12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
"Completed its organization in June, 1861, at Richmond, Virginia.

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 2,064 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 77
 * Company A - ("Confederate Sentinels") Muscogee County - see - Roster on page 75
 * Company B - ('Letcher Guards") Richmond County - see - Roster on page 83
 * Company C - ("Murray Rifle Company") Murray County - see - Roster on page 90
 * Company D - ("Gilmer Boys") Gilmer County - see - Roster on page 98
 * Company E - ("Fannin Young Riflemen") Fannin County - see - Roster on page 105
 * Company F - ("Mrs. Joe Brown's") Gilmer County - see - Roster on page 113
 * Company G - Catoosa County - see Roster on page 120
 * Company H - ("Walton Infantry") Walton County - see Roster on page 128 (History on page 139)
 * Company I - ("Quitman Greys") Randolph Counties - see Roster on page 145
 * Company K - ("Davis Musketeers") Richmond County - see Roster on page 152

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

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.