CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
- Overview:
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64th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1863 and soon moved to
Florida. Some of its members were recruited in Johnson and Warren counties. It fought at Olustee under General G.P. Harrison,
then in May, 1864, was ordered to Virginia with about 400 officers and men. The unit proceeded
to Petersburg and reported to
General Wise for service as provost guards. Later it was assigned to General A.R. Wright's and
Sorrell's Brigade and shared in the battles, skirmishes, and hardships of the Petersburg siege and
the Appomattox operations.
When the regiment surrendered on April 9, 1865, only 9 officers and 93 men were present. The
field officers were Colonels James Barrow and Charles S. Jenkins, and Major George S. Thomas.
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