12th Georgia Militia

In honor and remembrance of the ancestors who served with this regiment, lest they be forgotten, this regimental history is dedicated to:

Alderman, James	3C3R	PVT			000226, 0001, 00002254
Bradford, Shadrack	2C4R	PVT			000226, 0007, 00000277
Carlton, John S.	4C2R	CORP	H		000226, 0010, 00002681
Poulk, John Jasper	3C4R	PVT	K	Decatur Co	000226, 0049, 00001075
Poulk, John Lodge	3C4R	PVT	K		000226, 0049, 00001075
Poulk, Jonathan		PVT	K		000226, 0049, 00001074
Poulk, Micajah	2C4R	PVT	K	Died in service to the CSA-disease, GA 1864	000226, 0048, 00003710
Tucker, Matthew	1C4R	PVT	G		000226, 0061, 00001852

The 12^th Georgia Militia was organized in the summer of 1864. The first commander was Colonel Richard Sims.

4^th Brigade, 1^st Division, Georgia Militia, Army of Tennessee August-October 1864

4^th Brigade, 1^st Division, Georgia Militia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida October 1864-January 1865

The 12^th Georgia Militia participated in the defense of Atlanta from May-September 1864. After the fall of Atlanta the regiment moved into defensive positions in and around Savannah November- December 1864. One of the battles of note was at Griswoldville, 22 November 1864.

It surrendered with the Department and is included in the surrender list of General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, NC on 26 April 1865.