9th Alabama Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	9th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Dates:	May 1861 to April 1865
Type:	Infantry
Notable Commanders:	Col. Cadmus Wilcox

The 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Richmond, Virginia in late May 1861.^[1]

The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

Total strength and casualties

The 9th mustered 1138 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 200 killed in action or mortally wounded and 175 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 375 fatalities. An additional 208 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.^[2]

Commanders

• Colonel Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox
• Colonel Samuel Henry
• Colonel Joseph Horace King
• Colonel Gaines Chism Smith

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wilcox' Brigade . 2009-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602133203/http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html . 2009-06-02 . Wilcox's Brigade website
2. Web site: Wilcox' Brigade . 2009-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602133203/http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/wilcox.html . 2009-06-02 . Wilcox's Brigade website