9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
9th Infantry Regiment, organized at Richmond, Virginia, during May, 1861, contained men recruited in the counties of Mobile, Jackson, Marshall, Morgan, Lauderdale, Limestone, Greene, Sumter, Butler, and Calhoun. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered .[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,667 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Companies by County:
- Company A "Beauregard Rifles" - many men from Mobile County
- Company B "Railroad Guards" - many men from Jackson County and Marshall County
- Company C "Pope Walker Guards" - many men from Lawrence County
- Company D "Lauderdale Rifles" - many men from Lauderdale County
- Company E "Decatur Sons of Liberty" - many men from Morgan County
- Company F "Limestone Troopers" - many men from Limestone County
- Company G "Jeff Davis Rangers" - many men from Butler County
- Company H "Limestone Grays" - many men from Limestone County
- Company I "Calhoun Guards" - many men from Lauderdale County
- Company K - many men Marshall County
The list of companies with their counties is found on history-sites.com web site. Nicknames found on the bitsofblueandgray.com website.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,667 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
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- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Alabama in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861-1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.ional information.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
