1st Georgia Infantry Battalion

the Union infantry unit similarly named Confederate units 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment and 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion 1st Georgia Infantry Battalion October 31, 1864 – July 19, 1865 United States 1865 23px Union United States ArmyUnion Army Infantry Battalion 1st Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Department of the Cumberland American Civil War July 19, 1865 The 1st Battalion of Georgia Infantry was an infantry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, despite being organized from a state that had seceded from the Union. History In late 1864, the Federal armies under William T. Sherman had captured Atlanta and were marching towards the Atlantic Ocean and the port city of Savannah. At the end of October, efforts were made to recruit loyal men to join the Federal army for duty in the rear lines to free up veterans for front-line combat duty. A number of men from Dawson County enlisted in two companies, and others from Pickens County joined Company B.Georgians in the Union Army - Georgia Historical Society https://www.georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/georgians-in-the-union-army/ 2025-11-02 www.georgiahistory.com en-US Some of these enlistees were ex-POWs from Atlanta who had served in the Confederate States Army, but had since sworn allegiance to the Federal government.Search For Soldiers - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm 2025-11-02 www.nps.gov en The battalion was mustered in at Marietta, Georgia on October 31, 1864.Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2025-11-02 www.nps.gov en It was assigned as an unattached unit to the Department of the Cumberland, and subsequently guarded the Western & Atlantic Railroad near Dalton, Georgia, until March 1865. The battalion was then attached to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Department of the Cumberland, and guarded the railroads near the Etowah River until mid-July 1865. The battalion was mustered out in Dawson County on July 19, 1865. Battalion officers and men Company A (Union County) – Suffered 6 men killed during its term of service. Company B (Dawson County) Company C (Dawson County) Company D (Pickens County) See also American Civil War Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia in the Civil War References Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Dawson County, Georgia Category:1864 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865