15th Alabama?

[Whitfield's Legion]

I've recently found out my ancestor (Thomas Beasley) served in the 15th Alabama, could anybody find any records about his service, he's one of the last in my father's birth family I have to research. I would like to find out if he was captured or when he enlisted

 

[bdtex]

I found a Thomas Beasley in the 3rd Alabama Cavalry, 32nd Alabama Infantry and 37th Alabama Infantry but not in the 15th Alabama Infantry.

 

[bdtex]

I've recently found out my ancestor (Thomas Beasley) served in the 15th Alabama, could anybody find any records about his service, he's one of the last in my father's birth family I have to research. I would like to find out if he was captured or when he enlisted

This is all I found:

 

[Nathan Stuart]

From what I could piece together. It appears Pvte. Thomas S Beasley, Co. B, 15th AL Infantry, was wounded twice both on 22nd Aug. '62 and on 12th May May '64, and was disabled aged 23 years, (See https://www.algenweb.org/henry/military/15thal.htm ). Apparently he was wounded at Hazel River, VA, and again at Spotsylvania Court House, VA (See https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/alabama/15th-alabama-infantry/ ). He is not mentioned as a casualty among the heavy regimental losses (especially in Co. B) suffered at Gettysburg by William Oates in his detailed history of the 15th AL (see https://archive.org/details/01897724.3053.emory.edu/page/n5/mode/1up ) so it seems like he survived unscathed through this major engagement (if he was indeed present there).

Given the regiment was organized in Aug. '61 and this soldier belonged to Co. B, it's likely he m/i early in the regiment's history, probably in the second half of '61. It's also noted that the name and unit of 'T.S. Beasly, 15th AL Inf, Co. B' appears in the list of soldiers of the AoNV paroled at Appomattox in Apr. '65, meaning he likely served until the end of the war. (See https://www.nps.gov/apco/learn/historyculture/paroled-soldiers-a-e.htm ).

But cannot determine whether any mentioned disablement was after Spotsylvania or the end of the war, and whether it was temporary or permanent.

His find-a-grave listing might be found at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106634777/t-s-beasley .

 

[Aaron Vinson]

In my research on Brown's Ferry I have a T. S. Beasley as one of the men present on Oct 27, 63. Company B was the company initially at the ferry landing and had 32 men still left on the roster at this time(with 23 "present" 5 are wounded from Chickamauga, 3 are sick and 1 detached)

Company B - 32 men(5 Wounded, 3 Sick, 1 Detached) Oct 27, 1863

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W P Gary 2 Lt 8/15/63
T J. Beard - captured 10/29 wauhatchie
T S. Beasley
J. B. Bowen
W M. Calloway
John Frank Cain***
George T Denham - severely wounded 9/20/63 lost leg
William A. Edwards
Robert J. Eubanks
Noah B. Feagin CAPTAIN 8/15/63


Henry W Glover*** 1 Lt 8/15/63
James G. Hitchcock 1 Sgt 9/22/62
John W Hughes - wound chickamauga
M. L. Harper*** 2 Cpl 9/22/63
Walter C. Jackson 3 Cpl when captured - 10/28 wauhatchie
Daniel L. Kendrick - absent, detached service
Jack McDonald - absent at hospital wounded
Thomas J. Mills
Samuel J. Ming
Wm. J. Ming - absent at hospital wounded

John W Posey - present sick in camp
John M. Payne 5 Sgt 9/22/63
James O. Swinny - not good soldier always sick
Theo. P Thompson*** - absent
William S. Wesley*** 2 Sgt
James H. Wheeler***
Miles Bell - present sick in camp
William C. Jordan
Eugene P Lane
Emery A. Lane - leg amputated, at hospital wounded

James Philips
Jack Willis was 18 years old when enlisted August 10, 1863. Deserted dec 27 63


I've used Oates book and fold3 to gather this list for all companies so I think it is pretty accurate.

 

[Aaron Vinson]

From Oates Book -

T S. Beasley was 23 years old when enlisted. He was a good soldier and present in every engagement until severely wounded at Hazel River, Virginia, August 22, 1862, which disabled him for a considerable time. He returned to duty about the first of 1863, and fought bravely in every battle until wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864, after which he was never able to render efficient service. In 1904 he was living in Calhoun County, Alabama.