59th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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 Chickamauga 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 III.

59th Alabama Infantry Regiment Flag

Col. Bolling Hall III

Organization

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]

Service

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 surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

Staff officers

• Colonel Bolling Hall III.
• Lieut. Colonel John D. McLennan
• Lieut. Colonel Geo. W. Huguley
• Major Geo. W. Huguley
• Major Lewis H. Crumpler
• Lt. Crenshaw Hall, adjutant

Field officers

• John C. Hendrix
• S. E. A. Reaves
• John F. Wise
• CJohn E. Hall
• W. Dillard
• John Porter.
• E. L. McIntyre
• John A. Henley.
• W. H. Stuckey
• W. J. Peacock.
• L. H. Crumpier
• W.R. Davie
• James Lang
• R. Glasgow
• Louis Harrell
• H. H. Rutledge
• Zach. Daniel
• R. F. Manly
• W. D. Walden
• R. H. Gulledge.^[3]

See also

• List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units