44th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• March 15, 1862 - Organized
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• June 15, 1862 - Skirmish near Seven Pines
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 26, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• 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
• 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
• May-June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
• 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
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of North Carolina / Walker's Brigade (April-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Ripley's Brigade (June-September 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division / Ripley's/Doles'/Cook's Brigade (September 1862-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Rodes'/Grimes' Division / Cook's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Grimes' Division / Cook's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Robert A. Smith (Colonel)
• Joseph W. Adams (Major)
• Richard O. Banks (Major)
• James W. Beck (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John B. Estes (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• John C. Key (Major)
• Samuel P. Lumpkin (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• William H. Peebles (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, 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 258-259)