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64th Georgia Infantry

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Muster In: Organized on May 26, 18631
Muster Out: April 9, 18652

Commander(s):
Colonel John W. Evans
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Colonel Walter H. Weems
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Captain Thomas J. Pritchett
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Captain George S. Thomas
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Captain James G. Brown
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Captain Creswell A. C. Waller
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Commander 7
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Johnson’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army3

  • Commander: Captain Thomas J. Pritchett (June 16, 1864)4,5
  • Unit Strength: ~183 officers and men PFD (6 cos.)(June 16, 1864)6
  • Weapons:

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Provost Guard | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7,8

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Third Offensive Order of Battle:

Provost Guard | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army (July 1-12, 1864)9

Wright’s Brigade | Anderson’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army (July 12-31, 1864)10

  • Commander:
    • Colonel John W. Evans (killed July 30, 1864, possibly in brigade command)11,12
    • Lieutenant Colonel (Colonel) Walter H. Weems (appointed Colonel July 30, 1864)13
    • Captain Thomas J. Pritchett (in command July 30, 1864 at the Crater?)(captured July 30, 1864)14
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Wright’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army15

  • Commander:
    • Colonel Walter H. Weems16
    • Captain George S. Thomas (at least August 12, 1864)17
  • Unit Strength:
    • 203 officers and men PFD (August 12, 1864)18
  • Weapons: Springfield and/or Enfield Rifles19

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Wright’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army20,21

  • Commander:
    • Colonel Walter H. Weems22
    • Captain James G. Brown23,24
  • Unit Strength: 101 officers and men PFD (September 28, 1864)25
  • Weapons: .58 caliber (presumably mix of Springfields and Enfields)26

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Wright’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army27

  • Commander:
    • Colonel Walter H. Weems (?)28
    • Captain James G. Brown29
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Sorrel’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army30,31

  • Commander: Colonel Walter H. Weems (November & December 1864)32,33
  • Unit Strength:
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Sorrel’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army34,35,36,37

  • Commander:
    • Colonel Walter H. Weems (January 1865)38
    • Captain Creswell A. C. Waller (February 1865)39
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Sorrel’s Brigade | Mahone’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army40,41

  • Commander: None listed. (March & April 1-2, 1865)42,43
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Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles:44

  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Second Battle of Petersburg (June 16, 1864)45,46
  • The Crater (July 30, 1864)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

    Sources:

    1. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 277-278
    2. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 277-278
    3. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., pages 114-115
    4. NARA RG 109, Entry 66, Box 106: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, General Records of the Government of the CSA, Battle Reports 1862-1864: Bushrod Johnson’s Report on Petersburg Assaults June 15-18, 1864
    5. “From the Front.” The Daily Express (Petersburg, VA). June 17, 1864, p. 2 col. 2-4: “In the last charge, the enemy came within one hundred yards of our fortifications, but the fire was so terrific that they halted, broke ranks and retired in great confusion, seeking shelter in a ravine about 100 yards from our lines. Here a large portion of a Yankee brigade, being exposed to an enfilading artillery fire from our guns, and not daring to show their heads, for fear of being toppled over by our musketeers, surrendered to the 64th Georgia regiment, Capt. Pritchard commanding.”
    6. NARA RG 109, Entry 66, Box 106: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, General Records of the Government of the CSA, Battle Reports 1862-1864: Bushrod Johnson’s Report on Petersburg Assaults June 15-18, 1864: Johnson reports 160 “effectives” in the 6 companies of the 64th Georgia which were present on June 16, 1864.  Taking Steven H. Newton’s method for converting effectives to PFD, we get (160/.93) * 1.065 = ~183 officers and men PFD
    7. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110
    8. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), page 669: The 64th GA joined the Provost Guard on June 19, 1864.
    9. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119
    10. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 121
    11. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 121: When did Evans assume command of this brigade in July?  Was he in brigade command on July 30, 1864?  More research is needed.
    12. “Telegraphic Reports of the Press Association.” Richmond Examiner. August 1, 1864, p. 1 col. 4: “Among the killed are Colonel Evans, Sixty-fourth Georgia”
    13. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 121
    14. Recapture of the Crater Again.” Anderson (SC) Intelligencer. August 9, 1905, p. 2 col. 1-3: “Our regiment, the Sixty-fourth Georgia, commanded by Captain Thomas J. Pritchett, was in front of the brigade, and had to file right up a ravine behind the works before we could form in line.  Here we lost our colonel, John W. Evans, who, while not on duty, would go into the battle with us.  He jumped up on the bank of the ditch and was waving his hat and cheering when he was shot and instantly killed.” ….”…when General Mahone, who commanded the division, called to Captain Pritchett.  I ran and told him General Mahone was calling him and as he turned and ran up General Mahone ordered him to take the regiment up to support his brigade.  Captain Pritchett rushed off, but ran a little too far to the right and jumped into the ditch, which was full of Yankees, and was captured, as was Lieutenant Morn, of Company G.”
    15. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 130
    16. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 130
    17. Confederate Inspection Report 3-P-17: Wright’s Brigade, August 12, 1864Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    18. Confederate Inspection Report 3-P-17: Wright’s Brigade, August 12, 1864Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    19. Confederate Inspection Report 3-P-17: Wright’s Brigade, August 12, 1864Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    20. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139
    21. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1312.
    22. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139
    23. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139
    24. Confederate Inspection Report 14-P-24: Wright’s Brigade, September 28, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    25. Confederate Inspection Report 14-P-24: Wright’s Brigade, September 28, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    26. Confederate Inspection Report 14-P-24: Wright’s Brigade, September 28, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
    27. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 149
    28. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 149
    29. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 149
    30. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 157
    31. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 166
    32. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 157
    33. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 166
    34. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 175
    35. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1174: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there.  They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave.  I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result.
    36. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 185
    37. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1272: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865.  However, leaders listed are from January.  I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle.
    38. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 175
    39. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 185
    40. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 193
    41. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 203
    42. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 193
    43. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 203
    44. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 277-278
    45. “From the Front.” The Daily Express (Petersburg, VA). June 17, 1864, p. 2 col. 2-4
    46. “From the Front.” Daily Constitutionalist(Augusta, GA), June 21, 1864, p. 2, col. 3-5, originally printed in The Daily Express (Petersburg, VA), June 18, 1864, page and column(s) unknown: “It was Captain Pritchett, of the 64th Georgia Regiment, to whom the large number of prisoners surrendered Thursday evening (June 16, 1864), and not Pritchard, as stated by us yesterday (June 17, 1864).”
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