Battles | American Civil war | Official Records of Deas Brigade & The 22nd Alabama Infantry
My Familey in the 22nd Alabama Infantry
Daniel Marion Craft: "3rd grt Grandfather" Pvt. Co. G 22nd. Ala. Inf.
Enlisted: By Capt. R. G. Roberts - Montgomery, Alabama Sept. 25th 1861
Paroled: Greensboro NC, May 1, 1865 with the consolidated 22nd Alabama Infantry w/ Company "B"
Moses Jasper Ball: "3rd Grt GrandUncle" Pvt. Co. G 22nd. Ala. Inf
Enlisted: By Capt. R. G. Roberts - Montgomery, Alabama Sept. 25th 1861
Discharged - July 4, 1864: Atlanta, Ga: because of wound to right arm
Abner C. Ball: "3rd Grt GrandUncle" Pvt. Co. G 22nd. Ala. Inf
Enlisted: By Capt. R. G. Roberts - Montgomery, Alabama Sept. 25th 1861
Kia: Stones River Dec. 31. 1862
Reproduction flag of the the 22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment
Made By Richard R. Gideon Flags "Gallantly Waving"
History Of Gladden / Deas Brigade and The 22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment
The Commanders:
Brigadier General Adley Hogan Gladden - Was born in Fairfield District, SC, 28 October 1810. He became a cotton broker and then served in the Seminole War. He was rewarded with an appointment as postmaster of columbia, SC. He then participated in the Mexican War as a Major in the Palmetto Regiment of that state. In the assault against Churubusco, the regimental Col. and Lt. Col. were killed, and Gladden became Col. of the Regiment. Gladden himself was wounded at the Belen Gate in Mexico City. After the Mexican War, Gladden made his home in New Orleans.
When the Civil War broke out, Gladden proceeded to Pensacola as Col. of the 1st Louisiana Regiment. He was promoted to Brig. Gen'l, 30 September 1861, and was assigned to command a brigade including his old 1st Louisiana. During the bombardment of the Confederate forts in Pensacola Harbor, Gen'l Braxton Bragg praised Gladden's defense and when he was assigned to command Confederate troops in Mississippi, Bragg created a brigade to serve as a model of discipline, under Gladden's command. The plan was not pursued, but in January 1862, Gladden transferred to Mobile and Corinth where he commanded a brigade composed of four Alabama regiments (21st, 22nd, 25th, and 26th), the 1st Louisiana, and Felix H. Robertson's Battery. At Shiloh, Gladden's brigade came under heavy fire and the commander was hit by a shell fragment, carried from the field, and died soon afterward, 12 April 1862. He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile.
Major General Franklin Gardner - was a New Yorker, born 29 January 1823. His father was a career military officer and secured his son an appointment to West Point from Iowa in 1839. Gardner graduated in 1843 and was promoted to 2nd Lt. in the 7th Infantry. He then served at garrison duty in Pensacola Harbor, scouting on the frontier, in the occupation of Texas, and in the Mexican War where he won promotion to brevet 1st Lt. and then to brevet Capt. for gallant conduct. Afterwards, he was on frontier duty in Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Utah.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Gardner was at Ft. Bridger, Utah Territory, as a captain of the 10th Infantry. Since he was sympathetic to the southern cause, Gardner abandoned the service and joined the Confederate Army. He was appointed Lt. Col. of infantry on 16 March 1861, and at Shiloh was in command of a cavalry brigade which guarded the flanks of the army and saw no action. Still, he was promoted to Brig. Gen'l (11 April 1862) shortly after Gen'l Pierre G. T. Beauregard expressed his appreciation for Gen'l Gardner's help in reorganizing the army's cavalry. Gardner was given an infantry brigade in time for Gen'l Bragg's Kentucky campaign, and then on 13 December 1862, he received a commission as Major General. Gardner headquartered himself at Port Hudson and made a brilliant defense against superior numbers. Gardner surrendered after the fall of Vicksburg and after enduring the longest siege of any American military forces (49 days). He was exchanged, and he was then assigned to duty in Mississippi, at the last under the orders of Gen'l Richard Taylor.
Following the war, Gardner lived in Vermilionville, (now Lafayette) Louisiana, as a planter. He died, 29 April 1873, and is buried in Lafayette.
Brigadier General Zachariah Cantey Deas - was born in Camden, SC, on 25 October 1819. He was well educated, both in South Carolina and in France. The family moved to Mobile in 1835 where Deas engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the Mexican War, and amassed a considerable fortune in Mobile's prosperous atmosphere.
When the Civil War began, Deas offered his services to the Confederacy and was assigned to the staff of Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston at 1st Manassas. That fall, he and Major Robert B. Armistead raised their own regiment, the 22nd Alabama. Deas was elected Col. and commissioned, 25 October 1861. Deas put up ,000 in gold for 800 Enfield rifles, equipping his own men (he was reimbursed in Confederate bonds the following year). At Shiloh on the first day, Deas led his regiment until the brigade commander, Gen'l Gladden, and its senior Col., Daniel Adams were wounded, and Deas then assumed brigade command. On the second day, 7 April 1862, Deas himself was badly wounded. Deas recovered in time to join the Kentucky Campaign and fight at Munfordville and Salt River. After Murfreesboro, Deas received his Brig. Gen'l commission, 13 December 1862, and he took command of Franklin Gardner's brigade (19th, 22nd, 25th, 39th, and 26th-50th AL Regiments). The brigade fought at Chickamauga and routed Sheridan's Division, killing Brig. Gen'l W. H. Lytle and capturing 17 cannon. Deas lost 40% of his own command but also led the brigade at Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge. By January 1864, Deas was in command of the division, although a promotion to Major General did not materialize. Deas led his brigade at Atlanta and Jonesboro. He went with Gen'l John Bell Hood through Alabama into Tennessee, with the division now under Major Gen'l Edward Johnson. This command participated in the Battle of Franklin, where Deas was slightly wounded. At Nashville when Gen'l Johnston was captured, Deas again led the division on the retreat through Alabama. He was ordered to take his brigade against Gen'l William T. Sherman and was active in the Carolinas until taken ill at Raleigh.
At war's end, Deas made his home in New York City and engaged in the cotton trade. He died in the city, 6 March 1882, and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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