57th Alabama Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 54th Alabama Infantry'[1]
- April 13, 1863 - Organized at Troy, Pike County, Alabama
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- 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- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Consolidated at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina and redesignated the 27th (Consolidated) Alabama Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of the Gulf / Slaughter's Brigade (June 1863)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of the Gulf / Eastern Division (July-September 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Clanton's Brigade (September 1863-February 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Scott's Brigade (March-May 1864)
- Army of Mississippi / Loring's Division / Scott's Brigade (May-July 1864)
- Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Loring's Division / Scott's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John P.W. Amerine (Colonel)
- William C. Bethune (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Charles J.L. Cunningham (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- James W. Mabrey (Lieutenant Colonel)
- James H. Wiley (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ According to Sifakis Volume 1 / Page 124, but there exists already a separate 54th. No documentation as to designation changes; both appear to have served separate and full terms.
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 103, 124-125)
