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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
2nd Infantry Regiment [also called Magnolia Regiment] was organized at Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1861. Its members were raised in Calhoun, Pickens, Franklin, Monroe, Clarke, Mobile, and Jackson counties. The regiment formed the garrison at Fort Morgan, serving as infantry and artillery, until March, 1862, when it was ordered to Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Here it disbanded because its term of service had expired.<ref> | 2nd Infantry Regiment [also called Magnolia Regiment] was organized at Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1861. Its members were raised in Calhoun, Pickens, Franklin, Monroe, Clarke, Mobile, and Jackson counties. The regiment formed the garrison at Fort Morgan, serving as infantry and artillery, until March, 1862, when it was ordered to Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Here it disbanded because its term of service had expired.<ref>Research online [http://www.researchonline.net/alcw/unit20.htm#.YwJiFXbMKUk Alabama 2nd Infantry Regiment], (accessed 20 August 2022).</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 - Captain A. M. Saxon, many men from [[Jackson County, Alabama#Military|Jackson County]] | *Company K - Captain A. M. Saxon, many men from [[Jackson County, Alabama#Military|Jackson County]] | ||
The list of | The list of the Companies with their captains is found in ''Report of the Alabama History Commission to the governor of Alabama, December 1, 1900'', online at:[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/123700-report-of-the-alabama-history-commission-to-the-governor-of-alabama-december-1-1900?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] page 338.<br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,438 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0002RI Roster]. | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,438 men on its roster for this unit. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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. | *[[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. | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||