Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Georgia
The 49th Georgia Infantry Regiment enlisted 1,160 men during the Civil War. It lost 124 men killed, 18 died of wounds and 289 died of disease.
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1862
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| March 22 | Organized at Camp Davis near Guyton under the command of Colonel Andrew Jackson Lane, Lieutenant Colonel Seaborn M. Manning, and Major S. T. Player.
Company A – Wilkinson County Invincibles, Captain Samuel T. Player. |
| April | Odered via railroad to Goldsboro, North Carolina. Assigned to General J. R. Anderson’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina. |
| May | Transferred with Anderson’s Brigade to Virginia. Assigned to General J. R. Anderson’s Brigade, A.P. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| May 27 |
Battle of Hanover Court House |
| May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven PinesThe regiment lost 11 men killed and 52 wounded. Lieutenant James R.F. Miller of Company A was captured on May 31. |
| June | Assigned to General J. R. Anderson’s-Thomas Brigade, General A. P. Hill’s Division, Longstreet’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven Days Battles |
| June 26 |
Battle of MechanicsvilleThe regiment lost 4 men killed and 26 wounded. Lieutenant Edwin D. Rhodes of Company D resigned due o disability. |
| June 27 |
Battle of Gaines’ MillThe regiment lost 4 men killed and 20 wounded. |
| June 30 |
Battle of Frazer’s FarmThe regiment lost 5 men killed and 11 wounded. |
| July 1 |
Battle of Malvern HillThe regiment lost 2 men killed and 5 wounded. |
| July | Assigned to General Thomas’ Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, Jackson’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia |
| July 16 | Captain James Humphreys of Company B resigned and was appointed surgeon. Lieutenant James Wilcox was elected captain of Company B. |
| July 24 | Lieutenant Nicholas H. Clay of Company B resigned. |
| July 28 | Captain Samuel D. Fuller of Company E resigned due to disability. |
| July 30 | Lieutenant Reuben Walton Clements of company F resigned due to ill health due to measles. Lieutenant James A. Daniel of Company G resigned due to disability. |
| July 31 | Captain William Wooten Carter of Company C resigned due to disability. Lieutenant John T. Jordan was elected captain of Company C. |
| August 2 | Lieutenant David L. McCall of Company E died of disease in Richmond. |
| August 9 |
Battle of Cedar MountainThe regiment lost 16 men killed and 39 wounded. Colonel Seaborn M. Manning was reported as mortally wounded. However, Colonel Edward Thomas mentions him as being in command of the regiment at Sharpsburg in his report. Captain James Wilcox of Company B was mortally wounded, and would die on August 22. Lieutenant L. George Young of Company F was wounded. |
| August 15 | Lieutenant Richard H. Duncan of Company F resigned due to disability. |
| August 28-30 |
Second Battle of Manassas. or Bull RunThe regiment lost 13 men killed and 51 wounded. The regiment is referenced on a trailside marker near the Unfinished Railroad. Captain James T. Chappell of company G was wounded. |
| August 30 | Captain William Franklin Holden of Company D resigned due to disability. Lieutenant John A. Durham was elected captain of Company D. |
| September 1 |
Battle of Chantilly, or Ox HillThe regiment lost 3 men killed and 5 wounded. |
| September 9 | Captain Samuel Player of Company A was elected major. Lieutenant James B. Duggan was elected captain of Company A. |
| September 12-15 |
Siege of Harpers FerryThe regiment lost 6 men wounded. |
| September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg, or AntietamThe regiment was reported as commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Seaborn M. Manning, but was probably commanded by Major Samuel T. Player. The 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. |
| September 20 |
Battle of Shepherdstown FordThe regiment lost 1 men killed and 4 wounded. |
| October 2 | Lieutenant joshua Walker of Company A resigned due to disability. |
| December 6 | Captain James T. Chappell of Company G resigned. Lieutenant Calphrey C. Clark was elected captain of Company G. |
| December 13 |
Battle of FredericksburgThe regiment was commanded by Colonel Andrew H. Lane, The regiment lost 12 men killed and 47 wounded. Lieutenant Alexander C. McLennan was wounded in the right thigh. |
| December 26 | Captain Clark of Company G died at Staunton, Virginia. Lieutenant Hardy B. Stanley was elected captain of Company G. |
| December 29 | Lieutenant William Hatton of Company B died of pneumonia. |
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1863
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| February 6 | Lieutenant Marshall H. Bland died of typhoid fever in Richmond. |
| May 1-4 |
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe regiment lost 7 men killed and 41 wounded. Lieutenant Mark Neuman of Company C was wounded. |
| May 8 | Colonel Lane resigned due to his wound from Mechanicsville. Major Player was promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
| June 1 | The regiment was assigned to Thomas’ Brigade of Pender’s Division in the newly-created 3rd Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia |
| June 9 | Lieutenant Colonel Player was promoted to colonel. |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded by Colonel Samuel T. Player. It lost 12 men killed, 31 wounded and 42 missing of the approximately 300 men engaged. Lieutenant L. George Young of Company F was killed. 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 4 | Lieutenant Iverson L. Birney of Company A was captured during the withdrawal from Gettysburg. |
| July 6 |
Battle of Williamsport |
| July 28 | Lieutenant Alexander C. McClennan was elected captain of Company E. |
| July 29 | Captain Oliver H. Cook of Company E was elected lieutenant colonel. |
| August 13 | Major General Cadmus Wilcox took over the division from Brigadier General Lane, who had been temporary commander since Gettysburg. |
| October | Bristoe Campaign |
| November-December | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| February 23 | Lieutenant Colonel Cooke resigned to assume his seat in the Georgia legislature. Captain John T. Jordan of Company C was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Lieutenant Lucius L. Williams was elected captain of Company B. |
| March 24 | Colonel Player resigned to assume his seat in the Georgia Senate. Lieutenant Colonel Jordan was promoted to colonel, Captain John A. Durham of Company D was elected major, and Lieutenant Lunsford M. Andrews was elected captain of Company D. |
| May 5-6 |
Battle of the WildernessThe regiment lost 23 men killed and 68 wounded. |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseThe regiment lost 4 men killed and 18 wounded. Captain Hardy B. Stanley was killed. |
| May 23-26 |
Battle of the North AnnaThe regiment lost 2 men killed and 11 wounded. Major John A. Durham was mortally wounded at Jericho Ford on May 23, dying on June 11. |
| June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 11 | Captain Duggan of Company A was elected major. |
| June 19 | Petersburg Siege Begins |
| June 22 |
Battle of Weldon RailroadThe regiment lost 2 men killed and 1 wounded. |
| September 1 | The regiment was commanded by Colonel John T. Jordan, Major James B. Duggan |
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1865
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| March 25 |
Battle of Fort Stedman |
| April 2 |
Collapse of Petersburg DefensesColonel John T. Jordan was wounded. Captain Lucius L. Williams of Company B was captured. Lieutenant Mark Neuman of Company C was captured. |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe regiment surrendered 8 officers and 103 men. |