CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
- Overview:
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5th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1863, by consolidating the 1st and 2nd
Georgia Cavalry Battalions which had served along the Georgia coast. The men were from the
counties of Effingham, Screven, Liberty, Bulloch, Lamar, and McIntosh. It was sent to
Mississippi and placed in Wheeler's Cavalry Corps. Serving under W.W. Allen and R.H.
Anderson, the unit participated in the Atlanta Campaign, the defense of Savannah,
and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of
Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Robert H. Anderson and Edward Bird, Lieutenant
Colonel R.J. Davant, Jr., and Major William H. Wiltberger.
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