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


16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered.<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>  
16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered.<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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*Company K - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]]
*Company K - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]]


The Companies with their counties and captains are found in ''Early Settlers of Alabama'', by James Edmonds Saunders. (New Orleans: L Graham and Son, 1899). Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/287645-early-settlers-of-alabama?offset=1= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924102201641#page/n187/mode/2up Internet Archives], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/26125/ Ancestry] ($)
The Companies with their counties and captains are found in James Edmonds Saunders' ''Early Settlers of Alabama'', (New Orleans: L Graham and Son, 1899). [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924102201641#page/n187/mode/2up Internet Archives]


<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,761 men on its roster for this unit.<br>
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,761 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0016RI Roster]. <br>


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
*Shaver, Lewellyn A. (Lewellyn Adolphus. ''A history of the Sixtieth Alabama Regiment, Gracie's Alabama Brigade'' (Gaithersburg, Maryland : Butternut Press, [19--?]), {{FHL|666245|item|disp=FHL book 976.1 M2s}}


*[[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>
*[[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, [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>
*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>


*[[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.
*[[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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*Cantrell, Gene. ''16th Alabama Infantry: A Regimental History During the Service of John Henry McVay, King of Thorn Hill, Alabama.'' (Sherman, TX, 1996).
*Cantrell, Gene. ''16th Alabama Infantry: A Regimental History During the Service of John Henry McVay, King of Thorn Hill, Alabama.'' (Sherman, TX, 1996).


*Greer, Carolyn Murray. ''Soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment Alabama: 1861 Humble Heroes 1865. '' (Privately Published, Out of Print).<br>
*Greer, Carolyn Murray.&nbsp;''Soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment Alabama: 1861 Humble Heroes 1865. '' (Privately Published, Out of Print).


=== References ===
=== References ===


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Brief History[edit | edit source]

16th Infantry Regiment, assembled at Courtland, Alabama, in August, 1861, contained men from Russell, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin, Cherokee, and Marion counties. On April 26, 1865, about 50 officers and men surrendered.[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.

Companies by County:

The Companies with their counties and captains are found in James Edmonds Saunders' Early Settlers of Alabama, (New Orleans: L Graham and Son, 1899). Internet Archives


The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,761 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Shaver, Lewellyn A. (Lewellyn Adolphus. A history of the Sixtieth Alabama Regiment, Gracie's Alabama Brigade (Gaithersburg, Maryland : Butternut Press, [19--?]), FHL book 976.1 M2s
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.o find additional information.
  • Cantrell, Gene. 16th Alabama Infantry: A Regimental History During the Service of John Henry McVay, King of Thorn Hill, Alabama. (Sherman, TX, 1996).
  • Greer, Carolyn Murray. Soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment Alabama: 1861 Humble Heroes 1865. (Privately Published, Out of Print).

References[edit | edit source]

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