Georgia 62nd Infantry Regiment


HISTORICAL NOTES:

This regiment was also known as the 2nd Partisan Rangers Regiment and the GA 62nd Cavalry Partisan Rangers. It was formed from 7 Georgia Companies and 3 North Carolina Companies. Men from Georgia were from Dougherty, Liberty, and Baker counties. In DEC 1863, it reported 408 effective men.

Order S. O. # 161, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office split the regiment on 11 JUL 1864, with the Georgia companies going to the 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the 3 North Carolina companies going to the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. This order was not carried out until about 25 OCT 1864.



FIELD OFFICERS:

Griffin, Joel R. - Colonel
Kennedy, John T. - Major Lieut. Colonel
Towns, J. Randolph - Colonel
Ellis, William L. A. - Major


BATTLES:

New Bern Campaign - JAN - FEB 1864
Windsor - 30 JAN 1864
Petersburg Siege - JUN 1864 - APR 1865


ROSTERS

Rosters of this regiment may be found in the New Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia.
The Compiled Service Records of the members of this regiment may be found in microfilm roll series M266. The complete series contains 607 rolls of film. The compiled service records are indexed on M226. These film are available from the Georgia Archives. Roll # CSR-67 Surnames A-D
Roll # CSR-68 Surnames E-J
Roll # CSR-69 Surnames K-R
Roll # CSR-70 Surnames S-Z



BIBLIOGRAPHY


REFERENCES

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    Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 62nd Infantry Regiment
    Historical Sketch & Roster of the Georgia 62nd Regiment
    Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 62nd Infantry Regiment

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