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Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army
Military unit
The 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
regiment in the
Confederate States Army during the
American Civil War. It was organized at Macon,
Georgia, in April 1861.
Future governor of Georgia,
Alfred H. Colquitt, was elected its first
colonel. The regiment fought in the
Battle of Fredericksburg, the
Battle of Antietam and participated in
Stonewall Jackson's flank attack at the
Battle of Chancellorsville. The unit later saw action at battery Wagner near
Charleston,
South Carolina, and the
Battle of Olustee near Ocean Pond,
Florida.
The remnants and survivors of the regiment surrendered at Greenboro,
North Carolina on April 26, 1865, to forces under the command of
William T. Sherman.
Organization
Staff
Companies
- A Company (Sydney Brown Infantry) was formed in
Hancock County, Georgia.
- B Company (Lookout Dragoons) was formed in
Dade County, Georgia.
- C Company (Beauregard Rifles or Beauregard Volunteers) was formed in
Houston County, Georgia.
- D Company (Butts County Volunteers) was formed in
Butts County, Georgia.
- E Company (Crawford County Greys or Crawford Greys) was formed in
Crawford County, Georgia.
- F Company (Camilla Guards or Mitchell County Independents or Mitchell Independents) was formed in
Mitchell County, Georgia.
- G Company (Butler Vanguards) was formed in
Taylor County, Georgia.
- H Company (Baker Fire Eaters) was formed in
Baker County, Georgia.
- I Company (Twiggs County Guards) was formed in
Twiggs County, Georgia.
- K Company (Gilmer Blues) was formed in
Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Battles
- Yorktown Siege, Virginia (4/62)Williamsburg, Virginia (5/5/62)
- Seven Pines, Virginia (5/31/62 - 6/1/62)
- Seven Days Battles, Virginia (6/25/62 - 7/1/62)
- Gaines’ Mill, Virginia (6/27/62)
- Malvern Hill, Virginia (7/1/62)
- South Mountain, Maryland (9/14/62)
- Antietam, Maryland (9/17/62)
- Fredericksburg, Virginia (12/13/62)
- Chancellorsville, Virginia (5/1/63 - 5/4/63)
- Grimball’s Landing, James Island, South Carolina (7/16/63)
- Charleston Harbor, South Carolina (8/63 - 9/63)
- Olustee, Florida (2/20/64)
- Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia (5/16/64)
- Petersburg Siege, Virginia (6/1/64 - 4/1/65)
- Cold Harbor, Virginia (6/1/64 - 6/3/64)
- Crater, Virginia (7/30/64)
- Fort Harrison, Virginia (9/29/64 - 9/30/64)
- Second Fort Fisher, North Carolina (1/13/65 - 1/15/65)
- Carolinas Campaign (2/65 - 4/30/65)
- Bentonville, North Carolina (3/19/65 - 3/21/65)
See also
References
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