9th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
ActiveMay 1861 to April 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Seven Pines
Battle of Williamsburg
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Petersburg
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Cadmus Wilcox
2nd Lieutenant Samuel Adams, Co. G, 9th Alabama Infantry

The 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Richmond, Virginia in late May 1861.[1]

The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

Total strength and casualties

The 9th mustered 1138 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 200 killed in action or mortally wounded and 175 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 375 fatalities. An additional 208 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.[2]

Commanders

See also

Notes

  1. "Wilcox' Brigade". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009. Wilcox's Brigade website
  2. "Wilcox' Brigade". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009. Wilcox's Brigade website

References


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