Wiley E. White, Captain, Company E (Dowdell Rangers), 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry. mustered into and elected Captain September 14, 1861, granted 20 days leave December 17, 1861, captured at Pitts Landing April 7, 1862 /Huntsville, Ala. April 11, 1862, arrived Johnson’s Island, Sandusky, Ohio May 24, sent to Vicksburg, Miss. September 1, 1862, reeived at Camp Chase, Ohio, forwarded to Columbus, Ohio May 13, 1863 for parole, paroled May 23, after exchange took command of his company October 25, 1862 , resigned September 20, 1864, S. O. 223, Special Order No. 223/16 revoked September 20, 1864, resigned October 25, 1864, S. O. 254, no further records
M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
Note: His records may be procured through a service provided by these boards, see:
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His records consist of 80 cards, the vast majority, 65, being Quarter Master type documents.
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Company E (Dowdelll Rangers) - Captain Wiley E White, many men from Randolph County
Captains, and Counties from Which the Companies Came
Randolph - Wiley E. White; captured at Huntsville
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The Seventeenth Alabama infantry was organized at Montgomery, August, 1861.
Serving first at Pensacola, it was present at the bombardment of
that place October 9, 1861. The Seventeenth was distinguished in
the battle of Shiloh, taking a prominent part in the capture of
Prentiss' division; served at Mobile from the autumn of 1862 to
March, 1864; then joined the army of Tennessee, and, under the
command of Gen. E. A. O'Neal, afterward governor of Alabama,
fought during Sherman's campaign from Dalton to Lovejoy's
Station.
It was engaged in the battles of Resaca, May 8th, May 13th to
15th; Cassville, May 19th to 22nd; Kenesaw Mountain, July 8th to
30th. At Peach Tree Creek its commander, Major Burnett, was
severely wounded, and Captain Ragland was killed at Atlanta.
The regiment was engaged in the battle of Atlanta, July 22nd; at
Jonesboro, August 31st to September 1st; and Lovejoy's Station,
September 2nd to 6th. The Seventeenth regiment lost heavily at
Franklin, November 30th, and at Nashville, December 13th to 16th.
Its field officers were Col. Thomas H. Watts, who became
attorney-general of the Confederate States; Col. Virgil S.
Murphy; Col. J. T. Jones, temporarily assigned; Lieut.Cols.
Edward P. Holcombe, Robert C Farris, and John Ryan, temporarily assigned, and Maj. Thomas J. Burnett.
Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 111
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See also:
http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/regimental/alabama/confederate/alinf.cfm
http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/17thinf.html
http://www.amazon.com/The-Seventeenth-Alabama-Infantry-Regimental/dp/0788419692
http://www.civilwarhome.com/17alainf.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/military/civilwarrosters.htm
http://books.google.com/books?id=G8L3vlEm6rQC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=17th+Alabama+Infantry&source=bl&ots=DTlyOnfhIB&sig=WSMAz-2IslRk4J9RNoMZhuG0qK8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7xWBU4vQBZD3oATXmoDIBg&ved=0CCUQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=17th%20Alabama%20Infantry&f=false
http://www.geocities.ws/coh41/17AlInf.html923
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