26th Alabama Infantry Regiment
The 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of ten companies that came from various counties across Alabama. It is one of the few regiments that served both in the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of Tennessee.
| 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse) | |
| Active | March 27, 1862, to April 9, 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | Alabama |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Seven Pines Battle of Mechanicsville Battle of Gaines Mill Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Bristoe Campaign Atlanta Campaign Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville Carolinas Campaign |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | William R. Smith |
| Colonel | David F. Bryan |
| Colonel | Edward A. O'Neal |
It is not to be confused with another 26th Alabama (Coltart's) which was formed around the same time in Mississippi; that unit being renumbered as the 50th Alabama Infantry Regiment on June 6, 1863.
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