1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion

1st Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters
1st Battalion Georgia Sharshooters
Active	1 June 1862 – 26 April 1865 (CSA)
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Georgia
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Sharpshooters
Size	Battalion
Garrison/HQ	Savannah, Georgia
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Fort McAllister (1863) Battle of Jackson, Mississippi Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Atlanta Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Jonesborough Franklin–Nashville Campaign Battle of Spring Hill Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville Battle of Bentonville
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brig. Gen. Robert H. Anderson Arthur Shaaf

The 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion was a sharpshooter unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was authorized by an act in April 1862 by the Confederate Congress, and was formed in Savannah, Georgia. The 1st Battalion Sharpshooters served at Fort McAllister defending the coast of Georgia in the Battle of Fort McAllister (1863). They also saw action at the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, as well as the Battle of Chickamauga, and the Chattanooga Campaign. The battalion fought to the end of the war, their last engagement being at the Battle of Bentonville in March 1865.