3rd Georgia Regiment

The 3rd Georgia Regiment was raised on July 5, 1776, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 and 1778, the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured along with the rest of the American southern army at Charleston, South Carolina, on May 20, 1780, by the British Army. The Regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781.