Major B. F. Hunt tenders his resignation March 19, 1863 stating: "Circumstances render it necessary that I resign my position as Major of the 8th Georgia Battalion . . . " In his endorsement, BGen R. S? Ripley, HQ 1st Military District Department of Ga & Fl, "Respectfully fowarded & recommended for good of the service." Accepted March 30, 1863
You might want to contact this gent who's listed as an "expert" on Company A of the 8th:
8th Georgian Battalion Co. A rlk@hardlink.com (Ricky Lynn King)
Muster roll http://www.hardlink.com/~rlk/roster.html
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You will find a roster of the battalion at the NPS Soldiers & Sailors System site: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
Private Alexander H. Smith, enlisted in Company B, 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion on October 24, 1861 at Camp Black, apprehended by Federal troops July 3, 1864 near Marietta, Georgia and sent to Nashville, Tn., Louisville, Ky., thence to Camp Douglas, Ill. arriving July 18, 1864, transferred April 2, 1865 upon enlisting in Company I, 6th US Infantry Volunteers as Corporal
Private Nathaniel H. Smith, enlisted in Company B, 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion on November 1, 1861 at Cass Station, recorded sick in hospital at Kingston, Georgia on next muster, subsequently recorded as a patient at Bell Hospital, Rome, Georgia November 1, 1863, recorded sick in hospital August 31, 1864,
You may procure their service records files at: http://history-sites.com/research/index.html
8th Battalion, Georgia Infantry
8th Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies during the early spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. Some of the men were from Adairsville and Thornburgh, and Gordon County. For a time the unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georiga, and Florida, then it was assigned to Gist's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. After the operations in North Mississippi, it fought with the army from Chickamauga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. This battalion contained 232 men and 183 arms in December, 1863, and was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Asahel Littlefield, Leroy Napier, Jr., J.T. Reid, and Zachariah L. Watters; and Majors John W. Gray, B.F. Hunt, and Edward F. Morgan.