Alabama 20th Artillery Battalion

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Alabama 20th Artillery Battalion was organized at Columbus, Georgia, in November, 1863, with men from Waddell's Battery who had been captured at Vicksburg and exchanged. The unit contained three companies and generally served in the reserve artillery of the Army of Tennessee. After the Atlanta Campaign it was transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and in November was at Macon, Georgia. Later the battalion fought at Girard where most of the men and guns were captured. OFFICERS:
Lieutenant Colonel James F. Waddell. ASSIGNMENTS:
reserve artillery of the Army of Tennessee
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
SERVICE:
Vicksburg
Atlanta Campaign
Girard, GA
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 551 men. SOURCE:
Brewer, William Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During the Civil War
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Rigdon, John C. A Guide to Alabama Civil War Research, Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.