CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
5th Battalion, Alabama Infantry Volunteers
- Overview:
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5th Infantry Battalion was formed near Dumfries, Virginia, in December, 1861, with men
from Sumner, Calhoun, and Mobile counties. Composed of six companies it was known as the 8th
Battalion prior to October 22, 1862. The unit was assigned to Wigfall's, then Archer's Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia, and was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Chancellorsville. It went to Gettysburg with 135 men and more than
thirty percent were disabled. The battalion was soon reduced to three companies and placed on
provost duty in A.P. Hill's 3rd Corps. In September, 1864, it totalled 159 effectives and
surrendered with 125. Lieutenant Colonels F.B. Shepherd and H.H. Walker, and Major A.S. Van
de Graaff were its commanders.
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