1st Regiment, Georgia State Line (Confederate)

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Brief History
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 88 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

For more information on 1st Georgia State Line (accessed 4 March 2013)

Additional information on the purpose of this Georgai State Line (accessed 4 March 2013)

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.


 * Compamy A - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive  not index; image only
 * Compamy B - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive not index;  image only
 * Compamy C - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive not index;  image only
 * Compamy D - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive  not index;  image only
 * Compamy F - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive  not index;  image only
 * Compamy Non-Commissioned Staff and Extra Duty Man - ("Galt's") - GeorgiaArchive not index;  image only

Georgia Confederate Units

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.
 * Bragg, William Harris.Joe Brown's army : the Georgia state line, 1862-1865. (Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, c1987).