CSA Troups from Clinch County, Georgia
 


GEORGIA 4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT
CLINCH'S
 
      This regiment was formed in January 1863, using the 3rd Cavalry Battalion .

      Regiment History
      Online History


      Read more about the regiment via David Kirkland, John C. McMillan,
      Benjamin Franklin Wilcox, and Richard M. Tucker

      Regiments from Wayne, Glynn and Camden Counties:

        Company A Captain J.S. Wiggins
        Company B Captain W.M. Hazzard
        Company C Captain N.A. Brown
        Company D Captain John Raddick
        Company E Captain Robert N. King
        Company F Captain J.P. Turner
        Company G Captain A. McMillian
        Company H Captain T.S. Wylley
        Company I Captain J.C. Nichols
        Company K Captain D. Crum
        Clinch's Calvary Regiment was formed in January of 1863 using the 3rd Georgia Calvary Battalion as its core, founded by General Clinch.  Do not confuse this regiment with Isaac W. Avery's 4th Georgia Calvary.

       Activities included - serving on the Georgia coast from 1862 until spring of 1864, then it became part of General Wheeler's Calvary Corp in the Army of Tennessee under General M. W. Hammond's command.  Subsequently they fought in North Georgia, Alabama, in the Atlanta Campaign and in the spring of 1865 was active in the campaign of the Carolinas.  Ultimately they were in included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee in Goldsboro, NC.

    FIELD OFFICERS:

      Clinch, Duncan L. - Colonel
      Harris, John L. - Lieut. Colonel
      McDonald, Jesse C. - Major
       
    BATTLES:

     

      Near Brunswick - 8 Jun 1863
      Olustee - 20 Feb1864
      Atlanta Campaign - May - Sep 1864
      Atlanta Siege - Jul- Sep 1864
      Siege of Savannah - Nov - Dec 1864
      Carolinas Campaign - Jan - Mar 1865
      Bentonville - Apr 1865
       

    ROSTERS:

      The Compiled Service Records of the members of this regiment may be found in microfilm roll series M266. The complete series contains 607 rolls of film. The compiled service records are indexed on M226.
       
        Roll # CSR-21 Surnames A-CH - Roll # CSR-22 Surnames CL-GO
        Roll # CSR-23 Surnames GR-K Roll # CSR-24 Surnames L-M
        Roll # CSR-25 Surnames N-SM Roll # CSR-26 Surnames SN-Z
         
      Company A
      Company B
      Company E
      Company H
      Company K
       
     


Company G - 29th Georgia Infantry - Berrien County

Company K - 29th Georgia Regiment - 1861, Berrien County, later attached to Company H - 4th Georgia

Company H - 29th Georgia Regiment - 1861 Stockton - "Battle of Atlanta 1864"

Company G - 50th Georgia Regiment - March 4, 1862, Homerville, Clinch County - attached to Mercer's Brigade - fought Lee's Battles at Chancellorsville, Boonesboro, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg

Company I 4th Georgia Calvary - January 1, 1863 Homerville, Clinch, County - attached to 4th Georgia Cavalry - Colonel D. L. Clinch, Jr. - Battle of Atlanta, and Olustee, Florida

Company K, 26th Georgia Infantry - 1861 - Clinch and Ware - fought in Virginia battles.

 

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