The following historical sketch appears with the roster.
The Washington Rifles was a military company organized long before the war, and was among the first to be called by the Confederate President for Confederate service.
The 1st Regiment Ga. Infantry (Ramsey's) was mustered into Confederate service the 18th day of March 1861. The Washing ton Rifles, Co. E, was ordered to Pensacola, Fla. After getting the forts and batteries in good condition, we were ordered to Rich mond, Va., where we formed on dress parade and were reviewed by President Davis, and were then sent to Laurel Hill, W. Va. After skirmishing for several days Colonel Pegram, who was stationed ten miles distant with a small force at Rich Mountain, was flanked out of his position and had to fall back, our base of supplies was cut off, and we fell back to Green Brier River, but were overtaken at Carrick's Ford on Cheat River by the enemy, and fought the battle of Green Brier River. We were ordered to the Shenandoah Valley and served in the Valley Campaign of 1861. In March 1862 we were ordered to Tennessee. On reaching Lynchburg, Va. we found that the land and snow slides had blockaded the railroads.
As we enlisted for only twelve months and our time had almost expired, we were sent to Augusta, Ga. and mustered out of Confederate service on the 18th day of March 1862. The old military company, Washington Rifles, the pride of Washington County, was disbanded forever.
In April thirty-three of the old company organized an Artillery Company, which became 3d Co. E, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery, and elected J. W. Rudisill captain, and the company was named in his honor. We were ordered to Augusta, Ga. where the 12th Battalion of Georgia Light Artillery, consisting of five companies, was organized.
After getting our implements of war and being well drilled, we were ordered to Tennessee, near Ringgold, Ga. On the 4th of July we had a bad wreck, killing eight men and our horses. We were then sent to Chattanooga, Tenn., where we were given small arms and sent to Bridgeport to reinforce General Heath.
The enemy was on the opposite side of the Tennessee River. A portion of Co. B, who had served twelve months in the 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's, ) soon got up an armistice, so we lived at ease until the morning the enemy left. Reaching the bank of the river they saluted us with the band playing Dixie and Yankee Doddle.
Next we were ordered to Jacksboro, Tenn. and sent across the
mountains near the Kentucky line to Huntsville, where the 6th United States regiment was stationed. They had built a fort called Fort Cliff. The 12th Battalion Ga. Light Artillery, com manded by Lieutenant Colonel H. D. Capers, and the 43d Regiment Alabama Infantry, commanded by Colonel Gracie, drove them from their position, and captured the fort and the garrison's flag.
We returned to Jacksboro, Tenn. when the 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery was ordered to reinforce General Bragg at Murfreesboro, Tenn. We met him at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. We were ordered to Savannah, Ga. to command the forts and coast line of Georgia and South Carolina.
In the spring of 1863 Co. B, numbered over two hundred men. When J. J. Newsome, the 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, was made Cap tain he and Captain .T. W. Rudisill divided the company. Captain Newsome's company was made 3d Co. E, and was sent to Fort McAllister, Ga. to garrison the fort. They remained three months when they were relieved and sent to Ocean Pond, Fla. to reinforce our troops. They arrived too late for the fight. Co. E, took charge of the prisoners and carried them to Andersonville prison. We were then ordered to James Island and Fort Sumter, S. C. The enemy was throwing one thousand eleven inch shell at Fort Sumter every twenty-four hours.
We defended Charleston, S. C. until May 1864, when we were ordered to Richmond, Va. to reinforce General Lee. We met his army at Hanover Junction, Va. May 24th. Fought the battle of Hanover Junction, Va. May 26th, and the 2nd battle of Cold Harbor the 1st day of June 1864. We were attached to Early's Corps and sent to Lynchburg, Va. on a forced march, and ar rived just in time to save the city. We met General Hunter, who commanded the 6th Corps, coming into town. We drove them into Tennessee, crossing the Natural Bridge, which we had so often read of in our schoolboy days, changed direction going by Lexington, passed General Jackson's grave with lifted hats and bowed heads, then by the way of Staunton to the Shenandoah Valley. We reached Martinsburg on the 3d of July and drove out 6000 troops without firing a gun. On the 8th attacked the enemy at Harper's Ferry, drove them on Maryland Heights, marched all night, attacked Major General Wallace's corps on the 9th at Monocacy Junction, and drove it out of our line of march. We spent one day near Washington, D. C. Re turned to Virginia and fought the battle of Kernstown on July 23, 1864, Winchester on September 19, 1864, Fisher s Hill, Va. October 9, 1864, and Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864.
In December we were ordered to the line of Petersburg. On Feb ruary 5th and 6th we fought the battles of Hatcher's Run, Va. Charged Fort Steadman on the 25th of March 1865 and cap tured the fort when it was surrounded by the enemy. One soldier was killed and ten were captured. Twenty two members of Co. E, surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Clarke, James O.-Captain March 18, 1861. Elected Lieutenant Colonel April 3, 1861; Colonel December 11, 1861. Appointed 2d Lieutenant and Drill Master, Camp of Instruction, Georgia, July 29, 1862 ;1st Lieutenant and Drill Master July 17, 1863. No later record.
Adams, H. B.-Captain April 3, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Allen, Joseph V. H: 1st Lieutenant March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected Captain of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862 ; Captain of Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf.; Major July 6, 1863. Furloughed for 30 days on account of sickness February 25, 1864. No later record.
Crane, George W.-2d Lieutenant March 18, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. ------Jr. 2d Lieutenant.
**Simmons, S. B: 1st Sergeant March 18, 1861. Appointed En sign April 29, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 23, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. **Dates of election as Jr. 2d Lieutenant conflict.
Setze, A. J: 2d Sergeant March 18, 1861. Appointed 1st Ser geant in 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 19, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Holmes, William S.-3d Sergeant March 18, 1861. Died at Staun- ton, Va. in 1861.
**Foreman, S. C.-4th Sergeant March 18, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 19, 1861; 2d Lieutenant February 1, 1862. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal February 1863; 2d Corporal February 1, 1864; 3d Sergeant April 10, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. **Dates of election as Jr. 2d Lieutenant conflict.
Picquet, Louis A: 1st Corporal March 18, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant February 1, 1862. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected 2d Lieu tenant of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862.
Elected 1st Lieutenant April 3, 1863; Captain July 6, 1863. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at New Hope Church, Ga May 28, 1864. Made application for artificial limb September 19, 1864.
Sheppard, Samuel H. (or Shepard)-2d Corporal March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a pri vate in Co. A, 21st Battn. Ga. Cavalry September 20, 1863. Trans ferred to Co. A, 7th Regiment Ga. Cavalry February 13, 1864 : Appointed clerk in Quartermaster Dept. in 1864. Roll dated September 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Clarke, Horace P.-3d Corporal March 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieu- tenant of Co. F, 1st Regiment Ga. Regulars October 15, 1861; 1st Lieu tenant July 4, 1863 ; Captain August 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 21, 1865.
Rankin, Jesse W.-4th Corporal April 16, 1861. Appointed Act- ing Hospital Steward. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Adams, Dillard----- private March 18, 1861. Died at Laurel Hill, W. Va.July 8, 1861.
Andrews, Albert E: ---- private March 18, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 3d Regiment Ga. Inf. June 30, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 26, 1861. Appointed Surgeon and assigned to duty with Federal prisoners at Madison, Ga. May 1863. No later record.
Averill, Alfred M: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged at Warrington, Fla. in 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry February 27, 1862. Discharged on account of heart disease September 15, 1862.
Bailey, A. W.----- private June 1, 1861. Roll dated March 15, 1862, last on file, shows he was "Commissioned in M. S."
Beall, F. A ----- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Bignon, A F ----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Captain Barnes' Company, 1st Regiment Local Troops Ga. Inf.(Augusta, Ga.), July 31, 1863. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Blanchard, Adiel W.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1, 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant Apr 3, 1863; 2d Lieutenant July 6, 1863; 1st Lieutenant July 15, 1863. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Elected Captain of Co. K, 1st Consolidated Regiment Ga. Inf. April 10, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Booker, R. M.----- private March 18, 1861. Discharged prior to April 16, 1861.
Brown, Milton A: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Brown, Samuel N: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged April 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. B, 1st Regiment, 1st Bri gade, Ga. State Troops September 30, 1861. Roll dated April 3, 1862, last on file, shows him present.
Bryson, William----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry April 3, 1862. Transferred to Co._ 9th Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Wounded at Hanover, Va. May 27, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1862, shows him present. No later record.
Bunch, John M.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. A, 21st Battn. Ga. Cavalry April 15, 1862; Captain. Transferred to Co. A, 7th Regiment Ga. Cavalry February 13, 1864. Captured at Trevillian Station, Va. June 11, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. dune 17, 1865.
Burgess, Thomas----- private June 1, 1861. Name appears with- out remark on roll dated March 15, 1862.
Burroughs, A. J: ---- private August 12, 1861. Discharged January 30, 1862.
Catlin, Charles W: ---- private April 30, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Cherry, H. A.------ private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Absent, sick, November -December 1863. Absent without leave January 22, 1864. No later record.
Clarke, Frank W: ---- private March 18, 1861. On detached duty at Staunton, Va. hospital December 31, 1861 -March 18, 1862.
Clarke, Walter A: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 9th Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 8th Corporal February 1863; Assistant Surgeon March 1, 1863; 2d Sergeant April 17, 1863;1st Sergeant July 15, 1863 Elected 1st Lieutenant April 10, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Clarke, William Howard----- private August 6, 1861. Mustered out in Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 57th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 8, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tennessee November 10, 1862.
Clayton, E. F.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, (subse quently 2d Co. D.) 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1862; to 2d Co. B, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery September 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major November 1862; Adjutant July 19, 1864. Killed at Fort Stead man, Va. March 25, 1865.
Coffin, John R.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A,
63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1862. Captured at Cartersville, Ga. July 24, 1864. Forwarded to Provost Marshal General, Dept. of Cumberland, July 25, 1864.
Craig, C. S. (or C. H.)----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Crumpton, J. B: ---- private April 16, 1861. Discharged subse- quent to June 11, 1861.
Daniel, Wilberforce----- private April 16, 1861. Appointed Ser- geant September 24, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf., as Jr. 2d Lieutenant, October 1, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant April 3, 1863; Captain April 10, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Darby, Edward----- private March 18, 1861. Discharged December 31, 1861.
Derry, Joseph T: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1862. Captured at Kennesaw Moun tain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 16, 1865.
Doughty, Charles W: ---- private June 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. I, October 5, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed Quartermaster of the 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery August 15, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of 2d Co. D, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery January 19, 1863. Wounded and permanently dis abled at Cold Harbor, Va. June 2, 1864. Paroled, Augusta, Ga. May 19, 1865.
Doughty, Joshua J: ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant; 1st Lieutenant January 14, 1863. Wounded and permanently dis abled at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Captured near Washing ton, D. C. July 12, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 28, 1864. Received at Varina, Va. October 5, 1864. Pension records show he was unable to return to service on account of wounds.
Doyle, B. B.----- private August 1, 1861. On detached duty in Staun- ton, Va. hospital December 31, 1861 -March 15, 1862.
Doyle, W. R: ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Dunbar, Elmore A.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. November 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant; Ensign, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. August 2, 1864, to rank from July 29, 1864.. No later record.
Duncan, J. P., Jr.----- private April 23, 1861. Killed in Virginia.
Dye, Samuel Henry----- private March 18, 1861. Transferred to Co. G, Cobb's Legion Ga. Inf. June 9, 1861. Surrendered, Appo mattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Evans, George W: ---- private July 7, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 20, 1862. Appointed A. Q. M. March 22, 1862 ; Serving as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster of Sorrell's Bri gade, Mahone's Division, March 5, 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Eve, Robert C: ---- private March 18, 1861. On detached duty in Staunton, Va. hospital March 15, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Trans ferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed Assist ant Surgeon April 20, 1863. On duty as Assistant Surgeon, C. S. A., at Staunton, Va. September 1864. No later record.
Eve, S. C: ---- private March 18, 1861. Appointed Assistant Sur- geon and ordered to report to Surgeon General for assignment to duty September 21, 1861. Ordered to report for duty in Officer's Hospital at Augusta, Ga. June 21, 1864, and was serving as Assistant Surgeon in charge of hospital August 26, 1864. No later record.
Fleming, L. F.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862 ; to Co. E, 20th Battn. Ga. Cavalry January 1864 ; to Co. C, in 1864 ; to Co. E, 62d Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1864; to Co. E, 8th Regiment Ga. Cavalry November 1864. Disabled in railroad accident. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on detail to procure a remount. No later record.
Foster, H. Clay----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. No later record.
Foster, John Preston-Enlisted as a private in Go. A, Hamp- ton's Legion South Carolina Cavalry June 6, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's), December 25, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Foster, William H: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Go. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 10th Corporal August 1863 ; 9th Corporal October 1863 ; 8th Corporal February 1864. Surren dered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Gibbs, George G: ---- private March 18, 1861. Roll dated December 31, 1861, shows him absent, sick in Ga. Discharged, disability, in 1862.
Goodwin, Charles M: ---- private April 26, 1861. Appears last on roll for May 31, 1861.
Griffin, William A: ---- private March 18, 1861. Appointed Cor- poral December 16, 1861; 5th Sergeant February 1, 1862. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. N, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters as 4th Sergeant June 2, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant January 25, 1863; 1st Sergeant March 1, 1863. Wounded in right arm at Atlanta, Ga. August 2, 1864. Roll dated August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him sick in hospital. Discharged, disability.
Haigh, William----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Hall, Albert G: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. N, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 16, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters May 1862. Discharged, furnished John Sullivan as substitute, January 14, 1863.
Harrell, J. J. ----- private August 16, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Hight, Francis M.------ private August 19, 1861. Discharged. Ap- pointed 1st Sergeant of Co. C, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 28, 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant June 19, 1862; 2d Lieutenant August 18, 1862. Resigned, disability, April 8, 1863.
Hill, John C.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed Corporal; 5th Sergeant August 1863; 4th Sergeant February 1864. No later record.
Hitt, Virginius C: ---- private March 18, 1861. On detached duty in Staunton, Va. hospital March 15, 1862. Appointed 2d Cor poral of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Ap pointed Assistant Surgeon April 21, 1863. Assigned to duty as Assistant Surgeon af Captain Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, November 24, 1863. Assigned to duty with 9th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery October 31, 1864.Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Hughs, Harry-----See Quartermaster Sergeant, Raster of 1st Regiment Ga. Inf.(Ramsey's).
Hull, Ellis Harrison----- private March 18, 1861. Discharged in 1861 Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 20th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 8, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. A, 66th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 1, 1863; 2d Lieutenant November 1, 1863. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record.
Hungerford, John T: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Sick in Garrison Hospital February 29, 1864. No later record.
Jackson, Andrew Muler (or Andrew Miller.)----- private March 18,
1861. Appears without remark on roll from December 31, 1861 to March 18, 1862.
Jackson, H. B: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Wounded at New Hope Church, Ga. May 27, 1864. On detached duty with Co. F, 1st Regiment Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga. Absent without leave November 20, 1864. No later record.
Jackson, W. F: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged at Berry- ville, Va. hospital, date not given.
Johnson, Whitson G: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Inf. October 1862. Resigned, disability, April 3, 1863. (Born in Ga.)
Jones, George A: ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Jones, William H.---- private March 18, 1861. Appointed 4th Ser- geant of Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry February 14, 1862. Trans ferred to Co. _ 9th Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Wounded at Savannah, Ga. December 10, 1864. No later record.
Jones, W. E: ---- private June 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Kennedy, W. H: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Lamar, James----- private March 18, 1861. Died at Monterey, Va. November 19, 1861.
Lamar, William T.----- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Appointed 6th Corporal of Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Leonhardt, George G: ---- private August 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal April 21, 1863. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Little, Daniel W: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Roll for February 29, 1864, shows him present. No later record.
Love, P. E: ---- private July 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Marshall, Anthony D.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A,
12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d. Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Captured at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Transferred from Camp Douglas, Ill. to New Orleans, La. May 4, 1865, and exchanged there May 23, 1865.
Marshall, Charles D: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged April 1861.
McCarty, C. E: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
McGraw, James T: ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 5th Corporal February 1863. On detail duty in Government work at Columbus, Ga. December 31, 1864. No later record.
McLaughlin, George W: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed Acting Adjutant April 1863. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 15, 1863. Appointed Sergeant Major in 1863; Assistant Adjutant November 8, 1863.
Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. April 10, 1865. Miller, E. O: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 10th Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 9th Corporal February 1863 ; 2d Corporal August 1863 ;1st Corporal February 1864. No later record.
Miller, Josiah----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry April 14, 1862. Transferred to Co. _ 9th Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Captured at Brandy Station, Va. June 9, 1863. Pa roled at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D. C., June 25, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864; Ream's Station, Va. August 25, 1864. Absent on horse detail October 31, 1864. No later record.
Miller, W. J.----- private March 18, 1861. Died at Augusta, Ga. August 22, 1861.
Mongen, D. W.----- private August 6, 1861. Discharged December 19, 1861.
Morris, R. B: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 6th Sergeant August 1863 ; 5th Sergeant February 1864 ; 1st Sergeant April 10, 1865. Sur rendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Morris, W. B: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Surren dered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Morris, Zachariah B.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 21st Battn. Ga. Cavalry January 1, 1864. Transferred to Co. A, 7th Regiment Ga. Cavalry February 13, 1864. Roll dated December 31, 1864, last roll on which borne, shows him present. No later record.
Mosher, George D: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Ca. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 18, 1864. Died in Chatham County, Ga. April 10, 1916.
Murphy, M. C: ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Newberry, J. T.----- private March 18, 1861. Captured at Cheat River Bridge, W. Va. July 13, 1861. Paroled at Beverly, W. Va. July 20, 1861. No later record.
Peay, W. E: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery January 1, 1863. Discharged, disability, October 10, 1863.
Pierce, George Foster, Jr.----- private April 16, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, Cobb's Legion Ga. Inf. in 1862. Appointed Sergeant in 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Pass, Md. September 14, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 25, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant January 8, 1864. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 19, 1865.
Pitcher, Augustus M: ---- private March 18, 1861. Appears last on roll dated April 16, 1861. Discharged in 1861.
Pope, F. M. (or Papo)----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Pournelle, George P. (or Parnell)----- private March 18, 1861. Mus- tered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Killed at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864.
Ramsey, William P: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 3d Regiment Ga. Cavalry April 17, 1862. Absent with leave from September to December 31, 1863. No later record.
Ratcliff, James T: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Died from disease a.t Tuscumbia, Ala. November 5, 1864.
Revell, J. H: ---- private August 16, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Rhodes, Andrew J: ---- private August 16, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 57th
Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1862. Pension records show his ankle was dislocated in 1862, and he was on detail duty, account of dis ability, close of war.
Rhodes, John H: ---- private August 16, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 8, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal in 1862; 5th Sergeant. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864.
Rigsby, John W: ---- private June 1, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. January 22, 1863. Roll for February 29, 1864, shaws him present. No later record.
Roberts, Charles Pleasant----- private March 18, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal. Mustered aut at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. En listed as a private in Co. N, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862. Ap pointed Acting Sergeant Major October 1, 1862; Adjutant February 4, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Roebuck, Z. J.(or W. J.)----- private June 1, 1861. On detached duty in Staunton, Va. hospital March 15, 1862. Roll, W. A: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Shain, James T.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1864. Roll dated December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Shead, Loring W.----- private March 18, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Smith, Alva----- private August 12, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Stone, Osborn M.----- private March 18, 1861. Appointed 1st Cor- poral. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed Sergeant of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. E, 66th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 9, 1863. Resigned August 31, 1864.
Stoy, F. W: ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged April 1861.
Stoy, John W.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant of 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant April 1863; 3d Sergeant August 1863. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. July 23, 1864. Received at James River, Va. for exchange March 10-12, 1865.
Thomas, James E.----- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Roll for February 29, 1864, shows him present. No later record.
Turpin, Miles----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 30, 1865.
Tutt, Thomas J: ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 18, 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieu tenant January 19, 1863. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1863. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864, (also shown as Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 ). Died from wounds October 31, 1864.
Verdery, George Jackson------ private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862; to Co. D, 2d Regiment En gineer Troops, C. S. A., September 20, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, shows him present. No later record.
Verdery, R. W: ---- private August 16, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Watkins, Benjamin H.------ private March 18, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry and appointed 1st Sergeant February 14, 1862. Transferred to Co.____9th Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Sur rendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Watkins, Charles D: ---- private March 18, 1861. Appointed Cor- poral February 1, 1862. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry March 25, 1862. Transferred to Co.___9th Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Roll for October 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record.
Whiting, W. M. ---- private March 18, 1861. Discharged, date not given.
Wiley, W. A.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Williams, William G. ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Williams, W. T. ---- private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1862. Discharged at Thunderbolt, Ga. March 1, 1863.
Wilson, James E.----- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Wilson, Joseph S. ---- private March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Au- gusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.
Wing, G. F.(or B. F.)----- private March 18, 1861. Absent without leave March 15, 1862.
This company was received into the service of the army of the
Confederate States by General Orders #19, Headquarters Troops C. S., near Pensacola, Fla. April 16, 1861. Date, June 11, 1861. (Signed) John H. Forney, Captain C. S. A. Near Richmond, Va. Asst. Inspector General