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Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Georgia

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“18th Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion”

The battalion was organized as infantry but was assigned to a heavy artillery role in Savannah and Charleston and was often referred to as a heavy artillery battalion.

1862
March	Three companies were organized at Savannah under the command of Major John Screven, a judge from Savannah..
April	Assigned to Mercer’s Brigade, Military District of Georgia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, serving as heavy artillery.
June	Assigned to Military District of Georgia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
1863
July	Assigned to the 1st Sub-division, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
August-September	Charleston Harbor The battalion defended Battery Wagner.
October	Assigned to 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
1864
May	Moved to Virginia with 225 men under the command of Major William S. Basinger. Assigned to the 1st Military District, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and stationed at Chaffin’s Bluff on the James River.
June-April	Siege of Petersburg
September	Assigned to Walker’s Brigade, 1st Military District, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
October	Assigned to Barton’s Brigade, Department of Richmond
1865
March	Assigned to Evans’ Brigade, Gordon’s Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
April 6	Battle of Sayler’s Creek The battalion lost 70 of the 82 men that it brought to the field.
April 9	Appomattox Court House The battalion surrendered 1 officer and 16 men, 8 of whom were Black musicians and cooks.