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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Military Records|Georgia Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry'' | |||
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Oganized at Savannah, Georgia, in September, 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Bryan, Screven, Liberty, Telfair, Henry, and Calhoun.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
* | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Georgia in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
* | *National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
* | *[[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Georgia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
* | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*[http://colquitt.k12.ga.us/gspurloc/Cobbslegion/gasca/units/25th_reg_gvi.htm Cobbs Legion/Georgia ]has information about the organization of this unit and its activities. | |||
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* | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alcwroot/non_alabama_org_files/25th_georgia.htm Rootsweb 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry ]gives some history, organization and command changes for this unit. | ||
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*[ | *[http://www.nwinfo.net/~jagriffin/25th.htm <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1313612933468_480">25th Regiment</span>, Georgia Infantry] gives a history of this unit and its commanders as well as some of the battles. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 8 March 2012
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U.S. Military Georgia Georgia Military Georgia in the Civil War 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Oganized at Savannah, Georgia, in September, 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Bryan, Screven, Liberty, Telfair, Henry, and Calhoun.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Georgia in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Georgia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Georgia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- Cobbs Legion/Georgia has information about the organization of this unit and its activities.
- Rootsweb 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry gives some history, organization and command changes for this unit.
- 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry gives a history of this unit and its commanders as well as some of the battles.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).