21st Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• September 27, 1861 - Organized by increase of 4th (Mercer's) Georgia Infantry Battalion to a regiment
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service at the Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia
• May 8, 1862 - McDowell
• May 8, 1862 - (I) Company E reorganized as Smith's Legion (Georgia) Infantry Battalion / Company G per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #106
• May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
• May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
• June 8-9, 1862 - Cross Keys
• 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
• 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
• January-February 1864 - New Bern Expedition
• April 11, 1864 - 2nd North Carolina Infantry Battalion / Company D reorganized as 2nd Company per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #84
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• 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 Potomac / 1st Corps / Crittenden's Brigade (September-November 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's Division / Crittenden's/Trimble's Brigade (November 1861-January 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (January-March 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (March-May 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (June 1862-January 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's Division / Ripley's/Doles' Brigade (January 1863-January 1864)
• Department of North Carolina / Hoke's Brigade (January-March 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Rodes' Division / Doles'/Cook's Brigade (May-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: John T. Mercer (Colonel)
• Thomas C. Glover (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thomas W. Hooper (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Michael Lynch (Major)
• James J. Morrison (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Nisbet, James C., Four Years on the Firing Line
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 188, 224-225)
• Thomas, Henry W., A History of the Doles-Cook Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia