Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Alabama
The 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Pollard, Alabama in May of 1863 and was surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April of 1865.
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1863
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| May 2 | Organized as a nine company battalion at Pollard, Alabama |
| Assigned to Clanton’s Brigade, Department of the Gulf. | |
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1864
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| February 12 |
The battalion expanded to a regiment by adding another company. Sent to Virginia under the command of Colonel William G. Swanson, Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Hill and Major William E. Pinckard. Assigned to Battle’s Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Second Corps. The regiment replaced the 26th Alabama Infantry, which had escorted Federal prisoners to prison camp in Georgia and had never been returned. |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessCaptain Archibald D. McCaskill of Company G was killed. He was replaced by Captain Nathan R. Joiner. |
| May 8-18 |
Battle of SpotsylvaniaCaptain Alfred F. Zachary of Company F was wounded and would retire, replaced by Captain Richard W. Allen. Captain James Fannin of Company A and Captain William J. Porter of Company D were captured. Porter would die in a Federal prison camp. Captain Eugenius F. Baber of Company E retired and was replaced by Captain August B. Fannin. |
| June 3 |
Battle of Cold HarborCaptain August B. Fannin of Company E was wounded. Captain Robert A. Peterson of Company B retired. Captain William H. Philpot took command of Company B. |
| June 13 | Transferred to the Shenandoah Valley and assigned to Battle’s Brigade, Rodes’ Division, Army of the Valley. |
| June 17-18 |
Battle of Lynchburg |
| June 19-21 | Pursuit of Hunter |
| June 26 | At Stanton |
| June 30 | At New Market |
| July 1 | Marched through Winchester |
| July 5-6 | Crossed the Potomac at Boteler’s Ford |
| July 9 |
Battle of Monocacy |
| July 11-12 |
Battle of Fort Stevens |
| July 17-18 |
Battle of Snicker’s Gap (Cool Spring)Captain Andrew J. Slaughter of Company I was wounded. |
| July 24 |
Second Battle of Kernstown |
| July 25 |
Captain James S. Hastings of Company I retired and was replaced by Captain Andrew J. Slaughter. |
| August 19 |
Snicker’s GapCommanded by Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Hill |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of WinchesterCaptain August B. Fannin of Company E was wounded for the second time. |
| September 20 | Major General Ramseur took command of the division after General Rodes was killed. Captain Sidney B. Paine of Company H retired and was replaced by Captain William A. Campbell. |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar CreekCommanded by Major Pinckard. |
| October 20 | With the death of General Ramseur, Brigadier General Bryan Grimes took command of the division. Major William E. Pinckard was in command of the regiment. |
| mid-December | The division left the Shenandoah Valley and returned to the Richmond defences under the command of Major William E. Pinckard as part of the Second Corps. |
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1865
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| January-April |
Siege of Petersburg |
| February 23 | Brigadier General Bryan Grimes was promoted to major general and given permanent command of the division. Captain William A. Campbell of Company H resigned. |
| March 25 |
Battle of Fort Stedman (Hare’s Hill)Captain Nathan R. Joiner was killed. |
| April 2 |
Final Assault on PetersburgLieutenant Colonel Louis Hill, Major William Pinckard, and Captain William H. Philpot of Company B were captured. The regiment’s flag was captured by Private John C. Ewing of the 211th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment surrendered 27 men. under the command of Captain August B. Fannin. |