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Georgia Civil War Confederate Infantry Units

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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.

  • 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's)
    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.  Mustered out of service in Macon.  However, many of the men joined the 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion and other Georgia commands.
  • 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry
     Assembled at Norfolk, Virginia, in April, 1861. Transferred to A.R. Wright's Brigade. The unit surrendered 8 officers and 74 men in April, 1865.
  • 3rd Battalion, Georgia Infantry
    Organized at the Upson Camp Ground, near The Rock, Georgia, during the summer of 1861.
    In the spring of 1863 the battalion merged into the 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment.
  • 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
    Organized in April, 1861, at Augusta, Georgia, recruited its companies in the counties of Talbot, Troup, Macon, Gordon, Twiggs, Dougherty, Jasper, Baldwin, and Sumter.  April 9, 1865, it surrendered.
  • 6th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
    Organized at Macon, Georiga, in April, 1861, and soon moved ot Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bibb, Crawford, Butts, Baker, Twiggs, Gilmer, Taylor, and Mitchell.  Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.
  • 8th Battalion, Georgia Infantry
    Organized with six companies during the early spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. Some of the men were from Adairsville and Thornburgh, and Gordon County. Surrendered on April 26, 1865.
  • 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
    Organized during the late spring of 1861, contained men from Wilkinson, Walton, Chattooga, Clay, Talbot, Baldwin, Fayette, Brooks, Troup, and Sumter counties.
  • 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry
    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.
  • 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
    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.
  • 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
    Organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Hall, Lee, Fannin, Houston, Gilmer, Murray, Walton, and Quitman counties.
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