The 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The 3rd Alabama consisted mainly of men from the Alabama counties of Autauga, Coosa, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile and Montgomery.
The 3rd Alabama mainly fought on the 1st day of battle on July 1, 1863, at the area of the battlefield known as Oak Ridge, specifically the Oak Hill portion of the ridge. There is a monument located on Oak Hill under the name O'Neal's Brigade, which honors the 3rd as well as the 5th, 6th, 12th and 26th infantry regiments. ==Total strength and casualties==
Total strength and casualties
The 3rd had at the beginning of the war 1,651 men on its roll. Of those men, 260 were killed in battle, 119 in service, and 605 were discharged or transferred. The regiment lost heavily at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. ==See also==