Barbour County AlArchives Military Records.....Roster, Company H, 39th Alabama Infantry - Rosters Company H, 39th Alabama Infantry ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: James L. Cheatham southern@arklanet.com October 20, 2006, 12:04 pm Roster, Company H., 39th Alabama Infantry, formed in Barbour County Company H was organized at Louisville, Barbour County on May 8, 1862 under the command of Captain Whitefield Clark; appointed Major May 14, 1862, replaced by Captain Joseph C. Clayton, promoted to Captain on that same date; the organization of the regiment was completed at Opelika May 15, 1862; Captain Clayton was wounded at Murphreesboro December 31, 1862 and died nearby on January 15, 1863; he was replaced by 1st Lieutenant, promoted to Captain, John L. McRae who served in that capacity until captured and paroled at Macon April 20, 1865; since the 39th was not paroled until May 1, 1865 in North Carolina and then as a part of the 22nd Alabama, there surely would have been another company commander, but I have no idea who that would have been; if memory serves, Captain Clayton was a brother of Colonel Henry D. Clayton who commanded the 39th and later served as Major General of the Army of Tennessee. Sources: National Archives The following was found at: http://www.civilwarhome.com/39alainf.htm Extracts From Official War Records Vol. X, Part I---(788) First brigade, Gen. Frank Gardner, reserve corps, General Withers, army of the Mississippi, General Bragg, June 30, 1862. Vol. XVI, Part 2-(764) In Gardner's brigade, army of the Mississippi, General Polk commanding, August 18 to 20, 1862. Vol. XX, Part I--(658) In Deas' brigade, Withers' division, Polk's corps, army of Tennessee, at Murfreesboro. (677) Casualties, December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, 3 killed, 92 wounded. (754) Mentioned in Gen. Jones M. Withers' report. (973) Roll of honor, battle of Murfreesboro: Adjt. J. M. Macon; Second Lieut. E. Q. Thornton, Company K; Second Lieut. E. O. Petty, Company B; Sergt. C. K. Hall, Company H; Sergt. W. J. White, Company H; Sergt. E. Priest, Company K; Private W. C. Menefee, Company A; Sergt. A. J. Talbot, Company A; Private Samuel M. Martin, Company B; Private John Dansby, Company C; Private Evander Burkett, Company D; Private Frank Jones, Company E; Sergts. John H. Poyner and T. F. Espy, Company G: Sergt. Abner Flowers, Company I; Sergt. James Wilson, Company K. Vol. XXIII, Part 2--(735, 942, 958) In Deas' brigade, Withers' division (Twenty-sixth and Thirty-ninth under Colonel Clayton), April to August, 1863; July 31st, Col. Whitfield Clark in command. No. 51--(15) In Deas' brigade, Hindman's division, at Chickamauga. (338) Col. Whitfield Clark's report of the battle gives 14 killed, 82 wounded. Regiment went into fight with 310 muskets. (339) Mentioned in Col. J. G. Coltart's report. No. 56--In Deas' brigade, Hindman's division, Cheatham's army corps, to December, 1863. Total present, 337; Lieut.- Col. William C. Clifton commanding regiment, December 14, 1863. No. 74--(640, et seq.) Assignment as above, Hood's corps, Atlanta campaign. August 31, 1864, Maj. Drewry H. Smith commanding regiment. (779, 780) Report of Capt. A. J. Miller (commanding regiment), operations July 22d and 28th (Atlanta): "Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton was severely wounded. Capt. T. J. Brannon, who has since been sick, was in command." No. 93--(664) Assignment as above, Johnson's division, Lee's corps, December 10, 1864. The following roster was supplied by James L. Cheatham, Ranks were found on the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Officers: Rank in Rank out Clayton, Joseph C. Captain Captain McRae, John L. 1st Lieutenant Captain Hobdy, Robert L. wnd Bvt. Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Burton, William J. 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant White, William J. Sergeant 2nd Lieutenant Murphy, Benjamin F. 1st Sergeant 2nd Lieutenant Macon, Junius M. Private Adjutant Lillie, George Private Orderly Sergeant also see Company S (?) Eidson, Francis W. Sergeant 1st Sergeant James, John W. Sergeant Sergeant Stephens, Nelson K. Sergeant Sergeant also listed as Nelson T. Stephens Warren, Thomas E. Private Sergeant Beverly, William N. Private Corporal Dorman, Thomas M. Corporal Corporal Faulk, James K. Private Corporal Grubbs, Frank M. Private Corporal also listed as Francis M. Grubbs Lunsford, William T. Corporal Corporal Raizer, Thomas R. Corporal Corporal Armstrong, Frank M. Corporal Private Wood, Green Corporal Private Privates: Adams, John W. Ammons, Thomas J. Armstrong, Jesse B. Balkcom, James K. Barefield, James J. Benefield, Jacob Benefield, Zachariah Bethune, Martin P. Bizzell, James C. Blackburn, B.F. Bound, Osmond C. Bounds, Henry Bounds, Richmond Boyd, John C. Boyd, Thomas M. Brazile, Benjamin Brazile, Jesse Brown, Allen G. Cain, Joseph A. Cain, Thomas R. Carpenter, Dwight Carpenter, Nelson Carpenter, William Carroll, J.D.W. Carroll, James M. Carswell, Robert K. Caust, Pinkney Clark, Joseph A. Colbert, William Cutts, James E. Derman, J.Z. Dickinson, Judge M. Emerson, James C. Emmerson, William J. Faulk, Henry B. Faulk, James M. Fenwick, Fletcher Floyd, Theophilus Fountain, Henry P. Gilmer, William M. Grantham, John J. Griffin, Samuel C. Hall, Columbus K. Harper, William M. Harrison, Sharp ,B Haynes, Henry T. Heron, D.J. Hobdy, E.H. (Edward H. Hobdy) Horn, Joel R. Howell, J.H. Jackson, Erastus D. James, Enos E. Jeter, Richard C. Johns, James H. Johnson, John Kemp, Henry Laden, Robert Lott, Henry Lovette, Lemuel Marley, Shine C. ,B Marsh, John McDaniel, Elisha McDaniel, H. McGlann, Edward W. McGlann, William M. McKinney, Andrew J. McNab, Daniel L. McRae, John L. Capt. Merritt, George W. Miller, George W. Mooneyham, Henry Mooneyham, John Mooneyham, Simeon Mooneyham, Stephen S. Nolin, John W. Parmer, Roan C. Passmore, Samuel Peacock, John J. Poole, William Rabon, Thomas Rhodes, E.B. Rivenbark, John Robertson, Theophilus J. Rodgers, Timothy M. Ross, William C. Rush, Benjamin F. Sanford, W.T. Saunders, John S. Saunders, Samuel Shearley, John Shirah, Jesse Smart, Wilson S. Smith, Bennett Smith, T.N. Smith, W.P. Smith, W.R. Solomon, William L. Stammers, William E. Standifer, William R. Stephens, William P. Stewart, William Stokes, John J. Suggs, John D. Taylor, Thomas D. Teal, Alexander C. Teal, Christopher C. Tharp, John A. Thomas, William E. Thornton, R.D. Truette, John S. Ward, Henry C. White, W.A.J. White, William Wilson, Thomas M. Wommack, Asa J. Wood, John Wright, Henry Wynn, William J. 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