58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Brief History
58th Infantry Regiment [also called 54th Regiment] was organized at Troy, Alabama, in March, 1863, with men from Pike, Barbour, Dale, Coffee, and Henry counties. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 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 "Springville Volunteers" - many men from St. Clair County
 * Company B - many men from Fayette County
 * Company C - many men from Jefferson County and St. Clair County
 * Company D - many men from Jefferson County
 * Company E "Ben Edwards Grays" - many men from Butler County
 * Company F - many men from Calhoun County
 * Company G "St. Clair Grays" - many men from St. Clair County
 * Company H - many men from Dallas County
 * Company I "St. Clair Sharpshooters" - many men from St. Clair County
 * Company K - many men from Autauga County and Montgomery County

The list of companies and their counties is found on the wikipedia.org web site.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,239 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.