Category: 4th Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters, United States Civil War

4th Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters was organized from part of the 3rd Georgia Infantry Battalion during the spring of 1863. The unit contained four companies and was assigned to General Bates' and Tyler's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served from Chickamauga to Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. At Chickamauga the battalion had 92 effectives on the first day and 54 on the second, and in December, 1863, it totaled 101 men and 70 arms. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. Major Theodore D. Caswell was in command. See National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.


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Person Profiles (10)

17 Feb 1838 Duresville, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States - 16 May 1865

26 Nov 1840 - 25 Dec 1864

10 Apr 1834 Montgomery County, Georgia, USA - 05 Mar 1904

15 Mar 1824 North Carolina, United States - 05 Apr 1879

16 Dec 1829 Pike, Georgia, United States - 13 Nov 1901

22 Jul 1839 Pike County, Georgia, United States - 07 May 1915

08 Jan 1848 Sandersville, Washington, Georgia, United States - 12 Jun 1931

1843 Pike County, Georgia, United States - 03 Jul 1863

abt 1843 Mississippi, United States - 24 Oct 1863

1844 Pike County, Georgia, USA - 25 Feb 1865