CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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30th Infantry Regiment was organized at Talladega, Alabama, in April, 1862. The men
were raised in the counties of Shelby, Saint Clair, Calhoun, Talladega, Jefferson, Franklin, Clay,
Randolph, and Coosa. Ordered to Chattanooga, then further into East Tennessee, it was active at
Cumberland Gap. The regiment went on to Kentucky and in December to Mississippi. Here it
was assigned to General Tracy's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The
30th fought at Port Gibson, lost
229 officers and men at Champion's
Hill, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged and
assigned to Pettus' Brigade, it participated in various conflicts from Chattanooga and Bentonville. During January, 1863, this
unit had 400 effectives, reported 21 casualties at Chattanooga, and in December, 1863, there were
506 present with 347 arms. In January, 1865, about 250 were fit for dury and 75 surrendered
with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel Charles M. Shelley; Lieutenant
Colonels Taul Bradford, James R. Elliot, John C. Francis, Thomas H. Patterson, and William C.
Patterson; and Majors William H. Burr and John B. Smith.
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