Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Alabama 1st Infantry Regiment written by John Rigdon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alabama 1st Infantry Regiment was the first to be organized under an act of the State legislature authorizing the enlistment of troops for 12 months. The companies rendezvoused at Pensacola in February and March 1861, and about the 1st of April organized and elected regimental officers. The men were recruited from Barbour, Lowndes, Macon, Pike, Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Wilcox counties.