Hayes Lowe
17th Alabama Sharpshooter Battalion
Thu Jul 19 08:40:02 2001


I'm not sure if we are addressing the same unit or not, but this is the only 17th Alabama sharpshooter unit of which I've ever heard.

The 17th Alabama Infantry Sharpshooters Battalion was formed in June 1862, and composed of only two companies (Company A and Company B) from the 19th and 39th Infantry Regiments. No records of the unit's existence have been found after August 1864.

James Nabors was Capt. of Company A, which was formed with members of 19th Infantry Regt. I don't have any information on Company B, or who commanded it, in my notes.