10th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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10th Alabama Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | June 4, 1861 – April 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | Alabama |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | Alexandria Rifles |
Engagements | American Civil War
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The 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama on June 4, 1861.[1] The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.[2] The 10th mustered 1,429 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.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel John Horace Forney[2]
- Colonel John Jefferson Woodward[2]
- Colonel William Henry Forney[2]
- Colonel William Thomas Smith
See also
References
- ^ a b "Wilcox' Brigade". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008. Wilcox's Brigade website
- ^ a b c d "10th Alabama Volunteers". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
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