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Georgia 56th Volunteer Infantry (Confederate)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:15/05/1862
  • Muster Out Date:9/04/1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson
    • Brigadier General Alfred Cumming
    • Captain Benjamin T. Spearman
    • Colonel E. P. Watkins
    • Colonel Elihu P. Watkins
    • Colonel Robert J. Henderson
    • Lieutenant Colonel John T. Slaughter
    • Major General Carter L. Stevenson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Franklin (1864)30/11/186430/11/1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee
Bentonville19/03/186521/03/18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Chickamauga19/09/186320/09/18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15/12/186416/12/18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Spotsylvania Court House8/05/186421/05/186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Vicksburg18/05/18634/07/186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resaca13/05/186416/05/18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
Marietta6/06/18643/07/186427 day(s)Cobb County, Georgia
New Hope Church25/05/186426/05/18641 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Jonesborough31/08/18641/09/18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Atlanta22/07/186422/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20/07/186420/07/1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Franklin, Tennessee17/12/186417/12/1864< 1 dayFranklin, Tennessee

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