{⋆★⋆} BG Doles, George

George Pierce Doles​

Born: May 14, 1830

Birth Place: Milledgeville, Georgia

Father: Josiah Doles 1805 -

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Mother: Martha Pierce Doles Unknown – 1849

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Wife: Sarah Doles

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Children:

Minnie Doles​

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Education:

Educated in Milledgeville Georgia Schools​

Occupation before War:

Successful Businessman in Milledgeville, Georgia​

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Captain of Baldwin Blues Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Enlisted in 4th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 4th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Malvern Hill​

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1862: Participated in the Maryland Campaign​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1864: Participated in the Overland Campaign​

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1864: Participated in the Battle of the Wilderness​

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1864: Escaped capture playing dead at Battle of Spotsylvania​

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1864: Shot in in the left breast and Killed during Battle of Cold Habor​

Died: June 2, 1864

Place of Death: Near Bethesda Church, Virginia

Cause of Death: Bullet to the left side of his chest

Age at time of Death: 34 years old

Burial Place: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia

 

[Pollaco]

Before enlisting in the 4th Georgia Infantry he was captain of the militia group the Baldwin Blues.

 

[Tom Elmore]

He was nearly captured at Gettysburg in an embarrassing incident:

Near Capture of General Doles and His Circuitous Advance Toward Town on July 1 | Gettysburg

Brig. Gen. George Doles left an intriguing description of his brigade's movements on the late afternoon of July 1. After having defeated the flank attack by the 157th New York, he writes of heading toward the Theological Seminary to assist his division's efforts against the Union First Corps...

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[Pollaco]

He succeeded command of Gen. R.S. Ripley's brigade when the General was wounded at Antietam.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General George Pierce Doles! Salutes General Doles on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

Colonel Doles took over command of the brigade in D.H.Hills Division when General Ripley was wounded at Antietam. This left Major Smith in command of the 4th Georgia until he was killed and a Captain Wills took over command for the remainder of the battle.This is the same brigade he led as brigadier general at Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville. The brigade had been changed up up a little by Chancellorsville though and consisted of all Georgia Troops.It was made up of the 4th, 12th, 21st, and the 44th Georgia Infantry Regiments. And it was now in Rodes Division.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend Birthday Brig. General George Doles! Salutes remembering General Doles on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

Colonel Doles took over command of the brigade in D.H.Hills Division when General Ripley was wounded at Antietam. This left Major Smith in command of the 4th Georgia until he was killed and a Captain Wills took over command for the remainder of the battle.This is the same brigade he led as brigadier general at Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville. The brigade had been changed up up a little by Chancellorsville though and consisted of all Georgia Troops.It was made up of the 4th, 12th, 21st, and the 44th Georgia Infantry Regiments. And it was now in Rodes Division.

A large number of Doles' men and a battery were captured on May 10, 1864 when Emory Upton's brigade made a sudden assault on the Confederate lines.

 

[Luke Freet]

Didn't realize why he was so highly regarded until I read up on his actions at Gettysburg.