27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Brief History
27th Infantry Regiment was organized in December, 1861, at Fort Heimen, Tennessee. Its companies were recruited in Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Mobile, Madison, and Morgan counties. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865.

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 Franklin County
 * Company B - many men from Franklin County
 * Company C - many men from Lauderdale County
 * Company D - many men from Lawrence County
 * Company E - many men from Lauderdale County
 * Company F - many men from Madison County
 * Company G - many men from Franklin County
 * Company H - many men from Morgan County
 * Company I - many men from Lawrence County
 * Company K - many men from Lauderdale County

The list of companies with their counties is on the researchonline.net website.

The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,663 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.dditional information.


 * Cannon, J. P. Bloody banners and barefoot boys : a history of the 27th Regiment Alabama Infantry, CSA : the Civil War memoirs and diary entries of J.P. Cannon, M.D. (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : Burd Street Press, c1997),


 * Cannon, Jabez P. Inside of rebeldom, the daily life of a private in the Confederate Army. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),