19th Alabama Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | August 14, 1861 – April 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | American Civil War |
The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was formed in Huntsville, Alabama, on August 14, 1861. [1] The unit fought its first battle at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6 and 7, 1862. The Army of Tennessee fought most of its battles with the 19th engaged. The regiment surrendered at Salisbury, North Carolina, at the end of the war.
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