23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry

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Brief History

23rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Montogomery, Alabama, in November, 1861. Men of this unit were drawn from the counties of Wilcox, Macon, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Lowndes, Baldwin, and Choctaw. The regiment contained 202 men in January, 1865, and surrendered with 75 in April.

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.

Companies by County:

• Company A - many men from Wilcox County, paroled as part of Company C, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company B - many men from Macon County, paroled as part of Company I, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company C - many men from Marengo County, paroled finally as part of Company I, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company D - many men from Conecuh County
• Company E - many men from Monroe County, paroled as part of Company D, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company F - many men from Lowndes County, paroled as part of Company D, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company G - many men from Choctaw County, paroled as part of Company D, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company H - many men from Conecuh County, paroled as part of Company E, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company I - many men from Baldwin County, paroled as part of Company E, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated
• Company K "Kings Guard" - many men from Wilcox County and Clarke County, paroled as part of Company C, 23rd AL Infantry, Consolidated

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.ind additional information.