10th Regiment Alabama Infantry
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10th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry (Confederate) | |
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Alabama state flag |
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Active | June 4, 1861 to April 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | CSA |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Gaines' Mill Battle of Williamsburg Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg |
The 10th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 10th Alabama was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama on June 4, 1861.[1]
The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The 10th mustered 1429 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 300 killed in action or mortally wounded and 180 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 249 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.[2]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel John Horace Forney
- Colonel John J. Woodward
- Colonel William Henry Forney
- Colonel William Thomas Smith
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html Wilcox's Brigade website
- ^ http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html Wilcox's Brigade website