Alabama 23rd Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:

    23rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Montogomery, Alabama, in November, 1861. Men of this unit were drawn from the counties of Wilcox, Macon, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Lowndes, Baldwin, and Choctaw. It moved to Mobile and during the next two months lost 82 men by disease. Later the unit was ordered to Tennessee, was active in Kentucky, then in December, 1862, transferred to Tracy's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Chickasaw Bayou , Port Gibson , Champion's Hill , Big Black River Bridge , and Vicksburg , where it was captured. Exchanged and reorganized, it was assigned to General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 23rd participated in various conflicts from Chattanooga to Atlanta , saw action in Tennessee under Hood, and ended the war in North Carolina. During December, 1861, it totalled 674 men, sustained 18 casualties at Chattanooga, and had 374 effectives and 282 arms in December, 1863. The regiment contained 202 men in January, 1865, and surrendered with 75 in April.

    Information on this unit may be found on line at http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/tracy.html

OFFICERS:

    Colonels Franklin K. Beck and Joseph B. Bibb; and Majors James J. Hester, John J. Longmire, Francis McMurray, and Felix Tait.

ASSIGNMENTS:

    Ordered to Tennessee, was active in Kentucky, then in December, 1862, transferred to Tracy's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
    Assigned to General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee.

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