HISTORICAL NOTES:
The GA 30th Cavalry Battalion was organized in May 1864 in Athens, Ga. This battalion together with four companies raised under authority of the War Department from areas where the conscription act could not be enforced, became the 11th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Cavalry by S.O. #271 A&IGO (14 November 1864). The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in M.W. Hannon's and R.H. Anderson's Brigade. It fought at Savannah, but many of the men were captured. In February, 1865, only 90 effectives were present and in April most of these were captured at Macon.
Officers:
Colonel Andrew Young, Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Barclay, and Major Madison Bell
Assignments:
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
M.W. Hannon's and R.H. Anderson's Brigade
Battles:
Savannah
ROSTERS:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 1418 men.
Co. A Homer Troopers - White County - Capt. Madison Bell
Co. B Chattahoochee Mounted Infantry (Chattahoochee Rangers) - White County - Capt.E. P. Bedell Co. C - Reid Guards - White Conty - Capt. Joseph Reid
Co. D Tugalo Rangers - White County - Capts. John M. Crawford & William H. Griggs
Co. E Lumpkin Guards - White County - Capt. James Kelly
Co. F Rabin Gap Defenders - Rabun County, GA - Capt. W. C. Price
Co. G - White County - Capt. D. M. West
Co. H - Habersham County - Capt. William S. Erwin Co. I - Johnson's Mounted Infantry - Clarke County - Capt. Jasper N. Dorsey
Co. K - Clarke County - Capt. N. T. Tabor BIBLIOGRAPHY: