36th (Villepigue's) Infantry Regiment [also called the Georgia and Mississippi Regiment of Infantry] was formed in November, 1861, from the 1st Georgia Infantry Battalion. During January, 1862, it became the 1st Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonel John B. Vilepigue, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Smith, and Major William S. Lovell were in command.
6th (Glenn's) Infantry Regiment was organized at Dalton, Georgia , during the winter of 1861-1862 with many officers and men from the Dalton area. It was sent to Tennessee, then moved to Mississippi where it served in T.H. Taylor's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment fought at Champion's Hill and was captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and brigaded under General Cummings, it fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. The unit was organized with 930 men, reported 43 casualties at Chattanooga, and totalled 267 men and 213 arms in December, 1863. In January, 1865, when it was consolidated with the 56th Georgia Regiment, 232 were present for duty. Few surrendered on April 26. The unit was commanded by Colonels C.E. Broyles and Jesse A. Glenn, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander M. Wallace, and Major John Loudermilk.
