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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
and was very gracious and courteous to the officers, who held a brief conversation with him. Twelfth Alabama Infantry. Contributed to Brewer's Alabama, page 608, by Captain R. E. Park: The Twelfth Alabama was organized at Richmond in July, 1861, and at once moved to the Potomac front. It was first brigaded under General R. S. Ewell, of Virginia, who was soon after succeeded by General Rodes, of Alabama. The regiment reached Manassas on the 22nd of July, the day after the great battss, to consolidate the regiments which have fallen below the minimum required by law to retain their present organization, beg leave most respectfully to represent: That the Twelfth Alabama regiment has been in service in the field since July, 1861; and that in consequence of the ravages of disease and the casualties of battle in the hard fought fields of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, in which Rodes' old brigade has participated and acquired glory, the regiment has become reduced b