John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster of The Georgia 16th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The Georgia 16th Infantry Regiment [also called Sallie Twiggs Regiment] was organized during the early summer of 1861. The sixteenth fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet but was not engaged in the fight at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville, where Col Henry P. Thomas was killed, November 29,1863, it returned to Virginia and participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Later the unit was part of Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. Companies of the GA Sixteenth Infantry Regiment Company A: Madison County - Madison County Greys Company B: Jackson County -Center Hill Guards Company C: Hart County - Hartwell infantry Company D: Madison County - Danielsville guards Company E: Habersham County - Cobb infantry Company F: Walton County Company G: Jackson County - Jackson County Volunteers/Jackson Rifles, Oconee Volunteers Company H: Gwinnett County - Flint Hill Greys Company I: Gwinnett County Company K: Columbia County - Ramsey Volunteers