To Search the GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html ================================================ Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 10:43:47 -0800 From: Diana Sjoberg <sjoberg1@sprintmail.com> Subject: [GAWARE-L] [Fwd: [GA] GEORGIA STATE MILITIA ENROLLEMENT LISTS] Hello: I have seen several letters today from ladies looking for information on Georgia State Militia on the GA. LIST and I am sending this to the CSA History list also in the hopes of helping researchers. Some of these may be looking for MIlitia records of an earlier time than the WAr Between the States but I thought I would share this information below anyway. If you are looking for War Between The States Militia Enrollments you can find them in the Archives in Atlanta under microfilm rolls from every county by districts. These Microfilm records are called "THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MILITIA ENROLLMENT LISTS". These lists are invalubable to Confederate researchers and genealogists alike for they not only list the men who enrolled by districts in Dec. 1863 but they tell where they were born, their occupation, and their age in years and months. Many districts list even the county they were born in. These lists also tell if they were EXEMPT because of thier occupation such as Shoemake, Miller, Doctor, or it they were exempt because of disability. It also tells if they had a horse, gun, etc. So there is a great deal of knowledge to be obtained from these lists. After they were enrolled in these districts they were taken into State Troops, Cavalry units for young men and Old men alike, Old Men's Home Guard Units, etc. So there will be other information on them on the Consolidated Index for Confederate Soldiers. This will give you a starting place and confirm for you that THEY ARE VETERANS of this war. Georgia is one of the few states that reenacted the state Militia During the War Between the States. This was due to Gov. Brown's good insight to having troops to protect the homefront. One thing about these records also is the fact that the man is listed by districts and you can see exactly where he lived. Also the age of the man is given in Yrs. and months thus enabling you to pinpoint the month the man was born in and also the year. This being figured by the enrollements taking place between Dec. 14, 1863 and Jan. to March of 1864. HOpe this is a help to all researchers. Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga. Confederate Researcher