The Forty-seventh Infantry; a History
The Forty-seventh Infantry; a History

Author: James E [From Old Catalog] Pollard

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021485267

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Originally published in 1908, this book offers a comprehensive history of the Forty-Seventh Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. The book covers the regiment's service in various conflicts, including the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, and includes personal anecdotes from soldiers who served in the regiment. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Drums of the 47th
The Drums of the 47th

Author: Robert Jones Burdette

Publisher:

Published: 1914

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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A narrative of service in the 47th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Alabama 47th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the Alabama 47th Infantry Regiment

Author: John Rigdon

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781514852408

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The Alabama 47th Infantry Regiment was organized at Loachapoka, May 22, 1862 and transferred to Virginia late in June. Assigned to Gen. Stonewall Jackson's corps, the regiment was brigaded under General Taliaferro, with three Virginia regiments and the Forty-eighth Alabama. A few weeks later the regiment passed through the ordeal of battle at Cedar Run, where it lost 12 killed and 76 wounded, or nearly a third of its force present. At the second Manassas the Forty-seventh was again engaged, and lost 7 killed and 25 wounded. It was present at Chantilly and the capture of Harper's Ferry; entered the battle of Sharpsburg with 115 men, and lost every commissioned officer present on the field, mustering 17 men the next morning under a sergeant. The regiment wintered on the Rappahannock and witnessed the repulse of Burnside at Fredericksburg. Transferred to the brigade of Gen. Law -- Fourth, Fifteenth, Forty-fourth, Fifty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Alabama -- Hood's division, Longstreet's corps, the Forty-seventh lost several men in the fight at Suffolk. Rejoining the main army, the regiment marched into Pennsylvania, and poured out the blood of its bravest men at Gettysburg. Two months later the corps was transferred to north Georgia, and the Forty-seventh lost very severely at Chickamauga. It took part in the investment of Knoxville with light loss, and in the privations of the winter campaign in east Tennessee. Rejoining the Virginia army the regiment fought with severe loss at the Wilderness, and was in the brilliant charge on Warren's corps at Spottsylvania, where the brigade opened the battle. In all the subsequent operations around Richmond the regiment took part, and in the grim defenses that surrounded Petersburg it endured the perils and privations of the last sullen and persistent struggle. As part of Perry's brigade, the Forty-seventh laid down its arms at Appomattox, about 90 strong. Companies Of The AL 47th Infantry Regiment Company A - Tallapoosa Company B - Tallapoosa Company C - Tallapoosa Company D - Tallapoosa Company E - Cherokee Company F - Tallapoosa Company G - Tallapoosa Company H - Coosa Company I - Chambers Company K - Tallapoosa