Ba003313
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec. 31, 1862 - Jan. 2, 1863
Event ID # ba003313
From 31 December to 2 January 1863 the Alabama 22nd fought fiercely in the Battle of Murfreesboro (also called Stone’s River). The 22nd Alabama and the 1st Brigade fought under the 2nd Division (commanded by Major General Jones M. Withers) under Polk’s Corps (commanded by Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk) under the Army of Tennessee (commanded by General Braxton Bragg). The 22nd Alabama suffered 94 casualties. After ferocious, bloody fighting in the Battle of Murfreesboro, ten gallant men from the 22nd Alabama were awarded the Southern Cross of Honor:1
Company A: Sergeant W. D. Sumner
Company B: Private William Sellers
Company C: Corporal J. L. Husbands
Company D: First Sergeant Benjamin Franklin Nelson
Company E: Sergeant P. A. Minton
Company F: Corporal N. B. Walker
Company G: Private J. R. Black
Company H: Corporal W. R. Larry
Company I: Private J. J. McVey
Company K: Private J. N. Eilands
Sources:
1. www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/gardner.html Gardner's Brigade website