Alabama 36th Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Alabama 36th Infantry Regiment was organized at Mount Vernon, Alabama, in May, 1862, with men from Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Fayette, Sumter, and Monroe counties. The unit was involved in constructing the defenses at Oven and Choctaw Bluffs, then was stationed at Mobile until April, 1863. Assigned to General Clayton's and later Holtzclaw's Brigade, it participated in difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville. Transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, it continued the fight at Spanish Fort. At the Battle of Chickamauga it was reported that the regiment had 28 officers, 429 men, and 401 guns on September 19; and 20 officers, 338 men, and 316 guns on September 20. It sustained 147 casualties at Chattanooga, and mustered a force of 353 effectives in December, 1863, and about 300 in November, 1864. The unit lost 110 wounded and captured at Spanish Fort, and few were included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. OFFICERS:

Colonels - Robert H. Smith of Mobile; resigned. Lewis T. Woodruff of Mobile; wounded at New Hope; retired. Thomas H. Herndon of Greene.

Lieutenant Colonels - Lewis T. Woodruff; promoted. Thomas H. Herndon; wounded at Chicamauga, and Atlanta; promoted.

Majors - Thomas H. Herndon; promoted. Charles S. Hennegan of Sumter; captured at Mission Ridge.

Adjutants - Thomas A. Hatch of Greene; resigned. Robert T. Harkness of Greene.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Assigned to General Clayton's and later Holtzclaw's Brigade
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana SERVICE:
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Spanish Fort
Nashville
ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 1942 men.

Sumter - Charles S. Hennegan; promoted. John M. Quarles; resigned. James T. Meek.

Greene - Nathan M. Carpenter.

Greene - James A Wemyss; wounded at Atlanta; resigned. Lieut. W.N. Knight commanded.

Tuskaloosa and Fayette - John C. Adams; wounded at Mission Ridge; retired. John M. Walker; killed at Resaca. Lieut. Wm. M. Owen commanded.

Mobile - John G. Cleveland; killed at Chickamauga. Washington Lott; wounded at Resaca.

Monroe - John Deloach; resigned. D.W. Kelly; killed at Mission Ridge. Wm. S. Wiggins; wounded at Jonesboro.

Monroe - Malcolm Patterson; resigned. John B. Jordan; captured at Atlanta. David T. McCants.

Greene - James W.A. Wright; wounded and captured at Mission Ridge.

State of Mississippi - Mathew Calvert; resigned. Welles Thompson.

Tuskaloosa - Andrew J. Derby; resigned. H.A. Farish; captured at Spanish Fort.

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.