Category: Smith's Legion, Georgia, United States Civil War
Categories: Georgia, United States Civil War | Battle of Perryville
Smith's Legion was organized during the spring of 1862 with a cavalry and infantry battalion. For a time the legion was under the command of Colonel Sumner J. Smith.
The cavalry battalion raised some of its members in Burke and Telfair counties and contained six companies. It was attached to the Department of East Tennessee, then was involved in the Kentucky Campaign. In the spring of 1863 the battalion merged into the 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel John R. Hart and Major Benjamin F. Brown.
The infantry battalion recruited many of its men in Gilmer and Floyd counties. Assigned to the Department of East Tennessee, it served in Kentucky and later was stationed at Cumberland Gap and Loudon, Tennessee. During the spring of 1863 the unit merged into the 65th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Its field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John S. Fain and Major Robert H. Moore.
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