Troup County, Georgia
18th Battalion Infantry State Guards
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The 18th Infantry Battalion was formed in the spring of 1862 with men from Savannah. It contained four companies and was also known as the Savannah Guards or Savannah Volunteer Guards. The unit served on the coast and distinguished itself at Battery Wagner near Charleston, then in May, 1864, it moved to Virginia with 225 effectives. It was stationed at Chaffin's Bluff on the James River and attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. Later the battalion was assigned to Barton's, then C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and was active in the defense of Petersburg and around Appomattox. This unit lost eighty-two percent of the 85 engaged at Sayler's Creek and surrendered 1 officer and 16 men of which 8 were colored musicians and cooks. Major William S. Basinger and John Screven were in command.
Last Name | First Name | Company | Grade | Discharge Grade | Adam | Jacob W. | ~ | Captain | Captain | Adams | Cornelius | C | Private | Private | Alexander | Alex. | B | Private | Private | Alleoud | Marcus L. | C | ~ | ~ | Bailie | George A. | ~ | Private | Private | Balinger | Jacob | B | Private | Private | Ballard | John R. | C | Private | Private | Balzean | Celestine | C | Private | Private | Barnes Jr. | John A. | E,C | Private | Private | Barrett | W. H. | E | ~ | ~ | Barry | P. | D | Private | Private | Baum | L. | E | ~ | ~ | Baumgortner | B | Private | Private | Beall | Albert A. | C | Private | Private | Benjamin | Milton M. | C | Corporal | Corporal | Benson | A.M. | E | ~ | ~ | Berrui | P. | B | Private | Private | Blackman | Henry C. | C | Private | Private | Bones | James W. | E | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Bones | Thomas A. | E | ~ | ~ | Bowen | William D. | C | Private | Private | Bremer | John A. | C | Private | Private | Bridges | John | ~ | Private | Private | Broadhurst | George W. | E | ~ | ~ | Brodnax | Benjamin H. | C | Private | Private | Broome | J.A. | ~ | Private | Private | Buckley | Daniel | D | Private | Private | Buckly | J. | D | Private | Private | Bull | Charles S. | C | ~ | ~ | Butt | John D. | B | Captain | Captain | Butt | William P. | B | Private | Private | Byrnes | William | ~ | Private | Private | Byron | J. H. | E | ~ | ~ | Caldwell | James M. | C | ~ | ~ | Callahan | W. | D | Private | Private | Canty | C. | D | Corporal | Corporal | Carter | Charles K. | C | Private | Private | Carter | John B. | C | Private | Private | Cashin | L. | D | Private | Private | Catlin | Charles | C | ~ | ~ | Chichester | N. L. | ~ | Private | Private | Clark | J. M. | ~ | Private | Private | Clark | Ralph P. | C | Private | Private | Cleckley | M. A. | E | ~ | ~ | Close | P. | ~ | Private | Private | Cohen | D. | B | Private | Private | Cohen | M. | B | Private | Private | Conlan | D. | D | Private | Private | Connors | P. | D | Private | Private | Cosgrove | Lawrence | D | Private | Private | Cox | John T. | C | Private | Private | Crane | Henry W. | C | Sergeant | Sergeant | Crane Jr. | William H. | C | First Lieutenant | Captain | Crews | Charles W. | C | Private | Private | Cumming | Thomas S. | C | Private | Private | Cutter | J. S. | ~ | Corporal | Corporal | Davis | E.D. | B | Private | Private | Dawson | James C. | E | ~ | ~ | Day | Charles B. | C | Captain | Major | Delisle | L.G. | E | ~ | ~ | Deschapelle | E. L. B. | ~ | Corporal | Corporal | Dodd | C. E. | E | Corporal | Corporal | Dorr | August | B | Private | Private | Dryer | Henry | B | Private | Private | Edwards | Jose | D | Private | Private | Edwards | W.H. | ~ | Sergeant | Sergeant | Ellis | W.Lee | ~ | Private | Private | Fayette | W.W. | E | ~ | ~ | Fearey | J.N. | E | ~ | ~ | Ferguson | A.B. | D | Private | Private | Fitzpatrick | Moses | ~ | Private | Private | Force | A.C. | ~ | Private | Private | Foster | T. Gardiner | C | Private | Private | Frost | W. H. | ~ | Private | Private | Fuss | J. F. | D | Private | Private | Gannon | Thomas | D | Private | Private | Gaub | William | B | Private | Private | Geibner | Henry | B | Private | Private | Gibbs | Leonard Y. | C | Private | Private | Goldsmith | Jacob M. | C | Private | Private | Goodrich | William J. | C | First Sergeant | First Sergeant | Goodsell | J.T. | E | ~ | ~ | Goodyear | A.R. | E | ~ | ~ | Gordon | James N. | E | Corporal | Corporal | Gow | James L. | ~ | Private | Private | Gowley | Alex J. | D | Private | Private | Greer | John | C | Sergeant | Sergeant | Gurley | Joseph A. | C | Private | Private | Hall | A.G. | ~ | Sergeant | Sergeant | Hall | M.S. | E | ~ | ~ | Hall | Michael | D | Private | Private | Hallahan | D. | D | Private | Private | Hamerberger | P. | B | Private | Private | Hankinson | T.S. | ~ | Private | Private | Hanlen | Daniel | D | Sergeant | Sergeant | Hanlen | J. | D | Corporal | Corporal | Harbig | George | B | Corporal | Corporal | Hayles | W.F. | E | ~ | ~ | Heath | J.Q. | B | Private | Private | Heitzman | J. | B | Private | Private | Heney | James | D | Captain | Captain | Henisler | John T. | B | Private | Private | Herndon | A. H. | E | ~ | ~ | Hersey | C. W. | A | Captain | Captain | Hett | E. D. | ~ | Private | Private | Hilliard | John | D | Private | Private | Hills | John M. | C | Corporal | Corporal | Holland | S.G. | C | Private | Private | Horton | James W. | C | Corporal | Corporal | Hubel | Francis | B | Sergeant | Sergeant | Hughes | P. | D | Private | Private | Hunneken | C. | E | ~ | ~ | Hurley | D.P. | ~ | ~ | ~ | Hurley | John | D | Private | Private | Husch | John N. | B | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Huse | W.R. | E | Sergeant | Sergeant | Irvine | James | C | Private | Private | Jennings | F.A.B. | D | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Job | Michael | B | Private | Private | Johnston | J.R.W. | ~ | Private | Private | Jones | Edward P. | C | ~ | ~ | Jones | George W. | C | Private | Private | Jones | Robert A. | E | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Jones | Thomas B. | E | ~ | ~ | Jordan | Greene J. | C | Private | Private | Kavanagh | J.D. | D | Third Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant | Kean | Matthew S. | C | Sergeant | Sergeant | Kelly | Thomas | D | First Sergeant | First Sergeant | Kenny | John | D | Private | Private | Kenrick | Francis D. | C | Third Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant | Kerr | Robert C. | C | Private | Private | Ketcham | A.H. | ~ | Private | Private | Kimmey | J.B. | ~ | Private | Private | Koldeway | George | B | Private | Private | Krein | Peter | B | Sergeant | Sergeant | Kuhl | Henry | B | Private | Private | Lamback | George F. | C | Corporal | Corporal | Lauterback | G. | B | Corporal | Corporal | Lawhon | William A. | C | Private | Private | Leahey | John | ~ | Private | Private | Lemon | J.L. | E | ~ | ~ | Leonard | John | D | Private | Private | Levy | Julius | E | ~ | ~ | Lewis | Christopher F. | C | Private | Private | Lin | James T. | C | Private | Private | Lyons | F. | E | ~ | ~ | Lyons | Thomas | D | Corporal | Corporal | Lyons | Thomas | D | Private | Private | Mahoney | M. | D | Sergeant | Sergeant | Mahoney | P.O. | D | Private | Private | Mahoney | W. | D | Private | Private | Mahony | L. | D | Corporal | Corporal | Manheim | M. | B | Private | Private | Mantone | B. | E | ~ | ~ | Markwalter | Theodore | B | Private | Private | Marlow | Hugh | D | Private | Private | Mason | P. | B | Private | Private | Matthewson | Robert F. | C | ~ | ~ | May | Henry | ~ | Private | Private | McAuliff | P. | D | Private | Private | McGetrick | L. | E | ~ | ~ | McGetrick | M. | E | ~ | ~ | McGregor | Lewis W. | C | Private | Private | McLaren | Charles | C | Private | Private | Mealing | H.L. | E | Sergeant | Sergeant | Merry | H.A. | ~ | Private | Corporal | Michael | I. | E | ~ | ~ | Miller | Edward T. | C | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Miller | John T. | ~ | Private | Private | Miller | Robert | E | ~ | ~ | Miller | William | C | Private | Private | Moore | George K. | ~ | Private | Private | Moore | Henry | E | ~ | ~ | Moore | James B. | C | Private | Private | Morris | P. | B | Private | Private | Mularhey | J.H. | E | Sergeant | Sergeant | Murphy | D. | D | Private | Private | Murphy | Mat | D | Private | Private | North | John A. | C | Private | Private | O'Callahan | Patrick | D | Private | Private | O'Connell | Mat | D | Private | Private | O'Conner | J. | D | Private | Private | O'Conner | M.D. | D | Private | Private | O'Conner | Thomas | D | Sergeant | Sergeant | O'Connor | Michael | D | Private | Private | Oetjen | C.H. | B | Private | Private | Painter | William | ~ | Private | Private | Pardue | Shad S. | C | Private | Private | Penot | C. L. | B | Private | Private | Peters | M. B. | ~ | Private | Private | Platt | Charles A. | ~ | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Platt | J. B. | ~ | Private | Private | Pollard | William J. | C | Private | Private | Puffier | B. | E | ~ | ~ | Pursel | E. | D | Private | Private | Rappold | John | B | Private | Private | Ray | J. Benjamin | C | Private | Private | Reen | John F. | E | ~ | ~ | Reid | W.J. | ~ | Corporal | Corporal | Renrick | John | E | ~ | ~ | Rhodes | W.P. | ~ | Private | Private | Richards | E. | E | Corporal | Corporal | Richards | Vernon | C | Private | Private | Robert | A. M. | ~ | Private | Private | Robert | J. A. | ~ | Private | Private | Robinson | George O. | ~ | Private | Private | Robinson | Sol | C | Private | Sergeant | Roddy | M. | E | ~ | ~ | Rogers | H. C. | E | ~ | ~ | Rogers | Henry | E | ~ | ~ | Rooney | Thomas | D | Private | Private | Rose | P. K. | ~ | Private | Private | Rosenfeld | L. | B | Private | Private | Rosenfelt | E. | E | ~ | ~ | Russell | Thomas | E | ~ | ~ | Russell | W.M. | ~ | Private | Private | Schanfele | Fred | B | Private | Private | Schmer | G. | B | Private | Private | Schneider | Ernest K. | B | Third Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant | Schneider | J. K. | ~ | Private | Private | Schniker | H. | B | Corporal | Corporal | Schwarz | G. | B | Private | Private | Shackleford | George W. | E | Corporal | Corporal | Sharkey | John | D | Private | Private | Shead | L. W. | ~ | First Sergeant | First Sergeant | Sheahan | P. | D | Private | Private | Sheehan | Patrick | D | Private | Private | Shepard | Samuel H. | ~ | Junior Second Lieutenant | Junior Second Lieutenant | Sherman | Francis | D | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant | Sherman | Martin | D | Private | Private | Sibley | Samuel H. | E | Brevet Second Lieutenant | Brevet Second Lieutenant | Sifley | L. | B | Private | Private | Simmons | Joseph O. A. | C | - | - | Simons | J. | B | Private | Private | Smith | Andrew J. | C | Private | Private | Solomon | H. | E | ~ | ~ | Stafford | Thomas H. | ~ | Private | Private | Stallings | W.H. | ~ | Private | Private | Stevens | Andrew | C | Private | Private | Stewart | George F. | ~ | Private | Private | Stoepel | Gust | B | Private | Private | Stoffel | H. | B | Sergeant | Sergeant | Stovell | J.H. | E | ~ | ~ | Stoy | Fred W. | E | First Sergeant | First Sergeant | Stranahan | T. | D | Private | Private | Sullivan | John | D | Private | Private | Sullivan | Philip | D | Private | Private | Summean | Joseph | C | Private | Private | Thelen | F. | B | Private | Private | Tibston | William | B | Private | Private | Tinker | Joseph | ~ | Private | Private | Turley | J.W. | D | Private | Private | Tuttle | William | ~ | Private | Private | Van Buren | D. H. | ~ | Private | Private | Voinet | D. | B | Private | Private | Vueve | A. | E | ~ | ~ | Walch | P. | D | Private | Private | Walton Jr. | Robert | C | Private | Private | Warner | Charles H. | ~ | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Warner | L. | B | Private | Private | Weigle | G.P. | B | First Sergeant | First Sergeant | Wheecock | W.E. | E | ~ | ~ | White | L.R. | ~ | Private | Private | White | T.T. | ~ | Sergeant | Sergeant | Williams | Thomas C. | C | Private | Private |
Williams | Thomas C. | C | Private | Private | Winkler | F. Joe | B | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Winkler | William A. | B | Corporal | Corporal | Wolf | B. | B | Private | Private | Wood | David | E | ~ | ~ | Wright | Charles M. | C | ~ | ~ | Wright | D.S. | ~ | Corporal | Corporal |
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