59th Alabama Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• November 25, 1863 - Organized at Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina by consolidation of:
  • 2nd Battalion - Hilliard's Alabama Legion (Infantry)
  • 4th Battalion - Hilliard's Alabama Legion (Artillery)
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate service
• November 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
• December 15, 1863 - Bean's Station
• December 24, 1863 - Dandridge
• May 10, 1864 - Chester Station
• May 16, 1864 - Drewry's Bluff
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• July 30, 1864 - The Crater
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• March 31, 1865 - White Oak Road
• April 9, 1865 - Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of East Tennessee / Buckner's Division / Gracie's Brigade (November 1863-May 1864)
• Department of Richmond / Gracie's Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Johnson's Division / Gracie's Brigade (July-October 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 4th Corps / Johnson's Division / Gracie's Brigade (October 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Bolling Hall (Jr.) (Colonel)
• Lewis H. Crumpler (Major)
• George W. Huguley (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John D. McLennan (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Davidson, William H. Word from Camp Pollard
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 126-127, 129)