CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
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30th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Milledgeville, Georgia, in the fall of 1861. Many
of its members were recruited in the counties of Butts, Bartow, Fayette, Clayton, and
Chattahoochee. The unit served at Charleston and in February, 1863, had about 300 effectives.
Later it was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Brigade, and in
September, 1863, was consolidated with the 29th Regiment. The unit took an active part in the
operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee,
and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totalled 341 men and
195 arms, but few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels David J. Bailey,
James S. Boynton, and T.W. Mangham; Lieutenant Colonel Miles M. Tidwell; and Majors Henry
Hendrick and Cicero A. Thorpe.
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