The 61st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry was present at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill.
History
The 61st Georgia Regiment was formed early in 1861 for the defense of the Georgia coastline by order of Governor Joseph E. Brown, with troops coming from Irwin County, Tattnall County, Brooks and Thomas Counties, Montgomery County, Wilkes County and Macon and Bibb Counties. The 61st was made up of Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K. May of 1862 found the regiment in service at Charleston, South Carolina.
The 61st Georgia Infantry would become assigned to what was dubbed as an "elite brigade of Georgia troops" by their commander Brigadier General Alexander Lawton. Later, the brigade served under Brigadier General John B. Gordon and finally under Brigadier General Evans. Because of this service, the brigade became known as the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Georgia Brigade. The brigade originally had six Georgia regiments. Along with the 61st were the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th and 60th Georgia Volunteer Infantries. The 38th Georgia also had troops from the Metter area, with Company C having troops from Bulloch and Emanuel Counties.
The 61st and the rest of the elite brigade began their battle service in June of 1862 after General Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Lee took command of the army after General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. The 61st and General Lee arrived around the same time and under Lee, the army became known as the Army of Northern Virginia. General Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia remains statistically the most successful American fighting unit in history.
The 61st began their battle service soon after arriving during the Seven Days Battles of June 1862. They fought at Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill, Bristoe Station, Groveton/Brawner's Farm, 2nd Manassas (Bull Run), Sharpsburg (Antietam) and Fredericksburg under the famous Lt. General Stonewall Jackson for the remainder of 1862. In December of 1862, the men of 61st (Lawton's Brigade) were sorely in need of blankets, shoes and clothing according to this primary source letter.
In May of 1863, they fought at Chancellorsville from April 29th - May 5th with the great Stonewall being wounded and dying later that month. After Jackson's death the 61st and their brigade became part of the 2nd Army Corps under Lt. General Richard Ewell. Early in June of 1863, the 61st began marching northward with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia. They saw action at Winchester, Virginia and marched as far as York and Wrightsville in Pennsylvania. July 1st - 3rd found them with the rest of the army at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 1864, they were at the Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Monocacy, Winchester/Opequon Creek, Fisher's Mill and Cedar Creek. In 1865, they saw action at Hatcher's Run, Hares Hill and Fort Stedman. The 61st and the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virgina on April 9, 1865.
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