Echols Light Artillery was assembled at Valdosta, Georgia,
during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in Echols and Lowndes
counties. The company served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida and saw action in the conflicts at Olustee and Gainesville.
Later it shared in the defense of Savannah but in January, 1865, was broken
up. Captain John H. Tiller was in command.
Last Name | First Name | Grade | Discharge Grade |
Amason | M. B. | Private | Corporal |
Amerson | M. B. | Private | Corporal |
Appling | James | Private | Private |
Armstrong | Joseph | Private | Private |
Banks | H. D. | Private | Private |
Banks | J. L. | Private | Private |
Banks | James | Private | Private |
Banks | W. T. | Private | Private |
Barnes | C. R. | Private | Private |
Barnett | D. A. | Private | Private |
Barnett | David A. | Private | Private |
Barnett | E. H. | Private | Private |
Bell | Fred | Private | Private |
Bell | J. E. | Private | Private |
Bell | John E. | Private | Private |
Bell | M. T. | Private | Private |
Billingslea | W. A. | Private | Sergeant |
Bishop | D. G. | Private | Private |
Bolton | J. L. | Private | Private |
Borroughs | J. L. | Private | Private |
Bowers | J. E. | Private | Private |
Boyle | Felix | Private | Private |
Boyle | Phelix | Private | Private |
Broach | C. W. B. | Corporal | Corporal |
Broach | J. A. | Private | Private |
Bullock | R. H. | Private | Private |
Bunting | John | Corporal | Corporal |
Burraughs | J. I. | Private | Private |
Burroughs | J. I. | Private | Private |
Burt | E. P. | Private | Private |
Cail | E. M. | Private | Private |
Cantrell | Wilson | Private | Private |
Carter | E. B. | Private | Private |
Carter | William | Private | Private |
Chandler | John S. | Private | Private |
Cheatham | J. I. | Private | Private |
Childers | E. T. | Private | Private |
Childers | J. A. | Private | Private |
Childress | E. T. | Private | Private |
Childress | J. A. | Private | Private |
Clancy | M. C. | Private | Private |
Clancy | Michael J. | Private | Private |
Coil | E. M. | Private | Private |
Collier | F. P. | Private | Private |
Colquit | H. H. | Private | Private |
Cooper | J. B. | Private | Private |
Cooper | Jonathan | Private | Private |
Cooper | K. P. | Private | Corporal |
Cooper | W. O. | Private | Bugler |
Culbreth | J. P. | Blacksmith | Artificer |
Cunningham | G. W. | Private | Private |
Cunningham | J. W. | Private | Private |
Cunningham | T. S. | Private | Private |
Daniel | J. C. | Private | Private |
Daniel | Jno. C. | Private | Private |
Davis | H. C. | Corporal | Sergeant |
Davis | M. R. | Private | Private |
Deadwyler | Martin | Private | Sergeant |
Downer | T. P. | Private | Private |
Downer | T. R. | Private | Private |
Downner | L. P. | Private | Private |
Dunn | D. T. | Private | Private |
Eberhart | J. W. | Private | Private |
Eberhart | N. M. | Private | Private |
Eberhart | Nathan | Private | Private |
Eberhart | P. S. | Private | Private |
Edwards | B. F. | Private | Private |
Edwards | T. J. | Private | Bugler |
Edwards Jr. | T. J. | Private | Private |
Ehrhart | P. S. | Private | Private |
Esco | Martin | Private | Private |
Escoe | Martin | Private | Private |
Evans | N. H. | Private | Private |
Evans | William | Private | Private |
Faust | J. A. | Private | Private |
Faust | J. B. | Private | Private |
Faust | W. D. | Private | Private |
Fitts | J. M. | Private | Private |
Furcron | H. C. | Private | Private |
Gaulding | W. D. | Private | Private |
Gibson | J. C. | Private | Private |
Gibson | John G. | Junior First Lieutenant | Senior First Lieutenant |
Gibson | R. H. | Private | Private |
Glenn | A. H. S. | Private | Private |
Glenn | G. R. G. | Corporal | Corporal |
Glenn | G. W. | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Glenn | H. H. S. | Private | Private |
Glenn | J. T. | Private | Private |
Glenn | James M. | Corporal | Junior Second Lieutenant |
Glenn | Joseph | Private | Private |
Glenn | R. H. | Private | Private |
Glenn | R. R. | Private | Private |
Glines | T. A. | Private | Private |
Godsby | J. W. | Private | Private |
Goolsby | J. W. | Private | Private |
Graham | J. W. | Private | Private |
Grier | J. H. | Private | Private |
Griffith | C. B. | Private | Private |
Hainey | W. B. P. | Private | Private |
Ham | W. G. | Private | Private |
Hardeman | E. F. | Private | Private |
Hardeman | W. S. | Private | Private |
Hardman | E. F. | Private | Private |
Hardman | W. S. | Private | Private |
Hargroves | R. L. | Private | Private |
Harrison | C. E. | Private | Private |
Harrison | J. K. | Private | Private |
Hartsfield | R. F. | Private | Private |
Hartsfield | S. R. | Private | Private |
Haynie | W. B. P. | Private | Private |
Herring | Alfred | Private | Private |
Herring | Alpheus | Private | Private |
Hitchcock | W. C. | Private | Corporal |
Holmes | Ira | Private | Private |
Hopper | W. B. | Private | Private |
Howard | R. H. | Corporal | Corporal |
Howard | R. J. | Corporal | Corporal |
Huff | J. E. | Private | Private |
Huff | J. T. H. | Private | Private |
Huff | T. P. | Private | Private |
Hurt | J. L. | Private | Private |
Jarrell | Jesse L. | Private | Private |
Jarrell | John W. | Private | Private |
Jarrell | William H. | Sergeant | Junior First Lieutenant |
Jewell | J. A. | Private | Private |
Jewell | James | Private | Private |
Jewell | John | Private | Private |
Johnson | E. W. | Private | Private |
Johnson | J. B. | Private | Private |
Johnson | J. T. | Private | Private |
Johnson | J. W. | Private | Private |
Johnson | James T. | Private | Private |
Johnson | M. A. | Private | Private |
Johnson | M. W. | Private | Private |
Johnson | W. W. | Private | Private |
Kidd | C. W. | Private | Private |
Kidd | J. M. | Private | Private |
Kidd | J. N. | Private | Private |
Kidd | Josiah | Private | Private |
Kidd | W. B. H. | Private | Private |
Kinnebrew | J. H. | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Kinnebrew | M. B. | Private | Private |
Kinnebrew | W. B. | Private | Private |
Lester | Joshua | Private | Private |
Lester | Robert | Private | Private |
Lester | W. W. | Private | Private |
Martin | A. D. | Private | Private |
Martin | E. T. | Private | Private |
Martin | G. W. | Private | Private |
Martin | J. E. | Private | Private |
Mathews | A. D. | Private | Private |
Mathews | J. P. | Private | Private |
Mathews | J. T. | Private | Private |
Mathews | O. W. | Private | Private |
Mathews | R. B. | Corporal | Corporal |
Matthews | A. D. | Private | Private |
Matthews | J. P. | Private | Private |
Matthews | J. T. | Private | Private |
Matthews | O. W. | Private | Private |
Matthews | R. B. | Corporal | Corporal |
Matthews | W. S. | Private | Private |
Mattox | C. H. | Private | Private |
Mattox | John H. | Corporal | Corporal |
McAnnon | Wootson | Private | Private |
McCannan | Alfred | Private | Private |
McCannon | Alfred | Private | Private |
McHannon | Alfred | Private | Private |
McHannon | Wootson | Private | Private |
Melar | J. A. | Private | Private |
Mertin | E. T. | Private | Private |
Mobblie | W. D. | Private | Private |
Mobley | W. D. | Private | Private |
Moblie | W. D. | Private | Private |
Murray | F. H. | Private | Private |
Murry | F. H. | Private | Private |
Nauel | J. S. | Private | Private |
Nauel | W. C. | Private | Private |
Noell | J. T. | Private | Private |
Norton | J. M. | Private | Private |
Nowell | J. T. | Private | Private |
Pace | J. H. | Private | Artificer |
Padgett | W. L. | Private | Private |
Parr | Thomas | Private | Private |
Pass | M. J. H. | Private | Private |
Patman | W. T. | Corporal | Sergeant |
Patton | A. D. | Private | Private |
Patton | G. W. | Private | Private |
Patton | J. T. | Private | Private |
Patton Jr. | G. W. | Private | Private |
Paul | A. M. | Private | Private |
Paul | J. W. | Private | Private |
Paul | R. M. | Private | Private |
Paul Jr. | T. J. | Private | Private |
Paul Sr. | T. J. | Private | Private |
Peck | W. J. | Sergeant | First Sergeant |
Phelps | William | Private | Private |
Porter | W. T. | Private | Private |
Power | W. D. | Private | Private |
Powers | J. D. | Private | Private |
Powers | W. B. | Private | Private |
Powers | W. D. | Private | Private |
Raines | B. V. | Private | Sergeant |
Rains | B. V. | Private | Sergeant |
Reed | R. N. | Private | Private |
Reid | R. N. | Private | Private |
Robertson | P. P. | Private | Private |
Scoggins | J. W. | Private | Private |
Shaw | A. J. | Private | Private |
Sims | C. W. | Private | Corporal |
Smith | D. C. | Senior Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Smith | G. B. | Private | Private |
Smith | G. K. | Private | Private |
Smith | H. C. | Private | Private |
Smith | J. D. | Private | Private |
Smith | J. W. | Private | Private |
Smith | S. J. | Private | Private |
Smith | T. L. | Corporal | Corporal |
Smith | W. M. | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Sorrow | G. W. | Private | Private |
Stephens | C. A. | Private | Private |
Stevens | C. A. | Private | Private |
Stevens | J. C. G. | Private | Private |
Stevens | J. G. C. | Private | Private |
Stevens | W. W. | Private | Private |
Stinson | David E. | Private | Private |
Thaxton | Henry | Private | Private |
Thornton | J. B. | Private | Private |
Tiller | F. T. | Private | Private |
Tiller | H. R. | Private | Private |
Tiller | J. P. | Private | Private |
Tiller | J. T. | Private | Private |
Tiller | J. W. | Private | Private |
Tiller | John H. | Captain | Captain |
Tiller | Shimer | Private | Private |
Tiller | Shimmie | Private | Private |
Tiller | W. M. | Private | Private |
Tiller | Wootson | Private | Private |
Tiller | J. H. *Jr. | Private | Private |
Tison | J. A. | Private | Private |
Turner | G. W. | Private | Private |
Turner | H. H. | Private | Private |
Turner | V. M. | Private | Corporal |
Vaughan | R. T. | Private | Private |
Vaughn | R. T. | Private | Private |
Wade | James B. | Ordnance Sergeant | Senior Second Lieutenant |
Waller | T. J. | Corporal | Corporal |
Watkins | T. R. | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Webb | H. J. | Private | Private |
Webb | I. H. | Private | Private |
Webb | J. H. | Private | Private |
Webb | W. P. | Private | Private |
Wheelis | P. S. | Private | Private |
Wheless | P. S. | Private | Private |
Whelis | P. S. | Private | Private |
Whelis | P. | Private | Private |
Whitehead | G. W. | Corporal | Corporal |
Williams | Harrison B. | Private | Private |
Willingham | W. T. | Private | Private |
Wise | Joseph | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Wise | Robert | Private | Private |
Witcher | C. M. | Private | Corporal |
Wood | S. J. | Private | Private |
Wood | W. B. J. | Private | Private |
Wright | J. H. | Private | Private |
Young | J. C. | Private | Private |
Young | Wiley | Private | Private |