50th Alabama Infantry Regiment

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50th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Flag of Alabama (1861, obverse).svg Flag of Alabama (1861, reverse).svg
Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
ActiveApril 3, 1862 to April 9, 1865
CountryFlag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg  Confederate States of America
AllegianceFlag of Alabama (1861, obverse).svg  Alabama
BranchBattle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg  Confederate States Army
Type Infantry
Engagements Battle of Shiloh
Siege of Corinth
Battle of Stones River
Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chattanooga
Atlanta Campaign
Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Nashville
Carolinas Campaign
Battle of Wyse Fork
Battle of Bentonville
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. John G. Coltart

The 50th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was originally named 26th Alabama (Coltart's), but was renamed 50th Alabama on June 6, 1863. [1]

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It is not to be confused with another 26th Alabama (O'Neill's) which was formed around the same time and served with the Army of Northern Virginia and later Army of Tennessee.

Organization and muster

The 26th Alabama (Coltart's) was formed on April 3, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi by consolidating the 2nd and 5th Alabama Infantry Battalions. It was consolidated with the 39th Alabama during the first half of 1863; this was on the field and not officially confirmed.

The regiment was redesignated as the 50th Alabama Infantry Regiment on June 6, 1863 to avoid confusion with the other 26th Alabama.

The regiment was consolidated with the 22nd, 25th and 39th Alabama Infantry on April 9, 1865 to form the 22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment (Consolidated). The latter surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865. [2]

History

See also

Notes

  1. Sifakis p.121
  2. Sifakis p.121

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