The 2nd Georgia Regiment, or as it was also known, the 2nd Georgia, was a regiment of the Continental Army, which formed part of the Georgia Line. Due to bad recruitment and horrible discipline, the 2nd-4th Georgia regiments were all later disbanded, and personnel joined the (1st) Georgia Regiment.
| 2nd Georgia Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776–1781 |
| Country |  United Colonies of America |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Branch |  Continental Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | Southern Department |
| Garrison/HQ |
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| Nickname(s) | "Second Georgia" |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Samuel Elbert |
History
editOn 5 July 1776, as part of the 1776 quotas, the 2nd Georgia Regiment was formed as part of the Continental Army and subsequently assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment was organised in the fall and winter of 1776 in Williamsburg, Virginia, consisting of eight companies, and recruited primarily in Virginia. On 23 December 1777 the regiment was assigned to the new formed Georgia Brigade which contained the 1st-3rd Georgian regiments, an element in the Southern Department.[1][2][3]
By March 1780, the regiment moved into the Charleston, South Carolina garrison, and captured there by the British Southern Army on 12 May 1780. The regiment was officially disbanded following the 1781 quotas on 1 January 1781, and personnel joined the Georgia Regiment.[1][4][5][3]
There is very little information on the uniform of the regiment, but the norm seems to have been hunting shirts and gaiter trousers.[5]
Engagements
editCommanding Officers
editCommanding officers of the regiment were:[2][4]
- 5 July 1778–????, Colonel Samuel Elbert
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c Wright, p. 313.
- ^ a b Knight, pp. 7, 9, 10.
- ^ a b "Georgia Regiments in the Continental Army". American Revolutionary War. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ a b Berg, pp. 46.
- ^ a b Smith, Kiley, and Black, pp. 79, 90, 99, 107, 111.
- ^ "Georgia Regiments in the Continental Army". American Revolutionary War. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
References
edit- Robert K. Wright Jr., The Continental Army, 2006 United States Army Center of Military History, Washington District of Columbia, United States of America.
- Lucian Lamar Knight, Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, 1920 Index Printing Company, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
- Frank Berg, Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units Battalions, Regiments, and Independent Corps, 1972 Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ISBN 0-8117-0544-7.
- Digby Smith, Kevin E. Kiley, and Jeremy Black, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of the American War of Independence, 2017 Lorenz Books, London, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-0-7548-1761-1.