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J. H. Pinckard, Private, Company D, 14th Regiment Alabama Infantry, enlisted July 26, 1861 at Auburn, Alabama by James A. Browne for the war, received pay, bounty, & clothing allowance August 29, 1862, recorded on the muster roll for the period June 20 to October 31, 1862, as "absent without leave,"* present on the next bi-monthly muster held the end of the year, surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865
* There is nothing in his records which would indicate his status. All his Orderly (1st) Sergeant probably knew was that he was absent without permission on October 31. He very well may have been previously wounded, hospitalized, furloughed, and have overstayed his leave, but this should have been known and so recorded. It's a mystery. Perhaps your records may have been commingled with that of his brother/cousin, etc., below.
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John P. Pinckard, Private, Company D, 14th Regiment Alabama Infantry, enlisted July 26, 1861 at Auburn, Alabama by James A. Browne for the war, wounded during the engagements around Richmond, VA June 26 to July 1, 1862, admitted General Hospital, Petersburg, Va. June 22, 1864, gunshot wound, transferred June 24, received at Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, Va. June 25, furloughed for 60 days July 19, surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865
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Lucius Pinckard, 3rd Lieutenant, Company D, 14th Regiment Alabama Infantry, mustered into service September 7, 1861, appointed Adjutant July 10, 1862, appointed Lt. Colonel September 23, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Va., appointed Colonel October 3, 1862 at Fayettville, Penn., slightly wounded in the battle of Salem Church, Va., May 3, 1863, wounded and left in hands of enemy at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863, sent to West's Buildings, USA General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., November 10, 1863, gunshot wound F. Rt. Humerus, upper 3rd, age 22, "Invalid" prisoner of war paroled and transferred to Point Lookout, Md. September 27, exchanged October 11, 1864, admitted General Hospital No. 4, Richmond, Va. October 7, 1864, furloughed October 15, medically certified to retire invalid officers January 3, 1865, paroled at Montgomery, Alabama May, 1865, description: 5' 9", dark hair, hazel eyes, dark complexion, address: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama
M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
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THE FOURTEENTH ALABAMA INFANTRY.
The Fourteenth Alabama infantry was organized at Auburn, 1861;
remained in camp at Huntsville till October, when it was ordered
to Virginia.
It fought with distinction at Williamsburg, May 5, 1862; Seven
Pines, May 31st to June 1st and Mechanicsville, June 26th; made
desperate charges at Frayser's Farm, June 30th, and Malvern Hill,
July 1st, its losses of killed and wounded being very heavy. It
served with distinction at Sharpsburg, September 17th; Salem, May
3, 1863, and Gettysburg, July 1st to 3rd; the Wilderness May 5 to
7, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 8th to 18th, and in the many fights
around Petersburg from June, 1864, to Appomattox, in April, 1865.
Among its distinguished killed in battle were: Capt. John Bell,
killed at Mechanicsville; Lieut.-Col. David W. Baine, Capt. James
S. Williamson, Lieuts. James E. Mayes, Nat M. Smith and C. H.
Snead, at Frayser's Farm; Capt. J. Y. Wallace, at Matapony,
August 6, 1862; Maj. Owen K. McLemore, at South Mountain,
September 14, 1862; Maj. R. A. McCord, Lieuts. H. M. Cox and M.
L. Bankston, at Chancellorsville; Capts. C. H. Lambeth and E.
Folk, at Petersburg.
Among the other field officers were: Col. Thomas J. Judge,
afterward on the supreme bench of Alabama, and Cols. Lucius
Pinckard and Alfred C. Wood; Lieut.-Col. James A. Brown, and
Majs. George W. Taylor and Mickleberry P. Terrell.
Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 99
Partial list of Engagements
14th AL Infantry
Organized: Auburn, AL on 7/19/61 Mustered Out: 4/9/65
06/27/62 Gaines' Mill, VA
08/30/62 2nd Manassas, VA
09/07/62
09/17/62 Sharpsburg, MD
05/03/63 Chancellorsville, VA
05/03/63 Salem Church, VA
07/01/63 Gettysburg, PA
07/02/63 Gettysburg, PA
07/03/63 Gettysburg, PA
05/06/64 Wilderness, VA
05/12/64 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
05/24/64 North Anna River, VA
05/30/64 North Anna River, VA
06/23/64 Petersburg, VA
08/22/64 Reams' Station, VA
08/29/64 Petersburg, VA
09/29/64 Petersburg, VA
10/15/64 Petersburg, VA