Richard A Wayne

(1835 - ?)
Home State: Georgia
Command Billet: Commanding Regiment
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 1st Georgia (Regulars) Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was the son of Railroad Agent, from Chatham County, Georgia. On 1 February 1861 he was appointed Captain, Company E, 1st Georgia Regulars.

The remainder of the War:
He was appointed Major 3 October 1862. He was promoted Lt Colonel 3 August 1864, then Colonel 3 September 1864, after Colonel Magill's resignation. He remained in command until its surrender 26 April 1865. During the late fall of 1864 he (and/or the regiment) may have served in command of the POW camp at Savannah, GA.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Source: 1850 US Census, Chatham County, GA - posted online by Tim Stowell on rootsweb; and
1st Georgia history, from Sifakis' Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia, on the Cobb's Legion website.

Birth State: GA

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