List of Alabama Union Civil War regiments
Encyclopedia
This is a list of regiment
s from the U.S. state of Alabama
that fought in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
(1861-1865):
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
s from the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
that fought in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
(1861-1865):
Cavalry
- 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Union)1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Union)The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment recruited from Southern Unionists that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry
Infantry
- 1st Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)1st Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)The 1st Regiment Alabama Infantry was an infantry regiment recruited from African-Americans that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 2nd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)2nd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)The 2nd Regiment Alabama Infantry was an infantry regiment recruited from African-Americans that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Infantry was raised at Pulaski, Tennessee on November 20, 1863....
- 3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)The 3rd Regiment Alabama Infantry was an infantry regiment recruited from African-Americans that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Infantry was raised at Pulaski, Tennessee on January 3, 1864....
- 4th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)4th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)The 4th Regiment Alabama Infantry was an infantry regiment recruited from African-Americans that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
See also
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Alabama Civil War Confederate UnitsAlabama Civil War Confederate Units-Infantry Units:*1st Alabama Conscripts *Swanson Guards Lockhart's Battalion *1st Mobile Infantry *1st Regiment Alabama Infantry*1st Battalion Alabama Infantry Loomis'...
- Alabama in the American Civil War
Sources
- The Civil War Archive, Union Regimental Index: Alabama
- Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Des Moines: Dyer Publishing Co. (1908).
- National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Website