44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry: Difference between revisions
(added sources) |
Dianehumann1 (talk | contribs) |
||
| (18 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Alabama]] | |||
| link2=[[Alabama Military Records|Alabama Military]] | |||
| link3=[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]] | |||
}} | |||
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
44th Infantry Regiment was organized at Selma, Alabama, in May, 1862, and reached Richmond, Virginia, on July 1. Its companies were raised in the counties of Lowndes, Dallas, De Kalb, Shelby, Wilcox, Bibb, Randolph, and Calhoun.The unit surrendered with 17 officers and 192 men at Appomattox.<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 === | ||
| Line 9: | Line 15: | ||
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:<br> | Companies by County:<br> | ||
*Company A - many men from [[Lowndes County, Alabama#Military|Lowndes County]] and [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]] | *Company A - many men from [[Lowndes County, Alabama#Military|Lowndes County]] and [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]] | ||
| Line 18: | Line 24: | ||
*Company F - many men from [[Bibb County, Alabama#Military|Bibb County]] | *Company F - many men from [[Bibb County, Alabama#Military|Bibb County]] | ||
*Company G - many men from [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas Couny]] and [[Bibb County, Alabama#Military|Bibb County]] | *Company G - many men from [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas Couny]] and [[Bibb County, Alabama#Military|Bibb County]] | ||
*Company H - many men from [[ | *Company H - many men from [[Bibb County, Alabama#Military|Bibb County]] | ||
*Company I - many men from [[Randolph County, Alabama#Military|Randolph County]] | *Company I - many men from [[Randolph County, Alabama#Military|Randolph County]] | ||
*Company K - many men from [[Calhoun County, Alabama#Military|Calhoun County]] | *Company K - many men from [[Calhoun County, Alabama#Military|Calhoun County]] | ||
The list of companies with their counties and muster rolls is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/lawsbrig.html#44th history-sites.com] web site. | The list of companies with their counties and muster rolls is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/lawsbrig.html#44th history-sites.com] web site. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Solidiers and Sailors database] lists 2,250 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0044RI Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''The war between the Union and the Confederacy : and its lost opportunities : with a history of the 15th Alabama Regiment and the forty-eight battles in which it was engaged ... the war between the United States and Spain.'' By William Calvin Oates. New York : Neale Pub. Co., 1905. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/01897724.3053.emory.edu/page/781/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
| Line 28: | Line 40: | ||
*[[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, [ | *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> | ||
*[[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. | ||
| Line 34: | Line 46: | ||
*[[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 | *Boyd, Charles E. ''Devil's Den : a history of the 44th Alababma [sic] Volunteer Infantry Regiment Confederate States Army (1862-1865)''. ([Alabama: C.E. Goyd], c1987), {{FSC|464061|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.1 M2bc}} | ||
*Garrett, J.J. "Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment," ''Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society,'' Vol. 2 (1898):34-38. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/575085-transactions-of-the-alabama-historical-society-v-2-1897-1898?offset=10 FamilySearch Digital Library] - free. | |||
*Little, Robert Henry. ''A year of starvation amid plenty, or, How a Confederate soldier suffered from hunger and cruelty in a prison of war during the awful days of the sixties ( 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment)''. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|464061|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082306}} | |||
=== References === | |||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 23 May 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
44th Infantry Regiment was organized at Selma, Alabama, in May, 1862, and reached Richmond, Virginia, on July 1. Its companies were raised in the counties of Lowndes, Dallas, De Kalb, Shelby, Wilcox, Bibb, Randolph, and Calhoun.The unit surrendered with 17 officers and 192 men at Appomattox.[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:
- Company A - many men from Lowndes County and Dallas County
- Company B - many men from Bibb County
- Company C - many men fromWilcox County
- Company D - many men from Shelby County
- Company E - many men from Shelby County
- Company F - many men from Bibb County
- Company G - many men from Dallas Couny and Bibb County
- Company H - many men from Bibb County
- Company I - many men from Randolph County
- Company K - many men from Calhoun County
The list of companies with their counties and muster rolls is found on history-sites.com web site.
The Civil War Solidiers and Sailors database lists 2,250 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- The war between the Union and the Confederacy : and its lost opportunities : with a history of the 15th Alabama Regiment and the forty-eight battles in which it was engaged ... the war between the United States and Spain. By William Calvin Oates. New York : Neale Pub. Co., 1905. Online at: Internet Archive
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- Boyd, Charles E. Devil's Den : a history of the 44th Alababma [sic] Volunteer Infantry Regiment Confederate States Army (1862-1865). ([Alabama: C.E. Goyd], c1987), FS Catalog book 976.1 M2bc
- Garrett, J.J. "Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment," Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol. 2 (1898):34-38. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - free.
- Little, Robert Henry. A year of starvation amid plenty, or, How a Confederate soldier suffered from hunger and cruelty in a prison of war during the awful days of the sixties ( 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment). (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), FS Library fiche 6082306
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).