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1st Brigade Georgia Militia
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Regiment in the Continental Army
1st Brigade Georgia Militia United States 1777 United Colonies of America Flag of Georgia non official.svg Georgia Militia Infantry United States Army Continental Army 1775-1783 Brigade American Revolutionary War
Siege of Savannah
Siege of Augusta
Battle of Cowpens
The 1st Brigade Georgia Militia was a section of the Georgia Militia, and to a larger extent the Continental Army, during the American Revolutionary War. It typically comprised two or more regiments.Georgia Continental Line Units – The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia https://gasocietyofthecincinnati.org/history-of-the-society/georgia-continental-line-units/ 2025-09-22 gasocietyofthecincinnati.org The unit was disbanded in 1783 after the war ended.https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/georgia/ Georgia Regiments in the Continental Army 2017-12-21 American Revolutionary War 2018-03-06 en-US
Elements of the Brigade participated in the failed defense of Fort McIntosh.2008-04-01 A Visitor’s Guide to Accessing Georgia’s Coastal Resources https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41142/noaa_41142_DS1.pdf 2025-09-22 NOAA The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service
Notable members
James Jackson served in the Brigade and would later go on to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and serve as the state's Governor.James Jackson letters https://exploreuk.uky.edu/fa/fa-test/?id=xt7gms3k100r 2025-09-22 exploreuk.uky.edu
References
Category:Military units and formations established in 1775
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1783
Category:Georgia (U.S. state) militia
See also
Georgia Line
List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War