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Thursday, 15 Jun 2000 GEORGIA ANCESTOR AT GETTYSBURG? Published author is seeking copies of war-time images/photos of Georgians that were documented casualties (killed, wounded, captured, missing) at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-5, 1863, for use in my upcoming book,"Georgia At Gettysburg". Copies of Georgia soldier letters, reminiscences, stories, etc. regarding the Gettysburg experience also wanted. Please contact: Greg C. White, 3101 Mills Ridge Dr., Canton, GA 30114 Email: gcw31ga@mindspring.com

"Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia," by Lillian Henderson. Published in 6 volumes from 1959 to 1964 at Hapeville, Georgia.

"Camp Fires of Georgia's Troops, 1861-1865," by William Smedlund. "Representing over 9 years of meticulous research, Camp Fires of Georgia is a one-of-a-kind compilation of the camps throughout the Southeast where Georgia units camped. Compiled from Muster Rolls, requisitions, morning reports, orders, newspapers, diaries (both published and unpublished), letters, and countless other sources there is no more comprehensive or informative listing available. (Taken from a flier submitted to me by the author). 325 pages, 28 images, 25 maps showing 28 camp locations, is available from the author for $ 40.00. William Smedlund, 101 Barrington Ridge Ct., Sharpsburg, GA 30277

1st Georgia Volunteers, "Under the Stars and Bars or, Memories of Four Years Service with Oglethorpes, of Augusta, Georgia," by Walter A. Clark. Published in 1900 by the Chronicle Printing Company, Augusta, Georgia. Reprinted in 1987 by Freedom Hill Press, Inc., Jonesboro, Georgia.

1st Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. An early and ambitious endeavor. A series of 4 volumes was planned but only this one was published. "The greater portion of my MSS, wrote Folsom, having been either carried off or destroyed by the Federals in their march through Georgia. I will be compelled to revisit the army, and re-collect the material to complete my work." Included are 18 detailed histories of infantry, cavalry, and artillery units, most of them written in the summer of 1864 by Confederate officers in the trenches at Petersburg. The author, James M. Folsom, originally intended on issuing multiple volumes that would chronicle the service of every military unit raised in Georgia during the Confederacy. Wartime experiences, including the destruction of his manuscripts at the hands of Sherman's men and postwar poverty, prevented Folsom from ever completing his project. The one volume he was able to publish through the firm of Burke, Boykin, and Company of Georgia, appeared for sale in the spring of 1865, only weeks before Appomattox. Today, fewer than a dozen of original copies of Heroes and Martyrs are known to exist in public repositories. 192 pages, cost $ 35.00, from Butternut & Blue, 3411 Northwind Rd., Baltimore, MD 21234. (Note: With histories of 18 Georgia regiments packed into only 192 pages, one must conclude that it must be concise to say the least!)

1st Georgia, "Footprints of a Regiment: A Recollection of the 1st Georgia Regulars, 1861-1865," by William Hill Andrews. Originally written in the 1890's, is was edited by and with an introduction by Richard M. McMurry, being published in 1992 by the Longstreet Press, Atlanta, Georgia. This book recounts the vivid details of this unit's 20 plus battles. Organized at Macon, Georgia in April, 1861, this unit served under General Toombs and later transferred to Anderson's Brigade, fighting from Seven Days, Antietam and at Fredericksburg with the Army of Northern Virginia. Later assigned to Florida, it fought at Olustee, Charleston, and Savannah. Only 45 Officers and men were left to surrender at the end of the war. Cost $ 35.00.

1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia Infantry [CSA] (Mercer-Olmstead) Website

1st Georgia Union Volunteers, the "Forgotten Union Guerrillas of the North Georgia Mountains" Website

2nd Georgia Volunteers, (see the 15th Georgia Volunteers, "Benning's" Brigade, by David Dameron listed below) 3rd Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

4th Georgia, "The History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia," by Henry W. Thomas. This Georgian Brigade was comprised of the 4th, 12th, 21st and the 44th Georgia Regiments. It participated at most all major Eastern Theater Civil War Campaigns, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor Jubal Early's Shenandoah Valley Campaign and Winchester, surrendering with Lee at Appomattox Court-House, April 9th, 1865. 1988 reprint, roster, photos, cost $ 45.00.

5th Georgia, "The Boys of the Fifth," by John Rigdon. This book traces the steps of the 5th through the Civil War from its organization in the summer of 1861 to the surrender after the battle of Atlanta. The book is available for $ 25.00 from Eastern Digital Resources, PO Box 1451, Clearwater, SC 29822-1451.

5th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

6th Georgia Volunteers,"Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

6th Georgia, "A Scythe of Fire: A Civil War Story of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment,: by Warren Wilkinson & Steven E. Woodworth $13.95(Paperback) Most bookstores carry it. Hardcover is out of print I believe. Thanks to James Sontag for providing me this information.

As indicated on marker: J. J. Pope Co. K 40 GA REGT CSA 1839 - 1910 According to your web site: Pope, J. J., Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 14, 1861 . Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April 15, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 13, 1862 . Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. (Born in Ga. in 1829.) Thanks to JoAnn Ward for supplying this information.

8th Georgia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. Website

9th Georgia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. 1861-65 Website

Company F,Thomson Guards, Tenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, The Officers, the Battles and a Genealogy of its Soldiers, researched, compiled and written by Thomas Early Holley. "With close to 14 years of research into the lives of the men of this company, I have to thank Mr. Holley for his endeavor to bring to ours (and future) generations a magnificent compilation of historical data on this valiant group of men. Mr. Holley has painstakingly researched from official records and presents these men from Columbia County, GA (as well as his other endeavors on the Company K, 16th Ga. and soon to release Hamilton Rangers, 48th Georgia) in a precise and clear historical presentation. As the author wrote to me, his aim has been simple:
a) identify from official records where these men were during the war and the battles they participated
b) identify the leaders of the regiment and company and provide a biography
c) identify the men in the company and develop a complete and accurate muster roll
d) identify each soldier in the company by complete name.
e) identify the soldier within a family and proved a documented genealogy of that family.
f) identify the soldier's family within the greater neighborhood in order to provide a clear picture of the local society.
g) publish the factual material so that a permanent record exists.

Wow! What more can I say! Mr. Holley has truly made his contribution, 140 years displaced from these veterans, and has added now passed the baton on for ours and future generations to enjoy and take. I highly recommend you add this book to your Civil War Collection." Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, the owner of this website.
Copies of this book can be obtained from Thomas Early Holley, 2115 Foster Sprouse Road, NW, Thomson, GA 30824 for $ 37.50 plus $ 4.95 shipping. Originally published in 2000, for the price, this 616 library hardback book is of excellent high quality production and is worth the price. Pick up a copy soon.

10th Battalion, Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

10th Battalion of Georgia Volunteers Website

10th Georgia Volunteers, "The Dorman-Marshbourne Letters," with brief accounts of the 10th and 53rd Georgia Regiments, CSA. Contains unpublished letters, maps, rosters, 280 pages, cost $ 25.00. Down South Publishing, 1290 Pagett Rd., Senoia, GA 30276.

10th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website

12th Battaltion of Georgia Militia Website

12th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

13th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

14th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861,"

15th Georgia Volunteers, "Benning's Brigade, Volume 1, A History and Roster of the Fifteenth Georgia," by David Dameron. This noted Georgia Brigade (Benning's) was comprised of the 2nd, 15th, 17th and 20th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiments and was the Confederate Unit that successfully breached the Union line at the Battle of Gettysburg; assisted by the First Texas Regiment, they stormed into the Devil's Den and captured men and artillery north of the Mason-Dixon line, holding this key terrain until General Lee ordered his forces to retreat from the battlefield. (Benning's Brigade was the sister unit of General John Bell Hood's "Texas Brigade"), both serving in General James Longstreet's 1st Army Corps, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Benning's Brigade was also the Confederate Unit that successfully defended Burnside's Bridge from the overwhelming Union Corps assault during the Battle of Antietam. At the Second Battle of Manassas, the 15th Georgia cracked the Union left wing. This valiant unit successfully held the defenses of Richmond against the massive Union assault on September 29, 1864, the 15th Georgia in particular credited with capturing 433 Union prisoners while inflicting additional 119 fatalities. Although this book focuses on the 15th Georgia, it also covers important issues at the brigade level (tactics, strategy, etc.), in sequence with the war's events with the narrative interlaced with excerpts from diaries and letters of the common foot soldier and battle/campaign reports of the officers as well as original maps of key battles and applicable photos, some never heretofore published. The author painstakingly extracted the roster from the National Archives, providing a very detailed description of virtually every member. With the use of a database, the author provides an accurate and graphic depiction of the unit's strength and composition, numbers and causes of casualties/deaths, etc. The author assets the roster could be used for genealogical research, including physical descriptions of some of the men in the ranks. The author currently teaches history, after spending 10 years as an Operations & Intelligence specialist in the US Army Special Forces. Originally published circa April 1997, the book includes illustrations, maps, charts, photographs, index, several appendices, and complete roster, 211 pages, hardbound, costs $ 21.00. Available directly from the author, Dave Dameron at pamndave@mindspring.com or Southeast Research, P.O. Box 25259, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

16th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website-...."[also called Sallie Twiggs Regiment] was organized during the early summer of 1861. Its companies were raised in the counties of Madison, Elbert, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, and Hart. Sent to Virginia the regiment was assigned to General H. Cobb's, T.R.R. Cobb's, Wofford's, and Dubose's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet but was not engaged in the fight at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville, it returned to Virginia and participated in the conflicts at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Later the unit was part of Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment had a force of 488 effectives in April, 1862, lost 11 killed and 50 wounded at Malvern Hill, and of the 368 engaged at Crampton's Gap, fifty-two percent were disabled. It sustained 70 casualities at Fredericksburg, 133 at Chancellorsville, and twenty-six percent of the 303 at Gettysburg . The 16th lost many at Sayler's Creek and surrendered 2 officers and 51 men. Its commanders were Colonels Goode Bryan, Howell Cobb, James S. Gholston, and Henry P. Thomas; Lieutenant Colonel B. Edward Stiles; and Major John H. Skelton."

Company K, Ramsey Volunteers, the Sixteenth Georgia Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, The Officers, the Battles and a Genealogy of its Soliders, researched, compliled and written by Thomas Early Holley. "With close to 14 years of research into the lives of the men of this company, I have to thank Mr. Holley for his endevaor to bring to ours (and future) generations a magnificent compilation of historical data on this valiant group of men. Mr. Holley has painstakingly researched from official records and presents these men from Columbia County, GA (as well as his other endeavors on the Company F, 10th Ga. and soon to release Hamilton Rangers, 48th Georgia) in a precise and clear historical presentation. As the author wrote to me, his aim has been simple:
a) identify from official records where these men were during the war and the battles they participated
b) identify the leaders of the regiment and company and provide a biography
c) identify the men in the company and develop a complete and accurate muster roll
d) identify each soldier in the company by complete name.
e) identify the soldier within a family and proved a documented genealogy of that family.
f) identify the soldier's family within the greater neighborhood in order to provide a clear picture of the local society.
g) publish the factual material so that a permanent record exists.

Wow! What more can I say! Mr. Holley has truly made his contribution, 140 years displaced from these veterans, and has added now passed the baton on for ours and future generations to enjoy and take. I highly recommend you add this book to your Civil War Collection." Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, the owner of this website.
Copies of this book can be obtained from Thomas Early Holley, 2115 Foster Sprouse Road, NW, Thomson, GA 30824 for $ 55.00 plus $ 3.50 shipping. Originally published in 1995, for the price, this 387 library hardback book is of excellent high quality production and is worth the price. Pick up a copy soon.

17th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

***17th Georgia Volunteers*** - Linda Snow Davis is working on a new Regimental History on the Valiant Seventeenth Georgia Volunteers, but she needs your help! Go to her website now as she is gathering everything possible on this unit. Tell Linda that Ron sent'cha...
her website is THE 17th GEORGIA INFANTRY REGIMENT

18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

19th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

19th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

20th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

21st Georgia, "The History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia," by Henry W. Thomas. See info. under 4th Georgia.

22nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

23rd Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

25th Georgia Volunteers Website

26th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

27th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

27th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

28th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

28th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

(another 29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

30th Georgia, a Brief History, by A.P. Adamson, published in 1993 at Fayetteville, Ga, 161 pages, illustratred, roster, photos, reprint, index, costs around $ 40.00.

30th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

31st Georgia, "A History of the Thirty-first Georgia Volunteer Infantry," by Gregory C. White. Published by Butternut & Blue. Initially organized in November 1861 to defend Georgia's threatened coast, the 31st Georgia Volunteer Infantry would see its active service with the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, probably the largest such command in the entire Confederate Army. As part of Stonewall Jackson's "Foot Cavalry," the regiment distinguished itself the first year at Cold Harbor, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. Led by Clement A. Evans, it received formal commendations for spearheading the dramatic recapture of Marye's Heights during the Chancellorsville Campaign. Colonel Evans lowered the "Stars and Stripes" flying over York, Pennsylvania, just prior to his command's action for the first day at Gettysburg, where Jubal Early reportedly called it the bravest regiment he had ever seen. The 31st Georgia in 1864 was heavily engaged in the series of battles at Wilderness and Spotsylvania; it also participated in Early's Valley Campaign with action at Monocacy, Kernstown, Third Winchester and Cedar Creek. It was part of the vanguard in the daring assault on Fort Stedman, the last major offensive by the Army of Northern Virginia. Only 66 from the regiment were "armed and in the line of battle" at Appomattox Court House, where some of the members are believed to have fired the last rounds of the war; they were in combat, even as Lee was surrendering to Grant. Of the 1,179 men and boys known to have belonged to the Columbus, Georgia based organization, 365 died in the service, a 31% mortality rate. (from a published ad). 455 pages, costs $ 35.00. Anybody who has questions regarding this valiant unit can contact the author (Gregory C. White) directly by double clicking on his name in deep blue.

31st Georgia: Intrepid Warrior: Clement Anselm Evans, 31st Georgia Infantry Regiment, edited by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr. The eloquent personal letters of a Confederate commander, from the battlefields at Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Photos, maps, this 626 pages 1991 edition will cost you around $ 35.00.

31st Georgia Volunteers Website

35th Georgia, "Red Clay to Richmond - Trail of the Thirty-Fifth Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA," by John J. Fox III. Published by Angle Valley Press While history has remembered the sacrifices of most Virginia and North Carolina Confederates, the same cannot be said for their fellow soldiers from Georgia. Even though Georgia supplied the third highest number of soldiers for the Confederate cause, only a handful of Georgia unit histories have ever been recorded. Today, thousands of 21st Century Americans want to know more about their soldier ancestors. Where did their great-great grandfathers fight and were they wounded or killed? Where was their final resting place? What was Civil War home life like for the wifes and children left behind. Unfortunately, if these ancestors fought in a Georgia unit many questions remain. Now, John Fox provides answers and more in "Red Clay to Richmond, Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA.

"This is an excellent book to add to your Civil War Library. You will not be sorry if you purchase a copy." I highly recommend you add this book to your collection. This book goes above and beyond the typical regimental histories currently (and previously) penned. I look forward to Mr. Fox's future contribution to the list of fellow contemporary literature." Ronald A. Mosocco, fellow author and owner of this website."

First edition, 6 x 9 hardback, 496 pages, 22 mape, 74 photos, rosters. ISBN # 0-9711950-2-1, costs $ 37.95 from Angle Valley Press, website link above or by calling 1-800-247-6553

John J. Fox, a Richmond, VA native, has been a lifelong student of the American Civil War. He lived in the Alanta and Columbua, GA areas for 13 years. After graduation from Washington & Lee University, he served in the U.S. Army for 7 years as an armor officer and aviator. Heis an advisory board member of Shenandoah University's McCOrmich Civil War Institute. John now lives with his family in Winchester, Va.

Click here to see a picture of his superb book.

35th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

35th Georgia Volunteers Website
M W. Swafford-Enlisted on 2/25/1863 as a Private. On 2/25/1863 he mustered into "H" Co. GA 35th Infantry. He died of disease as POW on 11/22/1863 at Point Lookout, MD (Died of chronic diarrhoea) He was listed as:a POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA. Transferred 10/30/1863 Point Lookout, MD

37th Georgia Volunteers Website

39th Georgia Volunteers Website

40th Georgia Infantry" ...was organized during the fall of 1861 and raised its companies in Bartow, Calhoun, Gordon, Whitfield, Paulding, and Haralson counties. It moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi, and was placed in Barton's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 40th participated in the conflicts at Chickaswaw Bayou and Champion's Hill and was part of the garrison surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged it was attached to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, served on many battlefields from Chattanooga to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. The regiment reported 36 casualties at Chattanooga, totalled 223 men and 105 arms in December, 1863, and had 74 effectives in November, 1864. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Abda Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Young, and Major Raleigh S. Camp." For more info. go to: US Army Website you'll find a bibliography of publications relating to the the 40th GA. Infantry. If there are any items listed there of interest to you, you can get copies by writing to the U.S. Army Military History Institute, ATTN: Historical Reference Branch, 22 Ashburn Drive, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA 17013-5008. Their charges are $10.00 for the first ten pages of copying and $.25 for each additional page up to 300 pages per year per patron. Checks should be made payable to the Defense Accounting Officer, but mailed to the above address. (again thanks to Brian Heintzelman Salado, Texas)

Grave located: 33 49.056N 085 18.127W Poplar Springs Baptist Church off of Old Poplar Springs Rd. Tallapoosa, GA Haralson County Grave in good condition and well kept graveyard. Marker: In Memory of William M. Newman Co. K, 40th REGT GA VOL INF ARMY of TN CSA HARALSON INVINCIBLES Died at Vicksburg, MS June 1, 1863 Born August 3, 1829. Found on internet: Enlistment date was March 4, 1862 - Thanks to JoAnn Ward for supplying this information

Newman, W. M., private March 4, 1862 . Died at Vicksburg, Miss. June 1, 1863 . Memorial is located in Poplar Springs Baptist Church cemetery off Poplar Springs Rd., Tallapoosa, GA Haralson County

There are some additional CSA graves at this cemetery from the following units:
Co. O, GA INF (Martin VanBuren Mize) Co. H., 30th GA INF
(Harvey H. Bachelor) 46 ENGRS
(Wm. D. Saxon)

THIS CEMETERY HAS NOT YET BEEN INVENTORIED In a nearby cemetery (relatively) called Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, somewhat north of Tallapoosa can be found the following: Samuel F. Holinshed (AL- Cpl. 44 INF)
James W. Hannah (GA- PVT 328 INF 82 DIV)
Champion A. Allan (SERG CO H 34 NC REGT)

Thanks to JoAnn Ward for supplying this information

40th Georgia Volunteers Infantry Website

41st Georgia Volunteers Infantry Website

42nd Georgia, "History of the Forty-Second Georgia Volunteers, Infantry - C.S.A.," by William Lowndes Calhoun (1837-1908). Originally issued ?, this 52 page 1993 reprint, is available in paperback for $ 12.95 from Oldbuck Printing. (Thanks to Chris Huff, Systems Librarian, Ingram Library - State University of West Georgia for this one).

43rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website

44th Georgia, "The History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia," by Henry W. Thomas. See info. under 4th Georgia.
I'm looking for the grave location of Henry Maxey of Co. "C" 44th Georgia Infantry. He was wounded and killed the 7th of may 1863. Chancellorsville Va. he was my Great great Grandfather and his grave location is unknow, any help would be app. thanks John Maxey

46th Georgia Volunteers Infantry Website

47th Georgia, Crute's "Units of the Confederate States Army", says this about the 47th GA Infantry: that the 47th Georgia, "was organized during the winter of 1861-1862 with men raised in the counties of Mitchell, Randolph, Bullock, Chatham, Screven, Tattnell, Appling, Bryan, Liberty, and Dodge. In May, 1862, the regiment then organized the 11th Georgia Battalion which was merged into the regiment. It was ordered to the Charleston [South Carolina] area, it later moved to Mississippi and fought at Jackson. The 47th was then assigned to General Stovall's and J.K. Jackson's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Tennessee at Chicamauga, Chattanooga, and in the Atlanta Campaign. It returned to Charleston and was active in the fights at James Island, Waynesborough, and Honey Hill, Transferred to G.P. Harrison's command, it participated in the defense of Savannah and the North Carolina Campaign. In December, 1863, this unit totalled 187 men and 124 arms, in January, 1865, there were 259 present, and in March, 160. It surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels A.C. Edwards and G.W.M. Williams, Lieutenant Colonels Joseph S. Cone and William S. Phillips, and Major James G. Cone.

You might want to contact the Georgia Department of Archives and History and request a copy of his compiled service record. They are on-line at A HREF="http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/grs.htm GDAH Reference Services. You might also be interested in contacting the National Archives for the same purpose. This hyperlink will take you to a page that describes how to do that: A HREF="http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/cwss4.html CWSS.4 I hope this helps you to get started in finding all the information you are seeking.

47th Georgia, The Forty-seventh Georgia was organized during the the winter of 1861-1862 with men raised in the counties of Appling, Bullock, Bryan, Chatham, Dodgechell, Liberty, Randolph, Screven, Tattnell, and in May, 1862, the just organized 11th Georgia Battalion merged into the regiment. Ordered to the Charleston area, it later moved to Mississippi and fought at Jackson. The 47th was then assigned to General Stovall's and J.K. Jackson's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Tennessee at Chicamauga, Chattanooga, and in the Atlanta Campaign. It returned to Charleston and was active in the fights at James Island, Waynesborough, and Honey Hill, Transferred to G.P. Harrison's command, it participated in the defense of Savannah and the North Carolina Campaign. In December, 1863, this unit totallled 187 men and 124 arms, in January, 1865, there were 259 present, and in March, 160. It surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels A.C. Edwards and G.W.M. Williams, Lieutenant Colonels Joseph S. Cone and William S. Phillips, and Major James G. Cone.

I was unable to locate your gggrandfather's name in a limited roster of the 47th, but I did find him in Company B (The Randolph Light Guards), 11th GA. Inf., where he had enlisted on March 4, 1862. He transferred from that regiment to the 47th, Company B, on 5/12/62.

You might want to contact the Georgia Department of Archives and History and request a copy of his compiled service record. They are on-line at "http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs /grs.htm You might also be interested in contacting the National Archives for the same purpose. This hyperlink will take you to a page that describes how to do that http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/cwss4.html

47th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

48th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Company K, Hamilton Rangers, Major General Ambrose Wright's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States - The Officers, the Battles and a Genealogy of its Soldiers, researched, compiled and written by Thomas Early Holley. "Twenty years in the making, this book is the third and final in a series dedicated to the preservation of the history of Confederate Infantry soldiers from Columbia County, Georgia. The book is hardbound, 554 pages, with eleven photographs. It is indexed with over 4,700 names.
As the author wrote to me, his aim has been simple:
a) identify from official records where these men were during the war and the battles they participated
b) identify the leaders of the regiment and company and provide a biography
c) identify the men in the company and develop a complete and accurate muster roll
d) identify each soldier in the company by complete name.
e) identify the soldier within a family and proved a documented genealogy of that family.
f) identify the soldier's family within the greater neighborhood in order to provide a clear picture of the local society.
g) publish the factual material so that a permanent record exists.

Several years ago, I reviewed Mr. Holley's 1st Two Tomes. and again I have to repeat myself and say Wow! What more can I say! Mr. Holley has truly made his contribution, 140 years displaced from these veterans, and has added now passed the baton on for ours and future generations to enjoy and take. I highly recommend you add this book to the 1st two (Company K, Ramsey Volunteers, 16th Georgia and Company F, Thomson Guards, 10th Georgia) to complete your Civil War Collection." Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, the owner of this website.
Copies of this book can be obtained from Thomas Early Holley, 2115 Foster Sprouse Road, NW, Thomson, GA 30824 for $ 25.00 plus UPS Ground freight charges, this 546 library hardback book is of excellent high quality production and is WELL worth the price. Pick up a copy soon while supplies last.

48th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

48th Georgia Volunteers, "For Home and the Southland, A History of the 48th Georgia Infantry, by John Zwemer. Published by Butternut and Blue in 1999, this 220+ page tribute to the boys in gray from east central Georgia contains maps, Unpublished photos and detailed roster, this book can be obtain either from the author John Zwemer Stolls Alley Charleston SC 29401 or Butternut and Blue 3411 Northwind Road, Baltimore, MD 23211.

48th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

49th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

49th Georgia, "Don't Drink the Water, the Unit History of the 49th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment," by John Rigdon. This book traces the steps of the 49th through the Civil War from its organization in the summer of 1862 to the surrender at Appomattox. The book is available for $ 25.00 from Eastern Digital Resources, PO Box 1451, Clearwater, SC 29822-1451.

49th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

53rd Georgia Volunteers, "The Dorman-Marshbourne Letters," with brief accounts of the 10th and 53rd Georgia Regiments, CSA. Contains unpublished letters, maps, rosters, 280 pages, cost $ 25.00. Down South Publishing, 1290 Pagett Rd., Senoia, GA 30276.

54^th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

55^th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

56^th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

57th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

58th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

60th Georgia Volunteers Website

61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

61st Georgia Volunteers, "A Soldier's Story of His Regiment, the (Sixty-First Georgia)," by George Washington Nichols. Published in 1961 by the Continental Printing Company, Kennesaw, Georgia.

62nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

63rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

64th Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

64th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA Website

65th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

66th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Website

Thomas' Brigade, Georgia Volunteers, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

Phillips' Legion Website

OFFICIAL Phillips' Legion Website

Another AUTHENTIC Phillips' Legion Website

GEORGIA CAVALRY REGIMENTS

Phillip's Legion Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

5th Georgia Volunteer Cavalry Website

7th Georgia Volunteer Cavalry Website

Historical Sketch of the Chatam Artillery During the Confederate Struggle for Independence," by Charles C. Jones, Jr. Originally published in 1867 at Albany, New York, 240 pages with folding maps, this book may be very hard to find in original release. Reprints now available for $ 37.50.

11th Battalion, Georgia Volunteers, (Cutt's Battery) "Army of Northern Virginia Series, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia, Georgia's Record in the Revolution of 1861," by James Madison Folsom. See the 1st Georgia for more information on this title.

11^th Georgia Battalion - (Cutts Battalion/Sumter Artillery) Website

12th Georgia, "The History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia," by Henry W. Thomas. See info. under 4th Georgia.

12th Georgia Battalion - Georgia Light Artillery Website

Read about Gettysburg, Shiloh, KKK and Wade Hampton Live Again newspaper article including W.E. Dark of the 26th Georgia Artillery, Stephen Dupuis from Pineville, La, A.T. Fullery of Du Bach, La, R.W. Ranson from Stanford, TX, and Randall Simmons, 104-year old Negro body-servant foR General Wade Hampton of SC. Also article with General Rene Lee, Nashville, TN, General J.R. Sadler, commander of Forrest's Cavalry, W. D. Holder Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (for your personal viewing only)

"Brief History of the Troup Artillery," by William S. Smedlund. This work is in progress. "This Georgia company was organized in Athens, Georgia in 1858 as the National Artillery. A.A. Franklin Hill was elected its Captain. Henry Hull Carlton was elected 2nd Lieutenant, later becoming the unit's captain. Their 1st gun was purchased in 1859 from the Ames Mfg. Company of Mass; it was a Type 1 James Rifled cannon. Franklin Hill was elected 2nd Lieutenant in Georgia's 1st Regular Army, later becoming the 1st Georgia Regulars; Marcellus Stanley was elected Captain. Prior to leaving Athens enroute to Savannah on April 24, 1861, the unit elected to change their name to "Troup's Artillery," in honor of the state's former governor, George M. Troup. They took with them two (2) 6-pounder smoothbore cannon. Arriving in Savannah, they were attached to the 2nd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, which they drilled with. Prior to leaving Savannah for service at Richmond, Va, they obtained a howitzer, which they took with them and arrived in Richmond on July 5th, 1861. They were assigned to service under Brigadier General (later Major General) William Wing Loring, participating in the Cheat Mountain and Sewell Mountain Campaigns of western Virginia under Loring and Robert E. Lee. Before leaving Richmond, they named each of their cannon in honor of patriotic citizens of Athens. In November of 1861 they were attached to Cobb's Legion on the Virginia Peninsula. On April 16th, 1862, they fought at Dam No. 1, against Vermont boys. When they were reorganized on April 29th, the boys elected H.H. Carlton as their Captain. They were involved at Savage Station and Malvern Hill during the Seven Days Campaign. With sense of pride, devotion and urgency, they fired their guns at Crampton's Gap and at Maryland Heights on September 14th, 1862. Following Maryland dirt roads and arriving in the heat at Sharpsburg, they blasted away the countryside at Sharpsburg, Sept. 17th; fighting at Fredericksburg on Dec. 13th ended the bloodshed of 1862; reorganized early in 1863, they became a part of Cabell's Artillery Battalion." Per Bill, they fought at Fredericksburg and again during the Chancellorsville Campaign in early May, and at Gettysburg July the 2nd & 3rd. July 2nd they faced the Peach Orchard and on the 3rd they were on the left flank of Pickett's charge. In 1864 they were involved at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania CourtHouse, Totopotomy Creek & Cold Harbor, and finally the siege at Petersburg. Their final battle was at Appomattox Station the evening of April 8th, 1865, withdrew with the other artillery, disbanded the 9th and made their way home. A few of the men were either detached or scattered after the battle of the 8th, surrendered with Gen. Robert E. Lee or were captured. A total of 289 men served in the company with forty deaths from disease and ten deaths from wounds. A company history is in progress. Seek letters, diaries & photos of members. Please contact William S. Smedlund, 101 Barrington Ridge Ct., Sharpsburg, GA 30277, or BSmedlund@aol.com

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