9th Georgia Infantry

   

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Muster In: Organized June 11, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652

Commander(s):
Major John W. Arnold, Sr.
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Anderson’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3

  • Commander: Captain (Major) John W. Arnold, Sr.4,5,6
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Anderson’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7

  • Commander: Captain (Major) John W. Arnold, Sr.8,9,10
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  • Commander: Captain John W. Arnold, Sr. (August 16, 1864)(wounded August 16, 1864)11
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles12:

  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Reams’ Station (August 25, 1864)
  • Fort Harrison (September 29-30, 1864)
  • Williamsburg Road (October 27, 1864)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

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    Sources:

    1. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩
    2. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩
    3. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
    4. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
    5. Krick, Robert K. Lee’s Colonels. Broadfoot Publishing, 2009.pp. 32-33: I am unsure which edition of Lee’s Colonel’s Sibley used in his book, so the page number may vary depending on the edition you have. ↩
    6. Henderson, Lillian (ed). Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Volume 1. Longina & Porter, 1959.  p. 1011. ↩
    7. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
    8. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
    9. Krick, Robert K. Lee’s Colonels. Broadfoot Publishing, 2009.pp. 32-33: I am unsure which edition of Lee’s Colonel’s Sibley used in his book, so the page number may vary depending on the edition you have. ↩
    10. Henderson, Lillian (ed). Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Volume 1. Longina & Porter, 1959.  p. 1011. ↩
    11. “Letter from Anderson’s Brigade.” Augusta Daily Constitutionalist. August 26, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “Soon as this was done, the 9th and 11th Ga. being on the left of Lane’s Brigade, Col. Little, in his usual dashing style, formed them at right angle with the line of works, charged, and succeeded in capturing the entire line.  In this last charge the gallant Capt. Jack Arnold, commanding the 9th Ga., fell badly wounded on top of the works leading the regiment.” ↩
    12. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩

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    Neal Griffin September 8, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    A few things you may be interested in. I am posting the URLs. Feel free to use what you wish.
    Newspaper Casualty report for K Company, with commentary, for 9th Ga. battles 30Sept.-7Oct. 1864 at: http://9thgeorgiainfantry.org/casualties.html
    (includes photo of soldier).
    Story of wounded 9th Ga. soldier, wounded at Deep Bottom, Va. at http://9thgeorgiainfantry.org/daniel.html
    Newspaper (Atl. Constitution and NY Times) relating capture of Col. (later Gen.) Walker (Hancock’s Adjutant) by my GGGrandfather, Pvt. Jacob Cobb of the 9th Ga. at http://9thgeorgiainfantry.org/capture.html
    Anything further, please advise…Thanks, Neal

    bschulte September 8, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Neal,

    Thank you very much for the links! I’ll be able to use quite a bit of this email. I also sent you an email with several questions.

    Brett

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