Benning's Brigade: A history and roster of the Second, Seventeenth, and Twentieth Georgia Volunteer Infantry RegimentsGeneral Henry Lewis Benning described his brigade of Southern warriors as men who would simply not give up, even in the face of overwhelming odds. Comprised of the Second, Fifteenth (covered in Volume 1), Seventeenth, and Twentieth infantry regiments, Benning's Brigade consisted entirely of Georgia volunteers. These men represented the lifeblood of Georgia and they were determined to defend her sovereignty. These proud men defended Virginia soil while their own homes were being ravished by Sherman's "March to the Sea." The mental anguish endured by the Georgian soldiers during the winter of 1864-1865 is painfully evident in their letters and journals. First and primarily, the book is intended to accurately reflect the composition, strength, and disposition of the brigade, chronologically, throughout the Civil War, from its inception to its ultimate demobilization. Secondly, the narrative is filled with excerpts from diaries, journals, correspondence, and reports from the officers and men that wrote them. These personal reflections are intended to provide the reader with an intimate and uniquely southern perspective of the American Civil War. The regimental rosters in this book highlight each individual soldier. Personal information such as: rank; promotions; prisoner/exchange data (if captured); wounds or disabilities (hospitalization data); and either their cause of death and burial data; or parole information was gleaned from both Union and Confederate documents. Numerous vintage photographs, maps, charts, a bibliography, and an index augment the text. Anyone interested in the Civil War, Southern history, or Georgia history will want to add this volume to their library. |
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17th Regiment 2d Corporal 2d Manassas 2nd 2nd 2nd Absent without leave Admitted to Chimborazo allegiance to U. S. Appears last Appointed 1st Sergeant Appointed 3d Sergeant Appointed Corporal Appointed Sergeant Appomattox April 16 April 20 April 9 August 14 August 31 battle Benning's brigade Captured at Gettysburg Chimborazo Hospital Colonel Columbus command Confederate December 31 disability Discharged Elected 1st Lieutenant Elected 2d Lieutenant Enlisted February 28 Georgia Hospital at Richmond July 12 July 24 June 27 last on file last on roll later record Longstreet Malvern Hill November oath of allegiance October 31 Petersburg Point Lookout private August 15 private June Private-August 14 roll for April roll for August Roll for December Roll for February roll for July roll for October September 19 Sharpsburg shows him absent shows him present sick Surrendered Thomas Took oath Toombs Transferred U. S. Govt Wounded at Chickamauga Wounded at Gettysburg