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By John C. Rigdon

The thirty ninth Alabama Infantry Regiment was once geared up at Opelika in April 1862 via Henry DeLamar Clayton, an Alabama country consultant. starting on March the tenth of 1862, the boys had started education on the Opelika Camp of guide. one of many businesses, corporation F used to be from Georgia.

The thirty ninth participated within the march into Kentucky, with little scuffling with, and got here again with the military to Murfreesboro. The regiment used to be engaged with heavy losses (95), gaining a lot credits for repulsing an assault of the enemy. Col. Clayton bought a serious wound, leaving the thirty ninth with no commander during this, their first major conflict. He used to be changed by way of Whitfield Clark of Barbour County.
The thirty ninth used to be with the military whilst it fell again to the Chattanooga line, and it took half within the conflict of Chickamauga with a really heavy lack of males (31% of 310 engaged). At Missionary Ridge, the loss used to be gentle, and the thirty ninth, now below basic Deas of cellular as brigade commander, wintered at Dalton. It suggested 337 males and 219 hands in December, 1863. From there to Atlanta the regiment was once conspicuous in the entire battling of the military, anguish seriously. They have been found in the safeguard of Atlanta and at Jonesboro the place they back misplaced seriously. They marched with the military into Tennessee and misplaced a few prisoners at Nashville. The regiment then moved to the Carolinas with normal Johnston and participated in operations there, although a lot lowered in quantity. It was once there consolidated with the twenty second and twenty sixth and fiftieth AL regiments yet used to be compelled to give up a number of days afterward the twenty sixth of April 1865. there have been fewer than ninety officials and males closing.

Companies Of The AL thirty ninth Infantry Regiment
•Co. "A" (Pike): John W. W. Jackson (resigned, thirteen Nov 62); James P. Nall (wounded; retired); Louis A. Robert (KIA, North Carolina)
•Co. "B" (Barbour): Lemuel Hargrove (promoted to Major); Thomas J. Cox
•Co. "C", Pea River Rifles (Barbour): Colin McSwean (promoted to Major); Alexander J. Miller
•Co. "D" (Henry): Lee A. Jennings (wounded, Murfreesboro; resigned, 24 Oct 63); Z. Dawson Matthews
•Co. "E" (Russell): William C. Clifton (promoted to Major); Wiley E. Jones (died in carrier, four Feb 64); Thomas J. Wilkerson (KIA, 22 July 64); William J. Sankey
•Co. "F" (State of Georgia): Abner H. Flewellen (resigned, 30 April 63); Willis D. Banks (KIA, close to Atlanta, 1 Aug 64); Neil Gillis
•Co. "G" (Henry and Barbour): T. Q. Stanford (KIA, Murfreesboro); Alexander A. Cassady
•Co. "H" (Barbour): Joseph C. Clayton (KIA, Murfreesboro); John L. McRae
•Co. "I" (Barbour): Whitfield Clark (promoted to Major); Drewry H. Smith (promoted to Major); William H. Dill
•Co. "K" (Barbour): James T. Flewellen (promoted to Lt. Col., 15 might 62); Julius C. Mitchell (resigned, 2 Feb 63); Thomas J. Brannon

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