CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
4th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's)

Overview:
   4th (Clinch's) Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1863, using the 3rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Wayne, Glynn, and Camden counties. The regiment served on the Georgia coast until the summer of 1864 when it was assigned to M.W. Hannon's command. It skirmished in Northern Georgia and Alabama, took part in the defense of Savannah, and was active in the campaign of the Carolinas. A report stated that the unit contained 200 officers and men in March, 1865, and was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonel Duncan L. Clinch, Lieutenant Colonel John L. Harris, and Major Jesse C. McDonald.

   Predecessor unit:


   3rd Cavalry Battalion was formed during the winter of 1861-1862 with six companies. It served on the Georgia coast, scouting and patrolling, until Janaury, 1863, when it merged into the 4th (Clinch's) Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Duncan L. Clinch and Major John L. Harris were in command.

4th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)

Overview:
   "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

Overview:
   3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized by Colonel M. J. Crawford and mustered into Confederate service at Athens, Georgia, during the early summer of 1862. Some of the men were from Rabun, Whitfield, and Cherokee counties. It fought in Kentucky with General Wheeler, but at New Haven most of the unit was captured. A detachment saw action at Murfreesboro and after those captured were exchanged, the command was assigned to J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. It participated in the campaigns of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Atlanta, was involved in Northern Alabama and Georgia, and in 1865 participated in various conflicts in the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Their field officers were Colonels Martin J. Crawford, Richard E. Kennon, and Robert Thompson; Lieutenant Colonel James T. Thornton; and Majors Daniel F. Booton and Hiram H. Johnson.

3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)

Overview:
   "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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I am not aware of any books published on that unit, but did find a decent web site:

http://www.glynngen.com/military/civilwar/4thga/DLClinch.htm



Good luck!

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I have a relative that was in the ga 4th calvery . I ordered his military/pension record from the state. It  has  a lot of history in it. His name was R.F Burch of Dodge county.