CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
- Overview:
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15th Infantry Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at Fort Mitchell, Alabama, with
eleven companies. The men were recruited in Barbour, Russell, Dale, Henry, Macon, and Pike
counties. Wiht more than 900 effectives, it moved to East Tennessee, then Virginia. Here the unit
was assigned to Trimble's Brigade which saw action in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Later it
served under Generals Law and W.F. Perry, Army of Northern Virginia. The 15th participated in
many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with
Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was
involved in the battles and hardships of the Petersburg siege and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment lost 51
men at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 152 during the Seven Days'
Battles, 112 at Second Manassas,
and 84 at Sharpsburg. More
than thirty percent of the 499 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled, and it reported
142 casualties at Chickamauga
and 91 during The Wilderness
Campaign. The unit surrendered with 15 officers and 204 men. Its commanders were Colonels
James Cantey, Alexander A. Lowther, William C. Oates, and John F. Treutlen; Lieutenant
Colonel Isaac B. Feagin; and Major John W.L. Daniel.
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