The 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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Brief History
The 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Pensacola in February, 1862, by the addition of two companies to the Fourth Alabama Battalion - a body of eight companies, which had been organized the autumn before at Montgomery. The regiment, recruited from Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Conecuh, Montgomery, Russell, Shelby, and Talladega counties, remained at Pensacola until it was evacuated, suffering much from diseases that usually afflict raw troops. It then lay between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year, when it was ordered to Mobile. The regiment was there from July 1863 to April 1864, except for a short time that it was at Pollard. The regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Resaca with over 1,000 men, in time to initiate the Atlanta-Dalton campaign. It was brigaded with the 1st, 17th, and 26th Alabama, and 37th Mississippi regiments, commanded at different intervals by Col. Murphey of Montgomery, Gen'l O'Neal of Lauderdale, and Gen'l Shelley of Talladega. The 29th was engaged at the Battle of Resaca with a loss of about 100 k and w, out of 1100 men engaged. At New Hope Church, the loss was very heavy, and at Peach Tree Creek, the regiment was cut to pieces. On 28 July, near Atlanta, half of the regiment was killed and wounded in the fierce and protracted assault on the enemy's line. The 29th then moved into Tennessee with Gen'l John Bell Hood and lost very heavily in casualties at Franklin, and largely in casualties and prisoners at Nashville. A remnant of it moved into the Carolinas where it was engaged at Kinston and Bentonville with considerable loss. It was consolidated with the 1st and 17th Regiments early in 1865, and fewer than 90 men surrendered at Durham Station, Orange County, NC on 26 April 1865.
Field and Staff
- Colonels J.R.F Tatnall of Georgia; transferred to the navy. John F. Conoley of Dallas.
- Lieutenant Colonels J.F. Conoley; promoted. Benjamin Morris of Barbour.
- Majors Benj. Morris; promoted. Henry B. Turner of Talladega; wounded at Atlanta.
- Adjutants Lemuel D. Hatch of Greene; transferred. Benj. H. Screws of Barbour; transferred to line. James Stephenson of Virginia.
Companies and the Counties from Which they Came
- Talladega - Henry B. Turner; promoted. E. Orear; wounded at Resaca; killed at Franklin.
- Blount - Duncan Dew; wounded at Atlanta.
- Blount - Wm. H. Musgrove; died in the service. John M. Hanna; killed at Atlanta.
- Bibb - Alfred V. Gardner; wounded at Resaca and Franklin.
- Shelby - Samuel Abernethy.
- Blount - B.F. Sapp; died in service. T.J. Smitherman.
- Barbour - John F. Wagnon; resigned. John A. Forster; wounded at Resaca; captured at Nashville.
- Bibb - Hugh Latham; died in the service. Berry G. Brown; killed at Nashville.
- Conecuh - J.B. Sowell; died in the service. Ulee W. Mills; killed at Atlanta. John B. Allen; killed at Franklin.
- Barbour - John C. McNab; resigned. J.C. Hailey; killed at Atlanta. Benjamin H. Screws; wounded at Atlanta.
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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