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Re: 13th Alabama Infantry - Battle of Nashville

Thank you for your comments, and I agree. I am researching the 11th Missouri Infantry - Union. I am trying to determine
which CSA regiments that the 11th Missouri faced at Shy's Hill on December 16. Three men in the regiment were awarded the
Medal of Honor for their actions that day. The medals were awarded for their capture of enemy flags. I thought if I could determine
which flags they captured, it might help locate the locations of the 11th Missouri and who they were fighting.

William Simmons was awarded the Medal of Honor for the capture of the 34th Alabama flag. This seems to be accurate and the regiment was active in the Battle of Nashville. Then things get confused. The regimental records for the 11th Missouri shows that George Welch captured a flag but does not identify which flag he captured. However, there are several references that this was the 13th Alabama. I couldn't find the 13th Alabama at Nashville and your comment confirm this. Finally, James Parks also received a Medal of Honor for the capture of another unidentified battle flag.

If anyone knows which flags George Welch and James Parks captured at the Battle of Nashville, please let me know.
Otherwise does any know which regiments the 11th Missouri Infantry faced on the afternoon on Dec.16?

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