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Alabama 1st Regiment Conscripts


bullet HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 1st Alabama Conscripts were formed in April 1862. The regiment consisted of 10 companies and served primarily as a holding and training unit, stationed at Camp Watts near Notasulga, Alabama, until the end of that year.

After its initial term, attachments from the unit formed a new company known as Echols' Company (the Swanson Guards). This company was stationed in Montgomery and later Fort Morgan in 1863. bullet OFFICERS:
  • Major William G. Swanson
    • ROSTER:
    The roster of this regiment contains 63 names.
  • Company A
  • Company B
  • Company C
  • Company D
  • Company E
  • Company F
  • Company G
  • Company H
  • Company I
  • Company K
  • Company L
    •  BIBLIOGRAPHY:
    REFERENCES:
    REF: www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/confeds.html
    www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html






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