The 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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Brief History
The 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Mount Vernon Arsenal, 12 May 1862, with men recruited from Fayette, Greene, Mobile, Monroe, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. it remained there a month, then aided in the construction of the defenses at Oven and Choctaw Bluffs. From August 1862 until April 1863, the regiment was stationed at Mobile, then was sent to Tullahoma. It was there brigaded under Gen'l Henry D. Clayton of Barbour, with the 18th, 38th, and 58th Alabama regiments, Stewart's Division. The 36th fell back with the army and participated at Chickamauga with a loss of 125 k and w. Its loss was light at Lookout Valley, but large in casualties and prisoners at Missionary Ridge. The regiment wintered at Dalton, GA, and was engaged at Crow's Valley, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, the Atlanta battles, and the skirmishing interludes, losing about 300 men by the casualties of battle from the time it left Dalton. At Jonesboro, the regiment was again engaged and lost 25% of its force present. Having accompanied Gen'l John Bell Hood to middle Tennessee, the 36th lost about 60 men at Nashville, and came out of there as an organized body. The regiment, with the other regiments of Gen'l James T. Holtzclaw's Brigade, was then placed on garrison duty at Spanish Fort. During that siege, the 32nd lost 110 men k, w, and captured. It was part of the force surrendered at Meridian On 4 May 1865. The 36th went into line of battle at Dalton, 7 May 1864, with 460 muskets; within the 11 months following, it lost 470 men and 21 officers, chiefly k and w
Field and Staff
- Colonels Robert H. Smith of Mobile; resigned. Lewis T. Woodruff of Mobile; wounded at New Hope; retired. Thomas H. Herndon of Greene.
- Lieutenant Colonels Lewis T. Woodruff; promoted. Thomas H. Herndon; wounded at Chicamauga, and Atlanta; promoted.
- Majors Thomas H. Herndon; promoted. Charles S. Hennegan of Sumter; captured at Mission Ridge.
- Adjutants Thomas A. Hatch of Greene; resigned. Robert T. Harkness of Greene
Companies and the Counties from Which they Came
- Co. "A" (Sumter County): Charles S. Henagan (promoted); John M. Analles [Quarles?] (resigned, 22 Dec 1863); James T. Meek
- Co. "B" (Greene County): Nathan M. Carpenter
- Co. "C" (Greene County): James A. Wemyss (wounded, Atlanta; resigned) Lt. W. N. Knight
- Co. "D" (Tuscaloosa and Fayette counties): John C. Adams (wounded, Missionary Ridge; retired, 8 Aug 1864); John Mack Walker (KIA, Resaca); Lt. William M. Owen
- Co. "E" (Mobile County): John G. Cleveland (KIA, Chicamauga); Washington Lott (wounded, Resaca)
- Co. "F" (Monroe County): John DeLoach (resigned, 15 Oct 1863); D. W. Kelly (KIA, Missionary Ridge); William S. Wiggins (wounded, Jonesboro)
- Co. "G" (Monroe County): Malcolm Patterson (resigned, 8 Jan 1864); John B. Jordan (captured, Atlanta; dropped from roll, 4 Sept 1864); David T. McCants
- Co. "H" (Greene County): James W. A. Wright (wounded, Missionary Ridge, and captured)
- Co. "I" (State of Mississippi): Mathew Calvert (resigned, 26 Dec 1863); Wells Thompson
- Co. "K" (Tuscaloosa County): Andrew J. Derby (resigned, 19 Dec 1864); H. A. Farish (captured, Spanish Fort)
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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