2nd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

July 18, 1862 - Organized with 4 companies
- Companies A/B/C organized from 5th Georgia Infantry / Companies H/L/N
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
June-July 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
June 28, 1863 - Company E assigned to the 58th Alabama Infantry
September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
November 30, 1864 - Franklin
December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
April 9-26, 1865 - Field consolidation with the
- 65th Georgia Infantry
- 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion
April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina

DESIGNATIONS

Army of Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (December 1862-August 1863)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Jackson's Brigade (August 1863-February 1864)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Jackson's Brigade (February-July 1864)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Gist's Brigade (July 1864)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Gist's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 125)
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 180-181, 190)