(At Petersburg - BG Edward L. Thomas' Brigade, Heth's Division, A.P. Hill's Third Army Corps)
The 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry was organized by Colonel T. Hardeman, Jr. during the winter of 1861-1862. Many of the soldiers were recruited in the counties of Greene, Dooly, Taylor, Jones, and Berrien. When ordered to Virginia, the regiment was placed under the command of Generals J.R. Anderson and E.L. Thomas. It served in the Army of Northern Virginia during campaigns from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then in the trenches of Petersburg until the end of the war. This unit lost 7 killed and 35 wounded at Second Manassas; 5 killed and 43 wounded at Fredericksburg; lost ten percent of the 350 engaged at Chancellorsville; and about ten percent of the 331 were disabled at Gettysburg. The 45th Regiment surrendered at Appomattox with a total of 8 officers and 85 men. Its field commanders were Colonels Thomas Hardeman, Jr. and T. J. Simmons; Lieutenant Colonels James W. Carter, C. A. Conn, Washington L. Grice, and William S. Wallace; and Majors Aurelius W. Gibson and M. R. Rogers.
BATTLES
Hanover Court House, 5/27/1862
Seven Days Battles, 6/25/1862 - 7/1/1862
Cedar Mountain, 8/9/1862
Second Bull Run, 8/28/1862 - 8/30/1862
Harper's Ferry, 9/12/1862 - 9/15/1862
Antietam, 9/17/1862
Fredericksburg, 12/13/1862
Chancellorsville, 5/1/1863 - 5/4/1863
Gettysburg, 7/1/1863 - 7/3/1863
Williamsport, 7/6/1863
Bristoe Campaign, 10/1863
Mine Run Campaign, 11/1863 - 12/1863
The Wilderness, 5/5/1864 - 5/6/1864
Spotsylvania Court House, 5/8/64 - 5/21/1864
North Anna, 5/23/1864 - 5/26/1864
Cold Harbor, 6/1/1864 - 6/3/1864
Petersburg Campaign, 6/1/1864 - 4/1/1865
Weldon Railroad, 8/18/1864 - 8/22/1864
Fort Stedman (in reserve), 3/25/1865
Battle of Jones Farm, 3/25/1865
Breakthrough Battle, Petersburg, Virginia, 4/2/1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 4/9/1865
45th Georgia Infantry Regiment
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