Alan J. Pitts
33rd through 45th Alabama....
Fri Jun 8 22:50:27 2001


For what it's worth, DAB is an abbrevation for Thomas McAdory Owen's Dictionary of Alabama Biography, an excellent source for background information on Confederate soldiers.


33rd Alabama:
Neil Godwin. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 28, 1864, to rank April 21, 1864; formerly a member of Company “E”. Killed at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.

34th Alabama:
John H. Cocke. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign February 8, 1865, to rank from June 15, 1864; formerly a sergeant of Company “E”, serving as Ensign from May 1, 1864. Wounded near Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864.

35th Alabama:
Robert Wheeler. [Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign during 1864; formerly a member of Company “B”. Killed at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.]

36th Alabama:
Joseph W. Tillinghast. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign May 13, 1864, to rank April 28, 1864; formerly a member of Company “B”. Wounded near Atlanta, Georgia, August 7, 1864. Surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, May 10, 1865.

37th Alabama:
James M. Ables. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign November 26, 1864, to rank from October 28, 1864; formerly a member of Company “G”.

38th Alabama:
John J. Raiford. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign September 27, 1864, to rank September 23, 1864; formerly a member of Company “H”. Surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, May 12, 1865.

39th Alabama:
[Not found]

40th Alabama:
James P. Hamilton. Wounded [at Resaca, Georgia, May 15,] 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign August 29, 1864, to rank August 24, 1864; formerly a sergeant of Company “F”. Paroled at Montgomery, Alabama, May 18, 1865.

41st Alabama:
Clark Richey. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign July 8, 1864, to rank July 5, 1864; formerly color sergeant of Company “C”.

42nd Alabama:
John T. Perry. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign April 18, 1864, to rank April 9, 1864; formerly a member of Company “A”. Resigned on January 12, 1865.

43rd Alabama:
Leonidas Hall. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign September 27, 1864, to rank September 23, 1864; formerly color sergeant of Company “C”. Wounded and captured at Sailor’s Creek, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Washington, District of Columbia, June 21, 1865.

44th Alabama:
James M. Grice. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign May 13, 1864, to rank April 30, 1864; formerly a member of Company “C”. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 6, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

45th Alabama:
Patrick Edward Barnett. Appointed Ensign April 28, 1864, to rank April 21, 1864; formerly a member of Company “C”. Wounded and disabled near Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864. Retired to the Invalid Corps, January 16, 1865. [DAB3:102]