Encampments of the 22nd Georgia Infantry
August 27, 1861 - November 15, 1861
Camp McDonald, Cobb County, Georgia
November 15, 1861 - November 23, 1861
Camp Lee, Henrico County, Virginia
(Note: a letter from Col. Harris to his wife dated Nov 30, 1861
gives Camp Lee as the regiment's location.)
December 1861 - February 22, 1862
Camp Blanchard, Portsmith County, Virginia
(Note: letters from Col. Harris to his wife dated various
dates in March and April 1862 all give Camp Blanchard as the
regiment's location.)
April 1862 - May 1862
Camp Vincent, Suffolk County, Virginia
(Note: A letter from Col. Harris to his wife dated May 9, 1862
gives Camp Wright near Suffolk, Va. as the regiment's location.)
(Note: A letter from Col. Harris to his wife dated May 16, 1862 has the regiment
bivouaced near Petersburg. A letter dated May 17, 1862 states they are camped
about a mile and a half from Petersburg in an uncomfortable place.)
May 15, 1862 - May 22, 1862
Camp Grice, Chesterfield, Virginia. Also known as Camp Heights.
(Note: a letter from Col. Harris to his wife states they are in Bivouac
in the woods nine miles of (sic) Richmond and on May 28, 1862
"On the road side in the woods.")
June 26,1862
Camp Advance, Henrico County, Virginia
February 16, 1863 - April, 1863
Camp Rescue, Caroline County, Virginia.
Source: Camp Fires of Georgia's Troops 1861-1865
By William S. Smedlund
Kennesaw Mountain Press - 1994
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