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The following history on this regiment was provided by John Griffin (jgriffin@wolfenet.com) In honor and remembrance of the ancestors who served with this regiment, lest they be forgotten, this regimental history is dedicated to:
Confusion in research: Two 4th Georgia Cavalry regiments
The 4th (Clinch's) Cavalry regiment was formed in January 1863 using the 3rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as it nucleus. Colonel Duncan L. Clinch was its founder. There was another Georgia Cavalry of 11 companies designated also as the 4th Georgia Cavalry under the command of Colonel Isaac W. Avery. That regiment is often referred to as (Avery's) 4th Georgia Cavalry and used Avery's 23rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. When researching any 4th Georgia Cavalry action, it is important to review the commanding officers as to not confuse the two separate units.
Colonel Clinch's regiment drew many of its men from Wayne, Glynn and Camden counties. Company Officers included:
Company A Captain J.S. Wiggins
Company B Captain W.M. Hazzard
Company C Captain N.A. Brown
Company D Captain John Raddick
Company E Captain Robert N. King
Company F Captain J.P. Turner
Company G Captain A. McMillian
Company H Captain T.S. Wylley
Company I Captain J.C. Nichols
Company K Captain D. Crum
The regiment served on the Georgia coast from 1862 until the spring of 1864. At that time it was assigned to General M. W. Hannon's command as part of General Wheelers Cavalry Corps in the Army of Tennessee.
It skirmished in Northern Georgia, Alabama, and later in the Atlanta campaign and the subsequent movements in Georgia battling the invading army commanded by Sherman.
In the Spring of 1865 the regiment was active in the campaign of the Carolinas. A report stated that the unit contained 200 officers and men in March 1865 and was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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Evans, Clement A. Confederate Military History - Georgia Volume |
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Henderson, Lillian. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia |
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Jones, Charles E. Georgia in the War |
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Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment 289 pgs. |
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