History of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry - Georgia Volunteers in the Civil War

Description

The
OGLETHORPE LIGHT INFANTRY
Part of the 1st and 8th regiments of Georgia Volunteers
by Lindsey P. Henderson, Jr.
Published by the Author,
for the Savannah and Chatham County Centennial Commission, 1961
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Condition : Softcover.  Very Good Condition
Clean inside, seems unread.
Signed by author on front fly leaf.
37
pages, with nicely detailed rosters of both companies. Indexed.
The book in the photos is the book you will get !  No stock photos !!
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From the Georgia Historical Society
, with added information
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry was organized in Savannah on January 8, 1856. John N. Lewis was the troop's first captain, but he resigned after holding the position for only a few months. Francis S. Bartow was then elected as captain. In January, 1861, a detachment of the company under Capt. Bartow was ordered to take possession of and occupy Fort Pulaski at the mouth of the Savannah River. The corps was mustered into Confederate service as two companies, Co. A and Co. B. Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Co. A became Co. B of the 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was sent to Virginia. Bartow remained with this company as Colonel; he was killed at the first Battle of Manassas in July, 1861. The original Oglethorpe Light Infantry Company B became Co. H of the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Army of Tennessee.
(Company A, as part of the 8
th
GA, served under General Longstreet, as part of the Army of Northern Virginia, thru the War, fighting at all major battles from Seven Days to the end of the War.  Company B, as part of the 1
st
GA, remained at Fort Pulaski, and would be captured when the fort fell in 1862. They were exchanged and reenlisted, serving to the end of the War.)
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry continued after the Civil War as part of the 1st Georgia National Guard Regiment. It was disbanded after World War I.
Particularly useful / valuable for the detailed rosters in the back.  Roster notes details of each soldier, officers and enlisted men, including notes about muster dates, promotions, wounds, and other assignments outside the Georgia Volunteers. Not just a list of names and ranks !
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