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Georgia 23rd Cavalry Battalion State Guards



Historical Notes:
This battalion was organized 4 August 1863 for six months to serve as local defense in that portion of the State south of the Muscogee Railroad and South Western Railroad to Echeconnee Creek and south of said creek to the Ocmulgee River, thence south of the Altamaha River to the Atlantic coast. Rosters:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 11 men.

  • Company A - Wilkinson Volunteer Cavalry - Wilkinson Volunteers - E. J. Coates Wilkinson County

  • Company B - Montgomery Volunteers - T. W. Rogers - Montgomery County

  • Company C - Twiggs Cavalry - D. G. Hughes - A. L. Read - Twiggs County

  • Company D - Wilcox Cavalry Grays - George R. Reid - Wilcox County

  • Company E - Alapaha Rangers - M. G. Fortner - Wilcox and Irwin Counties

  • Company F - Manning Mounted Guards - B. N. Mitchell - Pulaski County

  • Co. G Pulaski Cavalry John J. Lee Pulsaki

  • Company H - Laurens Reserves - Rollin A. Stanley - Laurens County

  • Co. I Telfair State Cavalry - John Smith - Telfair County
  • Company Unknown

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    References:
    Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate States Armies



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