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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


Semple's-Goldthwaite's Battery completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in March, 1862, with men from Montgomery. In 1865 the company was ordered to North Carolina, but surrendered at Augusta, Georgia.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
Semple's-Goldthwaite's Battery completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in March, 1862, with men from Montgomery. In 1865 the company was ordered to North Carolina, but surrendered at Augusta, Georgia.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  


Many men from this Artillery unit were from [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]].  
[[www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm.|The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database]] lists 319 men on its roster for this unit.[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CALGOLDYAL Roster].  


Information on the origin of this unit is found under Marks (Semple's-Goldthwaite's) Artillery Battery on the [http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/regimental/alabama/confederate/alarty.cfm ehistory archives] web site.
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[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 319 men on its roster for this unit.  [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CALGOLDYAL Roster].
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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>


*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
=== References  ===


*[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
 
=== References ===
 
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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]

Revision as of 10:25, 11 December 2012

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

Semple's-Goldthwaite's Battery completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in March, 1862, with men from Montgomery. In 1865 the company was ordered to North Carolina, but surrendered at Augusta, Georgia.[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 319 men on its roster for this unit.Roster.



Other Sources[edit | edit source]

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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