59th Alabama Infantry Regiment

Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Alabama

1863
November 25 Created at Charleston, Tennessee, from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Hilliard’s Legion, and the Legion’s 4th Artillery Battalion. Thhe 59th Alabama was under the command of Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John D. McLennan, and Major George W. Huguley. It was assigned to Gracie’s Brigade, Buckner’s Division, Department of East Tennessee.Company A – Tallapoosa County – Captain John H. Dillard
Company B – Autauga County – Captain John F. Wise
Company C – Coosa County – Captain William T. Stubblefield
Company D – Barbour County – Captain James Lang
Company E – Dale County – Captain William H. Stuckey
Company F – Randolph County – Captain John Moses Hendricks
Company G – “Siler Guards”- Pike County – Captain John C. Henley
Company H – Butler County – Captain H. H. Rutledge
Company I – Butler County – Captain R. Fuller Manly
Company K – Coosa County – Captain R. H. Gulledge
November
Siege of Knoxville
December 15
Battle of Bean’s Station
December 24
Dandridge
1864
February 12 Captain Dillard of Company A died. Captain John H. Porter took over command of the company.
April Moved to Virginia
April 25-30 Captain John F. Wise of Company B resigned. Captain John E. Hall took over command of the company.
Captain William H. Stuckey of Company E resigned. Captain James L. Williams took over command of the company.
May Assigned to Gracie’s Brigade, Department of Richmond
May 16
Drewry’s Bluff

The regiment siffered heavy casualties. Colonel Hall was shot in the leg, which was amputated. His brother, Adjutant Crenshaw Hall, was shot in the neck. Colonel Hall would not recover from his wound, and died of complications in 1866. Lieutenant Colonel John D. McLennan briefly took over command of the regiment until he was killed.

Captain H. H. Rutledge of Company H was killed. Captains S. E. A. Reaves of Comany F and R. Fuller Manly of Company I were wounded.

Major George W. Huguley took command of the regiment and would be promoted to lieutenant colonel. Captain Lewis H. Crumpler was then promoted to major. Captain Zachary Daniel took over command of Company H.
May 10
Chester Station
June
Siege of Petersburg

The regiment reported 240 men. Captain John E. Hall of Company B was wounded.
July Assigned to Gracie’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
July 30
Battle of the Crater
October Assigned to Gracie’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
December 2 Brigadier General Gracie was killed and Colonel Moody of the 43rd Alabama Infantry took command of the brigade.
1865
February 5-7
Hatcher’s Run

The regiment lost its flag. Colonel Daniel S. Troy of the 60th Alabama Infantry was carrying it forward while leading a charge  when he was shot down by Private George W. Tompkins, Company F, 124th New York Infantry Regiment, who captured the flag. The flag was returned to the State of Alabama in 1905.

Captain Zachary Daniel of Company H was killed and Captain R. Fuller Manly of Company I was wounded and captured.
March 15 Captain S. E. A. Reaves died.
March 31
White Oak Road
April
Appomattox Campaign
April 6
Battle of Sayler’s Creek

Many men from the regiment were captured or scattered.
April 8 Colonel Stansel took command of the brigade when Brigadier General Moody was captured.
April 9
Appomattox Court House

The 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment surrendered 9 officers and 101 enlisted men.