Georgia 22nd Heavy Artillery Battalion

Historical Notes:
The Georgia 22nd Heavy Artillery (Siege) Battalion was organized at Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 1861 with six companies, increased to nine in the spring of 1864. Many of the men were from Burrow, Oglethorpe, Montgomery, and Cobb counties. The unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in the Georgia coast at Fort Pulaski and Fort McAllister. In 1865, operating as infantry in Elliot's Brigade, it saw action in the North Carolina Campaign and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.

Affiliated unit:

Burtwell's-Girardey's-Pritchard's Battery was organized at Athens, Georgia, in April, 1861, with men from Clarke County. It participated in the fight at Shiloh, then was assigned to J.K. Jackson's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Missionary Ridge. The company was later converted to heavy artillery and attached to the 22nd Georgia Artillery Battalion. Its captains were John R. B. Burtwell, Isadore P. Girardey, and W. R. Pritchard. Officers:
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Prichard, and Majors J.B. Gallie, Lawrence J. Guilmartin, and Mark J. McMullan. Assignments:

attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida,

Elliot's Brigade

Battles:

Carolinas Campaign

Rosters:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 2001 men.

Company B was originally attached to the 1st Regiment, Wise Legion (46th Regiment Virginia Infantry). The company was ordered to report as a company of the 4th Battalion Virginia Infantry by S.O. #236 (23 Nov 1861). The battalion was never formed and the company was ordered back to Georgia, by S.O. #242 (27 Nov 1861). This company became 1st Co. K, 25th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, and finally became Co B of the 22nd Battalion Georgia Heavy Artillery by S.O. #652 HQ District of Georgia (26 Nov 1862). Bibliography:

References:
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate States Armies