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References
Crute, Joseph H. Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Derwent Books, 1987 ISBN0942211537
Henderson, Lillian Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865 Volume II. Longino & Porter, Inc., 1960
Jones, Charles Edgeworth Georgia in the War, 1861-1865. BiblioLife, 2008 ISBN978-0554963662
Sifakis, Stewart Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia. Heritage Books Inc., 2009 ISBN978-1585496921
External links
Soldiers and Sailors Database
August 23, 2023
15th, georgia, infantry, regiment, infantry, regiment, confederate, states, army, during, american, civil, participated, most, battles, robert, army, northern, virginia, unofficial, georgia, flag, prior, 1879activejuly, 1861, april, 1865country, confederate, s. The 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War It participated in most of the key battles of Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia 15th Georgia Infantry RegimentUnofficial Georgia flag prior to 1879ActiveJuly 15 1861 April 1865Country Confederate States of AmericaAllegianceGeorgiaBranch Confederate States ArmyTypeInfantryEngagementsAmerican Civil War 1 Battle of Yorktown Seven Days Battles Battle of Garnett s amp Golding s Farm Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Thoroughfare Gap Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Suffolk Campaign Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga Campaign Knoxville Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse Battle of North Anna Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of Chaffin s Farm Battle of Fair Oaks amp Darbytown Road Battle of Appomattox CourthouseCommandersNotablecommandersDudley M DuBose Contents 1 Service 2 Organization 2 1 Staff 2 2 Companies 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksService EditThe 15th Georgia was organized in the spring of 1861 in Athens Georgia It contained troops from eight counties in Northeastern Georgia Hancock Stephens Elbert Lamar Warren Wilkes Taliaferro and Oglethorpe counties 2 It was initially attached to General Robert Toombs Brigade in David Jones Division of the Army of Northern Virginia Under Toombs the 15th Georgia fought in the Seven Days Battles the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap the Second Battle of Manassas and the Battle of Antietam After this point the brigade was under the command of Colonel later General Henry Benning The 15th Georgia served with the Army of Northern Virginia for the remainder of the war except when it detached with General Longstreet during the Tidewater Campaign the Battle of Chickamauga and the Knoxville Campaign of 1863 The 15th Georgia was present at the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and the subsequent surrender Twenty officers and 226 men of the 15th Georgia Infantry were present at the surrender 3 Organization EditStaff Edit Colonel Thomas W Thomas July 15 1861 to March 26 1862 Resigned due to disability William M McIntosh March 29 1862 to June 27 1862 Killed at Garnett s Farm Virginia William T Millican July 22 1862 to September 17 1862 Killed at Sharpsburg Dudley M DuBose January 1 1863 to November 16 1864 Promoted to Brigadier General Lieutenant Colonel Linton Stevens July 15 1861 to December 19 1861 Resigned William M McIntosh December 21 1861 to March 29 1862 William T Millican May 1 1862 to July 22 1862 Theophilus J Smith October 30 1862 to January 14 1863 Resigned due to disability Stephen Z Hearnsberger March 4 1863 to July 3 1863 Captured at Gettysburg Major William M McIntosh July 15 1861 to December 21 1861 Joseph T Smith December 23 1861 to March 5 62 Resigned Theophilus J Smith May 1 1862 to July 25 1862 Resigned then promoted P J Shannon August 1 1862 to April 9 1865 Surrendered at Appomattox 4 5 Companies Edit Company A Delhi Rangers Wilkes County Company B Tugalo Blues Franklin County Company C Fireside Guards Elbert County Company D Stephens Home Guards Taliaferro County Company E Hancock Volunteers Hancock County Company F Bowman Volunteers Elbert County Company G Lamar Confederates Lincoln County Company H Pool Volunteers Hart County Company I McIntosh Volunteers Elbert County Company K Hancock Confederate Guards Hancock County 2 See also EditGeorgia in the American Civil War List of Georgia Confederate Civil War regimentsNotes Edit genealogyforum com Is For Sale www genealogyforum com Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 08 02 a b 15th Regiment Georgia Infantry Confederate Learn FamilySearch org FamilySearch Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 08 02 Battle Unit Details The Civil War U S National Park Service www nps gov Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 1865 pp 408 9 ROSTER OF FIELD STAFF AND BAND www researchonline net Retrieved 2022 11 17 References EditCrute Joseph H Jr Units of the Confederate States Army Derwent Books 1987 ISBN 0942211537 Henderson Lillian Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 1865 Volume II Longino amp Porter Inc 1960 Jones Charles Edgeworth Georgia in the War 1861 1865 BiblioLife 2008 ISBN 978 0554963662 Sifakis Stewart Compendium of the Confederate Armies South Carolina and Georgia Heritage Books Inc 2009 ISBN 978 1585496921External links EditSoldiers and Sailors Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1123121099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
