Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this regiment’s role at the Siege of Petersburg? Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen. We are happy to exchange information with other researchers.
Muster In: Organized June 11, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Major John W. Arnold, Sr.
Commander Image
Commander 2
Commander Image
Commander 3
Commander Image
First Offensive Order of Battle: Anderson’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Anderson’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles11:
- 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)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 9th Georgia Infantry
- The Capture of Colonel (General) Francis A. Walker at Second Reams' Station: August 25, 1864
Other Web Sites:
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- 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. ↩
- Henderson, Lillian (ed). Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Volume 1. Longina & Porter, 1959. p. 1011. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- 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. ↩
- Henderson, Lillian (ed). Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Volume 1. Longina & Porter, 1959. p. 1011. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 202-204 ↩
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
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
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
{ 1 trackback }