B J Metzger
Birth: 21 Nov 1838
Death: 3 Jan 1902
(Aged 63 years, 1 months, 13 days.)
Burial: Laurel Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery
Clyo, Effingham County, Georgia, USA
Served in Company I, 5th Cav., Georgia as Pvt
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Unit Details:
5th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1863, by consolidating the 1st and 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalions which had served along the Georgia coast. The men were from the counties of Effingham, Screven, Liberty, Bulloch, Lamar, and McIntosh. It was sent to Mississippi and placed in Wheeler's Cavalry Corps. Serving under W.W. Allen and R.H. Anderson, the unit participated in the Atlanta Campaign, the defense of Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Robert H. Anderson and Edward Bird, Lieutenant Colonel R.J. Davant, Jr., and Major William H. Wiltberger.- This family tree contains 1 known Confederate soldier.
- B J Metzger