Alabama, Her History: Fifty-Ninth Alabama, Capt. W. D. Walden of Coosa killed at Chickamauga
1872 · Willis Brewer, Alabama: Her History, Resources, War Record, and Public Men, from 1540 to 1872 (Montgomery, Alabama: Barrett & Brown, 1872)
Citation: Willis Brewer, Alabama: Her History, Resources, War Record, and Public Men, from 1540 to 1872 (Montgomery: Barrett & Brown, 1872), 671–672, "Fifty-Ninth Alabama Infantry"; Internet Archive item alabamaherhistor00brew, scan n682, https://archive.org/details/alabamaherhistor00brew/page/n682/mode/1up?q=Walden.
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This regiment was formed by the consolidation of the Second and Fourth battalions of Hilliard's Legion. The Legion was organized at Montgomery, June 25, 1862 […] The legion was in the great battle of Chicamauga, and left more than half its number on the bloody field, and the flag of the Second battalion was perforated by 81 balls. Moving into east Tennessee, Col. Thorington having resigned, the legion was divided into the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Alabama regiments, and Twenty-third battalion, at Charleston, Nov. 25, 1863. […]
CAPTAINS, AND COUNTIES FROM WHICH THE COMPANIES CAME. […]
Coosa. — W. D. Walden; killed at Chicamauga. R. H. Gulledge.
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westley D Walden | Rank, unit | Captain of the Coosa company of the battalions that became the 59th Alabama (Hilliard's Legion) | Captain, Company B, 60th Alabama (Hilliard's Legion, 2nd Battalion) | conflicts (regiment) |
| Westley D Walden | Death | Killed at Chickamauga | 10 October 1863, Marietta, Georgia | conflicts |