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Alabama 37th Infantry (Confederate)

5/13/62

Organized - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama

9/19/62

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Little

Brigadier GeneralHenry Little

9/19/62

Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi

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Iuka

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

10/3/62

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James F. Dowdell

10/3/62

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin, and Colonel Robert McLain

10/3/62

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Louis Hébert, and Brigadier General Martin E. Green

Brigadier GeneralLouis Hébert

Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green

10/3/62

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin

10/3/62

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert McLain

10/3/62

Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi

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Battle of Corinth

Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE

12/26/62

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen Dill Lee, and Major General Dabney Herndon Maury

Brigadier GeneralStephen Dill Lee

Major GeneralDabney Herndon Maury

12/26/62

Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi

5/18/63

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Moore

Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Moore

5/18/63

Leadership Change - Division - Major General John H. Forney

Major GeneralJohn H. Forney

5/18/63

Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Vicksburg

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

6/10/64

Battle - Noonday Creek - Cobb County, Georgia

7/22/64

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander A. Greene

Lieutenant ColonelAlexander A. Greene

7/22/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John H. Higley

7/22/64

Leadership Change - Division - Major General Henry D. Clayton

Major GeneralHenry D. Clayton

7/22/64

Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

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Atlanta

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

8/31/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alpheus Baker

Brigadier GeneralAlpheus Baker

8/31/64

Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia

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Jonesborough

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

4/9/65

Mustered Out - Alabama 37th Infantry - Alabama

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