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29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry

Officers and Companies The Twenty-ninth regiment Georgia volunteers had for its first field officers Colonel Randolph Spaulding; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Williamson Alexander; Major Levi J. Knight; Adjutants: Greenlee Butler and George R. McRae. David G. Daniel is listed as Chaplain and William P. Clower as Surgeon. Later promotions included William J. Young to colonel; William Dixon Mitchell to Lieutenant-Colonel and later Colonel, W.W. Billopp Major, John J. Owen Major and John C. Lamb, Major. John D Cameron, Captain & A.Q.M. The following list begins with the original company designation and then will explain the new designation after reorganization in May 1862 Company A Charles S. Rockwell and later John D. Henderson, Thomasville Guards, men from Thomas County. This Company A became new Company F, at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company B William J. Young (later became Colonel of the 29th Georgia Volunteers) and later William W. Spencer, originally organized as McRae's Light Artillery Company but appears to never have served as such, later known as the Ochlochnee Light Infantry men from Thomas County. This Company B became new Company E, at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company C Levi J. Knight (soon elevated to Major) Thomas S. Wylly- Georgia Berrien, Minutemen, Captain Knight's Company, Men from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties. This Company C became new Company G, at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company D John C. Lamb, Georgia Berrien Minutemen, Captain Lamb's Company men from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties. This Company D became new Company K at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company E Francis Marion Jackson and later Ruben Y. Stanford - the Alapha Guards, men from men from Clinch County. This Company E became new Company H at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company F W. W. Billopp- Georgia Foresters, men from Chatham County. This Company F became the new Company A at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company G John J. Owen- Stephens Volunteers, men from Dougherty County. This Company G became new Company B at reorganization 7 May 1862. Company H William D. Mitchell- Thomas County Volunteers, men from Thomas County. This Company H became new Company I at reorganization 7 May 1862 Company I Thomas Williamson Alexander and later John Wesley Turner Jr.- Georgia Berry Infantry, men from Floyd County. This Company I became new Company D at reorganization 7 May 1862 Company K Hirman C. Bowen- The Seventeenth Patriots, men from Thomas County. This Company K became new Company C at reorganization 7 May 1862 After the 7 May 1862 reorganization this would be the correct listings for the companies of the 29th Georgia Volunteers. Company A W. W. Billopp- Georgia Foresters, men from Chatham County Company B John J. Owen- Stephens Volunteers, men from Dougherty County Company C Hirman C. Bowen- The Seventeenth Patriots, men from Thomas County Company D Thomas Williamson Alexander and later John Wesley Turner Jr.- Georgia Berry Infantry, men from Floyd County Company E William J. Young (later became Colonel of the 29th Georgia Volunteers) and later William W. Spencer, later known as the Ochlochnee Light Infantry men from Thomas County. Company F Charles S. Rockwell and later John D. Henderson, Thomasville Guards, men from Thomas Count Company G Thomas S. Wylly- Georgia Berrien, Minutemen, Captain Knight's Company, Men from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties. Company H Francis Marion Jackson and later Ruben Y. Stanford - the Alapha Guards, men from men from Clinch County Company I William D. Mitchell- Thomas County Volunteers, men from Thomas County. Company K John C. Lamb, Georgia Berrien Minutemen, Captain Lamb's Company men from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties Organization Summary: The 29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was organized and mustered into Confederate service during the summer of 1861 at Big Shanty Georgia. In July 1861 Captain Levi J. Knight called for 100 volunteers to go with him to the fight for the Confederacy. This company traveled to Savannah where they trained and served near the Georgia coast. This group of men became Company C (and later Company G). Recruiters were sent back to Berrien County and an additional 80 men were recruited into the 29th Georgia Infantry as Company D (and later Company K) led by Captain J.C. Lamb. Their home was Camp Young in Darien, GA, It is possible that the Camp was on Sapelo Island. The writings of John Hagan, a sergeant for Company K refers to the islands in his letters. In a 30 April 1862 Correspondence we see the men of the 29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Commanded by Colonel William Young, assigned to General Mercer’s Second Brigade of the District of Georgia. CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING SPECIALLY TO THE OPERATIONS ON THE COASTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND MIDDLE AND EAST FLORIDA FROM APRIL 12, 1862, TO JUNE 11, 1863. CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.--#1 Military organizations in the Department of South Carolina and Georgia, April 30, 1862; Maj. Gen. John C. Pemberton, C. S. Army, commanding. DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. Brig. Gen. ALEXANDER R. LAWTON commanding. Second Brigade. Brig. Gen. H. W. MERCER. 1st Ga. (Vols.), Lieut. Col.W.S. Rockwell. 13th Georgia, Col. Marcellus Douglass. 25th Georgia, Col. C. C. Wilson. 26th Georgia, Col. C. W. Styles. 29th Georgia, Col. William J. Young. 50th Georgia, Col. W. R. Manning. 3d Ga. Cav. Bat'n, Maj. D. L. Clinch. 8th Georgia Battalion, Capt. Isaac Davis. 11th Georgia Battalion, Lieut. Col. G.W.M. Williams. Savannah Volunteer Guards, Capt. W. S. Basinger. Chatham Light Horse, Capt. R. F. Akin Effingham Hussars, Capt. Edward Bird. Hardwick Mounted Rifles, Capt. J. L. McAllister. Georgia Lt. Art., Co. D, Capt. Jacob Read. Staunton Hill (Va,) Art., Capt. C. Bruce. Maj. E. C. Anderson's command. O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XIV On May 7, 1862 the regiment was reorganized and company designations were changed as noted above. The regiment was consolidated in the field with the 30th Infantry Regiment from December 1863 to January 1864 (totaling 341 men for the two regiments) and from 1864 to April 1865 and then consolidated with the 1st Confederate Infantry Regiment, 1st Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion and the 25th, 30th, and 66th Georgia Infantry Regiments and designated as the 1st Georgia Infantry Battalion. The final consolidation took place at Smithfield, North Carolina on 9 April 1865. Camps: Through the research of William S. Smedlund and his book Camp Fires of Georgia’s Troops, we have this listing of camps at which companies of men of the 29th regiment of Georgia Volunteer Infantry stayed. For some time before 1863 Companies A & G served as heavy artillery support in the Savannah area, while other companies were in the Charleston, SC area. 12 September 1861 to 2 December 1861: Camp Lawton, Chatham County, GA which is located about one and a half miles from the Center of Savannah. The name of this camp changed three times. It was first named in honor of Alexander R. Lawton, Commander of the Military District of Georgia. About 1 February 1862 it was changed to Camp Jackson, most likely in honor of General Henry R. Jackson Commander of the Georgia State Troops, and finaly after the death of General William D. Smith on 3 October 1862 it was changed to Camp William Duncan Smith by the 32nd Georgia Volunteers. Companies that would come to join the 29th who were also in camp during this time were the Georgia Foresters (9 September 1861), the Ocklocknee Light Infantry (27 July 1861) and the Thomasville Guards (27 July 1861). 12 September 1861 to 31 December 1861: Camp Young, McIntosh County, GA located near Darien. Several companies were in this camp during this time period . 18 September 1861 to 30 September 1861: Camp Davis, Spalding County, GA, located five miles from Griffin. Berry Infantry and The Stephens Volunteers which would join the 29th Volunteers in Chatham County were in this camp. 12 December 1861 to 22 February 1862: Camp Wilson, Chatham County, GA, located three and one half miles below Savannah on the White Bluff Road, two miles from Camp Lawton and One mile from Camp Tattnall. 22 February 1862 to 16 April 1862: Camp Tattnall, Chatham County, GA, located on the right of White Bluff Road, one mile from Camp Lawton and one mile from Camp Wilson. 17 March 1862, 2 April 1862, 21 May 1862: Camp Mackey, Chatham County, GA, loacted at Mackey’s Point in the middle of a rice plantation on a piece of high ground surrounded by stagnant water. This is at the intersection of the Savannah River and St. Augustine Creek. It was a picket post. March 1862- 6 May 1862 Camp Young, Chatham County, GA, located near Judte Lyon’s home near Savannah. 2 April 1862: Camp Mackey, Chatham County, GA 16 April 1862 to 26 August 1862: Camp Causton’s Bluff, Chatham County, GA, located near Causton’s Bluff on the St. Augustine Creek, four miles east of Savannah. May-July 1862: Camp Debtford, Chatham County, GA, located on the Debtford Plantation East of Savannah near Lee Battery. It was noted that while in this camp, pickets rotated duty in Camp Mackey. 21 May 1862: Camp Mackey, Chatham County, GA. September 1862 Camp Young, Chatham County, GA. September 1862: Camp Anderson, Chatham County, GA, Located on Wildhorn Plantation one and one half miles below Station #1 on the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad and on the west side of Grover River. Companies A & G are listed as being here during this month. September 1862 to 29 October 1862: Camp Troup, Chatham County, GA, located three and one half miles east of Savannah on the road to Causton’s Bluff and about six miles from Mackey’s Point. Company I is listed here. 19 December 1862 to 31 December 1862: Camp Clingman, New Hanover County, NC, located two miles from the railroad station at Wilmington. 7 January 1863 to 10 April 1863 Camp Young, Chatham County, GA. 3 May 1863 to 6 May 1863. Camp Young, Chatham County, GA. Battle Participation: This regiment served until 1863 mainly in the District of Georgia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. During the greater part of 1863 it was assigned in north Mississippi in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana under General Joseph E. Johnston, in General Claudius C. Wilson's brigade. After that the 29th Georgia Volunteers main assignment was with General W.H.T. Walker's Division of the Army of Tennessee. It fought in the battle of Chickamauga, and later fought in the defense of Atlanta in1864. The 29th Georgia Volunteers were part of Hood's expedition into Tennessee, and saw its final duty in the campaign of the Carolinas in the spring of 1865 in the Department of North Carolina. The men that survived to the end surrendered with General Johnston. The listings of battle participation that I have found include: Operations on James Island 1-28 June 1862 Action, James Island 10 June 1862 Engagement, Secessionville, Fort Jackson, James Island 16 June 1862 Siege Operations, Fort Wagner, Sumter, Charleston 1 August- 10 September1862 Jackson, MS Siege July 1863 Chickamauga 19-21 September 1863 Chattanooga Siege 24 September-23 November1863 Chattanooga 23-25 November 1863 Atlanta Campaign 1 May-8 September1864 Actions, Lays Ferry, Oostenaula River 14-15 May 1864 Cassville GA 18-19 May 1864 Lost Mountain GA 15-17 June1864 Kennesaw Mountain 27 June 1864 Operations on line at Chattahoochee River 5-17 July 1864 Adairsville GA 7 July1864 Peachtree Creek 19-20 July1864 Decatur GA 22 July 1864 Jonesboro GA 31 August-1 September 1864 Lovejoy Station GA 2-5 September1864 Operations in North Alabama 29 September-3 November 1864 Spring Hill TN 29 November 1864 Franklin TN 30 November1864 Overall's Creek TN 4 December1864 Nashville TN 12-15 December 1864 Carolinas Campaign February-April 1865 Bentonville NC 19-21 March 1865 Surrender, Bennett's House, Durham Station NC 26 April 1865

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