Version 8.4.2017

 

Georgia:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

- Weitz, Mark A.: A Heigher Duty: Desertion among Georgia Troops during the Civil War (Univ Nebraska Press); 264 pp, Photos, Maps, Index

 

zur Georgia Militia s. auch Livingston: Battle of Griswoldville, S. 6

 

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

1st Regiment Georgia Regulars:

s. Pvt John B. *Strickland (Co. A)

 

Overview:

1st Regulars Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Macon, Georgia, in April, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were from Atlanta and Brunswick, and Glynn and Montgomery counties. It was brigaded under General Toombs and in April, 1862, contained 367 effectives. Transferred to G.T. Anderson's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It then was ordered to Florida, assigned to G.P. Harrison's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and fought at Olustee. During the summer of 1864, it was stationed in the Charleston area and later saw action at Savannah and in North Carolina. The regiment reported 3 killed and 19 wounded at Savage's Station, had 27 killed and 77 wounded at Second Manassas, and lost 3 killed and 25 wounded at Olustee. Only 45 officers and men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels William J. Magill, Richard A. Wayne, and Charles J. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels E.W. Chastain, Miller Grieve, Jr., and William Martin; and Majors E.R. Harden, A.A. Franklin Hill, William D. Smith, and John D. Walker.

 

 

1st Georgia Infantry Regiment (Olmstead's):

s. Col Charles H. *Olmstead; Col James N. *Ramsey; Lt Lavender R. *Ray; Corporal (Sergeant) Edward S. *Lathrop (Co. ?); W. H. *Andrews;

 

Overview:
1st (Mercer's-Olmstead's) Volunteers Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized prior to the war with militia companies from Savan­nah. Other members were from Quitman, and the counties of De Kalb, Oglethorpe, Washington, and Tattnall. After entering Confede­rate service it was disciplined at both heavy artillery and infantry. The regiment served on the coast with a detachment at Savannah and another at Charleston until May, 1864. It then was assigned to General Mercer's Brigade and during the Atlanta Campaign, July 20 to September 1, reported 11 killed, 31 wounded, and 6 missing. Transferred to J.A. Smith's command it continued the fight with Hood in Tennessee and on December 21, 1864, had only 52 men present for duty. Later it saw action at Bentonville and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Hugh W. Mercer and Charles H. Olmstead, and Lieutenant Colonels Martin J. Ford and William S. Rockwell.

 

Organized at Macon in April 1861; im Sommer 1861 gehörte das Regiment unter Col James N. Ramsey zu Robert S. *Garnett‘s Brigade in West Virginia; Teilnahme am Battle of Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill am 11.7.1861. Die 1st Georgia Infantry gehörte im Spätjahr 1861 zur CS Army of the Northwest (Loring); Teilnahme an Stonewall Jackson Expedition nach Bath and Romney im Januar 1862 (vgl. Tanner, Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 64)

 

This unit served under General Toombs and later transferred to Anderson's Brigade, fighting from Seven Days to Fredericksburg with the Army of Northern Virginia. Later assigned to Florida, it fought at Olustee, Charleston and Savannah. Only 45 Officers and men were left to surrender at the end of the war.

 

Literatur:

- **Andrews, W. H.: Footprints of a Regiment: A Recollection of the 1st Georgia Regulars, 1861-1865 (Longstreet Press, 1992); Vivid details of this unit's 20 plus battles. Organized at Macon in April 1861, this unit served under General Toombs and later transferred to Anderson's Brigade, fighting from Seven Days to Fredericksburg with the Army of Northern Virginia. Later assigned to Florida, it fought at Olustee, Charleston and Savannah. Only 45 Officers and men were left to surrender at the end of the war.

- **Olmstead, Charles H.: The Memoirs of Charles H. Olmstead, ed. Lilla Mills Howe (Savannah: Georgia Historical Society, 1964)

- **Ray, Lavender R.: Ray letters. Typescript of unpublished wartime letters of Lavender R. Ray, 1861-65. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's):

 

Overview:

1st (Ramsey's) Volunteers Infantry Regiment was formed at Macon, Georgia, in April, 1861. The men were raised in the towns and cities of Newnan, Perry, Augusta, Sandersville, Atlanta, Bainbridge, Quitman, Dahlonega, and Columbus. After being stationed at Pensacola it moved to Virginia, served under R.S. Garnett and H.R. Jackson, then during Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign was attached to General D.S. Donelson's Brigade. In December, with a force of 918 officers and men, it was sent to Winchester and later Lynchburg. The regiment was soon ordered to Macon and mustered out of service. However, many of the men joined the 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion and other Georgia commands. Colonel James N. Ramsey, Lieutenant Colonel George H. Thompson, and Major James W. Anderson were its field officers.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Consolidated Regiment, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Reserves (Symons'):

s. Pvt John *Strickland (Co. E)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Reserves (Fannin's):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia State Line:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Local Troops) (Augusta):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Light Duty Men:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia State Troops:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Troops and Defences (Macon):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

s. Pvt J. *Seymour (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st City Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Columbus):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Confederate Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

1st Georgia Battalion was organized with five companies during the late fall of 1861. It served along the Georgia coast until January, 1863, then merged into the 5th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Spalding was in command.

 

 

1st Brigade, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Georgia Legion:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. LtCol William R. Holmes, Jr. (Co. D); Major Abner McC. *Lewis (Co. F&S); 1stLt Henean H. *Perry (Co. D); First Sergeant William R. *Cox (Co. D); Sergeant James G. *Burton (Co. D); Pvt J. G. *Devotie (Co. A); Pvt J. H. *Slade (Co. G)

 

Overview:

2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Brunswick, Georgia, in June, 1861, and moved to Virginia. Its compa­nies were raised in the counties of Banks, Jackson, Muscogee, Burke, Bibb, Marion, and Stewart. In April, 1862, the regiment had a force of 607 men and during the war served in General Toombs' and Benning's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 2nd was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and various engagements around Appomattox. The seven companies that saw action at Garnett's lost forty-two percent of the 271 engaged, then reported 11 killed and 70 wounded at Malvern Hill. The unit lost thirty-four percent of the 163 at Second Manassas and twenty-eight percent of the 348 at Gettysburg. It sustained 66 casualties from April 14, to May 6, and 25 from August 1 to December 31, 1864. There were 12 officers and 146 men present at the surrender. Its commanders were Colonels Edgar M. Butt and Paul J. Semmes; Lieutenant Colonels Skidmore Harris, William T. Harris, William R. Holmes, and William S. Shephard; and Majors William W. Charlton and Abner M. Lewis.

 

Eingesetzt im Battle of Antietam am 17.1862 im Rahmen von *Benning's Brigade an der Lower Bridge über den Antietam (vgl. Priest: Antietam, a.a.o., s. 239 mit Karte S. 238).

 

 

2nd Regiment, Georgia Reserves:

 

Overview:

Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion, Georgia Independent Infantry:

 

Overview:

2nd Independent Infantry Battalion was assembled at Norfolk, Virginia, in April, 1861. The unit contained four companies; two from Macon, one from Columbus, and one from Griffin. It served in North Carolina, then returned to Virginia during the Seven Days' Batt­les and fought at Malvern Cliff under General J.G. Walker. Transferred to A.R. Wright's Brigade, the battalion was active in the cam­paigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Appomattox. It reported 2 killed and 26 wounded at Chancellors­ville and lost more than forty-five percent of the 173 engaged at Gettysburg. The unit surrendered 8 officers and 74 men in April, 1865. Its commanders were Majors Thomas Hardeman, Jr., C.J. Moffett, and George W. Ross.

 

 

3rd Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. 2ndLt Lyman Chester Slade (Co. B); Pvt Richard D. *Campbell (Co. B); Pvt J. D. *Jackson; Pvt C. C. *Taylor; (Pvt ?) Edgeworth *Bird

 

Overview:

3rd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Augusta, Georgia, in April, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Clarke, Burke, Dawson, Dade, Madison, Baldwin, and Oconee. This regiment served in the Departments of Norfolk, North Carolina, and Middle and Eastern Florida before being assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it was under the command of General A.R. Wright and after November, 1864, General Sorrell. It participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and various conflicts around Appomattox. The unit reported 25 killed, 110 wounded, and 22 missing at Malvern Hill and had 10 killed and 129 wounded at Chancellorsville. It lost more than forty-five percent of the 441 engaged at Gettysburg, and there were 75 casualties at Manassas Gap. The 3rd surrendered in April, 1865, with 12 officers and 236 men. Its commanders were Colonels Edward J. Walker and Ambrose R. Wright; Lieutenant Co­lonels A.B. Montgomery, R.B. Nisbet, James S. Reid, and Claiborne Snead; and Majors George E. Hayes, John F. Jones, Augustus H. Lee, and John R. Sturges.

 

Literatur:

- **Bird, Edgeworth: The Granite Farm Letters: The Civil War Correspondence of Edgeworth and Sallie Bird (Univ of Georgia: Athens 1988); Edited by John Rozier. Bird joined the Athens Guards of the 3rd Georgia and went on to serve under Toombs and Longstreet. These letters provide incredible insight into the days when Georgia's troops left to fight in Virginia and the events through and following the war.

 

 

3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

3rd Georgia Infantry Battalion was organized at the Upson Camp Ground, near The Rock, Georgia, during the summer of 1861. It was formed with three companies, later increased to five. The unit took part in the Cumberland Gap and Kentucky Campaigns, then serving under General Rains lost thirteen percent of the 300 engaged at Murfreesboro. In the spring of 1863 the battalion merged into the 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels Anthony F. Rudler and Marcellus A. Stovall were in command.

 

 

3rd Regiment, Georgia Reserves:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col George Pierce *Doles; Corporal Benjamin F. Palmer (Co. H)

 

Overview:

4th Infantry Regiment, organized in April, 1861, at Augusta, Georgia, recruited its companies in the counties of Talbot, Troup, Ma­con, Gordon, Twiggs, Dougherty, Jasper, Baldwin, and Sumter. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina and the Depart­ment of Georgia before moving to Virginia. Assigned to A.R. Wright's Brigade during the Seven Days' Battles, it later served under Generals Ripley, Doles, and Cook. It fought in many conflicts from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment reported 15 killed and 78 wounded at Malvern Hill, 22 killed and 119 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 29 killed and 115 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 341 engaged at Gettysburg, fifteen percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 93 men. The field officers were Co­lonels Philip Cook, George Doles, and William H. Willis; Lieutenant Colonels William F. Jordan, John J. Matthews, Edwin A. Nash, and David R.E. Winn; and Majors F.H. DeGraffenried, Robert S. Smith, and Charles L. Whitehead.

 

Literatur:

- Letters of Col. David E. Winn, 4th Georgia Infantry (Emory University); auch in: Gettysburg National Military Park Library

 

 

4th Regiment, Georgia Reserves:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt Edward H. *Courtney (Co. I&M)

 

Overview:

5th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, and for a time served at Pensacola. Its members were recruited in the counties of Clinch, Spalding, Dawson, Camden, McDuffie, Schley, and Upson. During the war it served under the command of J.K. Jackson, Talliaferro, and G.P. Harrison. The 5th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to At­lanta, then served at Savannah and fought in North Carolina. This unit lost thirty-seven percent of the 173 engaged at Murfreesboro and fifty-five percent of the 317 at Chickamauga. It totalled 227 men and 137 arms in December, 1863, and had 256 effectives in March, 1865. In April it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William T. Black, C.P. Daniel, John K. Jackson, and Samuel W. Mang­ham; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas Beall, Charles B. Day, and John F. Iverson; and Majors David H. Ashley, W.B. Hundley, John F. Kiddoo, and W.L. Salisbury.

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 304

 

 

6th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain / Major / LtCol Charles David *Anderson (Co C)

 

South Mountain (Kampf gg. die 19th Indiana Infantry (Venner, a.a.O., S. 27; 126 Anm. 53); das Regiment gehörte zu *Colquitt's Brigade

 

Literatur:

- Croom, Wendell O.: The War History of Company “C,” Sixth Georgia Regiment (Fort Valley, Ga., 1879)

 

 

6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Lucius Jeremiah *Gartrell, Col W. T. *Wilson; Col William Wilkerson *White; Captain Archibald T. *Burke (Co. F); Pvt. J. F. *Burton (Co. H)

 

Overview:

7th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1861, at Atlanta, Georgia, and in June moved to Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Its members were raised in the counties Coweta, Paulding, De Kalb, Franklin, Fulton, Heard, and Cobb. Assigned to Colonel F.S. Bartow's Briga­de, Army of the Shenandoah, it was active in the fight at First Manassas. In April, 1862, the regiment had 611 effectives and served under the command of General G.T. Anderson until the end of the war. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Vir­ginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. The 7th was not involved in the Battle of Chickamauga. It was active in the long Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 153 casualties at First Manassas, 147 during the Seven Days' Battles, and 120 at Second Manassas. Losses were light at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, but from April 14 to May 6 there were 98 disabled, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, the unit had 56 killed or wounded. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 24 officers and 164 men. The field officers were Colonels George H. Carmical, Lucius J. Gartrell, William W. White, and William T. Wilson; Lieu­tenant Colonels Moses T. Almon, James F. Cooper, and John Dunwoody; and Majors Lemuel B. Anderson, E.W. Hoyle, John F. Ki­ser, and Horace H. Witt.

 

Das Regiment gehörte 1862 zu Col George T. *Anderson's *Brigade (vgl. MajGen J. Bankhead *Magruder's Report OR 11.1 S. 407). Teilnahme am Battle of Dam Nr. 1 bei Lee's Mill während McClellan's Peninsula Campaign (vgl. OR 11.1 S. 407, 416, 422).

 

Während der Gettysburg Campaign 1863 gehörte das Regiment unter Col William Wilkerson White zum I. Army Corps Longstreet 3rd Division (Hood's Division) MajGen John B. Hood, 2nd Brigade BrigGen George Thomas “Tige” Anderson.

 

 

7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col Francis Stebbins *Bartow, Col L. M. *Lamar

 

Overview:

8th Georgia Infantry Regiment as organized by Colonel F.S. Bartow during the spring of 1861. All of its companies had seen prior military service in the Georgia militia and were from Rome, Savannah, and Atlanta, and the counties of Greene, Echols, Pulaski, and Floyd. Early in June the unit was ordered to Virginia and, assigned to F.S. Bartow's Brigade, fought at First Manassas. In April, 1862, it had but 251 men fit for duty and for the balance of the war served under General G.T. Anderson. The 8th was involved in the cam­paigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. It did not take part in the Battle of Chickamauga. The unit participated in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 41 killed and 159 wounded at First Manassas, had 28 kil­led, 65 wounded, and 11 missing during the Seven Days' Battles, and lost 8 killed and 54 wounded at Second Manassas. It lost more than fifty percent of the 312 engaged at Gettysburg, and from April 14 to May 6, there were 92 disabled, and from August 1 to De­cember 31, 1864, the regiment had 82 killed or wounded. At the surrender it contained 14 officers and 139 men. The field officers were Colonels F.S. Bartow, William M. Gardner, L.M. Lamar, and John R. Towers; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas L. Cooper and Ed­ward J. Magruder; and Majors John F. Cooper and George O. Dawson.

 

 

9th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Captain George *Hillyer; Pvt James Hillhouse *Alexander (Co. A)

 

Overview:

9th Infantry Regiment, organized during the late spring of 1861, contained men from Wilkinson, Walton, Chattooga, Clay, Talbot, Baldwin, Fayette, Brooks, Troup, and Sumter counties. Ordered to Virginia the unit was assigned to General G.T. Anderson's Brigade and remained under his command for the duration of the war. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. The regiment did not arrive in time to take part in the fight at Chickamauga. It was involved in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit had 411 effectives in April, 1862, lost 8 killed and 41 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 12 killed and 116 wounded at Second Manassas. Its casualties at Gettysburg were more than fifty percent of the 340 engaged. From April 14 to May 6, there were 105 disabled, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, it lost 63 killed or wounded. The re­giment surrendered with 15 officers and 174 men. Its commanders were Colonels Benjamin Beck, E.R. Goulding, Edward F. Hoge, and Richard A. Turnipseed; Lieutenant Colonels John C.L. Mounger, Sr., and John G. Webb; and Majors John W. Arnold and William M. Jones.

 

Literatur:

- **Hillyer, George: Battle of Gettysburg: Adress before the Walton County, Georgia, Confederate Veterans, August 2d, 1904. Walton County, Ga.: Walton Tribune, 1904

 

 

9th Regiment Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

s. Pvt Isiah *Seymour (Co. D)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. 2ndLt James Jeremiah *Slade

 

Overview:

10th Infantry Regiment was organized at Jonesboro, Georgia, in June, 1861, and in July moved to Virginia. Its companies were re­cruited in the counties of Clayton, Chattahoochee, De Kalb, Wilcox, Bibb, Richmond, Fayette, and Pulaski. During the war it was as­signed to General Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 10th fought on many battlefields of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet to Georgia but was not engaged at Chickamauga. Af­ter the Knoxville Campaign it returned to Virginia and saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Later the re­giment was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost seventeen percent of the 345 en­gaged at Savage Station, thirty-four percent of the 174 at Crampton's Gap, and fifty-six percent of the 148 at Sharpsburg. Its casual­ties were 23 killed and 105 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 303 who saw action at Gettysburg, thirty-two percent were killed, wounded, or missing. Only 2 officers and 48 men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Alfred Cumming, Wil­lis C. Holt, Andrew J. McBride, and John B. Weems; Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Kibbee; and Majors Richard R. Hawes and Phi­lologus H. Loud.

 

 

10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

10th Infantry Battalion [also called 3rd Battalion] was formed at Americus, Georgia, during the summer of 1862. Its five companies were made up of men from Macon and Sumter counties. The unit served on the Georgia coast, then guarded prisoners and stores at Macon. In November it moved to Virginia and, assigned to the Department of Richmond, was again given the job of guarding priso­ners. Early in 1864 it was stationed in North Carolina and in the spring returned to Virginia. Assigned to A.R. Wright's and Sorrell's Brigade, the battalion fought at Cold Harbor, saw action in the entrenchments south of the James River, and was involved in the Appomattox Campaign. There were many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and it surrendered with 4 officers and 155 men. Majors J.D. Frederick and John E. Rylander were in command.

 

 

10th Regiment, Georgia State Troops (Davis'):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

Overview:

11th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Hall, Lee, Fannin, Houston, Gilmer, Murray, Walton, and Quitman counties. Sent to Virginia, the unit first served in the Potomac District, then was assigned to General G.T. An­derson's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in the various campaigns of the army from Seven Days' Battles to Cold Har­bor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. The unit did not participate in the Battle of Chicka­mauga. After taking part in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River, it was active in the conflicts around Appomattox. It contained 573 effectives in April, 1862, had 140 at Sharpsburg, and lost sixty-five percent of the 310 engaged at Gettysburg. From April 14 to May 6, the regiment sustained 110 casualties, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, there were 51 disabled. It surren­dered with 16 officers and 176 men. The field officers were Colonels George T. Anderson and Francis H. Little; Lieutenant Colonels Theodore L. Guerry and William Luffman; and Majors Charles T. Goode, Henry D. McDaniel, and Western R. Welsh.

 

 

 

11th Regiment, Georgia State Troops:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

12th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col Zephanier T. *Conner; Col Edward *Willis; Col John Willis (?); Captain William Frederic *Brown; Captain Shepherd G. *Pryor (Co. A); Captain James G. *Rod­gers (Co. H); John Levi *Griffin; Pvt H. Kendrick (Co. F); Pvt William S. C. *Rogers (Co. H); Pvt Thomas Jef­ferson *Rushin (Co. K)

 

Overview:

12th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in June, 1861, at Richmond, Virginia. Its members were from the counties of Sumter, Jones, Macon, Calhoun, Muscogee, Dooly, Putnam, Bibb, Lowndes, and Marion. Moving to Western Virginia, the unit was assigned to H.R. Jackson's command and shared in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign. Later it served in General E. Johnson's, Elzey's, Trimble's, Doles', and Cook's Brigade. The 12th participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign, then fought with the Army of Northern Virginia form the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 175 at McDowell, 45 at Groveton, and 59 at Sharpsburg. Its casualties were 12 killed and 58 wounded at Chancellorsville and sixteen percent of the 327 engaged at Gettysburg. Only 5 officers and 60 men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Z.T. Conner, Edward Johnson, and Edward Willis; Lieutenant Colonels Mark H. Blan­ford, Isaac Hardeman, Willis A. Hawkins, T.B. Scott, and Abner Smead; and Major John T. Carson.

 

Im Juli/August 1862 eingesetzt bei Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's neuaufgestellte Army of Virginia, Division Ewell, Brigade Early; Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 95; Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 56, 58, 75, 92, 124-25, 133, 135-37, 197-201, 252-54, 284, 286, 340, 362, 368, 421 Anm. 61, 438 Anm. 3). Regimentsführer im Battle of Cedar Moun­tain war Captain William Frederick *Brown (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 97).1864 war Col. John Willis Regimentskomman­deur der 12th Georgia Infantry (vgl. Chambersburg: "Southern Revenge", a.a.O., S. 78).

 

Literatur:

- Griffin, John Levi: Diary. Typescript of unpublished diary of John Levi Griffin, a member of the 12th Georgia Infantry, 1861-62 (Emory University Library, Atlanta / Georgia)

- **Pryor, Shephard G.(Captain 12th Regiment Georgia Infantry): Letters. Unpublished wartime letters, written1861-63 (Typescript in Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia)

 

 

12th Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

12th Regiment, Georgia Reserves:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

13th Regiment Georgia Infantry (Bartow Light Infantry):

s. Col James M. *Smith; Pvt William Harman *Beard (Co. E); Pvt Ezekiel Lafayette *Strickland (Co. B)

 

Overview:

13th Georgia Infantry Regiment [also called Bartow Light Infantry] completed its organization in June, 1861, at Griffin, Georgia. Its members were recruited in the counties of Pike, Randolph, Early, Muscogee, Meriwether, Fayette, and Troup. This regiment first ser­ved in Western Virginia, then in December was ordered to Charleston, South Carolina, where it reported to General R.E. Lee. During the spring it fought at Whitemarch Island and soon moved back to Virginia. Brigaded under Generals Lawton, John B. Gordon, and C.A. Evans, it served with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The regiment was then invol­ved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. The unit lost 9 killed and 19 wounded at Second Ma­nassas, had 48 killed and 166 wounded at Sharpsburg, and sustained 13 casualties at Second Winchester. Of the 312 engaged at Get­tysburg, more than forty percent were disabled. It surrendered 12 officers and 161 men. The field officers were Colonel John H. Ba­ker, Marcellus Douglass, Walton Ector, and James M. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels S.W. Jones and Richard Maltbie; and Majors Ja­mes A. Long and John L. Moore.

 

During the Gettysburg Campaign, the 13th Georgia Infantry was the most seasoned regiment on MajGen Robert Rodes' Division, Ewell's Corps; having mustered into service in July 1861 at Griffin. Reduced by attrition to a little more than three hundred men, the diverse command contained companies from ten counties in Middle Georgia (vgl. Mingus: Flames Beyond Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 10).

 

 

13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

14th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

Col Felix L. *Price; LtCol Robert W. *Folsom; Pvt James J. *Rogers (Co. B); Pvt William *Seymour (Co. B)

 

Overview:

14th Infantry Regiment was organized by Colonel A.V. Brumby during the spring of 1861 with men recruited in Jasper, Johnson, Pierce, Dougherty, and Worth counties. Ordered to Virginia the unit served under General Floyd in the Kanawha Valley, then was as­signed to General W. Hampton's, J.R. Anderson's, and E.L. Thomas's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, endured the battles and hardships of the Petersburg Siege south of the James River, and ended the war at Appo­mattox. The regiment had 379 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 138 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 28 at Cedar Mountain, and 52 at Second Manassas. It lost 8 killed and 67 wounded at Chancellorsville and twelve percent of the 331 engaged at Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, there were 20 officers and 147 men present. The field officers were Colonels A.V. Brumby, Robert W. Folsom, Richard P. Lester, and Felix Price; Lieutenant Colonels James M. Fielder, Washington L. Goldsmith, William A. Harris, and W.S. Ramsey; and Major Charles C. Kelley.

 

Im Battle of Cedar Mountain a, 9.8.1862 gehörte die 14th Georgia Infantry zu Edward Lloyd *Thomas Brigade in A. P. Hill's Light Division (vgl. Battles and Leaders Vol. II S. 496; Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 363). Col Prive wurde am 9.8.1862 durch Granat­splitter verwundet, woraufhin LtCol Robert W. Folson das Regiment übernahm (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 255).

 

 

14th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

15th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

LtCol Linton *Stephens; Pvt Frank L. *Little (Co. E); Thomas *Ware

 

Overview:

15th Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861 at Athens, Georgia, contained men from Hancock, Stephens, Elbert, Lamar, Warren, Wilkes, Taliaferro, and Oglethorpe counties. On July 22, 1861, the unit was reported to be en route to Virginia and upon its arrival was assigned to the Potomac District. Later it was placed in General Toombs' and Benning's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 15th was involved in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It continued the fight in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and later around Appomattox. The regiment totalled 441 men in April, 1862, and lost 108 during Seven Days' Battles. It sustained 54 casualties at Second Manassas, 36 during the Maryland Campaign, and forty percent of the 368 engaged at Gettysburg. From April 14, to May 6, there were 73 disabled, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, it lost 50 killed and wounded. At the surrender, 20 officers and 226 men were present. The field officers were Colonels Dudley M. DuBose, William M. McIntosh, William T. Millican, and Thomas W. Thomas; Lieutenant Colonels Stephen Z. Hearnsberger, Peter J. Shannon, T.J. Smith, and Linton Stephens; and Major Joseph T. Smith.

 

Literatur:

- Dameron, David: Benning‘s Brigade; A History and Roster of the Fifteenth Georgia (2003)

- Little, Frank L. Reminiscences (1908-1911) - RG 90 [15th Georgia Infantry]

- Nesbitt, Mark: 35 Days to Gettysburg. Campaign Diaries of Two American Enemies (Stackpole, Mechanicsburg); 224 pp, 15 b/w photos, 20 maps. A comparison study of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Gettysburg using diaries of Franklin Horner (12th Pennsylvania) and Thomas Ware (15th Georgia).

- Stephens, Alexander H.: Papers, 1834-1872; 6 rolls. Extensive correspondence consisting of 3,035 letters between Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of the Confederate States of America, and his brother, Lieutenant Colonel Linton Stephens of the Fifteenth Georgia Infantry, Colonel Stephens's widow, Hershel V. Johnson, and others. The letters have been arranged chronologically. Microfilm copy of original documents held by the Brady Memorial Library, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, New York City (Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Resources of the Civil War, Manuscript Resources for the Civil War)

 

 

16th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col Goode *Bryan, Col Henry P. *Thomas; Captain J. N. *Montgomery (CO. D).

 

Overview:

16th Infantry Regiment [also called Sallie Twiggs Regiment] was organized during the early summer of 1861. Its companies were raised in the counties of Madison, Elbert, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, and Hart. Sent to Virginia the regiment was assigned to Ge­neral H. Cobb's, T.R.R. Cobb's, Wofford's, and DuBose's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet but was not engaged in the fight at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville, it re­turned to Virginia and participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Later the unit was part of Ear­ly's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment had a force of 488 effectives in April, 1862, lost 11 killed and 50 wounded at Malvern Hill, and of the 368 engaged at South Mountain, fifty-two percent were disabled. It sustai­ned 70 casualties at Fredericksburg, 133 at Chancellorsville, and twenty-six percent of the 303 at Gettysburg. The 16th lost many at Sayler's Creek and surrendered 2 officers and 51 men. Its commanders were Colonels Goode Bryan, Howell Cobb, James S. Ghol­ston, and Henry P. Thomas; Lieutenant Colonel B. Edward Stiles; and Major John H. Skelton.

 

Die 16th Georgia Infantry gehörte 1862 zu Howell *Cobb's *Brigade. Einsatz im Battle of Dam Nr. 1 bei Lee's Mill / Virginia Penin­sula am 16.4.1862 (vgl. Report of BrigGen Howell *Cobb OR 11.1 S, 417-18; Report of Col Goode *Bryan OR 11.1 S. 419, 420).

 

 

17th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col Henry Lewis *Benning

 

Overview:

17th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized in Stewart County, Georgia, during the summer of 1861. Its members were from Co­lumbus and Decatur, and the counties of Webster, Schley, Harris, and Stewart. Ordered to Virginia the regiment was assigned to Ge­neral Toombs' and later Benning's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It served with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was on detached duty with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The 17th was active in the Petersburg trenches north of the James River and around Appomattox. In April, 1862, it totalled 398 men, had 5 killed and 30 wounded at Malvern Hill, and lost fifty-one percent of the 200 engaged at Second Manassas. Of the 350 who saw action at Gettys­burg, twenty-nine percent were disabled, and from April 14 to May 6, there were 86 casualties, then from August 1 to December 31, 1864, the unit had 45 killed or wounded. It surrendered with 18 officers and 168 men. The field officers were Colonels Henry L. Ben­ning and Wesley C. Hodges; Lieutenant Colonels William A. Barden and Charles W. Matthews, and Majors James B. Moore, John H. Pickett, and Thomas Walker.

 

 

17th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

18th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col William Tatum *Wofford:

 

Overview:

18th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861 with slightly more than 750 men. Its companies were re­cruited in the counties of Cobb, Newton, Stephens, Jackson, and Dooly. The regiment was ordered to Virginia and first served under General Wigfall, then was brigaded under Hood, T.R.R. Cobb, Wofford, and DuBose. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, moved with Longstreet to Georgia, but was not engaged at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville it returned to Virginia and saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, participated in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in various conflicts around Appomattox. In April, 1862, it contained 634 effectives, reported 14 kil­led and 128 wounded at Gaines' Mill, and had 19 killed and 114 wounded at Second Manassas. The regiment lost fifty-seven percent of the 176 engaged at Sharpsburg. There were 14 killed and 72 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 302 who saw action at Get­tysburg, twelve percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 1 officer and 52 were surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels Joseph Armstrong, S.Z. Ruff, and William T. Wofford; Lieutenant Colonel Francis M. Ford; and Majors W.G. Calahan, John C. Griffis, Jefferson Johnson, and Joseph A. Stewart.

 

In der Schlacht von Fredericksburg im Dezember 1862 gehörte die 18th Georgia Infantry zu Thomas R. R. *Cobb‘s Georgia Brigade, in MajGen Lafayette McLaws Division, I Army Corps Longstreet, eingesetzt am Stonewall.

 

 

18th Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

18th Infantry Battalion was formed in the spring of 1862 with men from Savannah. It contained four companies and was also known as the Savannah Guards or Savannah Volunteer Guards. The unit served on the coast and distinguished itself at Battery Wagner near Charleston, then in May, 1864, it moved to Virginia with 225 effectives. It was stationed at Chaffin's Bluff on the James River and attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. Later the battalion was assigned to Barton's, then C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and was active in the defense of Petersburg and around Appomattox. This unit lost eighty-two percent of the 85 engaged at Sayler's Creek and surrendered 1 officer and 16 men of which 8 were colored musicians and cooks. Major William S. Basinger and John Screven were in command.

 

 

18th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

19th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain F. M. *Johnson, Samuel A. *Ashe

 

Overview:

19th Georgia Infantry Regiment was assembled during the summer of 1861. Its companies were raised in Henry, Jackson, Douglas, Coweta, Carroll, Mitchell, and Bartow counties. Comprising 900 men, the unit was sent to Virginia and placed in the Potomac District. In April, 1862, it totalled 395 effectives and during the war served under the command of Generals W. Hampton, Archer, and Colquitt. The 19th fought in many battles from Seven Pines to Chancellorsville, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and later Florida where it took part in the conflict at Olustee. In April, 1864, it returned to Virginia and continued the fight at Proctor's Creek and Cold Harbor and in the Petersburg lines south and north of the James River. This regiment lost 32 killed and 157 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, 13 killed and 76 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 3 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellors­ville. It sustained 96 casualties at Olustee. In 1865 the unit participated in the North Carolina Campaign and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels William W. Boyd, Andrew J. Hutchins, and James H. Neal; Lieutenant Colonels Tilman W. Flynt, Ridgway B. Hogan, and Thomas C. Johnson; and Majors William Hamilton, John W. Hooper, and Charles W. Ma­bry.

 

Regimentskommandeur im Sommer 1862 war Captain F. M. *Johnson; das Battalion gehörte im Sommer 1862 und im Battle von Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 zu James J. *Archer's Brigade in A. P. Hill's Light Division (vgl. OR 12.2. S. 700).

Literatur:

- **Ashe, Samuel A: Papers (North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh / North Carolina)

 

 

19th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

20th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Lt Reuben Walker *Carswell; Pvt Harvey Hudson *Hightower (Co. G)

 

Overview:

20th Georgia Infantry Regiment was formed at Columbus, Georgia, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia where it was assigned to the Potomac District. The men were from the counties of Muscogee, Jefferson, Cook, Harris, Wilkinson, Telfair, and Crawford. It served in General Early's, Toombs', and Benning's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. In April, 1862, it had 560 effectives and fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. The unit endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south and north of the James River and later saw action around Appomattox. It sustained 76 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles and 152 at Second Manassas. Of the 350 engaged at Gettysburg, more than thirty-five percent were disabled. The regiment lost 95 men from April 14 to May 6 and 54 from August 1 to December 31, 1864. It surrendered 18 officers and 191 men. The field officers were Colonels John B. Cumming, John A. Jones, William D. Smith, and James D. Waddell; Lieutenant Colonel Eli M. Seago; and Majors John A. Coffee, William Graig, Roger L. Gamble, and Albert B. Ross.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- **Hightower, Harvey Hudson (Pvt, 20th Regiment Georgia Infantry): "Letters from Hightower, Harvey Hudson, a Confederate Soldier, 1862-1864"; ed. Dewey W. Grant­ham, Jr., Georgia Historical Quarterly 40 (June 1956), S. 180

 

 

21th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Captain Ujanirtus *Allen (Co. F); Captain James Cooper *Nisbet (Co. H); Pvt Richard T. *Campbell (Co. A); Thomas M. *Hightower

 

Overview:

21st Georgia Infantry Regiment, assembled at Richmond, Virginia, during June and July, 1861, recruited its members in Campbell, Floyd, Fulton, Polk, Gordon, Troup, Dale, Stewart, and Chattooga counties. In May, 1862, Company E was transferred to the cavalry. The regiment operated with nine companies from that time until the latter part of 1864 when another Company E was assigned. Du­ring the war it served under the command of Generals Trimble, Hoke, Doles, and Cook. The 21st participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign and fought in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Mine Run. Later it was en­gaged at Roanoke Island, Drewry's Bluff, and Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. It had 4 killed and 23 wounded at Cross Keys and 20 killed, 80 wounded, and 11 missing at Gaines' Mill and Malvern Hill. The unit lost seventy-six percent of the 242 engaged at Second Manassas and about ten percent of the 287 at Gettysburg . Only 7 officers and 50 men surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Thomas W. Hooper and John T. Mercer, Lieutenant Colonels Thomas C. Glover and J.J. Morrison, and Major Michael Lynch.

 

Literatur:

- **Allen, Ujanirtus (21st Georgia Vols): Campaigning with "Old Stonewall": Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's Letters to his Wife (LSU Press)352 pp; Edited by Randall Allen and Keith S. Bohannon. Battle accounts of Cross Keys, Gaines's Mill, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In April, 1861, Allen, fueled by pride and patriotism, joined the Ben Hill Infantry, which eventually became Company F, 21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He wrote his wife twice weekly, penning at least 138 letters before he received a mortal wound at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863.

- **Hightower, Thomas M.: Letters. Unpublished wartime letters of Thomas M. Hightower, a member of the 21st Georgia Infantry, scattered dates (Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta / Ga.)

 

 

22nd Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt James Simpson *Alexander (Co. D); Pvt Charles M. *Perry (Co. G)

 

Overview:

22nd Georgia Infantry Regiment was formed at Big Shanty, Georgia, in September, 1861, with men from Schley, Glascock, Bartow, Lincoln, Washington, Dawson, and Henry counties. Sent to Virginia the unit first served in the Department of the Peninsula, then was assigned to General A.R. Wright's and Sorrel's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. It lost 10 killed and 77 wounded at Oak Grove, had 6 killed, 32 wounded, and 18 missing at Malvern Hill, and 13 killed and 50 wounded at Second Manassas. Of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg, more than forty percent were disabled, then it sustained 25 casualties en route from Pennsylvania and 50 at Manassas Gap. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 9 officers and 197 men. The field officers were Colonels George H. Jones, Robert H. Jones, and Joseph Wasden; Lieutenant Colonels B.C. Mc­Curry and J.W. Pritchett; and Major Lawrence D. Lallerstedt.

 

 

23rd Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt S. *Seymour (Co. A)

 

Overview:

23rd Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in September, 1861, contained men from Bartow, Henderson, Floyd, Pickens, and Cherokee counties. It moved to Tennessee, then was sent to Virginia and assigned to the Department of the Pen­insula. In April, 1862, it totalled 370 effectives and during the war served under Generals Rains and Colquitt. The 23rd participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Chancellorsville, where more than 275 men were captured. It then was ordered to Charleston, South Carolina, and later Florida. After fighting at Olustee the unit returned to Virginia, took part in the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, and endured the battles and hardships of the Petersburg siege. It lost 4 killed and 56 wounded at Gaines' Mill and Malvern Hill, had 14 killed and 64 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 2 killed, 66 wounded, and 2 missing at Olustee. During 1865 it was active in North Carolina and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Marcus R. Ballenger, W.P. Barclay, Emory F. Best, James H. Huggins, and Thomas Hutcherson; Lieutenant Colonel John J.A. Sharp; and Major William J. Boston.

 

 

23rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Local Defense) (Athens) (Enfield Rifles):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

24th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt John Benson *York (Co. E)

 

Overview:

24th Infantry Regiment, organized during the summer of 1861, recruited its members in White, Banks, Towns, Rabun, Gwinnett, El­bert, and Hall counties. After serving in the Department of North Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia where it was brigaded under Generals H. Cobb, T.R.R. Cobb, Wofford, and DuBose. It fought in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved to Georgia with Longstreet. The 24th was not engaged at Chickamauga, but did see action in the Knoxville Campaign. Returned to Virginia it participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, was active in the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war at Appomattox. In April, 1862, this regiment totalled 660 effectives, lost forty-three percent of the 292 engaged at Crampton's Gap, and had 4 killed, 39 wounded, and 2 missing at Sharpsburg. It sustai­ned 36 casualties at Fredericksburg, reported 14 killed and 73 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 303 at Gettysburg, seventeen percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 4 officers and 56 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Robert McMillan and C.C. Sanders, Lieutenant Colonels Joseph N. Chandler and Thomas E. Winn, and Ma­jors Robert E. McMillan and Frederick C. Smith.

 

 

25th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt John *Strickland (Co. B); 2ndLt John M. *Rogers (Co. K); Pvt S. H. *Perry (Co. H); Pvt John *Strickland (Co. E); Pvt John N. *Strickland (Co. B)

 

Overview:

25th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized at Savannah, Georgia, in September, 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Bryan, Screven, Liberty, Telfair, Henry, and Calhoun. Assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, the unit served on the coast until the summer of 1863 when it was ordered to Mississippi. After serving at Jackson it was attached to Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', H.R. Jackson's, and in 1865, Henderson's Brigade. The regiment was consolidated for a time with the 1st Georgia Bat­talion Sharpshooters and in December, 1863, the 25th/1st Battalion totalled 341 men and 151 arms. It fought with the Army of Ten­nessee from Chickamau-ga to Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and saw action at Bentonville. The unit was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Claudius C. Wilson and William J. Winn; Lieutenant Colonels W.P.M. Ashley, Andrew J. Williams, and W. Henry Wylly; and Major Albert W. Smith.

 

 

25th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Provost Guard):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

26th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Col (Adjutant) Edmund Nathan *Atkinson (Co. F&S); Pvt John *Strickland (Co. A)

 

Overview:

26th Georgia Infantry Regiment [also called 13th Regiment] completed its organization in October, 1861, at Brunswick, Georgia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Charlton, Berrien, Glynn, Twiggs, Clinch, Ware, Coffee, and Wayne. After serving in the Department of Georgia at St. Simons Island and Savannah, the unit moved to Virginia where it was brigaded under Generals Lawton, John B. Gordon, and C.A. Evans. The 26th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment came to Virgi­nia with 1,100 officers and men, lost 37 killed and 87 wounded at Second Manassas, and reported 6 killed, 49 wounded, and 6 missi­ng at Sharpsburg. It had 53 casualties at Fredericksburg and 12 at Second Winchester. The unit was detached from its brigade to sup­port the artillery at Gettysburg and lost few casualties. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 85 men, of which 4 officers and 34 men were armed. The field officers were Colonels Edmund N. Atkinson and Carey W. Styles; Lieutenant Colonels James S. Blain, Eli S. Grif­fin, William A. Lane, and William A. McDonald; and Majors Thomas N. Gardner and B.F. Grace.

 

The 26th Georgia was a veteran regiment. It was organized in Brunswick in October 1861 with men from southeastern Georgia, a thinly settled area with few schools. Early in life, most of the backwoodsmen had learned how to handle guns. As a result, they could „kill the fleet-fooded deer … or could take off a squirrel's head with old plantation rifle … When the Twenty-sixth had to fight the enemy, it always punished them severly. It always had the ground well strewn with dead and wounded.“ during the Gettysburg Campaign 1863 the regiment had more than 320 marksmen (vgl. Mingus: Flames Beyond Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 10).

 

Literatur:

- **Murray, Alton J.: South Georgia Rebels: The True Wartime Experiences of the 26th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry (St. Mary's, Ga:. S: N:; 1976)

 

 

26th Battalion, Georgia Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

27th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

South Mountain (Kampf gg. die 19th Indiana Infantry (Venner, a.a.O., S. 27; 126 Anm. 53)

 

27th Georgia Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Stevens, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Pike, Bibb, Jackson, Taylor, Talbot, Appling, Quitman, and Clay counties. Ordered to Virginia the regiment totalled 428 men in April, 1862, and was assigned to General Featherston's and Colquitt's Brigade. It was prominent on many battlefields from Williamsburg to Chancel­lorsville, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and later to Florida. After the fight at Olustee the 27th returned to Virginia. Here it saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River. At Seven Pines it lost al­most forty percent of the 392 engaged, had 9 killed and 76 wounded at Gaines' Mill, and 15 killed and 89 wounded during the Mary­land Campaign. It sustained 31 casualties at Chancellorsville and 74 at Olustee. In 1865 the unit participated in the Battle of Benton­ville and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonels Levi B. Smith and Charles T. Zachry; Lieutenant Colonels Septimus L. Brewer, Hezekiah Bussey, Jasper N. Dorsey, James Gardner, William H. Rentfro, and John W. Stubbs; and Ma­jors Charles J. Dennis Henry B. Holliday.

 

 

27th Battalion Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt Richard S. *Campbell (Co. C)

 

Overview:

27th Infantry Battalion was organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 1863 with five companies. It was assigned to McLaw's Division, then J.C. Fiser's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The unit participated in the defense of Savannah and in December, 1864, had 447 officers and men present for duty. In the spring of 1865 it fought in North Carolina with the Army of Tennessee and surrendered on April 26. Majors A.L. Hartridge and William B. Stubbs were in command.

 

 

27th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Non-Conscripts):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

28th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt. Augustus L. *Rogers (Co. H)

 

Overview:

28th Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, during July and August, 1861, recruited its members in Irwin, Sumter, Wa­shington, Crawford, Cherokee, Stewart, Toombs, Jefferson, and Emanuel. Ordered to Virginia the unit contained 518 effectives in April, 1862, and served in General Featherston's and Colquitt's Brigade. It participated in the various campaigns of the Army of Nor­thern Virginia from Williamsburg to Chancellorsville, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and later Florida where it fought at Olustee. Sent back to Virginia, it was active at Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and the Petersburg trenches north of the James River. Of the 371 engaged at Seven Pines, the unit lost thirty-two percent. It reported 73 casualties during the Maryland Campaign, 34 at Chan­cellorsville, and 95 at Olustee. In 1865 the regiment saw action in North Carolina and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field commanders were Colonels Tully Graybill and T.J. Warthen; Lieutenant Colonels James G. Cain, William P. Crawford, and Ge­orge A. Hall; and Major James W. Banning.

 

 

29th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Corporal John I. *Strickland (Co. I); Corporal John T. *Strickland (Co. A); Pvt John *Strickland (Co. A)

 

Overview:

29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Thomas, Berrien, Tift, Stephens, and Dougherty counties. For a time Companies A and G served as heavy artillerists in the Savannah area and the rest of the command was at Charleston. It then was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Brigade, and in September, 1863, was consolidated with the 30th Regiment. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totalled 341 men and 195 arms, but few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels W.D. Mitchell, R. Spaulding, and William J. Young; Lieutenant Colonels T.W. Alexander and W.W. Billopp; and Majors Levi J. Knight, John C. Lamb, and John J. Owen.

 

 

30th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt Simeon D. *Rogers (Co. F)

30th Georgia Infantry Regiment was assembled at Milledgeville, Georgia, in the fall of 1861. Many of its members were recruited in the counties of Butts, Bartow, Fayette, Clayton, and Chattahoochee. The unit served at Charleston and in February, 1863, had about 300 effectives. Later it was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Brigade, and in September, 1863, was consolidated with the 29th Regiment. The unit took an active part in the operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamau­ga to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totalled 341 men and 195 arms, but few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels David J. Bailey, James S. Boynton, and T.W. Mangham; Lieutenant C
olonel Miles M. Tidwell; and Majors Henry Hendrick and Cicero A. Thorpe.

 

Literatur:

- Adamson, Augustus P. (30th Georgia Infantry): Sojorns of a Patriot: Field and Prison Papers of an unreconstructed Confederate (Southern Heritage 1998)

 

 

31st Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

31st Georgia Infantry Regiment [also called 27th Regiment] completed its organization in November, 1861, at Cusseta, Georgia. Its companies were from the counties of Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Monroe, Bartow, Pulaski, Dawson, and Newton. After serving Sav­annah it was ordered to Virginia and placed in Lawton's, John B. Gordon's, and C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 31st participated in various conflicts from Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the final campaign at Appomattox. It contained 1,200 men when organized, and reported 170 casualties at Gaines' Mill, 55 at Sharpsburg, 78 at Fredericksburg, and 23 at Chancellorsville. The regiment lost more than twenty-five percent of the 252 engaged at Gettysburg, and surrendered with 120, of which 66 were armed. The field officers were Colonel Clement A. Evans, John H. Lowe, and Pleasant J. Phillips; and Lieutenant Colonels John T. Crowder, Daniel P. Hill, and R.T. Pride.

 

The 31st Georgia Volunteer Infantry belonged to the Second Corps, better known as Stonewall Jackson's "Foot Cavalry" because of the long, torrid marches they endured. Jubal Early called this the "bravest regiment he had ever seen." This unit fought to the last minutes of the war, even as Lee was surrendering to Grant.

 

Literatur:

- White, Gregory C.: A History of the 31st Georgia Volunteer Infantrs (Butternut and Blue); 1st Edition; 455 pp; 36 Photos; 10 Maps; Roster; Army of Northern Virginia Series

 

 

32nd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

32nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, assembled at Savannah, Georgia, in May, 1862, contained men from Savannah and the counties of Washington, Burke, Effingham, and Screven. The regiment served for most of the war in G.P. Harrison's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It participated in the conflicts at Battery Wagner, Olustee, James Island, Waynesborough, and Honey Hill. Later it was involved in the defense of Savannah and the North Carolina Campaign. This unit had 346 effectives in January, 1865, and 554 in March. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel George P. Harrison, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels E.H. Bacon, Jr. and William H. Pruden, and Major W.T. Holland.

 

 

34th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Captain Jordan *Rowland (Co. C); 1stLt John G. *Strickland (Co. E); Pvt John *Strickland (Co. E)

 

34th Infantry Regiment, organized in May, 1862, at Camp McDonald, near Marietta, Georgia, recruited its members in the counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Polk, Cobb, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson, and Jackson. The unit was sent to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was assigned to T.H. Taylor's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in the battle at Champion's Hill and was captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized it was placed in General Cummings' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 34th was active in many engagements from Chattanooga to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 34 casualties at Chattanooga, contained 369 men and 266 arms in December, 1863, and had 219 fit for duty in January, 1865. Very few surrendered in April. The field commanders were Colonel J.A.W. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel J.W. Bradley, and Majors Thomas T. Dorough and John M. Jackson.

 

 

35th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

Col Edward Lloyd *Thomas

 

Thomas war bis zum Sommer 1862 Regimentskommandeur und übernahm dann als Senior Colonel die Brigade (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 64; OR 12.2. S. 219-220).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1862 und im Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 zu Edward Lloyd *Thomas *Brigade in A. P. Hill's Light Division (vgl. Battles and Leaders Vol. II S. 496; Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 363).

 

 

36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Villepigue's):

s. Adjutant Zephanier T. *Conner

 

Overview:

36th (Villepigue's) Infantry Regiment [also called the Georgia and Mississippi Regiment of Infantry] was formed in November, 1861, from the 1st Georgia Infantry Battalion. During January, 1862, it became the 1st Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonel John B. Villepigue, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Smith, and Major William S. Lovell were in command.

 

 

38th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. LtCol William L. *McLeod; Captain Cornelius R. *Hanleiter (Co. M); 1stLt Richard M. *Campbell (Co. I)

 

Overview:

38th Infantry Regiment, organized near Decatur, Georiga, during the summer of 1861, contained thirteen companies and 1,200 men. First called Wright's Legion, it served at Skidaway Island and Savannah. In May, 1862, when it was ordered to Virginia, two companies were detached and one transferred. The remaining ten were from the counties of De Kalb, Milton, Emmanuel, Oglethorpe, Hart, Jefferson, Elbert, and Dawson. The 38th was assigned to Lawton's, John B. Gordon's, and C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. The unit lost 54 killed and 118 wounded at Gaines' Mill, sixty-two percent of the 123 at Sharpsburg. In the fight at Fredericksburg there were 10 killed and 91 wounded, and of the 341 at Gettysburg, more than thirty-five percent were disabled. It surrendered with 112, of which 73 were armed. The field officers were Colonels George W. Lee, James D. Matthews, and Augustus R. Wright; Lieutenant Colonels Philip E. Devant and Lewis J. Parr; and Majors Thomas H. Bomar and John Y. Flowers.

Predecessor unit:

Chestatee Light Artillery was organized during the spring of 1863. Attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, it served at Battery Bee near Charleston. On May 5, 1864, the company was ordered to join the 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment serving in the Army of Northern Virginia. Captain Thomas H. Bomar was in command.

 

Literatur:

- Hofe, Michael W.: That There be no Stain upon my Stones: Lieutenant Colonel William L. McLeod, 38th Georgia Regiment, 1842-1863 (Thomas Pub); 46 pp, Photos, Maps; Letters and story about the brave Georgian who died at Gettysburg and who was later taken home to Georgia by his family.

 

 

39th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt. John W. *Strickland (Co. I)

 

Overview:

39th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized at Dalton, Georgia, in April, 1862, recruited its members in the counties of Butts, Whit­field, Bar­tow, Ade, Fayette, Clayton, and Chattahoochee. The unit was ordered to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was brigaded under T.H. Taylor in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. After fighting at Champion's Hill, it was captured on July 4, 1863, at Vicksburg. Exchanged and assigned to General Cummings' Brigade, the 39th went on to participate in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Nashville and in 1865 saw action at Bentonville. It reported 52 casualties at Chattanoo­ga and in December, 1863, totalled 243 men and 202 arms. During January, 1865, the regiment had 177 fit for duty and surrendered in April. Its commanders were Colonel J.T. McConnell, Lieutenant Colonels J.F.B. Jackson and William P. Milton, and Majors Til­mon H. Pit­ner and Gabriel H. Randell.

 

 

40th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Chaplain John *Strickland (Co. E)

 

Overview:

40th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1861 and raised its companies in Bartow, Calhoun, Gordon, Whit­field, Paulding, and Haralson counties. It moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi, and was placed in Barton's Brigade, Department of Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The 40th participated in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill and was part of the garrison surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged it was attached to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Ten­nessee, served on many battlefields from Chattanooga to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. The regiment reported 36 casualties at Chattanooga, totalled 223 men and 105 arms in December, 1863, and had 74 effectives in November, 1864. It surrende­red on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Abda Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Young, and Major Raleigh S. Camp.

 

 

41st Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt. Robert C. *Newell; Pvt John G. *Strickland (Co. G)

 

Overview:

41st Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1861. Many of its members were recruited in Cobb, Troup, Taylor, and Heard counties. The unit moved to North Mississippi, sustained heavy casualties in Kentucky at Perryville, then returned to Mis­sissippi. Here it was assigned to General Barton's Bri gade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, fought in the battles around Vicksburg, and was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, the 41st parti­cipated in the operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanoogato Nashville, and fought its last battle at Bentonville. It sustai­ned 17 casualties at Chattanooga, contained 269 men and 218 arms in December, 1863, and totalled 197 effectives in November, 1864. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels William E. Curtiss and Charles A. McDaniel, and Majors John Knight and Mark S. Nall.

 

 

42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

Overview:

42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp McDonald, Georgia, in March, 1862, with men from Gwinnett, De Kalb, Newton, Walton, Fulton, and Calhoun counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was attached to General Barton's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and on July 4, 1863, was captured at Vicksburg. Exchanged and brigaded under General Stovall, the 42nd continued the fight in various batt­les from Missionary Ridge to Bentonville. In December, 1863, it contained 444 men and 394 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 345 present for duty. The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee with 5 officers and 126 men. Its field officers were Colonel Robert J. Henderson, Lieutenant Colonels W.H. Hulsey and Robert F. Maddox, and Major Lovick P. Thomas.

 

 

43rd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

Overview:

43rd Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The unit moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it placed under the command of General Barton in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took an active part in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bay­ou and Champion's Hill, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged, the 43rd was assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was prominent in the numerous campaigns of the army from Missionary Ridge to Nashville, and en­ded the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it totalled 283 men and 251 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 130 fit for duty. On April 26, 1865, the unit surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Hiram P. Bell, Skidmore Harris, and Henry C. Kellogg, and Major William C. Lester.

 

 

44th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. 1stLt Henry H. *Strickland (Co. H)

 

Overview:

44th Georgia Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Stephens, near Griffin, Georgia, in March, 1862. Its companies were drawn from the counties of Henry, Jasper, Clarke, Clayton, Spalding, Putnum, Fayette, Pike, Morgan, and Greene. The regiment moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina, then arrived in Virginia just after the Battle of Seven Pines. It served in General Ripley's, Do­les', and Cook's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 44th con­tinued the fight in the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. It lost sixty-four percent of the 524 engaged at Me­chanicsville and forty-six percent of the 142 at Malvern Hill. The regiment reported 17 killed and 65 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, sustained 121 casualties at Chancellorsville, and of the 364 at Gettysburg, twenty percent were disabled. It surrendered with 4 officers and 73 men. The field officers were Colonels John B. Estes, Samuel P. Lumpkin, William H. Peebles, and Robert A. Smith; Lieutenant Colonel James W. Beck; and Majors Joseph W. Adams, Richard O. Banks, and John C. Key.

 

 

45th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt William Porter *Seymour (Co. K); Pvt John Strickland (Co. G)

 

Overview:

45th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized by Colonel T. Hardeman, Jr. during the winter of 1861-1862. Many of the men were recruited in the counties of Greene, Dooly, Taylor, Gray, Berrien. Ordered to Virginia the regiment was placed under the command of Generals J.R. Anderson and E.L. Thomas. It served in the arduous campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the battles and hardships of the trenches of Petersburg and the Appomattox operations. This unit lost 7 killed and 35 wounded at Second Manassas and 5 killed and 43 wounded at Fredericksburg. At Chancellorsville it lost ten percent of the 350 engaged, and at Gettysburg about ten percent of the 331 were disabled. The 45th surrendered with 8 officers and 85 men. Its field commanders were Colonels Thomas Hardeman, Jr. and T.J. Simmons; Lieutenant Colonels James W. Carter, C.A. Conn, Washington L. Grice, and William S. Wallace; and Majors Aurelius W. Gibson and M.R. Rogers.

 

 

46th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. 2ndLt John R. *Rushin (Co. H); Pvt G. A. *Seymour (Co. G)

 

Overview:

46th Infantry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862 with men from Upson, Schley, Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Webster, Marion, and Talbot counties. The unit served in Georgia, then South Carolina where it was involved in the conflicts at Secessionville, and Gaston and Frampton's Plantation. In May, 1863, assigned to General Gist's Brigade, it moved to Mississippi. Af­ter taking part in the siege of Jackson the regiment joined the Army of Tennessee and fought on many battlefields from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. In December, 1863, this unit totalled 628 men and 513 arms, but was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Peyton H. Colquitt and Samuel J.C. Dunlop, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Daniel, and Major A.M. Speer.

 

 

47th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt William D. *Dixon (Co. I)

 

Overview:

57th Infantry Regiment [also called 54th Regiment] was organized during the spring of 1862. Many of its members were recruited in Troup, Peach, Montgomery, and Oconee counties. This unit served in East Tennessee and Kentucky, then moved to Mississippi where it was assigned to T.H. Taylor's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Champion's Hill and was captured in July, 1863, at Vicksburg. Exchanged and placed in General Mercer's and J.A. Smith's Brigade, the 57th was active in many conflicts from Resaca to Bentonville. During the Atlanta Campaign, from July 20 to September 1, it reported 54 casualties and in December, 1864, totalled 120 effectives. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Colonel William Barkuloo, Lieutenant Colonel Cincinnatus S. Guyton, and Major John W. Shinholser were in command.

 

 

48th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

Co G = Slappey Guards

 

s. Captain / LtCol Reuben Walker *Carswell; 1stLt Daniel W. *Jarvis (Co. G); First Sergeant Robert F. *Averett (Co. G); Pvt Seaborn *Taylor (Co. G)

 

Overview:

48th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Macon, Georgia, during the winter of 1861-1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Burke, Glascock, Warren, Richmond, Jefferson, Emanuel, and Harris. Ordered to Virginia, the 48th was brigaded under Generals Ripley, A.R. Wright, and Sorrel. It served on many battlefields of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Cam­paign. This regiment reported 33 casualties at Mechanicsville, 44 at Malvern Hill, 61 at Second Manassas, and 72 at Chancellorsville. It lost more than fifty-five percent of the 395 at Gettysburg, and there were 32 disabled at Manassas Gap. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 13 officers and 193 men. Colonels William Gibson and Matthew R. Hall, Lieutenant Colonel Reuben W. Cars­well, and Major John R. Whitehead were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Zwemer, John: For Home and Southland (Butternut and Blue); 215pp; Details of the 48th Georgia Infantry from the Seven Days to Appomattox. At Gettysburg, this unit was part of Wright's Brigade and lost over 55% of its men; Photos; Maps; Roster; Index

 

 

49th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Regimentskommandeur LtCol Seaborn M. *Manning

 

Overview:

49th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1861, with men from Wilkinson, Telfair, Washington, Irwin, Laurens, Pierce, and Pulaski counties. After serving in Georgia and North Carolina, the regiment moved to Virginia. Here it was assigned to General J.R. Anderson's and E.L. Thomas' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 49th took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, fought in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and was involved in the Appo­mattox operations. It reported 68 casualties at Second Manassas and 61 at Fredericksburg. The unit lost thirteen percent of the 280 at Chancellorsville and more than twenty-five percent of the 329 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 8 officers and 103 men. Its field officers were Colonels John T. Jordan, A.J. Lane, and Samuel T. Player; Lieutenant Colonels Oliver H. Cooke, Seaborn M. Manning, Jonathon Rivers, and Wiley J. Williams; and Majors James B. Duggan, John A. Durham, and John H. Pate.

 

Manning war im August 1862 Regimentskommandeur (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 136)

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1862 zu Edward Lloyd *Thomas *Brigade in A. P. Hill's Light Division (vgl. Battles and Leaders Vol. II S. 496; Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 363).

 

Am 9.8.1862 im Battle of Cedar Mountain betrug die Regiments-Stärke 213 Mann (vgl. Krick, a.a.O., S. 136)

 

 

50th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

50th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ware, Coffee, Lowndes, Thomas, De Kalb, Clinch, Colquitt, Berrien, and Brooks. After serving in the District of Georgia, the 50th moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Drayton's, Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade. It participated in the cam­paigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then was ordered back to Georgia. However, the unit did not arrive in time to share in the Battle of Chickamauga. It was involved in the Knoxville operations and later the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. The regiment fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appo­mattox. There were 29 killed and 97 wounded at Sharpsburg and 17 killed and 153 wounded at Chancellorsville. It lost thirty percent of the 302 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 surgeons, and 25 men. The field officers were Colonels William R. Manning and Peter McGlashan; Lieutenant Colonels William O. Fleming, Fran­cis Kearse, and Pliny Sheffield; and Majors Duncan Curry, P.C. Pendleton, and John M. Spence.

 

 

51st Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. John *Strickland (Co. E)

 

Overview:

51st Infantry Regiment was organized in February, 1862, with men from Early, Mitchell, Miller, Terrell, Washington, Randolph, Clay, Daughterty, and Lee counties. After being sent to South Carolina and fighting at Secessionville, the regiment moved to Virginia. Here it was assigned to General Drayton's, Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 51st was active from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, moved to Georgia, but was not engaged at Chickamauga. It fought at Knoxville and later in the batt­les at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. The unit continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in nume­rous conflicts around Appomattox. It reported 9 casualties at Second Manassas, 8 during the Maryland Campaign, and 149 at Chancellorsville. The regiment lost twenty-five percent of the 303 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 41 men. Its commanders were Colonels Edward Ball, James Dickey, and W.M. Slaughter; Lieutenant Co­lonels Oliver P. Anthony and John P. Crawford; and Major Henry M. Dunwoody.

 

 

52nd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

52nd Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized at Atlanta, Georgia, in April, 1862. Many of its members were drawn from the coun­ties of Habersham, White, Towns, and Fannin. It took part in the Cumberland Gap operations, then moved to Kentucky and later Mis­sissippi. Here the unit was assigned to General Barton's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill. On July 4, 1863, when Vicksburgfell, it was part of the garrison that was captu­red. Exchanged and assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, the 52nd fought with the Army of Tennessee from Missionary Ridge to Nashville. Then on February 23, 1865, it was detailed to guard wagon trains from Columbus, Mississippi. During December, 1863, this unit totalled 279 men and 197 arms, had 123 fit for duty in November, 1864, and the few that remained surrendered on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Wier Boyd and Charles D. Phillips, Lieutenant Colonel Solomon H. Van Diviere, and Majors J.J. Findley and John J. Moore.

 

 

51st Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

51st Infantry Regiment was organized in February, 1862, with men from Early, Mitchell, Miller, Terrell, Washington, Randolph, Clay, Daughterty, and Lee counties. After being sent to South Carolina and fighting at Secessionville, the regiment moved to Virginia. Here it was assigned to General Drayton's, Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 51st was active from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, moved to Georgia, but was not engaged at Chickamauga. It fought at Knoxville and later in the battles at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. The unit continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in numerous conflicts around Appomattox. It reported 9 casualties at Second Manassas, 8 during the Maryland Campaign, and 149 at Chancellorsville. The regiment lost twenty-five percent of the 303 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 41 men. Its commanders were Colonels Edward Ball, James Dickey, and W.M. Slaughter; Lieutenant Colonels Oliver P. Anthony and John P. Crawford; and Major Henry M. Dunwoody.

 

 

53rd Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. 1stLt George W. *Moore (Co. E); Pvt H. J. *Perry (Co. B)

 

Overview:

53rd Infantry Regiment completed its organization during the spring of 1862. Its companies were form Fayette, Baker, Mitchell, Quitman, and Jasper counties. It was soon ordered to Virginia and assigned to General Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit fought with the army from Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then accompanied Longstreet to Geor­gia. However, it did not arrive in time to share in the conflict at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville, the 53rd was involved in the Battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment reported 10 casualties at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-nine percent of the 276 at Sharpsburg, and there were 15 killed and 105 wounded at Chancellorsville. It lost twenty-one percent of the 422 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with no officers and 64 men. The field officers were Colonels Leonard T. Doyal and James P. Simms; Lieutenant Colonels J.W. Hance, W.F. Hartsfield, Thomas Sloan, and Robert P. Taylor; and Majors S.M. Brown and Thomas W. Sims.

 

 

54th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

54th Georgia Infantry Regiment, organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 1862, contained men recruited in the coun­ties of Lamar, Appling, Harris, Muscogee, Bartow, Chatham, and Barrow. The unit moved to the Charleston area and was involved in numerous conflicts including the fight at Battery Wagner. Later it was assigned to Mercer's and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Ten­nessee. The 54th participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the Battle of Bentonville. During the Atlan­ta Campaign, July 20 to September 1, it reported 93 casualties and in December, 1864, totalled 168 effectives. The regiment surren­dered on April 26, 1865. Colonel Charlton H. Way, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Rawls, and Major William H. Mann were in com­mand.

 

 

55th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt H. W. *Perry (Co. C)

 

Overview:

55th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Randolph, Georgia, in July, 1862. Many of the men were raised in Hall, Walker, and Jackson counties. Sent to East Tennessee, more than 540 officers and men were captured on September 10, 1863, at Cumberland Gap. After being exchanged, it was placed on detached duty guarding prisoners at Camp Sumter, Georgia and later at Florence, South Carolina and Salisbury, North Carolina. During January, 1865, there were 90 men at Florence, but the records do not give the number at Salisbury. Colonels C.B. Harkie and A.W. Persons, and Major D.S. Printup were its commanders.

 

 

56th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt James A. *Rogers (Co. A)

 

56th Infantry Regiment [also called 55th Regiment] was organized during the late spring of 1862. Some of the men were from Car­roll, Chattahoochee, and Dooly counties. The unit served at Cumberland Gap, then moved to Mississippi. Here it was assigned to T.H. Taylor's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and after fighting at Champion Hill was captured at Vicks­burg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and assigned to General Cummings' Brigade, the 56th was involved in the operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Bentonville. It reported 74 casualties at Chattanooga, totalled 434 men and 277 casualties in De­cember, 1863, and during January, 1865, when it was consolidated with Glenn's 36th Regiment, 232 were present. Few surrendered in April. The field officers were Colonel E.P. Watkins, Lieutenant Colonel J.T. Slaughter, and Majors James P. Bewster and M.L. Pool.

 

 

60th Regiment Georgia Infantry:

s. 1stLt Richard M. *Campbell (Co. A)

 

60th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia, by adding four companies to Stiles' 4th Georgia Battalion. This battalion had been formed during the summer of 1861 with six companies and served at Hilton Head. The men were recruited in the counties of Walker, Fannin, Whitfield, Bartow, Gilmer, and Dooly. Ordered to Virginia in May, it was placed under the command of Generals Lawton, John B. Gordon, and C.A. Evans. The 60th was active in the campaigns to the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment reported 42 casualties at Second Manassas, 59 at Sharpsburg, 78 at Fredericksburg, and 35 at Chancellorsville. It lost 6 killed and 16 wounded at Second Winchester and about fifteen percent of the 299 at Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 5 officers and 85 men. The field officers were Colonels Waters B. Jones and William H. Stiles, Sr., and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Berry.

 

 

61st Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Pvt George W. *Nichols (Co. D)

 

Overview:

61st Infantry Regiment [also called 26th Regiment] was assembled at Charleston, South Carolina, in May, 1862. It was formed by using the 7th Georgia Battalion as its nucleus. The men were from the counties of Irwin, Tattnall, Brooks, Bulloch, Montgomery, Bibb, Quitman, and Wilkes. Ordered north in June, the unit arrived at Petersburg, Virginia, with 1,000 officers and men. During the war it was brigaded under Generals Lawton, John B. Gordon, and C.A. Evans, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, went with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, then fought in numerous engage­ments around Appomattox. This regiment sustained 36 casualties at Gaines' Mill, 63 at Second Manassas, 114 at Sharpsburg, and 100 at Fredericksburg. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 288 at Gettysburg and sixty-five percent of 150 at Monocacy. The 61st surrende­red with no officers and 81 men, of which only 49 were armed. Its commanders were Colonel John H. Lamar; Lieutenant Colonels Charles W. McArthur and James Y. McDuffie; and Majors Peter Brenan, Archibald P. MacRae, Henry Tillman, and James D. Van Valkenburg.

 

Literatur:

- **Nichols, George W.: A Soldiers Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia) and Incidents of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade ..., n.p., 1898

 

 

62nd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

 

 

63rd Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Celathiel *Helms

 

Literatur:

- Helms, Celathiel: Letters (Georgia Department of Archives, Atlanta / Georgia)

 

 

66th Georgia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col James Cooper *Nisbet

 

66th Georgia Infantry Regiment [also called 65th Regiment] was organized at Atlanta, Georgia, during the summer of 1863. It was assigned to Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Brigade, participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Atlan­ta to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, this regiment contained 513 men and 419 arms but was greatly reduced when it surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel J. Cooper Nisbet, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Ha­milton, and Major R. Newton Hull.

 

Literatur:

- Nisbet, James Cooper: Four Years on the Firing Line Jackson / Tennessee: McCowat-Mercer Press, 1963); ed. Bell I Wiley

 

 

Alexander's Company, Georgia Infantry:

s. Pvt John C. *Strickland

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Cobb's Legion, Georgia (Infantry):

s. Pvt Benjamin E. *Palmer (Co. E)

 

Overview:

Cobb's Legion was organized by Howell Cobb during the spring of 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. The legion was composed of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, but did not serve as one command. The artillery company was an independent unit known as the Troup Light Artillery and its history is given under that name.

The cavalry battalion included men from Richmond, Fulton, and Dougherty counties and contained six companies. Later five more were added and the unit served with eleven until July, 1864. At that time one company transferred to Phillips' Georgia Legion. Its strength now totalled 526 officers and men. Also its designation was changed to the 9th Georgia Cavalry, but was rarely used. The unit was assigned to General Hampton's, Butler's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade, and participated in various conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in numerous engagements south and north of the James River. This command lost 3 officers and 41 men at Brandy Station, and sustained 21 casualties out of the 330 engaged at Gettysburg. In 1865 it was attached to T.M. Logan's Brigade, fought in the Carolinas, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Pierce M.B. Young and Gilbert J. Wright; Lieutenant Colonels W.G. Delony and Barrington S. King; and Majors Z.A. Rice and Benjamin C. Yancey.

The infantry battalion included men from Stephens, Lamar, Burke, and Carroll counties. It contained seven companies and in April, 1862, had a force of 594 effectives. The battalion served under Generals H. Cobb, T.R.R. Cobb, Wofford, and DuBose. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet to Georgia. Not engaged at Chickamauga, it was active in the Knoxville Campaign. Returning to Virginia the unit took an active part in the battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action in the Appomattox Cam­paign. Its casualties were twenty-seven percent of the 248 at Crampton's Gap, 22 killed and 135 wounded at Chancellorsville, and about ten percent of the 213 at Gettysburg disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 1 officer and 55 men surrende­red. The field officers were Colonel Thomas R.R. Cobb; Lieutenant Colonels Richard B. Garnett, Luther J. Glenn, G.B. Knight, and Jefferson M. Lamar; and Majors Ed. F. Bagley, Thomas Camak, William D. Conyers, and W.W. McDaniel.

 

 

Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry (Pierce Mounted Volunteers):

s. Pvt John *Strickland

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Smith's Legion Georgia Troops:

s. Pvt John *Strickland

 

Overview:

Smith's Legion was organized during the spring of 1862 with a cavalry and infantry battalion. For a time the legion was under the command of Colonel Sumner J. Smith.

The cavalry battalion raised some of its members in Burke and Telfair counties and contained six companies. It was attached to the Department of East Tennessee, then was involved in the Kentucky Campaign. In the spring of 1863 the battalion merged into the 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel John R. Hart and Major Benjamin F. Brown.

The infantry battalion recruited many of its men in Gilmer and Floyd counties. Assigned to the Department of East Tennessee, it ser­ved in Kentucky and later was stationed at Cumberland Gap and Loudon, Tennessee. During the spring of 1863 the unit merged into the 65th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Its field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John S. Fain and Major Robert H. Moore.

 

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

 

1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

s. Captain John Mercer *Strickland (Co. E)

 

Overview:

1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled during the fall of 1861 at Rome, Georgia. Many of its members were recruited in the counties of Meriwether, Floyd, and Lumpkin. The unit skirmished in East Tennessee and later took an active part in Bragg's Kentucky Campaign. During the war it served in Pegram's, Davidson's, J.J. Morrison's, Iverson's, and C.C. Crews' Brigade. It fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, was active in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, then participated in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. When the regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, it had fewer than 50 officers and men. Its field officers were Colonels Samuel W. Davitte and James J. Morrison; Lieutenant Colonels A.R. Harper, James H. Stickland, and George T. Watts; and Major John W. Tench.

 

 

1st Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion Georgia Reserve Cavalry:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Squadron Georgia Cavalry (State Guards) (Gordon):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

s. Col Charles C. *Crews

 

Overview:

2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment, assembled at Albany, Georgia, in February, 1862, contained men from Randolph, Dougherty, Clay­ton, Marion, Fulton, and Decatur counties. It moved to Chattanooga and after skirmishing in Tennessee was placed in Forrest's, Wharton's, J.J. Morrison's, Iverson's, and C.C. Crews' Brigade. The regiment participated in various conflicts such as Per­ryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Philadelphia, Campbell's Station, Bean's Station, and Mossy Creek. Later it was involved in the Atlanta Campaign, the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, the 2nd Cavalry surrendered with only 18 men. The field officers were Colonels Charles C. Crews and William J. Lawton; Lieutenant Colonels James E. Dunlop, Arthur Hood, and Francis M. Ison; and Majors James W. Mayo and C.A. Whaley.

 

 

2nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion contained five companies and was organized during the late fall of 1861. It served along the Georgia coast until January, 1863, then merged into the 5th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels Edward Bird and M. Cumming, and Major Richard J. Devant, Jr. were in command.

 

 

3rd Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

s. Pvt George W. *Rushin (Co. A)

 

Overview:

3rd Georgia Cavalry Regiment was organized by Colonel M. J. Crawford and mustered into Confederate service at Athens, Georgia, during the early summer of 1862. Some of the men were from Rabun, Whitfield, and Cherokee counties. It fought in Kentucky with General Wheeler, but at New Haven most of the unit was captured. A detachment saw action at Murfreesboro and after those captu­red were exchanged, the command was assigned to J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. It participated in the cam­paigns of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Atlanta, was involved in Northern Alabama and Georgia, and in 1865 partici­pated in various conflicts in the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Their field officers were Colonels Martin J. Crawford, Richard E. Kennon, and Robert Thompson; Lieutenant Colonel James T. Thornton; and Majors Daniel F. Booton and Hiram H. Johnson.

 

 

3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

s. Col. Robert *Toombs; LtCol Luther H. O. *Martin; Major John M. *Freeman; Pvt Amos T. *Akerman (Co. H)

 

This regiment was organized in August 1863 for six months to serve as local defense in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Congressional Districts, including the counties of Wilkes, Lincoln, Columbia, Richmond, Warren, DeKalb and Fulton.

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's):

s. Pvt John *Strickland (Co. A)

 

Overview:

4th (Clinch's) Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1863, using the 3rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Wayne, Glynn, and Camden counties. The regiment served on the Georgia coast until the summer of 1864 when it was assigned to M.W. Hannon's command. It skirmished in Northern Georgia and Alabama, took part in the defense of Savannah, and was active in the campaign of the Carolinas. A report stated that the unit contained 200 officers and men in March, 1865, and was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonel Duncan L. Clinch, Lieutenant Colonel John L. Harris, and Major Jesse C. McDonald.

Predecessor unit:

3rd Cavalry Battalion was formed during the winter of 1861-1862 with six companies. It served on the Georgia coast, scouting and patrolling, until January, 1863, when it merged into the 4th (Clinch's) Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Duncan L. Clinch and Major John L. Harris were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Griffin, John: 4th Georgia (Clinch's) Cavalry Regiment. A Regimental History; Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik10

 

 

4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

5th Georgia Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1863, by consolidating the 1st and 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalions which had served along the Georgia coast. The men were from the counties of Effingham, Screven, Liberty, Bulloch, Lamar, and McIntosh. It was sent to Mississippi and placed in Wheeler's Cavalry Corps. Serving under W.W. Allen and R.H. Anderson, the unit participated in the Atlanta Campaign, the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Robert H. Anderson and Edward Bird, Lieutenant Colonel R.J. Davant, Jr., and Major William H. Wiltberger.

 

 

6th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

6th Cavalry Regiment was formed in the spring of 1863 by consolidating the cavalry battalion of Smith's Georgia Legion and four in­dependent cavalry companies. During the conflict it served in Davidson's, J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. The unit was active at Chickamauga and Philadelphia, participated in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, then took part in the defense of Savannah and the campaign in the Carolinas. During April, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanding offi­cers were Colonel John R. Hart, Lieutenant Colonels B.F. Brown and Joel C. Fain, and Majors Alfred F. Bale and John T. Burns.

 

 

6th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

7th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the sprin gof 1864 at Rome, Georgia. It was formed by consolidating the 21st and 24th Georgia Cavalry Battalions and J.L. McAllister's Hardwick Mounted Rifles. The men were recruited in Augusta and Hardwick and the counties of Miller, Randolph, Banks, and Wayne. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment was placed in P.M.B. Young's and Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in The Wilderness Campaign and later the battles about Cold Harbor and conflicts south of the James River. Sent to Georgia, the 7th Cavalry was dismounted and with 200 men took part in the defense of Savannah. It returned to Virginia and continued the fight around Petersburg and Appomattox. The unit surrendered 3 officers and 39 men. Colonel William P. White, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph L. McAllister, and Majors Edward C. Anderson, Jr. and John N. Davies were in command.

 

 

7th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

s. Pvt John *Strickland (Co. I)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

s. Pvt John *Strickland (Co. A&D)

 

Overview:

20th Battalion Partisan Rangers was organized during the summer of 1862 with three companies, later increased to seven. Some of its members were from Liberty County. The unit served on the Georgia coast until the early spring of 1864 when it was assigned to P.M.B. Young's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the battles about Cold Harbor, and in various conflicts south of the James River. In July, 1864, the battalion was ordered to disband. Three companies merged into the 8th and three into the 10th Georgia Cavalry Regiments and one into the Jeff Davis Mississippi Cavalry Legion. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel John M. Millen and Majors Samuel B. Spencer and William G. Thomson.

 

 

8th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

9th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

10th Cavalry Regiment was organized in July, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. It was formed by consolidating seven companies of the 7th Confederate Cavalry and three of Millen's 20th Georgia Battalion Partisan Rangers. The regiment was assigned to General P.M.B. Young's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and skirmished south of the James River. Later it transferred to Logan's command, fought in South and North Carolina, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel V.H. Taliaferro, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Claiborne, and Major Jesse H. Sikes.

 

 

10th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

s. 2ndLt Anderson G. *Dorsey

 

Overview:

11th Georgia Cavalry Regiment was organized near Athens, Georgia, in November, 1864, by consolidating the newly formed 30th Georgia Cavalry Battalion and four companies raised under the authority of the War Department where the conscript act could not be enforced. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in M.W. Hannon's and R.H. Anderson's Brigade. It fought at Savannah, but many of the men were captured. In February, 1865, only 90 effectives were present and in April most of these were captured at Macon. Colonel Andrew Young, Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Barclay, and Major Madison Bell were its commanders.

 

 

11th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

12th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

4th (later 12th) (Avery's) Georgia Cavalry Regiment was formed with eleven companies in January, 1863, using Avery's 23rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It served for a time with the Conscript Department in Tennessee, then was assigned to J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. The regiment participated in the Chickamauga, Knoxville, and Atlanta Campaigns, skirmished in Northern Georgia and East Tennessee, and took part in the defense of Savannah. In January, 1865, the unit was reorganized and called the 12th Cavalry. It went on to fight in the Carolinas and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel Isaac W. Avery, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Cook, and Majors D. Jackson Owen and Augustus R. Stewart. 

 

Predecessor unit was 23rd Cavalry Battalion was organized with five companies and in January, 1863, merged into the 4th (Avery's) Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Isaac W. Avery was in command.

 

 

12th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Robinson's) (State Guards):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

12th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

13th Regiment Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

13th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1865, using the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, North Carolina, and disbanded in late April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Winn was in command.

 

 

15th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

16th Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

16th Cavalry Battalion was assembled in May, 1862, at Big Shanty, Georgia, and was composed of six companies. It served in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and took part in the engagements at Blue Springs, Bean's Station, Cloyd's Mountain, and Marion. In January, 1865, the battalion merged into the 13th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels F.M. Nix and Samuel J. Winn, and Major Edward Y. Clarke were its commanding officers.

 

 

19th Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

19th Cavalry Battalion was organized with four companies during the spring of 1862. The unit was stationed at Macon until December when it merged into the 10th Confederate Cavalry Regiment. Its commander was Major Charles T. Goode.

 

 

20th Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

s. Pvt J. W. *Folsom (Co. D); Pvt J. N. *Seymour (Co. G)

 

Overview:

20th Battalion Partisan Rangers was organized during the summer of 1862 with three companies, later increased to seven. Some of its members were from Liberty County. The unit served on the Georgia coast until the early spring of 1864 when it was assigned to P.M.B. Young's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the battles about Cold Harbor, and in various conflicts south of the James River. In July, 1864, the battalion was ordered to disband. Three companies merged into the 8th and three into the 10th Georgia Cavalry Regiments and one into the Jeff Davis Mississippi Cavalry Legion. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel John M. Millen and Majors Samuel B. Spencer and William G. Thomson.

 

 

21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

21st Cavalry Battalion [also called White's Partisans] was organized during the summer of 1862. Attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, the unit served along the Georgia coast until the spring of 1864. It then merged into the 7th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Major William P. White was in command.

 

 

22nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

24th Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

24th Cavalry Battalion was formed during the early spring of 1863 with three companies, later increased to four. The unit served in the Savannah River area and in Janary, 1864, totalled 298 effectives. In the spring it merged into the 7th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Major Edward C. Anderson, Jr. commanded the battalion.

 

 

29th Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

29th GeorgiaCavalry Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast in Eastern Florida. The battalion was active in the defense of Savannah and in March, 1865, totalled about 300 officers and men. It continued the fight in Georgia and surrendered with the department. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hood and Major Charles H. Camfield.

 

 

62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

62nd Regiment Partisan Rangers was formed during the fall of 1862 when the 2nd Regiment and 15th Battalion Georgia Partisan Rangers were reorganized. Three companies were from North Carolina and the Georgia companies were from Dougherty, Liberty, and Baker counties. The unit served in Georgia and North Carolina and in December, 1863, totalled 408 effectives. During May, 1864, it was assigned to J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought at Drewry's Bluff and in various conflicts south of the James River. On July 11, 1864, the regiment was ordered to disband. Seven Georgia companies merged into the 8th Georgia Cavalry and the North Carolina companies became part of the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Its commanders were Colonel Joel R. Griffin, Lieutenant Colonels John T. Kennedy and Randolph Towns, and Major William L.A. Ellis.

 

 

Alexander's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Allen's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Arnold's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Asher's Company, Georgia Cavalry (Murray Cavalry):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Boddie's Company Georgia Cavalry (Troup County Independent Cavalry):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Bond's Company Georgia Cavalry (State Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Cobb's Legion, Georgia (Cavalry):

 

Overview:

Cobb's Legion was organized by Howell Cobb during the spring of 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. The legion was composed of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, but did not serve as one command. The artillery company was an independent unit known as the Troup Light Artillery and its history is given under that name.

The cavalry battalion included men from Richmond, Fulton, and Dougherty counties and contained six companies. Later five more were added and the unit served with eleven until July, 1864. At that time one company transferred to Phillips' Georgia Legion. Its strength now totalled 526 officers and men. Also its designation was changed to the 9th Georgia Cavalry, but was rarely used. The unit was assigned to General Hampton's, Butler's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade, and participated in various conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in numerous engagements south and north of the James River. This command lost 3 officers and 41 men at Brandy Station, and sustained 21 casualties out of the 330 engaged at Gettysburg. In 1865 it was attached to T.M. Logan's Brigade, fought in the Carolinas, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Pierce M.B. Young and Gilbert J. Wright; Lieutenant Colonels W.G. Delony and Barrington S. King; and Majors Z.A. Rice and Benjamin C. Yancey.

The infantry battalion included men from Stephens, Lamar, Burke, and Carroll counties. It contained seven companies and in April, 1862, had a force of 594 effectives. The battalion served under Generals H. Cobb, T.R.R. Cobb, Wofford, and DuBose. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet to Georgia. Not engaged at Chickamauga, it was active in the Knoxville Campaign. Returning to Virginia the unit took an active part in the battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action in the Appomattox Cam­paign. Its casualties were twenty-seven percent of the 248 at Crampton's Gap, 22 killed and 135 wounded at Chancellorsville, and about ten percent of the 213 at Gettysburg disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 1 officer and 55 men surrende­red. The field officers were Colonel Thomas R.R. Cobb; Lieutenant Colonels Richard B. Garnett, Luther J. Glenn, G.B. Knight, and Jefferson M. Lamar; and Majors Ed. F. Bagley, Thomas Camak, William D. Conyers, and W.W. McDaniel.

 

 

Corbin's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Dorough's Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Floyd's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Gartrell's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hall's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hendry's Company Georgia Cavalry (Atlantic and Gulf Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Humphrey's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Reserves):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Logan's Company Georgia Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Mayer's Company Georgia Cavalry (Appling Cavalry):

 

Overview:

Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Nelson's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Newbern's Company Georgia Cavalry (Coffee Revengers):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Pemberton's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Pierce Mounted Volunteers Georgia Cavalry:

s. Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry (Confederate)

 

 

Ragland's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Rice's Company Georgia Cavalry:
 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Roswell Battalion Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Rumph's Company, Georgia Cavalry (Wayne Cavalry Guards):

s. Pvt John *Strickland

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Russell's Company Georgia Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Troup County Independent Cavalry:

s. Boddie's Company, Georgia Cavalry Confederate)

 

 

Waring's Company Georgia Cavalry (Confederate):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Wayne Cavalry Guards:

s. Rumph's Company, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)

 

 

White County Old Men's Home Guards:

s. Logan's Company, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)

 

 

Young's Company Georgia Cavalry (Alleghany Troopers):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

 

1st Regiment, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, Georgia Reserve Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

9th Battalion Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

9th Georgia Artillery Battalion was formed during the summer of 1862 with five companies. Some of the men were from Augusta and Richmond and Gwinnet County. After serving in Georgia the battalion moved to Tennessee and reported to General H. Marshall. It was active in Southwest Virginia and later the Knoxville Campaign. Ordered back to Virginia during the spring of 1864, it was as­signed to Department of Richmond and for a time stationed at Chaffin's Bluff. The unit participated in the Petersburg siege north of the James River, then served as infantry under C.A. Evans in the Appomattox Campaign. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 1 offi­cer and 19 men. Major A. Leyden was in command.

 

 

11th Battalion, Georgia Artillery (Sumter Artillery):

s. LtCol John *Lane; Pvt James Hillhouse *Alexander (Co. C)

 

Overview:

11th Artillery Battalion [also called Sumter Battalion] was organized during the spring of 1862 with five companies, later reduced to three. Sent to Virginia, it served in the Richmond area until September, then fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor. The unit was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign as infantry. In October, 1862, this unit totalled about 450 effectives, had 384 at Gettysburg, but only 44 present on April 9, 1865. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Allen S. Cutts and John Lane.

 

 

12th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

12th Artillery Battalion was organized at Augusta, Georgia, in May, 1862, with men from Ramsey's 1st Georgia Volunteers Regiment. It contained five companies and was called the Savannah Siege Train Heavy Artillery Battalion. Its members were recruited at New­nan, Augusta, Sandersville, and in the Atlanta area. In June it was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Flori­da, and was active at Fort McAllister, Fort Sumter, and Battery Wagner. Then in May, 1864, the battalion was transferred to General C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Serving as infantry it fought at Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Val­ley, and took part in the Appomattox operations. The unit surrendered with 6 officers and 125 men. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel Henry D. Capers and Major George M. Hanvey.

 

 

14th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery (Montgomery's):

 

Overview:

14th Artillery Battalion was organized during the fall of 1862 with six companies. The unit was assigned to the Army of Tennessee but served detached much of the time as it was an administrative organization rather than a field command. The different companies served in Tennessee and in North Mississippi, and most were active in the Atlanta Campaign. It is not known how many members surrendered in North Carolina, but Batteries A and E no longer had cannons were serving as infantry. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph T. Montgomery and Major Joseph Palmer were in command.

 

 

18th Battery, Georgia Heavy Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

22nd Battalion, Georgia Heavy Artillery:

 

Overview:

22nd Artillery (Siege) Battalion was organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 1861 with six companies, increased to nine in the spring of 1864. Many of the men were from Burrow, Oglethorpe, Montgomery, and Cobb counties. The unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in the Georgia coast at Fort Pulaski and Fort McAllister. In 1865, operating as infantry in Elliot's Brigade, it saw action in the North Carolina Campaign and surrendered with the Army of Ten­nessee. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel William R. Prichard, and Majors J.B. Gallie, Lawrence J. Guilmartin, and Mark J. McMullan.

Predecessor unit:

Burtwell's-Girardey's-Pritchard's Battery was organized at Athens, Georgia, in April, 1861, with men from Clarke County. It partici­pated in the fight at Shiloh, then was assigned to J.K. Jackson's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Missionary Ridge. The company was later converted to heavy artillery and attached to the 22nd Georgia Artillery Battalion. Its captains were John R.B. Burtwell, Isadore P. Girardey, and W.R. Pritchard.

 

 

22nd Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery:

 

Overview:

28th Artillery Battalion was organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 1863 with nine companies, later reduced to seven. All of its companies had seen prior heavy artillery service. It was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and took an active part in the fight at Olustee. In the spring of 1864 the unit was sent north as infantry. Companies F and H were assigned to Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and five companies to Elliot's, then J.C. Fiser's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. Companies F and H were involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with no officers and 7 men. The other five companies served at Savannah and in the North Carolina Campaign. They surrendered on April 26, 1865. Major A. Bonaud was in command.

 

 

Anderson's Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery (Anderson's Battery):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Baker's Company, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Barnwell's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Brooks' Company, Georgia Light Artillery (Terrell Light Artillery):

 

Overview:

Terrell Light Artillery was formed during the winter of 1861-1862 with men from Terrell County. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and was active on the Georgia and South Carolina coast. Then during December, 1864, the company was engaged in the defense of Savannah. It later served in the North Carolina Campaign and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Captains John W. Brooks and E.J. Dawson were in command.

 

 

Campbell's Independent Company, Georgia Siege Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Carlton's Company, Georgia Artillery (Troup County Artillery):

 

Overview:

Troup Light Artillery was organized at La Grange, Georgia, during the fall of 1861 with men from Troup County. This company was part of Cobb's Georgia Legion, but when ordered to Virginia it became an independent unit. It served in H.C. Cabell's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The battery fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, endured the long siege of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox. One section reported 1 killed and 3 wounded out of 31 engaged at Crampton's Gap. The company sustained 9 casualties at Sharpsburg, 11 at Chancellorsville, and 7 at Gettysburg. Only 7 men surren­ded in April, 1865. It was commanded by Captains H.H. Carlton and M. Stanley.

 

 

Clinch's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Clinch's Battery was organized during the fall of 1863 and served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It was active on the Georgia coast and in the defense of Savannah. Later the company disbanded. Captain N.B. Clinch was its commander.

 

 

Croft's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery (Columbus Artillery):

 

Overview:

Columbus Light Artillery was organized and mustered into Confederate service at Columbus, Georgia, during the early spring of 1862. Its members were from Russell and Muscogee counties, and it had about 115 men when it first served at Savannah. Later the unit was involved in various campaigns in Mississippi and in November, 1863, totalled 139 officers and men. It went on to fight in the battles for Atlanta and was with Hood in Northern Georgia and Tennessee. The company was then given muskets and converted to infantry until the close of the war. Serving in Mississippi, it surrendered on May 12, 1865. Its commanders were Captain Edward Croft and Alfred J. Young.

 

 

Daniell's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Daniell's Battery was organized during the fall of 1863. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and was active in the defense of Savannah. Later it disbanded. The company was commanded by Captain Charles Daniell.

 

 

Ferrell's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Die Einheit gehörte im Dezember 1862 zu *Roddey’s Brigade (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I S. 278).

 

 

Fraser's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Pulaski Light Artillery was organized during the fall of 1861 with men from Pulaski County. More than 130 officers and men were mustered into Confederate service with the company. It served in Georgia and South Carolina, then moved to Virginia. The unit was first attached to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, then it was assigned to H.C. Cabell's Battalion of Artillery. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was involved in the Petersburg siege, and saw action around Appomattox. The company lost eighteen percent of the 78 engaged at Sharpsburg, sustained 5 casualties at Salem Church, and had 4 killed and 14 wounded out of the 63 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with only 4 men. Captains John C. Fraser and John P.W. Read were in command.

 

 

Girardey’s Battery:

s. Captain I. P. *Girardey

 

Die Battery stammte aus Augusta / Georgia (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 199). Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die Battery zur 3rd Brigade BrigGen John K. Jackson 2nd Division BrigGen Jones M. Withers II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg in A. S. Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh, B & L, a.a.O., I, S. 539). Am 6.4.1862 gegen 9:40 war Girardey's Battery auf einer Anhöhe bei Shake-a-Rag-Church südlich des *Locust Grove Run eingesetzt gegen Stuart's US-Brigade (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 198-99 mit Karte S. 194).

 

 

Graham's Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Guerard's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hamilton's Company, Georgia Light Artillery (Company A, 1st Georgia Regulars):

s. Pvt John B. *Strickland

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hanleiter's Company, Georgia Light Artillery (Jo Thompson Artillery):

s. Captain Cornelius R. *Hanleiter; 2ndLt William R. *Hanleiter

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Havis' Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Howell's Company, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Martin's-Howell's Battery was organized in May, 1862, with 125 officers and men. The unit served on the Georgia coast, then moved to Mississippi where it was engaged at Jackson. Later it was assigned to J. Palmer's and R. Martin's Battalion of Artillery, and took an active part in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Bentonville. This company reported 7 casualties at Chickamauga, had 77 present in April, 1864, but only a handful surrendered in April, 1865. Its captains were Evan P. Howell and Ro­bert Martin.

 

 

Hudson's Company, Georgia Light Artillery (Arsenal Battery):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

King's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Lumpkins' Company, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Massenburg's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery (Jackson Artillery):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Maxwell's Battalion, Georgia Regular Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Maxwell's Regular Light Battery, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

Read's-Maxwell's Battery [also called 1st Georgia Regular Artillery] was formed in the summer of 1861 by the transfer of Company D (1st) of the 1st Georgia Regulars Infantry Regiment to the artillery. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and saw action on the South Carolina and Georgia coast. During December, 1864, it fought at Savannah, then one secti­on served.

 

 

Milledge's Company, Georgia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt B. *Strickland

 

Overview:

Milledge's Battery was formed during the spring of 1861. The company was sent to Virginia and assigned to C. Richardson's and W. Nelson's Battalion of Artillery. It served in the Richmond area until September, 1862, then was active from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor. Later the company fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and around Appomattox. However, no members of the unit were present on April 9, 1865. It was commanded by Captain John Milledge, Jr.

 

 

Moore's Battery, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Pruden's Battery, Georgia Artillery (State Troops):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Read‘s Battery:

s. Captain J. W. P. *Read;

 

Read's Battery, Georgia Artillery (vgl. B&L 3: 146: The Opposing Forces at Fredericksburg; Anm. bei National Park Regiments nicht genannt); im Battle of Fredericks­burg 1862 einge­setzt im Rahmen der Division McLaws am höchsten Punkt der Divisionsfront an der Hauptstraße in die Stadt. Die Battery gab auf Befehl des Divisionskommandeurs McLaws bei Beginn des US-Brückenschlags über den Rappahannock die beiden Signalschüs­se ab, die Gen Robert E. Lee für die Alarmierung der CS-Truppen befohlen hatte (vgl. McLaws, Lafayette: The Confederate Left at Frede­ricksburg; in: B&L 3:86; Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, a.a.O., 2: 334 Anm. 45; OR 21: 1070). Am 13.12.1862 war Read's Batte­ry auf der rechten Seite von Kersha­w's erster Stellung eingesetzt (vgl. Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, a.a.O., 2: 334 Anm. 45; OR 21: 591).

 

 

Ritter's Company, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Stephens Light Artillery was formed at Crawfordsville, Georgia, in September, 1861, with 165 officers and men. Its members were from Taliaferro and Wilkes counties. It served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then was assigned to J. Palmer's, J.W. Johnston's, and R. Cobb's Battalion of Artillery. The unit participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Nashville, then in 1865 aided in the defense of Mobile. During the fall of 1863 the 3rd Maryland Artillery Company was ordered to consolidate with this unit and in the spring of 1864 it totalled 108 effectives. It surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, on May 10, 1865. Captain John B. Rowan was in command.

 

 

Scogin's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery (Griffin Light Artillery):

 

Overview:

Griffin Light Artillery was organized at Griffin, Georgia, in May, 1862. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Geor­gia, and Florida and served on the Georgia coast and in the defense of Savannah. The unit was broken up in January, 1865. Captain C.R. Hanleiter was in command.

 

 

Siege Train, Georgia Artillery (Major Buist):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Slaten's Company, Georgia Artillery (Macon Light Artillery):

 

Overview:

Macon Light Artillery, recruited in Bibb County, was organized at Macon, Georgia, during the summer of 1862. It remained on duty in its native state until the fall, then moved to Virginia where it saw action at Fredericksburg. Later the unit served in North Carolina and in the spring of 1864 returned to Virginia. Assigned to E.F. Mosely's and J.G. Blount's Battalion of Artillery, it participated in the fight at Drewry's Bluff, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege, and ended the war at Appomattox. In June, 1864, it had 76 men fit for duty, but only 1 officers surrendered. The company was commanded by Captains H.N. Ells and C.W. Slaten.

 

 

Tiller's Company, Georgia Light Artillery (Echols Light Artillery):

 

Overview:

Echols Light Artillery was assembled at Valdosta, Georgia, during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in Echols and Lowndes counties. The company served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and saw action in the conflicts at Olustee and Gainesville. Later it shared in the defense of Savannah but in January, 1865, was broken up. Captain John H. Tiller was in command.

 

 

Van Den Corput's Company, Georgia Light Artillery:

 

Overview:

Organized at Canton, Georgia, in August, 1861, with men from Cherokee County. The unit was active in Kentucky, then joined the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It endured the hardships of Vicksburg and was captured on July 4, 1863. After the ex­change it was assigned to Palmer's and Johnston's Battalion of Artillery and participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Missionary Ridge to Bentonville. About 15 men, serving as infantry, were included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The company was commanded by Captains Max Van Den Corput and John G. Yeiser.

 

 

Wheaton's Company, Georgia Artillery (Chatham Artillery):

s. Pvt Edward S. *Lathrop

 

Overview:

Chatham Light Artillery was formed at Savannah, Georgia, during the early spring of 1862 with men from Chatham County. Throughout the war it served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and saw action at Charleston, Olustee, Ja­mes Is­land, and Waynesborough. Later it was involved in the defense of Savannah and a detachment was captured when Fort McAl­lister fell in December, 1864. The remaining men probably served in the campaign of the Carolinas and disbanded. Captains Joseph S. Claghorn and John F. Wheaton were in command.

 

 

White's Battery, Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Woods' Georgia Artillery:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

e. Militia:

In Georgia bestand, wie in den meisten Staaten, seit Kolonialzeiten eine Miliz. Der Staat Georgia war in 13 "Militia Districts" eingeteilt. 1860 waren viele Miliz-Einheiten intensiv in moderner Infantrie-Taktik ausgebildet.

 

Nach der Wahl Lincolns zum Präsidenten, begann der Georgia Gouverneur Joe. E. Brown mit Zustimmung des Parlaments in Georgia eine "State-Army" aufzustellen von 10000 Mann aufzustellen, aus der die berühmte Phillips' Legion entstand. Gouverneur Brown versuchte zuerst eine Legion kombinierter Waffen unter BrigGen William Phillips aufzustellen.

 

 

Phillips' Legion:

s. *Philipps;

 

Literatur:

- Internet Datei CS-Truppenteile Georgia Miliz Phillips' Legion

 

 

 

 

f. Sharpshooters:

 

1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters:

 

1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters was organized with four companies during the spring of 1862. Some of the men were from De Kalb County. It served on the Georgia coast and was part of the garrison that defended Fort McAllister in February, 1863. During May the unit moved to Mississippi and under General Wilson took its place in the trenches of Jackson. Later it was transferred to the Army of Tennessee and attached to General C.H. Stevens' and H.R. Jackson's Brigade. For a time the battalion was united with the 25th Georgia Regiment and in December, 1863, the consolidated command totalled 341 men and 151 arms. It fought on many battle­fields of the army from Chickamauga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with less than 35 officers and men. Majors Robert H. Anderson and Arthur Shaaff were in command.

 

 

4th Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters:

 

4th Battalion Sharpshooters was organized from part of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Battalion during the spring of 1863. The unit contai­ned four companies and was assigned to General Bates' and Tyler's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served from Chickamauga to At­lanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. At Chickamauga the battalion had 92 effectives on the first day and 54 on the second, and in December, 1863, it totalled 101 men and 70 arms. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. Major Theodore D. Caswell was in command.