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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 60th Infantry regiment was formed at Charleston, Tennessee, in November, 1863. Ten companies from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Hilliard's Alabama Legion made up the unit. Its members were from the counties of Coosa, Montgomery, Chambers, Lowndes, Butler, Pike, and Henry. It | The 60th Infantry regiment was formed at Charleston, Tennessee, in November, 1863. Ten companies from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Hilliard's Alabama Legion made up the unit. Its members were from the counties of Coosa, Montgomery, Chambers, Lowndes, Butler, Pike, and Henry. It surrendered with 14 officers and 170 men.<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> | ||
=== 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. | ||
Companies by County: | |||
*Company A - many men from [[Pike County, Alabama#Military|Pike County]] | |||
*Company B "Rebecca Williams' Rifles" - many men from [[Coosa County, Alabama#Military|Coosa County]] | |||
*Company C - many men from [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]] | |||
*Company D - many men from the State of Georgia | |||
*Company E - many men from [[Henry County, Alabama#Military|Henry County]] | |||
*Company F - many men from [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]] | |||
*Company G - many men from [[Pike County, Alabama#Military|Pike County]] | |||
*Company H - many men from [[Butler County, Alabama#Military|Butler County]] | |||
*Company I - many men from [[Lowndes County, Alabama#Military|Lowndes County]] | |||
*Company K - many men from [[Chambers County, Alabama#Militlary|Chambers County]] | |||
The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/gracie.html#60th history-sites.com] web site | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,329 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0060RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *Shaver, Lewellyn A. ''Sixtieth Alabama Regiment, Gracie's Alabama Brigade.'' (Montgomery, Ala.: Barrett and Brown, Publishers, 1867),{{FSC|755591|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6082309}} and Digital version at {{FSC|666245|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.1 M2s}} Free. | ||
*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> | |||
*[[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> | |||
*[[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. | |||
*[[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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