6th Georgia Infantry Regiment

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6th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, blue).svg
Georgia State flag prior to 1879
Active1861April 26, 1865
CountryFlag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg  Confederate States of America
AllegianceFlag of the State of Georgia (1861, blue).svg Georgia
BranchBattle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg  Confederate States Army
Type Infantry
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Alfred H. Colquitt

The 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was organized at Macon, Georgia, in April 1861.

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Future governor of Georgia, Alfred H. Colquitt, was elected its first colonel. The regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Antietam and participated in Stonewall Jackson's flank attack at the Battle of Chancellorsville. The unit later saw action at battery Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina, and the battle of Olustee near Ocean Pond, Florida. The remnants and survivors of the regiment surrendered at Greenboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865, to forces under the command of William T. Sherman.

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