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Shiloh – Order of Battle

Posted on January 28, 2008September 27, 2015

April 6-7, 1862..–Battle of Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh, Tenn. No. 134. — Organization of the Army of the Mississippi, April 6-7, 1862.(*) FIRST CORPS.(+) Maj. Gen. LEONIDAS POLK. FIRST DIVISION. Brig. Gen CHARLES CLARK. First Brigade. Col. R. M. RUSSELL. 11th Louisiana. 12th Tennessee. 13th Tennessee. 22d Tennessee. Bankhead’s…

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Leonard Travis Cranford Service Record

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

Leonard Travis Cranford 12th Regiment of Alabama Infantry Civil War Service Record L. T. (Trav) Cranford actually had two enlistment’s in the 12th Alabama. The first started in March 12, 1862. He enlisted at Coosa County, Alabama to serve 3 years and was paid a bounty of $50.00. It indicates…

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Antietam – Order of Battle

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA General Robert E. Lee, CSA, commanding LONGSTREET’S CORPS (Maj. Gen. James Longstreet) McLaws’ Division (Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws) •· Kershaw’s Brigade (Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw) •o 2nd South Carolina (Col. John D. Kennedy)(Maj. Franklin Gaillard) •o 3rd South Carolina (Col. James D. Nance) •o …

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North Carolina Units

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

North Carolina Confederate Units 6th Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry 37th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry Sixth North Carolina Cavalry 65th North Carolina State Troops How to Order a Copy of the Printed History Organizational Structure The 6th North Carolina Cavalry regiment was officially…

Alabama Units

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

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2nd Alabama Cavalry The Second Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Montgomery on 1 May 1862. It proceeded to West Florida and operated there about ten months, engaging in several skirmishes. Ordered to north Mississippi, the regiment was placed with Gen’l Ruggles. It then lost 8 men in a skirmish…

Civil War Ancestors

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

If you came here directly, please visit the Civil War Genealogy page. It offers help in researching your Civil War Ancestors. There is no other legend quite like the Confederate fighting man. He reached the end of his haunted road long ago. He fought for a star-crossed cause and in…

Civial War Chronology

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

Chronology of Events Underline type= Union victory. Bold type= Confederate victory. Italic type= non-confrontational event or non-decisive battle. The War Begins 1861 January The South Secedes When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates…

Battle Reports – 11th Tennessee Infantry

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

BATTLE REPORTS 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry Murfreesborough | Chickamauga DECEMBER 26, 1862-JANUARY 5, 1863.–The Stone’s River or Murfreesborough, Tenn., Campaign. No. 292.–Report of Lieut. Col. William Thedford, Eleventh Tennessee Infantry. 1863. On Wednesday, at daylight,, the Eleventh Tennessee Regiment, Col. G. W. Gordon commanding, was drawn up in line of…

11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

Civil War Service Record George Washington “Jolly” Haile Company A, 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry This company was known at various times as Captain White’s Company, Company G and Company A, 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry. The 11th Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized for State service June 1, 1861, transferred to the…

12th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Posted on January 27, 2008September 27, 2015

12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Boonsboro, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Petersburg, Appomattox The Commanders The 12th Alabama Regiment was organized at Richmond in July 1861, with members from Montgomery and Mobile, and Coffee, Coosa, De Kalb, Jackson, Macon, Morgan, and Pike counties. It was at…

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