The 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an

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that served in the

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during the

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. It participated in most of the key battles of

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. The regiment was raised in various counties throughout the state of

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and was organized at

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, in June 1861, and in July moved to Virginia. It was initially assigned to Magruder's Peninsula Division. It served with the Army of Northern Virginia for the entire war, except during Longstreet's late 1863 expedition to

and

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. The regiment was assigned to the Semmes-

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-Simms brigade.

Organization

Staff

*Colonel **

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(June 17, 1861, to September 25, 1861; Promoted to Brigadier General) ** Alfred Cumming (September 25, 1861, to October 29, 1862; Promoted to Brigadier General) **John B. Weems (October 29, 1862, to May 19, 1864; Retired to the

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) **Willis C. Holt (May 19, 1864, to October, 1864 - Willis C. Holt died from wounds that occurred Oct. 19 1864 suffered at Cedar Creek, VA) **Andrew J. McBride (March 2, 1865, to rank from February 20, 1865, to the end of the war) *Lieutenant Colonel ** Alfred Cumming (June, 1861 to September 25, 1861) ** John B. Weems (September 25, 1861, to October 29, 1862) ** Willis C. Holt (October 29, 1862, to May 19, 1864; Killed in action, Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia) ** Charles C. Kibbee (Promoted for valor and skill on March 2, 1865, to date from February 20, 1865, to end of war) *Major ** John B. Weems (July 4, 1861, to September 25, 1861) ** R. R. Hawes (September 25, 1861, to August 4, 1862; Resigned due to disability) ** Willis C. Holt (August 4, 1862, to October 29, 1862) ** Philologus H. Loud (October 29, 1862, to February 13, 1865; Retired)

Companies

*Company A - Confederate Sentinels (Muscogee County) *Company B - Letcher Guards (Richmond County) *Company C - Chattahoochee Beauregards (Chattahoochee County) *Company D - Independent Blues (Richmond County) *Company E - Clayton Sharpshooters (Clayton County) *Company F - Thomson Guards (Columbia County) *Company G - (Pulaski County) *Company H - Wilcox County Rifles (Wilcox County) *Company I - Fayette Grey Guards (Campbell and Fayette Counties) *Company K - Davis Musketeers (Richmond County) Corporal Gabriel Waters

Battles

* Back River ive companies(July 24, 1861) * Yorktown (April 1862) * Lee's Mill (April 16, 1862) *

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kirmish(May 4, 1862) * Ellison's Mill, New Bridge, and Mechanicsville kirmishes ompanies C, E, and I(May 23–24, 1862) *

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(June 25-July 1, 1862) * Savage's Station (June 29, 1862) * Allen's Farm (July 1, 1862) *

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(July 1, 1862) * South Mountain (September 14, 1862) *

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(September 17, 1862) * Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862) * Chancellorsville (May 1–4, 1863) * Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863) * Chickamauga ot engaged(September 19–20, 1863) * Chattanooga Siege (September–November 1863) * Knoxville Siege (November–December 1863) * The Wilderness (May 5–6, 1864) *

Spotsylvania Court House The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's 18 ...

(May 8–21, 1864) * North Anna (May 23–26, 1864) *

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(June 1–3, 1864) * Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865) * Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864) * Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865) * Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

References

{{reflist Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Georgia (U.S. state) Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 1861 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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