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Re: Andrew Jackson Peters, in the Alabama Infantry

Andrew J. Peters, Private, Company H, 3rd Alabama Infantry, enlisted August 5, 1862 in Chambers County for the duration of the war, receipted for an issue of clothing December 24, 1862, signing with an 'X', "His Mark," surrendered and paroled at Appomattox Court House, Va. April 9, 1865

M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama

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Col, Jones M. Withers organized the Third Alabama at Montgomery in April, 1861, and it was immediately dispatched to Virginia.

Colonel Withers was very early promoted to the rank of
brigadier-general, and Tennent Lomax succeeded him as colonel
of the regiment.

It won great honor in the battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill,
Winchester, Cedar Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, The
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Second Cold Harbor, Early's advance
on Washington, the battles around Richmond, Petersburg and
Appomattox.

Colonels Lomax and B. B. Johnson were among the killed at Seven Pines. The regiment lost 207 killed, wounded and missing at the bloody battle of Malvern Hill.

See also:

http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/alamilor/3rdinf.html

http://www.civilwarhome.com/3alainf.htm

http://www.gloverfamily.com/civilwar/3rdal.htm

http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/CSA/AL/3AL.php

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alcwroot/infantry_files/3rd_ala_inf.htm

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