On Tuesday, Mary 7, 1861, the first company left Thomaston, Company K of the 5th Regiment, known as the Upson Guards.
Officers at that time were:
The Upson Guards went directly to Camp Stephens, Pensacola, FL, named for Col. Alexander H. Stephens. The original name of the camp was for Mr. A.J. White of Thomaston.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 5th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.
UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
("UPSON GUARDS")
Horsley, William G.--Captain May 11, 1861 . Resigned December 21,
1863 .
King, Jacob S: 1st Lieutenant May 11, 1861 . Elected Captain
May 1864 . Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.
No later record.
Sandwich, William O. (or Sandwick)--2d Lieutenant May 11,
1861 . Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 . Acting Adjutant July 1862 - February
18, 1863 . Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 26, 1865 .
Stevens, Jasper H.-2d Lieutenant June 4, 1862 .----See 1st Ser-
geant, Co. G.
Snipes, James J.-2d Lieutenant.----See 3d Corporal Co. G.
Black, William T.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 11, 1861 . Appointed
Adjutant May 16, 1861 ; 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant October 7,
1861 . Elected Colonel May 8, 1862 . Killed at Murfreesboro,
Tenn. December 31, 1862 . [Buried Ellaville Cemetery - Schley County. Photo of
memorial erected by men of 5th GA. Son of son of Wm. A.
Black & Jane E. Black, born 19th October 1833, killed
in battle Dec'r 31st 1862, aged 29 years.]
Tombstone - Ellaville Cemetery Schley County
McKinney, G. W.-Lieutenant. Captured Macon, Ga. April 20,
1865 .
Rogers, James H: 1st Sergeant May 11, 1861 . Elected 2d Lieu
tenant April 19, 1862 . Resigned, disability, October 31, 1862 .
Elected Captain, Co. E, in 1862 . No later record.
Vining, Francis J.--2d Sergeant May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. 1, and elected 1st Lieutenant February 4, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d
Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters as 1st Lieutenant July 1862 . Wounded
at Jonesboro, Ga. September 1, 1864 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865 .
Brown, William H.-3d Sergeant May 11, 1861 . Elected Cap-
tain of Co. 1, February 5, 1862 . Transferred to Co.=B, 2d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters as Captain July 1862 . Resigned, disability, September
26, 1864 .
Meadows, Miless P.--4th Sergeant May 11, 1861 . Appointed
Hospital Steward June 1, 1861 . Discharged, disability, Rich-
mond, Va. August 23, 1862 .
Guion, John A.--Sergeant August 1, 1864 .----See private Co. A.
Mitchell, Obediah T.-1st Corporal May 11, 1861 . Transferred
to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters
July 1862 . Appointed 2d Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Williams, Richard A. 2d Corporal May 1, 1861 . Transferred
to Co. B, January 1862 ; to 1st Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ; to Pritchard's Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washing-
ton Artillery), January 20, 1862 . Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla.
May 10, 1865 . Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 18, 1865 .
Ward, Rowan C.-3d Corporal May 11, 1861 . Appointed Ser-
geant. Paid at Chattanooga, Tenn. July 18, 1863 . No later record.
Drake, Thomas R: 4th Corporal May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. 1, and appointed Musician April 22, 1862 . Discharged,
disability.
Sparks, Joseph Wood--4th Corporal February 1, 1864 . Wounded in
1864 . Appears without remark as to presence or absence on roll
for August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Buchanan, William E: Musician May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters as Musician April 19, 1862 .
Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Beall, Alfred H. (or Alpheus H.)--Musician May 11, 1861 .
Transferred to Co. 1, and appointed Musician April 19, 1862 ;
to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 . Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Abercrombie, Elisha----- private February 16, 1862 . Captured at Mis-
sionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 . Released at Rock Island,
Ill. May 17, 1865 .
Adams, Joseph R.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20, 1863 . Absent,
wounded, August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Buried: Howard Cemetery - Taylor County, GA Dec 17, 1920
son of Benjamin and Emily Ivey Adams
Aikin, R. W: ---- private February 16, 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Backus, Green Foster----- private January 8, 1864 . Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . Born in Walton County, Ga.
October 11, 1844.
Backus, J. T: ---- private November 1, 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Baer, A. Samuel----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged at Smith's
Crossroads, Tenn. June 1862 .
Ballard, Edmond (or Edwin)----- private May 11, 1861 . Trans-
ferred to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters May 15, 1862 . Cap-
tured at Calhoun, Ga. May 16, 1864 . Transferred from Alton
Military Prison into U. S. Navy June 10, 1864 .
Ballard, James Thomas----- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant June 1, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 .
Killed by provost guard July 24, 1863 .
Beall, William X: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed Regimental
Musician. Returned to Company March 1, 1862 . Transferred to
Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; ta Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Birdsong, A. H: ---- private April 3, 1863 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Birdsong, George P.----- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 1st Ser-
geant August 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Brinkley, John R.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to 1st
Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ; to Pritchard s
Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artillery), January 20,
1862 . On detached duty August 25, 1862 -December 31, 1864 . No later
record.
Burkett, Enoch V: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Wounded and cap-
tured at Savannah, Ga. December 21, 1864 . Released at Ft. Dela-
ware, Del. June 16, 1865 .
Campbell, Sherwood S.------See private Co. B.
Carroll, William M: ---- private February 13, 1862 . Captured at Macon,
Ga. April 1865 .
Castlen, John B.----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged, disability,
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 3, 1862 .
Cawthorne, Benjamin F.(or Cauthen)----- private May 11, 1861 .
Transferred to Co. 1, and elected Jr.2d Lieutenant April 19,
1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters as Jr.2d Lieutenant
July 1862 . Captured near Richmond, Va. December 16, 1864 . Re-
leased at Johnson's Island, 0. June 16, 1865 .
Chalker, J. F: ---- private July 6, 1864 . Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Cody, Charles P: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. C.
Dropped from rolls as a deserter August 26, 1864 .
Collier, Charles V.----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged, dis-
ability, Chattanooga, Tenn., April 4, 1862 .
Called back to service as sergeant, Co., K, 2nd
Georgia Regiment of Reserves late in the war. He was captured on April 19,
1865 at Flint River Bridges between Chickasaw Landing and Macon Georgia.
(son of Cuthbert S. and Mary Hicks Collier) Buried Hendricks Cemetery Researcher: William Collier ([email protected])
Collier, Cuthbert H: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, and appointed 2d Corporal April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865 .(son of Cuthbert S. and Mary Hicks Collier) Cuthbert Hicks and wife are buried in old Collier Cemetery out Sprewell Bluff Road.
Collier, Isaac P.------ private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 3d Corporal
August 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (son of Charles V. Sr., and Rebecca Owen Collier) Buried in Collier Cemetery. Isaac P. received a commendation for
bravery in battle and was offered a battlefield commission which he refused,
chosing to remain with his comrades.
Coneyham, James----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862 . Surrendered to
enemy at Chattanooga, Tenn. November 25, 1863 . Enlisted in U. S.
service at Rock Island, Ill. October 31, 1864 .
Coots, Elias T.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
Died in Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital February 7, 1863 .
Copeland, John T.----- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed Sergeant.
Discharged, disability, at Bethel Springs, Tenn. April 19, 1862 .
Cowles, W. T.----- private March 31, 1863 . Appointed Corporal.
Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.
Craft, James----- private April 23, 1863 . Captured at Missionary
Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 . Died of disease at Rock Island, Ill.
February 18, 1864 .
Davis, Thomas W.------- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 . Absent, sick, June 1862 . No later record.
Dickinson, Isaac L: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 . On unlimited sick furlough April 30, 1862 . No
later record.
Dickinson, John D.----- 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 .
Dorough, John W: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 2d Cor-
poral August 1862 . Appears last on roll for August 31, 1862 . No later
record.
Dutton, Chandler ---- private January 30, 1864 . Sick in hospital August
31, 1864 . No later record.
Eason, John W.------ private August 28, 1862 . Died at Bradstawn, Ky.
-October 15, 1862 .
Ellerbee, Mark------ private . Wounded in finger, resulting in am-
putation, at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864 .
Ellerbee, Samuel----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged, disabil-
ity, April 4, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, in 1862 . Trans-
ferred to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 1862 . Wounded
at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1864 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Ellis, Daniel----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to 1st Co. F,
1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ; to Pritchard's Battery
Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artillery), January 20, 1862 . Dis-
charged, disability, September 8, 1862 .
Ford, Robert M: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Gibson, Sylvester H.------ private March 2, 1864 . Appointed Corporal
in 1864 . Wounded at Savannah, Ga. December 21, 1864 . Admitted to
Savannah, Ga. hospital for amputation of right arm January 19,
1865 .
Gibson, Thomas J.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, and appointed 3d Corporal April 19, 1862 . Died at Lauderdale
Springs, Miss.June 23, 1862 .
Gilbert, Francis D.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
Absent, sick, February 22- August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Gilbert, John----- private August 1863 . Killed at Chickamauga, Ga.
September 19, 1863 .
Grizzell, J. M.----- private April 21, 1863 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
Grizzell, T. H: ---- private April 21, 1863 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
Halmark, J. F: ---- private September 8, 1862 . Captured at Covington,
Ga. July 22, 1864 . Paroled at Camp Chase, 0. and transferred to
City Point, Va. for exchange March 4, 1865 . Received at Boulware
& Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 10-12, 1865 .
Hamesberger, George----- private February 4, 1864 . On detached duty
August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Harp, William G ------ private June 24, 1861 Elected Jr.2d Lieuten-
ant in 1864 . Sick in hospital August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Harris, Fleming-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 25th Battn. Ga.
Provost Guards Inf. February 20, 1862 . Transferred to Co. K, 5th
Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863 . No later record.
Harrison, J. B.----- private February 24, 1862 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Heasler, William----- private August 26, 1862 . On duty at James-
town, N. C. April 26, 1865 . Paroled Greensboro, N. C. May 1, 1865 .
Heath, Henry W: Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. A, 7th Battn.
Ga. State Guard Cavalry August 4, 1861 . Transferred to Co. F,
December 12, 1863 . Roll for January 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him
present. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. June
23, 1864 . Transferred to Co. D, August 1, 1864 . Roll for December 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present.No later record. Born in
Ga. in 1844. Died at Sparta, Ga. June 15, 1912.
Heyden, Michael (or Hayden)----- private May 11, 1861 . Dis-
charged, disability, Chattanooga, Tenn., April 3, 1862 .
Hightower, Andrew H: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Elected 1st Lieu-
tenant May 1864 . Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.
Hightower, H. J: ---- private November 1, 1864 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Holder, J. T.------ private April 23, 1863 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
Horsley, George W: ---- private June 24, 1861 . Appears last on
roll for August 31, 1862 . No later record.
Howell, Joshua F.------ private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 3d Ser-
geant August 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Hunt, George------- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1, and
appointed 4th Sergeant April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 . Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September
19, 1863 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Ivey, Solomon N.----- 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 .
Jackson, B. C: ---- private March 9, 1864 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
James, George J: ----See private Co. B.
Jemerson, William (or Jimmerson)----- private May 11, 1861 .
Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters July 1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April
26, 1865 .
Jenning, Henry T: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 1st Cor-
poral August 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant May 1864 . Absent
without leave August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Johns, Sanford T.----- private February 16, 1862 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Johns, S. M.----- private August 6, 1863 . Surrendered Greensboro,
N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Johnson, Samuel A.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Ca. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 18,
1862 . Appointed Corporal August 1, 1863 . Captured at Dallas,
Ga. May 27, 1864 . Imprisoned at Military Prison, Louisville, Ky.
and Rock Island, Ill., where he enlisted in Co. A, 3d Regiment United
States Inf. October 13, 1864 . Born in Bibb County, Ga. about 1836.
Johnston S: ---- private June 23, 1864 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
Kelly, Samuel------- private July 6, 1864 . Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Kelly, William----- private March 21, 1863 . Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Kennedy, G. R.------- private . Wounded and captured at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled, account of wounds, May 17,
1863 . No later record.
Kersey, Henry----- private April 1864 . Captured at Deveaux Neck,
S. C. December 9, 1864 . A prisoner of war at Hilton Head, S. C.
January 1, 1865 . No later record.
Kimble, Elbert N.(or Kimball) ---- private May 11, 1861 . Dis-
charged in 1862 . Died at West Point, Ga. August 10, 1862 .
King, Augustus J. ---- private May 11, 1861 . Received pay at Chat-
tanooga, Tenn. on April 30, 1863 . No later record.
King, Peter Crawford----- private October 10, 1861 . Discharged, dis-
ability, July 16, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. A, March 16,
1863 . Transferred to Co. A., Pickett's Pioneer Corps March 1,
1864 . No later record.
King, William P: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. A;
to Co. A, Pickett's Pioneer Corps March 1, 1864 ; to Co. C, 3d Regiment
Engineer Corps. Paroled at Catawba Bridge, S. C. May 5, 1865 .
Mauldin, Simeon (or Maulden) ---- private May 11, 1861 . Trans-
ferred to Co. 1, and appointed 1st Corporal April 19, 1862 ; to Co.
B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 3d Sergeant July
1862 . Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No
later record.
McCan, Green (or McKan)----- private May 11, 1861 . Appears last
on roll for July 1, 1861 . No later record.
McCart, J. F. ---- private June 16, 1864 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
McClain, Joel------ private February 22, 1862 . Roll for August 31, 1864
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
McCoy, J. M: ---- private February 22, 1862 . Sick in hospital August 31,
1864 . No later record.
McEntire, Harburt H.(or McIntire)-Enlisted as a private in
1st Co. D, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. March 25, 1861 . Enlisted as
a private in 1st Co. C, 1st Battn. Confederate Inf. December 24, 1861 .
Transferred to Co. A, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guard Inf. July 1,
1862 ; to Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Sick in hospital August
31, 1864 . No later record.
McGraw, William J.----- private June 21, 1864 . Roll for August 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
McKinney, John C. C. ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. 1, and appointed 3d Sergeant April 19, 1862 . Appears last on
roll for April 30, 1862 . No later record.
Medlock, J. A: ---- private June 30, 1864 . Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him sick in camp. No later record.
Morgan, Robert J.------- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Appears last on roll for August 1863 . No later record.
Newman, William Thomas------ private 1861 . Transferred to Co.
B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters May 15, 1862 . Roll for August 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Born in
Ga.
Oliver, J. F.----- private April 23, 1863 . Discharged August 7, 1864 .
Oppenheim, Ernest L.----- private May 11, 1861 . Absent, sick, August
31, 1864 . No later record.
Orr, Samuel T.----- private June 25, 1864 . Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Owen, Allen F.----- private July 26, 1862 . Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Parr, Benjamin W.-Enlisted as a private in Co. M, 38th Regiment
Ga Inf. September 26, 1861 . Appointed 5th Corporal October 1861 ;
4th Corporal January 1862 . Transferred to Captain Hanleiter's Com-
pany Ga. Light Artillery (doe Thompson Artillery) as a private ,
June 10, 1862 ; to Co. A, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guards Inf. November
25, 1862 ; to Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Phillips, R. W: ---- private January 8, 1864 . Arrested as a deserter in
York District, S. C. March 1865 and forwarded to Port Chester,
S. C: March 22, 1865 . No later record.
Powers, John E: ---- private July 30, 1862 . Appears last on roll
for August 31, 1862 . Died in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Quick, George----- private April 26, 1863 . Captured at Atlanta, Ga.
September 1, 1864 . Died of typhoid pneumonia at Camp Douglas, Ill.
February 22, 1865 .
Respess, James Churchill------ private May 11, 1861 . Appears last
on roll for April 30, 1862 . No later record.
Reynolds, J. W: ---- private September 19, 1862 . Captured at Marietta,
Ga. September 22; 1864 . Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. May 12,
1865 .
Rogers, Simeon W: ---- private October 10, 1861 . Discharged, under-
age, Saltillo, Miss., July 29, 1862 .
Rumney, James E: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to 1st
Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ; to Pritchard's
Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artillery), January 20,
1862 ; Dent's Battery Alabama Light Artillery August 28, 1862 .
Paroled at Meridian, Miss. May 10, 1865 .
Shaw, Horace T.(or Harris T.)----- private October 21, 1861 . Dis-
charged, disability, Saltillo, Miss., July 18, 1862 .
'Shelton, Evans----- private March 30, 1863 . Discharged on account
of chronic rheumatism in hips and knees July 11, 1863 .
Shelton, Henry----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 . Died at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. June 15, 1862 .
Shepherd, Allen Jesse----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters
July 1862 . Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862 . Roll
for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.
Simmons, Norfleet----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.
Died at Macon, Ga.
Simpson, E. P.----- private February 15, 1862 . Roll for August 31, 1864
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Smith, John F. ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862 . Surrendered
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Smith, Samuel Harvey----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Wounded and permanently disabled at Pine Mountain, Ga.
June 14, 1864 . At home on wounded furlough close of war.
Smith, William G. ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Killed at Dallas, Ga. May 27, 1864 .
Smith, William M: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to 1st
Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 20, 1862 ; to Pritchard's
Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artillery), 1862 . On
detached service in Beckam's and Smith's Regts. of Artillery of
Tennessee August 25, 1862 -December 31, 1864 . No later record.
Smith, William O: ---- 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 allegiance
to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. Army at Rock Island, Ill. October
6, 1864 .
Smoot, Aubert H. (or Albert H.) ---- private May 11, 1861 . Trans-
ferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharp-
shooters July 1862 . Died at Dalton, Ga. November 8, 1862 .
Starling, Benjamin F. ---- private May 11, 1861 . On detached
duty August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Stillwell, Andrew J.----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged, dis-
ability, Chattanooga, Tenn., April 3, 1862 .
Streker, Jacob (or Storecker)----- private May 11, 1861 . For-
warded as a Confederate deserter from Nashville, Tenn. to Louis-
ville, Ky., to be released north of Ohio River, December 16, 1863 .
Talley, W. D. K: ---- private March 19, 1863 . On furlough August 31,
1864 .
Tanner, William----- private April 23, 1862 . Sick in hospital August
31, 1864 . No later record.
Taylor, LaFayette----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, and appointed 1st Sergeant April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters as 1st Sergeant July 1862 . Elected 2d Lieu-
tenant. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Thomas, James----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
and appointed 4th Corporal April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters as 4th Corporal July 1862 . Killed at Kenne-
saw Mountain, Ga. June 23, 1864 .
Tolen, Edward (or Toland)----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred
to Co. L ; to 1st Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ;
to Pritchard's Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artil-
lery), January 20, 1862 . On detached service August 25, 1862 =December
31, 1864 . No later record.
Torbert, John O.------ private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
and appointed 2d Sergeant April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn.
Ga. Sharpshooters as 2d Sergeant July 1862 . On furlough August
31, 1864 . No later record.
Torrence, W. W.----- private April 23, 1862 . Wounded at Tanner's
Ferry, Ga. May 15, 1864 . In hospital, wounded, August 31, 1864 .
No later record.
Turner, M. J: ---- private February 22, 1862 . Wounded at Chickamauga,
Ga. September 19, 1863 . Deserted July 1, 1864 .
Walker, George W.----- private May 11, 1861 . Severely wounded at
Tanner's Ferry, Ga. May 15, 1864 . Died from wounds at For-
syth, Ga. hospital July 22, 1864 .
Waller, Thomas----- private May 11, 1861 . Appointed 5th Sergeant
August 1862 . Died in Okolona, Miss. hospital in 1862 .
West, John H: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July
1862 . Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Wharton, John T: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862 .
On reenlisted furlough which expired March 16, 1862 . Deserted
March 17, 1862 .
Whitcombe, J. C.----- private July 31, 1863 . Roll for August 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
White, Thomas W.------ private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to 1st
Co. F, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. January 10, 1862 ; to Pritchard's
Battery Ga. Light Artillery (Washington Artillery), January 20,
1862 . Returned to Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. Surrendered Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Wilcher, F. K: ---- private June 21, 1864 . Wounded in 1864 . Sick
in hospital August 31, 1864 . No later record.
Wise, Greenville M.----- private May 11, 1861 . Discharged, over-
age, Saltillo, Miss. July 29, 1862 .
Womble, Drury R.----- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred ta Co.
L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and
appointed 3d Corporal July 1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant. Sur-
rendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Worthy, Henry W. F: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Appears last on
roll for August 31, 1862 . No later record.
Zorn, Thomas J: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Ca. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
Appointed 4th Corporal August 1862 . Captured April 1865 .
Zorn, William G: ---- private May 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. 1,
April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862 .
On detached service September 8, 1863 - August 13, 1864 . No later record.
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