3rd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 1863 - Organized
  • May 1862 - Mustered into Confederate Service with 5 companies
• September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia [not engaged]
• November-December 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
• 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
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• August 16, 1864 - Front Royal
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / McLaws' Division / Wofford's Brigade (August-September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Longstreet's Corps / McLaws' Division / Wofford's Brigade (September-November 1863)
• Department of East Tennessee / McLaws'/Kershaw's Division / Wofford's Brigade (November 1863-April 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Kershaw's Division / Wofford's Brigade (April-August 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Kershaw's Division / Wofford's Brigade (August-October 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Kershaw's Division / Wofford's/DuBose's Brigade (November1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Nathan Hutchins (Jr.) (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Phillip E. Davant (Major)
• William E. Simmons (Major)
• Henry M. Smith (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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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 184-185)