17th Alabama Sharpshooter Battalion
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- June 1862 - Organized with two companies by the assignment of detachments from:
- 19th Alabama Infantry
- 39th Alabama Infantry
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia - September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- June-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- August 1864 - Disappears from the records, men possibly returned to original commands
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Reserve Corps / Gardner's Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Withers' Division / Gardner's Brigade (August-November 1862)
- Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Withers'/Hindman's Division / Gardner's/Deas' Brigade (November 1862-November 1863)
- Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Hindman's/Anderson's/Johnson's Division / Deas'/Johnston's Brigade (November 1863-August 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Benjamin C. Yancey (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 79-80)
