Thomas Renfroe
Residence Pike County AL; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Pike County, AL as a Private.
On 7/1/1861 he mustered into "L" Co. AL 15th Infantry
He died of disease on 10/4/1862 at Charlottesville, VA
He was listed as:
* Absent sick (date and place not stated)
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Neal Renfroe
Residence Pike County AL; 34 years old.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Pike County, AL as a Private.
On 7/1/1861 he mustered into "L" Co. AL 15th Infantry
He died of disease on 7/1/1862 at Charlottesville, VA
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Emmet Renfroe
Residence Pike County AL; 24 years old.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Pike County, AL as a Private.
On 7/1/1861 he mustered into "L" Co. AL 15th Infantry
He was discharged for wounds (date not stated)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 6/27/1862 Cold Harbor, VA (Severely wounded in foot, amputated)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- The War Between the Union & Confederacy: Wm Oates
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T. Renfrew [sic], Private, Company L, 15th Alabama Infantry, died of Variola (Smallpox), October 4, 1862 at General Hospital No. 2, Lynchburg, Virginia, no other records
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Neal Renfrew [sic], Private, Company L, 15th Alabama Infantry, enlisted March 11, 1862 at Perot[?], Alabama for three years or the war, admitted C.S.A. Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 16, 1862, Rubeola (Measles}, to S. C. Hospital May 10, died at Charlottesville of Pneumonia June 17/July 1/28, 1862, leaving his wife and three minor children, his widow, Sarah E. Renfrow filed claim for his pay and allowances due, signed with "her mark 'X'",
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E. Renfroe, Private, Company L, 15th Alabama Infantry, enlisted March 11, 1862 at Perotk[?] Alabama by Capt. Hill for three years or the war, recorded on the July & August,1863 thru the Sept. & Oct., 1864 muster rolls as "Absent Without leave," no further records
M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
Note: The only muster rolls for Company L which survived to be incorporated within the Compiled Service Records start in the first half of 1863. Hence, there are few CSR records for these men other than what were recorded on hospital records prior to 1863 and claim forms.
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THE FIFTEENTH ALABAMA INFANTRY.
The Fifteenth Alabama infantry was organized at Fort Mitchell in
1861; served in Virginia in the brigade commanded by Gen. Isaac
R. Trimble; was in Stonewall Jackson's army and fought with
distinction at Front Royal, May 23, 1862; Winchester, May 25th;
Cross Keys, June 8th; Gaines' Mill or Cold Harbor, June 27th and
28th; Malvern Hill, July 1st, and Hazel River, August 22nd.
It fought and lost heavily at Second Manassas, August 30th, and
was in the battles of Chantilly, September 1st; Sharpsburg,
September 17th; Fredericksburg, December 13th; Suffolk, May,
1863; Gettysburg, July I to 3, 1863.
Ordered to join Bragg's army, the regiment fought at Chickamauga
September 19th and 20th; Brown's Ferry, October 27th; Wauhatchie,
October :7th; Knoxville, November 17th to December 4th; Bean's
Station, December 14th. Returning to Virginia this regiment
upheld its reputation and won further distinction, as shown by
its long roll of honor at Fort Harrison. It was engaged at the
Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 8th to 18th;
Hanover Court House, May 30th; and Second Cold Harbor, June 1st
to 12th.
It was also engaged before Petersburg and Richmond. At Deep
Bottom, August 14th to 18th, one-third of that portion of the
regiment engaged were killed.
Among its killed in battle were Capt. R. H. Hill and Lieut. W. B.
Mills, at Cross Keys; Captain Weams (mortally wounded), at
Gaines' Mill; Capt. P. V. Guerry and Lieut. A. McIntosh, at Cold
Harbor; Capts. J. H. Allison and H. C. Brainard, at Gettysburg,
and Capt. John C. Oates died of wounds received in the same
battle; Capt. Frank Park was killed at Knoxville, Captain Glover
at Petersburg, and Capt. B. A. Hill at Fussell's Mill.
Among the other field officers were: Cols. John F. Trentlen,
Alexander Lowther, William C. Oates (who was distinguished
throughout the war and has since served many years as a member of
Congress and also as governor of Alabama); Col. James Cantey,
afterward brigadier-general; Lieut.-Col. Isaac B. Feagin and Maj.
John W. L. Daniel.
Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 102