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39a. Dedication Program & Order of Ceremonies for Georgia Monument at Gettysburg September 21, 1961_Page_07

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HISTORICAL FACTS Georgia Units at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), Maryland September 17, 1862 INFANTRY: *Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright’s Brigade 3rd Georgia. Col. Edward J. Walker 22nd Georgia, Col. Robert H. Jones 48th Georgia, Col. William Gibson Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs’ Brigade 2nd Georgia, Col. William R. Holmes 15th Georgia, Col. W.T. Millican 17th Georgia, Capt. J.A. McGregor 20th Georgia, Col. J.B. Cumming *Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton’s Brigade 50th Georgia, Col. William R. Manning 51st Georgia, Col. William M. Slaughter Col. George “Tiger” Anderson’s Brigade 1st Georgia Regulars, Col. W.J. Magill 7th Georgia, [No rank given] William W. White 8th Georgia, Lt. Col. John R. Towers 9th Georgia, Col. Benjamin Beck 11th Georgia, Col. Francis H. Little *Col. William T. Wofford’s Brigade (Hood’s) 18th Georgia, Lt. Col. S.Z. Ruff Brig. Gen. A. R. Lawton’s Brigade 13th Georgia, Col. Marcellus Douglas 26th Georgia, Col. Edmund N. Atkinson 31st Georgia, Lt. Col. J.T. Crowder 38th Georgia, Lt. Col. Lewis J. Parr 60th Georgia, Col. William H. Stiles, Sr. 61st Georgia, Col. John H. Lamar *Col. James A. Walker’s Brigade 12th Georgia, Capt. James G. Rogers 21st Georgia, Maj. Thomas C. Oliver *Brig. Gen. James J. Archer’s Brigade 19th Georgia, Maj. J.H. Neal Col. Edward L. Thomas’ Brigade 14th Georgia, Col. R.W. Folsom 35th Georgia, Col. Bolling H. Holt 45th Georgia, Maj. W.L. Grice 49th Georgia, Lt. Col. S.M. Manning *Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley’s Brigade 4th Georgia, Col. George Doles 44th Georgia, Capt. John C. Key *Col. Alfred H. Colquitt’s Brigade 6th Georgia, Lt. Col. J.M. Newton 23rd Georgia, Col. W.P. Barclay 27th Georgia, Col. L.B. Smith 28th Georgia, Maj. Tully Graybill CAVALRY: *Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton’s Brigade Cobb’s Legion, Lt. Col. P.M.B. Young ARTILLERY Capt. J.P.W. Read’s Battery (Pulaski Artillery) Capt. H.H. Carlton’s Battery (Troup Artillery) Capt. James A. Blackshear’s Battery Capt. John Lane’s Battery (Irvin Artillery) Capt. George M. Patterson’s Battery Capt. Hugh M. Ross’ Battery Capt. John Milledge, Jr.’s Battery Incomplete records make it impossible to determine the number of Georgians who were killed, wounded, or missing as a result of this battle, but the figure has been estimated in the hundreds *These brigades also included units from other states. Georgia Units at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863 INFANTRY: Brig. Gen. William T. Wofford’s Brigade 16th Georgia, Col. Goode Bryan 18th Georgia, Lt. Col. S.Z. Ruff 24th Georgia, Col. Robert McMillan Cobb’s Legion, Lt. Col. Luther J. Glenn Phillips’ Legion, Lt. Col. E.S. Barclay Brig. Gen. Paul Semmes’ Brigade 10th Georgia, Col. John B. Weems 50th Georgia, Maj. Peter McGlashan 51st Georgia, Col. E. Ball 53rd Georgia, Col. James P. Simms Brig. Gen. George T. “Tige” Anderson’s Brigade 7th Georgia, Col. W.W. White 8th Georgia, Col. John R. Towers 9th Georgia, Col. Benjamin Beck 11th Georgia, Col. F. H. Little 59th Georgia, Col. Jack Brown Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning’s Brigade 2nd Georgia, Col. Edgar M. Butt 15th Georgia, Col. D.M. DuBose 17th Georgia, Col. Wesley C. Hodges 20th Georgia, Col. J.D. Waddell Brig. Gen. George Doles’ Brigade 4th Georgia, Col. Philip Cook 12th Georgia, Col. Edward Willis 21st Georgia, Col. John T. Mercer 44th Georgia, Col. Samuel P. Lumpkin Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon’s Brigade 13th Georgia, Col. James M. Smith 26th Georgia, Col. E.N. Atkinson 31st Georgia, Col. Clement A. Evans 38th Georgia, Col. J.D. Mathews 60th Georgia, Col. W.H. Stiles 61st Georgia, Col. John H. Lamar Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright’s Brigade 2nd Georgia Battalion, Maj. George W. Ross 3rd Georgia, Col. Edward J. Walker 22nd Georgia, Col. Joseph Wadsen 48th Georgia, Col. William Gibson Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas’ Brigade 14th Georgia, Col. Robert W. Folsom 35th Georgia, Col. Bolling H. Holt 45th Georgia, Col. Thomas J. Simmons 49th Georgia, Col. S.T. Player CAVALRY: Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton’s Brigade Cobb’s Legion, Col. P.M.B. Young Phillips’ Legion, Lt. Col. W.W. Rich (Four units from other states completed this brigade) ARTILLERY: Capt. H.H. Carlton’s Battery (Troup Artillery) Capt. J.C. Fraser’s Battery (Pulaski Artillery) Capt. John Milledge, Jr.’s Battery Capt. Hugh M. Ross’s Battery Capt. George M. Patterson’s Battery Capt. John T. Wingfield’s Battery (Irvin Artillery) The casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg included over 3,000 Georgians killed, wounded, or missing. The most prominent of these was Georgia’s Brigadier General Paul Jones Semmes who was mortally wounded in Longstreet’s attack on the Round Tops on the second day of the battle.

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