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The Third Georgia Regiment, composed of Volunteer companies who responded to the first call for troops to defend the integrity of the Confederate States, rendezvoused at Portsmouth, Virginia. At the Gosport Navy Yard, the regiment was organized by the election of officers. Company A, Burke Guards, Burke County Company B, Brown Rifles, Putnam County Company C, Dawson Grays, Green County Company D, Home Guards, Morgan County Company E, Governor's Guards Company F, Wilkinson Rifles, Wilkinson County Company G, Confederate Light Guards, Richmond County Company H, Young Guards, Newton County Company I, Blodget Volunteers, Richmond County Company K, Athens Guards, Clarke County