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Here are two possibilities, however, I'm not sure that I see a fit.

William M. Stanfield, Private, Company I, 41st Alabama Infantry, enlisted May 3, 1862 in Fayette County, Alabama by Capt. Abernathy for 3 years or the duration of the way, discharged May 19, 1862 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama for disability, no further records

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William Stanfield, Private, Company B, 13th Alabama Infantry, enlisted July 19, 1862 at Montgomery, Alabama, by Maj. Colburn for the duration of the war, recorded as deserted at Montgomery, July 20, 1862, no further records

M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama

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THE FORTY-FIRST ALABAMA INFANTRY.

The Forty-first regiment, 1,250 strong, was organized in May,
1862; was ordered from Tuscaloosa to Chattanooga; was in Middle
Tennessee for some months, doing guard duty principally; was
sent to Kentucky in September, brigaded under General Hanson,
being the only Alabama troops in his Kentucky brigade.
Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 183

41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry

41st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in May, 1862. Members of this unit were raised in the counties of Pickens, Blount, Tuscaloosa, Perry, Greene, Washington, and Fayette.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm

See also: http://www.mindspring.com/~calrome/41st.htm

http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSal-az.html#AL-Inf

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=41st+Alabama+Infantry&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

13th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Men of this unit were from the counties of Coosa, Wilcox, Macon, Butler, Talladega, Montgomery, Randolph, Elmore, and Tallapoosa. Ordered to Virginia, it served under General Rains at Yorktown, and in April, 1862, contained 474 effectives. Later the 13th was assigned to General Colquitt's, Archer's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, Army of the Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then fought in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the campaign that ended at Appomattox. This regiment reported 52 casualties at Seven Pines, 101 during the Seven Days' Battles, and 140 at Chancellorsville. Of the 308 engaged at Gettysburg, over half were disabled. It surrendered with 6 officers and 85 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Aiken and B.D. Fry; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Betts, R.H. Dawson, S.B. Marks, and Julius C.B. Mitchell; and Major John T. Smith.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm

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