MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, 5th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A.

SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA

OFFICERS:

Burton, Robert-Captain May  11, 1861. Appears last on roll for
July 1, 1861. Resigned in 1861. NOTE:

Green, John J.-1st Lieutenant May 11, 1861. On leave of absence
April 24-May 14, 1862. No later record.

Hudson, Charles B.-2d Lieutenant May 11, 1861. Appointed Hospital
Steward August  18, 1862. Returned to company as 2d Lieutenant
March 22, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865

Wyche, Robert Henry--Jr.2d Lieutenant May 11, 1861. Resigned
April 30, 1862. Born September 28, 1836. Died June 6, 1862.

Stevens, Jasper H.(or Stephens)--1st Sergeant May 11, 1861.
Appointed 2d Lieutenant of Co. K, June 4, 1862. Roll of Co. G,
for August  31, 1864 , last on file, bears remark, Returned to
ranks form acting Lieutenant July 29, 1862." No later record.
NOTE:Born 07 June 1831 in Harris Co., Ga., and died 21 Jan 1898
in Putnam, GA.  He  married Cordelia Hurt 20 Apr 1858

Sellers, David W. 2d Sergeant May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age,
August  1, 1862. Enlisted as a private December 30, 1862. Wounded
December 6, 1864 , and sent to hospital. No later record.

Drew, Shadrack W.-3d Sergeant May 11, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Bivins, Robert T.-4th Sergeant May 11, 1861. Sent to Charles-ton,
S. C. hospital October 6, 1864. No later record.

Guice, Albertus T.---1st Corporal May 11, 1861. Appointed Ser-
geant. Supposed to have been killed at Tanner's Ferry, Ga. May
15, 1864.

Carter, Joseph A.<-2d Corporal May 11, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Snipes, James J: 3d Corporal May 11, 1861. Wounded at Mis sionary
Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant October
1864. Transferred to Co. K. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April
26, 1865.

Barnes, Thomas P.---4th Corporal May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co.
1, and appointed 5th Sergeant April 19, 1862. Transferred to Co.
B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Appointed Ensign 5th
Regiment Ga. Inf. June 20, 1864. Captured at Savannah, Ga.
December 21, 1864. Released at Ft. Delaware, Del. June 16, 1864.

Burton, Homer W.-Musician May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H,
April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862.
Sick in hospital April 30, 1864. No later record.

Beall, Benjamin G.(or Bell, Benjamin D.)-Musician May 11, 1861.
Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters in 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862.
No later record.

PRIVATES

Allen, Augustus E- private May 11, 1861. Elected Jr.2d
. Lieutenant April 30, 1862. Died of typhoid fever at Canton, Miss.
June 23, 1862.

Allen, Aurelius-- private May 18, 1862. Appointed Corporal.
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Allen, Henry H.-- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability,
July 5, 1862. Reenlisted June 22, 1863. Roll for December 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Allen, Thomas J: ---- private May 11, 1861. Appointed Corporal.
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Allen, William-- private May 11, 1861. Wounded at Bentonville, N.
C. March 18, 1865. Paroled at General Hospital in Thomasville, N.
C. May 1, 1865.

Battle, John C.- private May 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for
July 1861. No later record.

Beamon, Robert G. W. (or Beaman)- private May 11, 1861.
Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters July 1862. Discharged September 1862.

Brannam, W. J. (or Brannon)- private April 23, 1863. Deserted at
Chickamauga, Ga. September 21, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. December 13, 1863.

Browning, Harrison C: ---- private May 11, 1861 : Appointed 5th
Sergeant. Died at Bridgeport, Ala. January 9, 1863.

Bryan, William H: ---- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co.
D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 12, 1862. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Bryant, James J.-- private May 11, 1861. Left at Chattanooga,
Tenn., sick, April 30, 1862. No later record.

Burruss, J. H.-- private February 6, 1863. Deserted June 3, 1864.
Cantrell; R. N: -private February 16, 1863. Died in Griffin, Ga.
hos pital July 1864.

Carr, Henry A: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged, furnished
substitute, September 11, 1861.

Carter, J. C: -private April 18, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N.
C. April 26, 1865.

Cleveland, Augustus C.- private May 11, 1861. Appointed 1st
Sergeant. Appears last on roll for August  31, 1862.

Cleveland, William A. D: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged in
1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf.
March 4, 1862. Resigned, disability, July 7, 1862. Enlisted as a
private in Co. D, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 20, 1863. Elected
1st Lieutenant July 29, 1863. Appears last on roster dated
January 21, 1865.

Cockrell, Harrison W.- private May 17, 1861. Transferred to Co.
H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and
appointed 4th Sergeant July 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn.
December 31, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 1, 1863. Elected
Jr.2d Lieutenant June 24, 1864. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga.
September 1, 1864. No later record.

Collins, Jesse W.- private May 11, 1861. Died at Cumberland Gap,
Tenn. April 9, 1862.

Colts, R.- private April 15, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him absent, sent to hospital Nav.18, 1864. No
later record.

Cook, Walter B.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Ca. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 12,
1862. Deserted July 7, 1863. Captured, a Confederate deserter,
near Cowan, Tenn. July 13, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and enlisted in Co. H, 35th Regiment
Kentucky Inf., U. S. A., July 20, 1863.

Cook, W. T.- private August  4, 1862. Discharged, disability,
September 19, 1862.

Coursey, John E.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Coursey, Robert L: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability,
June 22, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga.
Inf. August  31, 1862. Discharged on account of chronic
rheumatism November 29, 1862.

Coursey, William A: -private May 11, 1861 Wounded. Dis charged
April 8, 1862. Reenlisted March 10, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Crittendon, E. C.(or Crilington)-- private April 23, 1864. Killed
near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 26, 1864.

Cruse, Warren M.-- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga.Sharpshooters July 1862.
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Culver, W. J.-- private May 31, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N.
C. April 26, 1865.

Devane, Taylor H. (Holloway) private May 11, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born:11-23-1840 Buried Schley
Co. Sellars Cem 4-03-1919)

Dinkins, Henry J: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Corporal.
Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. September 8, 1862. No later record.

Drummond, J. B.- private April 11, 1863. Sent to hospital May 18,
1864. No later record.

Dumas, Covington-See private Co. E.

Duncan, H: -private February 6, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N.
C. April 26, 1865.

Dupree, Herod G-- private May 19, 1861. Transferred to Go. H,
April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862.
Detached by order of General Johnston, account of disability,
April 30- August  31, 1864. No later record.

Eason, John W.- private May 11, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May
8, 1862. Killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862.

Eiland, John S. (or Eisland)- private May 11, 1861. Trans ferred
to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 5th Sergeant
June 12, 1862. On detached duty in Atlanta, Ga. hospital April
30, 1864. No later record.

Ellis, P: -private May 24, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865.

Fox, J. M.- private February 8, 1863. Sent to Charleston, S. C.
hos pital September 29, 1864. No later record.

Glover, John L.- private May 11, 1861. Died of disease at
Lauderdale Springs, Miss. September 12, 1862.

Goodson, Alexander Asbury- private May 11, 1861. Died af disease
July 9, 1863.

Gramling, William Simpson- private February 16, 1863. Surren
dered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Gravitt, John B.--Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. E, 43d Regiment
Ga. Inf. March 10, 1862. Resigned September 2, 1862. Enlisted as
a private in Co. 6, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 5, 1863. Roll
for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without
leave since September 12, 1864. No later record.

Green, Charles H.--- private May 11, 1861. Appointed Asst.
Surgeon (to rank from July 25, 1862 ), and ordered to report to
General Bragg September 26, 1862. On duty with Thomas' Legion
North Carolina Troops October 5, 1864. No later record.

Green, Robert H.- private May 11, 1861. Supposed to have been
killed at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863.

Greene, S. Milton- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability,
May 25, 1861.

Grubbs, Robert H.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 1862.
Appointed 2d Corporal September 1862. Wounded at Dallas, Ga: May
27, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Guttenberger, C.- private 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last
on file, shows him present. No later record.

Hanley, William ft. (or Handley, William H.)- private May 11,
1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters June 12, 1862. Died in Tennessee prior to
August  31, 1864.

Hanson, George A. (or Henson)--- private May 11, 1861. Trans
ferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862. Appears last on roll for April
30, 1862. No later record.

Hatcher, James M: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H,
April 18, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later
record.

Hickey, Benjamin G: -private May 11, 1861. Roll for December 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave from December
7, 1864. No later record.

Hixson, Augustus G: -private September 24, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Hixson, Seaborn J.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged for
disability at Pensacola, Fla. October 18, 1861.

Hixson, Thomas J: -private May 11, 1861. Wounded December 6,
1864. Furloughed for 60 days, account of wounds, December 1864.
No later record.

Hixson, William- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age,
August  31, 1862.

Holloway, W. M.-- private March 10, 1864. Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Holston, Jasper- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age,
August  12, 1862.

Hurt, John T.-- private May 11, 1861. Elected Captain May 8,
1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Jordan, H. T:
-private October 17, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on
file, shows him present. No later record.

Jordan, W.- private May 24, 1864. Sent to hospital June 1864. No
later record.

Kilcrease, Benjamin F: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co.
1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862. Captured at Dallas, Ga. May 27, 1864. Took oath of al
legiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and enlisted in Co.
A, 3d Regiment U. S. Inf. October 13, 1864.

Killebrew, Richard W: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Cor-poral.
Appears last on roll for August  31, 1862. No later record.

Laing, Jefferson D. (or Lang)- private May 11, 1861. Trans-ferred
to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharp-shooters
July 1862. Died at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. August  3, 1862.

Larkins, George W.-- private May 11, 1861. Roll for December 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Lashley, James- private May 24, 1864. Absent without leave from
October 21, - December 31, 1864. No later record.

Leonard, J. S: -private April 7, 1864. Wounded December 6, 1864.
Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him on furlough
for 30 days, account of wounds, from December 17, 1864. No later
record.

Little, John M: -private May 11, 1861. Died at Cumberland Gap,
Tenn. March 17, 1862.

Lockhart, Zachariah S. (or Zachariah B.)- private. Died at
Canton, Miss. July 1, 1862.

Lumpkin, Thomas B.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Lunceford, Charles R: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Maner, W. E.- private August  4, 1862. Discharged, disability,
August  20, 1862.

Mann, J. T. L.--- private May 31, 1864. Discharged, disability;
August  7, 1864.

Massey, Wesley N.--- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H,
April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters May 11,
1862. Appears last on roll for August  31, 1863. No later record.

Meador, R. C.-- private March 12, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Merritt, John W: Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 25th Battn. Ga.
Provost Guards Inf. February 7, 1863. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 1, 1863. Discharged, disability, December
14, 1863.

Meyers, T. J. (or Myers)-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th
Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Mitchell, J. L.- private June 2, 1864. Roll for December 31,
1864, last on file, shows he was sick in Macon, Ga. hospital. No
later record.

Mooney, Eli- private February 5, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N.
C. April 26, 1865.

Mooney, J. H: -private April 15, 1864. Absent without leave
October - December 31, 1864. No later record.

Myers, Thomas B.--- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Naylor, R.--- private August  4, 1862. Discharged, disability,
January 8, 1863.

Parker, Alexander- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability,
Pensacola, Fla. January 9, 1862.

Parker, James W: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Transferred to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August  5,
1863. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Died of
pneumonia at Camp Douglas, Ill. January 16, 1865.

Parrish, James-- private May 11, 1861. Discharged February 8,
1862.

Peacock, Caleb LaFayette- private March 15, 1862. Transferred to
Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters
July 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 1, 1863. In Fort Valley,
Ga. hospital April 20, 1865 , to close of war.(Born in Ga.)

Peacock, Seth Andrews- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co.
1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in
1862. Discharged, by reason of having been commissioned, prior to
December 31, 1862.

Peacock, Simon M.(or Simon W.)- private May 11, 1861. Transferred
to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 2d Corporal
April 18, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862.
Died of wounds January 6, 1863.

Pilcher, Louis P: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Pilkerton, J. P.(or Pilkinton)--- private November 20, 1863.
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Pruitt, D. M: -private February 7, 1863. Deserted near Kingston,
Ga. May 16, 1864.

Rentz, Calvin- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N.
C. April 26, 1865.

Roberts, A. J.- private February 11, 1863. Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Roberts, James B.--- private March 15, 1862. Transferred to Co.
H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862. Roll for August  31, 1864 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.

Roper, H. H.(or W. H.)- private January 30, 1863. Sent to
hospital December 18, 1864. No later record.

Rouse, William N: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H,
April 18, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862.
Roll for August  31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Sears, William J.- private May 11, 1861. Elected Captain December
11, 1861. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later
record.

Shute, G: -private July 1, 1862. Discharged, disability, Bridge
port, Ala., January 20, 1863.

Stevens, Monroe S.--- private June 22, 1861. Appointed Ser geant.
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Taylor, John T: -private May 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for
July 1, 1861. No later record.

Thompson, James D: -private May 11, 1861. Sick in-Division
Hospital at Tyner, Tenn. August  31, 1862. No later record.

Tuggle, J. B.---Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 25th Battn. Ga.
Provost Guards Inf. February 11, 1863. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th
Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863. Absent without leave from
November 20-December 31, 1864. No later record.

Vaughn, Benjamin F: -private May 11, 1861. Deserted while on
furlough August  14, 1864.

Walker, William B.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, overage,
Pensacola, Fla., September 25, 1861.

Wall, George W.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged April 8, 1862.

Warren, Eli- private May 11, 1861. Left at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
sick, April 30, 1862. Contracted pneumonia at Bridgeport, Ala.
and sent to Atlanta, Ga. hospital, where he died May 5, 1862.

Warren, Francis-- private May 11, 1861. Left at Pensacola, Fla.,
sick, February 10, 1862. Discharged, disability, March 7, 1862.

Whitcombe, David C. N.- private June 30, 1861. Transferred to Co.
1, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June
12, 1862. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant. Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him on detached duty as teamster in
Quartermaster Dept. No later record.

Whitsett, Joseph G.- private May 11, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant
October 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Williams, A. J.--- private April 15, 1862. Deserted near Calhoun,
Ga. May 11, 1864.

Williams, John M: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Wilson, George R.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age,
July 29, 1862.

Wimbish, George Crawford--- private March 23, 1864. Roll far
December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.(Born in Schley County, Ga. February 22, 1846. Died at
Albany, Ga. February 8, 1936.)

Wimbish, Miles W.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Womack, Charles- private May 11, 1861. Wounded at Murfreesboro,
Tenn. December 31, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26,
1865. (Civil War Letter on-line)

Woods, James F.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro,
N. C. April 26, 1865.

Woods, W. A: -private May 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865.

Wyatt, Benjamin J.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862.
Appointed 4th Corporal September 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 46th
Regiment Ga. Inf. in exchange for John M. Rouse November 6, 1863.
Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 20, 1864. Surren-dered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Notes

Robert Burton

He was born in Effingham County on June 4, 1820. He married Martha Ashurst Wilkinson of Talbotton, Ga., on 12 Dec 1842 by Thomas Sanford, MG. He was privately educated and known as a cultured gentleman-farmer. He was a Captain in the Confederacy and represented Schley County in the Georgia Legislature where he helped get a railroad in Schley County. He was fond of the theatre and often took his family to Macon for events.

Some of the old timers used to say that Mrs. Burton was a very positive woman and that she even liked to drive her carriage in white gloves from Ellaville to Americus! When her husband was stationed at Pensacola during the Civil War, she left her children with trusted slaves and family and went with him. She died in Ellaville on May 15, 1894. Robert moved to Americus, living with his daughters, Mrs. John Newton Scarborough and Mrs. Charles Frederick Crisp, who lived next door to each other on Taylor street in Americus.

Robert Burton died on July 27, 1897 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Scarborough. His body was taken by train with an escort to Ellaville City Cemetery where he is buried beside his wife.

The following was taken from Ellaville and Schley
County......an historical sketch, published by the
Heritage Committee, Schley County Bicentennial
Commission.

" A centrally located site was chosen as the county seat
and Ellaville was born.  Land for the town was sold to
the county by Robert Burton;  incorporation took place in
November of 1859, and the name Ellaville was chosen in
honor of Ella Burton, Robert's 11 year old daughter."  

She is E.L., age 13 in the 1860 census below.  He was
married to Martha A. Wilkerson. There is a picture of a
painting of the very elaborate residence of Robert Burton
ca. 1857 and a photograph of it in 1976(then home of Mrs.
Annie Hart).

Again from the above noted publication....

"According to one account, support for the war effort in
Schley was rampant.  Ninety-three men volunteered for the
Schley Guards which was later formed by Robert Burton in
May, Burton being elected Captain."

Robert Burton was a Mason and in fact was one of the
officers of Washington Lodge No. 46, established in 1846
according to The History of Schley County compiled by the
Schley County Preservation Society.

Burton, Robert-Captain May  11, 1861. Appears last on roll
for July 1, 1861. Resigned in 1861.

Schley County  Georgia Census  1860
June 1, 1860
Enumerator: John Monk
pg 1  Ellaville

Burton, Robert 40 M Farmer GA
Martha 37 F
Homer 16 M
E. L. 13 F

Homer Wilkinson Burton
Co G 5th Regiment
Burton, Homer W.-Musician May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Sick in hospital April 30, 1864. No later record. Homer was the son of Captain Robert Burton. Census records indicate that he was born in about 1844. He enlisted as the company musician at approximate age 17.
From "The History of Sumter County," "All three of the Burton children were privately educated by a governess who lived in their home. All three were musicians. Homer was a fine flutist and the girls were trained in piano, guitar and voice. They were sent to Weslyan College, as was an orphaned cousin, daughter of their Uncle Benjamin Burton."
County records indicate that he married Clifford H. Tison on 18 Jul 1865 in Schley County. They had no children.
Homer was appointed Ellaville Postmaster on March 1, 1871 and he served until May 22, 1876.
There is evidence that Homer Burton was a merchant. From The Schley County Enterprise, Oct. 3, 1889, "Workman began this week to erect a neat little building between Peacock and Arrington's and Homer Burton's store. It will be occupied by the Post Office when completed."

Putnam Stephens

Ellaville was saddened last Saturday by the announcement of the death of Mr. P. H. Stevens of Putnam. Mr. Stevens was more than eighty years old, and was well and favorably known to all of our citizens. He had always taken an active interest in religious matters and stood for all that helped to make the world better. He is survived by his aged wife and a large number of children and grandchildren. His remains were interred at Putnam Sunday afternoon, Rev. R. M. Rustin officiating.

The Schley County News  Thursday, July 14, 1904  Vol. XIV No. 29.
MR. E.L. STEPHENS DEAD
The sad intelligence was received here last Friday, announcing the death of Mr.
E.L. Stephens which occurred at Richland, Ga. on that day.  Mr. Stephens had
been a sufferer from Bright's disease for several months, and while every possible
medical aid was rendered, all proved fruitless.  He was a son of our esteemed
neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. P.S. Stephens of Putnam, Ga., at which place he was
born and reared.  Mr. Stephens, shortly after reaching the age of twenty one
removed to Richland, where he read and was admitted the practice of law.  After
following his profession, at that place for several years, he came to Ellaville in
1899, and  engaged in a very successfull mechantile business for a couple of
years.  While here, he was married to Miss Nicholson of Richland.  In 190, he
moved back to Richland and engaged in the merchantile business at that place,
also, was a solicitor of the county court of Stewart county.  Mr. Stephens was only
30 years of age, and the future held for him the brightest prospect, both, in the
professional and commercial world.  Funeral services and his burial took place,
at Richland, Saturday afternoon at 4:30 pm.

Thomas Barnes

Thomas Pryor Barnes, known as "Tip" , was born 1839
and died 12 Oct 1905. Married Elizabeth Virginia Strange
on 4 May 1861(exactly one week before his enlistment),
buried in Ellaville Cemetery.  Served as flag bearer, rank
4th Corporal.  Had one of his toes shot off in battle in NC.
Flag was kept by his daughter Otis Barnes Gammage,
until it was borrowed by Dr. Chapman of Americus and never
returned.
 
Wall, John 34 m  Grocer
Mary 22
Louisa M 7
E. H. r
M.J. Wall 24 att at law
GREENE, Rutha 25 Seamstress
SELLERS, David 34  grocer
EDGE, Peyton 30 grocer
BATTLE, Hartwell 30 grocer
BARNS, Thomas P Clk in grocer

Allen Family

 1860 Schley census pg. 35
232  ALLEN, Thomas  59 M farmer
       Dolly  59 F
       William  25 M farming
       Augustus  22 M farming
       Henry  19 M farming
       Orreleius  16 M student
 
1860 Schley census pg. 51
341  ALLEN, Maria  41 F domestic GA
       Thomas J.  23 M framing GA
       Martha J.  22 F GA
       William J.  20 M farming GA

 
MUSTER ROLL OF 

COMPANY G, 5th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER
INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. 

SCHLEY COUNTY,
GEORGIA
Allen, Thomas J: ---- private May 11, 1861. Appointed
Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Schley County  Georgia Marriages - Misc. 
Allen, Thomas J.  to  Wall, Lucinda Jane  14 Oct 1860
  (Lucinda Jane d/o Austin Warren & Cinderella Wall)
Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery
Allen, T.J. 12-15-1836 1-30-1910
Allen, Lucinda J.(wf/o T.J.) 8-15-1842 8-12-1916
 
Allen, William-- private May 11, 1861. Wounded at
Bentonville, N. C. March 18, 1865. Paroled at General
Hospital in Thomasville, N. C. May 1, 1865.
Ellaville Cemetery  Allen, William(Co. G 5 Ga. Inf. C.S.A.)
 
Allen, Augustus E.- private May 11, 1861. Elected Jr.2d
Lieutenant April 30, 1862. Died of typhoid fever at
Canton, Miss. June 23, 1862.

Allen, Henry H.-- private May 11, 1861. Discharged,
disability, July 5, 1862. Reenlisted June 22, 1863. Roll
for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.
No later record.

Schley County  Georgia Death Index 1923
ALLEN, A.                         16 Oct 1923   Schley   30112-E 

1860 Schley census pg 19
132  BATTLE, Letty  74 F
       Stephen  29 M farming
       Sarah  24 F
       John  18 M

Browning, Harrison C: ---- private May 11, 1861 :
Appointed 5th Sergeant. Died at Bridgeport, Ala. January
9, 1863.

1860 Census
146  CHANEY, W.W.  40 M farmer
       Sarah  50 F
       John N.  14 M
       Greene H.  13 M
       Mary C.  7 F
       BROWNING, Harrison  24 M farming

 
Cleveland, Augustus C.- private May 11, 1861. Appointed
1st Sergeant. Appears last on roll for August  31, 1862.

Cleveland, William A. D: -private May 11, 1861.
Discharged in 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 46th
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned, disability,
July 7, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 29th Battn.
Ga. Cavalry May 20, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 29,
1863. Appears last on roster dated January 21, 1865.

1860 Census
 
268  CLEVELAND, Lucinda  42 F domestic GA
       Augustus C.  20 M trader GA
       William  18 M merchant GA
       G. H.  13 M GA
       Martha  12 F GA

 

1860 Schley census pg 8
50      GOODSON, Joseph G 27 Livery Stable
         Sarah 18 f
        DREW, Shadrick W 27 grocer
        BILBRY, Josiah 23 m livery stable Tennessee
        BECKWORTH, Amanda 14 f
        EDWARDS, William 35 m 
 

Drew, Shadrack W.-3d Sergeant May 11, 1861. Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Shadrack W. Drew married Mattie Goodson 14 Oct 1864 
Schley county.
 

Schley County  Georgia Census  1860  pg. 1
Strange, C.B. 51 m Innkeeper  S.C
Nancy E 35 GA
Mary J.S. 18
Elizabeth V.S. 16
Benjamin A.S. 14
Thomas R. 12
Joseph C. 9
Emmer A 8
William J? 6
LUCAS, George 35 m Physician
   Emeline 27 AL
   Mary 4  AL
   George T. 4/12
OWEN, John W. 30 trader  D.C.
ASBURY, James 30  unknown
   Celone 24 f
   Enola 6
BIVINS, Robert T.  21 G at ease [Gentleman]



Ellaville Cemetery 
Bivins, Robert T., Dr. 1838 1910
Bivins, Virginia Tondee 1843 1921
 

Death of Dr. Bivins
After an illness of several weeks Dr. R.T. Bivins died at his home in this county on last Monday morning. For the past two years the Doctor had rapidly failed in health, suffering from an attack of dropsy, though up to that time he was a remarkably preserved man for his age. He was just entering his seventy second year at the time of his death.

Thus Dr. Bivins, there was no more widely known man thru this section, Born and reared in this county and having lived here all of his life, he was thouroughly identified with every period of interest contained its past history. For more than forty years he had faithfully followed his chosen profession, at all times ever ready to respond ot the call of the suffering and in this particular he doubless did more chartiable practice than any man of his age. As a physician the Dr. was reckoned as one of the best in the country; as a citizen , he was appreciated by all for his intellectual worth; as a soldier throughout the civil war, he was held in the highest esteem of his comrades, and as a father and husband he was beloved by a large family. The burial services were conducted at the Ellaville cemetery Tuesday morning, by Rev. O.L. Peacock, a large assembly of friends beign present, thereby attesting heir appreciation for their departed friend. Schley Co. News A Card of Thanks

We here wish to extend our most sincere thanks to the good people of our neighborhood and to Dr. Bridges, attending physician, for their many acts of kindness and thoughtful deeds administered during the recent illness and death of our beloved one, Dr. R.T. Bivins. Let all feel assured that such friendship as was exemplified will ever be appreciated by us.
Sincerely, Mrs. R.T. Bivins and family

1860 Schley census pg 57
390  GICE, Lucinda  35 F domestic GA
       Albertus  20 M farming GA
       Florida  16 F GA
       Columbus  12 M GA
       Winsfield  8 M GA
       Wyatt  6 M GA
       SHIP, Sarah  72 F GA

William J. Sears

The 5th's roster indicates that William J. Sears was elected Captain, 11 Dec 1861. Probably he succeeded Burton when he resigned. His son William D. Sears shown as age 3 below was proprietor of W.D. Sears Drugs in Ellaville. William J. Sears no longer appears on the roll of the 5th Ga. after 30 Apr 1862.

1860 Schley census  page 9.
54      SEARS, William J 27 m    Physician
         Lou  24 f
         William D. 3
         Robert J 9/12

Charles B. Hudson - 2nd Lieutenant

1860 Schley census, page 35
236  Hudson, Charles B.  33 M atty at law
       Mary  26 F
       Joseph  8 M
       William  7 M
       Ella  4 F
       Charlie  2 M
       WINDING, Louisa  49 F

 

1860 Schley census pg 1
Wall, John 34 m  Grocer
Mary 22
Louisa M 7
E. H. r
M.J. Wall 24 att at law
GREENE, Rutha 25 Seamstress
SELLERS, David 34  grocer
EDGE, Peyton 30 grocer
BATTLE, Hartwell 30 grocer
BARNS, Thomas P Clk in grocer

Georgia marriages
Georgia
Marion County    

  Spouse: Mcduffie, George W.
Sealy, Sarah A. E. Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1846 
 
CENSUS YR:  1860  TERRITORY:  GA  COUNTY:  Marion  DIVISION:  Buenavista District  REEL NO:  M653-130  PAGE NO:  34
REFERENCE:  5 July 1860, L. W. Wall, Asst. Marshall

8   243  243 McDuffie       George W       46   M         Clerk Supr Const 2,800   2,200     N. Carolina
9   243  243 McDuffie       Sarah A        31   F         Domestic                           Georgia
10  243  243 McDuffie       Mary           12   F                                            Georgia                 X
11  243  243 McDuffie       Nancy          10   F                                            Georgia                 X
12  243  243 McDuffie       John           6    M                                            Georgia                 X
13  243  243 McDuffie       Sarah A        2    F                                            Georgia
14  243  243 McDuffie       Laura T        6/12 F                                            Georgia
 
From Linda Snow Davis:
I can tell you James Sealey served with the 5th Ga, but
Co. F.  which enlisted from Randolph Co., "Cuthbert
Rifles" .  He was elected a 2nd  Lieutenant and
surrendered at Greensboro, N.C.  There was also a Peter
J. Sealey, prob. a relative.
 
Sealey, James F. (or Sealy)--Private May 10, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. Apr. 26, 1865. 

Sealey, Peter J. (or Sealy)--Private Sept. l5, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. Apr. 26, 1865.

1850 Randolph Co, Ga census, Cuthbert District, page 349A.

92/92 Sealy, John          50 M Farmer  SC
                   Elizabeth   50 F GA
                   Thomas     24 M Farmer  GA
                   John C.     18 M GA
                   Eliza.        16 F  GA
                   James       13 M GA
                   Jefferson    12 M GA
 
1860 Randolph Co., Ga census, Cutberth District, page            
24  107  107 Sealy          James          23    M    .    Clerk          .         .         Fl.               .     .     .    .    .
From looking at the actual census image, it appears that
James was a boarder with a number of others, mostly male
in the household of John M. Smith, clerk.

 
SEALY, JAMES 
  State: GA Year: 1860 
  County: Randolph County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule 
  Township: Cuthbert P.O. Page: 590 
  Database: GA 1860 Federal Census Index 

 
Schley Death Index 1920
SNIPES, James J.                  15 Jul 1920   Schley   21549-B

Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery
Snipes, James J. 2nd Lt. Co. 5 Ga. Inf. C.S.A. No dates