1st Georgia Infantry (State Line)

Regimental History and Service Record

• February 21, 1863 - Organized at Camp McDonald, Big Shanty
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• 1864-1865 - Two cavalry companies assigned to this regiment at various times in these years
• May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
• May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
• July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
• July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
• July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
• August 5-7, 1864 - Utoy Creek
• August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
• November 22, 1864 - Griswoldville
• November 30, 1864 - Honey Hill
• November-December 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
• December 1864 - Savannah
• April 16, 1865 - Columbus
• May 7, 1865 - Surrendered by Governor Joseph Brown

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Taliaferro's Brigade (May 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Stewart's/Clayton's Division / Stovall's Brigade (May-October 1864)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Wright's Division / Georgia State Line (November 1864-February 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Edward M. Galt (Colonel)
• John M. Brown (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• James Bryan (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Albert Howell (Lieutenant Colonel)
• J.N. Scott (Major)
• William Tate (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Bragg, William Harris, Joe Brown's Army: The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 177-178)