16th Alabama Infantry
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- August 1861 - Organized at Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- January 19, 1862 - Mill Springs
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- October 8, 1862 -
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
- December 1862 - Triune
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- November 27, 1863 - Ringgold Gap
- February 25, 1864 - Buzzard Roost Gap
- May-September -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 5-11, 1864 - Dalton
- May 14-15, 1864 - Resaca
- May 15-18, 1864 - Adairsville
- May 19-22, 1864 - Cassville
- May June-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- May 27, 1864 - Pickett's Mills
- June 27, 1864 - Kennesaw Mountain
- July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
- July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
- July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
- August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- Late 1864-April 8, 1865 - Field Consolidation with the 33rd Alabama Infantry and 45th Alabama Infantry
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashille
- April 8, 1865 - Consolidated with the following units to form 1st (Consolidated) Alabama Infantry at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina:
- February-April -
The Carolinas Campaign
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / District of East Tennessee (September 1861-January 1862)
- Department #2 / District of East Tennessee / Carroll's Brigade (January 1862)
- Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Pillow's Division / Wood's Brigade (February-March 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 3rd Corps / Wood's Brigade (March-July 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Hardee's Division / Wood's Brigade (July-August 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Left Wing / Buckner's Division / Wood's Brigade (August-November 1862)
- Army of Tennessee / Left Wing / Buckner's/Cleburne's Division / Wood's/Lowrey's Brigade (November 1862-November 1863)
- Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Lowrey's Brigade (November 1863-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William B. Wood (Colonel)
- Frederic A. Ashford (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- John W. Harris (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Alexander H. Helvenston (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- John H. McGaughy (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Joseph J. May (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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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 53, 78-79)