Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Georgia
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1861
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| July 1 | Created with four companies under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Wofford Rich. Company G – “Governor’s Horse Guards” – Captain Charles DuBignon Company H – “Johnson Rangers” Company I – “Cherokee Dragoons” – Company K – “Coweta Rangers” (The infantry companies of the legion were lettered A-F) |
| September-December | Moved to western Virginia and assigned to the Army of the Kanawha |
| December-June | Moved to Hardeeville, South Carolina, guarding the Charleston & Savannah Railroad from Federals at Port Royal and recuperating from the harsh winter weather in the West Virginia mountains. Assigned to 6th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. |
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1862
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| March 20 | Buckingham and Hunting Island |
| May 12 & 16 | Two new cavalry companies, N (“Bibb Cavalry”) and P, were mustered in and added to the Legion. (Companies L, M & O were infantry companies.) |
| June-July | Assigned to 4th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
| August | Moved by train to Virginia and assigned to Drayton’s Brigade, Jones’s Division, Longstreet’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia. The infantry portion of the Legion had left earlier and was assigned to a different brigade. The Legion’s infantry and cavalry would never operate together for the rest of the war. Captain DuBignon of Company G (A) resigned due to deafness.The companies were relettered: Company G became Company A – Captain James Hall Nichols replaced Captain DuBignon Company H became Company B – Captain John F. Millhollin Company I became Company C – Captain William B.C. Puckett Company K became Company D – Dr. Robert Leeper Young Long Company N became Company E – Captain Samuel Scott Dunlap Company P became Company F – Captain Wesley Wiles Thomas |
| August 28-30 |
Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) |
| October 1 | Assigned to Hampton’s Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| October 9-12 |
Stuart’s Second Ride Around McClellan |
| November 28 | Hartwood Church |
| December 13 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December 27-29 |
Raid on Dumfries and Fairfax Station |
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1863
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| February 5-7 |
Rappahannock Bridge |
| April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
| June 3-August 1 |
Gettysburg CampaignThe Legion was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William W. Rich. From the monument to Hampton’s Brigade at Gettysburg: July 2. Engaged in the evening with 3rd Division Cavalry Corps near Hunterstown. Cobb’s Legion led the attack and lost a number of officers and men killed and wounded. July 3. The Brigade arrived here about noon and skirmished with Union sharpshooters. In the afternoon the 1st North Carolina and Jeff Davis’ Legion advancing in support of Chambliss’ Brigade drove the Union cavalry but met their reserve and were in a critical position when the Brigade went to their support and a hand to hand fight ensued in which Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton was severely wounded. The conflict ended in the failure of the Confederates in their purpose to assail the rear of the Union Army |
| June 9 |
Battle of Brandy Station |
| June 17 |
Aldie |
| June 21 |
Upperville |
| June 30 |
Battle of Hanover |
| July 2 |
Battle of Hunterstown |
| July 2-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg |
| July 4 |
Battle of Monterey Gap |
| July 6 |
Battles of Hagerstown, Williamsport |
| July 24 |
Battle of Wapping Heights (Manassas Gap) |
| November 7-8 |
Kelley’s Ford |
| November 8 | Skirmish at Stephensburg, near Culpeper. Major Milhollin was mortally wounded. Thomas G. Wilkes became captain of Company B |
| December 31 | Assigned to Young’s Brigade, Butler’s Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
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1864
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| February 6-7 |
Morton’s Ford |
| April | Captain Long of Company E resigned. Hugh Buchanon took over as captain. |
| May 5-6 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 7-8 |
Todd’s Tavern |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 11 |
Battle of Yellow Tavern |
| May | The four companies of the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion were assigned to the Legion. |
| May 23-26 |
Battle of North Anna |
| June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 11-12 |
Battle of Trevillian Station |
| June |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 29 |
Ream’s Station |
| July 11 | The four companies of the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion were reassigned to the Jeff Davis Legion, although this would not be done until November. |
| August 18-21 |
Weldon R.R., Globe Tavern (Yellow House) and Black’s Station |
| October 27 |
Boyden Plank Road |
| October 31 | Assigned to Young’s Brigade, Hampton’s Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Colonel Rich went home on sick furlough. |
| November | The four companies of the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion were transferred to the Jeff Davis Legion, as ordered in July. In compensation, a company from the Phillips Legion was transferred in, becoming Company G, commanded by Captain F. Edgeworth Eve. |
| December 31 | Assigned to Young’s Brigade, Butler’s Division, Hampton’s Cavalry Command |
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1865
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| January 27 | Colonel Rich resigned his commission due to Hepatitus. |
| February-April |
Carolinas Campaign |
| March | Assigned to Logan’s Brigade, Butler’s Division, Hampton’s Cavalry Command, Army of Tennessee |
| April 26 |
Durham StationSurrendered 254 officers and men with Johnston’s army |