J. M. C. Coleman, Private, Company G, Gordon's Regiment, Georgia Infantry*, enlisted December 13, 1862 at the Thunderbolt Battery by Col. G. A. Gordon for 3 years or the war, detailed as Company Cook, receipted for an issue of clothing June 25, 1864, no further records
* This company subsequently became Company G, 63rd Regiment Georgia Infantry
Record of Events, Company G Bi-Monthly muster rolls, Record of Events
to December 17, 1862, stationed at Thunderbolt Battery
January & February, 1863, stationed at Camp Gordon
March & April, 1863, stationed at Thunderbolt Battery
May & June, 1863, stationed at Thunderbolt Battery
July & August, 1863, stationed at Thunderbolt Battery
September & October, 1863, stationed at Thunderbolt Battery
November & December, 1863, stationed at Fort Thunderbolt Battery
January & February, 1863, stationed at Fort McAllister
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia
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63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
63rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Savannah, Georgia, in December, 1862, using the 13th Georgia Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. With more than 1,100 officers and men, the unit was assigned to the Departments of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It served as infantry and heavy artillery at Thunderbolt and Rosedew Island, and Companies B and K were engaged at Battery Wagner near Charleston. Later the regiment was placed in General Mercer's and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. Now serving as infantry, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, July 20 to September 1, this unit reported 10 killed, 61 wounded, and 39 missing and in December, 1864, totalled 143 effectives. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel George A. Gordon, Lieutenant Colonel George R. Black, and Majors Joseph V.H. Allen and John R. Giles.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
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MUSTER INTO SERVICE
The 63rd Georgia Volunteer Regiment was both an infantry and a heavy artillery unit during its service to the Confederacy. It was originally organized in Savannah, headquarters of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, commanded by Colonel George A. Gordon (OR 1, 14, pg 1059). Gordon was originally a major commanding the 13th Georgia Battalion. The regiment was formed 23 December 1862 by the merging of several units of more than 1,100 men including:
The Oglethorpe Artillery which had been serving as part of the 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion at Jacksboro, Tennessee and had previously served in the First Georgia (Ramsey's) Infantry. When ordered to return to Savannah in late 1862, it became Company A of the 63rd Georgia regiment; Company D of Ramsey's 12th Georgia Artillery; the13th Georgia Infantry Battalion, a five company unit, which served as a coastal defense battalion since late 1861; and four other detached infantry companies from various locations around the coastal regions of Georgia.
The reorganization could have taken place on James Island, where several companies of the 13th Georgia Battalion were stationed. When the consolidation was complete the 63rd Georgia was officially mustered into Confederate Service. They were to serve as an artillery battery and other defensive assignments in the Savannah River systems for coastal defense with a strength of over 1100 men. As was customary, the regiment was often referred to with an alternate name associated with their commanding officer. Other officers included: Lieutenant Colonel George R. Black,, Major John R. Giles, Commissary G.W. Lamar, Assistant Quartermaster C.J. White, Adjutant J.S. Hammond. The Captains were: J.V.H. Allen (later to become a major), James T. Buckner, E.J. Craven, E.H. Harrison, Thaddeus Oliver, John H. Lopez, D.N. Martin, H.H. Scranton, C.W. Howard, and William J. Dixon. Hence the 63rd Georgia was also referred to as : (George) Gordon's Infantry, (James) Buckner's Infantry, (George) Black's Infantry, (Joseph) Allen's Infantry, (Elijah) Craven's Infantry, (William) Dixon's Infantry, or (John) Giles Infantry. They were also listed as the Phoenix Georgia. Volunteers. (OR 1, 14, pg 824)
http://www.nwinfo.net/~jagriffin/63rd.htm
See also: http://www.colquitt.k12.ga.us/gspurloc/Cobbslegion/gasca/units/63rd_gvi.htm