44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry
The 44th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.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
Assignments
- Walkers Brigade, Department of North Carolina
- Ripley's Brigade, D. H. Hill's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
- Ripley's-Doles'-Cook's Brigade, D. H. Hill's_Rodes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- Cook's Brigade, Rodes'-Grimes' Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
- Cook's Brigade, Grimes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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
