George P. Doles

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George Pierce Doles
Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands heldDoles' Brigade
4th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

George Pierce Doles (May 14, 1830 – June 2, 1864) was an American businessman and Confederate general during the American Civil War. His men played a key role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg in driving back the Union XI Corps.

Early life

Doles was born in

captain of the "Baldwin Blues," a local militia
company.

Civil War

With the

Peninsula Campaign as a part of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill
.

During the 1862

brigadier general. He led the brigade with efficiency during the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
.

On January 19, 1863, before the Battle of Chancellorsville in May, several brigades of the Army of Northern Virginia were rearranged to contain regiments from the same states. On this date, the 1st and 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiments were transferred out of Doles's Brigade and the 12th and 21st Georgia Infantry Regiments were transferred into Doles' Brigade. Thus, from that date, Doles's Brigade consisted of the 4th Georgia Infantry, 12th Georgia Infantry, 21st Georgia Infantry and the

44th Georgia Infantry Regiments.[2]

During the 1863

Mine Run Campaigns
.

In 1864, Doles led his brigade during the

salient on May 10, suffering about 650 casualties, of which about 350 were captured. Doles himself escaped capture by falling down to the ground and playing dead until a counterattack materialized. With the assistance of other brigades, the lost entrenchments were eventually recaptured.[5] During the Battle of Cold Harbor in June, a Union sharpshooter shot Doles in the left breast as he was inspecting the Confederate entrenchments near Bethesda Church, Virginia. He died instantly. Command of the brigade passed to Colonel (later Brigadier General) Philip Cook of the 4th Georgia Infantry.[6]

Doles was buried in Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Priest, Antietam: The Soldiers Battle, p. 76.
  2. ^ Thomas, History of Doles-Cook Brigade, p. 1.
  3. ^ Busey and Martin, Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg, p. 163.
  4. ^ Busey and Martin, p. 289.
  5. ^ Thomas, p. 14.
  6. ^ Thomas, pp. 48, 51.

References

  • Busey, John W., and David G. Martin. Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg. 4th ed. Hightstown, NJ: Longstreet House, 2005.
    ISBN 0-944413-67-6
    .
  • Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VT: Derwent Books, 1987.
    ISBN 978-0-942211-53-5
    .
  • Eicher, John H., and
    ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1
    .
  • OCLC 833588
    .
  • Priest, John Michael. Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
    ISBN 0-19-508466-7
    .
  • Thomas, Henry W. History of the Doles-Cook Brigade. Dayton, OH: Morningside House, 1981. First published 1903 by Franklin Printing and Publishing Co.
    OCLC 7920038
    .
  • Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988.
    ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4
    .
  • ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9
    .
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