Hayes Lowe
42nd Ala. Inf. Regt.
Tue Jun 26 10:04:05 2001


The 42nd Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered at Columbus, Mississippi on May 16, 1862. The regiment surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, and was paroled there. The regiment was declared “exchanged” in November of that year.

Out of 700 men, the 42nd lost 98 men killed and about 250 wounded or captured at the Battle of Corinth, its first engagement.

"We were met by a perfect storm of grape, canister, cannon balls and mini balls. Oh God! I have never seen the like! The men fell like grass. I saw men, running at full speed, stop suddenly and fall upon their faces, with their brains scattered all around. Others, with legs and arms cut off, shrieking with agony. The ground literally strewn with mangled corpses. Ahead was one continuous blaze." Lt. Charles Labuzan (42nd, Co. F) on the Battle of Corinth. (The War In The West, Time Life Books)

After several consolidations with other regiments, it was renamed the 37th Infantry Regiment Consolidated in late 1864 or early 1865.

Engagements: Corinth, Vicksburg Campaign, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Vicksburg Siege, Chattanooga Siege, Chattanooga, Atlanta Campaign, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Atlanta, Ezra Church, Atlanta Siege, and the Carolinas Campaign.

I only have information on Companies B aka “Lane Guards” and D aka "Colors Company", both from Pickens County. In Company D, I have the following Flurry:

FLURRY, Thomas (Captured and held at Camp Chase POW Camp, Columbus, Ohio or Camp Dennison, Cincinatti, Ohio. Died 10/13/64. Buried at Camp Chase, grave mark #287, grave #16, row 10.)