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The 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Troy, in Pike County, in March, 1863, as part of the brigade of Gen'l James H. Clanton. It was stationed at Mobile and Pollard until January 1864 then joined the Army of the Tennessee in time to share fully the hardships of the Dalton-Atlanta campaign.Transferred to North Carolina where it surrendered.<br> | The 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Troy, in Pike County, in March, 1863, as part of the brigade of Gen'l James H. Clanton. It was stationed at Mobile and Pollard until January 1864 then joined the Army of the Tennessee in time to share fully the hardships of the Dalton-Atlanta campaign.Transferred to North Carolina where it surrendered.<ref>Ken Jones, 57th Regiment Alabama Infantry, (accessed 14 August 2012)</ref><br> | ||
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||