Clinch Rifles minutes [microform], 1851-1861.

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Clinch Rifles minutes [microform], 1851-1861.

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The collection consists of minutes of the Clinch Rifles (Augusta, Ga.) from 1851-1861. The minutes document election of officers, committee findings, discipline of members, resolutions, and other activities. In 1861, the minutes discuss the Rifles' involvement in escorting various units preparing to leave for battle, list of people who made donations for use of the Rifles, a partial list of members, and an incomplete history of the Unit's activities during the Civil War.

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Augusta University, Reese Library

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Augusta University, Reese Library

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Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 5th

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Officially organized in 1786 in Liberty County, Georgia, as an independent troop, this cavalry soon became known as the Liberty independent Troop. It is the oldest cavalry troop in Georgia. Its original purpose was for defense against Native Americans. The unit served in the Civil War as Troop G, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry and was attached to General Wheeler's Corps, Army of the Tennessee, from 1863 until 1865 when it was disbanded. In 1872, following the Reconstruction period, the Liberty In...

Clinch Rifles (Augusta, Ga.)

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The Clinch Rifles, an independent volunteer rifle corps, was formed from the Clinch Engine Company No. 2 (Augusta, Ga.) in 1851. During the Civil War, it became Company A, 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment. From the description of Clinch Rifles minutes [microform], 1851-1861. (Georgia Regents University, Reese Library). WorldCat record id: 38477387 ...