Smith's Legion (Georgia) Infantry Battalion
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- May 21, 1861 - Organized with 6 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- August-October 1862 - Kentucky Campaign
- March 1863 - Increased to a regiment and re-designated as the 65th Georgia Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of East Tennessee (August 1862)
- Department of East Tennessee / Heth's Division / Smith's Brigade (October-December 1862)
- Department of East Tennessee / Gracie's Brigade (December 1862-January 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Loudon (February-March 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Sumner J. Smith (Colonel)
- John S. Fain (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert H. Moore (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 278, 285)
