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10th Alabama Volunteers

Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

 
 
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Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
1. 10th Alabama Volunteers Marker
Inscription. This regiment took part for four years in major battles of Virginia theater. It served with distinction for dash and courage, suffering heavy casualties.

Officers at regiment’s organization June 4, 1861 at Montgomery, Alabama;

Colonel John H. Forney    Jacksonville
Lt. Col. James B. Martin   Jacksonville
Major Taul Bradford   Talladega

Co.   Captain   County
A  John H. Caldwell  St. Clair
B  Alburto Martin  Jefferson
C  Rufus W. Cobb  Shelby
D  Franklin Woodruff  Calhoun
E  John J. Woodward  Talladega
F  James D. Truss  St. Clair
G  William Henry Forney Calhoun
H  Woodford R. Hanna  Calhoun
I  Abner A. Hughes  DeKalb
K  J. C. McKenzie  Talladega

Among officers of regiment killed in action: Col. John J. Woodward; Lt. Cols. James B. Martin and James E. Shelly, Captains Pickens W. Black, George P. Brown, Henry N. Coleman, Walter Cook, Robert W. Cowan, William Lee, Richard C. Ragan, George C. Whatley.

Disbanded at Appomattox, Va., April, 1865, by order of General Robert E. Lee.
 
Erected 1957 by Alabama Historical Association.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is
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included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.
 
Location. 33° 48.82′ N, 85° 45.701′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is on Public Square West (State Highway 21) south of Clinton Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Marker located on the west side of Town Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville AL 36265, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forney’s Corner (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to Confederate Hospital (a few steps from this marker); John Tyler Morgan (a few steps from this marker); Jacksonville (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Jacksonville Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); John Horace Forney (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Indian Trading Post (within shouting distance of this marker); William Henry Forney (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
10th Alabama Volunteers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
2. 10th Alabama Volunteers Marker
Jacksonville Town Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
3. Jacksonville Town Square
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,385 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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