- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Confederate States of America Army, Georgia State Troops, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade morning reports, 1861-1862
- Creator:
- Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia State Troops, 1st
- Publisher:
- Confederate States of America Army, Georgia State Troops 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade morning reports, MS 290, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1862
- Subject:
- Confederate States of America--History
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia State Troops, 1st - People:
- Harkie, C. B., approximately 1830-1870
Lamar, Charles A. L. 1824-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/x-djvu
application/pdf - Description:
- This collection contains a volume of the morning reports of the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade of the Georgia State Troops, 1861-1862. Most of the reports are signed by C.B. Harkie, commanding colonel. The name Charles A.L. Lamar is written inside the front cover.
The Georgia State Troops were one of many local military divisions created by Governor Joseph Brown to defend the state during the Civil War. While the Georgia Militia, consisting of almost every male aged 16 and older residing in the Militia Districts, was still active during this time, many of its members had joined Confederate regiments at the start of the war. Therefore, Governor Brown determined a need for these additional troops. Established in 1861, the Georgia State Troops consisted of three brigades. At its largest, the division consisted of approximately 8,000 troops. The 1st Conscription Act of April, 1862, led to most of the Georgia State Troops soldiers enlisting in the Confederate Army. The Georgia State Troops, along with the other local groups created by Governor Brown, soon became defunct. The 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade of the Georgia State troops was commanded by Colonel Cyrus B. Harkie. Col. Harkie began as Captain of Company H, but was transferred to Company S in October of 1861.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_ghs0290-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/turningpoint/do:ghs0290-001
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Identification of item], Confederate States of America Army, Georgia State Troops 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade morning reports, MS 290, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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