Alan J. Pitts
1st through 15th Alabama....
Wed Jun 6 23:47:23 2001


Here are the ensigns for the 1st Confederate Battalion and Alabama regiments, 1st through 15th. I'll try to post another group tomorrow.

1st Confederate Battalion:
John McCarrell. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign October 28, 1864, to rank September 24, 1864; formerly a sergeant of 2nd Company C. Wounded at the Weldon Railroad, Virginia, August 18, 1864; died August 22, 1864.
Charles C. Anderson. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign [December 28, 1864,] to rank November 9, 1864; formerly a member of 2nd Company E. Captured at Salisbury, North Carolina, April 12, 1865. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 14, 1865.

1st Alabama:
Henry H. Stevens. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign June 22, 1864, to rank from June 17, 1864; formerly Sergeant of Company A. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant of consolidated Company F, 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment, April 9, 1865. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.

3rd Alabama:
Hendrix A. Hardy. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 27, 1864, to rank April 20, 1864; formerly a color sergeant belonging to Company G. Wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864. Paroled at Selma, Alabama, June 3, 1865.

4th Alabama
William W. Beasley. Wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign August 16, 1864, to rank June 15, 1864; formerly a member of Company A. Surrendered April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

5th Alabama:
Basil M. Hanks. Wounded [at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5,] 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign November 26, 1864, to rank October 27, 1864; former member of 2nd Company H serving as Ensign since nomination on April 26, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

6th Alabama:
William Frank Norman. Appointed Ensign April 22, 1864, to rank April 18, 1864; formerly a member of 2nd Company E. Captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, May 8, 1864. Exchanged November 15, 1864, Venus Point on the Savannah River.

8th Alabama:
L. P. Ragsdell. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 18, 1864, to rank April 9, 1864; formerly Color Sergeant of Company F. Wounded at the Weldon Railroad, Virginia, August 21, 1864.

9th Alabama:
Edward R. Till. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 28, 1864, to rank April 24, 1864; formerly a member of Company D. Wounded and disabled at Hatchers Run, Virginia, October 27, 1864. Retired to the Invalid Corps January 17, 1865.

10th Alabama:
Alexander W. Helton. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 18, 1864, to rank April 12, 1864; formerly a member of Company F.

11th Alabama:
Paul G. Shaw. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign June 6, 1864, to rank May 5, 1864; formerly a sergeant of Company A. Killed near Jerusalem Plank Road, Virginia, June 22, 1864.
Charles H. Bullock. Wounded at the Weldon Railroad, Virginia, August 21, 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign November 17, 1864, to rank November 3, 1864; formerly color bearer and a member of Company C. Paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, June 5, 1865.

12th Alabama:
John C. McCary. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign June 22, 1864, to rank June 17, 1864. Captured at Winchester, Virginia, September 19, 1864. Enlisted in U.S. service and released from prison on October 15, 1864.

13th Alabama:
Wiley B. Hinton. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign August 25, 1864, to rank June 14, 1864; formerly a member of Company I. Died in a Richmond, Virginia, hospital on November 24, 1864.

14th Alabama:
George W. Allen. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 18, 1864, to rank April 12, 1864; formerly a sergeant of Company A. Previously wounded and disabled at Salem Church, Virginia, May 3, 1863. Retired to the Invalid Corps on September 14