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Muster In: Summer of 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel Willis C. Holt
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Major Philologus H. Loud
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Captain Charles C. Kibbee
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Captain John T. Stovall
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Bryan’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
- Commander: Colonel Willis C. Holt?4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Bryan’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
- Commander: Colonel Willis C. Holt?6
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Bryan’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Bryan’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army10
- Commander: Colonel Willis C. Holt11
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Simms’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army12,13
- Commander: Captain John T. Stovall (December 1864)14
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- Note: Kershaw’s Division had returned to Petersburg from the Shenandoah Valley by at least November 21, 1864.15
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Simms’ Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army16,17,18,19,20
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Simms’ Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army25,26
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles29:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Sayler’s Creek (April 6, 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
- 10th GA: “A history of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, 1861-1865.”
- 10th GA: Company F, Thomson Guards, Tenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers
- 10th GA: The Dorman-Mashbourne Letters
- 10th GA: Article: “The Thomson Guards from Georgia’s McDuffie County Served the Confederacy to the Bitter End.”
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 10th GA: “A history of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, 1861-1865.”
- 10th GA: Company F, Thomson Guards, Tenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers
- 10th GA: The Dorman-Mashbourne Letters
- 10th GA: Article: “The Thomson Guards from Georgia’s McDuffie County Served the Confederacy to the Bitter End.”
- NP: April 15, 1907 Charleston (SC) News and Courier: The Truth About the Battle of the Crater (64th GA)
- NP: September 2, 1906 Charleston (SC) News and Courier: 64th Georgia at the Crater
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 204-206 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 204-206 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia, National Archives, Roll 250 (Willis C. Holt, 10th Georgia): F. Ray Sibley uses Holt’s Compiled Service Record as proof that he commanded the 10th Georgia in June 1864. However, after looking through Holt’s CSR files, I cannot find any specific record which places him in command at the time. More research is needed. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia, National Archives, Roll 250 (Willis C. Holt, 10th Georgia): F. Ray Sibley uses Holt’s Compiled Service Record as proof that he commanded the 10th Georgia in June 1864. However, after looking through Holt’s CSR files, I cannot find any specific record which places him in command at the time. More research is needed. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163: Sibley incorrectly has the 10th and 50th Georgia regiments consolidated, based on a report written in December 1864 about a temporary battlefield assignment in June 1864. These two units were NOT combined in December 1864. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 369 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1171: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there. They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave. I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1179: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 182 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1269: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865. However, leaders listed are from January. I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1179: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 182 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 182 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 191 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 201 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 191 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 201 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 204-206 ↩