Alan J. Pitts
Confederate units at Ezra Church....
Mon Apr 23 23:52:27 2001


A few days ago someone suggested that I post this information in hopes that we might identify what Confederate units lost their flags during this egagement. Federal reports mention five banners being captured; I've been through each report but have noted only flags of the 19th Alabama and 30th Louisiana being named. In hopes that someone may find a bit of useful information, here's what I have:

Event: July 28th – Battle of Ezra Church or Lickskillet Road.
Location: Fulton County, Ga., atlas 56:7, 59:7 & 88:1 (west of Atlanta).
Campaign: Operations around Atlanta, Ga., July 23-Aug. 25, 1864.
Units engaged: CSA, led by Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
Alabama – Barbour, Gid Nelson & Tarrant’s Batteries; 1st, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th,
28th, 29th, 34th, 37th, 39th, 40th, 42nd, 50th & 54th Inf. Regts., 17th Battn.
Arkansas – 1st & 2nd Mtd. Rifle Regts. (dismtd.); 4th, 9th & 25th Inf. Regts.
Georgia – 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd & 52nd Inf. Regts., 1st State Regt. & Youngblood’s Battn.
Louisiana – 1st Reg., 4th, 13th, 16th/25th, 19th, 20th, 30th Inf. Regts., 4th & 14th Battns.
Mississippi – Battery “B”, 14th Art. Battn., Jefferson Artillery; 3rd , Ashcraft’s, Ham’s &
Lowery’s Cav. Regts. (dismtd.), 1st, 2nd & Ballentine’s Cav. Regts.; 7th, 9th, 10th, 24th, 27th, 28th (Mtd.), 29th/ 30th, 34th, 37th, 41st & 44th Inf. Regts., 9th Battn.
South Carolina – 10th & 19th Inf. Regts.
Tennessee – 42nd, 46th/55th (cons.), 48th, 49th, 53rd Inf. Regts.
Virginia – Nottaway Artillery.

If anyone is interested, I also have compiled a similar list of Federal units involed which differs in many instances from Dyer's Compendium.