Here are some boys that did not surrender until 20 May 1865 at Augusta. Capt. J.S. Austin, Commandant of Cadets and Prof. of Eng. Lit., was there with them and C.O. of Co A and is in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, CA, where I am the CW specialist for the last ten years. They were under the command of U.S. officers who kept them on duty due to lack of sufficient U.S. troops until the 20th. They were provost guards due to extensive unrest within the city since about the 1st of May at least. First U.S. unit arrived aobut the 7th. They also were armed and standing guard in the streets as their president rode by them in chains on his way to prison in VA. They also helped hold the bridge at the Oconee River in GA during Sherman's march to to the sea in Nov. 64 for about 36 hours. First to fire and caused casualties at the Battle of Reseca. They were called up with all GA reserves in May 64.

Excerpt follows from the O.R's;

General Wayne, Commander of GA State Militia, says: "I would
conspicuously mention Majors Hartridge and Capers, Captains
Talbot, Pruden, Austin and Warthen. The gallantry of these
gentlemen cannout be surpassed." ---------------------

"The Georgia Cadets were the last organized Confederate soldiers
on duty east of the Mississippi river, and their last service,as
the first, was on provost duty, guarding the city of Augusta, GA., and the confederate arsenals and army stores at that city.
They obeyed the last order of a Confederate offficer, Major-
General Lafayette McLaws. The order was issued after the surrenders
of General Lee and General Johnston, and was dated May 1, 1865,
and they served under that order till the 20th day of May, 1865,
when they were relieved from their duties by a Yankee garrison,
who came to Augusta to take charge of the city and Confederate
supplies there.
The order of General McLaws is in copy, on page 420, in the volume 53, of series I, supplement, of the official war records. It is as follows:

"Special Order--Headquarters, Augusta, GA., May 1, 1865.
The battalion of Georgia Cadets will proceed at once to the city
hall, in the city of Augusta, taking one day's rations with them, and will bivouac there until further orders, for the purpose of preserving order in said city. They will suppress all disturbances and will make such details for the preservation of order and property as may be call for by Major Henry Bryan, Inspector-general. Upon the zeal and honor of this battalion
rests the good name of their State and the Safety of Augusta.

By command of Brigadier-General Fry.

J.B. Dorman,

Maj. and AADJ-Gen.

Approved: By command of M/G L. McLaws.

"To Major Capers, or officer command, Battalion Cadets."

On the 20th of May, 1865, the battalion was disbanded, and the cadets returned to their respective homes, thus the boy soldiers of the South, and of Georgia, were the last to do duty in the cause of the Confederate Sates of America. In their manhood they have made good citizens and are now fast passing from the active scenes of life forever.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert L. Rodgers,

Historian of Georga Cadet's Assoc.

Atlanta, GA. December 25, 1905.