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COMPANY B, 17th REGIMENT

Linda Davis is writing a regimental history of the 17th Georgia Infantry and would like to contact as many descendants of these soldiers and officers as possible so they can submit information to be included. The book will include every mention of the 17th in the "War of the Rebellion Official Records" (also known as OR Vols). It will include the battles of this regiment along with descriptive letters from some of the men, maps of battles, a complete roster, and a chapter devoted to genealogical material on each soldier. Photos, diaries, pension claims, prison information, and burial data will be included as space permits. Contact Linda: [email protected] or Linda Snow Davis 107-B Jay LaneHampton, Ga. 30228770-946-9848

COMPANY B, 17th REGIMENT

SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA SCHLEY VOLUNTEERSS

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A

French, Hiram L.-Captain August 14,1861 . Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . Resigned April 17,1863 .
Photos of Dedication of Marker
Biography

Cottle, Thomas P.-1st Lieutenant August 14, 1861 . Resigned, dis- ability, December 1,1861 .

Hunter, William A.-2d Lieutenant August 14, 1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1861 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Tondee, Robert P.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 14, 1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant December 1,1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Elected Captain May 1863 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Chatham County, Ga.)

Mott, Francis M.-1st Sergeant August 14, 1861 . Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Eason, John S.-2d Sergeant August 14, 1861 . Wounded at Rich mond, Va. September 28, 1864 . Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record.

Colquitt, James H.-3d Sergeant August 14, 1861 . Appointed 2d Sergeant. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital February 28,1863 . No later record.

Tondee, William H.-4th Sergeant August 14, 1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant May 1863 . Wounded at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. June 17,1863 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Glover, John G.-5th Sergeant August 14, 1861 . Discharged, over age, August 20,1864 .

Owens, William D.-1st Corporal August 15, 1861 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Discharged, overage, February 1, 1865 .

King, James J.-2d Corporal August 14, 1861 . Surrendered, Ap pomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Schley County, Ga. August 18,1836.)

Kent, James F.- 3d Corporal August 14, 1861 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Dupree, John W.-4th Corporal August 14, 1861 . Appointed Sergeant in 1861 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Avant, John H.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1861 . Died of pneumonia at Richmond, Va. December 19,1861 .

Aycock, James Thomas- private August 14, 1861 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born November 24,1839.)

Aycock, Madison- private August 14,1861 . On sick furlough November 14, 1862 -Jan. 29, 1863 . Received commutation of rations, at camp near Falling Creek, Va., March 17, 1863 . No later record.

Ballew, William- private August 14,1861 . Captured at Dandridge, Tenn. January 22, 1864 . Died of pleurisy at Rock Island, Ill. March 31,1864 . Grave #962.

Barden, John Thomas- private August 14, 1861 . Captured at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 26,1865 .

Barker, John S.- private May 8, 1862 . Wounded at Thoroughfare Gap. Va. August 28,1862 ; Darbytown Road, Va. October 7,1864 . Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him on wounded furlough. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865 . Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 16,1865 .

Barrow, William T. J.- private August 14, 1861 . Died at Danville, Va. hospital.

Battle, Hartwell- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to Chimbo- razo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. with typhoid fever October 29, 1861 , and died there November 1,1861 .

Battle, Reuben- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 4th Corpora1 in 1861 . Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va., with chronic rheumatism, October 29, 1861 . Discharged, disability, November 1,1861 .

Beasley, John T.- private March 3, 1862 . Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent without leave from November 23, 1864 .

Bedsole, Isaiah- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to Moore Hospital General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. January 16, 1862 , and sent to General Hospital at Orange Court House, Va. in 1862 . Died in General Hospital #2, at Lynchburg, Va. November 24, 1862 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 4, 2d Line, Lot 100- Ford's-Crumpton's D. H.

Beeman, Bryan- private August 14, 1861 . Died in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 30,1864 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Bivins, W. G.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed Corporal in 1861 . Died of pneumonia December 1,1861 .

Black, W. A.- private August 14,1861 . Died November 1,1861 .

Boyd, Joseph- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 .

Brassell, James H. (or Brasswell)- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Brewer, John W.- private August 14,1861 . Discharged, disability, February 10,1865 .

Bryant, Nathan (or Bryan)- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Discharged August 30, 1864 .

Burk, John S.- private August 14, 1861 . Died at Montgomery Springs, Va. January 12,1863 .

Burke, William A.- private August 14,1861 . Died of measles December 18,1861 .

Caskey, John N.- private August 14,1861 .

Caskey, Samuel P.- private August 14, 1861 . Killed at Thorough- fare Gap, Va. August 28,1862 . Chamberlain, C. C.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded in head at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Admitted to General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. September 4,1862 . Sent to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. September 5, 1862 . Transferred to Co. F, l7th Regiment Tennessee Inf. January 28, 1863 . Roll for March 22, 1863 , bears remark : "has never reported." No later record.

Cheney, John N.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded through left thigh and permanently disabled at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20, 1863 . Roll dated February 28, 1865 . Last on file, Shows him on wounded furlough. No later record.

Clark, Leander M.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Killed at Petersburg, Va. July 12, 1864 .

Clements, Ezekiel- private August 14, 1861 . Discharged from Chimborazo Hospital #age, September 28,1862 . (Born in 1802.)

Clements, E. C.- private August 14,1861 . Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. with typhoid fever August 12, 1862 . Died September 27,1862 .

Collins, Andrew J.- private August 14, 1861 . Captured at Gettys- burg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Died of smallpox at Point Lookout, Md. November 5,1863 .

Cook, J. T.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 . Died from wounds.

Cook, R. E.- private August 14,1861 . Died of measles November 1,1861 .

Copeland, J.- private August 14, 1861 . Died at Richmond, Va. October 1,1864 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Cottle, Cullin Horne- private August 14, 1861 . Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 .

Cottle, Soloman Mills, Sr.- private August 14, 1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 7, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Died at Ty Ty, Ga. July 11,1919.

Devane, Franklin M. private December 24, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Schley County, Ga. June 15,1844.)

Devane, John T.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 5th Ser- geant. Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Driver, William J.- private December 24, 1862 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1863 .

Dyess, George C.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Eason, Spencer E.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation, at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . On unlimited wounded furlough close of war.

Finch, Burdette (or Burdit)- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Killed at Wilderness; Va. May 6,1864 .

Frasier, Josiah C.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 3d Ser- geant in 1863 . Appears last on roll for August 31, 1864 . Killed, date and place not stated.

French, Henry D.- private August 14,1861 . Discharged, disability, in 1861 . Glover, Newton- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 4th Sergeant May 1863 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Georgia August 14,1840.)

Gregory, O. A.- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va December 13,1861 , and died there of pneumonia December 18,1861 .

Grimes, J. N.- private April 30,1864 . Appointed Corporal. Sur- rendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Hogan, Richard- private August 14,1861 . Wounded at 2d Manas- sas, Va. August 30,1862 .

Holloway, Harrison- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded in 1864 . Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him on wounded furlough. No later record.

Ho1sten, Jasper- private February 12,1863 . Wounded in hand, neces- sitating amputation, in 1864 . On wounded furlough close of war.

Howell, John H.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 , and captured there July 5, 1863 . Paroled at David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, in 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. September 16, 1863 . Discharged, disability, August l, 1864 . (Born in Sumter County, Ga. October 25,1842.)

Howell, Stephen B.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Transferred to Ca. B, l7th Regiment Ga Inf. March 1862 . Roll for February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Hudson, John N.- private June 21, 1862 . Appointed Chaplain June 1863 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record.

Hunter, A. L.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed Corporal in 1861 . Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. November 15,1861 , where he died, of typhoid pneumonia, December 5,1861 .

Jones, E. M.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded in arm, necessi- tating amputation, at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862 .

Jones, L. private August 14, 1861 . Wounded in left hand in 567 accident, necessitating amputation, in 1861 . Discharged December 1861 .

Kennedy, Allen S.- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to Moore Hospital General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. with fever December 28, 1861 . Sent to General Hospital at Richmond, Va., where he died January 2,1862 .

Kent, Love- private August 14,1861 . Died December 1862 .

Kilcrease, John J.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 1st Ser- geant in 1863 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Marshall, Francis Marion- private August 14, 1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. January 22,1864 . Enlisted in Co. A,1st U. S. Vols. May 1,1864 . (Born in Butts County, Ga. in 1841.)

Mathews, William B.- private August 14, 1861 . Captured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5, 1863 . Paroled and discharged from Fort Wool, Va. August 26, 1862 . Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

McCorkle, John M.- private May 14, 1862 . Died of dysentery in Staunton, Va. hospital August 26, 1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

McCorkle, William Richard- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1864 . Captured at Fort Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March 17,1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox s Wharves, James River, Va., March 19,1865 . No later record.

Morgan, W. J.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861 . Transferred to Co. B, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. November l,1862 . Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865 .

Mott, Jackson L.- private August 14, 1861 . Captured at Fair Ground Hospital at Petersburg, Va. April 3,1865 , and died there April 14,1865 .

Owens, John J.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Owens, J. M.- private April 20,1864 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Polsom, F. M.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861 . Appointed 4th Sergeant June l, 1862 ; 2d Sergeant April 1,1863 ; 1st Sergeant. Transferred to Co. B, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. Captured at Burkville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 . Appears also as Polson and Po1ston.

Price, Thomas- private August 14,1861 .

Purvis, William- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to Chimbo- razo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with diarrhea May 2,1862 . Transferred to Lynchburg, Va. or Farmville, Va. May 27, 1862 . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 .

Rabun, Andrew J.- private August 14, 1861 . Died January 12, 1862 . 568 Rabun, F. N.- private August 14,1861 .

Reed, Jesse F.(or Reid)- private August 14,1861 . Died October 6, or 11,1861 .

Rice, Silas (or Sylus)- private August 14,1861 . Discharged, disability, October 21,1861 .

Richardson, I. P.- private .

Richardson, Samuel R.- private August 14,1861 . Captured. Exchanged in 1862 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1863 .

Rouse, James N.- private August 14,1861 . Died July 12,1862 .

Smith, Alexander W.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 . Detailed with Engineer Corps. Discharged, overage, February 6,1865 .

Smith, Isaac H.- private August 14,1861 . Captured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5,1862 . Discharged from Fort Wool, Va. August 26, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Smith, Lovie B.- private August 14, 1861 . Admitted to Moore Hospital, General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. December 27,1861 . Died in 1st Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. January 11,1862 .

Stevens, Morgan N.- private August 14, 1861 . Appointed 4th Sergeant. Died in 3d Ga. Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 4,1862 .

Tatum, Burnum C.- private August 14, 1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 . On detail in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. February 28,1865 , and captured there May 28,1865 . Released at U. S. A. General Hospital, Point Lookout, Md., July 7,1865 . Admitted to General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va. July 8,1865 , and discharged July 17,1865 .

Taylor, John T.- private August 14,1861 . Discharged, disability, at Farmville, Va. February 13,1863 .

Taylor, Robert T.- private December 12,1862 . Captured at Gettys- burg, Pa. July 2,1863 . Died of chronic dysentery at Fort Dela- ware, Del. September 22,1863 .

Turner, A. M- private August 14,1861 . Tyson, Enoch- private August 14,1861 . Wounded in arm, neces- sitating amputation, and captured at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Paroled at Warrenton, Va. September 29,1862 . On wounded furlough close of war.

Varnadoe, A. J.- private August 14,1861 . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 .

Waldrop, James S. L.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .

Wall, Andrew Jackson- private August 14,1861 . Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, and in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 . Detailed in Macon, Ga. hospital. On wounded furlough close of war.

Watson, Thomas J.- private August 14,1861 . Died at Richmond, Va. December 28,1861 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Weekly, G. W. (or John H.)- private August 14, 1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 1861 . Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. with pneumonia July 7, 1862 . Returned to duty July 21, 1862 . Admitted to same hospital July 27, 1862 , and discharged therefrom (having resigned on account of disability August 4,1862 ), August 7,1862 .

Wynn, John H.- private August 14,1861 . Wounded in arm, neces- sitating amputation at shoulder, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . On wounded furlough close of war.

Yelverton, Walter C. private August 14, 1861 . Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital February 28, 1863 . Discharged, disability, from General Hospital at Liberty, Va. February 6;1864 .

Rolls on file for this company cover period January 1863 -February 1865 .

Dedication of Hiram French Marker - Ellaville City Cemetery

Hiram L. French CSA marker dedication, Ellaville cemetery, June 19, 2004. "Call to Arms." This was a joint ceremony by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 1607 of Stewart-Webster Counties and the Mary Brantley Chapter #446, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Members of Camp 1607 SCV Stewart/Webster Camp, moving into position.

Remarks and welcome was by Commander Glynn Cobb of Camp 1607 SCV Stewart/ Webster Counties.

UDC Ritual by Mrs. Marie Israel

Camp 1607 at the gravesite

Confederate Salute at the graveside by the SCV

Judy Gresham and Michael Ann Chaplin were instrumental in obtaining the Hirman French marker. They are shown here placing the Confederate flags at the gravesite. In the background are the members of SCV Camp 1607.

On Marker:
Capt.
Hiriam L. French
Co. B. 
17th Ga Vol INF
CSA
Dec 2, 1818
Sep 20, 1875

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