Private Joseph T. Nolan

Joseph Nolan was born in Henry County, Georgia on April 12, 1839. He enlisted as a Private In Company B, 30th Georgia Infantry regiment on September 25, 1861. Private Nolan died in Newnan, Georgia on August 12, 1912.

The 30th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Milledgeville, Georgia, in the fall of 1861. Many of its members were recruited in the counties of Butts, Bartow, Fayette, Clayton, and Chattahoochee. The unit served at Charleston and in February, 1863, had about 300 effectives. Later it was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Brigade, and in September, 1863, was consolidated with the 29th Regiment. The unit took an active part in the operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totaled 341 men and 195 arms, but few surrendered in April, 1865.. . . .