Alan J. Pitts
46th through 61st Alabama....
Mon Jun 11 23:56:50 2001


The end. UA/xx is University of Alabama, followed by the class year; CV is Confederate Veteran Magazine.

46th Alabama:
George A. McFarlin. Appointed acting Adjutant May 24, 1864, as 2nd Lieutenant of Company “D”. Appointed Ensign June 22, 1864, to rank from June 17, 1864, but declined. [Killed at Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31, 1864.]

John F. Thomas. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign August 29, 1864, to rank from August 24, 1864; formerly a member of Company “C”.

47th Alabama:
David J. Smith. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign July 22, 1864, to rank July 18, 1864; formerly a Sergeant of Company “D”. Wounded on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

48th Alabama:
John J. Pollard. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign November 26, 1864, to rank June 4, 1864; formerly 1st Sergeant of Company “I”. Paroled at Talladega, Alabama, May 30, 1865.

49th Alabama:
[Not found]

50th Alabama:
L. Coker. Nominated to be Ensign March 30, 1864, as a sergeant in Company “F”. Wounded at Lickskillet Road, Georgia, July 28, 1864.

54th Alabama:
James F. Flynn. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign November 17, 1864, to rank from September 23, 1864; formerly a member of Company “C”.

55th Alabama:
William M. Cowan. Acting ensign from May 1, 1864; wounded at Peachtree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign September 2, 1864, to rank from August 26, 1864; formerly Sergeant Major of the regiment. In making Cowan’s nomination, Colonel Snodgrass mentioned that “the Regiment has never had a regular color bearer”.

57th Alabama:
[Not found]

58th Alabama:
James B. Freeman. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign May 13, 1864, to rank April 28, 1864; formerly a Sergeant in Company “A”. Surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, May 10, 1865. [CV4:241]

59th Alabama:
James P. Burk. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign August 2, 1864, to rank July 29, 1864; formerly a corporal of Company “C”.

60th Alabama:
William N. Leslie. Wounded at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia, May 16, 1864. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign June 22, 1864, to rank June 17, 1864; formerly serving with Company “D”. Wounded near Petersburg, Virginia, September 20, 1864. Surrendered April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

61st Alabama:
James W. Walker. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and Ensign May 13, 1864, to rank April 28, 1864; formerly 1st Sergeant of Company “B”. Wounded and disabled at Snicker’s Gap, Virginia, July 18, 1864. [UA/63]