Alabama 37th Infantry (Confederate)
13/05/1862
Organized - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama
19/09/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Little
Brigadier GeneralHenry Little
19/09/1862
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
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James F. Dowdell
ColonelJames F. Dowdell
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin, and Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelJohn D. Martin
ColonelRobert McLain
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Louis Hébert, and Brigadier General Martin E. Green
Brigadier GeneralLouis Hébert
Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin
ColonelJohn D. Martin
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelRobert McLain
03/10/1862
Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE
26/12/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen Dill Lee, and Major General Dabney Herndon Maury
Brigadier GeneralStephen Dill Lee
Major GeneralDabney Herndon Maury
26/12/1862
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Moore
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Moore
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John H. Forney
Major GeneralJohn H. Forney
18/05/1863
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
10/06/1864
Battle - Noonday Creek - Cobb County, Georgia
22/07/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander A. Greene
Lieutenant ColonelAlexander A. Greene
22/07/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John H. Higley
ColonelJohn H. Higley
22/07/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Henry D. Clayton
Major GeneralHenry D. Clayton
22/07/1864
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
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alpheus Baker
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus Baker
31/08/1864
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
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama
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