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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 1,217 1,217 Browse Search
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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 294 294 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 109 109 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 108 108 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 102 102 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 83 83 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 67 67 Browse Search
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to the Confederate cause, many of them being mere boys, and most of them drawn from the very flower of the land. There were sixty Alabama regiments of infantry, thirteen of cavalry, six battalions and twenty batteries, besides many companies from Alabama consolidated with those from other States in Confederate regiments, five of these being cavalry. Many of the regiments were commanded by veterans of the Mexican war, and some were led by officers fresh from West Point. Before the close of 1863, nearly 9,000 of these soldiers had been killed or had died of wounds, camp diseases and exposure. Alabama, which was the cradle of the Confederacy, was also its grave; for on her soil was fought, at Fort Tyler, April 16, 1865, the last bloody conflict of the war. Early in 1862, Tennessee being in the possession of the Federals, the northern counties of Alabama were harassed by continuous raids. In April, Huntsville was occupied by General Mitchel and Colonel Turchin. Indignities of
lties at battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 2 and 3, 1863, 17 killed and 49 wounded. (362) Mentioned in rlt upon Hooker at Chancellorsville, May 1 to 4, 1863, and was superb in its charge at Gettysburg, whh; Suffolk, May, 1863; Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863. Ordered to join Bragg's army, the regiment fo its valor. It was at Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863; Kelly's Ford, August1st; and Mine Run, Novembeamauga suffered severely. During the winter of 1863-64, the regiment was transferred from Adams' tofierce fighting, were captured. The winter of 1863-64 was passed at Dalton, and with the spring of gallantly at Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863, losing nearly 27 per cent of its force. At Mil Bragg. (691) Casualties, November 24 and 25, 1863, 4 killed, 20 wounded. (704) Mentioned in Gen. wounded, at battle of Gettysburg, July 1 to 4, 1863. (395, 396) Colonel Sheffield's report of the ate, Middle Tennessee campaign, June 24 and 25, 1863, 5 wounded at Hoover's Gap. Vol. XXIII, Part[29 more...]<
hanty. Its colonel, James H. Clanton, was in the spring of 1863 commissioned a brigadiergeneral, and rendered very efficienThis regiment was asked for by General Lee in the summer of 1863. Extracts from official war Records Vol. Vii—(909-91 war. It was in Florida for a short time during the fall of 1863, but much of its service was in northern Alabama and viciniavalry. The Sixth Alabama cavalry was organized early in 1863, and formed a part of Clanton's brigade. It served in Flor of cavalry was organized in north Alabama in the winter of 1863-64, to form part of Roddey's command. It took part in the , known as Partisan Rangers, was organized in the summer of 1863, by the union of Hewlett's and Boyles' battalions of cavalrs H. Conner was in command continuously after the spring of 1863. Extracts from official war Records. First Confederannessee during the greater part of the winter and spring of 1863-64, serving for a time in Hannon's brigade. It fought at T
served in the defenses of Mobile until the spring of 1863, when it was attached to General Featherstone's brigs' brigade, Withers' reserve corps, in the summer of 1863, and was engaged at Munfordville, Perryville, Wildcaned in General Chalmers' report, September 12 to 17, 1863, Munfordville, Ky. (982, 983) Seven wounded, Munfordvice at Baker's Creek, where it was badly cut up. In 1863 it went with Stevenson's division to Mississippi, anlery. Divided into Waddell's and Emery's batteries, 1863. Served in Kentucky campaign, and in Mississippi prtey's, brigade, army of Mobile, during the summer of 1863. In January, 1864, it was at Jackson, Miss., comman wounded, battle of Chickamauga, September 18 to 20, 1863. (459) Mentioned in B. R. Johnson's report (493) Meek gap and Bell's bridge in the spring and summer of 1863. It was with the army of Tennessee and took part inontinuously by Captain Dent, and after the summer of 1863 was called by his name. It was composed only partia
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Battles of the armies in Virginia in which Alabama troops were engaged. (search)
Gen. R. E. Lee, 35,000; loss 1890 k, 9770 w, 2304 m.—Federal, Gen. McClellan, 87,000; loss 2661 k, 11704 w, 13491 m. Alabama troops, same as at Antietam. Shepherdstown, Va.. Sept. 19-20. Gen. R. E. Lee.—Federal, Gen. F. J. Porter, 2 brigades; loss 71 k, 161 w, 131 m. Alabama troops, same as at Antietam. Fredericksburg, Dec. 13. Gen. R. E. Lee, 20,000; loss 608 k, 4116 w, 653 m.—Federal, Gen. Burnside, 116,683; loss 1284 k, 9600 w, 1769 m. Alabama troops, same as at Antietam. 1863. Deserted House, Suffolk, Va., Jan. 30. Loss 8 k, 31 w.—Federal, Gen. M. Corcoran; loss 23 k, 108 w, 12 m. Kelly's Ford, Va., Mar. 17.—Federal; loss 9 k, 35 w, 40 m. Siege of Suffolk, Va.. April 11 to 30. Gen. Longstreet, 20,000.— Federal, Gen. John J. Peck, 24,000; loss 41 k, 223 w, 2 m. Chancellorsville, Va., May 1 to 4. Gen. Jackson, 60,000; loss 1665 k, 9081 w, 2018 m.—Federal, Gen. J. Hooker, 130,000; loss 1606 k, 9762 w, 5919 m. Alabama troops, 3d, 5th, 6th, 8th.
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Battles of the Western army in which Albama troops were engaged. (search)
0; loss 208 k, 1005 w, 563 m. Alabama troops, Ward's Batty.; 20th, 23d, 30th, 31st, 37th, 40th Inf. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863. Gen. B. Bragg, 37,712; loss 1294 k, 7945 w, 1027 m.—Federal, Gen. Rosecrans, 43,400; loss 1533 k, 7802 w, 3717 m. Alabama troops, 16th, 19th, 22d, 24th, 25th, 28th, 31st, 32d, 33d, 34th, 37th, 39th, 41st, 45th Inf.; Yancey's Battn.; Wheeler's Cav.; Garrity's, Waters', Ketchum's, Lumsden's, Robertson's, Semple's and Eufaula Battrs. 1863. Rassell's, Tenn., Jan. 1. Gen. Jos. Wheeler; total loss 12.—Federal, total loss 70. Alabama troops, parts of 1st, 3d, 4th, 51st Cav., and 8th Conf. Cav. Lavergne, Tenn., Jan. 1. Gen. Jos. Wheeler; total loss 40.—Federal, total loss 140. Alabama troops, parts of 1st, 3d, 4th, 51st Cav., and 8th Conf. Cav. Near Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 2. Gen. Jos. Wheeler; total loss 436—Federal, total loss 3100 Alabama troops, parts of 1st, 3d, 4th, 7th, 51st Cav., and 1st, 3d, 8th Conf
ncy. He served in that capacity through the session of 1862-63. After his recovery he returned to his regiment, with promobeing reorganized and reinforced at Dalton in the winter of 1863 and 1864, the First and Twenty-sixth Alabama were added to lion, and drove the enemy from the field. In the spring of 1863 Colonel Clanton raised three more regiments, the Sixth, Seve. When Forrest went to Mississippi, in the latter part of 1863, Hannon remained with the army of Tennessee, and was placedsuperintend the construction of the defenses of Mobile. In 1863 he was for a short time chief of the engineer department ofas surrendered with it, but was exchanged later in the year 1863. On September 18th he was commissioned brigadier-general, wounded in the knee by a minie ball. During the winter of 1863-64 he was president of the division court-martial. In the Pettus. He was sent to Vicksburg with his brigade early in 1863, and ordered to Grand Gulf about the time that Grant landed