Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Georgia
1861
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July 17 | Organized under Colonel Arnoldus V. Brumby (Superintendant of the Georgia Military Institute and West Point graduate (West Point Class of 1835), Lieutenant Colonel Whiteford S. Ramsey and Major Felix L. PriceCompany A – Confederate Volunteers (Monroe County), Captain John A. Ethridge Company B – Ramah Guards (Wilkinson County), Captain Robert W. Folsom Company C – Jasper Light Infantry (Jasper County), Captain John L. Moore Company D – Cherokee Brown Rangers (Cherokee County), Captain James M. Fielder Company E – Lester Volunteers (Forsyth County), Captain Richard Paul Lester Company F – Johnson Greys (Johnson County), Captain Robert P. Harmon Company G – Yancey Independents (Worth County), Captain Joel T. Crawford Company H – Blackshear Guards (Laurens County), Captain Whiteford S. Ramsey (elected lieutenant colonel) Company I – Jeff Davis Riflemen (Butts County), Captain Felix L. Price (elected major) Company K – Etowah Guards (Bartow County), Captain Thomas F. Jones |
August 18 | Lieutenant Colonel Ramsey resigned due to ill health and “extreme youth.” Major Price was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Captain Robert W. Folsom of Company B was promoted to major. |
November 20 | Lieutenant Green B. Hunt of Company D died at Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia. |
November 21 | Colonel Brumby resigned. |
November 26 | Lieutenant Colonel Price was promoted to colonel. Major Folsom was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Captain James M. Fielder of Company D was elected major |
December 9 | Captain William A. Harris of Company G was elected major |
1862
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April | The regiment recorded 379 effectives. |
May 31 – June 1 |
Battle of Seven PinesLieutenant Colonel Bolling C. Holt took command of the regiment. Captain Ethridge of Company A was killed. Captain Thomas M. Yopp was wounded. |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven Days BattlesThe regiment lost 138 casualties. Captain Joel T. Crawford of Company G was mortally wounded on June 26. He would die in Richmond in December. |
July 1 |
Battle of Malvern HillLieutenant William McKey of Company C was wounded. |
July | Assigned to General J. R. Anderson’s Brigade, A.P. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar MountainThe regiment lost 28 casualties. Colonel Price was wounded. |
August 28-30 |
Second Battle of Manassas, or Bull RunThe regiment lost 52 casualties. Lieutenant Rufus W. McMichael of Company I was mortally wounded. |
September 1 |
Battle of Chantilly, or Ox Hill |
September 12-15 |
Siege of Harpers Ferry |
September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg, or AntietamThe brigade was left at Harpers Ferry to finish the work of paroling Federal prisoners and securing captured supplies while the rest of A.P. Hill’s Division made its legendary forced march to Sharpsburg that saved Lee’s army. Captain John L. Moore pf Company C was elected major. |
September 20 |
Battle of Shepherdstown Ford |
October 23 | Colonel Price resigned due to his wound. Lieutenant Colonel Folsom was promoted to colonel effective September 1. |
November 8 | Major John L. Moore resigned due to disability. Captain Richard Paul Lester of Company E was elected major. |
December 13 |
Battle of FredericksburgLieutenant Washington Solomon was mortally wounded. |
1863
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January | Major James Fielder was promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
May 1-4 |
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe regiment lost 8 men killed and 67 wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Fielder was mortally wounded, and would die May 10. Captain Robert P. Harmon was killed on May 3. |
May 5 | Lieutenant Washington LaFayette Goldsmith of Company K was promoted to major. |
May 10 | Major Richard Paul Lester was promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
June 1 | The regiment was assigned to Thomas’ Brigade of Pender’s Division in the newly-created Third Corps |
July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert W. Folsom. It lost 6 men killed, 27 wounded and 11 missing of the approximately 300 men engaged. Captain Virgil T. Nunnally was killed on July 1. Captain John H. McConnell was wounded and captured. He would die in prison in May, 1865. From the monument to Thomas’ Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield: July 1. In reserve north of Chambersburg Pike on left of the Division. At sunset moved to position in McMillan’s Woods. July 2. On duty in support of artillery. At 10 P. M. advancing took position in Long Lane with left flank in touch with McGowan’s Brigade and the right near the Bliss House and Barn. July 3. Engaged most of the day in severe skirmishing and exposed to a heavy fire of artillery. After dark retired to this Ridge. |
July 6 |
Battle of Williamsport |
August 13 | Major General Cadmus Wilcox took over the division from Brigadier General Lane, who had been temporary commander since Gettysburg. |
August 31 | Captain Thomas Yopp of Company H was cashiered for pay fraud. |
October | Bristoe Campaign |
November- December |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864
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May 5-6 |
Battle of the WildernessColonel Folsom was mortally wounded on May 6. He would die in Richmond on May 26. Captain Simeon B. David of company E was killed on May 5. Captain Thomas Carter of Company I was captured. Lieutenant G. Washington chapman of Company K was killed on May 6. |
May 8 | Lieutenant Colonel Richard P. Lester was promoted to colonel, Major Goldsmith to lieutenant colonel and Lieutenant Charles C. Kelley of Company B was promoted to major. |
May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseLieutenant Josiah B. Patterson was killed on May 12. Lieutenant Abbott T. Armstead was wounded. |
May 23-26 |
Battle of the North Anna |
June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
June |
Petersburg Siege Begins |
June 22 |
Battle of Weldon Railroad |
1865
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March 25 |
Battle of Fort Stedman |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe regiment surrendered 20 officers and 147 men under the command of Colonel Richard P. Lester. |