Companies of Alabama Confederate units organized 
in or near Shelby County, Alabama 
 
 ARTILLERY 
 Gid Nelson Light Artillery 
(Selden - Lovelace Battery)
 
 CAVALRY
 
Company "B" 2nd Alabama Cavalry 
Organized 1862 at Montevallo. 
 
Company "E" 7th Alabama Cavalry 
Organized 1862.
 
 INFANTRY
 
Company "C" 10th Alabama Infantry - "Cahaba Valley Boys"
Organized June 4, 1861 at Montevallo.
 
Company "C" 18th Alabama Infantry - "Cahaba Valley Rangers"
Organized July 24, 1861 at Cedar Grove (Leeds). Men from 
Shelby, St. Clair, Jefferson, Autauga
 
Company "I" 18th Alabama Infantry - "Curry Guards" 
("Shelby Invincibles") Organized August 19, 1861 at
Harpersville. Men from Shelby and St. Clair.
 
Company "G" 20th Alabama Infantry - "Cahaba Valley Guards"
Organized September 9, 1861 at Montevallo.
 
Ben Sawyer's Company - "Jabe Curry Rifles"
Sawyer's Company, Blythe's Mississippi Regiment (later 
Company "I" 44th Mississippi Infantry) and Company "K" 24th 
Alabama Infantry Organized August 12, 1861 in Talladega 
County. Assigned to Blythe's Mississippi Regiment. Was at 
Shiloh and in Kentucky with this regiment. In 1862, it 
combined with Falkner's Company to form Company "K" of the 
24th. All of Company "K" was recognized for gallantry at
Chickamauga. Men from Shelby, Talladega, and Autauga. 
Records of this company are shown in the National Archives 
microfilm under Company "I" 44th Mississippi Infantry and 
Company "K" 24th Alabama Infantry. 
 
Company "C" 25th Alabama Infantry - "Shelby Confederates"
Organized September 1, 1861 at Columbiana. It was accepted 
in Confederate service on September 9, 1861. It later became 
Company "C" of Loomis's 1st Alabama Infantry Battalion. On 
January 8, 1862, the 1st Alabama Infantry Battalion and 
McClellan's 6th Alabama Infantry Battalion combined to 
form the 25th Alabama Infantry Regiment.
 
Company "E" 29th Alabama Infantry
Organized October 7, 1861 at Wilsonville. 
 
Company "D" 30th Alabama Infantry
Organized March 10, 1862 at Talladega.
 
Company "K" 30th Alabama Infantry
Organized March 10, 1862 at Talladega.
 
Company "G" 31st Alabama Infantry
Organized March 22, 1862 at Mimms Crossroads as Company K 
28th Infantry. Originally known as Company "E". Shown in 
some documents as Company "C".
 
Company "K" 31st Alabama Infantry
Organized March 20, 1862 at Wilsonville. Originally known 
as Company "C".
 
Company "D" 44th Alabama Infantry
Organized April 7, 1862 at Limekilns (Calera). 
 
Company "E" 44th Alabama Infantry - "Sallie Ratcliffe Guards"
Organized April 5, 1862 at Montevallo. 
 
Company "C" 62 Alabama Infantry
Organized December 7, 1863 at Wilsonville.
 
Company "B" 3rd Reserves
Organized April 15, 1864 at Columbiana.
 
Company "K" 3rd Reserves
Organized April 21, 1864 at Columbiana.
 
Company "I" 2nd Reserves
Organized September 17, 1864 from various companies of 
the 3rd Reserves. Later designated Company "I" 63rd Infantry. 
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