63rd Georgia Infantry
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- Also referred to as the Phoenix Regiment
- December 23, 1862 - Organized by consolidation of:
- 13th Georgia Infantry Battalion (3 companies)
- 12th Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion / (I) Company A
- 6 new companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 11, 1863 - Battery Wagner (Companies B/K)
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- June 27, 1864 - Kennesaw Mountain
- July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
- July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
- August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin [not engaged]
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville [not engaged]
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Consolidated at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina with the:
- 1st Georgia Infantry
- 57th Georgia Infantry
- Re-designated as the 1st (Consolidated) Georgia Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Heavy Artillery (December 1862-July 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina (July 1863) [Companies B/K]
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia (August 1863-May 1864)
- Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Mercer's Brigade (May-July 1864)
- Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Mercer's/Smith's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: George A. Gordon (Colonel)
- Joseph V.H. Allen (Major)
- George R. Black (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John R. Giles (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 173, 174, 210, 276-277, 285)