Colonel Joseph Frederick Waring (1832-1876) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding a cavalry regiment in the American Civil War.

[5] When the American Civil War broke out, Waring became a member of the Georgia Hussars and became a colonel within the unit.

Davis Legion after Col. William F. Martin was promoted to Brigadier General and sent to Western Theater of the American Civil War.

[8]He participated at the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads but then surrendered at Bennett Place along with Joseph E.

[5][2] When the war ended, Waring returned to Savannah and took up a job at the Georgia Central Railway Co. as a forwarding agent.