59th Alabama Infantry Regiment
| 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
.svg) .svg) Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse) | |
| Active | November 25, 1863 to April 9, 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance |  Alabama |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Balling Hall III. |
The 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Organization
[edit]The regiment was formed on November 25, 1863 at Charleston, Tennessee by consolidating the 2nd Infantry and the 4th Artillery Battalions, Hilliard's Alabama Legion.[1]
Service
[edit]The regiment served in Gracie's Alabama Brigade in the Department of East Tennessee participating in Longstreets Knoxville Campaign and later the Army of Northern Virginia in the Siege of Petersburg. During the latter campaign, the Regiment lost its battle flag during the Battle of Hatcher's Run in February 1865,[2] but the regiment went on to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
Staff officers
[edit]- Colonel Bolling Hall III.
- Lieut. Colonel John D. McLennan
- Lieut. Colonel Geo. W. Huguley
- Major Geo. W. Huguley
- Major Lewis H. Crumpler
- Lt. Crenshaw Hall, adjutant
Field officers
[edit]- John C. Hendrix
- S. E. A. Reaves
- John F. Wise
- CJohn E. Hall
- W. Dillard
- John Porter.
- E. L. McIntyre
- John A. Henley.
- W. H. Stuckey
- W. J. Peacock.
- L. H. Crumpier
- W.R. Davie
- James Lang
- R. Glasgow
- Louis Harrell
- H. H. Rutledge
- Zach. Daniel
- R. F. Manly
- W. D. Walden
- R. H. Gulledge.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stewart Sifakis. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992, p. 131
- ^ Glenn Dedmondt. The Flags of Civil War Alabama. Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 2001, p. 108
- ^ Fifty-Ninth Alabama Infantry Regiment, Alabama Department of Archives and History
Further reading
[edit]- Burton, John Michael. Gracie's Alabama Volunteers: The History of the Fifty-Ninth Alabama Volunteer Regiment. Gretna, La.: Pelican Pub, 2003.
- Dedmondt, Glenn. The Flags of Civil War Alabama. Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-56554-840-X
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992 ISBN 0-8160-2287-9
External links
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