Confederate 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion

By Crusader1307

A Formation of The Confederate States Army (1861-1865) – during The American Civil War, The 1^st Georgia Sharpshooter's were formed in 1862 – in The City of Savannah, Georgia. They were designed to counter their Federal Version, The 1^st United States Sharpshooters. As such, every Man recruited had to prove His ability as a ''crack shot'' prior to being accepted into The Battalion. Additionally, as with their ''Yankee Counterpoints'', The 1^st Georgia wore all Green colored Uniforms, to better ''blend in'' with their surroundings. At their height, The 1^st Georgia numbered 800 Officers and Men. Fighting in most Major engagements of The Western and Southern Theater of The War, The 1^st Georgia earned their Elite status at The Battle of Fort Sullivan, Georgia (1863). With The Fort under direct attack from (8) Federal Ironclads, The 1^st Georgia (using their shooting skills), engaged The Federal Warships – inflicting so much damage – that The Warships broke off their attack! Sadly, as with their Northern Counterparts – Sharpshooters were seldom used as intended. Mostly, they fought as Skirmishers and Scouts. The 1^st Georgia would fight at The Battle of Atlanta (1864), suffering over 50% casualties. They would surrender with General Lee at Appomattox in 1865, barely 30 Men surviving.