Richard Cogdell

Residence McIntosh County GA;
Enlisted on 8/13/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 8/13/1861 he was commissioned into "M" Co. GA 26th Infantry
He was Retired on 5/8/1862
Promotions:
* Capt 9/9/1861

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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Richard Cogdell, Captain, Capt. Richard Cogdell’s Company (McIntosh County Guards), 13th Regiment Georgia Infantry,*
elected Captain September 2, 1861, recorded in October, 1861 at Post of Camp Styles, St. Simon’s Island, Ga., dropped May 8, 1862 at reorganization of company,

* This company was successively designated as Capt. Cogdell’s Company and (New) Company M, 13th Regiment Georgia Infantry, and Company B, 26th Regiment Georgia Infantry

The 13th Regiment Georgia Infantry (Col. C. W. Styles) appears to have been organized in August, 1861. The regiment was reorganized about May 10, 1862, and the designation changed to the 26th Regiment Georgia Infantry

M266 Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia