In honor and remembrance of the ancestors who served with this regiment, lest they be forgotten, this regimental history is dedicated to:
Alfred S. Hall a first cousin four times removed was born in 1836 in Georgia, the son of Seaborn Hall and Lucretia "Crissie" Quinn. Alfred is listed as a 1st Lieutenant in Company I on 6 July 1861. He died of small pox on 1 April 1863 in service to the CSA at the age of 27. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000226, 0025, 00003096
Peter Kemp a first cousin four times removed was born about 1828 in Georgia, the son of James Kemp and Flora Hall. Peter enlisted as a private on 10 September 1861 in Company I. He died of typhoid fever in Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Virginia between 1-4 August 1862. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000226, 0034, 00000792
Osgood Andrew Lee born about 1840 in Georgia married my first cousin four times removed Lucinda Hall daughter of f Seaborn Hall and Lucretia "Crissie" Quinn. She was born in 1843. Osgood joined Company I and is listed as a Captain. He died from wounds suffered in the battle of Seven Pines in 1864. He is buried in Richmond Virginia. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record: 000226, 0036, 00001982
Of the Twenty-seventh regiment Georgia volunteers the following were the field officers at its organization: Col. Levi B. Smith; Lieut.-Col. C. T. Zachry, Maj. H. B. Holliday; Adjt. J. Gardner; Commissary Thomas Bacon; Quartermaster H. B. Holliday (until appointed major), and then G. B. Buchanan. The captains were P. C. Carr (A), J. W. Stubbs (B), C. J. Dennis (c), J. N. Dorsey (D), W. H. Renfroe (E), J. Wilcher (F), W. D. Redding (G), W. H. Delamar (H), Osgood A. Lee (I), H. Bussey (K). The Twenty-seventh served in Virginia most of the time until after Chancellorsville, then in North Carolina; went with the rest of Colquitt's brigade to Florida in February, 1864, helping to put an end at Olustee to Federal invasion of that State; returned to Virginia in the spring of 1864 in time to assist in saving Petersburg from Butler's grasp; was engaged through the greater part of 1864 in the defense of that city, and in 1865 was in the campaign of the Carolinas under General Johnston, surrendering with him near Goldsboro. There were many changes in officers during this long and arduous service. Exclusive of those already named the officers were: Col. C. T. Zachry; Lieut.-Cols. Brewer, John W. Stubbs, J. M. Dorsey, James Gardner (killed in battle) and H. Bussey; Majs. C. J. Dennis, James Gardner, H. Bussey, W. H. Renfroe (killed) and I.D. Graham; Adjt. I. B. Pye; Commissary J. M. Zachry, in place of Thomas Bacon (killed); Quartermaster G. B. Buchanan; Captains (A) W. E. Dougherty, in place of Carr (died); (B) J. J. Allen; (c) J. W. Murray, W. W. Johnson and Thomas Grace; (D) George Latham; (E) Abercrombie; (F) Edwards; (G) M. L. Billingsley; (H) R. A. Harkie, in place of Delamar (killed); (I) J. D. Graham, in place of Lee (killed), and later Baxley; (K) C. Calhoun.
Organization of Companies for the 27th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers:
Company A: Marion and Schley County men-Georgia drillers. (Rolls of this company on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C., cover only from January 1, to April 30, 1864.)
Company B: Bibb County men-Bibb Grays/Rutland Grays. (Rolls of this company on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C., cover only from January 1 to April 30,1864.)
Company C: Crawford County men-Jackson Guards
Company D: Hall County men
Company E: Campbell and Fayette County men-Bethsaida Rifle Guards. (There are no rolls of this company on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C. for 1861 and 1862.)
Company F: Taylor County men-Taylor Guards. (No rolls for this company are on file in War Department at Washington, D.C., for 1861 and 1862.)
Company G: Pike and Spalding County men-County Line Guards. (rolls on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C. cover partly, between January and April 1864.)
Company H: Henry County men-Zachary Rangers. (Rolls on file for this company in the War Department at Washington, D.C., cover period from January 1 to April 30,1864 only.)
Company I: Appling County men-Appling Grays. (There are no rolls of this company on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C. for 1861 and 1862, and only one for December 1863.)
Company K: Talbot County men. (The dates of promotion of some of the officers conflict, but errors cannot be corrected as there are no rolls of this company on file in the War Department at Washington, D.C., except from March 1, 1864, to April 30, 1864.)
Bibliography-27th Georgia Infantry
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 7: Georgia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot,
1987. See pp. 50-51 for a brief unit history.Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books,
1987. Ref. See p. 102 for a concise summary of the regiment's service.Folsom, James M. Heroes and Martyrs of Georgia: Georgia's Record in the Revolution of
1861. Baltimore, MD: 1995. pp. 58-67 Brief history of unit.Georgia State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of
Georgia, l86l-l865. Vol. 3. Hapeville, GA: Longino & Porter, 1959. pp. 284-358. Unit roster.
Jones, Charles E. Georgia in the War, 1861-1866. Atlanta, GA: Foot & Davies, 1909. See p. 28 for an incomplete list of unit officers.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies:...Georgia. NY: Facts on File, 1995.
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