(Snodgrass') 16th Alabama Infantry Battalion
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- May 8, 1862 - Organized by the addition of four companies to (Clifton's) 4th Alabama Infantry Battalion
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
- August 5, 1862 - Baton Rouge
- October 3-4, 1862 - Corinth
- February 23, 1863 - Consolidated with (Norwood's) 6th Alabama Infantry Battalion and redesignated 55th Alabama Infantry at Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Reserve Corps / Hawes' Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckinridge's Command / Hawes' Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckinridge's Command / Clark's Division / Helm's Brigade (July-August 1862)
- Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Lovell's Division / Rust's Brigade (August-October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of West Tennessee / Maury's Division / ? Brigade (October-December 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / 1st Corps / Rust's Division / ? Brigade (December 1862-January 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Beall's Brigade (December 1862-January 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John Snodgrass (Colonel)
- G.L. Alexander (Major)
- John H. Gibson (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 77-78, 123)
