Butler County Officers in theArmy of the Confederate States of America

Butler County Officers in the
Army of the Confederate States of America

Special Designated Units

Butler Rifles - Capt. C. W. Watkins' Co., AL Inf.

Butler True Blues - Co. K, 17th AL Inf.

Butler Volunteers - Independent Co., AL Inf.

Greenville Guards - Co. F, 8th AL Inf.

Jeff Davis Rangers - Co. G, 9th AL Inf

Tom Watts Rifles - Co. F, 18 AL Inf.

Artillery

First Alabama Battalion of Artillery

Recruited at Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Eufaula, as part of the "Army of Alabama," and was organized about the first of 1861, at Fort Morgan.

Engagements: Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, Fort Powell

During the terrific bombardment of Fort Morgan, the battalion, "moved by no weak fears," handled the guns till they were all knocked out of position, losing 150 killed and wounded of about 500 engaged. The men were taken to Elmira, N. Y., where fully half died of smallpox; and the officers to Fort Warren.

There are no known Field Officers from Butler County; however, a number of enlisted men were among those who were captured and taken to Elmira Prison Camp, NY. Among those were:

Stinson, Leander, PVT, captured, died at Elmira, NY, due to discentary

Stinson, John A. Cooper, PVT, captured, released from Elmira, NY

Jeff Davis Artillery

Organized in May 1861, at Selma, composed of men from Butler, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, and Perry counties.

Engagements include: Manassas, Seven Pines, 1st Cold Harbor, Boonsboro, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Orange Court House, the Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania

When they surrendered, the unit had only 1 officer and 26 men.

Field Officers:

Yeldell, Robert, LT, resigned

Infantry

7th Ala. Inf.

organized at Pensacola, 18 May 1861, with 8 infantry and 2 mounted companies. It was composed of companies that had rendezvoused at that place from the counties of Autauga, Barbour, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Dallas, Jackson, Lauderdale, Madison, Montgomery, Pike, and Wilcox.

Engagements include: Chattanooga, Bowling Green, Corinth, Shiloh

The mounted companies then became part of the 3rd Alabama Cavalry, and the majority of the remaining men and officers joined other organizations.

Field Officers:

McCALL, William T., CPT

8th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment was the first Alabama command that enlisted "for the war." It was organized by the War Department at Richmond on 10 June 1861, with men recruited from Butler, Coosa, Dallas, Mobile, and Perry counties.

Engagements include: Wynn's Mill, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill (47% casualty), Frazier's Farm, 2nd Battle of Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Salem Church (captured 1500 USA troops), Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, 2nd Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Deep Bottom, Appomattox

At Appomattox, the remnant denied the first rumors of surrender and indignantly tore their battle-flag into shreds to retain as mementos. Of 1377 men on its roll, the 8th lost 300 killed or mortally wounded, over 170 died of disease, and 236 were discharged or transferred; 16 officers and 153 men surrendered.

Field Officers:

Herbert, Hillary Abner, CPT, Co. F, wounded, Seven Pines, and captured; promoted to MAJ 5 May 62; wounded, Sharpsburg, The Wilderness; promoted to COL

Hill, E. Y., CPT, killed at Gaines' Mill

Hill, Thomas, CPT, resigned

Livingston, Lewis A., CPT, Co. F, wounded at Gettysburg, and died in the hands of the enemy

Patton, Mathew, CPT

Stott, Ira W., CPT, Co. F, retired 19 Oct 64

Hatch, George, CPT, Co. F

9th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Organized at Richmond, Virginia, the latter part of May 1861, and contained men from Butler, Calhoun, Greene, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Marshall, Mobile, Morgan, and Sumter counties.

Engagements include: Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Gaines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, 2nd Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Salem Church, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Appomattox, 2nd Cold Harbor, Petersburg.

A remnant of the 9th surrendered at Appomattox, 6 officers and 70 men, the brigade having been in the command of Gen'l W. H. Forney of Calhoun for some months. Of 1138 men on its rolls, about 200 fell in battle, over 175 died of disease, and 208 were discharged or transferred.

Field Officers:

Hill, Edward Young, CPT, Co. K, killed at Gaines' Mill

Mills, Thomas H., CPT, Co. K, resigned, 3 Sept 63

Patton, Mathew, CPT, Co. K

13th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Organized at Montgomery, 19 July 1861, with men from Butler, Coosa, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Randolph, Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Wilcox counties.

Engagements include: Yorktown, Seven Pines, Richmond, Boonsboro, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (over 50% casualties), The Wilderness, Appomattox.

Under Col. James Aiken, the remnant of 6 officers and 85 men surrendered at Appomattox. Of the 1245 men on the rolls, about 150 were killed in battle, or died of wounds; 275 died of disease; 64 were transferred; and 202 were discharged.

Field Officers:

Broughton, L. P. , ADT, killed in The Wilderness

Cook, R. N., CPT, killed at second Cold Harbor

Glasgow, John, CPT, resigned

17th Ala. Inf.

Bolling, John, CPT, catpured at Nashville

Burnett, Thomas J., MAJ, wounded at Atlanta

Dean, J., CPT, resigned

Moreland, James S., CPT, captured at Resaca

Perryman, W. D., CPT, resigned

18th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Organized at Auburn, 4 Sept 1861, with men recruited from Butler, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Jefferson, Pike, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties.

Engagements include: Corinth, Shiloh, Blackland, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, Jonesboro, Franklin, Spanish Fort.

It surrendered at Meridian, MS, 4 May 1865, with the military department. The army numbered 858 men in January 1861; it lost 20 k and 80 w at Shiloh, and 56% of the 527 engaged at Chickamauga. It had 209 casualties in Chattanooga and was reduced to 275 effectives in November 1864.

Field Officers:

Armstrong, H. Clay, CPT, resigned 20 Sep 1862

Greene, Aug. C., CPT, wounded at Jonesboro

Co. "F" Tom Watts Rifles (Butler County): H. Clay Armstrong (resigned, 20 Sept 1862); Aug. C. Greene (wounded, Jonesboro)

22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment

First organized at Montgomery on 6 October 1861, and was encamped at Mobile during that winter. Men were recruited from Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, and Walker counties.

Engagements include: Shiloh, Mumfordsville, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, Jonesboro, Franklin, Nashville, Kinston, Bentonville.

Surrendered at Greenesboro, NC, on 26 April 1865.

Field Officers:

Rouse, N. B., LT COL

33rd Ala. Inf.

Organized at Pensacola, FL, on 23 April 1862, with men recruited from Butler, Coffee, Covington, Dale, and Montgomery counties.

Engagements include: Shiloh, Corinth, Munfordsville, Perryville, Murfeesboro, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, Ringgold Gap, Kennesaw Mountain, Ezra Church, New Hope Church, Jonesboro, Franklin, Nashville.

Transferred to North Carolina, the Thirty-third took part in the operations there, and a remnant was there surrendered.

Field Officers:

Adams, Samuel, COL, wounded at Perryville, killed at Kennesa

Barganier, John F., 1st LT, promoted to CPT, resigned

Dodson, William E., CPT, killed at Kennesa

Dunklin, James H, CPT, promoted to MAJ, wounded at Chicamauga, promoted to LT COL

Gamble, John, CPT; wound at New Hope and Columbus

Linthicum, Charles S., CPT

Pou, Thomas G., CPT, resigned

Sims, William S., 2nd LT, promoted to CPT, killed at Chicamauga

Milner, E. C, 1st LT, Co. D

Wilson, Murphy, 2nd LT, Co. D

Non-Commissioned Officers:

Nix, Edward, 4th CORP, Co. C, killed in train wreck, Cleveland, TN, 11/04/62

Powell, Robert C., 1st CORP, Co. C

Powell, J. W., 2nd CORP, Do. D

Black, Robert L., 4th CORP, Co. D

Sheppard, J. C., 4th SGT, Co. D

Vickery, J. D., 3rd CORP, Co. D

Morrow, J. W., 5th SGT, Co. D

Black, James W., 2nd DGT, Co. H

Smith, Willie J., 4th SGT, Co. H, wounded in train wreck, Cleveland, TN, 11/04/62,

Smith, Ambrose S., 3rd CORP, Co. H

Smith, John H., 5th SGT, Co. H

Smith, Jasper H., 4th SGT, Co. H

McCormack, Samuel K., 2nd CORP, Co. H

50th Ala. Inf.

Manly, R. F. ,. CPT, wounded at Drewry's, wounded and captured at Hatcher's Run

56th Ala. Inf.

Riley, F. D. N., CPT, 56th ALA INF

58th Ala. Inf.

Holland, Gideon, CPT, 58th ALA INF, killed at Spanish Fort

59th Alabama Infantry Regiment

organized at Montgomery, 25 June 1862

Engagements include: Cumberland Gap, Chickamauga, Knoxville, Dandridge, Bean's Station, Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg, Hatcher's Run, White Oaks Road, Appomattox

As part of Gordon's Corps, Bushrod Johnston's Division, the regiment was engaged at Appomattox and there surrendered.

Field Officers:

Harrell, Louis, CPT, Co. H, resigned, July 63

Rutledge, H. H., CPT, Co. H, killed at Drewry's Bluff

Daniel, Zachary, CPT, killed at Hatcher's Run

Glasco, James R., CPT, Co. I, resigned, 4 Aug 63

Manly, R. Fuller, CPT, Co. 1, wounded at Drewry's Bluff and Hatcher's Run, captured at Hatcher's Run

Soldiers:

Jeremiah Castleberry (unkn county, photo)

Lacy B. Castleberry (unkn county, photo)

60st Alabama Infantry Regiment
Formed by consolidating four companies of the First Battalion of Hilliard's Legion with six companies of the Third Battalion, and Organized at Charleston, Tennessee, 25 November 1863

Engagements include: Chickamauga, Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg, White Oak Road, Hatcher's Run, Appomattox

At Appomattox, the regiment had capturted a Union battery when word of the surrender came to them. Their number at that time was 14 officers and 170 men.

Field Officers:

Ridgeway, M. A., CPT, Co. H, resigned, 22 June 63

Tarbutton, J. M., CPT, Co. H, wounded, retired, 24 Oct 64

Tarbutton, George A.m CPT, Co. H, wounded at White Oak Road

61st Alabama Infantry Regiment
         (also Known 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment)
Organized at Pollard in September, 1863. A number of the men, from Barbour, Chambers, Coffee, Henry, and Macon counties.

Engagements include: The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, 2nd Cold Harbor, Snicker's Gap, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Petersburg, Hare's Hill

On the retreat to Appomattox, the 61st fought much of the time and surrendered there with 27 men under Capt. August B. Fannin.

Field Officers:

Barganier, John F., CPT, Co. D, retired, 26 Aug 64

Porter, William J., CPT, Co. D, captured at Spotsylvania, and died as prisoner

Calvary

1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment

Organized at Montgomery on 12 November, 1861, with companies recruited from Autauga, Butler, Calhoun, Dale, Mobile, Montgomery, Monroe, Morgan, Pike, and Tallapoosa counties.

Battles include: Battle of Shiloh, Boonville, Blackland, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Duck River, Chickamauga, Clinton, Knoxville, Mossy Creek, Sequatchee Raid, Dandridge, Dalton-Atlanta Campaign, Decatur, Waynesboro, Fiddler's Pond, Averysboro and Bentonville.

surrendered as part of Hagan's Brigade, Allen's Division, at Salisbury, NC, about 150 strong, on 26 April 1865, having participated in more engagements of one kind or another than any other unit in either army.

Field Officers:

Butler and Monroe Counties:

Abney, Orlando H., CPT, resigned

Hightower, Jas., CPT, resigned

Elmore, V. M., CPT, Promoted Kavanaugh, Bolling

Pike and Butler:

Colvin, Charles H., CPT., Co. I, resigned 8 Dec 62

Allen, Sydney E., CPT, killed at Murfreesboro

Allen, Robert, CPT, Co. I, wounded; promoted, Capt., Co. G, Co. B; Co. I [formerly and subsequently, Co. "B", 12th AL Cavalry Battalion]

2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment

organized at Montgomery on 1 May 1862.

Battles include: Mud Creek, Okolona, Dalton-Atlanta Campaign

The regiment tracked Sherman to Greensboro, NC, then escorted President Jefferson Davis to Georgia. At Forsyth, in that state, the regiment surrendered its arms, about 450 men.

Field Officers:

Carter, Richard W., CPT, promoted to MAJ.

Allen, Joseph, CPT

56th Alabama Cavalry, Partisan Rangers

Organized in the summer of 1863

Battles included: Dalton-Atlanta campaign, Savannah, Augusta

Surrendered at Greensboro, 26 April 1865, about 150 strong.