Early Military Districts and Units of Georgia
Format by C. W. Barnum
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The following is a list of known Military Districts and
Military Units of Georgia.
Military Unit, District, Fort or Commander Notes
Abraham As early as 1807
Alexander's Battalion, Riflemen GA Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Alford As early as 1807
Alfords As early as 1807
Allen As early as 1807
Armor As early as 1807
Ashley As early as 1807
Bakers As early as 1807
Baldwin As early as 1807
Ballard As early as 1807
Baxter As early as 1807
Bird As early as 1805
Birdsong As early as 1807
Blackshear As early as 1807
Blackwell As early as 1807
Blount As early as 1807
Booth 4th Regulars, Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Bostick As early as 1807
Burk As early as 1807
Burney As early as 1807
Bussey As early as 1805
Bussey As early as 1807
Butler As early as 1807
By ne As early as 1807
Camp Gordon 1941-1956 Columbia County
Camp Thomas aka Fort Oglethorpe name change after Civil War
Capt. McNish's Light Dragoons, Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Capt. Thomas' Company, Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Carlton As early as 1807
Carter As early as 1807
Clark As early as 1807
Cockran As early as 1807
Coffers As early as 1807
Col. Ignatius Few, 3rd Regulars - GA Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Col. Jenkins 2nd Regulars, Georgia Volunteers Military Units in the War in 1812
Cook As early as 1805
Cooper As early as 1807
Cornelius As early as 1807
Crowder As early as 1805
Davenport As early as 1807
Dawson As early as 1807
Delegal's Fort By 1736 Glynn County, St. Simons
Delk As early as 1807
Denmark As early as 1805
Devereaux As early as 1807
Dixon As early as 1807
Dyes As early as 1805
Edge As early as 1805
Everett As early as 1807
Flournoy As early as 1807
Floyd's Georgians By 1812
Fort Adams By 1812 Telfair County
Fort Advance By 179? Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Fort Alert By 1812 Charleton County, Folkston
Fort Argyle By 1733-1747 Bryan County, Ft. Stewart -Richmond Hill
Fort Augusta By 1736 Richmond County, Augusta
Fort Bainbridge By 1816
Fort Barnum About 1810 Ware County, County, Okefenokee Swamp
Fort Barrington On Altamaha River at King's Road
Fort Bartow By 1861 Chatam County, Savannah
Fort Brown By 1861 Glynn County, St. Simons
Fort Buffington Cherokee County, Buffington, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Campbell Forsyth Unknown County, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Cedartown Polk Unknown County, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Chastain Fannin County, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Clark By 1812 Telfair County
Fort Cornwallis By 1 779-1781 Richmond County, Augusta
Fort Cumming Walker County, LaFayette, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Dahlonega Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Daniel By 1812 Gwinnett County, Fort Daniel
Fort Darien McIntosh County, Darien
Fort Decatur By 1817
Fort Defense By 1794 Wayne County, Doctortown north of Jesup
Fort Defiance By 1795 Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Fort Defiance aka Fort Morris By 1812 Liberty County, Sunbury
Fort Early Crisp County, Warwick
Fort Fidius Baldwin County
Fort Floyd By 1813
Fort Fredrica Glynn County, St. Simons
Fort Gaines By 1816 Clay County, Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines Civil War Fort, unknown location
Fort George By 1761 Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Gilmer By 1838 Ware County,
Fort Gilmer Murray County, Carters Quarters, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Gordon 1956 Richmond County, Augusta
Fort Greene By 1794 Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Greene By 1812 Pulaski County, County,
Fort Grierson Richmond County, Augusta
Fort Halifax By 1754 Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Hawkins By 1806 Bibb County, Macon East
Fort Henderson By 183? Charleton Coleraine
Fort Hetzel Gilmer County, Ellijay, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Hollingsworth Banks County, Hollingsworth
Fort Hood Fulton County, Northwest Atlanta Civil War Fort
Fort Hoskins Murray County Unknown, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Howe aka Fort Barrington Altamaha River
Fort Hughes By 1817 Decatur County, Bainbridge
Fort Hull By 1815
Fort Jackson Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Jackson By 1812 Twiggs County,
Fort James By 1817 Wayne County, Madray Springs
Fort Jones By 1735 Chatham County, Wormsloe Plantation
Fort Jones By 1836 Stewart County, Florence
Fort King George By 1721 McIntosh County, Darien
Fort Laurens By 1812 Pulaski County,
Fort McAllister By 1861-1865 Bryan County, Richmond Hill Civil War Fort
Fort McCreary By 1836 Stewart County, Omaha
Fort McIntosh Brantley County, Atkinson
Fort McIntosh By 1812 Telfair County,
Fort Means Bartow County, Kingston, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Miller aka Fort Barnum By 183? Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp
Fort Mitchell By 1814
Fort Mitchell By 1812 Pulaski County
Fort Morris Liberty County, Sunbury
Fort New Echota Gordon County New Echota, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Newman Pickens County, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Oglethorpe By 1898 Catoosa County, Ft. Oglethorpe County Civil War Fort
Fort Peachtree By 1813 Fulton County
Fort Perry Marion County, Buena Vista NE
Fort Pike By 1812 Pulaski County
Fort Prevost By 1779 Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Prince William By 1779 Camden County, Cumberland Island
Fort Pulaski By 1848 Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Recovery By 1816; abandoned 1821 Decatur County, Recovery
Fort Rome Floyd County, Rome, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Scott By 1816; abandoned 1821 Decatur County, Reynoldsville
Fort Scudders Forsyth County, Matt, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort Sixes Cherokee County, Sixes, Cherokee Removal Fort
Fort St. Andrew By 1736 Camden County, Barrimacke on Cumberland Island
Fort St. Simo By 1738 Glynn County, St. Simon
Fort Stewart Liberty County, Columbus
Fort Telfair By 1812 Twiggs County
Fort Thunderbolt Chatham County, County, Savannah
Fort Twiggs By 1812 Twiggs County
Fort Walker Fulton County, Southeast Atlanta Civil War Fort
Fort Wayne Chatham County, Savannah
Fort Wilkinson later Fort Hawkins Baldwin County, Milledgeville
Fort Wormsloe By 1735 Chatham County, Wormsloe Plantation
Fort Yargo By 1792 Barrow County, Winder
Forth As early as 1807
Garrett As early as 1807
Godfrey As early as 1805
Greer As early as 1807
Griffin As early as 1805
Grove's As early as 1805
Hall As early as 1807
Hancock As early as 1807
Hardwick As early as 1805
Hartsfield As early as 1807
Hatchett As early as 1807
Henderson As early as 1805
Hendley As early as 1807
Hilliard As early as 1807
Hillyer As early as 1805
Hollingsworth As early as 1807
Holt As early as 1807
Holt As early as 1807
Howard As early as 1807
Howell As early as 1805
Hudson As early as 1807
Huff As early as 1807
Jones As early as 1807
Jones 4th Regulars - Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Kennon As early as 1807
Kindrick As early as 1807
King As early as 1807
Love As early as 1807
M. Henderson As early as 1807
Martin As early as 1807
Martindale As early as 1807
May As early as 1805
McGuire As early as 1807
McLean As early as 1807
Milner's As early as 1807
Mitchell As early as 1807
Mobley As early as 1807
Moon As early as 1807
Moore As early as 1805
Morrison As early as 1807
Mulkey As early as 1807
Neil As early as 1807
Newsom As early as 1805
Neyle As early as 1807
Oliver As early as 1807
Owsley As early as 1807
Park As early as 1807
Pettybone As early as 1807
Pinkston As early as 1807
Pope As early as 1807
Pray 2nd Regulars - Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Rea As early as 1807
Renfroe As early as 1805
Robinson As early as 1807
Sandiford As early as 1807
Sharps As early as 1807
Sheet As early as 1807
Shiver As early as 1807
Sidwell As early as 1807
Silman As early as 1805
Smith As early as 1807
Spain As early as 1807
Spear As early as 1807
Stewart As early as 1807
Stovall As early as 1807
Tarver As early as 1807
Thomas 2nd Regulars - Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Thompson As early as 1805
Trammell As early as 1805
Waller As early as 1807
Watkin As early as 1807
Week As early as 1805
Wellborne As early as 1807
White As early as 1807
Willson As early as 1807
Wimberly 3rd Regulars -Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Wootton's Detachment -Georgia Militia Military Units in the War in 1812
Wright As early as 1807
1st Battalion Reserve Artillery Civil War service
1st Regiment Artillery Civil War service
1st Georgia Regular Artillery Civil War service
9th Battalion Artillery Civil War service
11th Battalion Artillery (Sumter Artillery) Civil War service
12th Battalion Light Artillery Civil War service
14th Battalion Light Artillery (Montgomery's) Civil War service
18th Battery Heavy Artillery Civil War service
22nd Battalion Heavy Artillery Civil War service
22nd Battalion Light Artillery Civil War service
28th Battalion Siege Artillery Civil War service
Anderson's Battalion Light Artillery (Anderson's Battery) Civil War service
Baker's Company Artillery Civil War service
Barnwell's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Brooks' Company Light Artillery (Terrell Light Artillery) Civil War service
Campbell's Independent Co. Siege Artillery Civil War service
Carlton's Company Artillery (Troup County Artillery) Civil War service
Clinch's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Croft's Battery Light Artillery (Columbus Artillery) Civil War service
Daniell's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Ferrell's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Fraser's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Graham's Battery Artillery Civil War service
Guerard's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Hamilton's Company Light Artillery (Co. A; 1st Georgia Regulars) Civil War service
Hanleiter's Company Light Artillery (Jo Thompson Artillery) Civil War service
Havis' Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Howell's Company Light Artillery Civil War service
Hudson's Company Light Artillery (Arsenal Battery) Civil War service
King's Battery Light Artillery Civil War service
Lumpkins' Company Artillery Civil War service
Massenburg's Battery Light Artillery (Jackson Artillery) Civil War service
Maxwell's Battalion Regular Light Artillery (Read-Maxwell) Civil War service
Milledge's Company Light Artillery Civil War service
Moore's Battery Artillery Civil War service
Pritchard's Company Light Artillery (Washington Artillery) Civil War service
Pruden's Battery Artillery (State Troops) Civil War service
Ritter's Company Light Artillery Civil War service
Scogin's Battery Light Artillery (Griffin Light Artillery) Civil War service
Siege Train Artillery (Major Buist) Civil War service
Slaten's Company Artillery (Macon Light Artillery) Civil War service
Tiller's Company Light Artillery (Echols Light Artillery) Civil War service
Van Den Corput's Company Light Artillery Civil War service
Wheaton's Company Artillery (Chatham Artillery) Civil War service
White's Battery Artillery Civil War service
Woods' Battery Artillery Civil War service
1st Battalion Cavalry Merged with 5th Civil war service
1st Regiment Reserves Fannin's Civil war service
1st Squadron State Guards Gordon's Civil war service
1st Regiment Reserves Symons Civil war service
1st Battalion Reserves Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Cavalry Militia Civil war service
1st Regiment Engineers Troops Civil war service
1st Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Troops & Defenses Macon Civil war service
2nd Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
2nd Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
3rd Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
3rd Regiment Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
4th Regiment Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
4th Regiment Cavalry Clinch's Civil war service
5th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
6th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
6th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
7th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
7th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
8th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
8th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
9th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
10th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
10th Regiment Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
10th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
11th Regiment Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
11th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
12th Regiment Cavalry Wright's State Guards Civil war service
12th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
12th Battalion Cavalry Georgia State Guards Civil war service
12th Regiment Cavalry Robinson's State Guards Civil war service
13th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
15th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
16th Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
16th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
18th Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
19th Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
20th Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
21st Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
22nd Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
23rd Battalion Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
24th Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
29th Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
62nd Regiment Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Alexander's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Allen's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Arnold's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Asher's Company Cavalry Murray Cavalry Civil war service
Boddie's Company Cavalry Troup Co. Independent Civil war service
Bond's Company Cavalry State Guards Civil war service
Corbin's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Dorough's Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Floyd's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Gartrell's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Hall's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Hendry's Company Cavalry Atlantic and Gulf Guards Civil war service
Humphrey's Independent Company Cavalry Reserves Civil war service
Logan's Company White Co. Old Men's Home Guards Civil war service
Mayer's Company Cavalry Appling Cavalry Civil war service
Nelson's Independent Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Newbern's Company Cavalry Coffee Revengers Civil war service
Pemberton's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Ragland's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Rice's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Roswell Battalion Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Rumph's Company Cavalry Wayne Cavalry Guards Civil war service
Russell's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Waring's Company Cavalry Georgia Civil war service
Young's Company Cavalry Alleghany Troopers Civil war service
1st Battalion Sharpshooters Civil war service Civil war service
2nd Battalion Sharpshooters Civil war service Civil war service
3rd Battalion Sharpshooters Civil war service Civil war service
4th Battalion Sharpshooters Civil war service Civil war service
1st Battalion City Columbus Civil war service
1st Battalion Reserves Georgia Civil war service
1st Brigade Infantry Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Infantry Consolidated Civil war service
1st Regiment Infantry Ramsey Civil war service
1stRegiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Regulars Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Volunteers Mercer - Olmstead Civil war service
1st Regiment Infantry State Troops Civil war service
1st Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
1st Regiment Augusta Infantry Local Troops Civil war service
1st Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
1st Battalion Ordnance Georgia Civil war service
1st Legion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
2nd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
2nd Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
2nd Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
3rd Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
3rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
4th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
4th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
5th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
5th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
5th Regiment Infantry State Guards Civil war service
6th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
6th Regiment Infantry State Guards Civil war service
7th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
7th Regiment Infantry State Guards Civil war service
8th Regiment Infantry State Guards Civil war service
8th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
8th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
9th Regiment Infantry State Guards Civil war service
9th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
9th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
10th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
10th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
11th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
11th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
12th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
12th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
13th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
13th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
14th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
14th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
15th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
16th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
17th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
17th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
18th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
18th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
18th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
19th Battalion Infantry State Guards Civil war service
19th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
20th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
21st Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
22nd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
23rd Battalion Local Defense Athens Enfield Rifles Civil war service
23rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
24th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
25th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
25th Battalion Infantry Provost Guard Civil war service
26th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
26th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
27th Battalion Infantry Non-Conscripts Civil war service
27th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
27th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
28th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
29th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
30th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
31st Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
32nd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
33rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
34th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
35th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
36th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
36th Regiment Infantry Villepigues Civil war service
36th Regiment Infantry Broyles Civil war service
37th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
38th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
39th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
40th Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
40th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
41st Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
42nd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
43rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
44th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
45th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
46th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
47th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
48th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
49th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
50th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
51st Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
52nd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
53rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
54th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
55th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
56th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
57th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
59th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
60st Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
61th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
63rd Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
64th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
65th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
66th Regiment Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Alexander's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Anderson's Company Infantry Anderson Guards Civil war service
Arsenal Battalion Infantry Columbus Civil war service
Athens Reserve Corps Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Atwater's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Augusta Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Bard's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Barney's Company Infantry Richmond Factory Guards Civil war service
Brooks' Company Infantry Mitchell Home Guards Civil war service
Caper's Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Caraker's Company Infantry Milledgeville Guards Civil war service
Chapman's Company Infantry Georgia Defenders Civil war service
City Battalion Infantry Columbus Civil war service
Clemon's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Cobb Guards Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Collier's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Collier's Company Infantry Collier Guards Civil war service
Cook's Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Dozier's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Ezzard's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Fuller's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Garrison's Company Infantry Ogeechee Minutemen Civil war service
Green's Company Infantry State Armory Guards Civil war service
Grubb's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Hamlet's Company Infantry Local Defense Force Civil war service
Hansell's Company Infantry State Guards Civil war service
Harris' Independent Company Independent Brunswick Rifles Civil war service
Hendry's Company GA Mounted Infantry Pierce Mounted Volunteers Civil war service
Holmes' Company Infantry Wright Local Guards Civil war service
Howard's Company Infantry Non-Conscripts Civil war service
Hull's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Jackson's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Jones' Company Infantry Jones Hussars Civil war service
Kay's Company Infantry Franklin County Guards Civil war service
Lane's Company Infantry Jasper & Butts Co. Guards Civil war service
Matthews' Company Infantry East to West Point Guards Civil war service
Medlin's Independent Company Independent High Shoals Defenders Civil war service
Milner's Company Infantry Madison County Home Guard Civil war service
Moore's Company Infantry Baldwin Infantry Civil war service
Moring's Company Infantry Emanuel Troops Civil war service
Pool's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Porter's Company Infantry Georgia Railroad Guards Civil war service
Preston's Company Infantry Railroad Guards Civil war service
Rigdon Guards Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Roberts' Company Infantry Exempts Civil war service
Russell's Company Infantry Newton Factory Employees Civil war service
Taylor's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Thornton's Company Infantry Muscogee Guards Civil war service
Whiteside's Naval Battalion Naval Local Defense Civil war service
White's Company Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Witt's Company Infantry Express Infantry Civil war service
Wyly's Company Infantry Mell Scouts Civil war service
Youngblood's Battalion Infantry Georgia Civil war service
Floyd's Legion State Guard See Notes Civil war service
McIntyre's Battalion State Guard See Notes Civil war service
Phillip's Legion Infantry Part of Cobb's Brigade Civil war service
Smith's Regiment Infantry Merged with 6th Cavalry Reg. Civil war service
Wicker's Battalion Infantry See Notes Civil war service