CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
51st Regiment, Georgia Infantry
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51st Infantry Regiment was organized in February, 1862, with men from Early, Mitchell,
Miller, Terrell, Washington, Randolph, Clay, Daughterty, and Lee counties. After being sent to
South Carolina and fighting at Secessionville, the regiment moved to
Virginia. Here it was assigned to General Drayton's, Semmes', Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia. The 51st was active from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, moved to Georgia, but was not
engaged at Chickamauga. It fought at Knoxville and later in the battles at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. The unit continued the fight
with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in numerous conflicts around Appomattox. It reported 9 casualties at
Second Manassas, 8 during the Maryland Campaign, and 149 at Chancellorsville. The regiment lost twenty-five percent of the 303 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers
and 41 men. Its commanders were Colonels Edward Ball, James Dickey, and W.M. Slaughter;
Lieutenant Colonels Oliver P. Anthony and John P. Crawford; and Major Henry M. Dunwoody.
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