Liberty Volunteers

Muster Roll of 1st Company E*, 25th Regiment

Georgia Volunteer Infantry

Army of Tennessee, C.S.A.

"Liberty Volunteers"

Name Rank Date of Entry Additional Details
Norman, William S. Elected Captain August 27, 1861 Retired May 6, 1862
Bradwell, Samuel Dowse First Lieutenant

Elected Captain

August 27, 1861

May 6, 1862

Wounded at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864
Brewer, Jesse Second Lieutenant

Elected First Lieutenant

August 27, 1861

May 6, 1862

Resigned due to having been elected Liberty County Clerk of Superior Court February 6, 1864 (missed the Atlanta Campaign)
Butler, William H. Second Lieutenant August 27, 1861 Retired May 6, 1862
Ashmore, Joseph First Sergeant

Elected Second Lieutenant

First Lieutenant

August 27, 1861

May 6, 1862

March 2, 1864

Born at Liberty County April 15, 1819

No other record

Watts John W. Second Sergeant August 27, 1861 Recommended for discharge October 20, 1863 for medical reasons
Wilkinson, Edward Third Sergeant August 27, 1861 Died March 21, 1862
Bacon, William D. Fourth Sergeant

Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant

August 27, 1861

July 16, 1863 (effective June 13, 1863)

Serving in such capacity January 22, 1865; no further record found
Spencer, Joseph S. Fifth Sergeant

Transferred to Regimental Band

August 27, 1861

1862

Captured at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864; Paroled at Camp Chase, Ohio and transferred to City Point, Virginia for exchange March 4, 1865.  Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia, March 10-12, 1865; Admitted to General Hospital Number 9, Richmond, Virginia, March 15, 1865.  Furloughed for 30 days in March 1865.  No further record found.
Jackson, Joseph First Corporal August 27, 1861 Released via writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862
Bristow, Joel Cumming Second Corporal

Appointed Fifth Sergeant

Elected Junior Second Lieutenant

August 27, 1861

March 21, 1862

May 6, 1862

Captured at Marietta, Georgia June 18, 1864.  Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio June 14, 1865
Shave, W.R. Third Corporal August 27, 1861 Discharged December 1861
Best, William H. Fourth Corporal

Appointed Third Corporal

Second Corporal

First Sergeant

Elected Second Lieutenant

August 27, 1861

December 9, 1861

March 21, 1862

May 6, 1862

March 2, 1864

Captured November 5, 1864.  Released at Fort Delaware June 17, 1865
Tanner, Thomas Musician September 26, 1861 October 31, 1862 rolls indicate special assignment as a hospital steward.  Later rolls indicate he was absent due to being sick.  Was apparently in Cuthbert, Georgia hospital at the end of the war.
Andrews, Edward G. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged by writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862
Andrews, H.S. Private August 27, 1861 Service cut short by employment with Government Works in Savannah from October 6, 1862.  No further record.
Andrews, Joseph L. Private December 7, 1861 Discharged September 3, 1862
Andrews, L.W. Private September 16, 1862 Initially enlisted in Company B, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on May 15, 1862.  Transferred to Regimental Band in September 1862.  Surrendered at Greensboro, NC April 26, 1865.
Andrews, R.N. Private September 15, 1861 Transferred to Regimental Band in June 1862.  Made application for chaplain at fort at Albany, assigned hospital duty.  Unfit for field service.
Andrews, S.J. Private September 16, 1862 Initially enlisted in Company B, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on May 15, 1862.  Transferred to Regimental Band in September 1862.  Killed June 16, 1864.
Ashmore, James S. Private August 27, 1861 Roll of October 31, 1862 shows him as present with no further record.
Ashmore, John S. Private February 27, 1862 Captured at Nashville, TN December 16, 1864.  Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865.
Baker, James S. Private

Appointed Fourth Sergeant

August 27, 1861

April 9, 1865

Surrendered at Greensboro, NC on April 26, 1865.
Baker, Robert W. Private August 27, 1861 Roll for October 31, 1862 shows him as present.  Wounded at Chickamauga, GA on September 19, 1863.  No further record found.
Bashlor, C.B. Private August 27, 1861 Present on October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Baxter, Ira W. Private August 27, 1861 Born Liberty County November 12, 1839; wounded at Chickamauga, GA September 19, 1863.  Discharged May 1864.
Beasley, E.A. Private August 27, 1861 Died March 16, 1862
Beasley, R.A. Private August 27, 1861 Died June 28, 1862 in Liberty County.
Billing, William Jefferson Private   Became Second Lieutenant, Company B
Bradley, Eli Private August 27, 1861 Born in Liberty County 1842/1843.  Present for October 31, 1862 roll call.  No further record.
Bradley, Enoch D. Private August 27, 1861 Employed with Government Works, Savannah, GA October 6 through November 1862.  Wounded January 13, 1865.  Admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi.  No further record found.
Britt, W.J. Private August 27, 1861 Born in NC 1834.  Reported working for Government Works, Macon, GA January 9 through October 31, 1862.  Extra duty at Macon Arsenal, January 1 through 31, 1864.  No further record found.
Butler, E.J. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged by writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862.  Re-enlisted October 17, 1862.  Recommended for discharge due to disability September 29, 1863.
Butler, James Private August 27, 1861 Picket duty at Great Ogeechee Bridge, GA. October 1-31, 1862.  Died at Canton, Mississippi.
Butler, Samuel Cassell Private August 27, 1861 Present on October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Calder, S.A. Private August 27, 1861 Appointed Third Corporal March 21, 1862.  Discharged by a writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862.
Clark, Joseph Private March 1, 1862 Died April 7, 1862
Cochrane, James F. Private August 27, 1861 Deserted December 31, 1864.  Admitted to 2nd Division, 20th A.C. Hospital on January 11, 1865.  Sent to General Hospital on January 16, 1865.  Appears on January 25, 1865 list of men turned over to Provost Marshall in NYC.  No further record found.
Crowley, Michael Private August 27, 1861 Picket duty at Great Ogeechee River Bridge October 1 through 31, 1862.  In St. Mary's Hospital, LaGrange, GA January 1, 1864.  No further record found.
Davidson, B.M. Private   See Company C.
Deal, James M. Private August 27, 1861 Died in camp October 27, 1862.
Deal, Zachariah Private August 27, 1861 Surrendered at Greensboro, NC April 26, 1865.
Dregors, Charlton Private August 27, 1861 Appointed musician.  Present on October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Dregors, Joshua Private October 3, 1861 Present on roll for October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Dregors, Thomas Private August 27, 1861 Discharged January 19, 1862 due to disability.
Dregors, Wahsington Private August 27, 1861 Present on roll for October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Farmer, John W. Private August 27, 1861 Present on roll for October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Feaster, J.E. Private August 27, 1861 Present for October 31, 1862 roll.  KIA Chickamauga, September 19, 1863.
Feaster, Richard D. Private August 27, 1861 Captured at Franklin, TN December 18, 1864.  Died in USA General Hospital in Nashville March 4, 1865.
Fraser, A.M. Private August 27, 1861 Appointed Fourth Sergeant March 21, 1862.  Discharged by writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862.
Fulton, E.A. Private November 2, 1861 Discharged at Causton's Bluff (near Savannah), Georgia because he was underage September 3, 1862.
Geoghan, Joseph Joshua Private August 27, 1861 Reported as being sick in camp October 31, 1862.  Nurse at Savannah Medical College Hospital December 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Goodge, William Jerry Private August 27, 1861 Discharged at Camp Young November 17, 1862
Green, William J. Private October 12, 1861 Present for October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found
Harris, A.J. Private March 1, 1862 Present for October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Harris, Robert H. Private August 27, 1861 In General Hospital Number 2 at Savannah in December 1863.
Harris, Samuel Private May 15, 1862 Last present on June 30, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Harris, William F. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged June 15, 1862 at Thunderbolt, GA
Harrison, N.F. Private August 27, 1861 Appointed Fourth Corporal December 9, 1861.  Last on roll for December 31, 1861
Hylton, M.C. Private August 27, 1861 Last present on October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record
Jackson, J.L. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged by writ of habeas corpus August 18, 1862
Jones, Berry Private August 27, 1861 Listed as sick in camp on October 31, 1862 roll.  Later admitted to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospital in Macon November 29, 1863 on account of diarrhea.  No further record found.
Jones, Seaborn, E. Private October 22, 1861 Wounded through abdomen and two fingers at Peachtree Creek on July 21, 1864.  Admitted to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospital July 29, 1864.  No further record found.
Jones, Thomas Private September 23, 1861 Captured at Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.  Released at Camp Chase, Ohio in 1865.  Admitted to USA Post Hospital at Jackson, Mississippi June 2, 1865.  Paroled from there on June 3, 1865.
Lane, Benjamin Private August 27, 1861 Appointed Second Corporal.  Surrendered at Greensboro, NC on April 26, 1865.
Lee, Abel Private August 27, 1861 Received pay on October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Lee, Bryant Private August 27, 1861 Died April 7, 1862.
Lee, Charlton Private February 22, 1862 Present for October 31, 1862 roll.  No further record found.
Lee, Jacob Private August 27, 1861 Admitted to CSA Hospital Number 4 at Wilmington, NC on January 24, 1863.  Returned to duty February 8, 1863.  No further record found.
Maxwell, J.F. Private November 13, 1861 Discharged at Causton's Bluff near Savannah, GA September 3, 1862.
Michael, J.S. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged due to disability December 31, 1861.  Appointed Corporal of Company B, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, May 15, 1862.  Transferred to Company G, Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry, November 1864.  Paroled at Tallahassee, FL on May 15, 1865.
Myddleton, Robert T. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged due to disability on May 8, 1862 at Thunderbolt, GA.  Enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, May 15, 1862.  Present for October 31, 1864 roll.  Died November 30, 1912 at Valdosta, GA.
Padgett, G.W. Private February 7, 1862 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Padgett, Josiah Private February 7, 1862 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Parker, Edward W. Private August 27, 1861 Captured at Ringgold, GA on November 27, 1863.  Died of variola (smallpox) at Rock Island, Illinois on January 24, 1864.
Parker, Jackson Private August 27, 1861 On extra duty as a mechanic in November 1862.  No further record found.
Parker, John Osgood Private August 27, 1861 Present for October 31, 1862 roll.  Pension records indicate he fell into a ravine during the Battle of Peachtree Creek on July 22, 1864 and was discharged in February 1865.
Parker, McAllister Private August 27, 1861 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Parker, M.M. Private December 27, 1861 Discharged due to disability on July 19, 1862.
Parker, William Private August 27, 1861 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1863.  No further record found.
Perry, S.H. Private August 27, 1861 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Pervis, George W. Private August 27, 1861 Captured at Graysville, GA on November 27, 1863.  Died of variola (smallpox) at Rock Island, Illinois on January 18, 1864.
Pope, Henry W. Private February 28, 1862 Listed as present on roll of October 31, 1862.  No further record found.
Priester, N.E. Private February 28, 1862 Captured at Savannah, GA on December 21, 1864.  Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware on June 7, 1865.
Rahn, Samuel J. Private August 27, 1861 Captured at Nashville, TN December 16, 1864.  Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865.
Raine, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Replacement for Robert F. Urqhart.  Deserted October 5, 1862.  Not subject to conscript act - overage.
Reid, John M. Private March 3, 1862 Died in Guyton, GA, hospital July 24, 1862
Rushing, Calvin Private September 13, 1862 Admitted to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospital, October 1, 1863.
Ryon, William Henry Private August 27, 1861 Appointed Fourth Corporal March 21, 1862.  Later appointed sergeant.  On 30 day furlough for sickness October 31, 1862.  Wounded in foot at Pine Mountain, GA on June 14, 1864.  Foot amputated at Barnesville, GA in July 1864.
Sapp, Silas Private August 27, 1861 Born Liberty County on July 11, 1842.  Surrendered at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865.
Sauls, Andrew Private August 27, 1861 On sick furlough December 1861.  No further record.
Sauls, Samuel Private August 27, 1861 Died in Liberty County, July 30, 1862.
Scaff, Charles B. Private August 27, 1861 Transferred to Regimental Band in June 1862.  Returned to company in September 1862.  Surrendered at Greensboro, NC April 26, 1865.
Shave, J.R. Private August 27, 1861 Died of acute dysentery February 8, 1863 in Liberty County.
Sims, Simeon Private August 27, 1861 Discharged by writ of habeas corpus August 31, 1862.
Smith, Joel W. Private March 1, 1862 Wounded at Chickamauga, GA on September 19, 1863.  Pronounced unfit for field duty because of smallpox and assigned to light duty in Commissary Department, August 16, 1864.  No further record found.
Thompson, John C. Private August 27, 1861 Captured at Ringgold, GA on November 22, 1863.  Took oath of allegiance to United States and enlisted
Tilton, William C. Private September 4, 1862 Enlisted as a private in Company A, Hampton's Legion, South Carolina Artillery, June 15, 1861.  Transferred to this unit September 4, 1862.  Paid commutation of rations for months of June and July 1863.  No further record found.
Trask, Leander B. Private August 27, 1861 Found in Breckenridge's Division Hospital, Marion, Mississippi on October 31, 1863.  Captured at Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864.  Released from Point Lookout, Maryland June 5, 1865.
Urquhart, Robert F. Private   Discharged - furnished Henry Raine as substitute
Warren, James M. Private August 27, 1861 Transferred to Washington Artillery August 2, 1862.  No further record found.
Watts, George W. Private August 27, 1861 Transferred to Regimental Band on June 1, 1862.  Returned to unit September 16, 1862.  Served on extra duty as a regimental courier October - November 1862.  No further record found.
Wiley, Joseph Private August 27, 1861 Died April 6, 1862
Winn, Theodore N. Private August 27, 1861 Discharged due to disability at Causton's Bluff, near Savannah, GA on September 3, 1862.  Enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on May 27, 1863.  Transferred to 1st Company H, 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry on May 1, 1864.  Appointed Ordinance Sergeant on July 6, 1864.  No further record found.

* This unit was successively designated as 1st Company E, 2nd Company G and 3rd Company H