(At Petersburg - BG Edward L. Thomas' Brigade, Heth's Division, A.P. Hill's Third Army Corps)
Participated in the Breakthrough Battle at Petersburg on April 2, 1865
Fought on or near the present day grounds of Pamplin Historical Park
The 49th Georgia Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1861 with men from Wilkinson, Talfair, Washington, Irwin, Laurens, Pierce, and Pulaski counties. After service in Georgia and North Carolina, the regiment was moved to Virginia where it was assigned to General J.R. Anderson's and E.L. Thomas' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 49th Georgia Infantry took an active part in the campaigns of the ANV from the battles of Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, fought in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and was surrendered at Appomattox surrendered with 8 officers and 103 men. The regiment reported 68 casualties at Second Manassas and 61 at Fredericksburg. The unit lost thirteen percent of the 280 at Chancellorsville and more than twenty-five percent of the 329 at Gettysburg. Its field officers were Colonels John T. Jordan, A.J. Lane, and Samuel T. Player; Lieutenant Colonels Oliver H. Cooke, Seaborn M. Manning, Jonathon Rivers, and Wiley J. Williams; and Majors James B. Duggan, John A. Durham, and John H. Pate.
