Unit

Confederate Regiment

6th Georgia Infantry

Organized: Atlanta, GA; mustered in 5/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out on 5/1865

Commanding Officers:
  LCol. J. M. Newton
  Maj. P. Tracy
  Lt. E. P. Burnett

Statistics for Maryland Campaign
  Initial Strength: 250
  Total Casualties: 200
  Losses, % of Initial Strength: 80%

Maps Showing this Unit:
   Detail Map #3: Mansfield's XII Corps Attacks Into the Cornfield
   Detail Map #6: French's Division Hits the Sunken Road
   Detail Map #7: Richardson's Division Attacks the Sunken Road

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #384: D. H. Hill's Division, Jackson's Command - 14 Sep, 10 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
   Tablet #332: D. H. Hill's Division, Jackson's Command - 14 Sep, 10 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
   Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
   Tablet #315: Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM
   Tablet #339: Colquitt's Brigade, D. H. Hill's Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #333: D. H. Hill's Division, Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 1 PM
   Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
   Tablet #385: D. H. Hill's Division, Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #365: Colquitt's and Garland's Brigades - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Corps - Jackson's Command
  Division - D. H. Hill's Division
  Brigade - Colquitt's Brigade

History of the Unit:
Made up of men from Baker, Butts, Crawford, Dade, Houston Mitchell, Oglethorpe, Taylor, and Twiggs counties, they were the first unit from Georgia mustered into Confederate service in May 1861. Alfred Holt Colquitt was their first Colonel.

In the Antietam Campaign:
"Although it missed Second Manassas, at Antietam the unit suffered extremely heavy casualties, estimated at more than 200 of the 250 men engaged (including the regiment's lieutenant colonel and major)."
(from Fasulo)

The remainder of the War:
They were at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, then saw defensive duty in North Carolina and (Charleston) South Carolina. In February 1864 they transferred to Florida, and were engaged at Olustee. In May 1864 they were sent to Petersburg and were engaged there until early 1865, when they were back in North Carolina, fighting at Bentonville.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
Sources: a capsule history of the Regiment from Thomas R. Fasulo on his Battle of Olustee site; and
Roster of Field and Staff Officers, transcribed online on RootsWeb by Carla Cegielski.

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