26th Alabama Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• March 27, 1862 - Organized by increasing of (Smith's) 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion to a regiment
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate service
• The Peninsula Campaign
  • April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
  • May 5, 1862 - Williamsburg
  • May 31-June 1, 1862 - Seven Pines
  • June 25-June 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
  • June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
  • July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Antietam
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Chancellorsville
• July 1-3, 1863 - Gettysburg
• July 23, 1863 - Manassas Gap
• November 7, 1863 - Kelly's Ford
• October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
  • July 28, 1864 - Ezra Church
  • July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
• August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
• November 30, 1864 - Franklin
• December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign

• April 1865 - Consolidated with the following units to form 1st (Consolidated) Alabama Infantry:
  • 1st Alabama Infantry
  • 16th Alabama Infantry
  • 33rd Alabama Infantry
  • 45th Alabama Infantry

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Rains' Brigade (April-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Rodes' Brigade (June-September 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's Division / Rodes'/O'Neal's/Battle's Brigade (September 1862-February 1864)
• Duty at Richmond, Virginia and guards for prisoners of war en route to Andersonville, Georgia (February-June 1864)
• Army of Mississippi / Walthall's Division / Cantey's Brigade (June-July 1864)
• Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Walthall's Division / Cantey's/Shelley's Brigade (July-December 1864 1864)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William R. Smith (Colonel)
• David F. Bryan (Major)
• John S. Garvin (Lieutenant Colonel)
• William H. Hunt (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Edward A. O'Neal (Colonel)
• Raymond D. Redden (Major)
• William C. Reeder (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 53, 93-94)