Alabama 37th Infantry (Confederate)
13/05/62
Organized - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama
19/09/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Little
Brigadier GeneralHenry Little
19/09/62
Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE
3/10/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James F. Dowdell
ColonelJames F. Dowdell
3/10/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin, and Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelJohn D. Martin
ColonelRobert McLain
3/10/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Louis Hébert, and Brigadier General Martin E. Green
Brigadier GeneralLouis Hébert
Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green
3/10/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin
ColonelJohn D. Martin
3/10/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelRobert McLain
3/10/62
Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE
26/12/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen Dill Lee, and Major General Dabney Herndon Maury
Brigadier GeneralStephen Dill Lee
Major GeneralDabney Herndon Maury
26/12/62
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
18/05/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Moore
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Moore
18/05/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John H. Forney
Major GeneralJohn H. Forney
18/05/63
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
10/06/64
Battle - Noonday Creek - Cobb County, Georgia
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander A. Greene
Lieutenant ColonelAlexander A. Greene
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John H. Higley
ColonelJohn H. Higley
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Henry D. Clayton
Major GeneralHenry D. Clayton
22/07/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
31/08/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alpheus Baker
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus Baker
31/08/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
9/04/65
Mustered Out - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama
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