Judge George Hillyer (1835 - 1927) Civil war Veteran “Hillyer Rifles” 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment

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Judge George Hillyer the son of Junius Hillyer and Jane Selina Watkins. We need help adding his civil war service and sticker. He also is a notable. Very interesting figure in the civil war with the “Hillyer Rifles” as a Captain.

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1. Need proper categorization
2. Need profile updating and improvement.He is a notable and needs to have the notable sticker see Wikipedia

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United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
: George Hillyer
:  Capt. Co. C. 9th GA Inf Reg.   from June 13, 1861; Resigned Oct. 17m 1863 (to become auditor Western & Atlantic RR)
: Mjaor ''State Rd. Bn.'' GA State Troops '?LDT?' (not from RCS)   <ref>"United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QQ9-MJPZ : 6 September 2019), George Hillyer, 1861-1865.   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z5-M9J9-X?cc=2145147&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A7QQ9-MJPZ</ref>

United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
: George Hillyer
:  Capt. Co. C. 9th GA Inf Reg.   from June 13, 1861; Resigned Oct. 17m 1863 (to become auditor Western & Atlantic RR)
: Major ''State Rd. Bn.'' GA State Troops '?LDT?' (not from RCS)   <ref>"United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QQ9-MJPZ : 6 September 2019), George Hillyer, 1861-1865.   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z5-M9J9-X?cc=2145147&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A7QQ9-MJPZ</ref>

For further description of above abbreviations See: Roster of the Confederate soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865 / compiled by Lillian Henderson [director] -- Volume 1, Longino & Porter, Inc.  Hapeville, GA,  p. 1029  
: Early 1864, organized the State Road Battalion, placed in command as Major; surrendered  May 10, 1865, Atlanta, GA https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89059402255&view=1up&seq=1029

Also Co. C  Hillyer's Rifles  p.  1011-1020
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