The Alabama Brigade (American Civil War)

Alabama Brigade
Active	January 19, 1863 – May 9, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Confederate States of America Alabama
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Brigade
Role	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brig.Gen. Evander M. Law Brig.Gen. William F. Perry

Also known as Law’s Brigade, the Alabama Brigade was a military formation of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was created in 1863 and participated in major combat operations such as the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Chickamauga, the Battle of the Wilderness and the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. It was considered one of the great fighting brigades of the Army of Northern Virginia.

The Alabama Brigade was established on 19 January 1863; consisting of five Alabama infantry regiments that were collected from three different brigades. In November, the 44th Alabama regiment was added to this brigade. The Alabama brigade was reorganized a final time in January 1863; and the 15th, 47th, and 48th Alabama regiments were added. Commanded by Evander M. Law it was a part of Gen. Robert E. Lee`s Army of Northern Virginia. It was assigned to the division of Maj.Gen. John Bell Hood in the First Corps under Lt.Gen. James Longstreet. It participated in the Suffolk Campaign and had a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. Afterwards the division was, for a brief period in 1863, transferred to the Army of Tennessee where it fought in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Knoxville Campaign before being transferred back to the east in 1864. It participated in the Battle of the Wilderness and continued to serve in the Appomattox Campaign that resulted in Confederate Gen. Lee’s surrender and the conclusion of the American Civil War. Along with the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia, the brigade was paroled and its surviving members returned to Alabama as civilians.

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