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Until that time, the soldiers had spent most of their time guarding the Georgia coast. However, sometime in May, after the new 47th was organized, they were ordered to Charleston, South Carolina . They fought in their first engagement of the Battle of Secessionville on June 10, 1862, at James Island , where forty out of seventy men were killed ...
From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Library of Congress Private R. Cecil Johnson of 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment Sketch of a soldier of the 55th Georgia Infantry Regiment by war artist Alfred Waud Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and Georgia state seal belt buckle with musket. 1st (Regular) Infantry
Part of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, the 61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry was mustered in South Carolina in May 1862. Its service included the Battle of Gaines' Mill (27 June 1862), Second Manassas (29-30 August 1862), the Battle of Chancellorsville (29 April – 5 May 1863) and the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863) among many other battles.
The 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate States Army unit during the American Civil War.The regiment was part of the Army of Northern Virginia.Apart from a period when it was detached as part of Longstreet's forces in Georgia and Tennessee, the regiment remained with the army and took part in several major battles including the Seven Days Battles, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, Cold ...
The 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised by the state of Georgia to fight for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The regiment was organized on March 4, 1862, at Camp Davis, about 28 miles from Savannah. [1] The recruits were primarily from southern Georgia. The original commander was Col. William R. Manning ...
National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System; Partial Listing of Microfilm in Georgia State Archives in Atlanta, Georgia. The Home of Barton-Stovall’s Georgia Infantry Brigade (Archived 2009-10-22)
Georgia was one of the original seven slave states that formed the Confederate States of America in February 1861, triggering the U.S. Civil War.The state governor, Democrat Joseph E. Brown, wanted locally raised troops to be used only for the defense of Georgia, in defiance of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, who wanted to deploy them on other battlefronts.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database [7] lists 2,162 men on its roster for this unit. [8] Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 641; Company A - (Clinch Rifles) Richmond County - see - Roster on page 643; Company B - (Griffin Light Guards) Spalding County - see - Roster on page 653