Cobb's Legion was organized by Howell Cobb during
the spring of 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. The legion was composed of
cavalry, infantry, and artillery, but did not serve as one command. The
artillery company was an independent unit known as the Troup Light Artillery
and its history is given under that name.
The cavalry battalion included men from Richmond, Fulton, and Dougherty
counties and contained six companies. Later five more were added and the
unit served with eleven until July, 1864. At that time one company
transferred to Phillips' Georgia Legion. Its strength now totaled 526
officers and men. Also its designation was changed to the 9th Georgia
Cavalry, but was rarely used. The unit was assigned to General Hampton's,
Butler's, and P.M.B. Young's Brigade, and participated in various conflicts
from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in
numerous engagements south and north of the James River. This command lost 3
officers and 41 men at Brandy Station, and sustained 21 casualties out of
the 330 engaged at Gettysburg. In 1865 it was attached to T.M. Logan's
Brigade, fought in the Carolinas, and surrendered with the Army of
Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Pierce M.B. Young and Gilbert J.
Wright; Lieutenant Colonels W.G. Delony and Barrington S. King; and Majors
Z.A. Rice and Benjamin C. Yancey.
The infantry battalion included men from Stephens, Lamar, Burke, and Carroll
counties. It contained seven companies and in April, 1862, had a force of
594 effectives. The battalion served under Generals H. Cobb, T.R.R. Cobb,
Wofford, and DuBose. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the
Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved with Longstreet to Georgia.
Not engaged at Chickamauga, it was active in the Knoxville Campaign.
Returning to Virginia the unit took an active part in the battles of The
Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the
Shenandoah Valley, and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. Its casualties
were twenty-seven percent of the 248 at Crampton's Gap, 22 killed and 135
wounded at Chancellorsville, and about ten percent of the 213 at Gettysburg
disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 1 officer and 55 men
surrendered. The field officers were Colonel Thomas R.R. Cobb; Lieutenant
Colonels Richard B. Garnett, Luther J. Glenn, G.B. Knight, and Jefferson M.
Lamar; and Majors Ed. F. Bagley, Thomas Camak, William D. Conyers, and W.W.
McDaniel.
Last Name | First Name | Company | Grade | Discharge Grade |
Adams | Stewart D. | A | Private | Private |
Adams | Stewart R. | A | Private | Private |
Addams | Stewart R. | A | Private | Private |
Albrighton | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Albritton | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Albritton | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Allbrighton | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Almand | David M. | B | Private | Private |
Almand | Henry P. | B | Private | Private |
Almand | John H. | B | Private | Private |
Armestead | Virgil H. | A | Sergeant | Private |
Armistead | Virgil H. | A | Sergeant | Private |
Armstead | Virgil H. | A | Sergeant | Private |
Armstead | Virgil H. | A | Sergeant | Private |
Baldwin | James P. | A | Private | Private |
Baldwin | James T. | A | Private | Private |
Bathae | David N. | A | Private | Private |
Bathea | David N. | A | Private | Private |
Battle | John R. | B | Private | Private |
Baugh | Alexander R. | A | Second Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Beasley | Lemuel | A | Private | Private |
Beasly | Lemuel | A | Private | Private |
Bethae | David N. | A | Private | Private |
Bethea | David N. | A | Private | Private |
Bevel | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Bevel | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Bevil | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Bevill | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Blackshear | L. | B | Private | Private |
Blackshear | Leonidas | B | Private | Private |
Blackshear | Moses | A | Private | Private |
Boles | Thomas J. | A | Private | Private |
Brown | G.H. | ~ | Private | Private |
Brown | George W. | A | Private | Private |
Brown | Henry W. | A | Private | Corporal |
Brown | James | A | Private | Private |
Brown | James T. | A | Private | Private |
Brown | John | B | Private | Private |
Brown | John C. | B | Private | Private |
Brown | Simeon | B | Private | Corporal |
Brown | William H. | A | Private | Private |
Brown | William L. | B | Private | Private |
Brown | William L. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Bruner | Thomas T. | A | Private | Private |
Buchannon | John C. | B | Private | Private |
Bush | Edward J. T. | ~ | Private | Private |
Bussey | William D. | A | Private | Private |
Cain | Nathaniel B.H. | ~ | Private | Private |
Cairnes | Frederick A. | A | Private | Private |
Callahan | Geo. P. | A | Private | ~ |
Cater | Henry | B | Private | Private |
Cator | Henry | B | Private | Private |
Causby | Hickerson D. | B | Private | Private |
Chambliss | Jeptha C. | A | Private | Private |
Chancy | Nathan J. | A | Private | Private |
Cherry | George W. | B | Private | Private |
Cobia | Francis J. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Coleman | Andrew E. | A | Private | Private |
Cook | Oscar B. | B | Private | Private |
Cooper | Frederick M. | B | Private | Private |
Cooper | Robertus A. | B | Private | Private |
Cosby | Hickerson D. | B | Private | Private |
Cottle | C.J. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Cottle | Obadiah J. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Covington | Edward | A | Private | Private |
Cronsby | Luthen | ~ | Private | Private |
Crumpler | James O. | A | Private | Private |
Culberth | Alexander | B | Private | Private |
Culbreath | Alexander | B | Private | Private |
Cullens | Francis T. | A | Captain | Captain |
Currie | Charles T. | A | Private | Private |
Currie | John C. | A | Private | Private |
Curry | Charles F. | A | Private | Private |
Curry | J. C. | A | Private | Private |
Daniel | Jerry M. | B | Private | Private |
Davis | James | A | Private | Corporal |
Davis | Richard M. | A | Private | Private |
Day | James A. | A | Private | Private |
Day | James W. | I | Private | Bugler |
Douglas | John C. | A | Private | Private |
Douglass | John C. | A | Private | Private |
Dubose | Ezekiel A. | A | Private | Private |
Dunahoo | Augustus | A | Corporal | Sergeant |
Dunn | William | B | Private | Private |
Dunnahoo | Augustus | A | Corporal | Sergeant |
Eley | Howell E. | B | Private | Corporal |
Eley | Samuel | B | Private | Sergeant |
Elliott | John | B | Private | Private |
Ellis | Washington I. | A | Private | Private |
Ely | Samuel | B | Private | Sergeant |
Etheridge | James A. | B,A | Private | Private |
Ethridge | James A. | B&A | Private | Private |
Felton | Elijah | B | Private | Private |
Forrester | J.W. | B | Private | Private |
Foster | J.M. | B | Private | Private |
Foster | John W. | B | Private | Private |
Freeman | James M. | A | Private | Private |
Freeman | John H. | B | Private | Private |
Gainey | Angus M. | B | Private | Private |
Gainey | John M. | B | Private | Private |
Gamble | Jordan | B | Private | Private |
Ganey | John M. | B | Private | Private |
Gany | John M. | B | Private | Private |
George | John A. | A | Private | Private |
Gibson | Jacob | A | Private | Private |
Gibson | Tilton E. | ~ | Private | Private |
Graham | Hugh | A | Private | Private |
Granberry | James E. | B | Private | Private |
Gray | Franklin | B | Private | Private |
Gray | George P. | A | Private | Private |
Gray | William S. | B | Private | Private |
Grayham | Hugh | A | Private | Private |
Griffin | Reuben | A | Private | Private |
Hairston | Augustus P. | A | Corporal | Sergeant |
Haisten | Henry H. | B | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Haisten | John A. | B | Private | Private |
Haisten | William B. | B | Private | Private |
Haistens | Henry H. | B | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Haistens | John A. | B | Private | Private |
Haistens | John H. | B | Private | Private |
Haistens | William B. | B | Private | Private |
Hamack | Elijah | B | Private | Private |
Hamack | William P. | B | Private | Private |
Hammock | Elijah | B | Private | Private |
Harper | W.J. | B | Private | Private |
Harrell | John G. | A | Private | Private |
Harris | West | A | Private | Private |
Hartley | William W. | A | Private | Private |
Hatcher | W.A. | ~ | Private | Private |
Hattaway | William B. | A | Private | Private |
Hearston | Priestly | A | Corporal | Sergeant |
Hillson | Francis M. | A | Private | Private |
Hillson | William H. | A | Private | Private |
Hilson | Francis M. | A | Private | Private |
Hilson | W.H. | A | Private | Private |
Hobby | William M. | ~ | Private | Private |
Holland | Jordan | B | Private | Private |
Holley | James F. | A | Private | Private |
Holly | James F. | A | Private | Private |
Horn | Henry M. | A | Private | Private |
Horne | Henry M. | A | Private | Private |
Hudspeth | Columbus R. | B | Private | Private |
Irwin | Leonard L. | B | Private | Private |
Jackson | Reuben T. | B | Private | Private |
Jackson | William A. | B | Private | Private |
Janes | James E. | A | Private | Private |
Janes | Leonidas G. | A | Private | Private |
Jeffers | Littleton | B | Private | Private |
Jeffers | Littleton S. | B | Private | Private |
Jeffries | Littleton S. | B | Private | Private |
Johnson | George B. | B | Private | Private |
Johnson | Rufus M. | B | Private | Private |
Joiner | Wiley | A | Private | Private |
Joiner | Wiley C. | A | Private | Sergeant |
Jones | Bridger D. | B | Private | Private |
Jones | Green F. | B | Private | Private |
Jones | John B. | B | Private | Private |
Jones | Milton F. | A | Private | Private |
Jones | Robert | B | Private | Corporal |
Jordan | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Jordon | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Killebrew | Pleasant P. | A | Private | Private |
King | T.P. | A | Private | Private |
King | Thomas | A | Private | Private |
Knighton | Aaron H. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | Calvin H. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | Joseph H. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Knighton | M.I. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | Moses G. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | Moses H. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | N.H. | B | Private | Private |
Knighton | W.H. | B | Private | Private |
Knigten | Joseph H. | B | Private | Sergeant |
Land | Allen H. | A | Private | Private |
Land | Benjamin F. | A | Private | Private |
Lashley | Henry | B | Private | Private |
Latil | Louis | A | Private | Private |
Lauthern | Crosby | B | Private | Private |
Layton | James G. | A | Private | Private |
Lee | John | A | Private | Private |
Lee | Richard | A | Private | Private |
Little | James | A | Private | Private |
Little | James H. | B | Private | Private |
Little | John | B | Private | Private |
Logue | Joel | A | Private | Private |
Louge | Joel | A | Private | Private |
Love | John | B | Private | Private |
Loyless | Carter | B | Private | Private |
Loyless | Henry T. | A | Corporal | Private |
Martin | John W. | B | Private | Private |
Martin | Marion | B | Private | Private |
Mathias | Z.L. | B | Private | Private |
Mathis | Zenas L. | B | Private | Private |
McArthur | Littleton B. | A | Fourth Sergeant | First Sergeant |
McArthur | Newton J. | A | Private | Private |
McCarty | Benjamin F. | B | Private | Third Lieutenant |
McClendon | David | B | Private | Private |
McClendon | William | B | Private | Private |
McCorkle | William J. | B | Private | Private |
McKinnon | William B. | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
McKinnon | William R. | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
McKissack | John W. | A | Private | Private |
McKissack | Thomas | A | Private | Private |
McLendon | David | B | Private | Private |
McLendon | Joshua | B | Private | Private |
McLendon | William | B | Private | Private |
Menkinson | John | A | Private | Private |
Merrit | David A. | A | Private | Private |
Merritt | David A. | A | Private | Private |
Mills | Augustus L. | B | Private | Private |
Mills | William W. | B | Private | Private |
Mimms | Samuel H. | A | Private | Private |
Mimms | William E. | E | Private | Private |
Mims | Samuel H. | A | Private | Private |
Mims | William E. | B | Private | Private |
Minns | S.H. | A | Private | Private |
Mock | John J. | A | Private | Private |
Morgan | Asa W. | A | Private | Private |
Morris | Robert J. | A | Private | Private |
Murkerson | John T. | A | Private | Private |
Murkerson | William G. | A | Private | Private |
Murkerson | William J. | A | Private | Private |
Murphy | William N. | B | Private | Private |
Nichols | John | A | Private | Private |
Oglesby | Thadeus K. | A | Private | Private |
Oliff | William H. | B | Private | Private |
Olive | William H. | B | Private | Private |
Ollive | William H. | B | Private | Private |
Owen | J.M. | B | Private | Private |
Page | A.J. | B | Private | Private |
Page | Andrew C. | B | Private | Private |
Parker | John S. | B | Private | Private |
Pate | Stephen S. | ~ | Corporal | Corporal |
Perterson | John | A | Private | Private |
Peterman | Newton J. | B | Private | Private |
Peterson | John | A | Private | Private |
Pettis | James T. | A | Private | Private |
Pittman | A. J. | A | Private | Private |
Pittman | John J. | A | Private | Private |
Plouden | E. Ransom | B | Private | Private |
Plouden | Edward R. | B | Private | Private |
Plouden | Eransum | B | Private | Private |
Pope | James | A | Private | Private |
Radney | Perry D. | B | Private | Corporal |
Reaves | M. S. | A | Private | Private |
Reeves | Moses S. | A | Private | Private |
Reeves | Walter | ~ | Private | Private |
Rich | George W. | B | Corporal | Corporal |
Rigsby | John A. | A | Private | Private |
Rigsby | Samuel D. | A | Private | Private |
Rigsby | Thomas W. | A | Private | Private |
Roberson | Starling L. | A | Private | Private |
Roberson | Sterling L. | A | Private | Private |
Robinson | Starling L. | A | Private | Private |
Robinson | Sterling L. | A | Private | Private |
Russell | Stephen | B | Private | Private |
Saddler | John J. | A | Private | Private |
Sadler | John | A | Private | Private |
Salter | Wilson L. | A | Private | Corporal |
Sanders | Eli B. | B | Private | Private |
Sanders | Joseph H. | A | Private | Private |
Saunders | Ely B. | B | Private | Private |
Saunders | Joseph H. | A | Private | Private |
Sawell | Lewis | B | Private | Private |
Sewell | Lewis | B | Private | Private |
Shaw | William H. | ~ | Private | Private |
Sheppard | A. J. | A | Corporal | Corporal |
Sowel | Lewis | B | Private | Private |
Sowell | Lewis | B | Private | Private |
Stephens | Calvin | B | Private | Private |
Stephens | Peter | B | Private | Private |
Stevens | Calvin | B | Private | Private |
Stevens | Peter | B | Private | Corporal |
Stevenson | Causey | B | Private | Private |
Steverson | Causey | B | Private | Private |
Steward | J.N. | B | Private | Private |
Stewart | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Stewart | John N. | B | Private | Private |
Stokes | James S. | A | Private | Private |
Summerford | William | B | Private | Private |
Swan | Erasmus D | A | Private | Private |
Swann | Erasmus D | A | Private | Private |
Taylor | Burrell | A | First Sergeant | Second Lieutenant |
Taylor | Columbus J. | A | Private | Sergeant |
Taylor | Haywood S. | A | Private | Private |
Taylor | John W | A | Private | Private |
Taylor | Zach | A | Private | Private |
Thompson | William T. | A | Private | Corporal |
Tinsley | Thomas | B | Private | Private |
Todd | John A. | B | Private | Private |
Turnipseed | Richard A. | B | First Lieutenant | Captain |
Wall | Enoch W. | A | Private | Private |
Wallis | J. H. | B | Private | Private |
Wallis | John F. | B | Private | Private |
Wamack | Emmett | B | Private | Private |
Watson | William N. | A | Private | Private |
Watts | Walter P. | B | Private | Private |
Wattson | William N. | A | Private | Private |
Weathersby | Appleton | A | Private | Private |
Weems | William | B | Private | Second Lieutenant |
Weems | William J. | B | Private | Second Lieutenant |
Wells | Andrew C. | B | Private | Private |
Wells | Ebenezer J. | B | Corporal | Sergeant |
Wells | John C. | B | Private | First Lieutenant |
Wellsbey | Appleton | A | Private | Private |
Wellsby | Appleton | A | Private | Private |
Wheeler | William R. | A,B | Private | Private |
White | Allen | A | Private | Private |
Widener | Wyatt | B | Private | Private |
Widner | Wyatt | B | Private | Private |
Wilkens | W.A. | A | Private | Private |
Wilkins | William R. | A | Private | Private |
Williams | Francis M. | A | Private | Corporal |
Wilson | Benjamin F. | B | Private | Private |
Wilson | Ross | B | Private | Private |
Womack | Emmett | B | Private | Private |
Wood | Joseph J. | B | Private | Private |
Woodcock | Ezekiel | B | Private | Private |
Woodcock | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Woodman | Harvey G. | A | Private | Private |
Wright | William | B | Private | Private |
Yarborough | John L. | A | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Yarbrough | John L. | A | Third Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |