HISTORICAL NOTES:
This regiment was formed from Henry, Jasper, Clarke, Clayton, Spalding,
Putnam, Fayette, Pike, Morgan, and Greene counties. It surrendered at
Appomattox with 4 officers and 73 men.
The 44th was combined with the 3rd Arkansas, the 1st North Carolina
and the 3rd North Carolina to form a brigade under Brig. Gen. John G.
Walker, in the division of Maj. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes. After the
battle of Seven Pines, the 48th of Georgia replaced the 3rd Arkansas and
Brig. Gen. Roswell Ripley succeeded Walker.
After the Battle of Sharpsburg, the 44th was placed under the command of
Colonel George Doles of the 4th Georgia.
Only 52 men of the original 1,115 remained at Appomattox. As Captain John Harris remembered years later, "The impartial historian,
when he collects up the facts and figures, will show that the 44th Georgia Regiment suffered a greater casualty in killed and wounded, in proportion to the number carried into action, than any other regiment on the Southern side."
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ASSIGNMENTS:
Walkers Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April - June 1862)
Ripley's Brigade, D. H. Hill's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
(June - September 1862)
Ripley's-Doles'-Cook's Brigade, D. H. Hill's_Rodes' Division, 2nd
Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (September 1862 - June 1864)
Cook's Brigade, Rodes'-Grimes' Division, Valley District,
Department of Northern Virginia (June - December 1864)
Cook's Brigade, Grimes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern
Virginia (December 1864 - April 1865)
FIELD OFFICERS:
Doles, George Pierce (November 1, 1862, Promoted to Brigadier General. June 2, 1864, Killed near Cold Harbor.)
Cook, Phillip (August 5, 1864, Promoted to Brigadier General. Captured in Richmond, Virginia hospital, April 3, 1865.)
Estes, John B. - Colonel
Lumpkin, Samuel P. - Colonel
Peebles, William H. - Colonel
Smith, Robert A. - Colonel
Beck, James W. - Lieutenant
Adams, Joesph W. - Major
Banks, Richard O. - Major
Key, John C. - Major
BATTLES:
Near Seven Pines (skirmish) - June 15, 1862
Seven Days Battles - June 25 - July 1, 1862
Beaver Dam Creek - June 26, 1862
Gaines' Mill - June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill - July 1, 1862
South Mountain - September 14, 1862
Antietan - September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg - December 13, 1862
Chancellorsville - May 11-14, 1863
Gettysburg - July 1-3, 1863
Bristoe Campaign - October 1863
Mine Run Campaign - November - December 1863
The Wilderness - May 5-6 1864
Spotsylvania Court House - May 8-21, 1864
North Anna - May 23-26, 1864
Cold Harbor - June 1-3, 1864
Lynchburg Campaign - May - June 1864
Monocacy - July 9, 1864
3rd Winchester - September 19, 1864
Fisher's Hill - September 22, 1864
Cedar Creek - October 19, 1864
Petersburg Siege - May - June 1864 - April 1865
Fort Stedman - March 25, 1865
Appomattox Court House - April 9, 1865
ROSTERS:
Rosters of this regiment may be found in Rosters of The Confederate Soldiers of Georgia
Field Staff and Band
Company A - Henry County - Weems Guards
Company B - Jasper County - Jasper Volunteers
Company C - Clark County - Johnson Guards
Company D - Clayton County - Estes' Guards
Company E - Spalding County - Freeman Rangers
Company F - Putnam County - Putnam Volunteers
Company G - Fayette County - Huie Guards
Company H - Pike County - Pike Volunteers
Company I - Morgan and Henry County - Morgan and Henry Volunteers
Company K - Green County - Green Volunteers
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