10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
"Organized at Jonesboro, Georgia, in June, 1861, and in July moved to Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Clayton, Chattahoochee, De Kalb, Wilcox, Bibb, Richmond, Fayette, and Pulaski.

For more information on the history of the 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, see the following:

The Wikipedia article, 10th Georgia Infantry, (accessed 1 November 2011)

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 2,729 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 1
 * Company A - ("Confederate Sentinels") Muscogee County - see - Roster on page 3; USGenWeb
 * Company B - ('Letcher Guards") Richmond County - see - Roster on page 8; USGenWeb
 * Company C - ("Chattahoochee Beauregards") Chattahoochee County - see - Roster on page 15; USGenWeb
 * Company D - ("Independent Blues") Richmond County - see - Roster on page 24; USGenWeb
 * Company E - ("Clayton Sharpshooters") Clayton County - see - Roster on page 30; USGenWeb
 * Company F - ("Thomson Guasds") Columbia County - see - Roster on page 38; USGenWeb
 * Company G - Pulaski County - see Roster on page 45; USGenWeb
 * Company H - ("Wilcox County Rifles") Wilcox County - see Roster on page 52; USGenWeb ; USGenWeb
 * Company I - ("Fayette Grey Guards") Campbell and Fayette Counties - see Roster on page 58; USGenWeb
 * Company K - ("Davis Musketeers") Richmond County - see Roster on page 67; USGenWeb

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

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.
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