35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Atlanta, Georgia, and mustered into Confederate service at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,199 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 843
 * Company A - ("Haralson Brown Guards") Haralson County - see - Roster on page 845
 * Company B - ("Bartow Avengers") Newton County - see - Rosteron page 853
 * Company C - ("Campbell Rangers") Campbell County - see - Roster on page 864 (History on page 873)
 * Company D - Heard and Troup Counties - see - Roster  on page 874
 * Company E - ("Campbell Volunteers") Campbell County - see - Roster on page 882
 * Company F - Gwinnett County - see - Roster on page 888
 * Company G - Emanuel County - see - Roster on page 897
 * Company H - ("County Linen Invincibles") Gwinnett and Hall Counties - see - Roster on page 905 (History on page 913)
 * Company I - ("Chattooga Mountaineers") Chattooga County - see - Roster on page 914
 * Company K - ("Harris Guards") Harris County - see - Roster on page 922

Georgia, and Lillian Henderson. 1959. Roster of the Confederate soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865. Hapeville, Ga: Longina &amp; Porter. WorldCat   HATHI TRUST Digital Library  HATHI TRUST

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Georgia in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Georgia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Georgia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc


 * Duggan, Sam, Mrs. Colquitt County, Georgia, Bible records. ,


 * Edwards, Frank (John Frank). Army life of Frank Edwards, Confederate veteran : Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),


 * Fox, John J. Red clay to Richmond : trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA. (Winchester, Virginia : Angle Valley Press, c2004).


 * Fort, John Porter. John Porter Fort : a memorial and personal reminiscences (1st Georgia Infantry Regimant). (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),