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This is a List of Confederate Civil War units from Georgia, many of which were mustered in April 1861.
Infantry
- 1st (Regular) Infantry
- 1st (Olmstead's/Mercer's) Infantry
- 1st (Ramsey's) Infantry
- 1st Consolidated Infantry (1st Regular, 47th Infantry and 28th Siege Artillery Btln.)
- 2nd Infantry
- 3rd Infantry
- 4th Infantry
- 5th Infantry
- 6th Infantry
- 7th Infantry
- 8th Infantry
- 9th Infantry
- 10th Infantry
- 11th Infantry
- 12th Infantry
- 13th Infantry
- 14th Infantry
- 15th Infantry
- 16th Infantry
- 17th Infantry
- 18th Infantry
- 19th Infantry
- 20th Infantry
- 21st Infantry
- 22nd Infantry
- 23rd Infantry
- 24th Infantry
- 25th Infantry
- 26th Infantry
- 27th Infantry
- 28th Infantry
- 29th Infantry
- 30th Infantry
- 31st Infantry
- 32nd Infantry
- 34th Infantry
- 35th Infantry
- 36th Infantry (1st Confederate)
- 37th Infantry
- 38th Infantry
- 39th Infantry
- 40th Infantry
- 41st Infantry
- 42nd Infantry
- 43rd Infantry
- 44th Infantry
- 45th Infantry
- 46th Infantry
- 47th Infantry
- 48th Infantry
- 49th Infantry
- 50th Infantry
- 51st Infantry
- 52nd Infantry
- 53rd Infantry
- 54th Infantry
- 55th Infantry
- 56th Infantry
- 57th Infantry
- 59th Infantry
- 60th Infantry
- 61st Infantry
- 63d Infantry
- 64th Infantry
- 65th Infantry
- 66th Infantry
- 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 7th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 9th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 18th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 26th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 27th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 40th Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
- 2nd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
- 3rd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
- 4th Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
Cavalry
- 1st Cavalry
- 2nd Cavalry
- 3rd Cavalry
- 4th Cavalry (Clinch's)
- 5th Cavalry
- Georgia Hussars (Company A)
- 7th Cavalry
- 8th Cavalry
- 10th Cavalry
- 11th Cavalry
- 12th Cavalry
- 13th Cavalry
- 29th Cavalry
- 62nd Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry
- 2nd Cavalry Battalion
- 19th Cavalry Battalion
- 20th Cavalry Battalion
- 21st Cavalry Battalion
- 24th Cavalry Battalion
- 29th Cavalry Battalion
Artillery
- 1st Artillery
- 9th Artillery Battalion
- 11th Artillery Battalion (Sumter Artillery)
- 12th Light Artillery Battalion
- 14th (Montgomery's) Battalion, Light Artillery
- 22nd Battalion, Heavy Artillery
- 28th Battalion, Siege Artillery
- Anderson's (Captain) Battalion, Light Artillery
- Maxwell's (Captain) Battalion, Regular Light Artillery
- Baker's (Captain) Company, Artillery
- Barnwell's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Bartow Artillery
- Blodgett's Flying Artillery
- Brooks' (Captain) Company (Terrell Light Artillery)
- Campbell's (Captain) Independent Company, Siege Artillery
- Chatham Artillery (Wheaton's Artillery)
- Chatham Siege Artillery
- Cherokee Artillery (Van Den Corput's Company)
- Chestatee Artillery
- Clinch's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Columbus Artillery
- Cooper's Artillery Company
- Croft's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery (Columbus Artillery)
- Daniell's Battery, Light Artillery
- Dunn's (Captain) Company, Artillery (Bartow Artillery)
- Ferrell's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Forrest Artillery
- Fraser's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery (Pulaski Artillery)
- Guerard's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Hamilton's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery (Company A, 1st Regular Infantry)
- Hanleiter's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery (Jo Thompson Artillery)
- Havis' (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Howell's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery
- Hudson's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery (Arsenal Battery)
- King's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery
- Lumpkin's (Captain) Company, Artillery
- Massenburg's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery (Jackson Artillery)
- Maxwell's (Captain) Regular Light Battery, Artillery (Company D, 1st Regular Infantry)
- Milledge's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery
- Moore's (Captain) Battery, Artillery
- Pritchard's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery (Washington Artillery)
- Ritter's (Captain) Company, Light Artillery
- Scogin's (Captain) Battery, Light Artillery (Griffin Light Artillery)
- Siege Train (Major Buist) Artillery
- Slaten's (Captain) Company, Artillery (Macon Light Artillery)
- Tiller's (Captain) Company (Echols Light Artillery)
- Wheaton's (Captain) Company, Artillery (Chatham Artillery)
State Guards
- 1st Infantry (State Guards)
- 5th Infantry (State Guards)
- 6th Infantry (State Guards)
- 7th Infantry (State Guards)
- 8th Infantry (State Guards)
- 9th Infantry (State Guards)
- 1st Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Atlanta Arsenal Battalion, State Guards)
- 3rd Battalion (Atlanta Fire Battalion, State Guards)
- 4th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 5th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 11th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 13th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 14th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 17th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 18th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- 19th Battalion, Infantry (State Guards)
- Hansell's (Captain) Company, Infantry (State Guards)
- 2nd Cavalry (State Guards)
- 3rd Cavalry (State Guards)
- 4th Cavalry (State Guards)
- 10th Cavalry (State Guards)
- 11th Cavalry (State Guards)
- 12th (Robinson's) Cavalry (State Guards)
- 12th (Wright's) Cavalry (State Guards)
- 6th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 7th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 8th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 9th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 10th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 12th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 15th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 16th Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 22d Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
- 1st Gordon Squadron, Cavalry (State Guards)
- Bond's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (State Guards)
State Troops
- 1st Regiment (State Troops)
- 2nd Regiment, Infantry, State Troops
- 2nd Battalion, State Troops
- 11th (State Troops)
- Etowah Iron Works Artillery (State Troops)
- Fay's Battery (Etowah Iron Works Artillery) (State Troops)
- Pruden's Battery, Artillery (State Troops)
Legions
- 1st Georgia Legion
- Infantry Battalion
- Cavalry Regiment (6th Cavalry)
- Cobb's Legion
- Infantry Battalion
- Cavalry Regiment (9th Cavalry)
- Carlton's Battery (Troup Artillery)
- Cherokee Legion (State Guards)
- Floyd Legion
- Infantry (State Guards)
- Cavalry (State Guards)
- Phillips' Legion
- Infantry Battalion
- Blue Ridge Rifles (Company E)
- Cavalry Battalion
- Infantry Battalion
- Smith's Legion
- Wright's Legion
Other units
- 1st (Fannin's) Reserves
- 1st (Symons') Reserves
- 1st Battalion, Reserves, Artillery
- 1st Battalion, Reserves, Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, Reserves, Infantry
- 1st City Battalion, Infantry (Columbus)
- 1st Confederate Battalion, Infantry
- 1st Local Troops, Infantry
- 1st Militia
- 1st Ordnance Battalion
- 1st Regiment (Army of Georgia)
- 1st Regiment (Reserves)
- 1st Regiment, Engineer Troops
- 1st Regiment, Infantry (Local Troops) (Augusta)
- 1st Regiment, Light Duty Men
- 1st Regiment, Troops and Defenses (Macon)
- 1st State Line
- 2nd Battalion Troops and Defences (Macon)
- 2nd Militia
- 2nd Regiment, Militia
- 2nd Reserves
- 2nd State Line, Including Stapleton's and Storey's 3d Infantry
- 2nd Division, Militia
- 3rd Reserves
- 4th (Avery's) Cavalry
- 4th (Clinch's) Cavalry
- 4th Infantry (State Guard)
- 4th Reserves
- 5th Militia
- 5th Reserves
- 6th Militia
- 6th Reserves
- 6th State Line
- 10th Militia
- 12th Militia
- 23rd Battalion, Militia (Cook's Reserve Battalion)
- 23rd Battalion, Infantry, Local Defense (Athens Battalion, Enfield Rifle Battalion)
- 25th Battalion, Infantry (Provost Guard)
- 27th Battalion, Infantry (Non-Conscripts)
- Alexander's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Alexander's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Allen's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Anderson's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Anderson Guards)
- Arnold's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Arsenal Battalion, Infantry (Columbus)
- Asher's (Captain) Company (Murray Cavalry)
- Athens Reserve Corps, Infantry
- Atlanta Arsenal Battery, Light Artillery (Local Troops)
- Atwater's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Augusta Battalion, Infantry
- Baird's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Baldwin Ordnance Battalion (Local Defense)
- Bard's Company, Infantry
- Barney's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Richmond Factory Guards)
- Blue Ridge Tiger Regiment (State Guard)
- Boddie's (Captain) Company (Troup Independent Cavalry)
- Bradshaw's Cavalry Battalion
- Brook's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Mitchell Home Guards)
- Camden County Militia (Mounted)
- Caraker's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Milledgeville Guards)
- Chapman's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Defenders)
- Chatham Light Horse
- City Battalion, Infantry (Columbus)
- City Light Guards (Columbus)
- Clemons' (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Coast Guard Battalion, Militia
- Cobb's Guards, Infantry
- Coffee Revengers
- Collier's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Collier's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Collier Guards)
- Conscripts, Georgia
- Corbin's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Dorough's Battalion, Cavalry
- Dozier's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Ezzard's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- First Battalion, Reserve Cavalry
- Floyd's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Fuller's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Garrison's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Ogeechee Minute Men)
- Gartrell's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Green's (Captain) Company, Infantry (State Armory Guards)
- Grubb's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Hall's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Hamlet's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Hardwick Mounted Rifles
- Harris' (Captain) Independent Company, Infantry (Brunswick Rifles)
- Heard County Rangers, Infantry (part of the 41st Infantry)
- Hendry's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (Atlantic and Gulf Guards)
- Hendry's (Captain) Company, Mounted Infantry (Pierce Mounted Volunteers)
- Holmes' (Captain) Company, Infantry (Wright Local Guards)
- Howard's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Non-Conscripts)
- Hull's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Humphrey's (Captain) Company, Independent Cavalry (Reserves)
- Jackson's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Jones' (Captain) Company, Infantry (Jones Hussars)
- Kay's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Franklin County Guards)
- Lane's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Jasper and Butts County Guards)
- Logan's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (White County Old Men's Home Guards)
- Matthews' (Captain) Company, Infantry (East to West Point Guards)
- Mayer's (Captain) Company (Appling Cavalry)
- Medlin's (Captain) Independent Company, Infantry (High Shoals Defenders)
- Milner's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Madison County Home Guard)
- Miscellaneous, Georgia
- Moore's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Baldwin Infantry)
- Moring's (Captain) Company, Infantry (Emanuel Troops)
- Nancy Harts (Nancy Hart Rifles)
- Nelson's (Captain) Independent Company, Cavalry
- Newbern's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (Coffee Revengers)
- Pemberton's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Pool's (Captain) Company, Infantry
- Porter's (Captain) Company (Georgia Railroad Guards)
- Preston's (Captain) Company (Railroad Guards)
- Ragland's Company, Cavalry
- Rigdon Guards
- Roberts' (Captain) Company, Exempts
- Roswell Battalion, Cavalry
- Rowland's Battalion, Conscripts
- Rumph's (Captain) Company (Wayne Cavalry Guards)
- Russell's (Captain) Company (Newton Factory Employees)
- Russell's (Captain) Company, Cavalry
- Taylor's (Captain) Company
- Thornton's (Captain) Company (Muscogee Guards)
- Waring's (Lieutenant) Company, Cavalry
- Weem's (Lieutenant) Detachment, Camp Guard (Augusta)
- White's (Captain) Company
- Whiteside's Naval Battalion, Infantry (Local Defense)
- Witt's (Captain) Company (Express Infantry)
- Wyly's (Captain) Company (Mell Scouts)
- Young's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (Alleghany Troopers)
- Youngblood's Battalion, Infantry
- Zollicoffer Guards, Infantry
Artillery
| Regiment | Theaters | Brigades | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton's Battery | East | Barksdale's through Chancellorsville; Wofford's from Gettysburg on | Also known as the "Troup Artillery," which was originally part of Cobb's Legion. |
| Fraser's Battery | East | Barksdale's through Chancellorsville; Wofford's from Gettysburg on | sometimes called Pulaski Artillery |
| 2nd Georgia Battery | East | Wright's at Gettysburg |
Cavalry
| Battalion | Theaters | Brigades | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry | Georgia | Became part of the 5th Georgia Cavalry |
| Regiment | Theaters | Brigades | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb's Legion (9th Georgia Cavalry) | East | Hampton's | Regimental history |
| Phillips Legion | East | Hampton's | |
| 5th Georgia Cavalry |
Infantry
| Regiment | Fredericksburg | Chancellorsville | Gettysburg | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Georgia Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | Regulars | |||
| 2nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Benning's Brigade | Benning's Brigade | |||
| 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | Farthest advancing unit in Pickett's charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. | |
| 4th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Doles' Brigade | Doles' Brigade | Doles' Brigade | ||
| 5th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | mustered from Macon | ||||
| 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Colquitt's Brigade | Colquitt's Brigade | mustered from Atlanta | ||
| 7th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | Anderson's Brigade | |||
| 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | Anderson's Brigade | included Francis S. Bartow | ||
| 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | Anderson's Brigade | Capt. George Hillyer | ||
| 10th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Semmes' Brigade | Semmes | Semmes | ||
| 11th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | Anderson's Brigade | |||
| 12th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Hoke's Brigade | Dole's Brigade | Dole's Brigade | originally led by Allegheny Johnson | |
| 13th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| 14th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | ||
| 15th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Benning's Brigade | Benning's Brigade | |||
| 16th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Cobb's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | ||
| 17th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Benning's Brigade | Benning's Brigade | |||
| 18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Cobb's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | led by William T. Wofford | |
| 19th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Archer's Brigade | Colquitt's Brigade | Lt.Col. Tilghman W. Flynt | ||
| 20th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Benning's Brigade | Benning's Brigade | |||
| 21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Hoke's Brigade | Doles' Brigade | Doles' Brigade | ||
| 22nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | ||
| 23rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Colquitt's Brigade | Colquitt's Brigade | |||
| 24th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Cobb's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | ||
| 26th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| 27th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Colquitt's Brigade | Colquitt's Brigade | |||
| 28th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Colquitt's Brigade | Colquitt's Brigade | |||
| 31st Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| 35th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | ||
| 38th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| 42nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Historical fiction account, Entangled In Freedom was published in 2010. Atlanta's Fighting 42nd: Joseph Johnston's Old Guard, 2020. Mercer University Press. | ||||
| 43rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Barton-Stovall's Georgia Infantry Brigade | ||||
| 44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Doles' Brigade | Doles' Brigade | Doles' Brigade | ||
| 45th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | ||
| 47th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | |||||
| 48th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | Wright's Brigade | ||
| 49th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | Thomas' Brigade | ||
| 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Semmes' Brigade | Semmes | Semmes | ||
| 51st Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Semmes' Brigade | Semmes | Semmes | ||
| 53rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Semmes' Brigade | Semmes | Semmes | ||
| 57th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Mercer's Brigade;a regimental history, Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia, was published in 2005 | ||||
| 59th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Anderson's Brigade | ||||
| 60th Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| 61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry | Early's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | Gordon's Brigade | ||
| Cobb's Legion | Cobb's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | led by Luther Glenn | |
| Phillips' Legion | Cobb's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade | Wofford's Brigade |
See also
References
- Waters, Zack C., and Garry Fisher. " The Damnedest Set of Fellows": A History of Georgia's Cherokee Artillery. Mercer University Press, 2020.
External links
- http://www.civilwarhome.com/chancellorsvilleanv.htm
- http://www.civilwarhome.com/anvfredericksburg.htm
- 4th Georgia Cavalry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- Chatham Artillery (Captain John F. Wheaton commanding) at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- Guerard's Artillery at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 1st Georgia Regulars at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 19th Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 23rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 28th Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 32nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
- 64th Georgia Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida