Jim Martin
Here's what we have, so far!
Mon Sep 11 11:28:44 2000


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Jim Martin

Alabamans in Non-Alabama Units

Adam's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment; In the regiment recruited by Col. (afterwards Gen.) Wirt Adams of Mississippi there were two Alabama companies. One was from Clarke, under Stephen B. Cleveland as captain, who was promoted, and succeeded by John Y. Kilpatrick. The other company was from Lowndes, with S. J. Fagg as captain, who resigned, and was succeeded by M. B. Bowie.


Barrett's Missouri Battery received men from Sengstak's Alabama Battery in late 1863.

Clark County Artillery (2nd Arkansas Light Artillery); A number of men from the 1st Alabama Cavalry transferred to fill ranks.

Cobb's Kentucky Battery received survivors from Water's Alabama Battery in November 1863.

Ferrell's Georgia Battery; A number of Alabamians were also in the battery of Capt. C. B. Farrell of Georgia. They were from Chambers and Randolph counties, under Lieut. Nathan Davis.


Jeff Davis Legion; There were two companies of mounted Alabamians in the "Jeff Davis Legion," an organization that served in Virginia throughout the war. One of the companies was from Sumter, under Capt. Wm. M. Stone, who was promoted, and succeeded by A. K. Ramsey as captain. The other was from Marengo, Capt. Tayloe, who was succeeded by Ivey Lewis as captain.

Mayberry's Tennessee Battery received survivors from Water's Alabama Battery in November 1863.

1st Stuart Horse Artillery - John Pelham Battery; Some of these men were from Virginia and Maryland, but most of them were from Alabama. From Talladega, Ala., near Pelham's home, went forty men under Lieutenant William McGregor, a gallant officer now living in Texas. One gun was manned by French Creoles from Mobile, Ala., who were called by Pelham the "Napoleon Detachment." (Southern Historical Society Papers. Vol. XXX. Richmond, Va., January-December. 1902)

2nd Arkansas Light Artillery (see Clark County Artillery)

* There were others in the battery of Capt. S. H. Dent of Barbour, and in that of Capt. Thrall of Forrest's corps.

2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment

3rd (Forrest's Old Regiment) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment; Co. B - Montgomery & S. Ala, Co. E - Gadsden, Ala, Co. F - Madison Co., AL, Co. H - Marshall Co., AL, Co I - "an Alabama company". Companies B, E, F and H were transferred to Russell's 4th Alab Cav in Nov. '62. In the 4th Ala Cav, Co. B became Co. A, Co. E became Co. B, Co. F became Co. K and Co. H became Co. H. Company I of Forrest's Old Regiment was almost entirely captured at Fort Donelson. They ultimately became Co. I of the 12th Ala Cav. (Military Annals of Tennessee)

4th Tennessee Cavalry; Co. H (Military Annals of Tennessee)

12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (aka 16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment) was organized in Alabama. Co. A was mostly from Sumter; Co. K was from Sumter and Pickens. Dupree's Independent Cavalry Company sometimes served as Co. D of Armistead's 12th Miss. and Alabama Cav. (later renamed the 16th Confederate Cav. and then the 12th Miss. Cav.) Dupree's Company was made up primarily of men from Pickens Co.

17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment; Co. "I", "men from Franklin Co., Tenn. and Jackson Co., Ala."

25th Georgia Infantry Regiment; Co. E (became Co. I, 38th GA; became Co. A, 60th GA; became Co. K, 61st AL)

31st Georgia Infanty CSA, Co. C. Mitchell Guards was composed of men from the five Alabama counties of Russell, Dale, Henry, Coffee and Barbour. (Reference-"31st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Confederate States of America (CSA) A Regimental History" by John Griffin [web site with biblliography] and letters from Pvt. Washington J. Hatcher of Dale County, Alabama, which I possess copies)

32nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment

33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment

37th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Companies were transferred to other Alabama companies (Military Annals of Tennessee).

50th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Co. C (Military Annals of Tennessee)

• Addition (8th Conf. Cav.) — Hayes Lowe, Mon Sep 11 11:54