Alabama 45th Infantry Regiment


HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Alabama 45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Auburn, Alabama, in may, 1862. Companies that made up the unit were from the counties of Barbour, Randolph, Lowndes, Macon, and Russell. It was immediately sent to Mississippi and at Tupelo suffered from camp diseases. Later it moved to Kentucky, fought at Perryville under General Walthall, then was assigned to General Wood's, Lowrey's, and Shelley's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 45th participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It was organized with 750 men, reported 91 casualties at Murfreesboro and 117 at Chickamauga, and totalled 366 effectives and 309 arms in December, 1863. The regiment lost 27 killed, 72 wounded, and 32 missing at the Battle of Atlanta and was almost annihilated at Franklin. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. OFFICERS:
Colonels Ephraim B. Breedlove, James G. Gilchrist, William S. Goodwyn, and Harris D. Lampley; Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Abercrombie; and Major George C. Freeman. ASSIGNMENTS:
Walthall’s Brigade
Patton Anderson's brigade
Wood’s – Lowrey’s Brigade
Lowrey’s Brigade
SERVICE:
Perryville
Murfreesboro
Tullahoma Campaign
Chickamauga
Chattanooga Siege
Chattanooga
Atlanta Campaign
Resaca
New Hope Church
Kennesaw Mountain
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Spring Hill
Franklin
Nashville
Carolina’s Campaign
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 1516 men.

Barbour -- Harris D. Lampley; promoted. Jas. M. Hobdy; resigned Ellis Phelan.
Lowndes -- George C. Freeman; promoted. J. F. Clements; wounded at Murfreesboro; detached; Lieut. J. A. Robertson commanded.
Macon -- Thos. F. Flournoy; resigned .... Gaffney; killed at Perryville. John Callier.
Barbour and Macon -- G. W. Carter; resigned. J. C. Caldwell.
Macon -- James Jackson; wounded at Atlanta; promoted. S. W. King.
Russell. -- .... Tucker; resigned. .... Crockett.
Macon.-James M. Simmons; resigned. John R. Carson; killed at Franklin
Macon -- R. H. Abercrombie; promoted. Thomas Smith; killed at Atlanta. John E. Jones; wounded at Spring Hill.
M acon -- L. M. Wilson; resigned. Barton Perry; wounded at Chicamauga and Franklin.
Russell -- ... Black; resigned. A. W. Torbert; wounded at Chicamauga.
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.







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