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The 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It participated in most of the key battles of Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia .
Lt R.A. Mizell of the "Southern Rifles" Company A 4th Georgia Infantry; resigned in 1864 after being wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness; joined Company "A" 2nd Kentucky Cavalry of John Hunt Morgan command Captain Augustus C. Thompson of Co. G, 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment with sword.
The 15th Infantry Regiment's casualties during World War II included 1,633 killed, 5,812 wounded, and 419 missing in action. Korean War. On 1 December 1948, the 15th Infantry was transferred from occupation duty in Germany to Fort Benning, Georgia. As part of the 3d Infantry Division, the regiment sailed for Korea on 31 August 1950.
9th Georgia Infantry: Maj John W. Arnold; 11th Georgia Infantry: Cpt William H. Ramsey; 59th Georgia Infantry: Col Jack Brown; Benning's Brigade BG Henry L. Benning. 2nd Georgia Infantry: Cpt Thomas Chaffin,jr. 15th Georgia Infantry: Maj Peter J. Shannon; 17th Georgia Infantry: Maj James B. Moore; 20th Georgia Infantry; Gregg's Brigade Col R. M ...
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1st Confederate Consolidated Battalion (comprised 1st Confederate Regiment, 25th, 29th, 30th, and 66th Georgia Regiments, and 1st Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion): Capt William J. Whitsitt 39th Georgia Consolidated (comprised 29th and 34th Regiments and detachments of 52nd and 56th Regiments): Col Charles H. Phinizy
He commanded the 15th Tennessee Infantry at Belmont and Shiloh, and then led the 15th-37th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry into battle at Chickamauga. Commanding a brigade at Missionary Ridge, he lost a leg. He was killed at the Battle of West Point, Georgia, one of the last battles of the war, defending an earthworks named Fort Tyler after him.
The remaining troops of the 18th U.S. Infantry, accompanied by Private Carson, had to withdraw to King's third line of defense, which was manned by Carson's 15th U.S. Infantry Regiment. [81] With the arrival of some timely reinforcements, the Union left wing was strong enough to throw back the Confederate attack, although the battle continued. [81]