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Re: 3rd Georgia,22nd Georgia Infantry

After the battle of Gettysburg, some Chaplains remained behind to tend to the wounded and were taken prisoner - almost all on 5 July. Fifteen of these Chaplains were sent to Fort McHenry and released on 21 November 1863. I have identified 14 of them to date, but the name of James M. Stokes is new to me. (Circa 1864-1865, J. A. Lowry, Associate Reform Presbyterian, was identified as Chaplain of the 48th Georgia.) James W. Heath would have been taken prisoner during the assault of BGen Ambrose Wright's brigade on Cemetery Ridge, a few minutes after 7 p.m. on 2 July. If Company A was in position on the right of the regiment, as was customary, it would have initially confronted the 82nd New York posted at the Emmitsburg Road. The 82nd was forced back along with the 15th Massachusetts and the Georgians continued their advance a bit farther. The 48th Georgia faced off against the 7th Michigan, 59th New York, and 69th Pennsylvania posted behind the same stone wall that would become famous the following day during "Pickett's" charge. The Georgians were finally compelled to retreat, and some advancing Yankee soldiers rounded up a number of prisoners in their wake, evidently including James W. Heath.

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