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Alexander Carey McAlister

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Alexander Carey McAlister

Birth
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Death
7 Dec 1916 (aged 78)
Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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LT COL 46TH NC INFANTRY
CSA

Alexander C. McAlister is listed as serving in the 22ND NC INFANTRY, COMPANY I; CSA. Ranked in as BVT 2ND LT. Ranked out as: LT.

46th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

LT COL ALEXANDER C McALISTER served as one of the field officers for the 46TH Regiment, NC INF. (SEE BELOW.)

46th Infantry Regiment, organized in March, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, contained men recruited in the counties of Robeson, Rowan, Burke, Warren, Richmond, Granville, Moore, Randolph, Sampson, and Catawba. The regiment served in General J.G. Walker's and Cooke's Brigade and was active in various conflicts of Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It was later sent to Pocataligo, South Carolina, where it was stationed until June, 1863. Returning to Virginia, the 46th fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment reported 5 killed and 60 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, had 11 killed and 57 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had fifty-four percent disabled of the 540 engaged at The Wilderness. In April, 1865, it surrendered 15 officers and 102 men. The field officers were Colonels Edward D. Hall and William L. Saunders; Lieutenant Colonels William A. Jenkins and Alexander C. McAlister; and Majors Neill M. McNeill, Rush J. Mitchell, and Richard M. Norment.

Regiment Information obtained from public viewing files at:
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm.

Information researched and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.
LT COL 46TH NC INFANTRY
CSA

Alexander C. McAlister is listed as serving in the 22ND NC INFANTRY, COMPANY I; CSA. Ranked in as BVT 2ND LT. Ranked out as: LT.

46th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

LT COL ALEXANDER C McALISTER served as one of the field officers for the 46TH Regiment, NC INF. (SEE BELOW.)

46th Infantry Regiment, organized in March, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, contained men recruited in the counties of Robeson, Rowan, Burke, Warren, Richmond, Granville, Moore, Randolph, Sampson, and Catawba. The regiment served in General J.G. Walker's and Cooke's Brigade and was active in various conflicts of Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It was later sent to Pocataligo, South Carolina, where it was stationed until June, 1863. Returning to Virginia, the 46th fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment reported 5 killed and 60 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, had 11 killed and 57 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had fifty-four percent disabled of the 540 engaged at The Wilderness. In April, 1865, it surrendered 15 officers and 102 men. The field officers were Colonels Edward D. Hall and William L. Saunders; Lieutenant Colonels William A. Jenkins and Alexander C. McAlister; and Majors Neill M. McNeill, Rush J. Mitchell, and Richard M. Norment.

Regiment Information obtained from public viewing files at:
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm.

Information researched and added by, Long Ago And Yesterday~.

Inscription

WHAT DOTH THE LORD REQUIRE OF THEE
BUT TO DO JUSTLY AND LOVE MERCY
AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH THY GOD.



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