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Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army
51st Georgia Infantry Regiment
Unofficial Georgia flag prior to 1879
Active
March, 1862–April 9, 1865
Country
Confederate States of America
Allegiance
Georgia
Branch
Confederate States Army
Type
Infantry
Engagements
American Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Colonel William Slaughter[1]
Military unit
The 51st Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
The regiment was formed in March 1862, and initially assigned to defensive duty in South Carolina. It was engaged at the Battle of Secessionville near Charleston before being sent northward for duty in Virginia. Upon reaching Virginia in July 1862, the 51st Georgia was assigned to Drayton's Brigade within the Army of Northern Virginia. After the Battle of Antietam in September, Robert E. Lee decided to reorganize his army for more efficiency, and the 51st Regiment was permanently assigned to Paul Jones Semmes's brigade. The subsequent brigade commanders were Goode Bryan and James P. Simms. The 51st stayed in this brigade for the duration of the Civil War.
The regiment was a part of the Army of Northern Virginia from July 1862 until its surrender at Appomattox Court House, except during James Longstreet's 1863 independent expedition to Georgia and East Tennessee.
^Brooks, Richard Henry; Holland, Katherine S. (2003). Keep all my letters: the Civil War letters of Richard Henry Brooks, 51st Georgia Infantry (1st ed.). Macon, Ga: Mercer Univ. Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-86554-840-4. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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