The 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

History

The 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry formed in June 1861 and contained men from around the

State of Georgia Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina; to the northeast by South Carolina; to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean; to the south by Florida; and to the west by ...

. The regiment fought at Gettysburg, Siege of Knoxville, and participated in the Wilderness Campaign while serving under General

James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse". He served under Lee as a corps ...

. For their actions at Gettysburg, they received the Confederate Roll of Honor. Aside from a brief stint in the Army of Tennessee, the 9th spent most of its time during the war with Longstreet in the Army of Northern Virginia and ended their service with that corps. Future Atlanta mayor,

George Hillyer George Hillyer (March 17, 1835October 2, 1927) was an American politician, serving as the 29th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as a state representative and senator. He was also an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Ci ...

served with the 9th and wrote a book about their action at Gettysburg entitled ''My Gettysburg Battle Experiences''.

Companies of the 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry

# A - Wilkes County, Ga. (The "Irvin Guards") # B - Chattooga County, Ga. (The "Chattooga Volunteers") # C - Walton County, Ga. (The "Hillyer Rifles") # D - Clay County, Ga. (The "Fort Gaines Guards") # E - Talbot County, Ga. (The "Talbot Guards") # F - Baldwin County, Ga. (The "Baldwin County Volunteers") # G - Walker County, Ga. (The "Lafayette Volunteers") # H - Brooks County, Ga. (The "Brooks County Rifles") # I - Bulloch County, Ga. (The "Toombs Guards") # K - Sumter County, Ga. (The "Americus Volunteer Rifles")

References

External links

Ninth Georgia Infantry, CSA

Fort Gaines Guards
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History

Companies of the 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry

See also

References

External links