Alabama Brigade (American Civil War)

Alabama Brigade
ActiveJanuary 19, 1863 – May 9, 1865
Country Confederate States
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Alabama
BranchConfederate States Army
TypeBrigade
RoleInfantry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brig.Gen. Evander M. Law
Brig.Gen. William F. Perry
Law's Alabama Brigade advance position marker at Gettysburg National Military Park.

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Law's Alabama Brigade - TVCWRT Book Review- Struggle for the Round Tops." Law's Alabama Brigade - TVCWRT Book Review- Struggle for the Round Tops. Web. 15 May 2012. http://myweb.cableone.net/mpenny1842/law'salabamabrigade/lawalabrigade/publicatrions/struggleflyer/reviews/tvcwrtreview.html Archived 2005-11-28 at the Wayback Machine