The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Colonel R E Rodes, 5th Alabama Infantry

Colonel R E Rodes, 5th Alabama Infantry

Fifth Alabama Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year 13 and 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 19 June, 1861. Stationed at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL R E RODES
Captain R E Rodes, Warrior Guards, was appointed colonel, 5th Alabama Infantry, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861, and brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL A C JONES
Captain A C Jones, Greensboro Guards, was appointed colonel, 5th Alabama Infantry, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861.

MAJOR J T MORGAN
Captain J T Morgan, Cahaba Rifles, was appointed colonel, 5th Alabama Infantry, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861.

Company A Grove Hill Guards: CAPT. J M HALL
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama, on 21 February, 1861, and in Confederate service for one year on 6 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861.
Company B Livingston/ Sumter Rifles: CAPT. J H DENT
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama, on 8 March, 1861, and in Confederate service for one year on 15 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company C Pickensville Blues: CAPT. S N FERGUSON
The company was accepted in state service at Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama, on 16 March, 1861, and in Cofederate service for one year on 20 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861.
Company D Monroe Guards: CAPT. G GOODE
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Pineville, Monroe County, Alabama, on 15 March, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861. A detachment (15) was assigned to the 2nd Alabama Battalion Light Artillery, Company D, under the command of Captain H H Sengstak, by Special Orders No.36, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 February, 1862.
Company E Talladega Artillery: CAPT. C M SHELLEY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, on 2 April, 1861, and in Confederate service for one year on 1 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company F Sumter Rifle Guards: CAPT. R P BLOUNT
The company was accepted in Confederate in state service for one year at Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and was was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861.
Company G Cahaba Rifles: CAPT. C C PEGUES
The company was accepted in state service for one year, under the command of Captain J T Morgan, at Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, on 14 January, 1861, and in Confederate in state service for one year on 10 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company H Warrior Guards: CAPT. W H FOWLER
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year, under the command of Captain R E Rodes, at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on 22 April, 1861, and Captain R E Rodes and First Lieutenant W H Fowler, Warrior Guards, were appointed colonel, 5th Alabama Infantry, and captain, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company H, respectively, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861, and was reorganised as Fowler's Artillery, under the command Captain W H Fowler, at Davis' Ford, on Cedar Run, on 28 December, 1861.
Company I Greensboro Guards: CAPT. E L HOBSON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year, under the command of Captain A C Jones, at Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, on 13 April, 1861, and Captain A C Jones and Orderly Sergeant E L Hobson, Greensboro Guards, were appointed lieutenant colonel, 5th Alabama Infantry, and captain, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, respectively, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company K (1st) Mobile Continental State Artillery: CAPT. W H KETCHUM
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 20 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate States service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 15 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861. Captain W H Ketchum, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (1st), resigned due to ill health at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 18 May, 1861, and the company, under the command of Captain W H Homer, was detached from the 5th Alabama Infantry at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 21 June, 1861.
Company K (2nd) Barbour Greys: CAPT. E BLACKFORD
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.195, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861. E Blackford was appointed captain, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (2nd), on 17 June, 1861, dated 9 April, 1861.
Company K (3rd) Hayneville Guards: CAPT. D W JOHNSON
A detachment of the 6th Alabama Infantry, Company E, was assigned to the 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (3rd), on 27 April, 1862 (See the 6th Alabama Infantry).

Organistion of 5th Alabama Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel R E Rodes, Lieutenant Colonel A C Jones, Major J T Morgan; Company A, Grove Hill Guards, Captain J M Hall; Company B, Livingston/ Sumter Rifles, Captain J H Dent; Company C, Pickensville Guards, Captain S H Ferguson; Company D, Monroe Guards, Captain G Goode; Company E, Talladega Artillery, Captain C M Shelley; Company F, Sumter Rifle Guards, Captain R P Blount; Company G, Cahaba Rifles, Captain C C Pegues; Company H, Warrior Guards, Captain W H Fowler; Company I, Greensboro Guards, Captain E L Hobson; Company K (2nd), Barbour Greys, Captain E Blackford

Seizure of Fort Morgan, 4 January, 1861

Colonel J B Todd, First Alabama Militia/ Volunteers

The Mobile Cadets, the German Fusiliers, the Independent Rifles, and the Mobile Continental State Artillery, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, under the command of Colonel J B Todd, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Kate Dale to seize Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 11 PM on 3 January, 1861, and arrived at 3 AM on the 4 January, 1861.

Steamer Kate Dale: Colonel J B Todd, First Alabama Militia/ Volunteers; First Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Mobile Cadets, Captain R M Sands; German Fusiliers, Captain H Steinberg/ First Lieutenant J P Emrich; Independent Rifles, Captain A Stikes; Mobile Continental State Artillery, Captain W H Ketchum

Seizure of Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 4 January, 1861: Sergeant S Patterson, United States Ordnance Department, surrendered Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 5 AM on 4 January, 1861.

Note: Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, seized Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 5 AM on 4 January, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (198), 5 January, 1861: Colonel J B Todd, First Alabama Volunteers (198); Mobile Cadets (49), Captain R M Sands; German Fusiliers (51), Captain H Steinberg; Independent Rifles (47), Captain A Stikes; Mobile Continental State Artillery (51), Captain W H Ketchum

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan

Independent Rifles, 4 January-1 February, 1861: Captain A Stikes (See the 12th Alabama Infantry)

Mobile Continental State Artillery, 4 January-14 February, 1861: Captain W H Ketchum

Mobile Cadets, 3 January-2 March, 1861: Captain R M Sands, 1st Alabama Volunteer Corps
The company was stationed at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 12 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kate Dale to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, and at 2 PM on 13 January, 1861.

German Fusiliers, 4 January-2 March, 1861: Captain H Steinberg/ First Lieutenant J P Emrich

The Governor's Guards, the Independent Blues, the Montgomery Rifles, and the Lauderdale Rifles (Mississippi) were ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning the on 13 January, 1861.

Governor's Guards, 13 January-21 February, 1861: Captain T J Goldsby
The company arrived by the steamer Senator on the Mobile River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 13 January, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Independent Blues, 13 January-21 February, 1861: Captain J Kent
The company arrived by the steamer Senator on the Mobile River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 13 January, 1861.

Lauderdale Rifles (Mississippi), 13-14 January, 1861: Captain C Rea
The company arrived by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Oregon to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 11 PM on 14 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi infantry).

Montgomery Rifles, 13 January-21 February, 1861: Captain J B Bibb
The company arrived by the steamer Taney on the Mobile River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 12 January, 1861.

Greensboro Light Artillery, 16 January-20 February, 1861: Captain A C Jones
The company arrived by the steamer Cherokee on the Mobile River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 15 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10 AM on 16 January, 1861.

Warrior Guards, 18 January-24 February, 1861: Captain R E Rodes
The company arrived by the steamer L D Wallace on the Mobile River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the afternoon on 17 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 18 January, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 5 February, 1861: Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers; Governors Guards (60), Captain T J Goldsby; Montgomery Rifles (70), Captain J B Bibb; Independent Blues (60), Captain J Kent; Greensboro Light Artillery (52), Captain A C Jones; Warrior Guards (60), Captain R E Rodes; Gulf City Guards (60), Captain W A Buck; Mobile Cadets (70), Captain R M Sands; Marion Rifles (90), Captain Y L Royston

Note: The Gulf City Guards, 1st Alabama Volunteer Corps, was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 11 January and 24 February, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Calhoun Guards, 1 & 16 February, 1861: The Marion Rifles (77), under the command of Captain Y L Royston, arrived at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 12 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Le Grande on the Alabama River to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 13 January, 1861. The company was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 1 and 16 February, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 13 March, 1861: Colonel W J Hardee, cavalry, Confederate States Army; Red Eagles, Captain B L Posey; Talladega Artillery, Captain P Morgan; Eutaw Rifles, Captain S F Nunnelee; Calhoun Guards, Captain D P Forney; Camden Rifles, Captain B Tait; Coosa Rifles/ Volunteers, Captain H W Cox; Grove Hill Guards, Captain J M Hall

Note: The Red Eagles arrived at Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 15 March, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Calhoun Guards, 13 March, 1861: The Calhoun Guards (70), under the command of Captain D P Forney, arrived by the Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad at Selama, Dallas County, at 1.30 AM on 25 February, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Selma on the Alabama River to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening the same day. The company was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 March, 1861.

Note: The Calhoun Guards (48) were stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 4 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.4, Paragraph I, War Department , Adjutant General's Office, 18 March, 1861: Colonel W J Hardee, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, by Special Orders No.4, Paragraph I, War Department , Adjutant General's Office, on 18 March, 1861.

Talledega Artillery, dated March-3 April, 1861: Captain P Morgan
The company was stationed at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 and 31 March, 1861.

Grove Hill Guards, 5 March-3 April, 1861: Captain J M Hall
The company was arrived at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10 PM on 5 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 28 March, 1861: Colonel W J Hardee, cavalry, Confederate States Army; Talladega Artillery (76), Captain P Morgan; Eutaw Rifles (64), Captain S F Nunnelee; Calhoun Guards (100), Captain D P Forney; Camden Rifles (74), Captain B Tait; Coosa Rifles/ Volunteers (83), Captain H W Cox; Grove Hill Guards (77), Captain J M Hall; South Alabama Rangers (64), Captain W S Taylor; Lane Guards (77/78), Captain T C Lanier; Jackson Guards (104/125), Captain J B Ragsdale; Suggsville Greys (79/80), Captain S B Cleveland; Madison Rifles (77/104), Captain J G Coltart; Claiborne Guards (69), Captain G W Foster; Franklin Blues (83/100), Captain J Goodwin

Camden Rifles, 28 February, 1861: Captain B Tait
The company was ordered to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 28 February, 1861.

Lane Guards, 21 March, 1861: Captain T C Lanier
The company arrived at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 21 March, 1861.

Claiborne Guards, 23 March, 1861: Captain G W Foster
The company was ordered to proceed by the steaner St Nicholas to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 23 March, 1861.

Madison Rifles, 26 March, 1861: Captain J G Coltart
The company arrived by the steamer Crescent at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 2 PM on 26 March, 1861.

Jackson Guards, 26 March, 1861: Captain J B Ragsdale
The company was ordered to Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 26 March, 1861.

Franklin Blues, 27 March, 1861: Captain J Goodwin
The company was ordered to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 25 March, 1861, and arrived on 27 March, 1861.

Note: The Jackson Guards was stationed at Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, on 26 March, 1861, and the Franklin Blues (83/100), the Jackson Guards (104/125), the Madison Rifles (77/104), and the Suggesville Grays (79/80) were stationed at the rear of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 30 March, 1861.

Mustered for 12 months, Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 2nd Alabama Infantry, 1 April, 1861, dated 26 March, 1861, & 3, 10, & 12 July, 1861: Colonel H Maury, Lieutenant Colonel H C Bradford, Major P Morgan; Company A, Calhoun Guards, Captain D P Forney; Company B, Lane Guards, Captain T C Lanier; Company C, Claiborne Guards, Captain G W Foster; Company D, Suggsville Greys, Captain S B Cleveland; Company E, Franklin Blues, Captain J Goodwin; Company F, Captain J B V Lefevre; Company G, Jackson Avengers, Captain W C Fergus; Company H, Captain E H McDonald; Company I, Captain G G Watson; Company K, Captain A M Saxon

Sources

"Mobile, Jan., 4, 1861 - At eleven o'clock last night, the Cadets, Captain Sands; the Fusiliers, Captain Steinberg; the Independent Rifles, Captain Stikes; and the Artillery, Captain Ketchum, embarked on board a steamer and paddled off for Fort Morgan, which guards the jaws of the harbour."

New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 7 January, 1861 - Troops embark for Fort Morgan and Mt. Vernon Arsenal

"About the same hour on Thursday night four companies, the 'Cadets,' Capt. Sands, the 'Independent Rifles,' Capt. Stikes, and the 'artillery,' Capt. Ketchum, Col. John Todd commanding, embarked on board the steamer Kate Dale, for the lower bay, reached Fort Morgan about 3 o'clock and quietly took possession."

Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 8 January, 1861 - More about the seizure of the U. S. Arsenal and Fort Morgan

"The Advertiser of the 14th inst., says: The steamer Dick Keys left for Fort Morgan at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, taking the Mobile Cadets, under command of Capt. Sands, and some other companies, whose furloughs have expired. The Cadets relieve the Artillery."

Carrollton Sun (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 8 January, 1861 - Military movements in Mobile

"Four companies left Mobile on Sunday for Fort Morgan, to wit: the Rifles, from Montgomery, under Capt. Bibb; the Independent Blues, from Selma, under Capt. Goldsby; the Governor's Guards, from Selma, under Capt. Kent; and the Rifles, from Mississippi, under Capt. Rea. These companies number about fifty men each, making a total of 200 men."

Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 17 January, 1861 - Alabama, Fort Morgan

"We learn that the Lauderdale Rifles, under the command of Con Rea, Captain, and Messers Whittaker, Crawford, and Lasley, Lieutenants, left Fort Morgan for Pensacola, on the steamer Oregon on the night of the 15th."

Vicksburg Whig (Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi), 30 January, 1861

"The Talladega (Ala) Artillery, Capt. Morgan, passed through Selma on the 25th ult. en route for Fort Morgan, Mobile. They number seventy-six able bodied men and have enlisted for twelve months in the service of the State."

Daily Union & American (Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee), 6 March, 1861

"We arrived here all right last Tuesday, with 77 rank and file."

Clarke County Democrat (Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama), 21 March, 1861 - Letters from the Grove Hill Guards, Quarters of the Grove Hill Guards, Fort Morgan, 11 March, 1861

"On my return to Canebrake yesterday I was quite surprised, on reaching Candy's Landing, to find the bluff covered with war tents. The Warrior Guards, Captain R. C. R(h)odes, came passengers on the fine steamer Cherokee, numbering near ninety fine looking soldiers as Napoleon ever boasted of - all ready and eager for an opportunity to make the accursed 'Wide-Awakes' bite the dust of Santa Rosa Island."

Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama), 10 May, 1861 - Arcola, 6 May, 1861

"Montgomery Confederate, 9th. - Six companies arrived in this city on yesterday on the Southern Republic: Greensboro Guards, Capt. A. C. Jones, 112 men; Warrior Guards, Capt. R. E. R(h)odes, 87 men; Cahaba Rifles, Capt. C. C. Pegues, 100 men; Grove Hill Guards, Capt. J. M. Hall, 86 men; Livingston Rifles, Capt. J. H. Dent, 100 men; and a company from Marengo, 585 men. Some of these companies go to Virginia, others to Pensacola."

Columbus Daily Enquirer (Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia), 10 May, 1861 - Arrival of military companies

"Leaving your quiet village in the forenoon of Monday, 35 of the Grove Hill boys arrived at Gosport late in the afternoon."

"At midnight we turned the point in sight of Cahaba, where the Cahaba Rifles embarked."

Clarke County Democrat (Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama), 16 May, 1861 - Letter from the Grove Hill Guards, Montgomery, 10 May, 1861

"Six hundred troops from Georgia and Alabama arrived today. They are the advanced guard of two thousand recently ordered to this point. They will increase Gen. Bragg's command to about ten thousand - every one of them a man. The new levies are all well uniformed - among them the 'Warrior Guards,' of Tuscaloosa."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), 21 May, 1861 - From Pensacola, more troops, eagerness to enlist: Pensacola, 13 May, 1861

"The Fifth Regiment of Alabama Volunteers, under the command of Col. Rodes, have arrived, and are quartered in the city limits. I visited their camp this morning, and found on the right wing the State Artillery, (Continentals,) Capt. W. H. Ketchum, of Mobile. They are supplied with a battery of six pieces, viz; two large 12 pounder rifle cannon; three 12 pounder howitzers; and one 6 pounder cannon; their caissons are to arrive tomorrow."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 23 May, 1861 - Pensacola affairs

"The Cahaba Rifles, Warrior Guards, Greensboro Guard, Livingston Rifles and Talladega Artillery, left Montgomery, Sunday, at 12 M., and arrived at Pensacola this morning having been kept in the stock cars all night."

Cahaba Gazette (Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama), 24 May, 1861 - Pensacola, 13 May, 1861

"The Warrior Guards, from Tuscalousa, Ala., Captain Wm. Fowler, - 90 men - passed through here yesterday morning en route for the seat of war. The following companies passed through here last evening en route to Virginia, via the State Road: The Cahaba Rifles, Captain Burch - 84 men. Pickensville Blues, Captain Ferguson - 97 men."

Southern Confederacy (Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia), 6 June, 1861 - Movement of Southern troops

"Yesterday morning three companies from Alabama passed through our city on their way to Richmond, viz: The Talladega Artillery Guards, Capt. Shelley - (-) men. Greensboro Light Artillery, Capt. Hobson - 94 men, and another Company under Captain Dent, whose number and appellation we did not learn."

Southern Confederacy (Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia), 7 June, 1861 - Military movements

"The Fifth Alabama Regiment, Co. 'C,' Capt. Ferguson, on their arrival at the Danville Railroad Depot, on Sunday morning, a coloured boy named John, who belonged to W. W. Ball, of Montgomery, Ala., but was in the care of A. A. Ball, attached to the above named company. The company is quartered at the Trotting Track, near the Reservoir."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 10 June, 1861 - Left

"The Barbour Greys - A fine company, the Barbour Greys, numbering one hundred men, reached here yesterday from Clayton, Alabama. They are under command of Captain Eugene Blackford, a son of our townsman, Wm. M. Blackford, Esq. The Greys are still here."

Richmond Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 14 June, 1861 - From Lynchburg

"The State Artillery, commanded by capt. Homer, was detached from our command and remained at Pensacola."

"We reached Richmond on the 9th of June, and were quartered at the trotting course, a mile and a half from the city."

Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama), 12 July, 1861 - Headquarters, 5th Regiment Ala. 12m Vol., Camp at Farr's X Roads, Fairfax Co., Va., 29 June, 1861

"A dispatch from Lieut. W. F. Ogden, of the Livingston Rifles, 7th Louisiana Regiment, at Manassas, states his company was not in the battle."

Times Picayune (New Orleans, Orleans District, Louisiana), 24 July, 1861 - The Livingston Rifles

"On Friday last a scouting party composed of a Captain, a Lieutenant and 15 privates, marched nearly into the enemy's camp unconsiusly."

"P. S. Judge Moore's Regiment is ordered and gone to Winchester. Capt. Van de Graff's Company fronm Gainesville is at Manassas Junction."

Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama), 26 July, 1861 - Farr's X Roads, near Fairfax C. H., 15 July, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

Guarding Greensboro: A Confederate company in the making of a Southern community, by G Ward Hubbs

"This afternoon a company of cavalry was attached to our regiment."

Voices from Company D: Diaries by the Greensboro Guards, Fifth Alabama Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, by G Ward Hubbs

Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A biography, by Darrell L Collins

Alabama: Her history, resources, war record, and public men from 1540 to 1872, by Willis Brewer

Notes

The 5th Alabama Infantry was organised at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861.

state Service, Fort Morgan, Companies A, E, H, I, K (1st), 3 January-3 April, 1861

The Mobile Continental State Artillery, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 4 January and 12 February, 1861; the Greensboro Guards between 16 January and 20 February, 1861; the Warrior Guards between 18 January and 24 February, 1861; the Grove Hill Guards between 5 March and 1/3 April, 1861; and the Talladega Artillery on 13 and 31 March, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company K (1st), 3 January-14 February, 1861: The Mobile Continental State Artillery, under the command of Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kate Dale to seize Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 11 PM on 3 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the Mobile Cadets, the German Fusiliers, and the Independent Rifles. The company arrived at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 3 AM on the 4 January, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty between 4 January and 14 February, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company I, 16 January-20 February, 1861: The Greenboro' Light Artillery was ordered to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 13 January, 1861, and embarked on the steamer Cherokee on the Black Warrior River at Eastport Landing, nine miles north of Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, the same day. The company arrived by the Tombigbee River at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 15 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10 AM on 16 January, 1861. The Greenboro' Light Artillery was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cherokee on the Mobile River to Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, in the morning on 20 February, 1861, and arrived in the afternoon on 22 February, 1861.

Note: The Greenboro' Light Artillery was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, under the command of Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Volunteers, between 16 January and 24 February, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company H, 18 January-24 February, 1861: The Warrior Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer L D Wallace on the Black Warrior River to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 15 January, 1861, and arrived at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the afternoon on 17 January, 1861. The company was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 18 January, 1861, and was orderd to Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, in the morning on 24 February, 1861. The Warrior Guards, under the command of First Lieutenant W H Fowler, arrived by the steamer P C Wallis on the Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, at 4 PM on 26 February, 1861.

Note: The Warrior Guards was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, under the command of Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Volunteers, between 18 January and 24 February, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company E, 13 & 31 March-3 April, 1861: The Talladega Artillery was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 and 31 March, 1861, and was discharged on 1 April, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer LaGrande on the Mobile River to Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, on 3 April, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 5 April, 1861.

Note: The Talladega Artillery was stationed at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 25 February, 1861, and Captain P Morgan, Talladega Artillery, resigned at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, dated March, 1861. Private P Morgan, Suggsville Greys, was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, under the command of Captain S H Cleveland, on 4 April, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company A, 5 March-3 April, 1861, 1861: The Grove Hill Guards was ordered to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 4 March, 1861, and arrived at Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, at 12 PM the same day. The company embarked on the steamer Cherokee on the Tombigbee River at 1 PM on 4 March 1861, and arrived at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10 PM on 5 March, 1861. The company was discharged at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 1 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer A G Ross on the Mobile River to Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama, on 3 April, 1861.

Note: The Grove Hill Guards was assigned to garrison duty at Bastion No.1 and Battery No.1, Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 5 March and 3 April, 1861.

The 5th Alabama Infantry was organised at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 13 May, 1861, dated 11 May, 1861.

Talladega, Talladega County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company D, 1-2 May, 1861: The Talladega Artillery was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 1 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 2 May, 1861.

Livingston, Sumter County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company F, 2-6 May, 1861: The Sumter Rifle Guards was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 2 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 6 May, 1861.

Pineville, Monroe County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company E, 5 May, 1861: The Monroe Guards arrived at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 5 May, 1861.

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, to Selma Dallas County, Alabama, Company H, 4-7 May, 1861: The Warrior Guards, under the command of Captain R E Rodes, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cherokee on the Black Warrior River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 10 AM on 4 May, 1861, and was stationed at Candy's Landing, on the Black Warrior River, thirteen miles southwest of Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, in the evening on 5 May, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by 10/12 wagons to Newbern, Hale County, Alabama, at 7 AM on 6 May, 1861, and arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Slema, via Uniontown, Dallas County, Alabama, at 10 AM on 7 May, 1861. The Warrior Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 6 AM on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The Greensboro Guards arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles at 10 AM on 7 May, 1861. The Cahaba Rifles and the Grove Hill Guards arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Livingston, Sumter County, to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, Company B, 5-8 May, 1861: The Livingston/ Sumter Rifles was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 5 May, 1861, and arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad at Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, at 10 AM on 7 May, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 6 AM on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The Greensboro Guards arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and the Warrior Guards at 10 AM on 7 May, 1861. The Cahaba Rifles and the Grove Hill Guards arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Greensboro, Hale County, to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, Company I, 5-8 May, 1861: The Greensboro Guards was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, in the morning on 5 May, 1861, and arrived at Newbern, Hale County, Alabama, in the afternoon the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and was stationed at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Slema, Dallas County, Alabama between 6 and 8 May, 1861. The Greensboro Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 6 AM on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The Warrior Guards and the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 7 May, 1861, and the Cahaba Rifles and Grove Hill Guards by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Slema, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Grove Hill, Clarke County, to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, Company A, 6-8 May, 1861: The Grove Hill Guards was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and a detachment (35) arrived at Gosport, Clarke County, Alabama, in the afternoon the same day. The detachment embarked on the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River, two miles southeast of Gosport, Clarke County, Alabama, at 7 AM on 7 May, 1861, and the Grove Hill Guards arrived at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 6 AM the same day.

Note: Detachments of the Grove Hill Guards embarked on the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Gainestown, Clarke County, and Yellow Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, on 7 May, 1861, and the Cahaba Rifles at Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, at 12 AM on 8 May, 1861. The Warrior Guards, the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles, and the Greensboro Guards were stationed at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and Captain J M Hall, Grove Hill Guards, arrived at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 May, 1861.

Cahaba, Dallas County, to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, Company G, 8 May, 1861: The Cahaba Rifles was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and embarked on the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, the same day. The company arrived at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 6 AM the same day.

Note: The Grove Hill Guards arrived by steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, in the evening on 7 May, 1861, and the Warrior Guards, the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles, and the Greensboro Guards were stationed at J B Harrison's cotton warehouse, on the Alabama River, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Companies A, B, G, H, & I, 8 May, 1861: The Grove Hill Guards (86), the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles (100), the Greensboro Guards (112), the Cahaba Rifles (100), and the Warrior Guards (87), under the command of Captains J M Hall, J H Dent, A C Jones, C C Pegues, and R E Rodes, arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 4 PM on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The Grove Hill Guards and the Livingston/ Sumter Rifles were stationed in a large warehouse south of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, between 8 and 12 May, 1861.

Pickensville, Pickens County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company C, 6-8 May, 1861: The Pickensville Blues was ordered to proceed by the steamer Marengo on the Tombigbee River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 6 May, 1861, and arrived on the Alabama River at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 8 May, 1861.

Mobile, Mobile County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company K (1st), 7-10 May, 1861: The Mobile Continental State Artillery was ordered to proceed by the steamer Saint Charles at Dauphin Street wharf to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 9 AM on 7 May, 1861, and arrived at arrived at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 10 May, 1861. The company was assigned two 12 pounder rifles and one 6 pounder smoothbore at Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, between 10 and 11 May, 1861.

Note: The Mobile Continental State Artillery was ordered to the Magnolia Racecourse, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 2 May, 1861.

Pensacola Expedition, 13/14 May-2 June, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies B, E, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel R E Rodes and Major J T Morgan, were ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 12 PM on 12 May, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 13 May, 1861.

Camp Jeff Davis, Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Companies A, C, D, F, & K (1st), 13-14 May, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry (480), Companies A, C, D, F, G, and K (1st), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A C Jones, arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 13 May, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Note: The Barbour Greys was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.50, Paragraph III, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 15 May, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, 13 & 15 May, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies B, E, G, H, and I, were mustered in Confederate service for one year at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Captain W H Forney, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861, and Companies A, C, D, F, G, and K (1st) for one year on 15 May, dated 13 May, 1861 (See the 10th Alabama Infantry).

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Rodes, at the rear of a large sandbag battery with two 42 pounders, three quarters of a mile southwest of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 12 May and 2 June, 1861.

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Companies B, C, E, G, H, & I, 2-3 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies B, C, E, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel R E Rodes, were ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 2 June, 1861, and arrived on 3 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861, and the 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (1st), under the command of Captain W H Homer, was detached and stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 21 June, 1861.

Armament of Mobile Continental State Artillery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, 23 May, 1861: Two 12 pounder James rifles, one 6 pounder, three 12 pounder howitzers

Montgomery to Richmond, 3-9 June, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies B, C, E, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel R E Rodes, were ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 June, 1861.

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, & Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company C, 4-9 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company C (97), arrived by the Macon & Western Railroad at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the evening on 4 June, 1861, and by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, via Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861.

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, & Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company G, 4 & 7 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company G (84), arrived by the Macon & Western Railroad at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the evening on 4 June, 1861, and by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, via Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 7 June, 1861.

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Company H, 5 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company H (98), arrived by the Macon & Western Railroad at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the morning on 5 June, 1861.

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, & Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies B, E, & I, 6-9 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies B, E, and I, arrived by the Macon & Western Railroad at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the morning on 6 June, 1861, and by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, via Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 9 PM on 9 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, arrived by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, in the morning on 8 June, 1861, and was stationed at a church at the rear of the Exchange Hotel, corner of Pearl and Ninth Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 9 June, 1861. The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company E, arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 9 June, 1861.

Trotting Course, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 10-18 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to the vicinity of the Trotting Course, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, D and F, arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 9 June, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company K (2nd), 17 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (2nd), was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.195, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Note: H L Clay was appointed major, adjutant general's department, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company K (2nd), 13 June, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (2nd), arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (2nd), was stationed at Howard's Grove, on the Mechanicsville Turnpike, one mile northeast of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861. The company (87) was stationed in the vicinity of the Trotting Course, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 22 and 30 June, 1861; and (90) between 1 and 5 July, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 19 June, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.73, Paragraph III, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 9/10 AM on 18 June, 1861, dated 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 1.30 AM on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 10 and 18 June, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, 19 June, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered east of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Hunter, east of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, between 19 and 22 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Stone Bridge to W Farr's Crossroads, 22 June, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.51, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 8.30 PM on 22 June, 1861, dated 20 June, 1861, and arrived at W Farr's Crossroads, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, via Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 23 June, 1861.

Note: The 7th Louisiana Infantry was stationed at W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 25 June and 1 July, 1861 (See the 7th Louisiana Infantry).

W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax County, Virginia, Company K (2nd), 7 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company K (2nd), was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.212, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861, and arrived at W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, via Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 7 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry (20), Company F, was temporarily assigned to the 5th Alabama Infantry at W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861 (See Jenifer's Battalion Cavalry).

Reconnaissance to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 12-13 July, 1861: A detachment of the 5th Alabama Infantry (16), under the command of Captain C M Shelley, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company E, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 12 July, 1861.

Note: Private J S Walker, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company C; Private D D Fiquet, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company H; and Private R Paulding, 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, were captured east of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Accotink Creek, three & a half miles east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 16-17 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Accotink Creek, three and a half miles east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 July, 1861, and was ordered to W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed at W Farr's Crossroads, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, via Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 June and 17 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Union Mills Ford, 17-18 July, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to withdraw to McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at 3 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Disposition of the 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies A & E, 17 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A C Jones, was stationed on the road between Fairfax Station and W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, and Company E at Accotink Creek, three and a half miles east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company D, under the command of Major J T Morgan, was ordered to support the 5th Alabama Infantry, Company E, at Accotink Creek, three and a half miles east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Skirmish one mile east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Companies D and E, were engaged in a skirmish one mile east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the 18th New York Infantry).

List of killed, etc, 4th Alabama Infantry, during the skirmish one mile east of W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: Company E, w 1, t 1; Company H, w 1, t 1; Wounded 2, total 2

Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, to Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry arrived at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 18 and 21 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River,in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Stationed as a reserve at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry was stationed as a reserve at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry arrived at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered at or in the vicinity of Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Union Mills Ford to Union Mills (Station), 23 July, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23/24 July, 1861, and was stationed at Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 July and 23 August, 1861.

Organisation of Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army; 5th Alabama Infantry, Colonel R E Rodes; 6th Alabama Infantry, Colonel J J Siebels; 12th Alabama Infantry, Colonel R T Jones; 12th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel R T Griffith

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Union Mills (Station) to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, 23 August, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 23 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 August and 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1.30 PM on 23 August, 1861, and four companies of the 5th Alabama Infantry, under the command of Major J T Morgan, were stationed at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 September, 1861. The 12th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 August, 1861, and the 12th Mississippi Infantry on 31 August, 1861.

Picket duty at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company I, 8-10 September, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, was ordered to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 AM on 8 September, 1861, and was assigned to picket duty at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 8 and 10 September, 1861. The company was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 10 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, arrived at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10.30 AM on 8 September, 1861, and Captain R A Hardaway, Hardaway's Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, was stationed at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 9 September, 1861 (See the Battalion of Heavy Artillery).

Picket duty at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company A, 10 September, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company A, arrived at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 10 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry, Company I, arrived at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 10 September, 1861.

Special Orders No.326, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 15 September, 1861: The King William Artillery was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.326, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 September, 1861 (See the 4th South Carolina Infantry).

Note: The Lynchburg Artillery was temporarily assigned to Colonel R E Rodes, 5th Alabama Infantry, by Special Orders No.320, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 September, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

Reconnaissance to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 2 October, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 October, 1861, and arrived at Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning the same day. The regiment arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 2 October, 1861.

Note: The 13th North Carolina Infantry was ordered to Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 October, 1861 (See the 13th North Carolina Infantry).

Picket duty at Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 5-7 October, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 5 October, 1861, and was assigned to picket duty half a mile south of Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 5 and 7 October, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry arrived at Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 5 October, 1861, and arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 7 October, 1861.

Foraging expedition to Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 11-12 October, 1861: The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered on an expedition to Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM 11 October, 1861, and was accompanied by a section of the Kings William Artillery. The regiment was stationed three miles northeast of Pohick Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 11 October, 1861, and was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 12 October, 1861.

Note: The 5th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 12 October, 1861.

Withdrawal to Union Mills (Station), 16 October, 1861

The 5th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 16 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 27 April, 1862: The 5th Alabama Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 27 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 5th Alabama Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 17 June, 1861: Captain R S Ewell, 1st United States Dragoons, resigned on 7 May, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the volunteer companies at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 May, 1861, and was ordered to Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861. He arrived at Camp Ashland, Slash Cottage, on the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, west of Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, the same day and was appointed lieutenant colonel, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 9 May, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia, was ordered to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 19 May, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad on 24 May, 1861. He was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 4.30 AM on 25 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 19th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, and E, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke and Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange. Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia, arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 25 May, 1861, and was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861. He was engaged in a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 3 and 4 AM on 1 June, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 17 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 20 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

The 5th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General R E Rodes, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT No.95: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), pp536-537
Colonel R E Rodes, Fifth Alabama Infantry, skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, , dated Union Mills Station, Prince William County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT No.95: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), pp536-537
Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated Union Mills, Prince William County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861