Alabama in the Civil War: Difference between revisions

[[5th_Regiment,_Alabama_Cavalry|5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry]]<br>5th Cavalry Regiment, organized at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in December, 1862, recruited its men in Morgan, Lawrence, Fayette, Franklin, Lauderdale, Tuscaloosa, and Marion counties.The small force that remained surrendered at Danville, Alabama, on May 6, 1865.  

[[5th_Battalion,_Alabama_Infantry_Volunteers_(Blount's)|5th Battalion, Alabama Infantry Volunteers (Blount's)]]<br>9th Infantry Battalion [also called 5th Battalion] was organized at Newbern, Alabama, in November, 1861.After the fight at Hoover's Gap, two additional companies were assigned, and the 58th Alabama Regiment was formed.  

[[5th_Battalion,_Alabama_Infantry_Volunteers|5th Battalion, Alabama Infantry Volunteers]]<br>5th Infantry Battalion was formed near Dumfries, Virginia, in December, 1861, with men from Sumner, Calhoun, and Mobile counties. In September, 1864, it surrendered.  

[[5th_Regiment,_Alabama_Infantry|5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]]<br>5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Montgomery, Alabama, in May, 1861, Its companies were from the counties of Barbour, Clarke, Lowndes, Talladega, Dallas, Sumter, Monroe, Greene, and Pickens.  

6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry<br>6th Infantry Regiment, about 1,400 strong, was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in May, 1861. Its twelve companies were recruited in the counties of Montgomery, Jackson, Autuaga, Lowndes, Russell, Macon, Henry, and Wilson<br>it was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. <br>6th Battalion, Alabama Infantry (McClellan's)<br>Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. (See 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry)  

6th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry<br>6th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Pine Level, Alabama, during the spring of 1863. It contained men from Montgomery, Coffee, Tallapoosa, Pike, Barbour, Macon, Henry, and Coosa counties.it was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.  

6th Brigade, 3rd Division, Alabama Militia<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>7th Battalion, Alabama Reserves<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry<br>7th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Newborn, Alabama, during July, 1863, with companies were raised in the counties of Randolph, Shelby, Greene, Pickens, and Montgomery. The 7th was later attached to B.M. Thomas', W.W. Allen's, and Bell's Brigade. In April, 1865, it had less than 300 effectives and half that number surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, in May.<br>Ordered to Corinth, the regiment disbanded prior to the Battle of Shiloh, as the time of service of most of the companies expired in April, 1862. <br>7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry<br>7th Infantry Regiment, organized at Pensacola, Florida, in May, 1861, contained eight infantry and two mounted companies. Its members were from the counties of Calhoun, Madison, Chambers, Cherokee, Butler, Pike, Barbour, Jackson, Wilcox, Lauderdale, Dallas, Montgomery, and Autauga.Ordered to Corinth, the regiment disbanded prior to the Battle of Shiloh, as the time of service of most of the companies expired in April, 1862. The two mounted companies from Autauga and Lauderdale retained their organization and fought in the battle, then became part of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry.