Confederate Unit Research
Additional Information
The units listed below are just a few of the Confederate Units being researched by the men of SCV Camp 1399. Most roster data below is from Lillian Henderson's work, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865 and Joseph H. Crute, Jr.'s Units of the Confederate States Army, Confederate staff officers, 1861-1865. Additional demographic, genealogical and burial information appended where known.
For other units, see these reference sources:
Georgia USGenWeb Soldier's Index by Surnames
Georgia USGenWeb Regimental Rosters
Ranger95.com Georgia Unit Rosters
Designation |
Primary County |
Nickname |
|---|---|---|
Tallapoosa County |
"Tallapoosa Rifles" | |
Houston County |
"States Rights Guard" (Ramsey's) | |
Muscogee County (Columbus) |
"City Light Guards" | |
Bibb County |
"Macon Volunteers" | |
Bibb County (Macon) |
"Floyd Rifles" | |
Spalding County (Griffin) |
"Spalding Grays" | |
Tallapoosa & Macon County |
| |
Tallapoosa County |
| |
Houston County |
"Governor's Guard" | |
Houston County |
"Beauregard Rifles" | |
Houston County |
(1878) By Wendell D. Croom | |
Taylor County |
"Butler Van Guards" | |
Baker County |
"Baker County Fire Eaters" | |
Twiggs County |
"Twiggs County Guards" | |
Chatham County |
"Oglethorpe Light Infantry" | |
Houston County |
(formed from Co.G 62nd GA Inf ) | |
Macon County |
"Macon County Guards" | |
Bibb County |
"Whittle Guards" | |
Houston County |
"Houston Volunteers" | |
Jones County |
"Jones Volunteers" | |
Macon County |
"Davis Rifles" | |
Calhoun County |
"Calhoun Rifles" ** | |
Dooly County |
"Davis Guards" | |
Putnam County |
"Putnam Light Infantry" | |
Bibb County |
"Central City Blues" | |
Lowndes County |
"Lowndes Volunteers" | |
Houston County |
"Southern Rights Battery" (Palmer's/Havis') | |
Macon County |
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Macon County |
"Wise Guards" | |
Twiggs County |
"Faulk Invincibles" | |
Bibb County |
"Rutland Grays" | |
Bibb County |
"Huguenin Rifles" | |
Monroe County |
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Bibb County |
"Gresham Rifles" | |
Monroe County |
"Rutland Volunteers" | |
Dooly County |
"Dooly Volunteers" | |
Monroe County |
"McCowan Guards" | |
Taylor County |
"Taylor Volunteers" | |
Jones County |
"Gray Infantry" or "Gray Volunteers" | |
Baldwin County |
"Myrick Volunteers" | |
Houston County |
"Henderson Rangers" | |
Butts County |
"Byars Volunteers" | |
Crawford County |
"Ray Guards" | |
Johnson County |
"Battleground Guards" | |
Twiggs County |
"Slappey Guards" | |
Clay County |
"Clay Volunteers" | |
Randolph County |
"Raldolph Guards" | |
Dooly County |
| |
Wilkerson County |
"Smith Guards" | |
Houston County |
| |
Crawford County |
"Bragg Rifles" | |
Baldwin County |
"Independent Volunteers" | |
Laurens/Wilkinson County |
"Barkuloo Rifles" | |
Wilkinson County |
"Oconee Greys" | |
Decatur County |
"Confederate Volunteers" | |
Washington County |
"Jackson Guards" | |
Taylor County |
"Arthur Greys" (**Regiment History & info) | |
Washington & Hancock County |
"Bullard Guards" | |
Clay County |
"Cotton Planter Guards" | |
Worth County |
"Worth Infantry" | |
Marion County |
"Sidney Johnstons" | |
Marion County |
"Jack Browns" | |
Hancock County |
"Turner Guards" | |
Bibb County |
"Lockett Volunteers" | |
Meriwether County |
(from Co. E, 2nd NC Inf Batn) | |
Bibb County |
"Thompson Guards" | |
"Milford Guards" |
(Reformed as Co.B 8th GA Cavalry) | |
Houston County |
(Reformed as Co.G 8th GA Cavalry) | |
Macon County |
(Reformed as Co.K 8th GA Cavalry) | |
Bibb & Terrell County |
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Bibb & other Counties |
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Bibb & Jones County |
"Mangham Infantry" |
Charge to the Sons Of Confederate Veterans" To you Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the
vindication of the cause for which we fought; to your strength will
be given the defense of the Confederate soldiers' good name, the
guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the
perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and
which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see
that the true history of the south is presented to future generations."
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