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The story of the Georgia 4th Infantry Regiment Reserves - and also the 2nd Reserves, 3rd Reserves and the Georgia 55th Infantry Regiment is tied in with the story of Camp Sumter - generally referred to now as Andersonville Prison.
Other units that served at the prison, at different times, included the Fifty seventh Georgia Confederate Infantry, local Georgia militia units, the Twenty seventh Alabama Confederate Infantry Regiment, Gamble's/Dyke's Florida Artillery, and Furlow's Militia Battalion.
The men of the 4th Reserves were caught up in the movement of the prisoners to Camp Lawton in advance of Sherman's March to the Sea, then to Salisbury, NC. They fought in the Carolina's Campaign and surrendered in North Carolina.
A propos de l'auteur
John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (1100 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the website, www.wordsrus.info. John resides in the foothills of the Appalachians outside Cartersville, GA. where he enjoys gardening and aquaponics. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.
