Lieutenant Colonel James M Newton, 6th Georgia
14 July 2021
A well-to-do merchant from Butts County, James Mitchell Newton was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Georgia Infantry at its organization in May 1861. He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862 while in command of the remnants of the regiment in or near the Bloody Lane.
His portrait is thanks to descendants Mike Newton and Deidre Jean Hyde.
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September 3rd, 2021 at 11:41 am
I am researching the 6th Georgia Infantry and would like to get in touch with the descendants of Lt. Col. James M. Newton. My name is Keith Bohannon and I teach history at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Ga.