CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
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42nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp McDonald, Georgia, in March, 1862, with
men from Gwinnett, De Kalb, Newton, Walton, Fulton, and Calhoun counties. The regiment
moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was attached to General Barton's Brigade in the
Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and on July 4, 1863, was
captured at Vicksburg.
Exchanged and brigaded under General Stovall, the 42nd continued the fight in various battles
from Missionary Ridge to Bentonville. In December, 1863, it
contained 444 men and 394 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 345 present for duty. The
regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee with 5 officers and 126 men. Its field officers
were Colonel Robert J. Henderson, Lieutenant Colonels W.H. Hulsey and Robert F. Maddox, and
Major Lovick P. Thomas.
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