J. H. Rogers, Private, Company F, 50th Regiment Alabama Infantry, enlisted December 16, 1861 at Mobile, Ala. by Capt. Clements for one year, present with a detachment commanded by Lt. John Rutledge, guarding Baker Creek Bridge on Muscogee R. R., near Columbus, Ga. December 5, 1864, paroled at Montgomery, Ala. May 11, 1865, description: 5' 11", dark hair, blue eyes, dark complexion, no other records

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

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THE FIFTIETH ALABAMA INFANTRY

The Fiftieth Alabama regiment was organized at Corinth in 1862,
from two battalions recently enlisted.

Placed in Gladden's brigade it fought at Shiloh, April 6 and 7,
1862, with a loss of 123 killed and wounded, out of 700 men
engaged. It was called at first the Twenty-sixth, but as there
was already a regiment by that name, it was, after July, 1863,
known as the Fiftieth.

It was in the battle of Bridge Creek, May 28, 1862, with a loss
of 2 killed. In June, 1862, the regiment was placed in General
Gardner's brigade, with the Nineteenth, Twenty second and
Thirty-ninth; moved into Kentucky and lost about 20 men in a
fight with General Sills' division.

Transferred to Deas' brigade, it fought with conspicuous
gallantry at Murfreesboro, winning the commendation of its
division commander, General Withers, and losing 80 men in killed
and wounded.

It spent the remainder of the winter at Tullahoma; was for a
time consolidated with the Thirty-ninth, under command of Col.
H. D. Clayton, and in July it was numbered the Fiftieth, and was
alternately commanded by Col. J. G. Coltart and Lieut.-Col. N.
N. Clements.

At Chickamauga it lost 100 men, out of 500 engaged, and it also
lost heavily at Missionary Ridge. It wintered at Dalton, and
did arduous duty on the retreat to Atlanta, being engaged nearly
every day, and losing heavily in the bloody battles around
Atlanta during the last week of July, 1864.

The regiment moved into Tennessee with Hood, and was badly
mutilated at Franklin. It then proceeded to the Carolinas and
distinguished itself at Kinston, where a line of skirmishers, 40
strong, under Capt. E. B. Vaughan, captured a stand of colors
and 300 men of the Fifteenth Connecticut.

After April 9th it was consolidated with the Twenty-second,
Twenty-fifth and Thirty ninth, under Col. Harry T. Toulmin, and
it was surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.

Col. John G. Coltart, who first led the regiment, was wounded at
Shiloh and Atlanta. He was frequently in command of a brigade,
and about the time of the surrender was in command of Hill's
division. Lieut.-Col. N. N. Clements was promoted from the
line, and was frequently in command of the regiment. Capt. J.
C. Hutto was promoted to major.

Major Gwin was wounded at Shiloh. Adjt. John C. Bruckner and
Capt. George Arnold were killed at Atlanta.

The "Limestone Rebels," who were mustered into service at
Huntsville, September 17, 1861, formed Company E of this
regiment, Capt. Jim Malone, Lieuts. Dr. N. D. Richardson,
William Richardson and John B. McClelland, and Orderly- Sergt. George W. McKinney.

Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 210