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The information in this list of Georgia Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site (CWSS). That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  
The information in this list of Georgia Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site (CWSS). That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  


=== Units 1st through 7th ===
=== Units 1st through 7th ===


*[[1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry|1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry|1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
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*[[7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry|7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1864 at Rome, Georgia.
*[[7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry|7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1864 at Rome, Georgia.


=== Units 8th through 15th ===
=== Units 8th through 15th ===


*[[8th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|8th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit<br>
*[[8th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|8th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit<br>
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*[[15th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|15th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[15th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|15th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>


=== Units 16th through 62nd ===
=== Units 16th through 62nd ===


*[[16th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|16th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>Assembled in May, 1862, at Big Shanty, Georgia.<br>
*[[16th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)|16th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)]]<br>Assembled in May, 1862, at Big Shanty, Georgia.<br>
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*[[62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry|62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>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. <br>
*[[62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry|62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>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. <br>


=== Units A through H ===
=== Units A through ===


*[[Alexander's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Alexander's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Alexander's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Alexander's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Floyd's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Floyd's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Floyd's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Floyd's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
=== Units G through Q  ===


*[[Gartrell's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Gartrell's Company, Georgia Cavalry]] <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Gartrell's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Gartrell's Company, Georgia Cavalry]] <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*[[Humphrey's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Reserves)|Humphrey's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Reserves)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Humphrey's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Reserves)|Humphrey's Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Reserves)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
=== Units L through Q ===


*[[Logan's Company, Georgia Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards)|Logan's Company, Georgia Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[Logan's Company, Georgia Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards)|Logan's Company, Georgia Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
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*Pierce Mounted Volunteers, see [[Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry (Pierce Mounted Volunteers)|Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry]]<br>
*Pierce Mounted Volunteers, see [[Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry (Pierce Mounted Volunteers)|Hendry's Company, Georgia Mounted Infantry]]<br>


=== Units R through Z ===
=== Units R through Z ===


*[[Ragland's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Ragland's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[Ragland's Company, Georgia Cavalry|Ragland's Company, Georgia Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>

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The information in this list of Georgia Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units 1st through 7th[edit | edit source]

  • 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
     Assembled during the fall of 1861 at Rome, Georgia.
    Many of its members were recruited in the counties of Meriwether, Floyd, and Lumpkin.During the war it served in Pegram's, Davidson's, J.J. Morrison's, Iverson's, and C.C. Crews' Brigade
  • 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
    Assembled during the fall of 1861 at Rome, Georgia. Many of its members were recruited in the counties of Meriwether, Floyd, and Lumpkin.  The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.
  • 3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
    Organized by Colonel M. J. Crawford and mustered into Confederate service at Athens, Georgia, during the early summer of 1862.  April 26, 1865,it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.

Units 8th through 15th[edit | edit source]

Units 16th through 62nd[edit | edit source]

  • 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry
    Organized during the summer of 1862 with three companies, later increased to seven. Some of its members were from Liberty County.
  • 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
    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.

Units A through F[edit | edit source]


Units G through Q[edit | edit source]

Units R through Z[edit | edit source]