Organization
The regiment was raised from eight different counties in Georgia (mostly in the western part of the state) and officially organized in Atlanta from August 12 to August 15, 1861, and armed with British Enfield pattern rifles. The regiment's first commander was Col. Henry L. Benning, a prominent lawyer and judge in Muscogee County (Columbus area).
The 17th Georgia was composed of ten companies, each initially with roughly one hundred men.
- Company A: Webster County—"Webster Rifles"
- Company B: Schley County—"Schley Volunteers"
- Company C: Muscogee County—"Columbus Volunteers"
- Company D: Decatur County—"Decatur Guards"
- Company E: Mitchell County—"Stephens Infantry"
- Company F: Muscogee County
- Company G: Dougherty County
- Company H: Harris County—"Harris Bartows"
- Company I: Stewart County
- Company K: Stewart and Webster counties—"Webster Confederate Guards"
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