General Notes

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Joseph T. Rushing served in the Civil War, enlisting as a Confederate
Soldier as a part of the 15th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers. He enlisted
at Troy, Alabama on 3 July 1861.
Joseph T. Rushing was listed as mustered into service at Fort Mitchell,
Alabama 13 July 1861, as a part of the 15th Regiment of Alabama
Volunteers. He was wounded at Cold Harbor and the Darbytown Road. "He was
orderly to Oates while he commanded the Regiment. He was a splendid
soldier."
Joseph T. Rushing:  Engagements; Present Winchester 25th May 1862 and
Cross Keys 8th June 1862. Severely wounded Cold Harbor June 27, 1862.
Absent wound Malvern Hill 2nd July 1862 inclusive thru Manassas Plains
Aug 29th 1862, absent furlough Manassas Plains Aug 30th 1862. Absent
detail Fredericksburg 13th Dec 1862 thru Chester Station 17th June 1864
and Ft. Gilmer 29th Sept 1864. Wounded Darby Town 7th et(?) 1864. Present
Darby Town Road. Historical record roll dated at Richmond, Va. January
1st 1865.
Joseph T. Rushing was # 116 and #72 on Muster Rolls. He was nineteen when
he enlisted on July 3, 1861.  He was in Company "I", refered to as the
Quitman Guards.  This company was mustered into the service of C. S. A.
at Fort Mitchell, Alabama on 13 July 1861, as part of the 15th Regt of
Ala Volunteers.  His occupation was listed as farmer. Fifteenth Alabama
Infantry Regiment, C. S. A. was commanded the first 12 months of service
by Col. (?). Afterwards Gen. James Canty of Russell Co. AL and afterwards
by Col. W. C. Oates.
Rushing, Jos. T.  - Co. "I" 15 Ala Inf. Regt. Private. July 3rd 1861,
Troy, AL. Born in Alabama, Farmer, Res. Troy, AL. Age 19. Single.
"Rushing" Through the Generations, by Peggy Rushing, 1994.
"Paper of the Pike County Historical Society", Volume 1 and 2.
I gathered this information from the mustered roll located in Alabama
Archives.
From Confederate Service Records 1861-1865, Micro Film - Alabama
Archives.
The 15th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort
Mitchell, Alabama, in August, 1861, with eleven companies recruited from
Barbour, Dale, Henry, Macon, Pike, and Russell counties. With over 900
men, the regiment was moved into East Tennessee and then Virginia. It
joined the main army near Manassas and was brigaded with the 21st
Georgia, 21st North Carolina, and 16th Mississippi Regiments under Maj.
General G. B. Crittenden of Kentucky (Brig. General Isaac R. Trimble
succeeded Crittenden in December). When the army moved over to Yorktown,
the 15th remained on the Shenandoah in Maj. General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'
Jackson's Division to participate in the Valley Campaign. It was engaged
with slight loss at Front Royal (23 May 1862) and Winchester (25 May),
but it lost 9 killed and 33 wounded out of 425 engaged at Cross Keys (8
June).
Moving over to Richmond in Jackson's flank attack against Union Maj.
Gen'l George B. McClellan, the 15th entered the first battle of Cold
Harbor (27-28 June) with 412 men and lost 34 killed and 110 wounded. The
regiment suffered slightly at Malvern Hill on 1 July. It was engaged at
Hazel River (22 August) and at Manassas Junction with a loss of 6 killed
and 22 wounded. The 15th Alabama participated in the 2nd Battle of
Manassas (30 August), losing 21 killed and 91 wounded out of 440 men
engaged. At Chantilly (1 September), the regiment lost 4 killed and 14
wounded and took part in the investment of Harper's Ferry, with trivial
loss. At Sharpsburg (17 September), of 300 men engaged, 9 were killed and
75 wounded. Under fire at Fredericksburg on 15 December, the regiment had
casualties of one killed and 34 wounded.
The 15th Alabama was placed in the Alabama Brigade under General Evander
McIver Law (with the 4th, 44th, 47th and 48th Alabama regiments) on 19
January 1863.
On detached duty at Suffolk until May, the regiment lost 4 killed and 18
wounded. Later that summer, the regiment took par