The Georgia 2nd Independent Infantry Battalion was assembled at Norfolk, Virginia, in April, 1861. It served in North Carolina, then returned to Virginia during the Seven Days' Battles and fought at Malvern Cliff under General J.G. Walker. Transferred to A.R. Wright's Brigade, the battalion was active in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Appomattox. It reported 2 killed and 26 wounded at Chancellorsville and lost more than forty-five percent of the 173 engaged at Gettysburg. The unit surrendered 8 officers and 74 men in April, 1865.

FIELD OFFICERS:

Majors Thomas Hardeman, Jr., C.J. Moffett, and George W. Ross.

ROSTERS:

This battalion contained four companies; two from Macon, one from Columbus, and one from Griffin.

REFERENCES:

Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies