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10th Alabama Infantry Regiment
10th Alabama Infantry flag.jpg
Active	June 4, 1861 – April 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Alabama
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Alexandria Rifles
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Dranesville Siege of Yorktown (1862) Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Seven Pines Battle of Gaines' Mill Battle of White Oak Swamp Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of North Anna Siege of Petersburg

The 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama on June 4, 1861. The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House. The 10th mustered 1,429 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 300 killed in action or mortally wounded and 180 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 249 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.

Commanders

• Colonel John Horace Forney
• Colonel John Jefferson Woodward
• Colonel William Henry Forney
• Colonel William Thomas Smith

See also

• Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
• Alabama in the American Civil War

References

1. ^ "Wilcox' Brigade". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008. Wilcox's Brigade website
2. ^ "10th Alabama Volunteers". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

• Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama
• 1861 establishments in Alabama
• Military units and formations established in 1861