Coming up on the anniversary of Sharpsburg (Antietam) in a few days, so thought I would post this on my GGgrandfathers regiment: From the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion, known as the OR, concerning Thouroughfare Gap, 2nd Manasses and Sharpsburg (Antietam), regarding George Thomas Tige Andersons Georgia Brigade from Lt. Gen. James Longstreet: (Casualties estimated about 144 men.............) Thoroughfare Gap, Va. (August 28, 1862) 2nd Bull Run/2nd Manasses, Va. (August 28-30, 1862) *Possible Battleflag Honor Sharpsburg, Md. (Sept. 16-17, 1862) **Battleflag honor on Regimental Battle Flag .....O.R. Excerpt on the mens actions-The name of every officer, non-commissioned officer, and private who has shared in the toils and privations of this campaign should be mentioned. In one month these troops had marched over 200 miles upon little more than half rations and fought nine battles and skirmishes; killed, wounded, and captured nearly as many men as we had in our ranks, besides taking arms and other munitions of war in large quantities. I would that I could do justice to all of these gallant officers and men in this report. As that is impossible. I shall only mention those most prominently distinguished. ......Col. G. T. Anderson, commanding D. R. Jones brigade, at Thoroughfare Gap, Manassas Plains, Boonsborough, and Sharpsburg. JAMES LONGSTREET, Lieutenant-General, Commanding. Attached, image of a wounded 9th soldier from 2nd Manasses: Photo of Private George W. Bath, I Company, 9th Georgia Infantry, CSA Ninth Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. From Lillian Hendersons Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865: Bath, George W.------- private June 10, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him Absent, a paroled prisoner. No later record. (Born in New York State May 2, 1840.) Also, am image of the 9th Georgias Regimental Battle flag (in the Capitol Collection, Atlanta, Ga.). Battle honors: Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg and Gettysburg.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:53:19 +0000
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