Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 49th Infantry Regiment

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 49th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgia 49th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1861 After training in Georgia and North Carolina, the regiment was moved to Virginia where it was assigned to General J.R. Anderson's and E.L. Thomas' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 49th Georgia Infantry took an active part in the campaigns of the ANV from the battles of Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, fought in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and was surrendered at Appomattox surrendered with 8 officers and 103 men. The regiment reported 68 casualties at Second Manassas and 61 at Fredericksburg. The unit lost thirteen percent of the 280 at Chancellorsville and more than twenty-five percent of the 329 at Gettysburg. Companies of the Georgia 49th Infantry Regiment Company A - Wilkinson County Invincibles Company B - Telfair County Volunteers Company C - Washington County Guards Company D - Taliaferro County Volunteers Company E - Wilcox County States Rights Guards Company F - Irwin County Volunteers Company G - Laurens County Volunteers Company H - Washington County Cold Steel Guards Company I - Hancock County Pierce Guards Company K - Pulaski County Greys