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Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Col. William J. Magill
Capt. Richard A. Wayne
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Jones' Division
Brigade - Anderson's (GA) Brigade
Unit history
The regiment was recruited from the cities of Atlanta and Brunswick, and counties Glynn and Montgomery. "It was brigaded under General Toombs and in April, 1862, contained 367 effectives. Transferred to G.T. Anderson's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg . It then was ordered to Florida, assigned to G.P. Harrison's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and fought at Olustee. During the summer of 1864, it was stationed in the Charleston area and later saw action at Savannah and in North Carolina. The regiment reported 3 killed and 19 wounded at Savage's Station , had 27 killed and 77 wounded at Second Manassas , and lost 3 killed and 25 wounded at Olustee . Only 45 officers and men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee."
(from Civil War in Georgia)
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #4: Greene's High-Water Mark in the West Woods (9am-noon)
Detail Map #5: Sedgwick is Flanked in the West Woods (9-10am)
Detail Map #10: Confederate Counterattacks in the Center (11 am-1 pm)
Detail Map #11: Sykes' Regulars Advance from the Middle Bridge (noon-4 pm)
Detail Map #12: Burnside's Ninth Corps Climbs Toward Sharpsburg (3-4 pm)
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
Detail Map #15: The Charge of the 7th Maine at Piper's Farm (5-5:30 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #322: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #328: Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones Division - 15 Sep, 12 PM to 17 Sep, 7 AM
Tablet #368: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #369, cont: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 18 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #321: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #369: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #323: Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones Division - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
References & Notes
Source: quote from Civil War in Georgia, posted online by Eastern Digital Resources, citing Sifakis' Compendium of the Confederate Armies.
We have 20 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pvt | Couch, Cicero | POW 09/17 |  |
| C | Pvt | Williams, John N. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| E | Capt | Wayne, Richard Alexander | | |
| F | Pvt | Buchanan, John Thomas | WIA/POW 09/17 | |
| F | Lt | Lamar, Gasaway B. | | |
| G | Capt | Twiggs, Hansford Dade Duncan | WIA/POW 09/17 | |
| H | Sgt | Milton, Pinkney H. | WIA 09/17 | |
| I | Sgt | Baird, James C. | POW 09/17 | |
| I | Lt | Griffin, W. B. | | |
| K | Capt | Montgomery, James G. | WIA 09/17 | |
| K | Pvt | Wallace, Gideon J. | WIA 09/17 | |
| L | Pvt | Foote, Eugene | WIA 09/17 | |
| L | Lt | Palmer, Frederic B. | WIA 09/14 | |
| L | Pvt | Rouse, Jacob R. | WIA 09/17 | |
| M | Pvt | Ables, Zachariah | | |
| M | Sgt | Andrew, William H. | | |
| M | Pvt | Gann, David | | |
| M | Corp | Humphreys, William G. | | |
| M | Pvt | McMullen, Jordan J. | | |
| F&S | Col | Magill, William Joseph | WIA 09/17 | |
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