1st Georgia Infantry
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The 1st Georgia Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] History
The regiment was first organized May 1, 1862, with men recruited from Fulton and other counties. The companies first named were twelve months' troops (regulars), a majority re-enlisting for the war, while others were mustered out when the twelve months expired. In 1862, they were led by Col. William J. Magill (wounded at Antietam), and then by Capt. Richard A. Wayne. By September 1863, they were led by Maj. James Clarke Gordon. They were surrendered along with Joseph E. Johnston's army at Bennett Place in North Carolina on April 26, 1865.
[edit] Companies
- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
- D Company was formed in Fulton County.
- E Company
- F Company (Ramsey's) was formed in Fulton County. William Ezzard, Captain; William Mims 2nd Sergeant
- G Company
- H Company
- I Company
- K Company
[edit] Battles
- Battle of Antietam, Maryland (9/17/62) in George T. Anderson's brigade
- Second Manassas, Viginia (8/28/62 - 8/30/62) in Anderson's brigade (called "Jones' Brigade") [1]
- Fredericksburg, Virginia (12/11/62 – 12/15/62) with Anderson
- Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia (9/18/63 - 9/20/63) in Jackson's Brigade in Cheatham's Division
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (11/23/63 - 11/25/63) [2] in Jackson's Brigade
- Franklin, Tennessee (11/30/64) in Henry R. Jackson's Brigade in Major General William B. Bate's Division
- Battle of Nashville, Tennessee (12/15/64) in Jackson's Brigade (joined to the 66th Georgia Volunteer Infantry)
- Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina (3/19/65 - 3/21/65) in Col. John C. Fiser's Brigade in McLaws' Division
