61st Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Spring 1862 - Organized by the increase of the 7th Georgia Infantry Battalion
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• 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 23, 1862 - Rappahannock Station
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• August 26-27, 1862 - Bristoe and Manasssas Junction
• August 28-30, 1862 - Chantilly
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• September 19, 1862 - Boteler's Ford
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• 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
• 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)
• January 18-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with the 60th Georgia Infantry
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Smith's Brigade (June 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June-August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / Lawton's/Gordon's/Evans' Brigade (August 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: John H. Lamar (Colonel)
• Peter Brenan (Major)
• Charles W. McArthur (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• James Y. McDuffie (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Archibald P. McRae (Major, Colonel)
• Henry Tillman (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• James D. Van Valkenburg (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Nichols, George W., A Soldier's Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia) and Incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 231, 274-275)