48th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• March 22, 1862 - Organized
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• May 31-June 1, 1862 - Seven Pines
• 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
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• 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
• July 23, 1863 - Manassas Gap
• 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
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• June 22, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Ripley's Brigade (May-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / R.H. Anderson's Division / Wright's Brigade (August 1862-May 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / R.H. Anderson's/Mahone's Division / Wright's/Girardey's/Sorrel's Brigade (May 1863-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William Gibson (Colonel)
• Reuben W. Carswell (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Matthew R. Hall (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• John R. Whitehead (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Folsom, James Madison, Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia in the Revolution of 1861
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 261-262)