The Georgia 19th Infantry Regiment was assembled during the summer of 1861 Comprising 900 men, the unit was sent to Virginia and placed in the Potomac District. In April, 1862, it totaled 395 effectives and during the war served under the command of Generals W. Hampton, Archer, and Colquitt. The 19th fought in many battles from Seven Pines to Chancellorsville. Following Chancellorsville the 19th was transferred south, participating in Ocean Pond (Olustee), Florida. In April, 1864, it returned to Virginia and continued the fight at Proctor's Creek and Cold Harbor and in the Petersburg lines south and north of the James River. The 19th lost 13 killed and 76 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 3 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville. It sustained 96 casualties at Ocean Pond. In 1865 the unit participated in the North Carolina Campaign and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Companies Of The GA 19th Infantry Regiment Company A - Fulton County, Georgia Georgia Volunteers Company B - Fulton County, Georgia Jackson Guards Company C - Campbell County, Georgia Palmetto Guards Company D - Coweta County, Georgia "Senoia Infantry" Company E - Heard County, Georgia Heard Grays Or Heard Vols. Company F - Carroll County, Georgia Carroll Guards Company G - Henry County, Georgia Henry Guards Company H - Paulding County, Georgia Cotton Guards Company I - Carroll County, Georgia ("Villa Rica Gold Diggers") Or ("Gold Diggers") Company K - Bartow County, Georgia Kingston Volunteers