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):

List of Alabama Union Civil War units[1]
Name Formation Date Disbandment Date Location of Formation Later names/ titles
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[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c Dyer, p. 997
  2. ^ a b c d Dyer, p. 1732
  3. ^ a b Dyer, pp. 1721–1722
  4. ^ a b Dyer, pp. 1725–1726

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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