44th Georgia Infantry Regiment

The 44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Unofficial Georgia flag prior to 1879
Active	March, 1862 – April, 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States Army
Branch	Infantry
Type	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Battle of Second Bull Run Antietam/Sharpsburg Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg The Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg Battle of Fort Steadman Appomattox Campaign

History

The 44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was entered into service in the Confederate States Army on March 11, 1862 at Camp Stephens near Griffin, Georgia. The regiment consisted of the following 10 companies:

• Company A- Weems' Guards, Henry County, Georgia
• Company B- Jasper Volunteers, Jasper County, Georgia
• Company C- Johnson Guards, Clarke County, Georgia
• Company D- Estes Guards, Clayton County, Georgia
• Company E- Freeman Volunteers, Spalding County, Georgia
• Company F- Putnam Volunteers, Putnam County, Georgia
• Company G- Huie Guards, Fayette County, Georgia
• Company H- The Pike County Volunteers, Pike County, Georgia
• Company I- Morgan and Henry Volunteers, Henry County and Morgan County, Georgia
• Company K- The Greene County Volunteers, Greene County, Georgia

Assignement

• Walkers Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April - June 1862)
• Ripley's Brigade, D. H. Hill's Division, Army of Northern Virginia (June - September 1862)
• Ripley's-Doles'-Cook's Brigade, D. H. Hill's_Rodes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (September 1862 - June 1864)
• Cook's Brigade, Rodes'-Grimes' Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia (June - December 1864)
• Cook's Brigade, Grimes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (December 1864 - April 1865)

Commanding Officers

• Col. Robert A. Smith
• Col. John B. Estes
• Col. Samuel P. Lumpkin
• Col. William H. Peebles
• Cpt. Thomas R. Daniel
• Cpt. John Tucker (detached from the 21st Georgia Infantry Regiment)

Bibliography

• Crute Jr., Joseph H., Units of the Confederate States Army, Derwent Books, 1987.
• Thomas, Henry, History of Doles-Cook Brigade, 1903, Reprinted by Morningside Books, 1988.