The 1st Alabama Artillery Battalion
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Unit History
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This command was recruited at Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Eufaula, as part of the "Army of Alabama," and was organized about the first of 1861, at Fort Morgan. In the spring the command was transferred to the Confederate government as "regulars."
It was made part of the Army of Mobile in the spring of 1862, and was ordered to report at Chattanooga, July 26, 1862. It served , consecutively, with the brigades of Generals Shoup, Higgins, and Page.
Stationed at Fort Morgan and its dependencies, the battalion attained a high degree of discipline, in so much that the federal Gen. Granger pronounced it the most perfect body of either army. Detachments of it manned the heavy artillery at Forts Gaines and Powell, and rendered effective service. During the terrific bombardment of Fort Morgan, the battalion, "moved by no weak fears," handled the guns till they were all knocked out of position, losing 150 killed and wounded of about 500 engaged. The men were taken to Elmira, N. Y., where fully half died of smallpox; and the officers to Fort Warren. The Remnant of the battalion was transferred to Choctaw Bluff, March 1865, and surrendered with the Army of Mobile.
Co. "A" was armed with two 6-lb. Smoothbores (on 31 Oct 1861)
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Field and Staff
- Majors Tucker and Gee commanded for a year or two before a lieutenant colonel was appointed.
- Lieutenant Colonel: Robert C. Forsyth of Mobile; resigned. James T. Gee of Dallas; captured at Fort Morgan
- Major: S. S. Tucker (Gen. Tucker was a native of Vermont, and a graduate of West Point. He served with distinction in Mexico and Nicaragua, and his commission as major general arrived a few days after his death.); died in the service. James T. Gee of Dallas; promoted. J. M. Cary of Barbour; captured at Fort Morgan
Assignments
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Companies & Counties of Origin
| Co. | Formed From | Commanded by |
| A | Mobile County | Wm. Walker of Mobile; died in the service. Wm. B. Hughes of Montgomery wounded and captured at Fort Morgan. |
| B | Greene County | John J. Winston of Greene; resigned. Wm. Wellborn of Barbour. Frederick S. Ferguson of Macon; captured at Fort Morgan. |
| C | ? County | James T. Gee; promoted. J. M. Carey; promoted. N. J. Smith of Perry; wounded and captured at Fort Morgan. |
| D | Macon County | Junius A. Law of Macon; resigned. Lee Hammond of Madison; captured at Fort Morgan. |
| E | Coosa County | J. Q. Loomis of Coosa; resigned. J. W. Whiting of Montgomery; captured at Fort Morgan. |
| F | Madison County | Edwin Wallace of Madison; relieved. W. R. Julian of Franklin; resigned. R. N. Campbell of Marengo; captured at Fort Morgan. |
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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