1st GA Vol. Inf.,
Company G Ramseys
1st (Ramsey's) Volunteers Infantry
Regiment ws 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 Goerge H. Thompson,
and Major James W. Anderson were its field officers.
2nd GA Calvary,
Company K
This regiment was organized in February
1862 at Albany, Georgia and was made up from men from
Randolph, Dougherty, Clayton, Marion, Fulton, and Decatur
counties. It was mustered into Confederate service for 3
years of the war on 7 MAY 1862. Company G served as an
escort to Major General Benjamin F. Cheetham from 14 SEP
1862 to 26 APR 1965. The regiment was surrendered with 18
men by General Johnston in North Carolina on 26 APR 1865.
5th GA Vol. Inf.,
Company H. Hardee Rifles
Organized May 11, 1861
Company L. organized April 19, 1862
Company N. organized May 16, 1862
Companies H, L, & N became Companies A, B, & C of
the 2nd Sharpshooters Battalion on July 18, 1862.
Reorganized on May 8, 1862
Surrendered Durham Station, Orange County, NC April 26,
1865
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Pensacola, Florida (September -
October 1861)
Department of Alabama and West Florida (October
1861 - March 1862)
Jackson's Brigade, Wither's Division, 2nd Corps,
Army Department #2 (April-June 1862)
Jackson's Brigade, Reserve Corps, Army of the
Mississippi (June-July 1862) Jackson's Brigade,
Withers' Division, Right Wing, Army of the
Mississippi Department #2 August-November 1862)
Jackson's Brigade, Withers' Division, 1st Corps,
Army of Tennessee (November - December 1862)
Jackson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee (December
1862 - August 1863)
Jackson's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1t Corps,
Army of tennessee (August 1863 - February 1864)
Jackson's Brigade, Walker's Division, 1st Corps,
Army of Tennessee (February - July 1864)
Taliaferro's Brigade, Department of South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida (July - September
1864)
Post of Florence, South Carolina, Department of
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (October -
November 1864)
Harrison's Command, Taliaferro's Brigade,
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and
Florida (November-December 1864) Harrison's
Bridage, McLaw's Division, Department of South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (December 1864 -
April 1865) Harrison's Brigade, Walthall's
Division, 3rd Crops, Army of Tennessee (April
1865)
BATTLES:
Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861)
Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862) Murfreesboro (December
31, 1862 - January 3, 1863) Tullahoma Campaign (June -
August 1863) Chickamauga (September 19 & 20, 1863)
Chattanooga Siege (September - November 1863) Chattanooga
(November 23, 1863)Atlanta Campaign (May - September
1864) Savannah Campaign (November - December 1864)
Tullifiny Station (December 1864)
Carolinas Campaign (February - April 1865) Bentonville
(March 19 - 21 1865)
17th GA Vol.
Inf., Company D
17th 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.
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31st GA Vol. Inf.,
Company I
31st 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.
50th GA Vol. Inf.,
Company F
50th 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.
59th GA Vol. Inf.,
Company A
59th Infantry Regiment was
formed in the spring of 1862 with men from Jackson,
Whitfield, Crawford, Worth, and Turner counties. After
serving for some time in Georgia and North Carolina, the
unit moved to Virginia. Early in 1863 it was attached to
General G.T. Anderson's Brigade where it remained for the
balance of the war. The 59th fought at Gettysburg, moved with
Longstreet to assist Bragg at Chickamauga, then
served in the Kentucky Campaign. Returning to Virginia,
it took part in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, the Petersburg siege north
of the James River, and the Appomattox operations.
The unit lost more than twenty-five percent of the 525
engaged at Gettysburg and
sustained 69 casualties from May 6 to April 14 and 85
from August 1 to December 31, 1864. Fifteen officers and
251 men were present at the surrender. Its field officers
were Colonel Jack Brown; Lieutenant Colonels Bolivar H.
Gee, Charles J. Harris, and George R. Hunter; and Majors
Mastin G. Bass and William H. Fickling.
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