12th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 15, 1861 - Organized
  • July 3, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Richmond, Virginia for the war
• October 3, 1861 - Greenbriar River
• December 13, 1861 - Camp Alleghany
• January 1862 - Romney Campaign
• May 8, 1862 - McDowell
• May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
• May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
• May 29, 1862 - Front Royal
• June 8-9, 1862 - Cross Keys
• June 9, 1862 - Port Republic
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp Bridge
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
• August 26-27, 1862 - Bristoe and Manassas Junction
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• May-June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December)
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Northwest (July-August 1861)
• Army of the Northwest / Jackson's Brigade (September-November 1861)
• Army of the Northwest / Jackson's Brigade / Johnson's Brigade (November-December 1861)
• Army of the Northwest (December 1861-March 1862)
• Army of the Northwest / Conner's Brigade (May 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Elzey's Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Elzey's/Early's Brigade (June-August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (August 1862-January 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division / Ripley's/Doles'/Cook's Brigade (January 1863-June 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Rodes'/Grimes' Division / Cook's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Grimes' Division / Cook's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Edward Johnson (Colonel)
• Mark H. Blandford (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John T. Carson (Major)
• Zephaniah T. Conner (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Isaac Hardeman (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Willis A. Hawkins (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thaddeus B. Scott (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Abner Smead (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Edward Willis (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 208-210)
• Thomas, Henry W., A History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia