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Alabama Her History,Resources,War Record,and Public Men From 1540-1872 by Willis Brewer
Zollikoffer's brigade. Under that commander it fought at Fishing Creek, and lost 64 men there. Transferred to
another field of operations, and placed in the brigade of Gen. Wood of Lauderdale - with the 33rd Alabama,
44th Tennessee, and 32nd and 33rd of Mississippi and was very warmly engaged at Shiloh, where it lost 162
men. As part of Buckner's division, it moved into Kentucky, and was held in the reserve at Perryville, and not
actively engaged. The Sixteenth participated in the affair at Triune with slight loss; and was in the thickest of
the Battle of Murfreesboro, where its loss was 168 killed and wounded. The regiment remained in the vicinity
of Tullahoma till the army of Tennessee fell back to Chattanooga. At Chicamauga it was in Cleburne's division,
and its colors floated "in the van of chivalric men" in that fierce grapple with a courageous foe, and its loss was
244 killed and wounded. From the disaster at Mission Ridge the Sixteenth retired with trivial loss, and wintered
at Dalton. Gen. Mark Lowery of Mississippi was now in command of the brigade, to which the Forty-fifth Alabama
and Gibson's Battalion were soon added. From Dalton to Atlanta the Sixteenth bore an honorable share in the
wonderful retrograde movement of the Western Army, fighting by day and entrenching by night, and its casualties
were 200 in number. On that field of blood, Jonesboro, the Sixteenth left about 150 of its men, and was an actor
in the other scenes of the fearful drama around Atlanta. It moved with Hood into Tennessee, and in the fruitless
and sanguinary struggles at Franklin and Nashville lost half its remaining force, and every commissioned officer.
A remnant followed the march of the army into the Carolinas, and surrendered at Goldsboro, about 50 men being
present. It had been consolidated with the 1st and 45th Alabama regiments.
Helvenston of Marion; resigned.
Frederick A. Ashford of Lawrence; killed at Nashville.
A.H. Helvenston; wounded at Murfreesboro; promoted.
Jas. McGaughey of Franklin; killed at Chicamauga.
James McGaughey; wounded at Murfreesboro; promoted.
F.A. Ashford; promoted.
Oliver S. Kennedy; resigned.
Calvin Carson.
Barton Dickson; wounded at Chicamauga and at New Hope.
John Beene; wounded and captured at Franklin.
John Beene; wounded and captured at Franklin.
Frederick Sherrod; wounded at Murfreesboro.
John H. Bankhead; wounded.
Lafayette Swope; resigned.
Robert McGregor; killed at Nashville.
Private Weeks first entered service at the age of 23 at
Moscow (now Sulligent, Lamar County Alabama) in
October of 1863 he enlisted in Company A. Ferguson's
Scouts 1st Mississippi Cavalry. In January of 1865 he
is shown in Roddy's 4th Alabama Cavalry at Henson
Springs, Alabama.
You may view John L. Weeks complete military record
at www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2032/civilwar.html
courtesy of gr-gr-grandson J.D. Weeks
James was born 24 April 1837 in Newburg, Franklin County, Alabama
He enlisted 15 July 1861 as 2nd Lieutentant and was promoted to the
rank of Captain 15 August 1861. Injured in a train wreck 4 November
1862 near Cleveland, Tennesse he rejoined his command 2 April 1864
and retired 1 August 1864. He died 12 August 1897 and is buried at Mt.
Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery located on old highway 24 ten
miles of of Russellville, Alabama. note; the church was founded in 1824
by Rev. James Smith (father of Captain James W.C. Smith) and is still
active today.
courtsey of gr granddaughter Betty Moss
