John S. Parrish
Residence Henry County AL; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 3/5/1862 at Henry County, AL as a Private.
On 3/5/1862 he mustered into "G" Co. AL 15th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(No further record, never returned home, may have been killed)
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William J. Parrish
Residence Henry County AL; a 19 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Henry County, AL as a Private.
On 7/1/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. AL 15th Infantry
He was discharged for wounds (date not stated)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 6/8/1862 Cross Keys, VA (Severely wounded in hand)
* Wounded 9/19/1863 Chickamauga, GA (Wounded in thigh)
After the War he lived in Henry County, AL
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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John S. Parrish, Private, Company G, 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry, enlisted February 22,1862 in Henry County, Alabama by Lt. C. V. Morris for the war, admitted to CSA General Hospital, Charlottesville, Va. April 5, 1862, Chronic Diarrhea, returned to duty April 14, re-entered hospital June 5, 1862, Parofitis[sp?] returned to duty June 7, admitted June 22, 1862, Tetenus, returned to duty July 13, his presence at the Sept. & Oct., 1863 muster, is recorded "not stated," recorded on the Nov. & Dec., 1863 muster roll as absent without leave, carried on the rolls through Sept. & Oct., 1864 as Awol, no further records
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William Parrish, Private, Company G, 15th Alabama Infantry, enlisted July 3, 1863 at Abbeville, Alabama by Capt. N. C. Oats for the war, recorded on the Sept. & Oct., 1863 muster roll as absent, on furlough, at the end of the year he was recorded absent, at hospital, he remained absent through the last recorded muster roll of Sept. & Oct., 1864, no further records
M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
Note: At end of August, 1863 the company was stationed near Fredricksburg, at the end of October, 1863 they were at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
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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