The 1st Alabama Artillery Battalion, Companies “A”-“F”, was recruited in Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Eufaula, part of the “Army of Alabama,” and it was organized about the 1st of February 1861, at Fort Morgan. In the spring, the command was transferred to the Confederate government as “regulars”. Stationed at Fort Morgan and its dependencies, the battalion attained a high degree of discipline, insomuch that Union Gen’l 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, August, 1864, the battalion, “moved by no weak fears,” handled the guns until they were all knocked out of position, losing 150 k and w of about 500 engaged. The men were taken to Elmira, New York, where fully half died of smallpox (officers were taken to Fort Warren.) A small detachment, not captured, continued the fight at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. A small number moved to Choctaw Bluff in March 1865 and were included in the surrender of the Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
The following muster roll was provided by Ken Jones for use in our database. Copyright 2004 by Ken Jones.
Officers:
WALLACE, Edward, Capt.
WHITING, J. W., Capt.
HAMMOND, P. Lee, 1st Lt.
HUGHES, William B., 1st Lt.
JONES, Walter, 1st Lt.
JULIAN, William R., 1st Lt.
BATTLE, Samuel G., jr., 2nd Lt.
BOND, John Frank, 1st Lt.
CORIGE, Charles, 2nd Lt.
EVINS, Thomas J., 2nd Lt.
GRAYSON, T. T., 2nd Lt., CS Army
HALEY, William, 2nd Lt.
HALLONQUIST, William C., 2nd Lt.
HILL, John Thomas, 2nd Lt.
LEVERETT, Simson, 2nd Lt.
FARRIS, Louis A., 1st Sgt.
LEVERETT, Simeon, 1st Lt.
WASHINGTON, George, 1st Sgt.
BROWN, John W., Sgt.
BUNTYN, George M., Sgt.
CHAPPELL, Henry, Orderly Sgt.
CONNELL, Jerry, Sgt.
DARLEY, H. C., Sgt.
DENNIS, Solomon H., Sgt.
DOSWELL, William J., Sgt.
JONES, James M., Sgt.
STOKES, John C., Sgt.
MILLS, William D., Sgt.
OWEN, R. T., Sgt.
ALGERS, Isaac H., Cpl.
BOZEMAN, William R., Cpl.
BRADLEY, William S., Cpl.
FIELDS, John C., Sgt.
FORD, Thomas, Cpl.
HARRELL, William Owen, Cpl.
JONES, William M., Cpl.
LEE, George W., Cpl.
MASSEY, William H., Cpl.
MERRITT, Jasper, Cpl.
PRIM, James J., Cpl.
RAY, George W., Cpl.
ROYALS, Benjamin B., Cpl.
Privates:
ABRAHAM, Isaac
APPLEWHITE, John B.
ATKINSON, Hinton
AUSTIN, E. M.
BALLINGER, Thomas
BARNES, Samuel M.
BEASLEY, Richard R.
BEASON, J. T
BECK, J. W.
BENNEFIELD, David
BIZZELL, Seaborn B.
BLACKMAN, James
BOYCE, George W.
BOYD,
BRADLEY, J. N.
BRADLEY, Stephen
BROOKS, Henry C.
CAMP, Felix
CAMPBELL, Allen J.
CHAMBERS, T. M.
CHATWOOD, Charles
CLIFFORD, L. L.
COATNEY, James
COATNEY, William
COCKRAN, William A.
CONNELLY, John
CONNORS, Alexander
CURTIS, B. R.
DAILY, A. C.
DAVIS, Ephraim P.
DAVIS, H.
DAVIS, James A.
DAVIS, Thomas
DAVIS, William
DELK, Daniel T.
DEPINGER, J.
DOWNS, Jerry
DREYFUS, Samuel
DUKE, William P.
EASLEY, A.
EVANS, Andrew
FOSTER, William A.
GLOVER, Eli S.
GOLDEN, Ben
GOLDEN, W. B.
GRUMBLES, James
HALE, Reubin J.
HAMILTON, John
HAWES, L. A.
HAWKINS, W. B.
HESTLE, W. J.
HILL, R. J.
HOWARD, John J.
JACKSON, C. G.
JACKSON, E. M.
JEFFREY, A. D.
JEFFREYS, A.
JENKS, J. J.
JONES, A. E.
JONES, Charles T.
JONES, David S.
JONES, George W.
JONES, John
JONES, Leroy
JORDAN, Archie
KEAHEY, George K.
KEMP, M. P.
KING, John
LANSDON, A. J.
LANSDON, J. L.
LAWRENCE, A. J.
LEE, T. J.
LEFEVRE, John, Drummer
LOCKHART, Robert P.
LONG, N. A.
LYONS, Robert
McDERMOTT, Thomas
McDONALD, R. B.
McDONALD, Robert
McDUFFIE, J. D. B.
McGRADY, John C.
McKEN, David
McNAIR, William A.
McQUEEN, William
MARSH, George E.
MARSHALL, W. C.
MATTHEWS, William J.
MESSER, D. M.
MEYERS, Moses
MILLER, Charles
MORMAN, William
MURPHEY, Jere K.
MURPHY, Frank
NELSON, John
NICHOLS, J. W.
NICHOLS, Jasper N.
OWEN, Amos E.
PARAMORE, William T.
PAUL, Cicero
PAYNE, Archie
PERCELL, Joe
PETERSON, John
PIECHESKIE, Louis
PITTS, Creed T.
PITTS, D. W.
PURCELL, Thomas
PURCER, Benjamin
RAMSAY, Richard A.
RANKIN, Anthony
RHODES, Eli
ROBINSON, Peter, Drummer
ROEMER, Adolph
ROPER, E. M.
ROPER, John E.
ROPER, M. P.
ROPER, W. R.
SAULS, C. A.
SAULS, T. B.
SHAFFNER, Philip
SCOTT, C. H.
SELLERS, Rilah
SHELBY, W. J.
SHWABACKHER, Henry
SIMMONS, Elvin
SOLLOMAN, William
SOUTHALL, Henry
STOKES, John W.
STROUP, J.
SWEENEY, William
TAYLOR, G. W.
THOMAS, J. M.
THOMAS, M. H.
THOMPSON, F.
TICE, George W.
TUCKER, George W.
TUTTLE, David
VANPELT, Abraham C.
VERNON, John M.
VINES, William Henry
VINSON, J. B.
VINSON, P. J.
WALKER, Charles B.
WALKER, W. C.
WARD, Allen
WATLEY, Henry
WEEKS, David
WELCH, James T.
WELCH, William H.
WILLIAMS, J. A.
WILLIAMS, J. N.
WILLIAMS, John W. (no. 1)
WILLIAMS, John W. (no. 2)
WOOD, E. M.
WOOD, William F.