10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
"Also called 3rd Battalion] was formed at Americus, Georgia, during the summer of 1862. Its five companies were made up of men from Macon and Sumter counties.

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 1,315 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 993
 * Company A - ("Irwin Guards") Wilkes County - see - Roster on page 995
 * Company B - ('Chattooga Volunteers") Chattooga County - see - Roster on page 1003
 * Company C - ("Hillyer Rifles") Walton County - see - Roster on page 1011
 * Company D - ("Fort Gaines Guards") Clay County - see - Roster on page 1020
 * Company E - ("Baldwin County Volunteers") Baldwin County - see - Roster on page 1026
 * Company F - ("Atlanta Greys") Fulton County - see - Roster on page 1034
 * Company G - ("LaFayette Volunteers") Walker County - see Roster on page 1040
 * Company H - ("Brooks County Rifles") Brooks County - see Roster on page 1048
 * Company I - ("Toombs Guards") Bulloch County - see Roster on page 1054
 * Company K - ("Americus Volunteer Rifles") Sumter County - see Roster on page 1060

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

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.