Battles in Georgia 1863

This information is excerpted from Frederick Dyers Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The losses listed in each encounter are for the Federal troops.

1863.

Jan. 27-Feb. 28 Bombardment Fort McAllister. Genesis Point U. S. NAVY--Monitors "Passaic," "Patapsco," "Montauk," "Nahant:" Mortar Schooner "Peoria," and Gunboat "Wissahickon."

March 9 Affair, Fort McAllister (No Reports.)

May 3 Action near Rome OHIO--3d Infantry.

June 8 Affair, Brunswick U.S. Gunboats.

June 11 Affair, Darien U.S. Gunboats.

June 17 Capture of Ram "Fingal" in Warsaw Sound U.S. Monitor "Wehawken."

Sept. 3 Skirmish, Alpine ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery. Light Arty. (Section). KENTUCKY--2d Cavalry.OHIO--1st, 3d and 4th Cavalry.

Sept. 5 Skirmish, Alpine KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry.

Sept. 6 Skirmish, Stevens' Gap (No Reports.)

Sept. 6-7 Skirmishes, Summerville KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry.

Sept. 8 Action, Alpine ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty. KENTUCKY--2d Cavalry. OHIO--1st. 3d and 4th Cavalry. Union loss, 3 killed, 11 wounded. Total, 14.

Sept. 9 Skirmish, Lookout Mountain ILLINOIS--92d Mounted Infantry.

Sept. 10 Skirmish near Graysville OHIO--90th Infantry.

Sept. 10 Skirmish, Pea Vine Creek KENTUCKY--1st Infantry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry (Detachment). Loss. 58 missing.

Sept. 10 Reconn. from Alpine toward LaFayette... KENTUCKY--2d Cavalry. OHIO--1st, 3d and 4th Cavalry.

Sept. 10 Reconn. from Alpine toward Home MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA- -9th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 10 Reconn. from Alpine toward Summerville.. KENTUCKY--4th, 5th and 6th Cavalry.

Sept. 10 Skirmish, Summerville KENTUCKY--4th, 5th and 6th Cavalry.

Sept. 11 Reconn. toward Rome INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry. OHIO--Battery "D," 1st Light Arty. (Section). PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st and 2d Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 11 Skirmish, Davis' Cross Roads (or House) near Dug Gap, McLemore's Cove ILLINOiS--Bridges' Indpt. Battery Light Arty.: 19th, 24th and 104th Infantry. INDIANA-- 4th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.: 37th. 38th, 42d and 88th Infantry. KENTUCKY--15th Infantry. MICHIGAN~Battery "A." 1st Light Arty.; 11th Infantry. OHIO--Batterys "G" and "M." 1st Light Arty.; 2d. 18th, 21st, 33d, 74th and 94th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--78th and 79th Infantry. WISCONSIN--1st, 10th and 21st Infantry. Union loss, 11 killed, 27 wounded. Total. 38.

Sept. 11-13 Skirmishes, Lee and Gordon's Mills ILLINOIS---92d, 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 9th, 17th (Mounted), 31st and 72d (Mounted) Infantry. KENTUCKY--1st, 2d. 3d and 6th Infantry. OHIO---6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty, Battery "B," 1st Light Arty.: 41st, 64th, 65th, 90th, 124th and 125th Infantry.

Sept. 11 Skirmish, Rossville ILLINOIS---92d Mounted Infantry.

Sept. 11 Skirmish, Ringgold ILLINOIS--92d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA.---7th and 18th Indpt. Batteries, Light Arty.; 17th (Mounted) and 35th Infantry. KENTUCKY--8th and 21st Infantry. OHIO--51th and 99th Infantry. Union loss, 8 killed, 19 wounded. Total, 27

Sept. 11 Skirmish near Blue Bird Gap OHIO--Battery "M," 1st Light Arty.

Sept. 12 Skirmish, Alpine INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry. OHIO--Battery "D," 1st Light Arty. (Section). PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st and 2d Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 12 Skirmish, Dirt Town, LaFayette Road near Chatooga River INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry. OHIO--Battery "D." 1st Light Arty. (Section). PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st and 2d Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 12-13 Skirmish, Leers' Tan Yard or Rock Springs ILLINOIS--92d, 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 17th and 72d Mounted Infantry. Union loss, 50 killed and wounded.

Sept. 13 Skirmish, LaFayette (No Reports.)

Sept. 13 Skirmish near Summerville INDIANA--4th Cavalry.

Sept. 13 Skirmish, Chickamauga WISCONSIN--3d Battery Light Arty.

Sept. 13 Reconn. from Lee and Gordon's Mills, toward LaFayette and skirmish ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty. (Section). INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--2d Cavalry. OHIO--Battery "D," 1st Light Arty. (Section). PENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 14 Skirmish near Lafayette OHIO--125th Infantry.

Sept. 14 Skirmish near Lafayette OHIO--64th Infantry.

Sept. 15 Skirmish, Summerville KENTUCKY--4th Cavalry.

Sept. 15 Skirmish. Trion Factory (No Reports.)

Sept. 15-18 Skirmishes, Catlett's Gap, Pigeon Mountain ILLINOIS---92d Infantry. INDIANA-- 21st Indpt. Battery Light Arty. KENTUCKY--18th Infantry. OHIO--11th, 36th and 92d Infantry.

Sept. 16-18 Skirmishes near Lee and Gordon's Mills... ILLINOIS--100th Infantry. INDIANA- -8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 58th Infantry. MICHIGAN--13th Infantry. OHIO--26th Infantry.

Sept. 17 Reconn. from Rossville ILLINOIS--84th, 96th and 115th Infantry. MICHIGAN--22d Infantry. OHIO--18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 40th and 89th Infantry.

Sept. 17 Skirmish, Ringgold ILLINOIS--84th, 96th and 115th Infantry. MICHIGAN--22d Infantry. OHIO--18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 40th and 89th Infantry.

Sept. 17 Skirmish, Davis or Owens Ford, West Chickamauga Creek INDIANA--39th Mounted Infantry.

Sept. 18 Skirmish, Pea Vine Ridge ILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.; 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--72d Mounted Infantry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--4th Cavalry.

Sept. 18 Action, Alexander's Bridge ILLINOIS--92d, 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA-18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 17th and 72d Mounted Infantry.

Sept. 18 Action, Reed's Bridge ILLINOIS---Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.; 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--3d Cavalry; 18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section): 72d Mounted Infantry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--4th Cavalry.

Sept. 18 Skirmish, Dyer's Ford ILLINOIS--92d and 123d Mounted Infantry.: INDIANA--72d Mounted Infantry.

Sept. 18 Skirmish, Spring Creek ILLINOIS--96th Mounted Infantry. OHIO--18th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.

Sept. 18 Skirmish near Stevens Gap INDIANA--2d and 4th Cavalry. OHIO--Battery "D," 1st Light Arty. (Section). TENNESSEE--2d Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 19-21 Battle of Chickamauga ILLINOIS--7th and 15th (Co. "K") Cavalry; Batteries "C" and "M," 1st Light Arty.; "I," 2d Light Arty.; Chicago Board of Trade and Bridges' Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.; 19th, 21st, 22d, 24th, 25th, 27th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 42d, 44th, 51st, 73d. 78th, 79th, 84th, 85th 86th 88th 89th, 92d (Mounted), 96th, 98th (Mounted). 100th, 104th. 123d (Mounted), and 125th Infantry. INDIANA--2d, 3d and 4th Cavalry; 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 18th, 19th and 21st Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: 6th, 9th, 10th, 17th (Mounted), 29th, 30th, 31st, 32d, 35th, 36th, 37th, 39th (Mounted), 42d, 44th, 58th, 68th, 72d (Mounted), 74th, 75th, 79th, 81st, 82d, 84th, 86th, 87th, 88th and 101st Infantry. KANSAS--8th Infantry. KENTUCKY--2d, 4th, 5th and 6th Cavalry; 1st. 2d, 3d, 4th (Mounted), 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th, 17th, 18th and 23d Infantry. MICHIGAN--2nd and 4th Cavalry; Batteries "A" and "D," 1st Light Arty.; 9th, 11th, 13th, 21st and 22d Infantry. MINNESOTA-- 2d Battery Light Arty.; 2d Infantry. MISSOURI--Battery "G." 1st Light Arty; 2d and 15th Infantry. OHIO--1st, 3d and 4th Cavalry; Batteries "A," "B," "C," "D." "F." "G" and "M," 1st Light Arty.; 6th, 18th and 20th Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: Arty 1st Battalion Sharpshooters; 1st, 2d, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th, 31st, 33d, 35th, 36th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 49th, 51st, 52d, 59th, 64th, 65th, 69th, 74th, 89th, 90th, 92d, 93d, 94th, 98th, 99th. 101st, 105th, 113th, 121st, 124th and 125th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th, 9th and 15th Cavalry; Indpt. Battery "B." Light Arty.: 77th, 78th and 79th Infantry. TENNESSEE--1st and 2d Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry: 3d, 5th and 8th Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: 1st, 10th, 15th, 21st and 24th Infantry. UNITED STATES---4th Cavalry: Batteries "H," "I" and "M," 4th Arty.; Battery "H," 5th Arty.: 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th Infantry. Union loss, 1,656 killed, 9,749 wounded, 4,774 missing. Total, 16,179.

Sept. 21 Skirmishes, Rossville Gap ILLINOIS--Battery "I," 2d Light Arty.; 19th, 24th and 104th Infantry. INDIANA--3d Cavalry; 4th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 37th, 38th, 42d and 88th Infantry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry; 11th Infantry. OHIO--Battery "M," 1st Arty.; 6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 2d 11th, 18th, 21st, 33d, 69th, 74th and 94th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry; 78th and 79th Infantry. KENTUCKY--15th Infantry. WISCONSIN--1st, 10th and 21st Infantry. UNITED STATES---15th, 16th, 18th and 19th Infantry.

Sept. 21 Skirmish, Dry Valley TENNESSEE--2d East. Cavalry. WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Sept. 22 Skirmish, Lookout Church WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry.

Nov. 18 Skirmish, Trenton ILLINOIS---Battery "F," 1st Arty.

Nov. 26 Action, Ringgold ILLINOIS---125th Infantry.

Nov. 26 Skirmish, Graysville ILLINOIS--19th and 104th Infantry. INDIANA--38th, 42d and 88th Infantry. MICHIGAN--11th Infantry. OHIO --2d, 33d, 69th and 94th Infantry. UNITED STATES---15th. 16th, 18th and 19th Infantry.

Nov. 27 Engagement, Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge ILLINOIS---15th Cavalry (Co. "K"); 13th, 59th, 75th, 84th, 92d (Mounted, Co. "E"), 96th and 104th Infantry. INDIANA--9th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 42d and 88th Infantry. IOWA--4th, 9th, 25th, 26th, 30th and 31st Infantry. KENTUCKY--2d (Detachment) and 8th Infantry. MISSOURI--Battery "F," 2d Light Arty.; 3d, 12th, 17th, 27th, 29th, 31st and 32d Infantry. NEW YORK--60th, 78th, 102d, 137th and 149th Infantry. OHIO---2d, 5th, 7th, 24th, 29th, 33d, 40th, 51st, 66th, 76th, 94th and 99th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--Indpt. Battery "E," Light Arty.; 28th, 29th, 109th, 111th and 147th Infantry. Union loss, 65 killed, 367 wounded. Total, 432.

Dec. 5 Reconn. from Rossville to Ringgold (No Reports.)

Dec. 12 Scout from Rossville toward Dalton KENTUCKY--4th and 6th Cavalry (Detachments).

Dec. 12 Skirmish, LaFayette KENTUCKY--4th and 6th Cavalry (Detachments).

Dec. 13 Skirmish, Ringgold KENTUCKY--6th Cavalry (Detachment).

Dec. 14 Reconn. from Rossville to LaFayette (No Reports.)

Dec. 21-23 Scout from Rossville to LaFayette KENTUCKY--4th and 6th Cavalry (Detachments).

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