10th Alabama Infantry

10th Alabam Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
Active June 4, 1861 – April 1865
Country  Confederate States of America
Allegiance Alabama
Branch  Confederate States Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Nickname(s) Alexandria Rifles
Engagements

American Civil War

The 10th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 10th Alabama was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama on June 4, 1861.[1] The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.[2] The 10th mustered 1,429 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 300 killed in action or mortally wounded and 180 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 249 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.[1]

Commanders

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html Wilcox's Brigade website
  2. 1 2 3 4 "10th Alabama Volunteers". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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