59th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was formed on November 25, 1863 at Charleston, Tennessee by consolidating the 2nd Infantry and the 4th Artillery Battalions, Hilliard's Alabama Legion.[1]

59th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
Active	November 25, 1863 to April 9, 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Alabama
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Knoxville Battle of Bean's Station Battle of Dandridge Battle of Chester Station Battle of Drewry's Bluff Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Battle of Hatcher's Run Battle of White Oak Road Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Balling Hall jr.

The regiment served in Gracie's Alabama Brigade in the Department of East Tennessee participating in Longstreets Knoxville Campaign and later the Army of Northern Virginia in the Siege of Petersburg. During the latter campaign, the Regiment lost its battle flag during the Battle of Hatcher's Run in February 1865, [2] but the regiment went on to surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

See also

• List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units

Notes

1. Sifakis p.131
2. Dedmondt p.108

References

• Lewellyn A. Shaver History of the Sixtieth Alabama Regiment, Gracie's Alabama Brigade.
• Stewart Sifakis. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992 ISBN 0-8160-2287-9
• Glenn Dedmondt. The Flags of Civil War Alabama. Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-56554-840-X