Alabama State Memorial

Alabama units and officers who fought at Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862, included Alabama infantry in the 4th Battalion under Maj. James M. Clifton; the 16th Regiment under Lieut. Col. John W. Harris; the 17th Regiment under Lieut. Col. Robert C. Farris; the 18th Regiment under Col. Eli S. Shorter; the 19th Regiment under Col. Joseph Wheeler; the 21st Regiment under Lieut. Col. Stewart W. Cayce and Maj. Frederick Stewart; the 22nd Regiment under Col. Zach C. Deas, wounded, and Lieut. Col. John C. Marrast; the 25th Regiment under Col. John Q. Loomis, wounded, and Col. George D. Johnston; the 26th Regiment under Col. John I. Coltart, wounded, and Lieut. Col. William D. Chadick; and the 31st Regiment under Lieut. Col. Montgomery Gilbreath. Alabama general officers at Shiloh included Brig. Gen. Jones M. Withers of the 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, and Brig. Gen. Sterling A. M. Wood of the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Army Corps. Alabama cavalry included Gen. Bragg's Escort Company under Capt. Robert W. Smith, the First Battalion under Capt. Thomas F. Jenkins, the Mississippi and Alabama Battalion under Lieut. Col. Richard H. Brewer, and the First Regiment under Col. James H. Clanton. Alabama artillery included Gage's Battery under Capt. Charles P. Gage, Ketchum's Battery under Capt. Wm. H. Ketchum, and Robertson's Battery under Capt. Felix H. Robertson. The heroes from Alabama who fought at Shiloh were honored in a memorial erected in 1907 by the Alabama Division United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Shiloh, Tennessee · United States