The Georgia 6th Infantry Regiment was organized at Macon, Georiga, in April, 1861, and soon moved ot Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bibb, Crawford, Butts, Baker, Twiggs, Gilmer, Taylor, and Mitchell. Assigned to General Rains' Brigade, the regiment totalled 703 men in April, 1862, and was active at Williamsburg and Seven Pines . Later it transferred to General Colquitt's Brigade and remained under his command for the balance of the war. The 6th served with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Chancellorsville , then was ordered to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida where it fought at Olustee . During the spring of 1864 it returned to Virginia, participated in the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor , and endured the battles and hardships of the trenches at Petersburg . Sent to North Carolina the unit saw action at Bentonville and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. It lost 38 killed, 167 wounded, and 3 missing during the Seven Days' Battles and reported 43 casualties at Chancellorsville and 61 at Olustee.

A history of this regiment is on line.

FIELD OFFICERS:

Colonels Alfred H. Colquitt and John T. Lofton; Lieutenant Colonels Charles D. Anderson, William M. Arnold, Wilde C. Cleveland, Hampton W. Harris, and James M.Newton; and Majors James M. Culpeper and Phil Tracy.

BATTLES:

From July 1863 until February of the next year the regiment manned the defenses of Charleston Harbor, fighting at Battery Wagner and helping to garrison Fort Sumter.

Yorktown, VA April 1862

Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia May 31, 1862

Defense of Richmond, Virginia June 24-27, 1862

Battle of Mechanicsville, Virginia June 26-27, 1862

Skirmish at Cold Harbor, Virginia June 27, 1862

Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862

Skirmish at Boonsboro, Maryland September 14, 1862

Battle of Crampton's Gap, Maryland Sep. 14, 1862

Battle of Antietam, Maryland September 17, 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia December 13, 1862

Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia May 2-3, 1863

Skirmish at Funkstown, Maryland July 6, 1863

Defense of Fort Sumter, South Carolina August-November, 1863

Defense of Battery Wagner Morris Island, South Carolina August-September, 1863

Battle of Ocean Pond (Olustee), Florida Feb. 20, 1864

Defense of Petersburg, Virginia May-August, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia June 2-4, 1864

Skirmish at Weldon Railroad, Virginia Aug. 19-21, 1864

Skirmish at Reams Station, Virginia August 21, 1864

Battle of Fort Harrison, Virginia September 29-30, 1864

Battle of Chapin's Farm, Viriginia Sep. 30-Oct. 1, 1864

Skirmish at Darbytown Road, Virginia October 7, 1864

Skirmish at Wilmington, North Carolina Feb. 22, 1865

Skirmish at Kinston, North Carolina March 5-17, 1865

Battle of Goldsboro, North Carolina March 10-11, 1865

Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina March 19, 1865

ROSTERS:

Rosters of this regiment may be found in Roster of The Confederate Soldiers of Georgia


Field Staff and Band
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K

REFERENCES:

Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate States Armies

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Croom, Wendell D. - The War History of Company C. 236 pgs.	Paperback $25.00	CD-ROM $15.00
Evans, Clement A. Confederate Military History - Georgia Volume	Paperback $35.00	CD-ROM $15.00
Henderson, Lillian. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia		CD-ROM $89.95
Jones, Charles E. Georgia in the War	Paperback $25.00
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