The New Roster Of The Confederate Soldiers Of Georgia

About the Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia A project was begun in the early 1900's by Mrs. Lillian Henderson to compile Civil War Rosters on the units formed in Georgia. In all 6 volumes were produced, the latest ca. 1950. These volumes covered the Infantry regiments numbered 1-66. This set has been out of print for several years. SAMPLE OF THE KINDS OF INFORMATION FOUND IN THE ROSTERS: Purvis, Daniel- private March 4, 1862. Wounded in leg at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Pension records show he left command at Petersburg, Va. on 30 days' furlough February 1865. Could not reach command before close of war. (Born in Ga. January 27, 1841. Died in Irwin County, Ga. in 1920.) Our NEW roster includes much information not found in the originals: More than 3 times the volumes of the original - each with approximately 500 pages containing the records of 5,000 men. Index to the names not included in the original A brief history of each unit Unit Assignments List of Battles Bibliography of Sources for additional research Additional genealogical and biographical information of many of the soldiers including photographs Records of the Cavalry, Artillery, and State Troops not included in Henderson's Roster

At the beginning of the Civil War, Georgia ranked third among the Confederate states in manpower resources, behind only Virginia and Tennessee. With an arms-bearing population somewhere between 120,000 and 130,000 white males between the ages of 16 and 60, this resource became an object of a great struggle between Joseph Brown, governor of Georgia, and Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. Brown advocated a strong state defense, but as the war dragged on Davis applied more pressure for more soldiers from Georgia. In December 1863, the state's general assembly reorganized the state militia and it became known as Joe Brown's Pets. Civil War historians William Scaife and William Bragg have written not only the first history of the Georgia Militia during the Civil War, but have produced the definitive history of this militia. Using original documents found in the Georgia Department of Archives and History that are too delicate for general public access, Scaife and Bragg were granted special permission to research the material under the guidance of an archivist and conducted under tightly controlled conditions of security and preservation control.

In 1861 Captain James J. Morrison resigned his commission in the United States Cavalry, returned to his home in Cedartown, Georgia, and was soon authorized by the Confederate War Department to raise a regiment of cavalry. This book is the first complete history of the First Georgia Cavalry, who saw action in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina. A regimental roster includes more than 1,600 names with details of service provided, along with pre-war service, death and burial information in some cases.

This is an elaborate roster of confederate Civil War soldiers that either enlisted from, were born in, died at, or were buried in Dooly County, Georgia. This also includes records from those that died in Crisp County, as Crisp was formed from Dooly in 1905. Additional genealogical information has been added to many of the soldiers listed here. The particular rosters included are from Company F, of the 12th Regiment; Company I, of the 18th Regiment; Company C, of the 45th Regiment; and Company C, of the 55th Regiment. Many other soldiers from various other commands with ties to Dooly County are included as well. I truly hope this publication will delight the descendants of these brave soldiers, as well as assist those researching their Dooly County ancestors.