Alabama 41st Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Alabama 41st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in May, 1862. Members of this unit were raised in the counties of Pickens, Blount, Tuscaloosa, Perry, Greene, Washington, and Fayette. After serving in the Department of East Tennessee, the regiment was attached to Hanson's, Helm's, and J.H. Lewis' Brigade. It fought at Murfreesboro , was active in the operations around Vicksburg and Jackson , and participated in the Battle of Chickamauga . Transferred to General Gracie's Brigade, it saw action in the Knoxville Campaign, then during the spring of 1864 moved to Virginia. Here the unit was involved in the engagement at Drewry's Bluff , the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox Campaign. The 41st was organized with 1,250 men, reported 198 casualties at Murfreesboro, and lost forty-nine percent of the 325 at Chickamauga. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek , and it surrendered with 14 officers and 84 men. OFFICERS:
Colonels Martin L. Stansel and Henry Talbird; Lieutenant Colonels Porter King, James T. Murfee, and Theodore G. Trimmier; and Maojrs Lemuel T. Hudgings, John M. Jeffries, and Jesse G. Nash. ASSIGNMENTS:
Hanson's Brigade
Breckinridge's Division
General Archibald Gracie’s Brigade
SERVICE:
Murfreesboro
Vicksburg Siege
Jackson
Chickamauga
East Tennessee Campaign
Knoxville (Nov. 29, 1863)
Drewry's Bluff
Dutch Gap
Petersburg Siege
Hatcher's
Appomattox
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 2641 men.

• Co. "A" (Tuscaloosa County): Thomas Gaillard Trimmier (promoted); James M. Mills (resigned, 24 Dec 62); Humphrey H. Sartain
• Co. "B" (Pickens County): John C. Kirkland (resigned, 2 April 63); L. F. Shelton
• Co. "C" (Pickens County): Jesse G. Nash (promoted); Jere H. Cason (wounded, Bean's Station; resigned, 9 Feb 64); John C. Moorhead
• Co. "D" (Pickens County): Robert A. McCord (died in service, 17 June 62); Bela A. Hudgins (wounded, Murfreesboro; retired, 17 Nov 64); John C. Fair
• Co. "E" (Perry and Greene Counties): William G. England (resigned, 3 Oct 62); Francis M. Moore (resigned, 10 Nov 63); Andrew B. S. Moseley
• Co. "F" (Tuscaloosa County): Benjamin F. Eddins (resigned, 1 Dec 63); Luther Morgan Clements (wounded, Chickamauga)
• Co. "G" (Tuscaloosa County): Lemuel T. Hudgins (promoted); James White
• Co. "H" (Fayette County): Franklin Ogden (resigned, 24 March 64); Holland M. Bell (wounded, Hatcher's Run)
• Co. "I" (Pickens County): Thomas Smith Abernethy (resigned, 16 Dec 62); John M. Jeffries (promoted); John T. Harkins
• Co. "K" (Pickens County): James N. Craddock (resigned, 24 Oct 64); James Halbert
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.