1st Confederate States Infantry Battalion
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- April 7, 1862 - Organized with 5 companies principally of re-enlistees from the 2nd Alabama Infantry and the 1st Confederate States Infantry
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- Eventually increased to 9 companies
- July 15, 1862 - Reorganized
- October 3-4, 1862 - Corinth
- April 29, 1863 - Grand Gulf
- May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
- May 16, 1863 - Champion's Hill
- February-March 1864 - Meridian Campaign
- April 12, 1864 - Fort Pillow
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- August 18-19, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / Fort Pillow (April-June 1862)
- Army of Mississippi / Grenada, Mississippi (June-July 1862)
- Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 3rd Sub-District (July-August 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Rust's Brigade (March-April 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Tilghman's/Adams' Brigade (April-May 1863)
- Department of the West / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade (May-July 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade (July 1863-January 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade (January-March 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Heth's Division / Davis' Brigade (March 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Lawrence W. O'Bannon (Lieutenant Colonel)
- George H. Forney (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- James C. Gordon (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Francis B. McClung (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 180-181)