51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers

Brief History
51st Regiment Partisan Rangers was organized at Oxford, Alabama, in August, 1862. Its members were from the counties of Calhoun, Pike, Talladega, Dallas, Saint Clair, Tuscaloosa, Perry, Mobile, and Montgomery. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies by County:


 * Company A - many men from Calhoun County
 * Company B - many men from Pike County
 * Company C - many men from Talladega County
 * Company D - many men from Calhoun County
 * Company E - many men from St. Clair County
 * Company F - many men from Talladega County
 * Company G - many men from Tuscaloosa County
 * Company H - many men from Montgomery County
 * Company I - many men from Dallas County and Perry County
 * Company K - many men from Mobile County

The list of companies with their counties is found on history-sites.com web site.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,824 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Alabama in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Miller, Rex and Wheeler, Joseph. Wheeler's favorites : a regimental history of the 51st Alabama cavalry regiment : a regimental history of the 51st. Alabama Cavalry regiment. (Depew, New York : Patrex Press, c1991),