10th Regiment Alabama Infantry
| 10th Alabam Infantry Regiment (Confederate) | |
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| Active | June 4, 1861 – April 1865 |
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Nickname(s) | Alexandria Rifles |
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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
- Colonel John Horace Forney[2]
- Colonel John J. Woodward[2]
- Colonel William Henry Forney[2]
- Colonel William Thomas Smith
See also
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-09-19. Wilcox's Brigade website
- 1 2 3 4 "10th Alabama Volunteers". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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