32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry

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Brief History

32nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Mobile, Alabama, in April 1862, with companies recruited in the counties of Clarke, Wilcox, Washington, Baldwin, Tuscaloosa, Monroe, Fayette, and Mobile.  In November, 1863, it was consolidated with the 58th Alabama Regiment. Only a remnant surrendered on May 4, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

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 1,978 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Companies by County:

• Company A - many men from Washington County
• Company B - many men from Mobile County
• Company C - many men from Mobile County and Baldwin County
• Company D - many men from Wilcox County and Clarke County
• Company E - many men from Clarke County
• Company F - many men from Mobile County, Washington County and Choctaw County
• Company G - many men from Clarke County and Washington County
• Company H - many men from Clarke County
• Company I - many men from Mobile County, Tuscaloosa County and Fayette County
• Company K - many men from Mobile County

The list of companies with their counties is found on history-sites.com web site.

Other Sources

• 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.