Alabama 17th Battalion Sharpshooters (Confederate)
1/06/62
Organized - Alabama 17th Battalion Sharpshooters - Alabama
31/12/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John Q. Loomis
ColonelJohn Q. Loomis
31/12/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James F. Nabers
CaptainJames F. Nabers
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Zach C. Deas
Brigadier GeneralZach C. Deas
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patton Anderson, and Major General Thomas C. Hindman
Brigadier GeneralPatton Anderson
Major GeneralThomas C. Hindman
19/09/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James F. Nabors
CaptainJames F. Nabors
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John G. Coltart
ColonelJohn G. Coltart
22/07/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John C. Brown
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Brown
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
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
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