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Thompson, Augustus C.- Captain July 20, 1861. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Resigned August 1, 1863. Resignation accepted September 9,1863. (Born in Ga. in 1828. Buried in Fla.)
Ross, Thomas LaFayette-1st Lieutenant July 20,1861. Elected Captain September 9,1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1,1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17,1865.
Hewett, Starkey (or Hewitt)-2d Lieutenant July 20, 1861. Captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Transferred from Fort Delaware, Del. to Aiken's Landing, Va. October 2, 1862, where he was exchanged November 10, 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863.
Steed, William George-Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 20,1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant September 9, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Thompson, Elisha Monroe-1st Sergeant July 20, 1861. Ap- pointed Quartermaster Sergeant October 1861. Surrendered, Ap pomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Bailey, F. M.-2d Sergeant July 20, 1861. Appointed 1st Ser- geant October 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant June 1, 1863. Captured at Gaines Farm, Va. June 25,1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17,1865. (Resident of Georgia since 1874.)
Finch, C. W.-3d Sergeant July 20, 1861. Appointed 1st Ser- geant June 1, 1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 14,1865.
Park, Marcus J.-4th Sergeant July 20,1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 3,1861.
Patrick, Miles J.-1st Corporal July 20,1861. Died at Yorktown, Va. March 1862.
Whitehead, Charles Thomas-2d Corporal July 20, 1861. Cap- tured at Burkittsville, Md. September 25, 1862. Exchanged at City Point, Va. December 4, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Transferred to Co. H, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry and elected 2d Lieutenant September 19, 1863; to Co. H, 13th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17,1865.
Lay, John R.-3d Corporal July 20, 1861. Admitted to General Hospital #8, at Richmond, Va. July 24, 1862. Returned to duty August 26,1862. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862.
Thurmond, William (or Thurman)-4th Corporal July 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, April 24, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry January 27, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant April 17, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 13th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2,1864. Retired October 31,1864.
Abner, John W.- private July 20, 1861. Captured at Loudon, Tenn. January 6, 1864. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. March 7, 1865. No later record.
Allen, Titus G.- private July 20,1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863.
Appleby, James R.- private July 20, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 11,1861.
Archer, John M.- private July 20,1861. Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10,1862. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 14,1865.
Archer, R. B.- private July 20, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal September 19, 1863. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him absent with leave. No later record. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Jackson County, Ga. May 1,1837.)
Archer, William J.- private July 20,1861. On detail in Quarter- master Dept. at Augusta, Ga. August 1864. Captured and paroled at Athens, Ga. May 8,1865.
Bailey, Sherod T.-Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 34th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Transferred to Co. G, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Carlos Strickland, October 1863. Sur rendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Bell, George- private July 20,1861. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. Died of wounds October 1,1862.
Bell, Joseph S.- private July 20,1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July l,1862.
Bell, William Walter- private July 20,1861. Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Va. July 23, or August 1,1862.
Black, George H.- private July 20,1861. Roll dated January 30,1865, last in file, shows him absent with leave. No later record.
Black, Thomas A.- private March 1,1862. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Bradberry, John- private July 20,1861. Transferred to Co. B, in 1861. On extra duty November 1861. No later record.
Braselton, Elijah W. (or Brazelton)- private July 20, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863.
Catlett, John D.- private March 1,1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record.
Clanton, William- private July 20,1861. Transferred to Co. C, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 1,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862.
Coleman, John F.- private July 20,1861. Died at Harrisonburg, Va. December 11,1862.
Culberson, John- private.
Daniel, D. P.- private July 20,1861. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 7, 1865. (Born in Clarke County, Ga. June 13,1841.)
Daniel, Thomas A.- private July 20,1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
Duke, Green R.- private July 20,1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. August 22,1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 6th Battn Ga. Cavalry May 12,1862. Discharged June 24, 1862.
Durham, Elijah M.- private July 20,1861. Captured, date and place not given. Paroled November 1862. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Elrod, George F.- private August 31,1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12,1864.
Evans, Thomas H. private July 20,1861. Returns for November 1861, show he was left sick at Richmond, Va. No later record.
Few, William S.- private July 20,1861. Discharged, on account of deafness, August 22,1861.
Fields, Benjamin F.- private March G,1862. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 8,1863. Captured at Farm ville, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865.
Fields, Thomas J.- private July 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 1st Corporal June 8,1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1865.
Freeman, Henry T.- private May 15,1862. Captured at Cramp- ton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. Transferred from Fort McHenry. Md. and sent to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange November 10,1862. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. December 4,1863.
Garrison, James C.- private July 20, 1861. Captured at Knox- ville, Tenn. December 6,1863. Released to City Guards December 12,1863. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him a prisoner of war. No later record.
Garrison, John Evans- private May 15, 1862. Absent without leave August 31,1864. No later record.
Garrison, Samuel R.- private July 20, 1861. Appears on list of deserters, dated Hilton Head, S. C., sent north per Steamer Ful ton, to be delivered to Provost Marshal General at New York City, January 17,1865.
Gilmer, A. C.- private July 20, 1861. Died at Goldsboro, N. C. September 7,1862.
Gilmer, Benjamin F.- private July 20, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Died of wounds, in Burkittsville, Md. hospital, October 4,1862.
Gilmer, H. (or Gilmore)- private March 1862. Returns for November 1862, show he was discharged at Richmond, Va. Died in Virginia.
Gilmer, James- private September 7,1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
Gilmer, John- private March 1,1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Died of diarrhoea at Point Lookout, Md. January 17, 1864.
Gilmer, Obediah B.- private May 17, 1862. Captured in 1862. Paroled November 1862. Absent without leave August 31, 1864. No later record. Pension records show he was wounded over right eye, impairing sight and hearing, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. (Born in Georgia in 1830.)
Gilmer, W. L.- private July 20, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant September 3,1861. Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, August 31,1864. No later record.
Ginn, Jesse- private July 20, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863.
Greer, James- private. Wounded in right arm, necessitating am- putation at shoulder, at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862.
Gunter, L. C.- private July 20, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
Hardy, Andrew J.-Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. C, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 20,1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 1861.
Harwell, Columbus (or Harville)- private July 20,1861. Sur- rendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Harwell, James W.- private July 20,1861. Died at Richmond, Va. August 1861. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Hay, George S.(or Hays)- private July 20,1861. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
Hay, John T.- private July 20,1861. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 14,1865.
Hay, Joshua G.- private July 20,1861. Returns for November 1862 show he died in Georgia.
Hay, Thomas W.- private July 20,1861. Died in Virginia.
Haynie, William J.(or Hainey)- private July 20,1861. Cap- tured at Frederick City, Md. September 12,1862. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 30,1862. Transferred to Co. E,3d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 8,1863. Appointed 3d Sergeant August 1863. Wounded and permanently disabled at Knoxville, Tenn. November 17,1863. Roll for August 1864, shows him "on expired fur lough. Paroled prisoner not exchanged."
Henry, George- private July 20,1861. Killed at Savage Station, Va. June 29,1862.
Highfill, Benjamin F.- private July 20,1861. No later record.
Highfill, John C.- private May 1,1862. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Howard, Harper- private July 20,1861. Admitted to hospital A. of P. at City Point, Va. April 14,1865. Sent to General Hospital April 21,1865.
Hunter, William- private July 20,1861. Furloughed home for 60 days, on account of phthisis, by Medical Examining Board at Dalton, Ga. in 1864. No later record.
Ivey, J. R.(or Ivie)- private July 20,1861. Wounded at Fred- ericksburg, Va. December 13,1862. Died of wounds December 15,1862.
Jackson, James S.- private March 1,1862. Surrendered, Appomat- tox, Va. April 9,1865.
Jackson, S. C.- private March 1,1862. Captured at Sailor s Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
Johnson, James S.- private July 20,1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 29,1861. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Johnson, Jerry D.- private July 20,1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. (Born in Jackson County, Ga. in 1835.)
Kelly, John E.- private July 20,1861. Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862, and died there November 1862.
Kidd, John W. R.- private March 1,1862. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863.
Lampkin, Francis M.- private July 20, 1861. Killed at Cramp- ton's Gap, Md. September 14;1862.
Lay, Marcus L.- private July 20, 1861. Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital June 1, 1862. Returns for November 1862, shows he was "Transferred August 1862, at Richmond." No later record.
Lee, Wyatt- private July 20, 1861. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862.
Lord, M. W.- private July 20, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 1861.
Lowry, George W.- private March 1, 1862. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Lyle, Alford A.- private April 20, 1862. Wounded in 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Discharged at Atlanta, Ga. in 1864.
Lyle, George R.-Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 25th Regiment North Carolina Inf. April 20, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 9, 1862. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Lyle, J. W.- private. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
McElhannon, William G.- private July 20, 1861. Died in Rich- mond, Va. in 1861.
McEver, C. C.- private July 20, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant dune 1, 1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Re leased at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1865.
Merk, John Wesley- private July 20, 1861. Wounded through thighs and legs, permanently disabled, and captured at Cramp ton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Paroled November 10, 1862. (Born in Ga. February 8,1843.)
Michael, Benjamin- private July 20, 1861. Transferred ta Co. C, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 18, 1861. Captured at Mine Run, Va. August 29, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. and ex
changed at James River, Va. March 10-12, 1865. Captured and paroled at Athens, Ga. May 8,1865.
Mitchell, James T.- private March 1, 1862. Died of disease at Goldsboro, N. C. April 20,1862.
Moon, C. C.- private July 20, 1861. Wounded through pelvis at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Captured at Middlebrook, Tenn. December 5, 1863. Died in Middlebrook Hospital near Knox ville, Tenn. Buried in woods near shops four miles from Knox ville, Tenn.
Moon, James A.- private July 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 22,1861.
Morris, John H.- private 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. prior to November 1862.
Morris, William H.- private July 20, 1861. Appointed Corpo- ral. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Morris, W. A.- private July 20, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Nabers, John William (or Nabors)- private March 1, 1862. On detached duty January 30,1865. Captured and paroled in Richmond, Va. hospital April 20,1865.
Nabers, Zachariah L- private July 20, 1861. Wounded in right hip in Virginia July 21, 1862; right shoulder permanently dis abled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June l,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1864. (Born in Georgia November 6,1843.)
Palmer, Joseph A.-Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 14,1861. Transferred to Co. G, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 1, 1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. February 13,1865. No later record.
Park, W. A.-Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. C, 1188th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 20, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. December 21, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Patrick, James W.- private July 20,1861. No later record.
Patton, G. W.- private July 20 1861. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. October 11, 1864. Re ceived at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him Absent, a prisoner of war." No later record.
Potter, Thomas N.- private July 20, 1861. Appointed 1st Cor- poral March 1862. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N. Y. September 13,1864. Grave #269, Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Potts, John E.- private 1863.
Randolph, H. J.- private July 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 16th Battn, Ga. Cavalry; to Co. A, 13th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal. Pension records show he was captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 20,1865. (Born in Georgia.)
Randolph, John T.- private July 20,1861. Transferred from Gen- eral Hospital, Howard s Grove, at Richmond, Va., to Camp Lee, Va., March 2,1865.
Randolph, J. T. W.- private July 20, 1861. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864. Transferred from Elmira, N. Y. to James River, Va. for exchange February 20,1865. No later record.
Randolph, William R.- private March 1, 1862. Deserted February 20, 1865. Received at Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter; took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and furnished trans portion to Columbus, O. February 20,1865.
Randolph, W. L. O.- private July 20, 1861. Appointed 3d Cor-
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poral December 13, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. No later record.
Rawson, Middleton M.- private July 20,1861. Wounded in right hand, necessitating amputation of finger, and captured at South Mountain, Md. September 14,1862. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. and sent to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange October 2, 1862. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 30,1865.
Reid, G. L.- private 1861.. Appears on a regimental return for January 1862, which shows he was left in Richmond, Va., sick, October 19,1861. No later record.
Reinhardt, J. H.- private July 20,1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant June l, 1863; 1st Sergeant June 30, 1864. Received pay at Richmond, Va. December 31,1864. No later record.
Rhoden, W. W.- private September 12,1862. Captured at Spotsyl- vania, Va. May 25, 1864. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Elmira, N. Y. September 10,1864. Grave #199, Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Riley, E. G.- private July 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 22,1861.
Spence, James W.-See private, Co. B.
Stevens, Elbert W.- private July 20,1861. Died of disease in General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. August 3,1862.
Strickland, Charlos- private May 13,1862. Transferred to Co. E,34th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for S. T. Bailey, October 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. (Born in Georgia November 15,1842.)
Sykes, James- private April 3,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
Thompson, A. M.- private July 20,1861. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862.
Thompson, Milton- private July 20,1861. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 20,1865.
Thompson, W. S.- private May 15,1862. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. with sprained ankle November 24,1864. Returned to duty December 22,1864. No later record.
Thornton, Isaac R.- private July 20,1861. Died in Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. April 1,1862
Thurmond, William T.- private July 20,1861. Transferred to Co. C, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 2,1861. Wounded at 2d Ma nassas, Va. August 30,1862. On picket duty at Fort Harrison, Va. April 1,1865.
Trout, John Wesley- private July 20,1861. Died at home November 1864.
Trout, William R.- private July 20,1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863.
Watson, John- private July 20,1861. Discharged.
Whitehead, John Calhoun- private July 20,1861. Wounded in
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left leg and captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 17, 1862. Exchanged. Admitted to General Hospital at Petersburg, Va. December 4,1862. Furloughed for 40 days December 19,1862. On wounded
furlough December 19, 1862 -August 30, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant, Co. K, 13th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. Paroled at Athens, Ga. May 8,1865. Died at Winder, Ga. March 1910.
Whitehead, M. J.- private March 1,1862. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
Williamson, C. B.- private July 20, 1861. Captured in Jackson County, Ga. Took oath af allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, October 24,1864.
Williamson, J. C.- private July 20, 1861. Sick in hospital August 31,1864. No later record.
Williamson, N. J.- private July 20,1861. Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
Wilson, John K.- private July 20, 1861. On detached duty January 30, 1865. Captured in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 3,1865, and paroled there April 20,1865.
Wilson, Shadrick- private March 1, 1862. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 13,1862.
Wood, Daniel U.- private July 20,1861. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.
Wood, G. D.- private March 13,1863. Died in Virginia July 2,1864.
Wood, G. L.- private July 20, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Wood, James C.- private July 20, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital May 1862.
Wood, James R.- private March 1, 1862. Wounded in right arm, resulting in partial paralysis, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war. Died August 5,1917. Buried at Jefferson, Ga.
Wood, William J.- private July 20, 1861. Killed at Chancellors- ville, Va. May 3,1863.