The 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment mustered 1,138 men during the Civil War, of whom 200 were killed or mortally wounded and 175 died of disease.
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May |
Organized at Richmond under Colonel Cadmus Wilcox |
July |
Moved to Winchester and attached to brigade of General Kirby Smith |
July 21 |
Missed Battle of Manassas due to a railroad accident |
October 21 |
Colonel Wilcox promoted to brigadier general. Lt. Colonel Samuel Henry becomes colonel. |
January |
General Wilcox assumes command of the brigade. |
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March |
Marched to the Penninsula |
April 5 - May 4 |
Shelled in the Yorktown positions |
May 5 - 6 |
Battle of Williamsburg
Suffered 10 killed and 45 wounded, including Captain Dougle W. Gillis. The regiment helped capture an 8-gun battery. From the report of General Wilcox: "Among those that call for special notice are Capts. Warren Smith, Gillis and King. The companies of the first two were the first to enter the captured battery. Captain Gillis, greatly distinguished for courage, displayed an example of coolness set to his men. He was mortally wounded. Captain Murphy of the Ninth, conspicuous for pertinacity and courage, was painfully wounded in the arm. He remained on the field and commanded his company until shot through the body and borne from the field." The regiment also took 70 prisoners. |
June 27 |
Battle of Gaines' Mill
Suffered 34 killed and 96 wounded. Captain James M. Crow was wounded and Captains Edward Young Hill and Thomas H. Hobbs were mortally wounded |
June 30 |
Battle of Frasier's Farm (Glendale)
Suffered 31 killed and 95 wounded, including Captain John C. McKenzie, who was wounded |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
Suffered 30 casualties, including Captain Albert Martin, who was wounded |
September 14 - 15 |
Siege and surrender of Harpers Ferry |
September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)
Lost Captain John Rayburn, Adjutant James W. Wilson and 6 other men killed, Captains M. G. May and Benjamin F. Taylor and 40 other men wounded and 9 men missing |
December 13 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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May 3 - 4 |
Battle of Salem Church (Bank's Ford)
Captain W. C. Murphy and 20 other men were killed and Captain John Rayburn and 89 other men wounded
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July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Captain Joseph Horace King. It lost 8 men killed, Captains King, Elias Jacobs, John C. Featherston and 29 other men wounded and 76 missing or captured, including Captain Gaynes C. Smith and Captain John N. Chisholm, who was wouned, captured and died in capitivity. |
September 11 |
Major Williams resigns. |
October 31 |
Colonel Joseph Horace King is noted as being in command of the regiment. |
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February |
The regiment is honored by the thanks of a joint resolution of the Confederate Congress as they renlist:
"Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That Congress hails with delight the manifestations evinced by the brave and gallant officers and privates of the Ninth regiment, Alabama volunteers, who have stood under the fire of the enemy for nearly 3 years, never to yield to Northern oppression, and for this act of partiotism and exalted self-sacrifice, in re-enlisting for the war, the thanks of Congress and the country are eminently due them. That the example of those brave men who have endured the dangers and perils of the war since its commencement is a happy omen for the future, and should encourage Congress and the country to rest with an abiding hope and confidence in the success of our arms and the final triumph of liberty, under the lead of those brave and unconquerable spirits. Approved February 16, 1864." |
May 5 - 7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
Suffered about 50 casualties, including Captain John A. Cobb, who was wounded |
May 8 - 12 |
Battle of Spottsylvania
Suffered about 60 casualties, including Captain William T. Smith, who was wounded |
May 31 - June 4 |
Battle of Cold Harbor
Sufferered about 20 casualties |
July 30 |
Battles around Petersburg
The regimental flag is captured. Captain Henry N. Coleman is killed, Captain John Rayburn is wounded, Captain Benjamin F. Taylor and Adjutant William R. Holcombe are captured.
Sergeant John H. Deaton of Company E, captures the colors of two Michigan regiments |
August 26 |
Battle of Ream's Station |
August 30 |
Captain Elias Jacobs killed in fighting around Petersburg |
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February 5 - 7 |
Battle of Hatcher's Run |
April 1 - 9 |
Retreat to Appomattox |
April 9 |
Surrendered 6 officers and 70 men at Appomattox |
