Georgia 4th Battalion, Sharpshooters
HISTORICAL NOTES:
A history of this regiment was formerly on line at
http://members.tripod.com/~usss/4thgass.html.
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The following note appears with the roster of the Georgia 21st Infantry Regiment:
The 4th Battn. Ga. Inf. (Mercer's Battalion), was merged into the 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. on or about September 27,1861.
Mercer, John Thomas-Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 19, 1861. Elected Colonel of the 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. September 27, 1861. Mentioned for gallantry at battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 1863. Killed at Plymouth, N. C. April 18,1864. Buried in Episcopal Church Yard at Tarboro, N. C.
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ROSTERS:
The Roster of this regiment contains the names of 493 men.
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REFERENCES:
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate States Armies
If you know its new location, drop me a note.
The following note appears with the roster of the Georgia 21st Infantry Regiment:
The 4th Battn. Ga. Inf. (Mercer's Battalion), was merged into the 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. on or about September 27,1861.
Mercer, John Thomas-Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 19, 1861. Elected Colonel of the 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. September 27, 1861. Mentioned for gallantry at battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 1863. Killed at Plymouth, N. C. April 18,1864. Buried in Episcopal Church Yard at Tarboro, N. C.