List of Alabama Union Civil War units
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This is a list of units from the State of Alabama that fought in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865):
Name | Formation Date | Disbandment Date | Location of Formation | Later names/ titles |
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Cavalry | ||||
1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment | October 1862 | 20 October 1865 | Huntsville, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee | |
Infantry | ||||
1st Alabama Infantry Regiment (African Descent) | 21 May 1863 | 31 December 1865 | Corinth, Mississippi | 55th United States Colored Infantry Regiment (from 11 March 1864)[2] |
2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment (African Descent) | 20 November 1863 | 31 December 1866 | Pulaski, Tennessee | 54th United States Colored Infantry Regiment (from 11 March 1864)[2] |
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment (African Descent) | 3 January 1864 | 25 September 1866 | Pulaski, Tennessee | 56th United States Colored Infantry Regiment (from 11 March 1864)[2] |
4th Alabama Infantry Regiment (African Descent) | 31 March 1864 | 31 December 1866 | Decatur, Alabama | 57th United States Colored Infantry Regiment (from 11 March 1864)[2] |
Support | ||||
1st Alabama Siege Artillery Regiment (African Descent) | 20 June 1863 | 12 January 1866 | La Grange, Tennessee, Lafayette, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, and Corinth, Mississippi | 6th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment (from 11 March 1864)[1]
Redesignated as 7th on 26th April 1864[1][3][4] Redesignated as 11th United States Coloured Infantry Regiment on 23rd January 1865[3][4] |
See also[]
- List of American Civil War units by state
- Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
- Alabama in the American Civil War
- Southern Unionists
- United States Colored Troops
Footnotes[]
References[]
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. III: Regimental Histories. New York, United States of America: Thomas Yoseloff. LCCN 59-12963.
- National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Website
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- Units and formations of the Union Army from Alabama
- Lists of military units and formations of the American Civil War
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