The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

Lieutenant Colonel E M Law

Lieutenant Colonel E M Law, 4th Alabama Infantry

Fourth Alabama Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year 7 May, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 20 July, 1861. Stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL E J JONES
Captain E J Jones, Huntsville Guards, was appointed colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 11 AM on 2 May, 1861, and was mortally wounded in both hips at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. He died at Orange Hospital, Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, on 3 September, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL E M LAW
Captain E M Law, Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 11 AM on 2 May, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861, and Lieutenant Colonel E M Law, 4th Alabama Infantry, was wounded in the left arm at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

MAJOR C L SCOTT
C L Scott was appointed major, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 2 May, 1861, and was wounded at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Company A Governor's Guards: CAPT. T J GOLDSBY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company B Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves: CAPT. T B DRYER
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year, under the command of Captain E M Law, at Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, on 28 April, 1861, and Captain E M Law, Alabam/ Tuskegee Zouaves, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 2 May, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant T B Dryer, Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves, was appointed captain, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company B, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 3 May, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861. Captain T B Dryer, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company B, was wounded in the left arm at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.
Company C Magnolia Cadets: CAPT. N H R DAWSON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company D Canebrake Rifle Guards: CAPT. R CLARKE
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, on 25 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company E Conecuh Guards: CAPT. P D BOWLES
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Sparta Depot/ Station, Conecuh County, Alabama, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company F Huntsville Guards: CAPT. G B MAsTIN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year, under the command of Captain E J Jones, at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and Captain E J Jones, Huntsville Guards, was appointed colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 2 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861. First Lieutenant G B Mastin, North Alabamians, was appointed captain, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company F, on 2 May, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company G Marion Light Infantry: CAPT. P KING
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Marion, Perry County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company H Lauderdale Guards (formerly Lauderdale Dragoons): CAPT. R MCFARLAND
The Lauderdale Guards was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, on 28 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.
Company I North Alabamians: CAPT. E D TRACY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Hunstville, Madison County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861. Captain E D Tracy, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company I, was appointed major, 12th Alabama Infantry, on 17 July, 1861, but declined and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 13th Alabama Infantry, on 1 August, 1861 (See the 12th Alabama Infantry).
Company K Larkinsville Guards: CAPT. L E LINDSAY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Larkinsville, Jackson County, Alabama, on 27 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861. Captain L E Lindsay, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company K, was killed at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Organisation of 4th Alabama Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel E J Jones, Lieutenant Colonel E M Law, Major C L Scott; Company A, Governor's Guards, Captain T J Goldsby; Company B, Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves, Captain T B Dryer; Company C, Magnolia Cadets, Captain N H R Dawson; Company D, Canebrake Rifle Guards, Captain R Clarke; Company E, Conecuh Guards, Captain P D Bowles; Company F, Huntsville Guards, Captain G B Mastin; Company G, Marion Light Infantry, Captain P King; Company H, Lauderdale Guards, Captain R McFarland; Company I, North Alabamians, Captain E D Tracy; Company K, Larkinsville Guards, Captain L E Lindsay

Source

"The 'Mobile Cadets,' and the Washington Light Infantry,' from Mobile, together with a company from Marion, Perry county, arrived in this city last night. The Mobile companies encamed at the Fair Grounds, while the Marion company remained, we believe, on board the St. Nicholas."

Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama), 26 April, 1861 - Arrival of military companies

"The Mobile Cadets, Capt. Sands, Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Gracie, of Mobile and the Magnolia Cadets of Selma, arrived on the St. Nicholas last night, en route East. These companies, in connection with our city companies and others, will form a regiment and elect their officers, & c., before leaving the city. We learn that the first detachment will leave on Sunday morning next."

Montgomery Daily Mail (Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama), 26 April, 1861 - Arrival of military

"Within the last week, some eight or nine companies of troops have passed through here for Virginia. On Monday and Monday evening two splendid looking companies passed through - one the Governor's Guards from Selam, and the other the Mobile Rifles, from Mobile."

"One of the companies was from Perry county, Ala., 90 men; the Selma Cadets, 93 men; the Conecuh Guards, 91 men. These were followed by the Alabama Zouaves, 102 men, and the Canebrake Volunteers, 94 men; the Governor's Guards, from Selma, 92 men, and the Mobile Rifles, 94 men - all from Alabama, and destined for Virginia, to be disposed of as may be required by the exigencies of the time."

Marietta Semi-weekly Advocate (Marietta, Cobb County, Virginia), 29 April, 1861 - Alabama troops for Virginia

"The West Point train of yesterday evening brought in the Marion Light Infantry, from Perry County, Ala., one hundred men, Capt King."

Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel (Atlanta, Fulton County, Virginia), 29 April, 1861 - Alabama troops moving

"Editors Confederacy: You will confer a great favour by publishing the following postscript: The Conneacehue Guards take plaesure in returning their warmest feeling to Mr. H. T. Martin, proprietor of the South Carolina House, for his kind attention during their short stay in this city. The above company arrived in town this evening from Conneachue County, Alabama. en route for Dalton, georgia. Very respectfully, P. D. Bowles, Capt. Com.."

Southern Confederacy (Atlanta, Fulton County, Virginia), 30 April, 1861 - Atlanta, 28 April, 1861

"The 'Magnolia Cadets,' Capt. Dawson, and the 'Canebrake Guards,' Capt. Clarke, left this city on the Eastern train last night."

Weekly Advertiser (Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama), 1 May, 1861 - Departure of military

"The Marion Light Infantry - Capt. Porter King - 94 men, from Marion, Ala., a portion of the Second Regiment of Alabama Volunteers, now on their way to Virginia, arrived at Atlanta on Friday evening, and took a special train for Dalton."

Marietta Semi-weekly Advocate (Marietta, Cobb County, Virginia), 1 May, 1861 - Alabama troops for Virginia

"Six more companies reached our city on yesterday afternoon, viz: The Governor's Guards, of Selma, Capt. Goldsby, 108 men; Magnolia Cadets, of Selma, Capt. Dawson, 93 men; Canebrake Rifle Guard, of Marion, Capt. Clarke, 100 men, Mobile Rifles, (a Cavalry company composed of gentlemen from Dallas and Wilcox)) Capt. Woodruff; Conecuh Guards, Capt. Bowles."

Weekly Montgomery Confederation (Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama), 3 May, 1861 - Our City. The military and arrivals

"A force of 800 Georgians, 1,000 Alabamians, 600 Kentucky Riflemen left for Harper's Ferry yesterday, and on my way here I met at Charlottesville 180 Kentuckians bound for the same point."

Winchester Republican (Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia), 5 May, 1861 - Movement of troops

"A gentleman who came down from Lynchburg Saturday, informs us that over thirty large passenge coaches, all filled with troops fron Louisiana and Alabama, reached there at an early hour Saturday morning."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 7 May, 1861 - Lively times

"Yesterday Dr Rivera delivered the the farewell sermon, and presented to each soldier a bible, and then at 2 o'clock, after sad partings, the Lauderdale Volunteers left us."

Florence Gazette (Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama), 8 May, 1861 - Letter from Alabama, Florence, 29 April, 1861

"A letter from Knoxville, 3d May, says: About 4,000 tropps have passed through here within the last few days for Virginia - 400 of them from Kentucky, 1,000 from middle Tennessee, the remainder from Alabama. The Alabamians are well armed and in uniform, but the others expect arms in Virginia."

New York Evening Express (New York City, New York County, New York), 9 May, 1861 - Troops for Virginia

"Several hundred troops from Alabama arrived at Lynchburg Sunday night, and proceeded to the encampment near the city. They are well armed and equipped."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 11 May, 1861 - Arrival of military at Richmond and Lynchburg

"In a late 'Selma Issue' we find a letter from its Editor, Mr. Kennedy, dated at Dalton, Ga. He says: 'On the down train this morning, at 2 o'clock, the last company composing the 4th regiment of Alabama volunteers arrived, at 11 A. M. we elected, by a majority of eleven votes, Captain E. J. Jones, of the 'North Alabamians,' Colonel of the Regiment. Gov. Winston was supported unanimously by the 'Magnolia Cadets,' the 'Alabama Zouaves,' the 'Governer's Guards,' and the 'Conecuh Guards'."

Independent (Gainsville, Sumter County, Alabama), 25 May, 1861 - Fourth Regiment

"My friend: - Since I saw you last I have travelled through Texas and a part of Mexico, and am now here, at Harper's Ferry, Va., ensign in the Fourth Alabama Regiment, Volunteers. Our regiment is encamped in the suburbs of Harper's Ferry, on the banks of the Potomac."

Attakapas Register (Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana), 27 June, 1861 - Camp Bolivar, 2 June, 1861

"A Brigade was organised yesterday, composed of the 7th and 8th Georgia Regiments, and the 4th Alabama Regiment, and two battalions of Kentucky troops, and Col. F. S. Bartow appointed Brevet Brigadier General."

Rome Tri-Weekly Courier (Rome, Floyd County, Georgia), 27 June, 1861 - Camp of Gen. Johnston's command, three miles from Winchester, Tuesday, 18 June, 1861

"10 P. M. - Orders have been issued to nearly all the regiments encamped in the neigbourhood, to move up, and occupy the places immediately behind the redoubts and breastworks north of the town. The whole town for hours past, has been resonant with the tramp of armed men, all moving up 'to the front,' and all eagerly expectant of a great fight, probably tomorrow, certainly the next day. Col. Mott's Nineteenth Mississippi regiment has been assigned to duty in the principal redoub, the key to the whole position, immediately in front of the town, on the right of the Harper's Ferry railroad. Col. Falkner's and Col. Moore's 2d and 11th Mississippi regiments are to the left, and the Tennessee and Alabama regiments are in the centre. The Virginia regiments are immediately in the rear of Col. Mott, and will defend our entrenchments to the right."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tenneessee), 26 July, 1861 - Winchester, Va., 15 July

"I furnish the official report submitted by the officers in command of the respective companies inquired about: Company G, Captain King."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 31 August, 1861 - The Fourth Alabama Regiment, Camp Jones, near Manassas, 27 Aug., 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

Youthful Innocence Shattered: The Diary of Private George T Anderson/ The Diary of the Young Rebels, recovered and edited by Charles Rice

"As the men were so intensely anxious to meet the enemy, they preferred going on the earliest possible moment; the 4th Alabama, two companies of the 11th and the 2nd Mississippi (Generals Johnston and Bee accompanying us) reached the Junction about noon on the 20th. The remainder of the Army of the Shenandoah, consisting of 6th North Carolina and 1st Tennessee of our brigade, Colonel Elzey's brigade in charge of General E Kirby Smith, together with the remaining regiments of Colonel Bartow's command, failing to secure transportation by rail from Piedmont in time, did not reach the battlefield until the evening of the 21st, although the President of the railway promised General Johnston to have them all there by 20th."

From Huntsville to Appomattox: R. T. Cole's history of 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., Army of Northern Virginia, edited by Jeffrey D. Stocker

The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Volume 23, Nos. 01 & 02, Spring Issue 1961: A story of Company D, 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., by James G. Hudson, Chaplin & Treasurer

Diary kept by James G. Hudson from May to October 1861, while serving as chaplain and treasurer of the Canebrake Guards, Company D of the 4th Alabama Infantry

A beautiful glittering lie, by J. D. R. Hawkins

Alabama, her history, resources, war record, and public men from 1540 to 1872, by Willis Brewer

Notes

The 4th Alabama Infantry was organised at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 2 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year on 7 May, 1861.

State Service, Fort Morgan, Company A, 13 January-21 February, 1861

The Governor's Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer Senator on the Alabama River to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 11 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the Independent Blues. The company arrived at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 13 January, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, 13 January-21 February, 1861: The Governor's Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning the on 13 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the Lauderdale Rifles (Mississippi) and the Montgomery Rifles. The company was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 13 January and 21 February, 1861.

Note: The Lauderdale Rifles (Mississippi) and the Montgomery Rifles, under the command of Captains C Rea and J B Bibb, were stationed at Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 January, 1861 (See the 5th Alabama Infantry).

Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company A, 13 January-21 February, 1861: The Governor's Guards was ordered to proceed by the steamer Selma on the Mobile River to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 21 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the Independent Blues. The company arrived on the Alabama River at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, at 3 PM on 22 February, 1861.

State Service, Pensacola, Company B, 17 January-21 February, 1861

The Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves, 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps, under the command of Captain E M Law, was ordered to procced by the Tuskegee Railroad to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 14 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the Auburn Guards. The comapny arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 17 January, 1861.

Note: The Auburn Guards, under the command of Captain G W Dixon, Jr., was ordered to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 10 AM on 14 January, 1861, and arrived by the Western Alabama Railroad at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 10 PM on 14 January, 1861.

Stationed at Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 19 January-17 February, 1861: The Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves arrived by the steamer Ewing at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 12 PM on 19 January, 1861, and was stationed at the United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps, on 26 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).

United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, 17-21 February, 1861: The Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 21 February, 1861.

Steamer Southern Republic: Colonel T C Lomax, Lieutenant Colonel C A Battle, Major S Marks; 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps; 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps, Wetumpka Light Guards, Captain J Q Loomis; Tuskegee Light Infantry, Captain W G Swanson; Metropolitan Guards, Second Lieutenant I W Whiting; Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves, Captain E M Law

Rendezvous at Dalton, 28 April-2 May, 1861

The Marion Light Infantry (90/94), under the command of Captain P King, was ordered to proceed by the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro Railroad to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861, and arrived by the steamer St Nicholas on the Alabama River in the evening on 25 April, 1861. The company was accompanied by the Mobile Cadets and the Washington Light Infantry and arrived by the Atlanta & West Point Railroad at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the evening on 28 April, 1861.

Note: The Mobile Cadets and the Washington Light Infantry were ordered to proceed on the steamer St Nicholas on the Mobile River in the morning on 22 April, 1861.

Steamer St Nichols: Marion Light Infantry (90/94), Captain P King; Mobile Cadets (121), Captain T M Sands; Washington Light Infantry (106), Captain A Gracie

Note: The Marion Light Infantry was stationed on the steamer St Nicholas, on the Alabama River, at and in the vicinity of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 25 April, 1861, and arrived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, in the evening on 27 April, 1861.

Sparta Depot/ Station, Conecuh County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Company E, 25-29 April, 1861: The Conecuh Guards (91) was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 25 April, 1861, and arrived at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861.The company was ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 6 AM on 28 April, 1861, and arrived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad in the morning on 29 April, 1861.

Note: The Conecuh Guards arrived by the Atlanta & West Point Railroad at the South Carolina Hotel/ House, on Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the evening on 28 April, 1861.

Election of officers, Canebrake Rifle Guards, Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, 2 March, 1861: R Clarke was appointed captain, Canebrake Rifle Guards; T K Coleman was appointed first lieutenant, Canebrake Rifle Guards; L R Terrell was appointed junior second lieutenant, Canebrake Rifle Guards; and D W Pitts was appointed junior third lieutenant, Canebrake Rifle Guards, at Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, on 2 March, 1861.

Note: The Governor's Guards and the Magnolia/ Selma Cadets were stationed at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 25 April, 1861.

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Companies A & C, 25-26 April, 1861: The Governor's Guards and the Magnolia/ Selma Cadets were ordered to proceed by the steamer Senator on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 9 AM on 26 April, 1861, and were accompanied by the Canebrake Rifle Guards. The Governor's Guards and the Magnolia/ Selma Cadets arrived by the steamer Senator on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, 7 PM on 26 April, 1861.

Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Company D, 25-29 April, 1861: The Canebrake Rifle Guards (84/105), under the command of Captain R Clarke, was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Mississippi River Railroad to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the morning on 25 April, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Senator on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 9 AM on 26 April, 1861. The company was accompanied by the Governor's Guards and the Magnolia/ Selma Cadets and arrived by the steamer Senator on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, 7 PM on 26 April, 1861. The Canebrake Rifle Guards was ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 8 AM on 28 April, 1861, and arrived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad at 2 AM on 29 April, 1861.

Note: The Canebrake Rifle Guards was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, by Governor J E Brown, State of Alabama, on 23 April, 1861, and arrived by the Atlanta & West Point Railroad at Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, on 28 April, 1861.

Steamer Senator: Governor's Guards (85/108), Captain T J Goldsby; Magnolia Cadets (93/103), Captain N H R Dawson; Canebrake Rifle Guards (84/100), Captain R Clarke

Note: The Governor's Guards, the Magnolia Cadets, the Canebrake Rifle Guards, and the Conecuh Guards were stationed at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 26 April, 1861.

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Companies A & C, 28-29 April, 1861: The Governor's Guards and the Magnolia Cadets arrived by the Weatern & Atlantic Railroad at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 29 April, 1861.

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Company B, 29 April, 1861: The Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves (102), under the command of Captain E M Law, arrived by the Weatern & Atlantic Railroad at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 29 April, 1861.

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Company H, 28-29 April, 1861: The Lauderdale Guards was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railrod to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 2.30 PM on 28 April, 1861, and arrived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad on 29 April, 1861.

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Companies F & I, 29-30 April, 1861: The Huntsville Guards, under the command of Captain E J Jones, and the North Alabamians, under the command of Captain E D Tracy, were ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 29 April, 1861, and arrived by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, in the morning on 30 April, 1861. The Huntsville Guards and the North Alabamians were ordered to proceed by the Western & Atlantic Railroad to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 2 PM the same day and arrived in the evening on 30 April, 1861.

Note: The Governor's Guards, the Alabama/ Tuskegee Zouaves, the Magnolia Cadets, the Canebrake Rifle Guards, the Conecuh Guards, the Huntsville Guards, the Marion Light Infantry, and the North Alabamian were stationed at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, on 1 May, 1861.

Larkinsville, Jackson County, Alabama, to Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, Companies K, 1-2 May, 1861: The Larkinsville Guards, under command of Captain L E Lindsay, arived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 2 AM on 2 May, 1861.

Election of officers, 4th Alabama Infantry, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, 2 May, 1861: Captain E J Jones, Huntsville Guards, was appointed colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry; Captain E M Law, Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves, lieutenant colonel, 4th Alabama Infantry; and C L Scott, Esq., major, 4th Alabama Infantry, at Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, at 11 AM on 2 May, 1861.

Dalton to Lynchburg, 3-5 May, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Western & Atlantic Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 3 May, 1861, dated 9 PM 2 May, 1861, and arrived by the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad at Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, in the morning on 4 May, 1861. The regiment arrived at Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 10 AM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 4 May, 1861. The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 5 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived by the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, in the evening on 3 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 5 and 11 May, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 7 May, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was mustered in Confederate service at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant A Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 7 May, 1861.

Note: H L Clay was appointed major, adjutant general's department, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Lynchburg to Harpers Ferry, 11-14 May, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry (1,100) was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 6 PM 11 May, 1861, dated 10 May, 1861, and arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, via Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 12 May, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 12 May, 1861, and arrived at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 13 May, 1861. The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Valley Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning the same day and arrived at 6 PM on 13 May, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 13 May, 1861, and arrived at 2 AM on 14 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at the United States Armory Dwelling buildings, on North Potomac/ Cliff and High Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 14 and 18 May, 1861.

General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 30 April, 1861: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861, and assumed command on 1 May, 1861.

Note: Major General K Harper, Fifth Division, Virginia Militia, was relieved from duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861, and Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the Wager House Hotel, on Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 28 April and 7 May, 1861.

Report of inspection made at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel & Assistant Adjutant General G Deas, Confederate States Army, 23 May, 1861: 2nd Virginia Infantry, Colonel J W Allen; 4th Virginia Infantry, Colonel J F Preston; 5th Virginia Infantry, Colonel K Harper; 10th Virginia Infantry, Colonel S B Gibbons; 13th Virginia Infantry, Colonel A P Hill; 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W C Falkner; 11th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W H Moore; 4th Alabama Infantry, Colonel E J Jones; 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A, B, C (1st), D, F (1st), G, H (1st), I (1st), Captain G H Steuart, cavalry, Confederate States Army; 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan; 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Acting Major & Captain J D Pope; 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D (1st), E, F, G (1st), H, Lieutenant Colonel J E B Stuart; 1st Rockbridge Artillery, Captain W N Pendelton; Wise Artillery, Captain E G Alburtis; Staunton Artillery, Captain J D Imboden; Newtown Artillery, Captain G A Groves; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers; Naval batteries, Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy

Note: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861, and the 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A and B; the Letcher Brock's Gap Rifles; a section of the Staunton Artillery; the Loudoun Artillery; and the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies G (1st) and H, under the command of Captain T Ashby, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company G (1st), were stationed at the Covered/ Leesburg Bridge, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, and Potomac Furnace, half a mile south of Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 23 May, 1861.

Arrival at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, 23 May, 1861: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, arrived by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 23 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps of engineers, Confederate States Army.

Note: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, set up headquarters at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861, and assumed command of the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.

United States Armory Dwelling buildings, on North Potomac/ Cliff & High Streets, Harpers Ferry, to Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, 18 May, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 18 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bolivar, Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 18 May and 9 June, 1861.

Old wheatfield, half mile northwest of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, 9 June, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Smithfield, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike half a mile northwest of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 9 June, 1861, and was stationed at an old wheatfield, half mile northwest of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 9 and 15 June, 1861.

Note: A Naval Battery (two 32 pounders and five 24 pounders), under the command of Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy, was stationed at the north end of Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 14 June, 1861.

Evacuation of Harpers Ferry, 15 June, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Smithfield, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 15 June, 1861, and arrived at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day. The regiment arrived by the Berryville & Charleston Turnpike at Camp Johnston, Turner's Spring, on the South Fork of Bull Skin Run, four miles southwest of Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Smithfield, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 15 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Mississippi Infantry).

Guard duty at the Potomac River, north of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 14 June, 1861: Detachments of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, and the 4th Alabama Infantry were assigned to guard duty at the Potomac River, north of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 14 June, 1861.

Note: The sick of the 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 14 June, 1861.

Advance to Bunker Hill, 16 June, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, via Smithfield/ Middleway, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.

Organisation of Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry; 7th Georgia Infantry, Colonel L J Gartrell; 8th Georgia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W M Gardner; 4th Alabama Infantry, Colonel E J Jones; 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant H B Duncan; 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Acting Major & Captain J D Pope, 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company A; Wise Artillery, Captain E G Alburtis

Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, was assigned to command the 7th Georgia Infantry, the 8th Georgia Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, and the Wise Artillery at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Bunker Hill to Winchester, 17-20 June, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 17 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Defiance, Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, Frederick County, Virginia, between 17 and 20 June, 1861.

Thirty-first (Frederick County), Fifty-first (Frederick County), & One Hundred & Twenty-second (Clarke County), Virginia Militia, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 18-20 June, 1861: The 31st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), the 51st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), and the 122nd Virginia Militia (Clarke County), Companies A and D (1st), were stationed at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 18 and 20 June, 1861 (See the Virginia Militia).

Note: The 7th Georgia Infantry, the 8th Georgia Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, the Wise Artillery, the Staunton Artillery, and the Newtown Artillery, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, were stationed half/ three quarters of a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861.

Camp Defiance, Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 20 June, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 20 June, 1861, and was stationed half/ three quarters of a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 20 and 26 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, the 1st Tennessee Infantry, and the 1st Maryland Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the 1st Maryland Infantry).

Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 26 June, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 26 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, the 1st Tennessee Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, and the Staunton Artillery, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.

Advance to Darkesville, 2-3 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 8/9 PM the same day.

Note: The 5th Virginia Infantry and one six pounder smoothbore of the 1st Rockbridge Artillery, under the command of Colonel T J Jackson, Provisional Army Virginia, were engaged in a skirmish between W Hills and W Porterfield's farm, one mile northeast of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning 2 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Bunker Hill to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 1.30/2 AM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 AM the same day.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed west of the Martinsburg Turnpike, south of Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 7 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Winchester, 7 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 7 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 7 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 7 July, 1861.

Earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to the earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 18-20 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The Third and Fourth Brigades, Army of Shenandoah, and the 1st Virginia Cavalry were assigned to Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

Apple Pie Ridge, half a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 19 July, 1861.

Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered across the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day. The regiment arrived at Piedmont Station via Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 19 July, 1861.

Rendezvous at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was ordered to rendezvous at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by First Lieutenant & Volunteer Aide de Camp B Randolph, Confederate States Navy, two miles east of Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 19 July, 1861.

Note: The Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was ordered to march directly to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, on 19 July, 1861.

Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 20 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 20 July, 1861, and was accompanied by General J E Johnston and Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army. The regiment arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 9.30/10 AM on 20 July, 1861.

Advance to McLean's Ford, 20 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 11 AM on 20 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 20 and 21 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at the rear of McLean's and Blackburn's Ford's, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered southwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 7 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed east of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 9 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered northeast of H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel E J Jones, 4th Alabama Infantry, was killed and Lieutenant Colonel E M Law and Major C L Scott, 4th Alabama Infantry, were wounded northeast of H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal east of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to withdraw east of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E M Law and Major C L Scott, 4th Alabama Infantry, were wounded east of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to rear J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to withdraw to the rear of J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Two companies of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Captain M B Miller, 2nd Mississippi Infantry, and a detachment of the 4th Alabama Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, were ordered southeast of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 186 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: Detachments of the 4th Alabama Infantry were ordered southeast and southwest of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th South Carolina Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and K, and detachments of the 4th Alabama Infantry and 1st Louisian Special Battalion Infantry were assigned to a temporary battalion under the command of Major B H Whitner, 4th South Carolina Infantry, and Colonel F J Thomas, acting chief of ordnance (Army of the Shenandoah), Provisional of Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st Maryland Infantry).

List of killed, etc, 4th Alabama Infantry, Companies C & G, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Company C, k 4, w 17, t 21; Company G, w 15, t 15; Killed 4, wounded 22, total 26

List of the killed, wounded & missing of the 4th Alabama Infantry, commanded by Col. E. J. Jones, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel E J Jones, w; Lieutenant Colonel E M Law, w; Major C L Scott, w; Company A, k 7, w 16, t 23; Company B, k 1, w 14, t 15; Company C, k 4, w 18, t 22; Company D, k 3, w 18, m 1, t 22; Company E, k 3, w 15, t 18; Company F, k 1, w 7, m 2, t 10; Company G, w 14, t 14; Company H, k 10, w 22, t 32; Company I, k 6, w 15, t 21; Company K, k 1, w 8, t 9; Killed 36, wounded 147, missing 3, total 189

Note: Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was killed at the first battle of Manassas in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 4th Alabama Infantry, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 40, wounded 157, total 197

Note: Brigadier General & Adjutant & Inspector General S R Gist (South Carolina), volunteer aide to Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the 4th Alabama Infantry on 21 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford to F Lewis' Farm, 23 July, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 23 July, 1861.

Note: Captain R Clarke, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company D, was temporarily appointed acting major and captain, 4th Alabama Infantry, between 23 July and 10 August, 1861, and the 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at and in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 23 and 25 July, 1861.

F Lewis' Farm to Stone Bridge & Broad Run, 25 July-18 September, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Bee, one and a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Bee, one and a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, between 25 July and 3 August, 1861.

Camp Bee, one & a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, to Broad Run, half a mile north of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, 3 August, 1861: The 4th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 3 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Jones, on Broad Run, half a mile north of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, between 3 August and 18 September, 1861.

Broad Run to Dumfries, 18 September, 1861

The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Powell's Run, two and a half miles northwest of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 September, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Law, one mile west of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, between 20 September and 25 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 31 April, 1862: The 4th Alabama Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 31 April 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 4th Alabama Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Captain B E Bee, 10th United States Infantry, Company D, resigned on 3 March, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 May, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861, and was mortally wounded in the stomach at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, died one mile northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.

Major B Allston, artillery, Confederate States Army, 11 August, 1861: B Allston was appointed first lieutenant, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 11 June, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to command the artillery in and about Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.190, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861. First Lieutenant B Allston, artillery, Confederate States Army, was appointed major, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 20 June, 1861, and was stationed at the Baptist College Artillery Barracks, on Bush Hill, south of Deep Run Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 20 and 28 June, 1861. Major B Allston, artillery, Confederate States Army, was temporarily assigned to the 19th Mississippi Infantry by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph XII, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and appears on the muster roll of the 4th Alabama Infantry, Company F, on 30 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the 4th Alabama Infantry on 11 August, 1861.

Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.

The 4th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General W H C Whiting, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Report

Supplement to the Official Records, Volume 1, REPORTS TO ADDENDUM: Series I, Volume 2, pp171-174
Captain T J Goldsby, Fourth Alabama Infantry, dated Camp Bee, near Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 29 July, 1861

Supplement to the Official Records, Volume 1, REPORTS TO ADDENDUM: Series I, Volume 2, pp185-189
Major H C Whiting, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, dated Camp Bee, on the Bull Run River, 1 August, 1861

Supplement to the Official Records, Volume 1, REPORTS TO ADDENDUM: Series I, Volume 2, pp191-193
Adjutant General & Brigadier General S R Gist (South Carolina), Major R A Howard (Texas), and Captain A Vander Horst (South Carolina), aides to Brigadier General B E Bee, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah