John T. Stubbs; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson.

- Wilcox - D. Wardlaw of Ramsay; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson.

- Talladega - Joseph H. Johnson; resigned. R.H. Isbell; captured at Port Hudson.

- Pike - George W. Dawson; till re-organized. M.B. Locke; captured at Island Ten; elected lieutenant colonel. R.H. Riley; captured at Port Hudson.

- Barbour - Alpheus Baker; resigned. (Company disbanded at the end of the first year.)

- Barbour - John W. Clarke. (Company disbanded at the end of the first year.)

- Mobile - Ben Lane Posey. (Company disbanded at the end of the first year.)

 

War Record:

- Barbour - J.W. Mabry; not re-elected. Richard Williams; captured at Island Ten; wounded and captured at Port Hudson.

- Barbour (1862) - Wm. H. Pruitt; captured at Port Hudson.

- Montgomery and Autauga (1862) - J.F. Whitfield; captured at Island Ten and Port Hudson.

- Macon (1862) - C.A. Stanton; captured at Island Ten; resigned. C.C. Knowles; captured at Port Hudson.

 

Quelle: ADAH - Alabama Department of Archives and History

 

Literatur:

- Alabama Historical Quarterly: "The pioneer banner: a Confederate camp newspaper," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1961), pp. 211-219 [includes Co. "A" muster roll]

- **Dent, Stouten Hubert Papers (1847-1865) - RG 86 [Eufaula Rifles/1st Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

- **McMorries, Edward Young. History of the First Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Montgomery: Brown Printing Co., 1904 [Reprinted, microfiche; reprinted, Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1970]

- Partin, Robert Papers (ca. 1860-1970) - RG 448 [Research materials re: 1st Alabama Infantry & Ft. Morgan] (Auburn University Archives)

- Rumph, Langdon Leslie, "Letters of a teenage Confederate," in Florida Historical Quarterly Review, XXXVIII (1959/60), pp. 339-346

- Smith, Daniel P. Company K, First Alabama Regiment, or, three years in the Confederate service Philadelphia: Burke & McFetridge, 1885 [Reprinted, microfiche; reprinted, Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut Press, 1984; contains regimental muster roll]

- Thornton, Melvin, "The escape of Melvin Thornton from Camp Butler, Illinois" in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1961), pp.220-230

 

 

1st Regiment, Mobile (Alabama) Volunteers:

s. Pvt David *Cumming (Co. A)

 

Overview:

1st Mobile Volunteers, Local Defense Troops [also called Mobile Guards or Mobile Regiment] was organized in December, 1861, at Mobile, Alabama. It served in General Cantey's Brigade, Department of the Gulf, and later the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The unit participated in the conflicts at Forts Gaines and Morgan, then was ordered to disband on January 25, 1865. However, it seems that a remnant served at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and when Mobile was evacuated on April 12, the few remaining men did disband. Its commanders were Colonel Alexander W. Lumpkin, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart W. Cayce, and Major William Hartwell.

 

 

1st Regiment, Alabama Reserves (62nd Regiment Infantry):

 

Overview:

1st Reserve Regiment [also called 62nd Regiment] was formed at Mobile, Alabama, during the summer of 1864 by adding two com­panies to Lockhart's Alabama Battalion (Exempts). Most of the enlisted men were between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, and were recruited in the counties of Greene, Calhoun, Perry, Dallas, St. Clair, Randolph, Talladega, and Bibb. The regiment was assigned to General B.M. Thomas' Brigade, and served at Mobile and the bay forts. Part of four companies were captured in October and a large part when Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely fell. It was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel Daniel E. Huger, Lieutenant Colonel James L. Davidson, Major B.F. Yniestra.

 

 

1st Battalion, Alabama Infantry (Loomis'):

 

Overview:

Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. (See 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry)

 

 

2nd Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt James *Sullivan (Co. E)

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment [also called Magnolia Regiment] was organized at Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1861. Its members were raised in Calhoun, Pickens, Franklin, Monroe, Clarke, Mobile, and Jackson counties. The regiment formed the garrison at Fort Morgan, serving as infantry and artillery, until March, 1862, when it was ordered to Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Here it disbanded be­cause its term of service had expired. The officers and men joined other Alabama commands. Colonel Henry Maury, Lieutenant Co­lonel H.C. Bradford, and Major Daniel P. Forney were its field officers.

 

 

2nd Regiment, Alabama Reserve (63rd Regiment Infantry):

 

Overview:

2nd Reserve Regiment [also called 63rd Regiment] was organized in July, 1864, at Montgomery, Alabama. Many of the enlisted men were between the ages of sixteen and eighteen and were from the southernmost counties of the state. It served at Mobile assigned to General Liddell's, then B.M. Thomas' Brigade, District of the Gulf. The unit suffered severe losses in the battles of Fort Gaines, Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely. With less than 100 men, it surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Loui­siana. It was commanded by Colonel Olin F. Rice, Lieutenant Colonel Junius A. Law, and Major John H. Echols.

 

 

3rd Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt William F. *Kavanagh (Co. G)

 

Overview:

3rd Infantry Regiment was organized by Colonel J.M. Withers in April, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Men of this unit were recruited in the cities of Mobile and Montgomery, and the counties of Man, Lowndes, Coosa, and Autuaga. The first Alabama command sent to Virginia, it was mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg and totalled 1,000 men. It served in the Department of Norfolk, then was assigned to Rodes', O'Neal's, and Battle's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit fought in many battles from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the campaign that ended at Appomattox. It lost 38 killed and 122 wounded at Seven Pines and sustained fifty-seven percent casualties of the 345 engaged at Malvern Hill. The regiment reported 138 casualties at Chancellorsville, 91 at Gettysburg, and 5 at Mine Run. In April, 1865, it surrendered with 9 officers and 93 men. The field officers were Colonels Cullen A. Battle, Chares Forsyth, Tennent Lomox, and Jones M. Withers; Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Sands; and Major Richard H. Powell.

 

Literatur:

- Battle, Cullen Andrews. Third Alabama: The Civil War Memoir of Brigadier General Cullen Andrews Battle, CSA (University, AL: U of Alabama Press, 1999)

- Forsyth, Charles. History of the Third Alabama Regiment, C.S.A. University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1982

- Hotze, Henry. Three Months in the Confederate Army University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1962

- "A sketch of 12 months service in the Mobile Rifle Company by an unidentified member," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXV (1963), pp. 149-189

- Stamp, J. B., "Ten months experience in Northern prisons" in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XVIII (1956), pp.486-498

 

 

4th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

Col Evander McIvor *Law; Col Pinckney Dowdey *Bowles; Col Egbert J. *Jones († 3.9.1861); LtCol Thomas J. *Goldsby; LtCol Owen Kenan *McLemore; LtCol Lawrence Houston *Scruggs; Major Thomas K. *Coleman; Major William McKendree *Robbins (Co. F&S, zuvor Captain Co. G); Major Charles L. *Scott; Adjutant Robert T. *Coles; Captain Baylis E. *Brown (Co. B); Captain Reuben V. *Kidd; Captain Lewis E. *Lindsay (Co. K); Captain James H. *Sullivan (Co. K); Chaplain James G. *Hudson; Sgt, William C. *Ward; Sgt John “Jack” *Stewart; Pvt Henry B. *Love (Co. F); Pvt William D. *Seymour (Co. A); Pvt Turner *Vaughan (Co. C); Pvt John W. *Young (Co. I)

 

Co A. “Governor’s Guard” (Dallas County): aus Dallas County; Captain Thomas J. *Goldsby (promoted), Captain Reuben Vaughan *Kidd (gefallen im Battle of Chickamauga 19./20.9.1863); Captain Jason M. *West

 

Co B (Macon County): Captain Thomas B. Dryer (dropped 21.4.1862); Captain E. Jones *Glass; Captain Bayless C. *Brown

 

Co C: Captain N. H. R. *Dawson; Captain Alfred C. *Price; Major D. *Sterrett; Captain Frank C. *Robbins

 

Co D: “Canebrake Rifle Guards (Perry and Marengo Counties): Captain Richard *Clarke; Captain Thomas K. *Coleman (befördert zum Major); Captain James Taylor *Jones

 

Co E “Conecuh Guards (Conecuh County): Captain Pinckney Downey *Bowles (promoted 22.8.1862); Captain William *Lee (gefallen im Battle of Malvern Hill 1.7.1862); Captain James W. *Darley (verwundet im Battle of Wilderness); Captain Archibald D. *McInnis

 

Co F (Madison County): Captain Gustavus B. *Martin (gefallen im Battle of Seven Pines); Captain W. W. *Leftwich (gefallen Gettysburg); Captain James H. *Brown (wounded; Battle of Wilderness)

 

Co G “Marion Light Infantry” (Perry County): Captain Porter *King (dropped 21.4.1862); Captain William Mack *Robbins (befördert Major 3.10.1863); Captain Henry H. *Moseley (verwundet Knoxville und in Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten); Captain Martin T. *Billingsley (gefallen Chickamauga)

 

Co H “Lauderdale Volunteer Dragoons (Lauderdale County): Captain Robert *McFarland (dropped 21.4.1862); Captain He sley *Armistead (gefallen 1st Cold Harbor); Captain William F. *Karsner

 

Co I “North Alabamians (Madison County): Captain Edward Dorr *Tracy (versetzt zur 12th Alabama Infantry und zum Major befördert); Captain Laurence Houston *Scruggs (verwundet in den Schlachten von Malvern Hill und Sharpsburg, befördert zum Major am 30.9.1862); Captain Watkins *Harris (droped 6.6.1864)

 

Co K “Larkinsville Guards (Jackson County): Captain Lewis E. *Lindsay (gefallen 1st Manassas); Captain James H. *Young (declined 21.4.1862); Captain John D. *Ogilvie (gestorben im Dienst am 27.4.1864); Captain W. H. *Robinson (verwundet 1st Cold Harbor und ausgeschieden); Captain James H. *Sullivan (gefallen Antietam); Captain James H. *Keith (gefallen im Battle von Fredericksburg); Captain William H. *Robinson (resigned 27.7.1861); Captain A. C. *Murray (resigned 28.7.1861); Captain Robert P. Jones (retired 24.2.1865)

 

Overview:

4th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Dalton, Georgia, in May 1861. The men were recruited in Dallas, Madison, Ma­con, Lauderdale, Jackson, Marengo, Perry, and Conecuh counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit fought in the Battle of First Manassas, under General B. E. Bee. In this fight it lost thirty-three percent of the 750 engaged, including all its field officers. Later the 4th was assigned to General Law's and W. F. Perry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in the campaigns of the army from Seven Pines, to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville The regiment was placed in the trenches of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 130 men disabled at Gaines' Mill, 63 at Second Manassas, and 87 at Gettysburg. Other casualties sustained were thirty-three percent of the 300 at Chickamauga, and thirty percent of the 250 at The Wilderness. This unit surrendered with 21 officers and 202 men. The field officers were Colonels P. D. Bowles, Egbert J. Jones, and Evander M. Law; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas J. Goldsby, O. K. McLemore, and L. H. Scruggs; and Majors Ben Allston, T. K. Coleman, W. Mack Robbins, and Charles L. Scott.

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte die 4th Alabama Infantry zu Longstreet’s I. Corps, 1st Division Hood, 4th Brigade BrigGen Evander McIver Law bestehend aus

- 4th Alabama Infantry Col Pinckney Downey *Bowles; LtCol Lawrence Houston *Scruggs

- 15th Alabama Infantry Col William C. Oates

- 44th Alabama Infantry Col William Flake Perry

- 47th Alabama Infantry Col James Washington Jackson

- 48th Alabama Infantry Col James Lawrence Sheffield

 

Im Sommer 1863 wurde der Regimentskommandeur der 4th Alabama Infantry Col Pinckney Downey *Bowles aus heute unbekann­ten Gründen durch den Brigadekommandeur BrigGen Evander McIver *Law unter Arrest gestellt und durch ein Kriegsgericht zu vier Monaten Arrest verurteilt. Bowles wandte sich vergeblich an den Korpskommandeur MajGen James Longstreet wegen Überprüfung seiner Sache. Regimentsführer war währenddessen LtCol Lawrence H. *Scruggs (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23). Die Regimentsstärke betrug im Sommer 1863 vor der Schlacht von Gettysburg 309 Mann (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23). Das Regiment nahm am 2.7.1863 teil beim Angriff der Division Hood auf Plum Run Valley und Little Round Top (vgl. Penny / Laine, a.a.O., S. 39 ff).

 

Literatur:

- Alabama Historical Quarterly: "The 4th Alabama regiment at the battle of Manassas," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1961), 208-210

- Coles, Robert T., From Huntsville to Appomattox:. R. T. Coles's History of 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., Army of Northern Virginia, ed. by Jeffrey D. Stocker. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996 [Original manuscript at Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL]

- Hollis, Rufus. Confederate veteran. Scottsboro, AL: Press of the Scottsboro Citizen, [n.d.]

- Hudson, James G., "A Story of Company D, 4th Alabama infantry regiment, C.S.A.," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1961), 139-179

- Jones, Kenneth W., "The Fourth Alabama Infantry: first blood," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXXVI (1974), 35-53

- Jones, Kenneth W., "The Fourth Alabama Infantry: a fighting legion," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXXVIII (1976), 171-203

- Pate, Alma H. (ed.): A Story of Company D. 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., By James G. Hudson, "Chaplain and Treasurer"; in: The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol. 23, Nos. 1 and 2, Spring and Summer 1961, S. 139

- Pierrepont, Alice V. D.: Reuben Vaughan Kidd, soldier of the Confederacy, Petersburg, 1947

- Vaughan, Turner, "Diary of Turner Vaughan, Co. 'C,' 4th Alabama regiment, C.S.A., commenced March 4th, 1863, and ending February 12th, 1864," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XVIII (1956), 573-604

- Vaughan, Turner (Co. C): Diary vom 4.3.1863 - 12.2.1864 (Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery / Alabama); veröffentlicht Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol 18 (1956)

 

 

5th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Robert E. *Rodes; Captain Richard Henry *Adams; Pvt J. A. *Gardner; Pvt. Henry Harrison *Sanders (Co. H)

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in May, 1861, and proceeded to Virginia. Its companies were from the counties of Barbour, Clarke, Lowndes, Talladega, Dallas, Sumter, Monroe, Greene, and Pickens. At the Battle of First Manassas, the 5th was part of General Ewell's Brigade, but was not actively engaged. During the balance of the war it served under Generals Rodes, O'Neal, and Battle. The unit was prominent in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in the Appomattox operations. During April, 1862, it had a for­ce of 660 men, but lost 27 killed and 128 wounded at Seven Pines and forty-one percent of the 225 at Malvern Hill. The regiment re­ported 24 killed, 133 wounded, and 121 missing at Chancellorsville, and of the 317 at Gettysburg, more than sixty percent were di­sabled. It surrendered with 4 officers and 53 men. The field officers were Colonels Josephus M. Hall, E. Lafayette Hobson, A. C. Jo­nes, C.C. Pegues, and Robert E. Rodes; Lieutenant Colonel John T. Morgan; and Major Eugene Blackford.

 

Im Juli 1861 gehörte das Regiment Brigade Ewell. Am 17.7.1861 war die 5th Alabama unter Col Robert E. *Rodes eingesetzt bei Sangster's Station / VA und hatte den Befehl den US-Angriff Richtung Bull Run zu verzögern, und zog sich nach dem Angriff von Heintzelman‘s Division befehlsgemäß auf die Verteidigungslinie der Brigade Ewell auf dem Südufer des Bull Run bei Union Mills Ford zurück (vgl. Davis: Battle of Bull Run, a.a.O., S. 109).

 

Literatur:

- Adams, Richard Henry: Diaries, 1862-65. 0.1 cu. ft. Served as a captain in the 5th Alabama Regiment, Confederate States of America. Collection contains transcripts of diaries written between April 1862 and February 1865, predominantly when Adams was a prisoner of war. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide, Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms94-013)

- Fry, Anna M. Gayle: "'Cahaba Rifles,' Company F, Fifth Alabama Regiment," in Memories of Old Cahaba. Nashville: M.E. Church South, 1908, pp. 104-22 [includes partial roster]

- Hoole, William Stanley: Historical sketch of the Fifth Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.: with a partial roster of the regiment University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1985

- [McShane, Debra J.] Captain Jonathan Whitehead Williams: His Life and Times with the 5th Alabama, C.S.A. Company "D", Greensboro Guard. (Privately printed, 1997) [Contains transcripts of newspaper articles from the Greensboro (AL) Record]

 

 

5th Battalion, Alabama Infantry Volunteers:

s. Major A. S. *Van den Graaff; Captain Thomas *Bush (Co. B); Pvt W. F. *Fulton; Pvt C. L. F. *Worley (Co A)

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Battalion was formed near Dumfries, Virginia, in December, 1861, with men from Sumner, Calhoun, and Mobile coun­ties. Composed of six companies it was known as the 8th Battalion prior to October 22, 1862. The unit was assigned to Wigfall's, then Archer's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Chancellorsville. It went to Gettysburg with 135 men and more than thirty percent were disabled. The battalion was soon reduced to three companies and placed on provost duty in A.P. Hill's 3rd Corps. In September, 1864, it totalled 159 effectives and surrendered with 125. Lieutenant Colonels F.B. Shepherd and H.H. Walker, and Major A.S. Van de Graaff were its commanders.

 

Batallionskommandeur im Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 war Captain Thomas *'Bush; das Battalion gehört zu James J. *Archer's Brigade in A. P. Hill's Light Division (vgl. OR 12.2. S. 700).

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte das 5th Alabama Battalion zur 3rd Brigade BrigGen James J. *Archer, 2nd Division MajGen Henry Heth III Army Corps LtGen Ambrose A. Hill Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 463). Das Battalion war am 1.7.1863 beteiligt beim Vormarsch von Heth’s Division von Cassville nach Gettysburg (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 62).

 

Literatur:

- Fulton, W. F.: "The Fifth Alabama Battalion at Gettysburg," Confederate Veteran 31 (1923): 379-380

- Fulton, William Frierson: Family Record and War Reminiscences. Livingston, AL, 1919? [Reprinted, Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut Press, 1986; reprinted, microfiche; includes muster roll for Co. "A", North Sumter Rifles, pp.179-183]

- Fulton, William F. II.: "The War Reminiscenses of William Frierson Fulton II, 5th Alabama Battalion, Archer's Brigade. A. P. Hill's Light Division, A.N.V. n.p., n.d. (Reprinted 1986 by Butternut Press)

- Ledbetter, M. T., "With Archer's Brigade, Battle of Gaine's Mill and Mechanicsville well described," in Southern Historical Society Papers, XXIX (1901), pp. 349-354

- Renfroe, John J. D.: A model Confederate soldier, being a brief sketch of the Rev. Nathaniel D. Renfroe, Lieutenant of A Company in the Fifth Alabama Battalion, of Gen. A. P. Hill 's Division, who fell in the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th, 1862. Richmond, 1863 [Reprinted, microfiche]

 

 

6th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col John J. Seibels; Major; Col John Brown *Gordon; Captain (auch als Pvt genannt) Benjamin F. *Vickers (Co. E); First Sergeant James Monroe *Thompson (Co. G); Pvt Otis D. *Smith (Co. F)

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment, about 1,400 strong, was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in May, 1861. Its twelve companies were recrui­ted in the counties of Montgomery, Jackson, Autauga, Lowndes, Russell, Macon, Henry, and Wilson. Ordered to Virginia, the unit was assigned to Rodes', O'Neal's, and Battle's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was engaged in many conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war at Appomattox. In April, 1862, it con­tained 1,100 effectives. Subsequently, it lost fifty-nine percent of the 632 engaged at Seven Pines and reported 156 casualties at Sharpsburg and 161 at Chancellorsville. Of the 382 in the fight at Gettysburg, more than fifty percent were disabled. The regiment surrendered with 4 officers and 80 men. Its commanders were Colonels John B. Gordon and John L. Seibels; Lieutenant Colonels B.H. Baker, Augustus M. Gordon, George W. Hooper, J.N. Lightfoot, and J.J. Willingham; and Majors I.F. Culver, S. Perry Nesmith, and Walter H. Weems.

 

Im Juli 1861 gehörte das Regiment Brigade Ewell.

Literatur:

- Autauga Rifles, 1861 to 1865. Montgomery: Alabama Printing Co., 1891 [Reprinted,microfiche; contains muster roll] Jones, Charles T. "Five Confederates, the sons of Bolling Hall in the Civil War," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol. XXV (1963), pp.133-221

- Lightfoot, Thomas R. "Letters of the three Lightfoot brothers, 1861-1864," in Georgia Historical Quarterly, vol. XXV (1941), pp.371-400, and vol. XXVI (1942), pp.65-90

- Montgomery Greys under two flags: Montgomery Greys Retired Corps, organized December 27th, 1906. Montgomery, 1907 [Reprinted, microfiche, another ed., 1908; contains constitution and muster roll]

- Roberts, James W.: "The Wilderness and Spotsylvania, May 4-12, 1864," in Florida Historical Quarterly Review, vol. XI (1932/33), pp.58-76 Shipman, W. H., "Recollections of the first Maryland campaign" in Opelika [AL] Post (April, 1901)

- Ross Civil War Letters (1860-1893) - RG 149 [6th Alabama Infantry, 14th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

- Thompson, James Monroe. Reminiscences of Autauga Rifles (Co. G., Sixth Alabama Volunteer Regiment, C.S.A.) University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1985 [Reprinted, microfiche; a paper read before the Historical Association, 19 Dec 1879, at Autaugaville, Alabama]

 

 

7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

7th Infantry Regiment, organized at Pensacola, Florida, in May, 1861, contained eight infantry and two mounted companies. Its members were from the counties of Calhoun, Madison, Chambers, Cherokee, Butler, Pike, Barbour, Jackson, Wilcox, Lauderdale, Dallas, Montgomery, and Autauga. It remained on duty at Pensacola until November, then moved to East Tennessee. Ordered to Co­rinth, the regiment disbanded prior to the Battle of Shiloh, as the time of service of most of the companies expired in April, 1862. The two mounted companies from Autauga and Lauderdale retained their organization and fought in the battle, then became part of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry. The remaining officers and men joined other Alabama commands. Its field officers were Colonel S.A.M. Wood, Lieutenant Colonel John G. Coltart, and Major Alfred A. Russell.

 

 

8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

8th Infantry Regiment, the first Confederate regiment to be enlisted for the war, was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in Mobile, Perry, Dallas, Butler, and Coosa counties. Ordered to Virginia, it was assigned to the Department of the Peninsula, then served under Generals Pryor, Wilcox, Perrin, Sanders, and W.H. Forney, Army of Northern Virgi­nia. The 8th took an active part in many campaigns from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. During April, 1862, it contained 800 effectives, but lost forty-seven percent of the 350 engaged at Gaines' Mill and fifty-one percent of the 180 at Frayser's Farm. The unit reported 75 casualties during the Maryland Campaign, 56 at Chancellorsville, and more than 240 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 16 officers and 153 men. The field officers were Colonels H.A. Hebert, Young L. Royston, and John A. Winston; Lieutenant Colonels John P. Emrich, J.W. Frazer, and Thomas E. Irby; and Major Duke Nall.

 

Literatur:

- **Fortin, Maurice S., ed.: “Colonel Hilary A. Herbert’s ‘History of the 8th Alabama Volunteer Regiment, CSA’” (Alabama Historical Quarterly 39 [1977], S. 5-321

- Herbert, Hilary A.: History of the 8th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment scrapbook, ca. 1905; Birmingham, Alabama, Public Library

- **Hoole, William Stanley, ed.: History of the Eighth Regiment Alabama Volunteers (Infantry). University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1985 [reprint of an article first published in Perty Smith's Directory of the City of Montgomery, Alabama (1866)]

 

 

9th Alabama Infantry Battalion:

 

Das Battalion wurde während der Schlacht von Shiloh bei Verteidigung des rückwärtigen Raumes bei Corinth / Mississippi eingesetzt (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 121).

 

 

9th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Captain James Lawrence *Sheffield (später Col 48th Alabama); Lt Edmund DeWitt *Patterson; Pvt Thomas James P. *Eubanks (später Captain 48th Alabama); Pvt William Cowan *McClellan (Co. H&F)

 

Overview:

9th Infantry Regiment, organized at Richmond, Virginia, during May, 1861, contained men recruited in the counties of Mobile, Jack­son, Marshall, Morgan, Lauderdale, Limestone, Greene, Sumter, Butler, and Calhoun. Assigned to General Wilcox's Brigade the unit totalled 550 officers and men in April, 1862. It later was brigaded under Generals Perrin, Sanders, and W.H. Forney. The 9th served with distinction in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Peters­burg trenches and the campaign that closed at Appomattox. It lost 134 men at Gaines' Mill and 130 at Frayser's Farm, had 12 killed and 42 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 21 killed and 90 wounded at Chancellorsville. Fifty-eight were killed or wounded at Gettysburg, and many were disabled at Cold Harbor. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 6 officers and 70 men. The field officers were Colonels Samuel Henry, J.H. King, and Cadmus M. Wilcox; Lieutenant Colonel s Stephen F. Hale, E.A. O'Neal, and Gaynes C. Smith; and Majors James M. Crow and Jere H.J. Williams.

 

Literatur:

- Barret, John G., ed. Yankee Rebel: The Civil War Journal of Edmund DeWitt Patterson (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1966)

Literatur:

- **Carter, John C. (ed.): Welcome the Hour of Conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL, 2007).

- Hobbs, Thomas Hubbard: The Journals of Thomas Hubbard Hobbs: a contemporary record of an aristocrat from Athens, Alabama, written between 1840, when the diarist was fourteen years old, and 1862, when he died serving the Confederate States of America. Ed. by Faye Acton Axford. University: University of Alabama Press, 1976.

- **Parker, Price. From Alabama to Appomattox: History of the 9th Infantry; Pictures, Complete Muster Roll. Athens, AL: Athens News Courier, 1960 (reissued, 1969)

- Saunders, James Edmonds. Early Settlers of Alabama, with notes and genealogies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982, pp.128-171.

 

 

10th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Captain Robert W. *Cowan (Co. I); Pvt George Bailey *McClelen (Co. D); Pvt Moses *Wright (Co. K)

 

Overview:

This regiment was organized at Montgomery, June 4, 1861, and went to Virginia a month later. When it arrived at Winchester it was brigaded under Gen. E.K. Smith, with the Ninth and Eleventh Alabama, Nineteenth Mississippi, and Thirty-eighth Virginia. It saw no active service for several months, and lay near Manassas and Centerville, with Gen. Wilcox in command of the brigade. It was doing some detached duty when attacked at Drainsville, where it lost 21 killed and 64 wounded. The regiment marched to the peninsula, and was shelled at Yorktown. It fought at Williamsburg, and there lost 85 killed and wounded. Held in reserve at Seven Pines, it suf­fered lightly. The Tenth took a conspicuous part in the battles of Gaines' Mill and Frazier's Farm, and emerged from these terrible conflicts with a loss of over 200 men killed and wounded. It was at the second battle of Manassas and about 30 of its men fell on that sanguinary field. Under fire at Harper's Ferry, it marched rapidly to Sharpsburg, and of the 200 men with which it entered the battle, over half were left dead or wounded there. During the winter of 1862-'3, the Tenth was on the Rappahannock, and saw some active duty, suffering lightly at Hazel River and Fredericksburg. It sustained the shock of Sedgewick's corps at Salem, and of its 400 men engaged, 120 were killed and wounded while the brigade lost 441 casualties, and that exact number of the enemy's dead were counted in its front. In the harvest that death reaped at Gettysburg were 175 of the men of this regiment killed or wounded, of 450 en­gaged. The Tenth spent the winter of 1863-64 near Orange C.H., and was hotly engaged at the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, losing about 50 killed and wounded in the former, and about 60 in the latter, battle. It participated at the second conflict at Cold Harbor, where it lost about 20 killed and wounded. In the months of August and June, 1864, the Tenth took part in the fierce struggles around Petersburg, suffering severely in the majority of them. At Hatcher's Run it lost 15 or 20 disabled, and about 30 at High Bridge and Farmville, on the retreat to Appomattox. There the regiment furled its colors forever, ten commisioned officers and 208 men being present. Of 1429 names on its rolls, nearly 300 fell in battle or died of wounds, about 180 died of disease, and 249 were discharged or transferred.

 

Field and Staff:

Colonels: John H. Forney of Calhoun; wounded at Drainesville; promoted. John J. Woodward of Talladega; killed at Gaines' Mill. Wm. H. Forney of Calhoun; wounded at Gettysburg; promoted. Wm. T. Smith of St. Clair.

Lieutenant Colonels: James B. Martin of Talladega; killed at Drainesville. John J. Woodward; promoted. Wm. H. Forney; wounded and captured at Williamsburg; promoted. John H. Caldwell of St. Clair; resigned. James E. Shelley of Talladega; wounded at Spottsylvania; killed at Petersburg. Wm. T. Smith of St. Clair; promoted. Lewis W. Johnson.

Majors: Taul Bradford of Talladega; resigned. John W. Woodward; promoted. Wm. H. Forney; promoted. John H. Caldwell; promoted. James D. Truss of St. Clair; promoted. L.W. Johnson; promoted.

Adjutants: James B. Martin of Talladega; wounded at Frazier's Farm; resigned. James E. Shelley; transferred to line. George P. Brown of Talladega; killed at Petersburg. J.M. Renfro of Calhoun; transferred to line. B.T. Sides of Talladega.

Captains, and Counties from Which the Companies Came:

- St. Clair: John H. Caldwell; promoted. Wilson L. Brewster; resigned. Samuel A. Wyatt; resigned. Leroy F. Box.

- Jefferson: Alburto Martin; wounded at the second Manassas; resigned. Wm. A. McMillion; wounded at Gettysburg; resigned. Thomas J. Hickman; wounded at High Bridge.

- Shelby: Rufus W. Cobb; resigned. William Lee; killed at Gaines' Mill. Lieut. J.T. Wilson commanded for some time.

Calhoun County: Franklin Woodruff; resigned. Richard C. Ragan; killed at Spottsylvania. Frank M. Allen; resigned. Lieut. Thomas H. Martin commanded for some time.

- Talladega: John J. Woodward; promoted. Walter Cook; killed at Salem. James E. Shelley; promoted. W.W. Draper.

- St. Clair: James D. Truss; promoted. Wm. T. Smith; wounded at Spottsylvania and Petersburg; promoted. B.F. Sides.

- Calhoun: Wm. H. Forney; wounded at Drainesville; promoted. George C. Whatley; killed at Sharpsburg. Jas. B. Farmer; wounded at Gaines' Mill; resigned. John A. Cobb; wounded at Wilderness; resigned. James M. Renfro; wounded at Ream's Station. Lieut. T.J. Walker command for some time.

- Calhoun: Woodford R. Hanna; resigned. Pickens W. Black; killed at first Cold Harbor. A.T. Martin.

- DeKalb - Abner A. Hughes; resigned. Robert W. *Cowan; killed at Gaines' Mill. L.E. Hamlin; wounded at Sharpsburg; resigned. Simeon G. Yeargin; wounded at Gettysburg. Lieut. Thomas Christian commanded for some time. - Talladega: J.C. McKenzie; wounded at Frazier's Farm; John Oden; wounded at Sharpsburg; resigned. Henry N. Coleman; killed at Petersburg. S.J. Morris.

Literatur:

- McClelen, Bailey George (10th Alabama): I Saw the Elephant. The Civil War Experiences of Bailey George McClelen, Company "D", 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment (White Mane, 1995), 50pp, Rosters, Maps, Illustrated; McClelen served with the 10th Alabama fighting at Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg where he was wounded in Pickett's Charge and later imprisoned at Devil's Island

 

 

11th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. 2ndLt James H. *Sullivan (Co. I); Pvt Samuel M. *Acker (Co. H)

 

Overview:

11th Infantry Regiment was formed at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861, and totalled 972 men. They were from Marengo, Greene, Bibb, Washington, Perry, Clarke, Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties. The unit was assigned to General Wilcox's, Perrin's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, and served in many battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, then saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment contained 656 effectives in April, 1862, and reported 9 killed and 49 wounded at Seven Pines and 338 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles. It had 39 men disabled in the Maryland Campaign, 8 at Fredericksburg, 82 at Chancellorsville, and 75 at Gettysburg. There were 14 of­ficers and 176 men at the surrender on April 9, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Sydenham Moore, John C.C. Sanders, and Geor­ge E. Tayloe; Lieutenant Colonel S.F. Hale; and Majors George Field, Richard J. Fletcher, and Archibald Gracie, Jr.

 

Im Battle of Gettysburg the regiment belonged to Wilcox's Brigade (vgl. Gottfried: Brigades of Gettysburg, a.a.O., p. 576-581)., Anderson's Division, of A. P. Hill's Corps; the brigade being most rightmost unit (vgl. Trudeau: Gettysburg, A Testing Courage, a.a.O., p. 308).

 

Literatur:

- Clark, George: A Glance Backward, or, Some Events in the Past History of My Life. Houston: Press of Rein & Sons, 1914 [Reprinted, in microfiche]

 

 

12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Major Edward Dorr *Tracy; Lt Robert E. *Park

 

Overview:

12th Infantry Regiment was formed at Richmond, Virginia, in July, 1861. Its members were from Montgomery and Mobile, and the counties of Coosa, Pike, Coffee, De Kalb, Macon, Jackson, and Morgan. During the war, it served under Generals Rodes, O'Neal, and Battle, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. In April, 1862, it contained 550 men, lost fifty-one percent of the 408 engaged at Seven Pines, and had 27 killed, 69 wounded, and 33 missing during the Maryland Campaign. Subsequent casualties were thirty-six percent of the 330 at Chancellorsville and thirty-one percent of the 271 at Gettysburg. It surren­dered with 5 officers and 62 men. The field officers were Colonels Bristor B. Gayle, Robert T. Jones, and Samuel B. Pickens; Lieu­tenant Colonels John C. Goodgame, Theodore O'Hara, and E.D. Tracy; and Majors J.C. Brown, Adolph Proskander, and Augustus Stikes.

 

Literatur:

- Crow, William Harrison: When I think of home: the Civil War letters of William Harrison "Tip" Crow, comp. by DeWayne R. Welborn. Owasso, OK: Welborn, 1996

- "Diary of Robert E. Park," in Southern Historical Society Papers, I (1876), pp.370-86, 430-437; II (1876), pp. 25-31, 78-85, 173-180, 232-239, 306-315, III (1877), pp. 43-46, 55-61, 127-127, 183-189, and 244-254

- Robert Emory Park, "Rodes' Brigade at Seven Pines," in Land We Love (Charlotte, NC), vol. IV (1867/68), pp.389-391

- Robert Emory Park. Sketch of the Twelfth Alabama Infantry of Batt Robert Emoryle's Brigade, Rodes' Division, Early's Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia Richmond: William Ellis Jones, printer, 1906 [reprinted, Clearwater, SC: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998]

- "War diary of Robert Emory Park, January 28th, 1863-January 27th, 1864," in Southern Historical Society Papers, vol. XXVI (1898), pp. 1-31

 

 

13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Birkett Davenport *Fry; Captain B. A. *Bower (Co C); Lt Will *Crawford; Pvt Sam *Biekly; Pvt W. H. *Bird (C o. C); Pvt E. T. *Boland; Pvt (?) Tom *Grant (Fahnenträger des Regiments); Pvt W. H. *Moon (Co I)

 

Overview:

13th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Men of this unit were from the counties of Coosa, Wilcox, Macon, Butler, Talladega, Montgomery, Randolph, Elmore, and Tallapoosa. Ordered to Virginia, it served under General Rains at Yorktown, and in April, 1862, contained 474 effectives. Later the 13th was assigned to General Colquitt's, Archer's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, Army of the Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then fought in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the campaign that ended at Appomattox. This regiment reported 52 casualties at Seven Pines, 101 during the Seven Days' Battles, and 140 at Chancellorsville. Of the 308 engaged at Gettysburg, over half were disabled. It surrendered with 6 officers and 85 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Ja­mes Aiken and B.D. Fry; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Betts, R.H. Dawson, S.B. Marks, and Julius C.B. Mitchell; and Major John T. Smith.

 

South Mountain (Kampf gg. die 19th Indiana Infantry (Venner, a.a.O., S. 27; 126 Anm. 53)

 

Das Regiment gehörte 1863 zu Archer’s Brigade; Einsatz am 1.7.1863 westlich von Gettysburg (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 70)

 

Literatur:

- **Bird, W. H.: Stories of the Civil War, Company C, 13th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers (Columbia / Alabama: Advocate Print, n.d.) [includes Co. "C" muster roll]

- Boland, E. T.: "Beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg" Confederate Veteran Magazine 14 (1906): 308-309

- Boland, E. T.: "Death of General Reynolds. An Ex-Confederate who was a witness describes the Event." National Tribune, 20 May 1915

- Moon, W. H.: "Beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg," Confederate Veteran 33 (1925): 449-450

 

 

14th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt John *Graham (Co. H)

 

Overview:

14th Infantry Regiment was organized at Auburn, Alabama, in July, 1861, with men from Montgomery and Auburn, and the counties of Chambers, Jackson, Randolph, and Tallapoosa. It remained in camp at Huntsville until October, then moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Later it was sent to Richmond to rest after suffering from camp diseases. Many suffered from measles. The 14th was assi­gned to General Pryor's, Wilcox's, Perrin's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many battles from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, took an active part in the Petersburg siege south of the James River, then saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. In April, 1862, it contained 700 effectives, and reported 335 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles and 47 at Second Manassas. It lost 151 at Chancellorsville, and of the 316 engaged at Gettysburg, fifteen percent were disabled. The re­giment surrendered with 11 officers and 180 men. Its field officers were Colonels T.J. Judge, Lucius Pinckard, and Alfred C. Wood; Lieutenant Colonels D.W. Baine and James A. Broome; and Majors M.P. Ferrell, Robert A. McCord, Owen K. McLemore, and Geor­ge W. Taylor.

 

Literatur:

- Hurst, M. B.: History of the Fourteenth ... Alabama Volunteers (Richmond, 1863)

- Marshall B. Hurst. History of the Fourteenth Regiment Alabama Volunteers: with a list of the names of every man that ever belonged to the regiment. Richmond, 1863 [Another edition, Dadevile, AL: Press of Spot Cash, no date] [Reprinted, in microfiche; reprinted, University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1982

- Ross Civil War Letters (1860-1893) - RG 149 [6th Alabama Infantry, 14th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

15th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col James *Cantey; Col William C. *Oates; Col John Fletcher *Treutlen; LtCol Isaac B. *Feagin; Captain Alexander D. *Coffee (Co. C); Captain James H. *Ellison (Co. C); Pvt Mitchell B. *Houghton (Co. H); Pvt William C. *Jordan (Co. B); Pvt William *Youngblood (Co. I); Pvt Elijah *Woodward

 

Overview:

15th Infantry Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at Fort Mitchell, Alabama, with eleven companies. The men were recruited in Barbour, Russell, Dale, Henry, Macon, and Pike counties. With more than 900 effectives, it moved to East Tennessee, then Virginia. Here the unit was assigned to Trimble's Brigade which saw action in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Later it served under Generals Law and W.F. Perry, Army of Northern Virginia. The 15th participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, ex­cept when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was involved in the battles and hardships of the Petersburg siege and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment lost 51 men at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 152 during the Se­ven Days' Battles, 112 at Second Manassas, and 84 at Sharpsburg. More than thirty percent of the 499 engaged at Gettysburg were di­sabled, and it reported 142 casualties at Chickamauga and 91 during The Wilderness Campaign. The unit surrendered with 15 officers and 204 men. Its commanders were Colonels James Cantey, Alexander A. Lowther, William C. Oates, and John F. Treutlen; Lieuten­ant Colonel Isaac B. Feagin; and Major John W.L. Daniel.

 

Das Regiment wurde im August 1861 in Fort Mitchell / Alabama in Dienst gestellt. With over 900 men, the regiment was moved into East Tennessee and then Virginia. It joined the main army near Manassas and was brigaded with the 21st Georgia, 21st North Caroli­na and 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiments under MajGen G. B. Crittenden of Kentucky. When the army moved over to Yorktown, the 15th remained on the Shenandoah in MajGen Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Division to participate in the Valley Campaign. It was engaged with slight losses at Front Royal (23.5.1862) and Winchester (25.5.1862). Moving over to Richmond in Jackson’s flank attack against McClellan’s Army of the Potomac, the 15th entered the first battle of Cold Harbor (27. - 28.6.1862) with 412 men and lost 34 killed and 110 wounded. The regiment suffered slightly at Malvern Hill on 1.7.1862. It war engaged at Hazel River (22.8.1862) and at Manassas Junction with a loss of 6 killed and 22 wounded. The 15th Alabama in the 2nd Battle of Manassas (30.8.1862). losing 21 killed and 91 wounded out of 440 men engaged. At Chantilly (1.9.1862), the regiment lost 4 killed and 14 wounded and took part in the investment of Harper’s Ferry with trivial loss. At Antietam (19.9.1862), of 300 men engaged 9 were kil­led and 75 wounded. Under fire at Fredericksburg on 15.12.1862, the regiment had casualties of 1 killed and 34 wounded.

 

Am 15.1.1863 wurde das Regiment Law’s Alabama Brigade unterstellt. On detached duty at Suffolk until May 1863, the regiment lost 4 killed and 18 wounded. Later in the summer, the regiment took part in the Battle of Gettysburg with Hood’s Division, and wi­thin a few minutes lost 72 killed, 190 wounded, and 81 missing of the 644 men engaged. The 15th Alabama suffered lightly at Battle Mountain, and, transferred to the West with Braxton Bragg's army, fought at Chickamauga (19./20.9.1863), where it lost 19 killed and 123 wounded, out of 425 engaged. In the fierce fight at Brown Ferry (27.10.1863) and Lookout Valley, the regiment lost 15 killed and 40 wounded. At Knoxville (17. Nov. - 4. Dec. 1863), 6 were killed and 21 wounded; at Bean’s Station (14. Dec. 1863), losses were slight.

 

In 1864, the 15th Alabama took 450 men into the fight at The Wilderness (5.-7, May 1864) and Spotsylvania (8.-18 May 1864) whe­re it lost 18 killed and 48 wounded. At Hanover Court House (30. May 1864) and the 2nd Battle of Cold Harbor (1.-12. June 1864), the loss was 6 killed and 16 wounded. During the Petersburg defense, the 15th lost a third of its 275 men at Deep Bottom (14.-18. August 1864), and at Fussel’s Mill, the loss was 13 killed and 90 wounded. The 15th Alabama took part in the subsequent severe fighting and surrendered 170 men at Appomattox. Of 1633 on the rolls, over 260 fell in battle, 440 died in the service, and 231 were transferred or discharged.

 

29.8.1862 nahm Oates (Dienstgrad damals im Rang eines Captain der 15th Alabama; vgl. Gaff: Brave Men's Tears, S. 64 Anm. 19) am Battle von Brawner's Farm teil (vgl. Gaff: Brave Men's Tears, a.a.O., S. 59).

 

Während der Gettysburg Campaign 1863 gehörte die 15th Alabama Infantry zum I Army Corps James Longstreet, 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood, 1st Brigade BrigGen Evander McIver Law. Die Regimentsstärke betrug im Sommer 1863 vor der Schlacht von Gettysburg 543 Mann (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23).

 

Das Regiment nahm am 2.7.1863 teil beim Angriff der Division Hood auf Plum Run Valley und Little Round Top (vgl. Penny / Laine, a.a.O., S. 39 ff).

 

Oates verteidigte mit seinem stark unterlegenen Regiment am 27.10.1863 Brown's Ferry bei Chattanooga gegen BrigGen *Hazel's Brigade während deren Angriff auf Pontons den Tennessee River hinunter. Oates führte eine Gegenattacke zum US-Landungsstreifen wobei er verwundet wurde. Nach dem Krieg war Oates Abgeordneter im US-Congress (Gaff, a.a.O., S. 59 Anm. 9).

 

Oates and his unit faced Chamberlain's 20th Maine at Little Round Top / Gettysburg and went on to fight in the Shenandoah Valley, Second Manassas, Fredericksburg and Chickamauga.

 

Co A “Cantey Rifles” (Russel County): Captain Alexander A. *Lowther (promoted Major; Captain Locke *Weems (gefallenGaines’ Mills); Captain Francis Key *Shaaf

 

Co B “Midway Southern Guards (Barbour County): Captain John Wilhite Lewis *Daniel (promoted Major); Captain Isaac Ball *Feagin (promoted Major); Captain Richard E. *Wright (verwundet 2nd Manassas; retired 8.8.1863); Captain Noah B. *Feagin

 

Co C (Macon County): Captain Peter V. *Guerry (gefallen 1st Cold Harbor); Captain James H. *Ellison (gefallen Gettysburg)

 

Co D “Fort Browder Roughs” (Barbour County): Captain Worthington (died in service); Captain Blanton Abram *Hill (gefallen Fussell’s Mill)

 

Literatur:

- Boyd, Casper: "Casper W. Boyd, Company I, 15th Alabama infantry, C.S.A. A casualty of the battle of Cross Keys, Virginia. His last letters written home," in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1961), 291-299 Cody, Barnett Hardeman. "Letters of Barnett Hardeman Cody and others,l861-1864," in Georgia Historical Quarterly, XXIII (1939), 265-299, 362-380

- Ellison, Joseph M. "War letters (1862)," in Georgia Historical Quarterly, XLVIII (1964), 229-238 Houghton, Mitchell Bennett. From the beginning until now. Montgomery, 1914

- Houghton, William Robert, and *Houghton, Mitchell B. Two Boys in the Civil War and after (Montgomery, Alabama: Paragon Press, 1912 [Reprinted, microfiche])

- William C. Jordan: Some events and incidents during the Civil War. Montgomery: Paragon Press, 1909 [Reprinted, microfiche]

- Lary, Samuel D. "Sam Lary's 'Scraps from my knapsack,"' in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XVIII (1956), 499-525

- McClendon, William Augustus. Recollections of war times, by an old veteran while under Stonewall Jackson and Lieutenant General James Longstreet. How I got in and how I got out. Montgomery: Paragon Press, 1909 [Reprinted, Carrollton, MS: Pioneer Pub Co., 1997; reprinted, microfiche]

- Oates, William C. The War between the Union and the Confederacy and its lost opportunities, with a history of the l 5th Alabama regiment and the forty-eight bottles in which it was engaged. New York: Neale Pub. Co., 1905 [Reprinted, Dayton, OH: Morningside Press, 1985; reprinted, microfiche] - With an introduction by Robert Krick. Oates and his unit faced Chamberlain's 20th Maine at Little Round Top and went on to fight in the Shenandoah Valley, Second Manassas, Fredericksburg and Chickamauga. Includes rosters of the 15th Alabama and sketches of the other four regiments of Law's Brigade

- Oates, William C. "Gettysburg, the battle on the right," in Southern Historical Society Papers, VI (1878) 172-182

- Penny, Morris Penny and J. Gary Laine: Law's Alabama Brigade in the War between the Union and the Confederacy (White Mane); 480pp, Maps, Photos, Rosters, Notes, Biblio. Law's Brigade comprised 5 Alabama Regiments who were known for their valor in combat, charging in seven of ten battles. Details of the feud between Law and Longstreet.

- Penny, Morris and J. Gary Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops: Law's Alabama Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg; White Mane - 272 pp (Law's Brigade comprised 5 Alabama Regiments who were known for their valor in combat, charging in seven of ten battles. Details of the fighting around Devil's Den, Devil's Kitchen and Little Round Top - Maps - Illustrations - Biblio - Index)

- *Youngblood, William: Unwritten History of the Gettysburg Campaign; in: Southern Historical Society Papers, vol. 38 (Millwood, New York: Kraus Reprint Company, 1977), S. 312-318

 

 

16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. LtCol J. W. *Harris; Major Alexander H. *Helvenston; Sgt Robert *Bliss

 

Overview:

16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. The unit was ordered to Tennessee, then Kentucky where it fought at Fishing Creek under General Zollicoffer. Later it was assigned to General Wood's, Lowrey's, and Shelley's Brigade. After taking part in the Battle of Shiloh and Perryville, the 16th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, then saw action in North Carolina. In September, 1861, the regiment totalled 867 effectives. It sustained 168 ca­sualties at Murfreesboro, and lost fifty-nine percent of the 414 engaged at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, there were 302 present for duty and 202 arms. It lost 150 killed and wounded at Jonesboro and half of its remaining force were disabled at Franklin and Nashville. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Frederick A. Ash­ford, A.H. Helvenston, and William B. Wood; and Lieutenant Colonels John W. Harris, Joseph J. May, and John H. McGaughy.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh unter Führung von LtCol J. W. *Harris zur 3rd Brigade BrigGen Sterling A. M. Wood III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321). Am Morgen des 6.4.1862 beteiligt am Angriff der Brigade Wood auf Sherman’s 5th Division bei Rea Field (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 161).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh unter Führung von LtCol J. W. *Harris zur 3rd Brigade BrigGen Sterling A. M. Wood III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321). Am Morgen des 6.4.1862 beteiligt am Angriff der Brigade Wood auf Sherman’s 5th Division bei Rea Field (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 161). Gegen 10:30-11.30 eingesetzt an der Purdy-Hamburg Road im Rahmen des Angriffs der Brigade Wood gegen Marsh's Brigade. Beim Angriff der 3rd Brigade BrigGen Sterling A. M. Wood (III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee) wurde die 14th Ohio Battery (Burrow’ Battery) überrannt von der 27th Tennessee Infantry und 16th Alabama Infantry. Die Battery verlor alle Geschütze, 29 Mann und 70 Pferde. Col Williams ist beim Angriff gefallen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 180 mit Karte S. 181).

 

Literatur:

- Bliss, Robert Lewis: Letters (Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery)

- Cantrell, Gene: 16th Alabama Infantry. A regimental history during the service of John Henry McLaw King of Thorn Hill Alabama. (Sherman, TX, 1996)

- Hill, Andrew Malone, "Personal recollections of Andrew Malone Hill", in Alabama Historical Quarterly, XX (1958), pp.85-91

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17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. LtCol Robert C. Farris; Pvt. James M. *Sullivan (Co. A)

 

Overview:

17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in August, 1861, with men from Coosa, Lowndes, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Monroe, Butler, and Russell counties. With 900 men the unit moved to Pensacola, then in March, 1862, it was sent to West Tennessee and assigned to J.K. Jackson's Brigade. After fighting at Shiloh and Farmington, the 17th was ordered to Mobile. Here it served under the Generals Slaughter and Cantey, and various companies were trained as heavy artillerists. Early in 1864 it joi­ned the Army of Tennessee, still serving under General Cantey, and was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's expedition into Ten­nessee, and the Battle of Bentonville. The regiment reported 125 casualties at Shiloh and 130 at Peach Tree Creek. It lost two-thirds of its force at Franklin and a number were captured at Nashville. Very few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colo­nels J.P. Jones, Virgil S. Murphey, and Thomas H. Watts; Lieutenant Colonels Robert C. Fariss, Edward P. Holcombe, and John Ryan; and Majors Thomas J. Burnett and S.A. Moreno.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321).

 

 

18th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Eli S. Shorter; Pvt John S. *Martin; Pvt James *Sullivan (Co. L)

 

Overview:

18th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Auburn, Alabama. The men were recruited in the counties of Coffee, Pike, Coosa, Butler, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Talladega, and Covington. It was attached to the Department of Alaba­ma and West Florida, then in March, 1862, moved to Tennessee. Assigned to J.K. Jackson's Brigade, the unit took an active part in the fight at Shiloh. Later it was ordered to Mobile and placed under the command of Generals Slaughter and Cumming. The 18th mo­ved again in April, 1863, and attached to General Clayton's and Holtzclaw's Brigade fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. Returning to Mobile in January, 1865, it participated in the defense of Spanish Fort. The regiment totalled 858 men in January, 1861, but lost 20 killed and 80 wounded at Shiloh and fifty-six percent of the 527 engaged at Chickamauga. It sustained 209 casualties at Chattanooga and had a force of 275 effectives in November, 1864. The unit was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its field officers were Colonels E.C. Bullock, James T. Holtzclaw, Eli S. Shorter, and James Strawbridge; Lieutenant Colonels Peter F. Hunley and R.F. Inge; and Majors William M. Moxley, Shep. Ruffin, and Bryan M. Thomas.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321).

 

Literatur:

- Martin, John S.: Letters, 1862-63. Confederate soldier in the 18th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War. Collection consists of two letters to Martin's wife Sarah Jane. One is written November 29, 1862, where he urges his wife to send him new gloves. The other (photocopy) is written March 1, 1863, from Mobile, Alabama, to his wife with an additional note to his father, telling them of his sadness at being away from his family and the high price of molasses. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 93-013).

 

 

18th Battalion Partisan Rangers:

formerly Gunter's 1st Battalion, was organized during the summer of 1862 in Jackson County. Com­posed of five companies, the unit served under Forrest and skirmished along the Tennessee River. In November it was dismounted by consent and called Gibson's and 18th or 21st Battalion, then was attached to the 33rd Alabama Regiment without losing its organiza­tion. Majors John H. Gibson and S.C. Williams were in command.

 

 

19th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Joseph *Wheeler; Sergeant James G. *Rogers (Co. C)

 

Overview:

19th Infantry Regiment, organized at Huntsville, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Blount, Cherokee, Pickens, Coosa, Chilton, and Jefferson counties. After serving at Mobile the unit was ordered to Corinth and later fought at Shiloh under J.K. Jackson. Transferred to General Gardner's command, it was active in the Kentucky Campaign, then was brigaded under Generals Deas, G.D. Johnston, and Pettus, Army of Tennessee. The 19th participated in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville, North Carolina. It lost fifty-four percent of the 650 engaged at Shiloh, and reported 151 killed and wounded at Murfreesboro and 192 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, the regiment contained 347 men and 228 arms. It was badly cut up in the battles around Atlanta and many were captured at Franklin. Only 76 men were present when it surrendered. The unit was commanded by Colonels Samuel K. McSpadden and Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant Colonels George R. Kimbrough and Edward D. Tracy, and Majors Solomon Palmer and James H. Savage.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321). Bis 31.3.1862 war das Regiment bei Monterey als Vorposten­regiment mit Sicherungsaufgaben betraut, um die CS-Hauptkräfte bei Corinth / Nord-Mississippi gegen einen Überraschungsstoß von Grant’s Army of the Tennessee zu sichern (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 116).

 

 

20th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Major Charles DeWitt *Anderson (später Col 21th Alabama Infantry); Pvt James W. Fulgham (Co. D)

 

Overview:

20th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Montgomery, Ala­bama. The men were recruited in the counties of Jefferson, Greene, Bibb, Perry, Dallas, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Russell. After serving at Mobile the unit was brigaded under Generals Barton, Tracy, and S.D. Lee. It moved to Kentucky, but prior to the Battle of Mur­freesboro it was ordered to Mississippi. Here it took an active part in the conflicts at Port Gibson and Champion's Hill and was captured on July 4, 1863, when Vicksburg fell. Exchan­ged and reorganized, the 20th was placed in General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was involved in various battles from Chattanooga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. This unit contained 836 men in December, 1861, sustained 58 casualties at Chattan­ooga, and totalled 526 men and 376 arms on December 14, 1863. During January, 1865 there were 305 present, and it surrendered with about 165. The field officers were Colonels Charles D. Anderson, James M. Dedman, I.W. Gar­rott, and Edmund W. Pettus; Lieutenant Colonels John W. Davis and Mitchell T. Porter; and Majors John G. Harris and Alfred S. Pickering.

 

 

21st Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Charles DeWitt *Anderson; LtCol (Captain) James M. *Williams (Co. F&S, A); Pvt Arthur *Julian (Co. K); James M. *Williams

 

Overview:

21st Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in October, 1861, and served there during the winter. Its members were recruited in Mobile and the counties of Washington, Marengo, Baldwin, Montgomery, and Greene. In March, 1862, it moved to Co­rinth and, assigned to General Gladden's Brigade, was conspicuous in the Battle of Shiloh. On the return to Corinth, the regiment was reorganized, saw light action at Farmington, then was ordered back to Mobile. Here it was trained in heavy artillery and brigaded un­der Higgins, Page, and B.M. Thomas. The 21st participated in the battles of Forts Gaines and Morgan and Spanish Fort. Six compa­nies were captured at Fort Gaines and two at Fort Morgan, but the two at Fort Powell blew up and evacuated that post. The men were captured at Fort Gaines were later exchanged, the others were not. It lost thirty-one percent of the 650 engaged at Shiloh, had 10 kil­led and 25 wounded at Spanish Fort, and surrendered on May 6, 1865, about 250 strong. The field officers were Colonels Charles D. Anderson and James Crawford; Lieutenant Colonels S.W. Cayce, A.J. Ingersoll, C.S. Stewart, and James M. Williams; and Majors Charles B. Johnston, F.J. McCoy, and Frederick Stewart.

 

Das Regiment wurde in Mobile / Alabama aufgestellt und bei der Verteidigung der Stadt eingesetzt (vgl. Allardice: More Generals in Gray, a.a.O., S. 21).

 

Im August 1864 war Col Anderson Kommandeur von Fort Gaines nahe Fort Morgan. Am 5.8.1864 erfolgte der Angriff von Admiral Farragut’s Union Fleet gegen Forts Gaines und Morgan. Eine US-Landungsstreitmacht landete auf Dauphin Island und begann zu­sammen mit der Flotte, Fort Gaines’ zu bombardieren. Obwohl die Beschießung wenig Schaden anrichtete, forderte die Besatzung, bestehend aus 6 Co’s der 21st Alabama Infantry, Artilleristen und Reservisten, insgesamt 864 Mann, von Kommandanten Col Ander­son, die Übergabe. Die Beschießung nahm an Stärke zu und hatte nunmehr erhebliche Schäden zur Folge. Die Wälle boten keinen Schutz mehr und wurden durchschossen und Panik brach aus. Die Besatzung des Fort stand kurz vor der Rebellion. Anderson war hierdurch am 8.8.1864 zur Übergabe gezwungen. Anderson wurde von seinen Vorgesetzten hart kritisiert, dagegen von Admiral Farra­gut für seinen Mut und seine Ausdauer gelobt (vgl. Allardice: More Generals in Gray, a.a.O., S. 20-21)

 

Literatur:

- Folmar, John K. (ed.): From That Terrible Field: Civil War Letters of James M. *Williams, Twenty-First Alabama Volunteers (Tuscaloosa, 1981)

 

 

22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

22nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in November, 1861, then moved to Mobile. Its compa­nies were raised in the counties of Walker, Clarke, Cherokee, Mobile, Pike, Choctaw, Montgomery, Calhoun, and Randolph. The unit suffered severe losses at Shiloh under General Gladden, then saw action in Bragg's Kentucky Campaign under General Gardner. La­ter the 22nd was attached to Deas', G.D. Johnston's, and Brantley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was part of General Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. After the Battle of Shiloh, the regiment reported only 123 men fit for duty. It sustained 94 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost fifty-three per­cent of the 371 engaged at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it totalled 272 men and 171 arms. It reported 5 killed and 35 wounded in the fight at Ezra Church; many were also disabled at Franklin and Nashville. The regiment was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels Zach C. Deas, B.R. Hart, John C. Marrast, and Harry T. Houlmin; Lieutenant Colonels E. Herbert Armistead, Napoleon B. Rouse, and John Weedon; and Majors Robert B. Armistead, Robert Donnell, and T.M. Prince.

 

 

23rd Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt Thomas F. *Dinham (Co. A)

 

Overview:

23rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Montogomery, Alabama, in November, 1861. Men of this unit were drawn from the coun­ties of Wilcox, Macon, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Lowndes, Baldwin, and Choctaw. It moved to Mobile and during the next two months lost 82 men by disease. Later the unit was ordered to Tennessee, was active in Kentucky, then in December, 1862, transferred to Tracy's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Chickasaw Bayou, Port Gibson, Cham­pion's Hill, Big Black River Bridge, and Vicksburg, where it was captured. Exchanged and reorganized, it was assigned to General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 23rd participated in various conflicts from Chattanooga to Atlanta, saw action in Tennessee under Hood, and ended the war in North Carolina. During December, 1861, it totalled 674 men, sustained 18 casualties at Chattanoo­ga, and had 374 effectives and 282 arms in December, 1863. The regiment contained 202 men in January, 1865, and surrendered with 75 in April. The field officers were Colonels Franklin K. Beck and Joseph B. Bibb; and Majors James J. Hester, John J. Longmire, Francis McMurray, and Felix Tait.

 

 

24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Col B. F. Sawyer

 

Overview:

24th Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in August, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Mobile, Shelby, Pickens, Clarke, and Talladega. For a time the unit served in the Army of Mobile, then shared in the Kentucky Campaign, but was not actively engaged. Assigned to General Manigault's Brigade, it participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was part of Hood's expedition into Tennessee, and fought in the Battle of Bentonville. During February, 1862, this regiment had 680 effectives, sustained 118 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost thirty percent of the 381 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it contained 278 men and 184 arms, and surrendered in April, 1865, about 125 strong. The field officers were Colonels William A. Buck and Newton N. Davis, Lieutenant Colonels William B. Dennett and Benjamin F. Sawyer, and Major Junius J. Pierce.

 

 

25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Captain James A. *Hall

 

Overview:

25th Infantry Regiment was formed at Mobile, Alabama, in December, 1861, by consolidating the 1st and 6th (McClellan's) Alabama Infantry Battalions. The men were from the counties of Saint Clair, Talladega, Pickens, Shelby, Calhoun, Randolph, Coffee, and Pike. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was assigned to General Gladden's Brigade, but because of illness had only 305 effectives at Shiloh. It saw little action in the Kentucky Campaign under General Gardner, then was attached to General Deas', G.D. Johnston's, and Brantley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 25th participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, fought with Hood in Tennessee, and was engaged at Kinston and Bentonville. It reported 90 casualties at Shiloh and 117 at Murfrees­boro. This unit lost thirty-three percent of the 330 at Chickamauga, and in December, 1863, totalled 304 men and 174 arms. Forty-o­ne percent of 273 were disabled in the Battle of Atlanta, and thirteen percent of 173 at Ezra Church. It surrendered with 70 officers and men. Colonels John Q. Loomis and George D. Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel William B. McClellan, and Major Daniel E. Huger were its field officers.

 

Die 25th Alabama Infantry gehörte 1864 zu Hindman‘s Division in Johnston‘s Army of Tennessee (vgl. Castel: Decision in the West, a.a.O., S. 33).

 

 

26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's):

Col J. G. *Coltart; Liberty Independence *Nixon

 

Overview:

26th Infantry Regiment was formed at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in December, 1861, using the seven company 3rd Alabama Infantry Bat­talion as its nucleus. The men were from Walker, Winston, Tuscaloosa, Marion, and Fayette counties. Two companies under Major J.S. Garvin were soon ordered to Fort Donelson and captured in that fight on February 16, 1862. After being exchanged, they joined the regiment in Virginia. It was placed in General Rains' Brigade at Yorktown, then was assigned to Rodes', O'Neal's, and Battle's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 26th was active in many conflicts of the army from Williamsburg to Mine Run. Later it mo­ved to Camp Sumter, Georgia, and for a time guarded prisoners. During the spring of 1864, the unit was attached to Cantey's Briga­de and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Atlanta to Bentonville. This unit totalled 283 men in April, 1862, and reported 32 ca­sualties at Gaines' Mill and 86 at Malvern Hill. It lost 116 at Chancellorsville, and of the 319 engaged at Gettysburg, forty-one per­cent were disabled. The regiment was badly cut up at Nashville and a very small group surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Edward A. O'Neal; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Gavin, William H. Hunt, and William C. Reeder; and Majors David F. Bryan, and R.D. Redden.

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 1st Brigade BrigGen Adley H. Gladden 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321); eingesetzt am frühen Morgen des 6.4.1862 beim erfolgreichen CS-Angriff bei Spain Field südlich Shiloh Church gegen die US-Truppen bestehend aus 2nd Brigade Col Madison Miller 6th Division BrigGen Benjamin M. *Prentiss in Grant’s Army of the Tennessee (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 156 mit Karte S. 146).

 

Literatur:

- Bailey, Hugh C.(ed.): "An Alabamian at Shiloh: The Diary of Liberty Independence Nixon." Alabama Review, vol. 11 (April 1958), S. 144-155

 

 

27th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Col Abner A. *Hughes; Pvt Anthony G. Julian (B)

 

Overview:

27th Infantry Regiment was organized in December, 1861, at Fort Heimen, Tennessee. Its companies were recruited in Franklin, Lau­derdale, Lawrence, Mobile, Madison, and Morgan counties. The unit was sent to Fort Henry, then Fort Donelson where it was captu­red on February 16, 1862. However, a number of men were sick in the hospital and escaped the surrender. These men were organized into two companies, joined a Mississippi regiment, and at the Battle of Perryville lost 8 killed and 25 wounded. The main body of the regiment was exchanged, reunited with the other two companies at Port Hudson, and assigned to Beall's and Buford's Brigade, De­partment of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 27th was engaged at Champion's Hill and Big Black River Bridge, served in the trenches at Jackson, and later moved with the army across the Pearl River. During the spring of 1864, it joined with the Army of Ten­nessee and, attached to General Scott's and Shelley's Brigade, participated in many conflicts from Resaca to Bentonville. Only a rem­nant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Adolphus A. Hughes and James Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel Edward McAlexander, and Major R.G. Wright.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Frühjahr 1862 zu Col A. *Heiman’s Brigade; im Februar 1862 zunächst in Fort Heiman am linken Ufer des Tennessee River gegenüber von Fort Henry eingesetzt; nach der Übergabe von Fort Henry am 6.2.1862 mußte auch Fort Heiman ge­räumt werden. Die Brigade war anschließend bei der Verteidigung von Fort Donelson eingesetzt und stand dort in der Mitte der CS-Front (vgl. Grant, US: The Opposing Forces at Fort Donelson; in Battles and Leaders Vol. I S. 429; Wallace, Lew: The Capture of Fort Donelson; in Battles and Leaders, Vol. I S. 398-428).

 

Literatur:

- Bolding, James Tarpley, Jr. Papers (1863-1990) - RG 860 [27th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

- Crowson, Noel and John Brogden: Bloody Banners and barefoot Boys: The 27th Alabama Infantry C.S.A.; White Mane, 168pp: The 27th Alabama served three years four months in eight states. These Northern Alabama soldiers were engaged in over 20 battles and hundreds of skirmishes. Only a small number were not captured, with most of the unit captured at Nashville in December 1864 and held as POWs till war's end.

 

 

28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. 2ndLt Josua K. *Callaway (Co. K)

 

Overview:

28th Infantry Regiment, formed at Shelby Springs, Alabama, in March, 1862, contained men from Perry, Blount, Marshall, Jefferson, Walker, and Dallas counties. It moved to Corinth and suffered losses from camp diseases. Later the unit was ordered to Kentucky and fought at Munfordville. It then joined the Army of Tennessee and served under Generals Trapier, J.P. Anderson, and Manigault. The 28th took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 1,100 men, reported 105 casualties at Murfreesboro and 172 at Lookout Mountain. In Decem­ber, 1863, it totalled 276 men and 189 arms. The regiment lost 4 killed and 24 wounded at Ezra Church, and many were disabled at Nashville. Very few surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels John W. Frazer and John C. Reid, and Lieutenant Co­lonels William L. Butler and T.W.W. Davis.

 

Literatur:

- **Hallock, Judith Lee (ed.): The Civil War Letters of Josua K. Callaway (Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1997/2014)

- Walker, James H. and Robert Curren: Those Gallant Men of the Twenty-Eighth Alabama Confederate Infantry Regiment (Heritage Books, 1997), 383 pp, Map, Illustrated, Full Name, Index

 

 

29th Regiment Regiment Alabama:

s. Pvt Lewis *Chamblee (Co. C); Pvt Benjamin E. G. *Palmer (G)

 

Overview:

29th Infantry Regiment was formed at Pensacola, Florida, in February, 1862. This unit was organized by adding two companies to the 4th Alabama Infantry Battalion which had been assembled at Montgomery. Its members were recruited in the counties of Blount, Shelby, Talladega, Barbour, Russell, Montgomery, Bibb, and Conecuh. It was drilled in artillery and remained between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year. The regiment then moved to Mobile where it was stationed until the spring of 1864. At that time it joined the Army of Tennessee with more than 1,000 men. Assigned to General Cantey's and Shelley's Brigade the unit participated in many conflicts from Resaca to Nashville, then fought at Kinston and Bentonville. It lost about 100 at Resaca, and had many disabled at New Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek, Franklin, and Nashville. Less than 90 surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John F. Conoley and John R. F. Tattnall, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Morris, and Major Henry B. Turner.

 

 

30th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt Richard H. *Lowry (Co. D)

 

Overview:

30th Infantry Regiment was organized at Talladega, Alabama, in April, 1862. The men were raised in the counties of Shelby, Saint Clair, Calhoun, Talladega, Jefferson, Franklin, Clay, Randolph, and Coosa. Ordered to Chattanooga, then further into East Tennessee, it was active at Cumberland Gap. The regiment went on to Kentucky and in December to Mississippi. Here it was assigned to Gene­ral Tracy's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 30th fought at Port Gibson, lost 229 officers and men at Champion's Hill, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged and assigned to Pettus' Brigade, it participated in va­rious conflicts from Chattanooga and Bentonville. During January, 1863, this unit had 400 effectives, reported 21 casualties at Chat­tanooga, and in December, 1863, there were 506 present with 347 arms. In January, 1865, about 250 were fit for duty and 75 surren­dered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel Charles M. Shelley; Lieutenant Colonels Taul Bradford, James R. Elliot, John C. Francis, Thomas H. Patterson, and William C. Patterson; and Majors William H. Burr and John B. Smith.

 

 

31st Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

31st Infantry Regiment was organized at Talladega, Alabama, in April, 1862, and soon moved to Tennessee. It recruited its men in the counties of Cherokee, Shelby, Talladega, Randolph, Montgomery, and Calhoun. The regiment took part in the fight at Cumberland Gap and Tazewell but was not engaged when it moved into Kentucky. Ordered to Mississippi and assigned to General Tracy's Briga­de, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, it fought at Chickasaw Bayou, Port Gibson, and Champion's Hill, then was captu­red after the long siege of Vicksburg. Exchanged and reorganized, the unit was brigaded under General Pettus and participated in many battles of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Bentonville. It was organized with over 1,000 men, had 260 effectives in January, 1863, and lost 21 killed and 37 wounded at Vicksburg. The unit reported 23 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863, there were 452 present with 323 arms. Only 180 were fit for duty in January, 1865, and less than 100 surrendered in April. The 31st was commanded by Colonel Daniel R. Hundley, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Arrington, and Major George W. Mattison.

 

Literatur:

- Johnston Family Papers (1841-1903) - RG 166 [31st Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

32nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Mobile, Alabama, in April 1862, with companies recruited in the counties of Clarke, Wil­cox, Washington, Baldwin, Tuscaloosa, Monroe, Fayette, and Mobile. It served under Generals D.W. Adams, Clayton, and Holtzclaw, Army of Tennessee, and in November, 1863, was consolidated with the 58th Alabama Regiment. The 32nd participated in the Battle of Murfreesboro, was active in the trenches of Jackson, then fought with the army from Chickamauga to Nashville. During January, 1865, it was transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It reported 105 casualties at Murfreesboro and in January, 1863, had 196 men fit for duty. The 32nd/58th lost 257 at Chattanooga, totalled 325 men and 119 arms in December, 1863, and there were 240 fit for duty in November, 1864. Many were lost at Spanish Fort and only a remnant surrendered on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Alexander McKinstry; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Maury; and Majors Thomas P. Ashe, Thomas S. Easton, and John C. Kimbell.

 

Literatur:

- Boswell Family Letters (1844-1874) - RG 11 [32nd Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

32nd and 58th Consolidated Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

33rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Pensacola, Florida, in April, 1862. Its members were raised in Coffee, Butler, Dale, Mont­gomery, and Covington counties. The unit was ordered to Mississippi, then Kentucky, where it took an active part in the conflicts at Munfordville and Perryville. Brigaded under Generals Wood, Lowrey, and in 1865, Shelley, the 33rd participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville. It lost eighty-two percent of the 500 engaged at Perryville, and reported 100 casualties at Murfreesboro and 149 at Chickamauga. On December 14, 1863, the regiment totalled 536 men and 385 arms. Many were lost during the Atlanta Campaign and of the 285 at Franklin, sixty-se­ven percent were disabled. Very few surrendered in North Carolina. The regiment was commanded by Colonels Samuel Adams and Robert F. Crittenden, and Lieutenant Colonels James H. Dunkin and Daniel H. Horn.

Associated unit:

18th Battalion Partisan Rangers, formerly Gunter's 1st Battalion, was organized during the summer of 1862 in Jackson County. Com­posed of five companies, the unit served under Forrest and skirmished along the Tennessee River. In November it was dismounted by consent and called Gibson's and 18th or 21st Battalion, then was attached to the 33rd Alabama Regiment without losing its organiza­tion. Majors John H. Gibson and S.C. Williams were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Bigbie, Thomas Papers (1862-1864) - RG 10 [33rd Alabama Infantry, Company G] (Auburn University Archives)

- W. E. Mathews Preston: „The 33rd Alabama Regiment in the Civil War,“ Manuscript, edited Ed. L. B. Williams; Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery/Alabama

 

 

34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

34th Infantry Regiment, organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, in April, 1862, contained men from Montgomery and the counties of Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Russell. It moved to Tupelo, Mississippi, and was assigned to General Manigault's Brigade where it remained for the duration of the war. The unit saw little action during the Kentucky Campaign then took an active part in many conflicts of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta. Later it fought in Hood's winter operations in Tennessee and at Bentonville, North Carolina. The regiment reported 11 killed and 77 wounded at Murfreesboro, had many captured at Missionary Ridge, and in Decem­ber, 1863, totalled 388 men and 281 arms. It lost 14 killed and 46 wounded at Ezra Church and was almost annihilated at Nashville. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Julius C.B. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonels John C. Carter and Ja­mes W. Echols, and Majors Henry R. McCoy and John N. Slaughter.

 

Literatur:

* Crittenden, John Papers (1834-1864) - RG 765 [34th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

35th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Corporal James S. *Sullivan (Co. A)

 

Overview:

35th Infantry Regiment was formed at La Grange, Alabama, in April, 1862, with men from Lauderdale, Franklin, Limestone, Madi­son, and Lawrence counties. It went to Louisiana and under the command of General Breckinridge was active at Baton Rouge and Port Hudson. Later the unit fought with General Rust at Corinth and General Buford at Champion's Hill and Jackson. Early in 1864 it joined the Army of Tennessee and was assigned to Scott's and Shelley's Brigade. The 35th participated in the Atlanta Campaign, mo­ved with Hood to Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It was organized with about 750 men, lost 4 killed, and 21 woun­ded at Baton Rouge, and sustained heavy casualties at Atlanta and Franklin. Only 55 officers and men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Edward Goodwin, Samuel S. Ives, and James W. Robertson; Lieutenant Colonel William H. Hunt; and Major A.E. Ashford.

 

 

36th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt Harris *Bingham (Co. D)

 

Overview:

36th Infantry Regiment was organized at Mount Vernon, Alabama, in May, 1862, with men from Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Fayet­te, Sumter, and Monroe counties. The unit was involved in constructing the defenses at Oven and Choctaw Bluffs, then was stationed at Mobile until April, 1863. Assigned to General Clayton's and later Holtzclaw's Brigade, it participated in difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. Transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, it continued the fight at Spanish Fort. At the Battle of Chickamauga it was reported that the regiment had 28 officers, 429 men, and 401 guns on September 19; and 20 officers, 338 men, and 316 guns on September 20. It sustained 147 casualties at Chattanooga, and mustered a force of 353 effectives in December, 1863, and about 300 in November, 1864. The unit lost 110 wounded and captured at Spanish Fort, and few were included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Thomas H. Herndon, Robert H. Smith, and Lewis T. Woodruff; and Major Charles S. Henagan.

 

 

37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

37th Infantry Regiment was organized at Auburn, Alabama, during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in the counties of Tallapoosa, Pike, Henry, Macon, Barbour, Chambers, and Russell. Ordered to Mississippi the unit fought at Iuka and lost heavily at Corinth. Later it was assigned to General J.C Moore's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active at Chickasaw Bayou, Port Gibson, and Champion's Hill. Only July 4, 1863, it was captured at Vicksburg. After being released, the 37th was attached to J.C. Moore's, A. Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade. It was engaged at Chattanooga, Resaca, Noonday Creek, Kennesaw Mountain, and in the battles around Atlanta. During the winter of 1864-1865 it was on garrison duty at Spanish Fort, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. The regiment reported 73 casualties at Chattanooga and totalled 407 men and 359 arms in December, 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 7 to June 2, it lost 15 killed, 86 wounded, and 8 missing. About 75 officers and men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James F. Dowdell, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander A. Greene, and Majors John P.W. Amerine and William F. Slaton.

 

Literatur:

- Denney, David Confederate Letters (1864) - RG 209 [37th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)]

- Dunaway Family Papers (1886-1961) - RG 465 [37th Alabama infantry (Auburn University Archives)]

 

 

38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

38th Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, and remained there until February, 1863. Men of this command were raised in the counties of Clarke, Washington, Conecuh, Mobile, Wilcox, and Fayette. It was assigned to Clayton's, then Holtzclaw's Brigade, and took an active part in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. Transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, it suffered many hardships defen­ding Spanish Fort. The regiment lost thirty-seven percent of the 490 engaged at Chickamauga, re­ported 214 casualties at Chattanooga, and totalled 272 men and 71 arms in December, 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 7-27, it lost 12 killed, 88 wounded, and 24 missing, had 236 fit for duty in November, 1864, and surrendered about 80 on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Charles T. Ketchum and A.R. Lankford, Lieutenant Colonel W.J. Hearin, and Major Origen S. Je­wett.

 

The 38th Alabama fought at Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville and Spanish Fort. When they surrendered in 1865, only 80 of their original 830 members remained.

 

Literatur:

- Green, Arthur E.: Southeners at War: The 38th Alabama Volunteers Infantry (White Mane); 400pp, Illustrated, Biblio, Index, Rosters

 

 

39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

39th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1862, at Opelika, Alabama. Its members were drawn from Pike, Barbour, Henry, Walker, and Russell counties. Immediately sent north, it was assigned to General Gardner's Brigade but saw little action during the Kentucky Campaign. The regiment was later under the command of Generals Deas, G.D. Johnston, and Brantley. It was prominent in the ar­duous campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and fought its last battle at Bentonville. This unit reported 95 casualties at Murfreesboro and lost thirty-one percent of the 310 engaged at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, it totalled 337 men and 219 arms. On April 26, 1865, less than 90 officers and men surrendered. The unit was commanded by Colonels Whitfield Clark, H.D. Clayton, and William C. Clifton; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Flewellen and Lamuel Hargrove; and Majors Colin McSwean and Drewry H. Smith.

 

 

40th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Captain und Col (?) Thomas M. *Brunson; Captain Samuel H. *Sprout; s. Hiram Smith *Williams

 

Overview:

40th Infantry Regiment, organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, recruited its companies in Perry, Sumter, Morgan, Covington, Pickens, Colbert, Mobile, and Choctaw counties. It served at Mobile until December, then moved to Mississippi where under the command of J.C. Moore it was active in the operations on Deer Creek. Later four companies were transferred to General Extor's Bri­gade, which fought at Chickamauga. The other companies were part of the garrison at Vicksburg and were captured when that city fell. After being exchanged, the regiment was united and sustained 135 casualties at Chattanooga. Attached to A. Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. This unit had 332 fit for duty in January, 1863, and totalled 429 men and 338 arms in December. During the Atlanta Cam­paign, May 7-31, it lost twenty percent of the 416 engaged. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Augustus A. Coleman and John H. Higley, Lieutenant Colonels E.S. Gulley and Thomas O. Stone, and Major Elbert D. Wil­lett.

 

Teilnahme an der Tennessee Campaign unter General Braxton E. Bragg, Teilnahme an der Schlachten von Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain und Missionary Ridge. Gegen Ende der Kampagne überwinterte das Regiment in Dalton

 

Literatur:

- Sprout, Samuel H. (40th Alabama): Cush: A Civil War Memoir (Livingston Press); 176 pp; Index. Sprout enlisted in the South Sumter Guard and ended the war a Captain in the 40th Alabama; his memoirs detail the lives of the Confederate soldiers of the 40th Alabama; their battles and camp life (Cush was a mixture of corn meal, water and bacon greese cooked over an open fire)

- Williams, Hiram Smith: This War is so Horrible - The Civil War Diary of Hiram Smith Williams, edited by Lewis N. Wynne and Robert A. Taylor (Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1993), Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik61

 

 

41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

41st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in May, 1862. Members of this unit were raised in the counties of Pickens, Blount, Tuscaloosa, Perry, Greene, Washington, and Fayette. After serving in the Department of East Tennessee, the regiment was attached to Hanson's, Helm's, and J.H. Lewis' Brigade. It fought at Murfreesboro, was active in the operations around Vicksburg and Jackson, and participated in the Battle of Chickamauga. Transferred to General Gracie's Brigade, it saw action in the Knoxville Campaign, then during the spring of 1864 moved to Virginia. Here the unit was involved in the engagement at Drewry's Bluff, the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox Campaign. The 41st was organized with 1,250 men, reported 198 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost forty-nine percent of the 325 at Chickamauga. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and it surrendered with 14 officers and 84 men. Its commanders were Colonels Martin L. Stansel and Henry Talbird; Lieuten­ant Colonels Porter King, James T. Murfee, and Theodore G. Trimmier; and Majors Lemuel T. Hudgings, John M. Jeffries, and Jesse G. Nash.

 

 

42nd Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. LtCol Thomas C. Lanier; 1stLt T. P. *Preston

 

Overview:

42nd Infantry Regiment was assembled during May, 1862, at Columbus, Mississippi. It was principally a reorganization of other re­giments whose twelve month term of service was complete. Some of the men had served in the 2nd Alabama Regiment. Its members were from the counties of Monroe, Pickens, Wilcox, Mobile, Conecuh, Fayette, Talladega, and Marion. The unit was on provost duty at Tupelo until October when it was assigned to J.C. Moore's command. It fought at Corinth and later became part of the forces de­fending Vicksburg. On July 4, 1863, the regiment was captured. Exchanged and reorganized, it was attached to A. Baker's, Gibson's, Brantley's Brigade, fought at Chattanooga and Atlanta, moved to Mobile, then rejoined the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. The unit lost fifty percent of the 700 engaged at Corinth, reported 46 casualties at Chattanooga, and totalled 311 men and 247 arms in De­cember, 1863. At Resaca it had about 300 effectives, but its number was greatly reduced at the surrender. Colonels John W. Portis and T.C. Lanier, and Major W.C. Fergus.

 

Während Sherman‘s Atlanta Campaign 1864 gehörte die 42nd Alabama Infantry unter dem Regimentskommandeur LtCol Thomas C. Lanier, zur Brigade Baker, Stewart‘s Division, Hood‘s Corps (vgl. Brief von J. Earl Preston; an Confederate Veteran Magazine, January, 1898; abgedruckt bei Secrist: Battle of Reseca, a.a.O., S. 72).

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery: Forty-second Alabama Infantry Papers

 

 

43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

43rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, and immediately moved to Tennessee. The men were re­cruited in the counties of Marengo, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Jefferson, and Mobile. It served for a time under the command of General Leadbetter, then transferred to Gracie's Brigade. The regiment spent the winter of 1862-1863 at Cumberland Gap, fought at Chickamauga, and after the Knoxville Campaign served in Virginia. It continued the fight at Drewry's Bluff and in the Petersburg siege north of the James River. During the last month of the war it was placed in Moody's Brigade and was active in various conflicts around Appomattox. At Cumberland Gap the unit had about 600 effectives, reported 16 killed and 83 wounded at Chickamauga, lost many at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with 15 officers and 113 men. Its commanders were Colonels Archibald Gracie, Jr. and Young M. Moody; Lieutenant Colonel John J. Jolly; and Majors T.M. Barbour, Robert D. Hart, and William J. Mims.

 

 

44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Col William Flake *Perry; Pvt Henry H. *Sturgis (Co. G)

 

Overview:

44th Infantry Regiment was organized at Selma, Alabama, in May, 1862, and reached Richmond, Virginia, on July 1. Its companies were raised in the counties of Lowndes, Dallas, De Kalb, Shelby, Wilcox, Bibb, Randolph, and Calhoun. Assigned to General A.R. Wright's Brigade the unit was greatly reduced because of camp diseases before its first action at Second Manassas. After fighting at Sharpsburg it was placed under the command of General Law and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 44th was active in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River, then participated in the Appomattox Campaign assigned to W.F. Perry's command. The re­giment lost twenty-two percent of the 130 at Second Manassas, seventy percent of the 113 at Sharpsburg, and twenty-six of the 363 at Gettysburg. It reported 27 killed and 112 wounded at The Wilderness and during the Petersburg siege, June 13-December 31, there were 17 killed and 44 wounded. The unit surrendered with 17 officers and 192 men. Its commanders were Colonels Charles A. Der­by, James Kent, and William F. Perry; Lieutenant Colonel J.A. Jones; and Major George W. Cary.

 

Die 44th Alabama Infantry gehörte 1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign zum I. Army Corps Longstreet, 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood, 1st Brigade BrigGen Evander McIver Law. Die Regimentsstärke betrug im Sommer 1863 vor der Schlacht von Gettysburg 372 Mann (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23). Das Regiment nahm am 2.7.1863 teil beim Angriff der Division Hood auf Plum Run Valley und Little Round Top (vgl. Penny / Laine, a.a.O., S. 39 ff).

 

 

45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt Andrew J. *Adams (Co. F); Pvt Edward Norphlet *Brown

 

Overview:

45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Auburn, Alabama, in may, 1862. Companies that made up the unit were from the counties of Barbour, Randolph, Lowndes, Macon, and Russell. It was immediately sent to Mississippi and at Tupelo suffered from camp disea­ses. Later it moved to Kentucky, fought at Perryville under General Walthall, then was assigned to General Wood's, Lowrey's, and Shelley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 45th participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It was organized with 750 men, reported 91 casualties at Mur­freesboro and 117 at Chickamauga, and totalled 366 effectives and 309 arms in December, 1863. The regiment lost 27 killed, 72 wounded, and 32 missing at the Battle of Atlanta and was almost annihilated at Franklin. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Ephraim B. Breedlove, James G. Gilchrist, William S. Goodwyn, and Harris D. Lampley; Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Abercrombie; and Major George C. Freeman.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Confederate Regimental History Files: 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment; Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery/Alabama

 

 

46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

46th Infantry Regiment, organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, in May, 1862, contained men from Randolph, Pike, Blount, Coosa, Ma­con, Montgomery, and Henry counties. Sent to East Tennessee, it sustained several casualties in the fight at Tazewell. After serving in the Kentucky Campaign, the unit was assigned to General Tracey's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. A number of men were disabled at Port Gibson and about half were captured at Champion's Hill, including all its field officers. The remaining men were captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized, the 46th was attached to General Pettus' Brigade and continued the fight with the Army of Tennessee. It was active at Chattanooga and Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and saw action at Kinston and Bentonville. The regiment lost 15 killed and 45 wounded at Vicksburg and 1 killed and 14 wounded at Chattan­ooga. It totalled 367 men and 266 arms in December, 1863, had 174 present in January, 1865, and surrendered with no more than 75 in April. Colonel M.L. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel Osceola Kyle, and Majors George E. Brewer and J.M. Handley were in command.

 

 

47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Col James Washington *Jackson; LtCol Michael Jefferson *Bulger; Major James McDonald Campbell; Adjutant William H. *Keller; Sgt James B. *Daniel

 

Overview:

47th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Loachapoka, Alabama, in May, 1862, and moved to Virginia in June. Most of its members were drawn from Chambers, Tallapoosa, Cherokee, and Coosa counties. During the war it was assigned to General Talia­ferro's, Law's, and W.F. Perry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 47th fought in many battles of the army from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor, except when it was Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It participated in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the final campaign at Appomattox. This regiment reported 88 casualties at Cedar Mountain, 32 at Second Manassas, 45 at Sharpsburg, and 40 at Gettysburg. It lost 111 at The Wilderness and during the Petersburg siege, June 13-De­cember 31, there were 49 disabled. The unit surrendered 17 officers and 188 men. Its field officers were Colonels Michael J. Bulger, James W. Jackson, and James M. Oliver; Lieutenant Colonel Lee R. Terrell; and Majors James M. Campbell and John Y. Johnston.

 

Das Regiment gehört zu BrigGen William B. *Taliaferro's *Brigade in der Division Charles Sidney *Winder und nahm im August an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope in Virginia und am 9.8.1862 am Battle von Cedar Mountain teil (vgl. LtCol James W. Jackson's Report OR 12.2. S. 207-209).

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte die 48th Alabama Infantry zu Longstreet’s I. Corps, 1st Division Hood, 4th Brigade BrigGen Evander McIver Law bestehend aus

- 4th Alabama Infantry

- 15th Alabama Infantry Col William C. Oates

- 44th Alabama Infantry Col William Flake Perry

- 47th Alabama Infantry Col James Washington Jackson

- 48th Alabama Infantry Col James Lawrence Sheffield

 

Die Regimentsstärke betrug im Sommer 1863 vor der Schlacht von Gettysburg 418 Mann (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23). Das Regiment nahm am 2.7.1863 teil beim Angriff der Division Hood auf Plum Run Valley und Little Round Top (vgl. Penny / Laine, a.a.O., S. 39 ff).

 

Literatur:

- Burton, J.Q. Sketch of Co. H, 47th Alabama - RG 159 [47th Alabama Infantry, Company H] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. Col James L. *Sheffield, LtCol Abner A. *Hughes; LtCol William Hardwick (ab 17.6.1863); Captain Thomas James P. *Eubanks (Co. D); Adjutant Henry Stoke *Figures; 2nd Lt John B. *Eubanks; Pvt John *Anderson

 

Overview:

48th Infantry Regiment was formed at Auburn, Alabama, in May, 1862, and in June moved to Virginia with 1,100 men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Jackson, De Kalb, Cherokee, Marshall, Blount, Colbert, and Calhoun. The regiment was brigaded under Generals Taliaferro, Law, and W.F. Perry, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 48th was involved in the battles, skirmishes, and hardships of the trenches of Petersburg north of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 73 ca­sualties at Cedar Mountain, 50 at Second Manassas, and 42 at Sharpsburg. Of the 374 engaged at Gettysburg, more than twenty-five percent were disabled. In the Battle of The Wilderness it lost 11 killed, 30 wounded, and 8 missing, and during the Petersburg siege, June 13-December 31, there were 9 killed and 24 wounded. The unit surrendered with 14 officers and 122 men. Its field officers were Colonel James L. Sheffield; Lieutenant Colonels Jesse J. Alldridge, William M. Hardwick, and Abner A. Hughes; and Majors Enoch Alldridge, C.B. St. John, and John W. Wigginton.

 

Das Regiment gehört im August 1862 zu BrigGen William B. *Taliaferro's *Brigade in der Division Charles Sidney *Winder und nahm im August an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope in Virginia und am 9.8.1862 am Battle von Cedar Mountain teil (vgl. Hughes' Report OR 12.2. S. 209).

 

Die Regimentsstärke betrug im Sommer 1863 vor der Schlacht von Gettysburg 394 Mann (vgl. Penny / Laine: Struggle for the Round Tops, a.a.O., S. 23). Das Regiment nahm am 2.7.1863 teil beim Angriff der Division Hood auf Plum Run Valley und Little Round Top (vgl. Penny / Laine, a.a.O., S. 39 ff).

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte die 48th Alabama Infantry zu Longstreet’s I. Corps, 1st Division Hood, 4th Brigade BrigGen Evander McIver Law bestehend aus

- 4th Alabama Infantry

- 15th Alabama Infantry Col William C. Oates

- 44th Alabama Infantry Col William Flake Perry

- 47th Alabama Infantry Col James Washington Jackson

- 48th Alabama Infantry Col James Lawrence Sheffield

 

Literatur:

- Taylor, John Dykes: Manuscript History of the Forty-Eighth Alabama (Taylor’s Papers, Alabama Department of Archives and History)

 

 

49th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Sergeant Anthony G. *Julian (Co. A); Sergeant George Hudson *Julian (Co. A)

 

Overview:

49th Infantry Regiment [also called 52nd Regiment] was organized at Nashville, Tennessee, in February, 1862. Originally mustered into service as the 31st (Hale's) Alabama Infantry, its designation was changed to 49th during the spring of 1863. The men were recruited in the counties of De Kalb, Jackson, Marshall, Madison, Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, Lauderdale, Blount, and Morgan. It took an active part in the conflicts at Shiloh, Vicks­burg, Baton Rouge, and Corinth. Later the unit was assigned to Beall's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and on July 9, 1863, about 500 men were captured at Port Hudson. Exchanged and reorganized at Cahaba, the 49th was attached to General Scott's and Shel­ley's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Resaca to Bentonville. The regiment sustained 113 casualties at Shiloh and many were di­sabled at Franklin and Nashville. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Jeptha Edwards, Lieutenant Colonels Wil­liam N. Crump and John D. Weeden, and Major Thomas A. Street.

 

 

50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

50th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in March, 1862, by consolidating the 2nd and 5th (Golladay's) Alaba­ma Infantry Battalions which were recently recruited. Originally mustered into Confederate service as the 26th (Coltart's) Regiment, its designation was changed to 50th in June, 1863. The men were raised in the counties of Calhoun, Jackson, Lauderdale, Blount, Li­mestone, Walker, Fayette, and Tuscaloosa. Ordered to Tennessee the unit fought at Shiloh, saw light action in Kentucky, then was placed in Deas', G.D. Johnston's, and Brantley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, and was active in North Carolina. At Shiloh the re­giment had 440 effectives, but because of casualties, sickness, and exhaustion, the number was less than 150 by the second day. It lost 4 killed and 76 wounded at Murfreesboro, 16 killed and 81 wounded at Chickamauga, and totalled 289 men and 180 arms in De­cember, 1863. The unit sustained 33 casualties in the Battle of Atlanta and was badly cut up at Franklin. Few surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel John C. Coltart, Lieutenant Colonels G.W. Arnold and William D. Chadick, and Majors T.H. Gilbert and John C. Hutto.

 

 

51st Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

54th Infantry Regiment [also called 50th Regiment] was organized in October, 1862, by adding four Alabama companies of Walker's 5th Confederate Regiment to the 4th Confederate Regiment. Its members were from Coffee, Macon, Choctaw, Limestone, Blount, Morgan, and De Kalb counties. The unit served in General Tilghman's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and saw action at Fort Pemberton and Champion's Hill. After the siege of Jackson, it was assigned to A. Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 54th participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the army in North Carolina. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 7-June 2, it lost 12 killed and 49 wounded, and in the Battle of Atlanta more than half of the regiment was disabled. Few were included in the surrender on April 25, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Alpheus Baker and John A. Minter, and Lieutenant Colonel T.H.

 

 

55th Regiment, Alabama Infantry Volunteers:

 

Overview:

55th Infantry Regiment, organized at Port Hudson, Louisiana, contained 900 veterans. It was formed by consolidating Norwood's 6th and Snodgrass' 16th Alabama Infantry Battalions. The men were from Madison, Cherokee, Calhoun, Jackson, and Marshall counties. Assigned to Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, the unit saw action in the fight at Champion's Hill and in the trenches of Jackson. Later it was attached to General Scott's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, and was active in the Atlanta Cam­paign and Hood's Tennessee operations. Ordered to North Carolina it fought its last battle at Bentonville. This regiment entered the Battle of Peach Tree Creek with 22 officers and 256 men, and lost 14 officers and 155 men killed and wounded. It surrendered with the army on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel John Snodgrass, Lieutenant Colonels N.S. Graham and John H. Nor­wood, and Majors James B. Dickey and Joseph H. Jones.

 

 

57th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

58th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt James *Sullivan (Co. A)

 

Overview:

58th Infantry Regiment [also called 54th Regiment] was organized at Troy, Alabama, in March, 1863, with men from Pike, Barbour, Dale, Coffee, and Henry counties. The regiment served under General Clanton in the Department of the Gulf and was on duty at Mobile and Pollard until January, 1864. It then was assigned to General Scott's and Shelley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 57th fought in the Atlanta Campaign, was part of Hood's winter operations, and saw action at Bentonville. At the Battle of Peach Tree Creek it lost forty-eight percent of the 130 engaged, and at Franklin and Nashville its casualties were again high. Only a remnant sur­rendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John P.W. Amerine and Charles J.L. Cunningham, Lieutenant Colonels Wil­liam C. Bethune and James W. Mabrey, and Major J.H. Wiley.

 

 

59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

 

Overview:

59th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1863, at Charleston, Tennessee, from the 2nd and 4th Battalions, Hilliard's Ala­bama Legion. Its companies were from the counties of Randolph, Autauga, Pike, Tallapoosa, Dale, Coosa, Barbour, and Butler. The unit was assigned to General Gracie's Brigade, took part in the Knoxville Campaign, then moved to Virginia. Here it lost heavily at Drewry's Bluff and in June, 1864, had a force of about 240 men. Later it participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and in various conflicts around Appomattox. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. Attached to Moody's brigade, it surrende­red with 9 officers and 101 men. The field officers were Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels George W. Huguley and John D. McKennan, and Major Lewis H. Crumpler.

 

 

60th Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. Pvt Benjamin *Mason (Co. F)

 

Overview:

The 60th Infantry regiment was formed at Charleston, Tennessee, in November, 1863. Ten companies from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Hilliard's Alabama Legion made up the unit. Its members were from the counties of Coosa, Montgomery, Chambers, Lowndes, But­ler, Pike, and Henry. Placed under the command of General Gracie it fought in the Knoxville Campaign, then in April, 1864, moved to Virginia. It was involved in the engagement at Drewry's Bluff, the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and later the Appomattox Campaign.

The 60th was attached to General Moody's Brigade during the last days of the war and surrendered with 14 officers and 170 men. Co­lonel John W. A. Sanford, Lieutenant Colonel D. S. Troy, and Major Hatch Cook were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Mason, Benjamin Papers (1862-1882) - RG 48 [1st Alabama Battery & 60th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

- Shaver, Lewellyn A.: History of the Sixtieth Alabama Regiment ... (Montgomery, 1867). Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., vol IV meint: “Exceptionally accurate”.

 

 

61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. 1stLt Richard (Reuben) M. *Campbell (Co. K)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

62nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry:

s. 1st Regiment, Alabama Reserves

 

 

63rd Regiment Alabama Infantry:

s. 2nd Regiment, Alabama Reserve

 

 

Gunter's 1st Alabama Battalion:

s. 18th Battalion Partisan Rangers

 

 

Oden's Company, Alabama Mounted Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hilliard's Legion, Alabama Volunteers:

 

Overview:

Hilliard's Legion, organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in June, 1862, contained almost 3,000 men. It was composed of five battali­ons, but one mounted battalion soon became part of the 10th Confederate Cavalry Regiment. Its artillery arm was detached and rede­signated the Barbour Light Artillery. The legion was assigned to General Gracie's Brigade, served at Cumberland Gap, then fought at Chickamauga where it lost forty-five percent of the 902 engaged. In November, 1863, it was dissolved. Parts of the 1st and 3rd Batta­lions formed the 60th Alabama Regiment, and the 2nd and 4th Battalions became the 59th Alabama Regiment. Three companies of the 1st Battalion formed the 23rd Alabama Battalion Sharpshooters. Its colonels were Henry W. Hillard and Jack Thorington. The 1st Battalion was commanded by Lieutenant Colonels John H. Holt and Jack Thorington, and Major Daniel S. Troy; the 2nd Battalion by Lieutenant Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr. and Major William T. Stubblefield; the 3rd Battalion by Lieutenant Colonel John W.A. Sanford and Major Hatch Cook; and the 4th Battalion by Majors John D. McLennen and William N. Reeves.

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col James Holt *Clanton

 

Das Regiment wurde ab Februar 1862 nach dem Fall von Fort Donelson zur Sicherung von North-Alabama unter BrigGen Leroy P. *Walker im Raum Tuscumbia eingesetzt (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 69).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321). Bei der Ablösung der 19th Alabama Infantry von Sicherungsaufgaben bei Monterey durch Randal Gibson’s Brigade (II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles 1st Brigade Col Randal L. Gibson) bildete die 1st Alabama Cavary den Screening Schirm (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 116).

 

Literatur:

- DuBose, John W.: "History of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA." 1st Alabama Cavalry Papers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery

 

 

2nd Regiment Alabama Cavalry:

s. Pvt. James *Cunningham (Co. A)

 

The Second Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Montgomery on 1 May 1862. It proceeded to West Florida and operated there about ten months, engaging in several skirmishes. Ordered to north Mississippi, the regiment was placed with BrigGen Daniel Ruggles. It then lost 8 men in a skirmish at Mud Creek. It was then placed in BrigGen Samuel W. Ferguson's Brigade and operated in the Tennessee Valley, taking part in numerous skirmishes. The 2nd fought Union Gen Benjamin H. Grierson at Okolona with a loss of about 70 men killed and wounded; then it harassed Union Gen William T. Sherman on his march to and from Mississippi. Joining Gen Joseph Wheeler, the 2nd performed arduous duty on the flank of the army in the Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, losing a number of men in the battle on the 22nd of July at Atlanta. Having accompanied Gen John Bell Hood to Rome, the 2nd then fell on Sherman's rear and skirmished almost daily with some losses. The regiment tracked Sherman to Greensboro, NC, then escorted President Jeffer­son Davis to Georgia. At Forsyth, in that state, the regiment surrendered its arms, about 450 men.

 

Field and staff officers:

Cols. Fountain Winston Hunter (Montgomery; relieved); Richard Gordon Earle (Calhoun; KIA, Kingston, GA, 14 May 1864); John N. Carpenter (Greene); Lt. Cols. James Cunningham (Monroe; resigned, 1863); John Porter West (Shelby; resigned, 2 Dec 1862); John N. Carpenter (promoted); Josiah James Pegues (Tuscaloosa; wounded, Nickajack); Majors Mathew Robinson Marks (Montgomery; relieved); John N. Carpenter (promoted); Josiah James Pegues (promoted); Richard W. Carter (Butler); Leroy Napier (temporary); and Adjutant James M. Bullock (Greene).

 

Historical resources:

- Bibliography CS-Truppenteile: Alabama

- Internet Datei, Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile Alabama

 

 

3rd Regiment Alabama Cavalry:

s. Pvt George Harris (Co. D)

 

Overview:

3rd Cavalry Regiment was formed at Tupelo, Mississippi, in June, 1862. It was made up of independent companies which had seen prior service, some had fought at Shiloh. These companies were form Monroe, Choctaw, Wilcox, Mobile, Perry, Dallas, Calhoun, and Autauga counties. The unit served under Generals J.T. Morgan and W.W. Allen, and participated in the Battles of Bramlet's Station, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, and Chickamauga. Later it fought in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, the defense of Sav­annah, and the conflicts at Aiken, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. Only a few men were present when the Army of Tennessee surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James Hagan, Lieutenant Colonel Tyirie H. Mauldin, and Majors Frank Y. Gaines and Josiah Robins.

 

Literatur:

- Fontain, H. W. Confederate Letter (1864) - RG 697 [3rd Alabama Cavalry] (Auburn University Archives)

- Gaines, R. R. : "Reminiscenses of the 3rd Alabama Cavalry." 3rd Alabama Cavalry Papers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery

 

 

4th Alabama Cavalry [Love's] Battalion:

s. Pvt Henry B. *Love

 

The Fourth Alabama Cavalry Battalion (Love's) was made up of three companies, "A", "B", and "C", organized from Alabama between August and September 1863, which went to Virginia in 1864. They were consolidated with the Phillips' Legion [GA}, Wade Hampton's Cavalry Battalion (May to 11 July 1864). Then they merged into the Jeff. Davis [MS] Cavalry Legion. They were involved in some hard fighting at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, 2nd Cold Harbor, Trevilian Station, and the Petersburg Siege.

 

From Pike County, Co. "A" (Capt. Andrew P. Love) became Co. "H" in the Jeff. Davis Legion; from Barbour County, Co. "B" (Capt. Bethune B. McKenzie) became Co. "I", and also from Barbour County, Co. "C" (Capt. G. A. Roberts) became Co. "K".

 

Officers: As above, Capts. Andrew P. Love (captured, Dinwiddie); Bethune B. McKenzie; and G. A. Roberts.

 

 

4th Regiment Alabama Cavalry (Russel's):

s. Pvt John *Harrison (Co. I)

 

Overview:

4th (Russell's) Cavalry Regiment was formed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in December, 1862, by consolidating four companies from the 3rd (Forrest's Old) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, six companies of the 4th Alabama Battalion, and the Russell Rangers or 15th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion. Its members were from the counties of Madison, Wilcox, Monroe, Cherokee, Jackson, Marshall, and Lawrence. The regiment was assigned to General J.T. Morgan's and W.W. Allen's Brigade. It participated in the Battles of Lexington, Trenton, Jackson, Parker's Cross Roads, and Chickamauga, then was involved in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns. Later it skir­mished in the Tennessee Valley and served under General Chalmers in Alabama. Assigned to Forrest's Corps, it was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Alfred A. Russell, Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Hambrick, and Major F.M. Taylor.

 

 

4th Regiment Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's):

The 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Col. Philip Dale Roddey) was formed at Tuscumbia in October, 1862, and moved to middle Tennessee where it wintered. Recruits were from Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Walker counties. During the early spring, 1863, the regiment was sent to the Tennessee River Valley in Northern Alabama, assigned to General Phillip Dale Roddey's Brigade where it took an active part in raiding and attacking the Federals, including meeting Union Gen Grenville Dodge's advance below Tuscumbia, and in helping to thwart Union Col. Abel D. Streight's Raid into Alabama. The regiment was publicly commended in April, 1863, by Gen Braxton Bragg for its good discipline and order. In April, 1864, the regiment was transferred to the Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. After fighting at Brice's Cross Roads [also called Tishomingo Creek] with heavy losses, it saw action in various conflicts from Montevallo to Selma, including the defense against Union Gen James Wilson's Raid. At Selma, on 2 April 1865, most of the unit was captured. The remaining part surrendered at Pond Spring. The regiment's first colonel, Philip Dale Roddy, who raised an independent cavalry company before he commanded the 4th AL Cavalry, was made a brigadier early in the war. The regiment was commanded for the great part of the war by Col. William A. Johnson.

 

Field officers: Cols. Phillip Dale Roddey (Lawrence; promoted); William Arthur Johnson (Lauderdale; wounded, Pulaski); Lt. Col. Francis Marion Windes; Majors Richard W. Johnson (Lauderdale; wounded, near Florence; KIA, near Moulton); John E. Newsom; and Adjutants Francis Marion Windes (promoted); E. S. Chisholm.

 

Historical resources:

- Bibliography

- Internet Datei, Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile Alabama

 

 

5th Regiment Alabama Cavalry:

s. First Sergeant George W. *Dickinson; Pvt Charles William *Berryhill (Co. A); Pvt John William Benton *Ham; Pvt Charles Clem *Hames (Co.A)

 

The 5th Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Tuscumbia in December, 1862, by increasing the 22nd Alabama Cavalry Batta­lion to a regiment, and it was brigaded under Gen Philip Dale Roddy. The regiment was recruited in Fayette, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, and Tuscaloosa counties. It moved into East Tennessee shortly after and skirmished at Chapel Hill. It captured a wagon train at Hamburg; took 60 prisoners and a train at Hunt's Mill, in Jackson; blocked the railroad in the rear of Union Gen William S. Rosecrans; captured 130 prisoners at Madison Station; fought Gen Eli Long at Moulton; stampeded a regiment at Oakville; and was with Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest on his Pulaski Raid, with light loss. The 5th also skirmished with Union Gen Ja­mes B. Steedman when he marched into the Tennessee Valley, and it was in front of Union Gen James Wilson's Corps from Monte­vallo to Selma. The regiment took part in the defence of Selma and was mostly captured there. The remainder surrendered at Dan­ville, in Morgan County, on 6 May 1865. During its career, the 5th captured at least 450 enemy soldiers. The regiment was reliably commanded by Col. Josiah Patterson until war's end.

 

Field officers:

Col. Josiah Patterson (Morgan; captured, Selma); Lt. Cols. James Monroe Warren (captured, LaGrange; resigned); R. F. Gibson (La­wrence; resigned); Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry; William Wren (MS); Majors R. F. Gibson (Lawrence; resigned); William Wren (MS); and Adjutants William L. McGaughy; and John K. Clarke.

 

Literatur:

- Cantrell, Gene: Fifth Alabama Cavalry Regiment

 

 

6th Regiment Alabama Cavalry:

s. Sergeant William M. *Russel (Co. A); Pvt W. *Russel (Co. I)

 

The 6th Alabama Cavalry was organized near Pine Level, early in 1863, as part of BrigGen James H. Clanton's brigade. Recruits were gathered from Barour, Coffee, Coosa, Henry, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, and Tallapoosa counties. It was first engaged near Pollard with a column of the enemy that moved out from Pensacola. Ordered then to North Alabama, the 6th was concerned in several skirmishes near Decatur, with small loss. During the Atlanta-Dalton campaign, the regiment served for several weeks as part of BrigGen Samuel W. Ferguson's and BrigGen Frank C. Armstrong's brigades, losing quite a number. A portion of the regiment resisted MajGen Lovel H. Rousseau at Ten Islands, losing a number killed and captured. Transferred to West Florida, the 6th fought MajGen Frederick Steele's column at Bluff Springs, under orders from Col Armistead, and its loss was severe, especially in prisoners. The remnant fought MajGen James H. Wilson's column, and laid down their arms at Gainesville, fewer than 200 men.

 

Field officers:

Col. Charles H. Colvin, Lt. Col. Washington T. Lary (captured at Ten Islands); Major Eliphalet Ariel McWhorter (captured at Ten Islands, Bluff Springs); and Adjutant Joseph A. Robertson.

 

 

7th Regiment Alabama Cavalry:

s. Pvt George W. *Seymour (Co. ?)

 

The 7th Alabama Cavalry regiment was organized at Newbern, 22 July 1863, raised as part of the brigade of Gen James H. Clanton. Recruits came from Greene, Montgomery, Pickens, Randolph, and Shelby counties. Ordered to Pollard, the regiment remained in that vicinity for nearly a year. In the fall of 1864, the 7th reported to Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest at Corinth, Mississippi and was reassigned to Rucker's Brigade. It took part in the raid on Johnsonville and was engaged in the fighting as Gen John Bell Hood moved up to Nashville. The 7th also bore the brunt of the night attack of the enemy at Brentwood, suffering severely in killed and wounded. During Hood's retreat, the regiment fought daily and nightly, repelling the repeated assaults of the enemy's swarm of cavalry. When the 7th reached Corinth, only 64 rank and file (effectives) were left of the 350 with which it began the campaign. After recruiting a few weeks, the regiment joined Gen Abraham Butord, at Montevallo, 300 strong. Ordered to West Florida, the 7th reached Greenville, then turned and confronted Union Gen James Wilson's Corps from Benton to Girard, fighting and obstructing his march. At Girard, the regiment was in the line and took part in the last fighting of the great war. It moved by way of Dadeville and Wetumka, and it surrendered at Gainesville, 14 May 1865.

 

Field and staff officers:

Col. Joseph Hodgson (Montgomery); Lt. Cols. Henry J. Livingston (Autauga; resigned); Turner Clanton (Montgomery); Majors Turner Clanton (promoted); Francis C. Randolph (Montgomery); and Adjutant William t. Charles (Montgomery; captured, and escaped).

 

Historical resources:

- Bibliography

- Internet Datei, Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile Alabama

 

 

8th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Livingston's 8th Alabama Cavalry Papers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery

 

 

9th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

 

 

11th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Corry, Robert Emmett Papers (1857-1913) - RG 84[11th Alabama Cavalry] (Auburn University Archives) (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

12th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- DuBose, John W.: "Twelth Alabama Cavalry 1863-1865." 12st Alabama Cavalry Papers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery

 

 

19th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

 

34th Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- *Galloway, Armistead L. Papers (1862-1983) - RG 708 [34th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

51st Alabama Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- DuBose, John W.: "51st Ala. Cavalry, CSA." 51st Alabama Cavalry Papers. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery

- Ferguson, Samuel Wragg: "Memoirs of S. W. Ferguson," Heyward-Ferguson Papers. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

 

 

53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Partisan Rangers):

 

Literatur:

Whetstone, Adam Henry. History of the Fifty-Third Alabama Volunteer Infantry (Mounted). University, AL: Confederate Publishing Co., 1985 +++prüfen+++

 

 

Hardie's Battalion, Alabama Cavalry Reserves:

s. Pvt Charles *Swett (Co. C); Pvt G. D. *Trussel (Co. C)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Julian’s Alabama Cavalry Battalion:

s. Major William R. *Julian; die Einheit gehörte im Spätjahr 1862 zu Col Philip Dale *Roddey's Brigade (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. 278 Anm. 7)

 

 

Murphy's Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Alabama and Florida Battalion):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

zur Alabama Artillery allgemein:

 

Literatur:

* Kolb-Hume Collection (1857-1918) - RG 190 [Alabama Artillery] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

1st Battalion Alabama Artillery:

s. Captain William R. *Julian (Co. F&E)

 

Overview:

1st Artillery Battalion, organized at Fort Morgan, Alabama, in February, 1861, entered Confederate service in March. Containing six companies, members of the unit were recruited in the cities of Mobile, Selma, and Montgomery. It served in or near Mobile throug­hout the war and was placed under the command of Generals Shoup, Higgins, and Page. During August, 1864, more than 400 men were captured when Fort Gaines and Morgan fell, but a detachment continued the fight at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. In March, 1865, a small number moved to Choctaw Bluff and were included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Robert C. Forsyth and James T. Gee, and Major J.M. Cary.

 

 

Eufaula Light Artillery (Alabama):

s. Pvt Henry *Cuningham

 

Overview:

Eufaula Light Artillery was organized in February, 1862, at Eufaula, Alabama, and contained men from Barbour and adjoining coun­ties. After fighting at Tazewell and Murfreesboro it was assigned to T.J. Stanford's and J.W. Eldridge's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee. The unit served with the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then moved with Hood to Tennessee. During January, 1865, it was sent to Mobile and attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. This company reported 3 woun­ded and 2 missing at Murfreesboro and 6 killed at Chickamauga. It totalled 102 effectives in April, 1864, and surrendered with about 80 in May, 1865. Captains John W. Clark and McDonald Oliver were in command.

 

 

Goldthwaite's Battery Alabama Light Artillery:

s. Captain Henry C. Semple

 

Overview:

Semple's / Goldthwaite's Battery completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in March, 1862, with men from Montgomery. After serving at Mobile it was involved in the Kentucky Campaign and the Battle of Murfreesboro. Assigned to T.R. Hotchkiss' Bat­talion of Artillery, the battery participated in various conflicts of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. It was orga­nized with 109 men, had 121 in December, 1863, and 82 fit for duty in April, 1864. It reported 2 killed at Perryville, 4 at Murfreesbo­ro, 2 at Chickamauga, and 1 at Ringgold Gap. In 1865 the company was ordered to North Carolina, but surrendered at Augusta, Ge­orgia. It was commanded by Captains Richard W. Goldthwaite and Henry C. Semple.

 

 

Jeff Davis Artillery:

auch als Bondurant's Battery bekannt

 

Literatur:

- Laboda, Lawrence R.: From Selma to Appomattox - The History of Jeff Davis Artillery; White Mane, Shippensburg, 400pp: At the front of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Jeff Davis Artillery played an active part in most of the major campaigns in the Eastern Theater. Also known as Bondurant's Battery, it fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and many other major engagements, often winning praise for its steadfastness

 

 

Gage’s Alabama Battery:

s. Captain Charles P. *Gage

 

1862 im Battle of Shiloh Batteriechef Alabama Battery; die Battery gehörte 1862 zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen James T. Chalmers 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg in A. S. Johnston's Army of the Mississippi; die Battery war am 6.4.1862 in Shiloh beim Angriff östlich der Eastern Corinth Road auf die US-Truppen bestehend 2nd Brigade Col Madison Miller 6th Division BrigGen Benjamin M. *Prentiss beteiligt (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 154 mit Karte S. 146).

 

Literatur:

- Gage’s Alabama Battery File, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery / Alabama

 

 

1st Alabama Battery:

 

Literatur:

* Mason, Benjamin Papers (1862-1882) - RG 48 [lst Alabama Battery & 60th Alabama Infantry] (Auburn University Archives)