Jim Martin
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Sun Sep 17 22:44:22 2000


Dear Mr. George,

Thanks for your participation in the message board.

If you visit the following website, you will see a transcription of the "HISTORY of the 18th ALABAMA INFANTRY REGIMENT - CSA ; By Reverend Edgar W. Jones".

Click here to view this text.

Though some of the company designations are different at the very end of the text it states"

"General Braxton Bragg ordered Brewster's Company "A" and Lloyd's Company "G" of the 9th Alabama Infantry Battalion to be consolidated on April 19, 1862. Both had organized at Ashville, Alabama, for twelve months service, Brewster's on December 20, 1861, and Lloyd's on March 1, 1862. Originally designated Company "K", it reorganized for three years or the war on July 21, 1862. The company designation changed to "L" about September 30, 1862. This organization was dissolved and Company "A" and Company "G" of the 9th Alabama Infantry Battalion reconstituted on March 2, 1863."

Earlier Corinth/Mobile/Wartrace section it states:

"Here we were brigaded with the 38th and 36th Alabama. Co. L. was taken out of the 18th and put into and made a part of the 58th Alabama Regiment, which was also put into our brigade a little later on."

Could this possibly be your ancestor's organization? It's the only reference I've seen that connects the 9th Bttn./18th Regt./58th Regt.

Jim Martin
Alabama in the Civil War Message Board