Alabama in the Civil War: Difference between revisions

Alabama seceded from the United States January 11, 1861. Though Alabama did not have any major battles within its borders, it did contribute about 120,000 white men to the Confederate armed forces. Most served with others from their local areas. Unknown numbers of slaves were pressed into service to build or repair roads, railroads, and defenses, while others took care of the cooking and cleaning for the armies. About 10,000 slaves escaped and joined the Union forces as well as about 2700 white men who remained loyal to the Union.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War Alabama in the American Civil War], (accessed 19 March 2011).</ref> According to the United States War Department, 2,576 Alabama white men served in the Union Army.<ref>United States. War Department, ''The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'', (Washington, District of Columbia: Govt. Print. Office, 1880-1901), Series 3, Volume 4, page 1269. {{FSC|31516|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M29u ser.3 v. 3, FS Library film 845422}}.</ref><br> <br>  

*Hewett, Janet B. ''Supplement to the Official records of the Union and Confederate armies.'' (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001), {{FSC|750468|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M29u ser. 1, etc.}} and ''The Roster of Union soldiers, 1861-1865.'' {{FSC|779026|item|disp=FS Library 973 M29h v. 1, etc.}} and ''North Carolina Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865.'' {{FSC|822497|item|disp=FS Library book 975.6 M2}}.

*United States. National Archives and Records Service.  General Services Administration. ''Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Alabama : National Archives microfilm publications, pamphlet accompanying microcopy no. 276.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration, 1964), {{FSC|1154163|item|disp=FS Library book 973 J53m no. 276 digitized}}.