18th Georgia Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as Savannah Volunteer Guards
- March 1862 - Organized with 3 companies at Savannah
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- 1862/1863 - Served as Heavy Artillery
- August-September 1863 - Charleston Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Mercer's Brigade (April-May 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia (June 1862-July 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / 1st Sub-Division (July-September 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / Unattached (October 1863-May 1864)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / 1st Military District (June-September 1864)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / 1st Military District / Walker's Brigade (September-October 1864)
- Department of Richmond / Barton's Brigade (October 1864-January 1865)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (March-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John Screeven (Major)
- William S. Basinger (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Folsom, James Madison, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia in the Revolution of 1861
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 218)
