The Civil War in Alabama Battles - 1865

Battles in Alabama in 1865

This information is excerpted from Frederick Dyers Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The losses listed in each encounter are for the Federal troops.

Jan. 4 - Skirmish, Thorn Hill INDIANA--10th. 12th and 13th Cavalry (Detachments). PENNSYLVANIA--15th Cavalry. TENNESSE--2nd Cavalry (Detachment), Union loss, 1 killed, 2 wounded. Total, 3.
Jan. 26 Skirmish. Paint Rock (No Reports,) Jan. 27 Skirmish, Elrod's Tan Yard OHIO---Battery "B," 1st Light Arty. (Detachment). NEW YORK--68th Infantry (Detachment). UNITED STATES--18th Colored Infantry (Detachment). Loss, 1 killed.
Jan. 28 Affair, Mobile Bay Attack on U.S. Steamer "Octorora.
" Jan. 31-April 24. Operations in Northern Alabama and Eastern Tennessee ILLINOIS--21st, 36th, 38th 42nd, 44th, 51st, 59th, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 79th, 80th, 84th, 88th, 89th, 96th, 100th, and 115th Infantry.INDIANA--9th, 30th, 31st, 35th, 36th, 40th.
51st, 57th, 79th, 81st, 84th and 86th Infantry. KANSAS--8th Infantry. KENTUCKY--21st, 23rd and 28th Infantry. MICHIGAN--3rd and 4th Infantry. MISSOURI--15th Infantry. OHIO--Battery "G," 1st Light Arty.; 6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 13th, 15th, 19th, 26th, 41s t, 45th, 49th, 51st, 64th, 65th, 71st, 90th, 93rd, 97th, 101st.
124th and 125th Infantry.PENNSYLVANIA--Indpt. Battery "B," Light Arty.; 77th Infantry. WISCONSIN--24th Infantry.
Feb. 3-4 Skirmishes, Ladds' House, Hog Jaw Valley NEW YORK--68th Infantry (Detachment).
Feb. 12 Skirmish, Waterloo (No Reports.
) Feb. 16 Skirmish near Gurley's Tank INDIANA--73rd Infantry (Detachment).
Feb. 17-18 Exp.
from Whitesburg to Fearn's Ferry.
INDIANA--79th and 86th Infantry (Detachments).
OHIO--19th Infantry (Detachment).
Feb. 20 Skirmish, Tuscumbia ILLINOIS--9th Cavalry.
IOWA--2nd Cavalry.
March 1-6 Exp.
from Gravelly Springs to Florence.
.
IOWA--4th Cavalry (Co.
"D").
March 3 Skirmish, Decatur (No Reports.
) March 7 Skirmish, Elyton (No Reports.
) March 10 Skirmish near Boyd's Station UNITED STATES--101st Colored Infantry (Detachment).
Union loss, 5 killed, 1 missing.
Total, 6.
March 15-18 Skirmishes, Boyd's Station and Stevenson's Gap UNITED STATES--101st Colored Infantry.
Loss, 9 missing.
March 17-April 12.
Campaign against Mobile and its Defences.
CONNECTICUT--2nd Battery Light Arty.
FLORIDA--1st Cavalry.
ILLINOIS--2nd Cavalry; Battery "G," 2nd Light Artp.
; Cogswell's Indpt.
Battery Light Arty.
; 8th, 11th, 28th, 29th, 33rd, 37th, 46th, 47 th, 58th, 72nd, 76th, 77th, 81st.
91st, 94th 95th, 97th, 99th.
108th, 114th, 117th, 119th, 122nd and 124th Infantry.
INDIANA--10th, 12th and 13th Cavalry; 1st Heavy Arty.
; 1st, 3rd and 14th Indpt.
Batteries Light Arty.
; 24th, 26th.
47th, 50th, 52nd, 69th, 89th and 93rd Infantry.
IOWA--2nd Battery Light Arty.
; 8th, 12th.
19th, 20th.
21st, 23rd, 27th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th and 35th Infantry.
KANSAS--10th Infantry.
LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry.
Maine--2nd Cavalry-- MARYLAND--3rd Cavalry.
MASSACHUSETTS--2nd.
4th, 7th and 15th Batteries Light Arty.
; 31st Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--6th Heavy Arty.
; Battery "G," 1st Light Arty.
MINNESOTA--5th, 6th.
7th.
9th and 10th Infantry.
MISSOURI--Battery "F," 1st Light Arty.
; 11th, 21st.
30th.
33rd.
40th, 44th and 49th Infant ry.
NEW JERSEY--2nd Cavalry.
34th Infantry.
NEW YORK--2nd Veteran Cavalry, 18th, 21st and 26th Indpt.
Batteries; Light Arty.
; 161st and 178th Infantry.
OHIO--17th Indpt.
Battery, Light Arty.
; 72nd.
77th, 83rd, 95th, 96th and 114th Infantry.
TENNESSEE--4th Cavalry.
WISCONSIN--4th Cavalry; 8th.
11h, 14th, 20th, 23rd.
27th.
28th.
29th, 33rd and 35th Infantry.
UNITED STATES----47th.
48th, 50th, 51st, 68th, 73rd.
76th.
82nd.
86th.
96th and 97th Colored Infantry.
VER-MONT--7th Infantry.
Union loss, 232 killed, 1403 wounded, 43 missing.
Total, 1678.
March 18-22 Exp.
from Dauphin Island to Fowl River Narrows ILLINOIS---72d and 95th Infantry.
MISSOURI--44th Infantry.
WISCONSIN--33d Infantry.
March 22-April 24.
Raid from Chickasaw to Selma, Ala.
, and Macon, Ga.
(Wilson's) ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.
; 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry.
INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry: 18th Battery Light Arty.
; 17th and 72d Mounted Infantry.
IO WA--3d, 4th, 5th and 8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--4th, 6th and 7th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d and 4th Cavalry.
OHIO--1st, 3d, 4th and 7th Cavalry.
PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry.
MISSOURI--10th Cavalry.
WISCONS1N--1st Cavalry.
UNITED STATES---4th Ca valry; Battery "I.
" 4th Arty.
Union loss, 99 killed, 598 wounded.
28 missing.
Total, 725.
March 23-24 Skirmish near Dannelly's Mills Pickets.
2d Brigade, 1st Division.
16th Corps.
March 24 Affair near Evergreen FLORIDA--1st Cavalry.
ILLINOIS--2d Cavalry.
MAINE--2d Cavalry.
March 25 Skirmish, Deer Park Road MINNESOTA--9th Infantry.
March 26 Occupation of Pollard ILLINOIS--76th and 97th Infantry.
INDIANA--24th and 69th Infantry.
March 26 Skirmish near Spanish Fort ILLINOIS---8th, 11th, 29th and 99th Infantry.
INDIANA--47th Infantry.
IOWA--21st Infantry.
NEW YORK--161st Infantry.
March 26 Skirmish, Muddy Creek FLORIDA--1st Cavalry.
ILLINOIS----2d Cavalry.
MAINE--2d Cavalry.
Loss, 3 wounded.
March 27 Occupation of Canoe Station CONNECTICUT--2d Battery Light Arty.
ILLINOIS--37th and 97th Infantry.
IOWA--19th, 20th, 23d and 34th Infantry.
MASSACHUSETTS---15th Battery Light Arty.
MISSOURI--Battery "F," 1st Light Arty.
OHIO--83d and 114th Infantr y.
WISCONSIN--20th Infantry.
March 27-April 9.
Siege and Capture of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely (See Force in Campaign against Mobile.
) Union losses at Capture of Spanish Fort, April 8, 52 killed, 575 wounded, 30 missing.
Total 657.
At Fort Blakely, April 9, 116 killed, 655 wounded , 4 missing.
Total, 775.
March 28 Skirmish near Elyton IOWA--5th Cavalry.
March 30 Skirmish, Montevallo IOWA--4th Cavalry.
March 31 Action near Montevallo IOWA--3d, 4th and 5th Cavalry.
MISSOURI--10th Cavalry.
OHIO--1st and 7th Cavalry.
UNITED STATES---Battery "I," 4th Arty.
March 31 Occupation of Ashleyville KENTUCKY--4th Cavalry.
March 31 Skirmish, Six-Mile Creek IOWA--3d Cavalry.
April 1 Skirmish near Blakely ILLINOIS---2d Cavalry.
MAINE--2d Cavalry.
Loss, 2 wounded.
1865.
April 1 Skirmish near Randolph INDIANA---72d Mounted Infantry.
April 1 Skirmish, Maplesville IOWA--3d Cavalry (Co.
"L").
April 1 Action, Ebenezer Church, near Maplesville.
IOWA--3d, 4th and 5th Cavalry.
MISSOURI--10th Cavalry.
OHIO--1st and 7th Cavalry.
UNITED STATES--Battery "I," 4th Arty.
April 1 Skirmish, Plantersville INDIANA--17th and 72d Mounted Infantry.
Union loss, 10 killed, 27 wounded, 6 missing.
Total, 43.
April 1 Skirmish, Centreville KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry.
WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.
April 1 Skirmish, Trion IOWA--8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
Union loss, 3 killed, 10 wounded, 20 missing.
Total, 33.
April 2 Skirmish near Scottsville INDIANA--2d Cavalry.
Union loss, I killed, 8 wounded, 6 missing.
Total, 15.
April 2 Skirmish near Centreville INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry.
April 2 Engagement, Selma ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.
; 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry.
INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry; 18th Battery Light Arty.
; 17th and 72d Mounted Infantry.
IOWA--3d, 4th and 5th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--4th and 7th Cava lry.
MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry.
MISSOURI--10th Cavalry.
OHIO--1st, 3d, 4th and 7th Cavalry.
PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry.
WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.
UNITED STATES--Battery "I," 4th Arty.
Union loss, 42 killed, 270 wounded, 7 missing.
Total, 319.
April 2 Skirmish, Summerville ILLINOIS--98th Mounted Infantry (Cos.
"F," "G," "H"and "I").
April 3 Action, Northport, near Tuscaloosa IOWA--8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
April 3-4 Scout from Huntsville to near Vienna MICHIGAN--18th Infantry (Detachment).
April 4 Occupation of Tuscaloosa IOWA--8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
April 5-7 Scout from Huntsville to New Market MICHIGAN--18th Infantry.
April 6 Skirmish, Lanier's Mills, Sipsey Creek KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
Union loss, 4 killed, 24 wounded, 30 missing.
Total, 58.
April 6 Skirmish, King's Store KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry (Co.
"D").
April 7 Skirmish, Fike's Ferry, Cahawba River IOWA--3d Cavalry (Co.
"B"); 4th Cavalry (Detachment).
April 7 Scout to Stockton MAINE--2d Cavalry (Detachment).
April 9-11 Bombardment and Capture of Batteries Huger and Tracy UNITED STATES Batteries.
April 9-17 Exp.
from Blakely to Claiborne ILLINOIS--2d Cavalry.
LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry.
MASSACHUSETTS--2d Battery Light Arty.
NEW YORK--2d Veteran Cavalry.
April 10 Skirmish, Lowndesborough WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry (Cos.
"A" and "B").
April 10 Skirmish near Benton INDIANA--2d Cavalry.
April 11 Skirmish near Mt.
Pleasant ILLINOIS--2d Cavalry.
LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry.
MASSACHUSETTS--2d Battery Light Arty.
NEW YORK--2d Veteran Cavalry.
Union loss, 5 wounded.
April 11 Evacuation of Mobile By Confederate Forces.
April 12 Occupation of Montgomery ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.
; 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry.
INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry; 18th Indpt.
Battery Light Arty.
; 17th and 72d Mounted Infantry.
IOWA--3d, 4th and 5th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--4 th and 7th Cavalry.
MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry.
MISSOURI--10th Cavalry.
OHIO---1st, 3d, 4th and 7th Cavalry.
PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry.
WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.
April 12 Occupation of Mobile 13th Army Corps.
April 12 Skirmish, Columbia Road, near Montgomery KENTUCKY--7th Cavalry.
April 13 Skirmish, Wetumpka IOWA--4th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--4th Cavalry.
April 13 Skirmish,Whistlers' or Eight-Mile Creek Bridge ILLINOIS---91st Infantry.
INDIANA--50th Infantry.
IOWA--29th Infantry.
VERMONT--7th Infantry.
Union loss.
1 killed, 2 wounded.
Total, 3.
April 14 Skirmish, Columbus Road, near Tuskegee.
INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--7th Cavalry.
WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.
April 16 Skirmish, Crawford OHIO---1st Cavalry.
April 16 Skirmish, Girard OHIO--1st Cavalry.
April 16 Skirmish near Opelika INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry.
April 17-30 Exp.
from Blakely to Georgetown, Ga.
, and Union Springs, Ala.
ILLINOIS--2d Cavalry.
INDIANA--10th, 12th and 13th Cavalry.
LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry.
MASSACHUSETTS--2d Indpt.
Battery Light Arty.
NEW JERSEY--2d Cavalry.
NEW YORK--2d Veteran Cavalr y.
WISCONSIN--4th Cavalry.
April 20 Skirmish, Montpelier Springs INDIANA--17th Mounted Infantry.
April 22 Occupation of Talladega IOWA--8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
April 23 Action, Munford's Station IOWA--8th Cavalry.
KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry; 4th Mounted Infantry.
MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry.
May 4 Skirmish, Wetumpka (No Reports.
) May 4 Affair at Citronelle Surrender of Confederate Forces in Departments of Alabama, Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana.
May 8-22 Exp.
from Spring Hill to Baton Rouge, La.
ILLINOIS--10th Cavalry.
MICHIGAN--3d Cavalry (Detachment).
TENNESSEE---4th Cavalry.
May 25 Affair.
Mobile Explosion of Ordnance Depot.

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