Pvt. Charles V. Collier, Company K, 5th Georgia Infantry

Charles Vines Collier, Jr.  Charles Vines Collier Jr. was born in Upson County, Georgia in 1846.  He enlisted as a Private in Company K, 5^th Georgia Volunteer Infantry on May 11, 1861 and was discharged on April 4, 1862 in Chattanooga, Tenn.  He then enlisted as a Private in Company B, 2^nd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters.  Private Collier was captured at Nashville, Tenn. on December 12, 1864.  He was released from Camp Douglas on May 9, 1865.  Private Collier died in Talbot County, Georgia on December 9, 1883 and is buried in Evans Chapel Cemetery in Talbot County.

2nd Battalion Sharpshooters contained six companies and was formed in the summer of 1862. The men were from various sections of the state and some had seen prior service. It was assigned to General J.K. Jackson's Brigade and fought with distinction at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. Later the unit was brigaded under General Gist and took an active part in the battles around Atlanta, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the North Carolina Campaign.