Alabama 18th Infantry Battalion


HISTORICAL NOTES:
labama 18th Infantry Battalion was meant for a local organization, and consisted of five companies of men, mounted originally. Organized in the summer of 1862, in Jackson County, the battalion was engaged in numerous encounters with the enemy along the line of the Tennessee. In November it was dismounted by consent, and in January 1863 joined the army of Tennessee at Tullahoma. Attached to Wood's brigade, the battalion lost heavily at Chickamauga. It was thereafter a part of Cleburne's fire-tried division throughout the campaigns of that army, fighting, marching, and suffering almost without intermission till its colors were furled in North Carolina. For the sake of convenience, the battalion was attached to the Thirty-third Alabama, without losing its distinctive organization. OFFICERS:
Majors William T. Gunter of Jackson; resigned. John G. Gibson; killed at Chickamauga. Jasper J. Jones of Jackson; captured at Mission Ridge. ASSIGNMENTS:
Wood's brigade SERVICE:
Chickamauga
The Atlanta Campaign
Franklin
Nashville
The Carolinas Campaign
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 702 men. Nearly all the men were from Jackson, and in five compnies, commanded by Captains Jasper J. Jones, (promoted), George E. Cowan, George W. Rodgers, G. M. Ingalls, and Montgomery Money. 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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