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According to my source it was the 16th Georgia Infantry named after a female relative of Georgia born General David Twiggs former U.S. Army General - then Confederate General. (Source)
16th Georgia Infantry Regiment.
Apparently Brig. Gen. Goode Bryan of the 16th Reg. had a daughter named Sally Twiggs Bryan who was born in 1859. We believe the regiment was named in honor of this child.