The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) duri ...
during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was formed in
Huntsville, Alabama
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, on August 14, 1861. The unit fought its first battle at the
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater of the ...
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
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, at the end of the war.
Total strength and casualties
Commanders
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Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was a military commander and politician of the Confederate States of America. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil ...
* Colonel
Samuel King McSpadden
See also
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Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
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This is a list of Alabama Civil War Confederate Units.
Infantry
*Alabama Brigade (Americ ...
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Alabama in the American Civil War
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Notes
References
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama
1861 establishments in Alabama
Military units and formations established in 1861
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