13th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• July 8, 1861 - Organized
  • July 8 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Griffin for the war
• March 30-31, 1862 - Whitemarsh and Wilmington Islands [detachment]
• April 16, 1862 - Skirmish at Whitemarsh Island
• May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain [guarding trains]
• August 26-27, 1862 - Bristoe and Manassas Junction
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• September 19, 1862 - Boteler's Ford
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• July 17, 1863 - Snicker's Gap
• 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 6, 1864 - Harpers Ferry
• July 9, 1864 - Maryland Heights
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• August 11, 1864 - Winchester
• 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)
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Kanawha (August-December 1861)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia (December 1861-April 1862)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Mercer's Brigade (April-June 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June-August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's/Gordon's Division / Lawton's/Gordon's/Evans' Brigade (August 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Johnson's/Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Walton Ector (Colonel)
• John H. Baker (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Marcellus Douglas (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Samuel W. Jones (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• James A. Long (Major)
• Richard Maltbie (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John L. Moore (Major)
• James M. Smith (Major, 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 210-212)