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53rd Georgia Volunteer
Infantry Comprehensive Roster
Company
A B
C D E
F G H
I K
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER lNFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGlNIA
C. S. A.
SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA
DOYAL VOLUNTEERS
Atkins, T. W.- Captain April 28,1862 . Resigned May 26,1863
.
Nutt, William C.- 1st Lieutenant April 28, 1862 . Elected
Captain May 26,1863 . Wounded and captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863
. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 12,1865 .(Born in Ga. in 1831.)
Barnett, John A.- 2d Lieutenant April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Elected lst Lieutenant May 26, 1863 .
Resigned on account of deafness, result of injury received at Sharpsburg, Md.,
in 1863 .
Lewis, W. M.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant April 28,1862 . Died in camp
near Fredericksburg, Va. February 5,1863 .
Parham, N. H.- 1st Sergeant April 28,1862 . Reduced to
ranks. Deserted at Rogersville, Tenn. December 27, 1863 .
Gray, J. R.- 2d Sergeant April 28, 1862 . Captured in Butts
County, Ga. November 17, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27,1865 .
Bledsoe, C. B.- 3d Sergeant April 28, 1862 . Roll for
February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later
record.
English, J. F. M.- 4th Sergeant April 28,1862 . Appointed
Ensign February 16, 1863 . Elected 1st Lieutenant. Absent without leave February
24-28, 1865 . No later record.
Rosser, George S.- 5th Sergeant April 28, 1862 . Took oath
of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. March 14,1864 .
Shaw, Samuel P.- 1st Corporal April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Roll for February 28,1865 , last on file,
shows him absent, sick. No later record. (Born in Morgan County, Ga. December
31,1832.)
Dickson, A. J.- 2d Corporal April 28, 1862 . Captured at
Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16, 1865 .
Smith, J. T.- 3d Corporal April 28,1862 . Captured at
Harrisonburg, Va. September 25, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and
exchanged October 30, 1864 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows
him absent without leave. Pension records show he was "Thrown from wagon,
breaking back and rupturing him, near Richmond, Va., June 26, 1862 . Permanently
disabled." (Born in Ga. September 2,1828. Died in 1895.)
Doyal, Joseph G.- 4th Corporal April 28, 1862 . Captured at
Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 11,1865 .
(Born in Gwinnett County, Ga. June 20,1837.)
Leach, Benjamin-5th Corporal April 28, 1862 . Captured at
Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 14,1865 .
Adams, Frank L.- private April 28, 1862 . Died of disease in
camp near Richmond, Va. August 26,1862 .
Adams, James L.- private April 28,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Akin, E. C.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded in right leg
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
(Born in Ga. July 15,1831.)
Akin, Jacob H.- private April 28, 1862 . Captured at Amelia
Court House, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865 .
(Born in Pike County, Ga. 1, 1833. Died in Lamar County, Ga. June 8, 1921.)
Akin, John H.- private April 28, 1862 . Captured at Harper's
Farm, Va. April 6,1865 . Sent from Point Lookout, Md. to U.S.A. General Hospital
at Fortress Monroe, Va., where he died of typhoid fever, June 9,1865 .
Akin, John M.- private April 28,1862 . Roll for February
28,1865 , last on file, shows him absent, sick. Pension records show he was on
detail as wardmaster in Griffin, Ga. hospital close of war. (Born in Ga. April
22,1836.)
Andrews, Thomas C.- private April 28, 1862 . Appointed 1st
Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863 . Captured at Williamsport, Va.
in 1863 . Died of wounds in U. S. A. General Hospital at Chester, Pa. September
20,1863.
Ball, R. F.- private April 28, 1862 . Died of disease in
camp near ftichmond, Va. August 12,1862 .
Bankston, John E.- private April 28, 1862 . Sight in left
eye destroyed, result of measles, August 1862 . Captured at Cold Harbor, Va.
June 1, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16, 1865 . (Born in Ga. April
7,1828. Died May 6,1890.)
Bankston, J. H.- private April 28,1862 . Died of typhoid
fever at Staunton, Va. October 28,1862 .
Barfield, William T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, l0th
Regiment Ga. State Troops March 8, 1862 . Substitute for Benjamin Barfield. No
record of transfer. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. April
28, 1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 14,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.
Barron, Henry S.- private April 28, 1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3,1863 . Admitted to Prison Hospital at Rock Island,
Ill. January 17,1864 . Died there February 28,1865.
Beck, Erasmus William- private April 28, 1862 . Roll for
October 31,1862 bears remark .- "Not a member of this company."
Bell, David Miller- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded, right
side permanently disabled, and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 .
Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, August 24,1863
. Exchanged at City Point, Va. August 28,1863 . Appointed 4th Sergeant December
12,1863 . Admitted to Richmond, Va. hospital, on account of chronic diarrhoea,
August 7,1864 . Furloughed for 30 days, to go to Griffin, Ga., August 29,1864 .
Roll for November -December 1864 , shows him absent, sick. Pension records show
he was unable to return to command. (Born in Ga. March 1827.)
Black, F. D.- private April 28,1862 . Died of disease in
camp near Richmond, Va. July 13,1862 .
Blackmon, J. T.- private April 28,1862 . Roll for February
28,1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Blissett, Henry B.- private April 28, 1862 . Died of disease
while home on furlough October 18, 1862 .
Bostwick, John B. private April 28, 1862 . Discharged,
furnished John Grantham as substitute, August 4,1862
Bowden, John B.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded in right
arm, necessitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Retired to Invalid
Corps September 8, 1864 . (Born in Ga. February 20,1835.)
Brooks, F. M.- private April 28,1862 . Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. October 11,1864.
Brooks, H. A.- private in 1862 . Pension records show he was
discharged in 1863 . Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 6th Regiment Ga. Militia.
Remained six months. Enlisted in Co. B, 2d Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. in 1864 .
Surrendered at Macon, Ga. April 1865 . (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. December
19,1839. Died in Spalding County, Ga. October 3,1922.)
Brooks, J. M.- private April 28, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Brooks, Thomas M.- private April 28,1862 . Roll for February
28, 1865 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Brooks, W. G.- private April 28,1862 . Roll for February
28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.
Brooks, W. R.- private April 28, 1862 . Captured near
Farmville, Va. April 7, 1865 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows
him a prisoner of war. Released in 1865 . (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in
1827. Died in Coweta County, Ga. in 1915.)
Brown, J. P.- private April 28, 1862 . Roll for February 28,
1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
Brown, W. M.- private April 28, 1862 . Roll for October 31,
1862 bears remark .- "Not a member of this company."
Clifford, Thomas- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded, left arm
disabled at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on
file, shows he was "Retired." (Born in Georgia January 1,1830.)
Cochran, William- private April 28,1862 . Contracted chronic
diarrhoea March 1,1865 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Died
August 18,1874.
Colvin, James T.- private April 28, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Colvin, John- private April 28, 1862 . Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 . Died of chronic diarrhoea at Elmira, N.Y. January 19,
1865 . Buried in Grave #1203, Woodlawn National Cemetery.
Colvin, Samuel- private April 28, 1862 . Died of typhoid
fever in Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. March 2,1863.
Colwell, Glenn O.- private April 28,1862 . Captured at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Exchanged. Died of pneumonia in hospital
near Lynchburg, Va. May 4,1864 . Buried in Confederate Cemetery. No. 3, 2d Line,
Lot 189-Christian's.
Colwell, J. B.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Died from wounds September 24, 1862 .
Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Hagerstown, Md.
Colwell, R. B.- private April 28, 1862 . Captured at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865 .
(Born in Pike County, Ga. August 20, 1834.)
Crumbley, W. A.- - private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Malvern Hill, Va. June 30, 1862 . On wounded furlough October 31, 1862 .
Received pay November 14,1862 . No later record.
Dearing, John N.- private April 28,1862 . Wounded, left
ankle disabled at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 5, 1865 .
(Born in Ga. November 3, 1841.)
Doyal, John H.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa.
July 5,1863 . Transferred from Chester, Pa. hospital to Point Lookout, Md.
October 4,1863 . Received at City Point, Va. March 6,1864 . Admitted to Jackson
Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 7, 1864 , on account of wound in right foot, and
furloughed for 30 days March 15,1864 . In General Hospital September October
1864 . No later record.
English, J. G.- private April 28,1862 . Wounded at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865
.
Evans, Benjamin F.- private April 28, 1862 . Killed at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Evans, Joseph H.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded in arm,
necessitating amputation, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 . Died in Richmond,
Va. hospital of wounds June 27,1864 .
Folds, William T.- private April 28, 1862 . Killed at
Petersburg, Va. June 30,1864
Fox, Patrick- private January 1, 1863 . Wounded at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Captured at Mine Run, Va. May 12, 1864 . Paroled
at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves,
James River, Va., March 12,1865 .
Futral, Solomon- private April 28,1862 . Pension records
show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Henry County,
Ga. in 1822. Died in Carroll County, Ga. in 1908.)
Futral, W. J.- private April 28,1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. for
exchange March 2,1865 . (Born in Ga. September 5,1843.)
Gary, F. F.- private October 30,1862 . Substitute for Y. F.
Gray. Died February 12,1863 .
Giles, John L.- private April 28,1862 . Appointed
Quartermaster Sergeant. Roll for February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him on
extra duty with brigade. No later record.
Glass, Samuel E.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 2d Battn.
Ga. Inf. April 20,1861 . Discharged, disability, at Norfolk, Va. January 3,1862
. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. April 28, 1862 .
Discharged, disability, near Norfolk, Va. August 5, 1862 .
Grantham, John- private August 4,1862 . Substitute for John
B. Bostwick. Died of disease at Howard Grove, Richmond, Va., October 1, 1862 .
Gray, A. W.- private April 28,1862 . Appointed 4th Sergeant
in 1862 . Died of disease in camp near Richmond, Va. August 9, 1862 .
Gray, J. S.- private April 28,1862 . Discharged, disability,
December 31, 1862 .
Gray, Y. F.- private April 28,1862 . Discharged, furnished
F.F. Gary as substitute, October 30,1862 .
Guest, Thomas- private April 28, 1862 . Captured near
Harper's Farm, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. in 1865 .
Hale, A. J.- private April 28,1862 . Killed at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 .
Hammond, W. W.- private April 28, 1862 . Roll for October
31, 1862 , bears remark .- "Not a member of company." Enlisted as a
private in Co. K, 6th Regiment Ga. State Guards Inf. August 4, 1863 . Roll for
January 31,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Hardaway, Jason A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 45th
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4,1862 . Transferred to Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. in
1863 . Wounded in left arm and leg, resulting in paralysis, in Virginia, June 1,
1863 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 . Released at Point Lookout,
Md. June 28,1865 . (Born in Ga. February 23,1839.)
Hardaway, Thomas Jefferson- private April 28,1862 . Wounded
in both legs and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863 . Paroled at Hammond
U. S. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Md. in 1864 . Received at City Point,
Va. for exchange March 6, 1864 . Pension records show he was home on wounded
furlough close of war. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. August 4,1836. Died at
Milner, Ga. March 15, 1915.)
Harlan, Zachariah R. (or Harlain)- private April 28, 1862 .
Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 , necessitating amputation of left
arm at Winder Hospital, Richmond, Va., in 1862 . Discharged, disability, at
Richmond, Va. December 15, 1862 . (Born in Ga. December 22,1843.)
Hawkins, Edwin- private April 28, 1862 . Died of disease at
Winchester, Va. October 9,1862 .
Henley, Wiley S.- private April 28,1862 . Captured at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Paroled at Fort McHenry, Md. and sent to
Fortress Monroe, Va. for exchange October 13, 1862 .Elected 2d Lieutenant.
Wounded in right shoulder at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Pension records
show he was at home, disabled, close of war. (Born in Ga. April 1,1835. Died in
Butts County, Ga. August 18,1909.)
Hensler, William L.-Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 2d Battn.
Ga. Inf. April 20, 1861 . Appointed Chief Musician May 14, 1861 . No record of
transfer or discharge. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf.
April 28, 1862 . Appointed Regimental Chief Musician June 12, 1862 . Surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Howard, J. W.- private April 28, 1862 . Appointed 5th
Sergeant February 27,1863 . Roll for February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him
absent without leave. No later record.
Jinks, Isaac W.- private April 28, 1862 . Contracted lung
trouble in 1864 . Discharged February 1865 . (Born in Butts County, Ga. August
9,1835.)
Jinks, James M.- private April 28, 1862 . Died of disease in
camp near Richmond, Va. August 15,1862 .
Kelly, J. J.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6,
1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 28,1865 .
Kilgore, Jonathan N. (or Johnson N.)- private April 28,1862
. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Roll for February 28, 1865 ,
last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was paroled at
Danville, Va. hospital in 1865 . (Born in Ga. Died in Carroll County, Ga.
October 7,1924.)
Latta, John P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. C, l3th
Regiment Ga. Inf. July 8, 1861 . Discharged, disability, at Savannah, Ga.
February 11, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. April
28, 1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 4,1863 .
Latta, William T.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded in right
leg, necessitating amputation below knee, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 .
Captured at Williamsport, Md. July 14, 1863 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and
transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange, March 20,1864 . Pension records
show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. January
13,1839. Died in Spalding County, Ga. October 16,1914.)
Lindsay, D. S.- private April 28, 1862 . At home on sick
furlough October 31,1862 . No later record.
Maddox, B. F.- private May 7, 1862 . In 1st Division General
Hospital, Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., June 30-August 31, 1863 . No later record.
Maddox, W. J.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Died, result amputation of leg, in General
Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va., June 18,1863 .
Mangham, J. T.- private April 28,1862 . Died in General
Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., May 14, 1863 .
Martin, W. E.- private April 28,1862 . Admitted to Huguenot
Springs Hospital on account of debility April 19, 1863 . No later record.
Mason, J. E. B.- private April 28, 1862 . Died of bronchitis
in Howard Grove Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 1, 1862 .
McClelland, Thomas Bell- private April 28, 1862 . Pension
records show he was at home on sick furlough March 15, 1865 , to close of war.
(Born in Talbot County, Ga. July 19, 1835. Died at Flovilla, Ga. September
24,1919.)
McKneeley, W. G.- private April 28, 1862 . Discharged on
account of complete deafness February 19,1863 .
Moore, Alexander W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 2d
Regiment Ga. Cavalry March 19, 1862 . Transferred to Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga.
Inf. May 10, 1862 . Appointed Chaplain, P.A.C.S., to rank from August 5, 1862 ,
and ordered to report to l4th Regiment Ga. Inf. Relieved from duty with l4th
Regiment January 16, 1864 , and ordered to report to Holcomb's Legion South
Carolina for assignment. Transferred to Post duty at Greenville, S. C. January
29,1865 . No later record.
Moore, F. L.- private April 28,1862 . Died November 11,1862
.
Musgrove, H. T. D.- private April 28, 1862 . Died near
Fredericksburg, Va. February 5,1863 .
Nixon, C. J.- private April 28, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
March 15,1863 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Nutt, S. D.- private April 28,1862 . Roll for October
31,1862 , only roll on which borne, shows him present.
Owen, E. A.- private April 28, 1862 . Appointed Regimental
Musician April 28,1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born at
Athens, Ga. September 8,1845.)
Oxford, George W.- private April 28, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant; 1st Sergeant November 1862 . Wounded in right leg and left hip at
Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863 . Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant December 12, 1863 .
Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Johnson's Island, O.
June 19, 1865 . (Born in Henry County, Ga. January 28,1839.)
Packett, J. O.- private April 28,1862 . Died of disease in
camp near Richmond, Va. August 30, 1862 .
Parker, George H.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded in left
thigh at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,
1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 5, 1865 . (Born in Ga. November 15,
1842.)
Parks, Fleming- private September 25, 1862 . Substitute for
M. D. Smith. Detailed nurse in Knoxville, Tenn. hospital in 1864 , and captured
there January 10,1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and released
April 8,1864 .
Phillips, Joseph- private April 28,1862 . Killed at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
Phillips, William Parks- private April 28, 1862 . On detail
as wardmaster in General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. February 28,1865 . No
later record.
Powell, Thomas H.- private September 19,1863 . Wounded in
thigh and neck. Pension records show he was on detail at Macon, Ga. March 1,1865
. (Born in Richmond County, Ga. in 1845.)
Pritchett, T. J.- private April 28, 1862 . Appears last on
roll for October 31,1862 .
Pullen, J. G.- private April 28,1862 . Died of disease July
12, 1864 .
Ramsey, W. A.- private May 1862 . Killed at Strawberry
Plains, Tenn. August 1862 .
Savage, George W.- private April 28, 1862 . Roll for
February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later
record.
Simmons, S. T.- private April 28, 1862 . Roll from October
31, 1863 to February 29,1864 bear remark, "Supposed to have died."
Sims, E. L.- private April 28,1862 .
Slaton, Samuel J.- private April 28, 1862 . Transferred to
Co. B, 30th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 19, 1862 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865 .
Smith, M. D.- private April 28, 1862 . Discharged, furnished
Fleming Parks as substitute, September 25,1862 .
Smith, S. H. private April 28, 1862 . Appears last on roll
for October 31,1862 , with remark .- "Home, sick furlough."
Spruce, J. O.- private April 28,1862 . Died of disease at
Winchester, Va. July 1863 .
Spruce, Marcus Daniel- private April 28, 1862 . Appointed
1st Sergeant December 12, 1863 . Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865 .
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865 . (Born in Spalding County, Ga.
August 3,1837.)
Thompson, S. W.- private April 28,1862 .
Tidwell, F. M.- private May 11, 1863 . Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Lincoln General Hospital, Washington, D.
C., June 12,1865 .
Tollerson, Burrell M.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Sent to Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va.
Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1,1863 . Enlisted in 3d Maryland U. S. Cavalry
at Fort Delaware, Del. September 22,1863 .
Tucker, R. H.- private April 28, 1862 . On detached duty as
shoemaker at Atlanta, Ga. February 1864 -February 1865 . No later record.
Vickers, Jacob- private April 28,1862 . Wounded in both hips
and spinal column, permanently disabled at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863 . Roll
for February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.
(Born in Ga. June 29,1829. Died October 8,1899.)
Vickers, W. H.- private April 28, 1862 . Sent from Bermuda
Hundred, Va. to Washington, D. C. April 6, 1865 ; remark .- "Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Springfield,
Ill."
Wall, Moses R.- private April 28, 1862 . Wounded through
breast at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Died from wounds near thexe
September 29,1862 .
Weems, Jason H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 2d Battn.
Ga. Inf. June 1,1861 . Transferred to Co. A, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. April 28,
1862 . Appointed Regimental Musician August 5, 1862 . Admitted to General
Hospital #17, at Richmond, Va. November 19, 1862 . No later record. Died in
Henry County, Ga. December - 4,1913. Buried at Hampton, Ga
Weldon, J. S. (or Welden)- private April 28,1862 . Appointed
Musician April 1862 . Roll for February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him absent
without leave. No later record.
Wright, Nathan- private April 28,1862 . Roll for February
28,1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
SOUTH RIVER FARMERS
Sims, Thomas W.- Captain May 1, 1862 . Elected Major October
27, 1862 . Resigned, disability, October 28, 1863. Chestnut, Charles G.-
Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 3d Battn. Ga. State Troops November 18,1861 .
Roll dated April 25,1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862
. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 ; Captain
October 27,1862 . Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Allen, George W.- 2d Lieutenant May 1, 1862 . Elected 1st
Lieutenant October 27, 1862 . Killed at Campbell Station, Tenn. November 16,1863
.
Phillips, Andrew J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 27,1861 . Appointed Corporal. Roll dated April
16, 1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Elected
Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 ; 2d Lieutenant
'October 27,1862 ; 1st Lieutenant December 1,1863 ; Captain October 19,1864 .
Avery, Thomas R.- 1st Sergeant May 1, 1862 . Wounded in
foot, leg amputated below knee, at Knoxville, Tenn. November 17, 1863 . Captured
at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863 . Paroled October 1, 1864 .
Lummas, William D.- 2d Sergeant May 1,1862 . Transferred in
1862.
Crowell, Alfred H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 3d Battn.
Ga. State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll for April 25, 1862 , last on file,
shows present. Mustered out in 1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. B, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
Craig, Ira Horton-4th Sergeant May 1,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Knight, George W. R.- Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co.
B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 ; 4th Sergeant December 1862 . Wounded, leg
permanently disabled at Campbell Station, Tenn., November 16, 1863 . Admitted to
Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. on account of gunshot wound near ankle joint,
causing loss of motor in leg and ankle, July 15, 1864 . Roll for February 1865 ,
last on file, shows him absent, permanently disabled. At home, wounded, close of
war. (Born in Ga. August 5,1841.)
Thompson, David A., Sr.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 ; 2d Sergeant December 1863 . Captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 30,1865 .
(Born in Ga. in 1838. Died in Newton County, Ga. June 27,1921.)
Presson, John A. 2d Corporal May 1, 1862 . Wounded and
captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Died from wounds July 15,1863 .
Stallings, F. M. (or F. W.)-3d Corporal May 1,1862 . Killed
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1863 .
Thompson, D. C. 4th Corporal May 1,1862 . Killed at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 10,1864 .
Allen, Samuel- private May 1,1862 .
Avery, John J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Discharged, disability, October 29, 1861 .
Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 .
Avery, John Thomas- private May 1,1862 . Appointed 3d
Sergeant December 1863 . Transferred in 1864 .
Bailey, D. D.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 1863 .
Baty, David D. (or Batey)-Enlisted as a private in Co. H,
6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated December 16,1862 ,
last on file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in
Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Wounded in left hip at Gettysburg, Pa.
July 3, 1863 . Detailed teamster October 1864 . Paroled in Virginia in 1865 .
(Born in Ga. April 5, 1841.)
Baty, John- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19, 1864 .
Bell, Thomas Jeff-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 . Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November
29,1863 .
Bishop, Charles- private May 1, 1862 . Detailed in Winder
Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 1862 . Booth, Thomas Y.- private May 1, 1862 .
Died in hospital in 1864 .
Bowden, J. T.- private May 1,1862 . Died of disease at
Richmond, Va.
Brooks, Robert J.- private May 1,1862 . Died near Richmond,
Va. July 21, 1862 .
Burns, James Leroy- private May 1, 1862 . Died of measles
near Richmond, Va. August 1,1862 .
Burns, T. J.- private May 1862 . Died in 1862 .
Cawthon, Arch B.- private January 12, 1864 . Wounded, left
leg permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 . Pension records show
he was in Griffin, Ga. hospital April 1865 . Paroled there in 1865 . (Born in
Henry County, Ga. December 10, 1841.)
Cawthon, Jesse Monroe- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded in
right leg, developed gangrene, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . In
Richmond, Va. hospital three months. Furloughed home, disabled by wounds. (Born
in Ga. February 4,1836. Died in Greene County, Ga. August 24,1917.)
Cawthon, Thomas J.- private May 1,1862 . Appointed 2d
Sergeant. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Cawthon, William A.- private May 1, 1862 . Permanently
disabled.
Cawthon, W. B.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
March 9,1863 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Chestnut, David E.- private May 1, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1841. Died in Newton County, Ga.
May 22,1926.)
Clark, Robert W.- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 3d
Corporal December 1863 ; 2d Corporal June 1864 . Wounded in right arm, developed
gangrene, at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last
on file, shows him absent, sick. Pension records show he was on detached service
at Washington, Ga. close of war. (Born in Ga. February 1,1845.)
Clarke, Hiram B.- Appointed 3d Corporal of Co. H, 30th
Regiment Ga. Inf. September 25, 1861 . Transferred to Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga.
Inf. May 1,1862 ; to Co. C, August 1,1862 . Paroled at Burkeville Junction, Va.
April 14-17, 1865 .
Cowan, Alfred J.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at LaGrange,
Ga. December 23,1863 . Buried there in Stonewall Cemetery.
Cowan, Alfred L.- private . Died of measles at Richmond, Va.
Cowan, Henry R.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows
him present. Received by Provost Marshal General, Army of the Potomac, from
Bermuda Hundred, Va. April 1,1865 , where he had taken oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt. same day. Sent to Colonel T. Ingraham, P.M.G., April 5,1865 . Received
at Washington, D. C. April 6,1865 , and furnished transportation to Springfield,
Ill.
Cowan, John P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows him
present. Pension records show he was paroled in Virginia in 1865 . (Born in Ga.
September 12,1843.)
Cowan, Samuel J.- private May 1,1862 . Elected Jr. 2d
Lieutenant December 11, 1863 . Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 2, 1864 .
Elected 2d Lieutenant October 19,1864 .
Cowan, William A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 3d
Battalion Ga. State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll dated April 25, 1862 , last
on file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Died of measles at Richmond, Va. July
30,1862 .
Crowell, Churchwell A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 3d
Battn. Ga. State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll dated April 25, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Wounded through body, at Harper's Farm, Va.,
April 6, 1865 . Died from wounds in hospital at Burkeville Junction, Va. April
6, 1865 .
Duncan, John A.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at
Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863 . Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 18,1865 .
Eddleman, David J.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 .
Eddleman, J. C.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged, furnished
Benjamin F. Rowden as substitute, August 1, 1862 .
Eddleman, W. B.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
June 22,1863 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Elliott, George Robert-Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 42d
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Transferred to Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf.,
in exchange for Samuel L. McNair, November 8, 1863 . Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.
October 19,1864 . Died of wounds November 4,1864 .
Evans, Frank- private May 1,1862 .
Evans, H. H.- private May 15, 1864 . Wounded at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19,1864 .
Evans, J. M.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Berryville,
Va. September 22,1864 .
Evans, William H.- private March 18,1864 . Wounded through
breast and shoulder at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 . Furloughed home from
hospital. Never able to return. Died May 4, 1889.
Floyd, R. T.- private May 1, 1862 . Died of measles at
Richmond, Va. August 3,1862 .
Gardner, James S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Contracted malarial fever October
1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out
April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 .
Sent home, sick with pneumonia, April 1863 . Remained in Covington, Ga. hospital
until after surrender. Died from effects of disease contracted in service, July
12,1867.
Gardner, John- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19, 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in
Ga. in 1843.)
Gideons, W. C.- private May 1,1862 . Furloughed in Virginia,
permanently disabled by erysipelas, May 18, 1863 . (Born June 1, 1832.)
Grant, Benjamin F.- private May 1,1862 . Deserted at
Greenville, Tenn. March 31, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Knoxville, Tenn. June 23,1864 . Sent to Jeffersonville, Ind. June 24,1864 .
(Born in Alabama in 1842.)
Grant, William P.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Lynchburg,
Va. February 13, 1863 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No.1, 3d Line-Lot
195-Christian's.
Griffin, J. S.- private May 1,1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19,1864 . Exchanged. On extra duty January 1865 .
Harper, Bennett-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Absent without leave February 1865 .
Harvey, James S.- private May 1,1862 . Captured near
Appomattox, Va. April 6,1865 . Died offever at Point Lookout, Md. June 1865 .
Harvey, William Weldon- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Corporal in 1862 . Died of measles in camp near Richmond, Va. July 23,1862 .
Hays, James L. P. -private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, left arm
permanently disabled at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 . (Born in Ga. May
10, 1839.)
Hays, W. Harrison- private May 1,1862 .
Henderson, Samuel Joseph- private May 1,1862 . Transferred
to Co. A, Cobb's Legion Ga. Inf. October 2, 1862 ; to Co. D, 3d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters in 1863 . Severely wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 .
Discharged, disability, August l, 1864 . (Born in Jasper County, Ga. April 18,
1844. Died at Confederate Soldiers Home, Atlanta, Ga., June 28, 1931. Buried in
Confederate Cemetery at Marietta, Ga.)
Hinkle, Elijah (or Hincle)- private February 17, 1864 .
Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Left near Strasburg, Va. and
captured in 1864 .
Hooten, E. M.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged July 27,1864
.
Humphries, Ledford- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded in arm,
resulting in amputation below elbow, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862 . (Born
in Ga. January 23, 1831.)
Jenkins, John- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
Johnson, Samuel- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded through hip
and side, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 27, 1862 . Roll for January -February 1865 ,
last on file, shows him absent without leave since January 1, 1863 . Pension
records show he was permanently disabled by disease and wounds and was at home
on furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. January 14,1837.)
Joiner, Henry T.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond,
Va. August 7,1862 .
Jones, A. A. (or A. G.)- private May 1,1862 . Wounded,
permanently disabled and captured at Knoxville, Tenn., November 29, 1863 .
Jones, H. A.- private May 3,1864 . Detailed guard in
Division Commissary Dept. February 1865 .
Jones, Ive A.- private May l, 1862 . Wounded, permanently
disabled and captured at Knoxville, Tenn., November 29,1863.
Jordan, Daniel I.- private May 1,1862 . Deserted en route to
Chattanooga, Tenn. September 14, 1863 .
Jordan, L. P.- private May 1,1862 .
King, William H.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond,
Va. July 30, 1862 .
Laird, Richard W.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded through
left hand and permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 . Wounded in
train wreck in N. C., resulting in severe injury to spine, while returning to
command from furlough. (Born in Ga. April 7,1830. Died December 27,1899.)
Lee, O. H.- private January 12,1864 . Died of smallpox, in
Russellville, Tenn. hospital February 1864 .
Loyd, George W.- Appointed 3d Corporal of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 . Wounded May 1863 . On detached service in
Brigade Quartermaster Dept. February 1865 . Pension records show he surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Loyd, John W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862 . Transferred in 1863 .
Lummas, James A.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Salem
Church, Va. June 2,1864 .
Lummas, James William- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 .
Lummas, John G.- private May 1,1862 . Killed at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 2,1863 .
Lummas, Robert- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged September
3, 1862 .
Mabry, Rufus J.- private May 1,1862 . Pension records show
he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Newton County, Ga. in
1843. Died in Clayton County, Ga. August 6, 1915.)
Mabry, William P.- private May 1,1862 . Killed at
Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862 .
Maddox, C. F.- private May 1, 1862 . Died from disease
contracted in service December 13,1898.
Maddox, George T.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at High
Bridge, Va. April 6,1865 .
Maddox, Henry R. private May 1,1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Appointed 4th Corporal August 1, 1864 .
Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md.
June 29,1865 . (Born in Newton County, Ga. November 1833.)
Maddox, John Clark- private May 1, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Newton County, Ga. January 24, 1839.
Died in Butts County, Ga. April 26, 1913 or 1914.)
Maddox, T. D.- private January 12,1864 . Pension records
show, he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Newton County,
Ga. December 6,1845.)
Martin, A. A. (Sam)- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 .
Martin, William- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Wilderness,
Va. May 6,1864 .
Maxwell, Lucius- private May 1862 . Wounded at Petersburg,
Va. April 2,1865 .
McBride, John W.- private May 1, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
McCrary, T. J.- private May 1, 1862 . Transferred to Co. F,
September 24, 1862 .
McDonald, John H.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond,
Va.
McDonald, Young- private September 1, 1862 . Wounded in left
hand, necessitating amputation of little finger, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864
. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Ga. March 7, 1827.
Died in Fulton County, Ga. December 9,1917.)
McKown, John A.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged at
Richmond, Va. August 5,1862 .
McNair, Samuel Lawson- private May 1, 1862 . Transferred to
Co. E, 42d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for George Robert Elliott, November 8,
1863 . Wounded in left thigh at Kinston, N. C. March 14, 1865 . Captured in
Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865 .
Moss, Frank- private May 1, 1862 .
Moss, James L.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
June 25,1864 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Moss, Wiley J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , shows him
present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga.
Inf. May 1, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 .
Mote, Riley (or Moat)- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at
Knoxville, Tenn. December 6, 1863 . Imprisoned at Louisville, Ky. and Rock
Island, Ill., and transferred from latter place for exchange February 25, 1865 .
Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 5, 1865 .
Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 6, 1865 , and furloughed for
30 days March 8,1865 . (Born in Butts County, Ga. in 1840. Died at Macon, Ga.
September 5,1923.)
O'Bright, Albert- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed Musician
June 18,1862 .
Orr, S. T.- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged, furnished L.
D. Whitehead as substitute, September 1, 1862 . (Born in Ga. August 6, 1833.
Died in Henry County, Ga. in 1907.)
Parker, W. S.- private May 1862 . Pension records show he
was discharged, disability, in 1864 . (Born in Henry County, Ga. in 1833.)
Perry, Alfred N.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged,
disability, September 5,1862 . Died in Henry County, Ga. in 1872.
Perry, G. B.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
August 12, 1862 .
Perry, Harrison J.- private May 1, 1862 . Died of measles at
Richmond, Va. August 4,1862 .
Phillips, John B.- private August 20, 1862 . Transferred
from Cobb's Ga. Legion August 20, 1862 . (Not on rolls this Legion.) Appointed
3d Corporal July 1,1864 .
Piper, Alexander H.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, right
arm permanently disabled at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 . (Born in Ga. March
20, 1841. Died in Newton County, Ga. in 1910.)
Piper, John F.- private May 1,1862 . Captured at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 3, 1863 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865 .(Born in
Newton County, Ga. February 24, 1837. Died there in 1905.)
Piper, Zaddock (or Zadock)-Enlisted as a private in Co. A,
3d Battn. Ga. State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll for April 25, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Detailed Commissary February 1864 . Pension
records show he was furloughed for 30 days March 1865 . Could not reach command
due to intervention of enemy. (Born in Ga. in 1840.)
Prickett, B. F.- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without leave
October 1864 .
Rape, Allen-See private Co. F.
Rape, M. A.- See private Co. F.
Reeves, Thomas J.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded in breast at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Wounded through jaw, resulting in loss of
sight in left eye, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Pension records show he was
on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. May 1, 1842.)
Roberts, Richard F. G.- private May 9, 1864 . Captured at
Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 17, 1865
. (Born in Greene County, Ga. May 25, 1847.)
Rooks, A. J.- private May 1, 1862 .
Rooks, W. J.- private May 1, 1862 . Detailed butcher August
1864 .
Rowden, Benjamin F.- private August 1, 1862 . Substitute for
J. C. Eddleman. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 . Disabled by disease
contracted in prison. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. in 1865 . (Born in Ga.
September 16,1822.)
Savage, Braxton (or Branton)- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 . Died of wounds in hospital.
Savage, James- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
August 10,1862 .
Skinner, J. H.- private May 1, 1862 . Permanently disabled
by wounds and detailed nurse in Griffin, Ga. hospital December 1863 .
Transferred to Augusta, Ga. hospital in 1865 . (Born in Butts County, Ga. August
1,1842.)
Smith, William T.- private in 1862 . Pension records show he
was discharged in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 3d Regiment Ga. Reserve
Inf. May 17, 1864 . Furloughed for 20 days March 1865 . (Born in North Carolina
in 1831.)
Sparks, James A.- private May 1, 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d
Lieutenant December 19,1864 .
Stallworth, E. W.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Stewart, John Thomas- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, left
arm permanently disabled at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863 . Appointed 5th
Sergeant December 1, 1863 . Wounded in right side at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3,
1864 . Captured January 25, 1865 . Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21,1865 .
(Born in Ga. March 24, 1830.)
Stewart, J. Riley- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond,
Va.
Stewart, Leroy H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal December 1863 . Died
at Petersburg, Va. July 7, 1864 .
Stewart, T. A.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded and captured at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Stewart, W. T.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded and captured at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Stroud, Manson- private May 1,1862 . Detailed Brigade
teamster February 1864 . (Died November 8,1897.)
Stroud, W. T.- private May 9, 1864 . Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. July 1, 1865 .
Thompson, Jeptha J.- private May 1, 1862 . Died of measles
at Richmond, Va. August 8,1862 .
Thompson, John- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged August 9,
1862 .
Thompson, John A.- private May 1,1862 . Appointed 2d
Corporal December 1863 ; 1st Corporal June 1864 . Wounded through thumb of left
hand necessitating amputation, at Winchester, Va., September 19,1864 . (Born in
Ga. August 4,1830.)
Thompson, John T.- Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 ; 2d Lieutenant October 26, 1861 .
Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862
. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 .
Thompson, Joseph W.- private October 21, 1863 . Detailed in
Pioneer Corps February 1864 .
Thompson, J. R. (or J. U.)- private May 1,1862 .
Thompson, Robert Henry- private May 1, 1862 . Detailed in
Pioneer Corps February 1864 .
Thompson, S. Y.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Knoxville,
Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Thompson, William J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant October 27, 1862 ;
2d Lieutenant December 1863 . Wounded in left arm at Cold Harbor, Va. June
1,1864 . Elected 1st Lieutenant October 19,1864 . Captured at Amelia Court
House, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 30, 1865 . (Born
in Ga. May 26, 1840.)
Upshaw, J. M.- private May 1,1.862.
Wallace, H. Thomas (or Wallis)- private May 1,1862 .
Transferred to Co. E, August 15,1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September
14,1862 , and captured there September 28,1862 . Exchanged at Aiken's Landing,
Va. November 10,1862 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows him absent,
in hospital. (Born in Ga. June 27, 1828.)
Warren, James- private May 1, 1862 . Transferred to Co. E,
in 1862 . Died of measles and pneumonia at Richmond, Va. December 30,1862 .
Welch, G. W.- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged, account of
hypertrophy of heart, July 27,1864 . (Born in Ga. June 1833.)
Welch, Whitfield B.- See private Co. F.
Whitehead, L. D.- private September 1, 1862 . Substitute for
S. T. Orr. Absent without leave January 1865 .
Wilson, H. F.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded and captured at
Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 . Died from wounds.
Wilson, R. A.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded in right hip.
Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released July 1,1865 . (Born in
Butts County, Ga. December 5,1842.)
Wood, John L. G.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1862 . Appointed Regimental Drummer February 1864 .
Pension records show he was at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . (Born in Ga.)
Woodruff, George W.- private May 1, 1862 . Died from
congestive chill at Fredericksburg, Va. April 1,1863 , or 1864 .
Woodruff, R. F.- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without leave
January 1865 .
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA
FAYETTE PLANTERS
Marshburn, Samuel W.- Captain May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19,1864 . Died from wounds in General Hospital at
Harrisonburg, Va. November 15,1864 .
McLucas, Daniel-1st Lieutenant May 1, 1862 . Elected Captain
November 15, 1864 . Resigned February 1865 .
Glower, William Thornton-2d Lieutenant May 1, 1862 . Elected
1st Lieutenant November 15, 1864 ; Captain in 1865 . Captured at Sailor's Creek,
Va. April 6,1865 . Released in 1865 .
Baird, William-Jr.2d Lieutenant May 1, 1862 . Wounded, left
shoulder permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va., May 6,1864 . Elected 2d
Lieutenant November 15,1864 . Pension records show he was unable for further
service. (Born in Madison County, Ga. October 1,1827. Died August 26,1902.)
Parker, William C.- 1st Sergeant May 1, 1862 . Appointed
Commissary Sergeant. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Ga.
in 1835.)
Harrison, Larkin-2d Sergeant May 1, 1862 . Wounded in left
arm, necessitating amputation below elbow, and captured at Fort Sanders,
Knoxville, Tenn., November 15, 1863 .
McElwaney, Owen Leroy-3d Sergeant May 1, 1862 . Died of
disease in Mount Jackson, Va. hospital October 12, 1862 .
Jackson, Mathew E. 4th Sergeant May 1,1862 .
Mann, Joel G.- 5th Sergeant May 1, 1862 . Lost sight in left
eye, result of typhoid pneumonia, near Fredericksburg, Va. in 1863 . Reduced to
ranks October 1,1864 . Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough
close of war. (Born in Ga. March 10, 1834.)
Brooks, John R.- 1st Corporal May 1,1862 . Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1,1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16, 1865 . (Served six
months in Ga. State Troops in 1861 .) (Born in Henry County, Ga. in 1843.)
McEachern, Archibald-2d Corporal May 1,1862 . Appointed 1st
Sergeant February 1863 .
Vassels, Thomas J.- 3d Corporal May 1, 1862 . Died at
Richmond, Va. March 4,1863 .
Pyle, James M.- 4th Corporal May 1, 1862 . Wounded February
1864 . Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16,1864 .
Adams, John- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded and captured.
All, George A.- private May 1, 1862 . Pension records show
he was paroled at Richmond, Va. in 1865 .
Austen, James M. (or Austin)- private May 1, 1862 .
Discharged, furnished James Ward as substitute, May 5,1863 .
Baker, Robert- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at Knoxville,
Tenn. November 29,1863 . Died of disease at Rock Island, Ill. Buried there.
Baker, William- private May 1,1862 . Wounded through body
and permanently disabled at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . (Born in Ga.
January 15,1835.)
Banks, Jacob B. (Jake)- private May 7, 1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Transferred from C. S. A. General Hospital
at Danville, Va., to Atlanta, Ga. on account of wounds, June 16, 1863 . Died
from wounds while home on furlough July 1863 .
Banks, Kenion (Kennion)- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Died from wounds May 7, 1863 .
Banks, Sanford- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without leave
March 1864 .
Banks, Warren L.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged September
24, 1862 . (Born January 30, 1832. Died September 22, 1911.)
Blackburn, James- private May 1,1862 . Captured March 1864 .
Blalock, William (Billie)- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed
Drummer June 1862 . Discharged, under-age, October 26, 1863. Died at
Milledgeville, Ga. January 10,1884.
Bonds, Nathan S.- private May 1,1862 . Died with measles in
camp near Richmond, Va. July 20,1862 . Buried on battlefield.
Bottoms, Aaron L.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 30th
Regiment Ga. Inf. September 25, 1861 . Transferred to Co. C, 53d Regiment Ga.
Inf., in exchange for Andrew J. Cox, May 20, 1862 . Died in General Hospital #1,
at Lynchburg, Va. February 14,1863 Buried there in Confederate Cemetery, No. 3,
4th Line, Lot 191- College.
Boyd, William Hugh- private May 1,1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Died of wounds at Richmond, Va. June 12,1863
.
Bradberry, Joseph H.- private May 1,1862 . Died of measles
near Fredericksburg, Va. April 26,1863 .
Braswell, William F.- private in 1862 . Died of measles
August 1862 .
Brogden, James M.- private May 1, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Brown, James H.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged, furnished
James H. Hutchinson as substitute, July 21,1862 .
Brown, Joseph H.- private May 1,1862 . Died of chronic
diarrhoea contracted in service, in Haralson County, Ga., September 10, 1888.
Brown, William R.- private May 1,1862 .
Brown, Wilson- private May 1, 1862 . Died in Virginia
hospital October 2, 1862 .
Bryant, William J.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 .
Bull, James Andrew- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, three
inches of clavicle destroyed, resulting in atrophy of muscles about shoulder
joint, at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file,
shows him absent, sick. (Born in Ga. December 16,1836. Died at Senoia, Ga. June
3,1891.)
Carlyle, Willis- private May 1,1862 .
Chambers, James Absalom- private May 1,1862 . On detached
service October 1864 .
Chambers, James V.- private February 1, 1864 . Absent
without leave October 1864 .
Chambers, Josiah- private .
Chapman, Thomas M.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded February
1863 .
Clark, George W.- private May 1,1862 . Received at Bermuda
Hundred, Va. March 19,1865 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and
was furnished transportation to Washington, D. C.
Clarke, Hiram B.- See private Co. B.
Clarke, William F.- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without
leave August 1864 .
Coleman, William- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without leave
March 1863 .
Collier, Madison (or Collins)- private September 25, 1861 .
Died at Fredericksburg, Va. April 30, 1863 .
Colson, James- private in 1863 . Paroled in 1865 .
Cook, Ace (or Asa)- private May 1,1862 .
Cook, Burton W.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Cook, Christopher H. W.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at
Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Cook, Isaac J.- private May 1, 1862 . Supposed to have died
at Richmond, Va. March 1863 .
Cook, Martin P. (or Marvin P.)- private May 1, 1862 . Killed
at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 .
Cook, Nathan G.- private May 1, 1862 . Sent to hospital
October 1862 . Supposed to have died at Culpeper, Va. November 1862 .
Cook, William N.- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 3d
Corporal February 1863 . Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863 .
Contracted smallpox in prison, which settled in back, resulting in disability.
Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 18, 1865 . (Born in Ga. October 5,1831.)
Cox, Andrew J.- private May 1,1862 . Transferred to Co. H,
30th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Aaron L. Bottoms, June 20, 1862 . Roll
for December 31, 1862 , shows him present. No later record.
Creel, Joseph- private May 1,1862 .
Davis, James- private in 1862 . Captured. Released at Camp
Douglas, Ill. in 1865 .
Davis, Richard N.- private May 1,1862 . Sent to Culpeper,
Va. hospital November 1862 ; supposed to have died.
Deavenport, John C. (or Davenport)- private May 1, 1862 .
Wounded in right leg, necessitating amputation below knee, at Chancellorsville,
Va. May 3,1863 . Died in Fayette County, Ga. in 1902.
Dorman, John A.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded March 1863 .
Dorman, Morgan B.- private August 3, 1863 .
Drennon, John M. V.- private May 1,1862 . Died of typhoid
pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. January 30, 1863 . Body
brought home for burial.
Drennon, W. B.- private May 1, 1862 .
East, Cicero H. K.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Leesburg,
Va. September 1, 1862 .
English, John W.- private May 1, 1862 . Died of fever in
camp near Richmond, Va. July 25, 1862 .
Farrer, Drewry (or Farrar)- private May 1, 1862 . Captured
at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 25,1865 .
(Born in Henry County, Ga. September 7, 1838. Died in Fayette County, Ga.
February 12,1898.)
Fitts, John B. (or Fitz)- private May 1, 1862 . Died from
measles in hospital near Richmond, Va. August 12, 1862 .
Floyd, John B.- private June 10, 1862 . Substitute for Alvin
F. Guice.
Fuller, James F.- private May 1,1862 . Deserted October 1863
.
Ganus, David- private May 1, 1862 . Died in General Hospital
at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., December 23, 1863 . Buried there in Hollywood
Cemetery.
Glass, William- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed Commissary
Sergeant May 1, 1862 .
Godbee, William A.- private May 1, 1862 . Ruptured in
Virginia in 1862 . Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863. Released at
Rock Island, Ill. in 1865 . (Born March 6,1840.)
Goodwin, Joel G.- private May 1,1862 . Captured September
1864 . Died at Richmond, Va. May 8, 1865 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Green, Roderick C. (or Robert C.)- private May 1,1862 . Died
of measles at Richmond, Va. July or October 10, 1862 .
Guice, Alvin F.- private May 1,1862 . Discharged, furnished
John B. Floyd as substitute, June 10, 1862 .
Guice, William- private May 1, 1862 . Contracted small-pox
April 2, 1863 . Discharged, disability, March 25, 1864 . (Born in Lincoln
County, Ga. January 25, 1830.)
Haisten, Alexander M. H.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded,
shoulder disabled, and captured at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864 . Sent to
Camp Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. in 1864 . Remained four months.
Hemorrhaged from pneumonia. Unfit for further duty. (Born in Ga. January 21,
1843. Died in Fayette County, Ga. in 1912.)
Haisten, William M.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 .
Hale, Josiah- private May 1, 1862 .
Harrell, Elijah- private May 20, 1862 . Substitute for John
Harrell.
Harrell, John- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged, furnished
Elijah Harrell as substitute, May 20, 1862 .
Harrell, William T.- private May 1, 1862 . Died in Ga.
February 28, 1864 .
Harrison, James H.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded and
disabled at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864 .
Hartley, Herod C.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Lynchburg,
Va. July 18, 1864 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery No.1, 2d Line, Lot
194-Christian's.
Harwell, W. T.- private May 1,1862 .
Head, Benjamin F.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded September
1864 . Appointed 5th Sergeant October 1864 ; 3d Sergeant December 19, 1864 .
Captured at Farmville (or High Bridge,) Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport
News, Va. June 25, 1865 .
Henderson, Ross Marion (or Marion Ross)- private May 1, 1862
. Pension records show he was overcome by heat on forced march near Petersburg,
Va. July 4, 1864 . Discharged, disability, August 1864 . (Born in Ga. October
16,1827.)
Henderson, Thomas J.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at
Fredericksburg, Va. December 2, 1862 .
Herod, Nathan McDonald- private May 1, 1862 . Furloughed
September 1862 . Deserted.
Holt, David H.- private June 21, 1863 . Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 . Transferred to Elmira, N. Y. July 12, 1864 ; thence
to Point Lookout, Md., where he was exchanged October 9, 1864 . Pension records
show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Ga. March
16,1844. Died in Campbell County, Ga. August 1920.)
Holt, David N.- private April 18, 1864 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
Holt, Thomas- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at Cold Harbor,
Va. June 1, 1864 . Sent to Point Lookout, Md. in 1864 . Transferred to Elmira,
N. Y. and released June 14, 1865 . (Born in Fayette County, Ga. May 29, 1841.
Died there June 17, 1920.)
Hughie, Henry J.- private May 1, 1862 . Discharged,
furnished James T. Hughie as substitute, August 1,1862 .
Hughie, James Toliver- private August 1, 1862 . Substitute
for Henry J. Hughie. Wounded in 1865 . Pension records show he surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . Died at Fairburn, Ga. March 8, 1882.
Hutchison, James H. (or Hutcherson)- private July 21, 1862 .
Substitute for James H. Brown. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 ;
through jaw and neck at Petersburg, Va. June 20, 1864 . Unfit for further
service. (Born in Cobb County, Ga. in 1838.)
Jackson, Asa V.- private July 17, 1862 . Died in Stannton,
Va. hospital October 15, 1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.
Jackson, Elias T.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga.
January 27, 1863 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Jackson, Elijah F.- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond,
Va. December 22, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Jackson, Matthew E.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded through
chest and backbone at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Paroled September 1, 1863 .
Developed tuberculosis, result of wounds, and died of said disease May 19, 1886.
Jackson, William M.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
Johnson, John C.- private May 1,1862 . Killed at Petersburg,
Va. June 22, 1864 .
Johnson, John J.- private May 1,1862 . Killed at Petersburg,
Va. June 22, 1864 .
Johnson, Samuel- private May 1, 1862 . Died in Ga. December 1, 1863 .
Jones, Benjamin F.- private May 1, 1862 .
Jones, B. Parks- private May 1, 1862 . Left wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863 .
Jones, Harrison- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released in 1865 . (Born in Clarke County, Ga.
November 22, 1828.)
Jones, John, Jr.- private May 1,1862 . Absent without leave
March 1863 .
Jones, John, Sr.- private May 1, 1862 .
Jones, John S.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured in Clayton
County, Ga. August 31, 1864 . Released May 15, 1865 . Died at Riverdale, Ga.
January 24, 1902.
Jones, Robert- private May 1,1862 . Wounded in right
shoulder at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Discharged, disability, May 1,
1864 . (Born in Fayette County, Ga. April 15, 1830. Died there March 4, 1913.)
Kilgore, William- private May 1,1862 . Pension records show
he contracted typhoid pneumonia in Virginia October 1863 . Fever settled in
legs, totally disabling him. (Born in Ga. November 1828.)
Kite, Benjamin S.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded and
captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va.
September 23, 1863 . Transferred to Co. E, 27th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 9,1864 .
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Fayette County, Ga.
December 15, 1844.)
Knowles, Joseph T.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded and
disabled at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . On detached service on account
of disability February 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Lamb, John M.- private May 1,1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant
February 1863 . Killed at Berryville, Va. September 3, 1864 .
Lee, Joel D.- private May 1,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Lee, Simeon- private May 1,1862 . Accidentally wounded by
wagon April 1, 1863 . Died in camp near Fredericksburg, Va. April 5,1863 . Body
brought home for interment.
Lester, John- private May 1, 1862 . Under arrest April 1863
. Deserted from Provost Guard at Fredericksburg, Va. May 3, 1863 .
Lord, Christopher C. (Cullon)- private May 1, 1862 . Died
September 24, 1862 .
Lord, Thomas L.- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 2d Corporal
January 7, 1864 ; 4th Sergeant September 1864 .
Lord, William C.- private May 1, 1862 .
Loyd, George P.- private in 1863 . Paroled in Virginia in
1865 .
May, Levi S.- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant.
Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
May, Remus- private May 1, 1862 .
McDonald, Herod- private May l, 1862 .
McEachern, John- private October 11, 1862 . Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 7, 1865 .
McLane, Oliver P.- private May 1,1862 . Captured at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 .
McLucas, Andrew- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded and captured
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Died at Point Lookout, Md.
Mitchell, Henry M., Jr.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 1865 .
(Born in Fayette County, Ga. August 15,1827.)
Mitchell, Henry M., Sr.- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 2d
Corporal October 20,1864 .
Mitchell, Thomas J.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded at
Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863 . Pension records show he was captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Paroled in 1865 . (Born in Ga. December
16,1830. Died in Fayette County, Ga. January 6, 1913.)
Morgan, Francis- private May 1, 1862 . Died in Hospital #2,
at Richmond, Va., April 8,1863 .
Morris, John C.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Wilderness,
Va. May 6,1864 .
Morris, Robert- private May 1,1862 .
Morris, Warren H.- private May 1, 1862 . Absent without
leave October 1864 .
Nations, William A.- private May 1,1862 . Died of erysipelas
in Richmond, Va. hospital March 4,1863 .
Palmer, Hansford Duncan- private May 1, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant February 1863 . Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Died from
wounds in Gordonsville, Va. hospital June 7, 1864 .
Parrott, Thomas T.- private May 1,1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Died of pneumonia in Hospital #16, at
Richmond, Va., May 6, 1863 . Buried there.
Pate, Wiley A.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Wilderness,
Va. May 6,1864 .
Payne, George L.- private April 20, 1864 . Pension records
show he was sent to Camp Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va., with measles and
diarrhoea, December 1864 . Furloughed for 60 days March 1865 . (Born in DeKalb
County, Ga. July 11, 1841.)
Rivers, Robert A.- private May 1,1862 . Transferred to Co.
I, l0th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 20,1863 . Appointed Corporal in 1864 . Absent
without leave February 1865 . No later record.
Roan, Benjamin Thomas- private September 1862 . Discharged,
defective eyesight, in 1862 . Pension records show he enlisted in Co. I, l3th
Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1862 . Sent to hospital September 19, 1864 . Captured
at Macon, Ga. April 1865 . (Born in Butts County, Ga. in 1835.)
Roberts, Joel- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded in neck. Roll
dated August 31-October 31, 1864 , shows him absent sick. Pension records show
he was captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April - 6, 1865 . Paroled in 1865 . (Born
in 1839. Died of pneumonia in Campbell County, Ga. March 13, 1892.)
Roberts, Joshua- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at Petersburg,
Va. in 1864 .
Rodgers, Henry M. (or Rogers)- private May 1, 1862 . On
detached service February 1863 .
Smith, W. Morgan-Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 27th
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 1,1862 . Transferred to Co. C, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf.
July 9, 1864 . Appointed 2d Corporal September 1864 ; 5th Sergeant October
19,1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows him present, a private .
No later record.
Speir, Benjamin F. K.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, arm
permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 . (Born in Ga. January
16,1837.)
Speir, John T. (or Spier)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I,
l0th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 27, 1861 . Discharged, disability, at Williamsburg,
Va. July 2,1861 . Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May
1,1862 . Died of pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. March
7,1863 .
Spence, Wilson- private May 1,1862 . Died, result of measles
while home on sick furlough, October 4,1862 .
Spradlin, Joshua- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded, right arm
permanently disabled and captured at Knoxville, Tenn., November 29, 1863 .
Paroled at Rock Island, Ill. and sent to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March
22, 1865 . (Born in Ga. July 18, 1838. Died in Cobb County, Ga. August 20,1916.)
Spraggins, John B.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
Sprayberry, D. A.- private May 1,1862 .
Sprights, Daniel- private May 1, 1862 .
Sprights, Louis M.- private May 1,1862 . On detached service
at Atlanta, Ga. March 1863 .
Stephens, Thomas- private May 1, 1862 .
Thornton, Hiram H.- private May 1,1862 .
Wadkins, W.- private May 1,1862 . Captured, date and place
not given. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
Walker, David- private May 1,1862 . Died at Fredericksburg,
Va. January 1863 .
Walker, George V.- private July 17,1862 . Appointed 2d
Corporal February 1863 ; 4th Sergeant January 7, 1864 . Killed at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19, 1864 .
Ward, James- private May 5, 1863 . Substitute for James M.
Austen.
West, Charles J.- private May 1,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Died of disease contracted in service, in
Campbell County, Ga., July 12, 1884.
West, Seaborn J.- private May 1,1862 . Died August 31,1862 .
West, Windham- private May 1, 1862 . Died at Winchester, Va.
October 3,1862 .
Wilder, G. W.- private May 1, 1862 . Lost sight, result of
measles and typhoid fever contracted in camp at Andersonville, Ga., July 1864 .
(Born in Ga. October 21,1829.)
Willoughby, Harrison J.- private May 1, 1862 . Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 .
Woods, Francis A.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 20,1865 .
(Born in Ga. in 1830.)
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES
Hance, J. W.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, l9th Regiment
Ga. Inf. June 11,1861 ; Captain of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 ;
Lieutenant Colonel October 27, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
Moses, Ansley-Elected Captain of Co. I, 4th Regiment State
Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Elected 1st Lieutenant of
Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 ; Captain October 27, 1862 . Captured
at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 12,
1865 . Died from bronchitis contracted in service September 16,1886.
Gordon, I. F. (or J. F.)-Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. I,
4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Mustered out April 1862 .
Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 ;1st
Lieutenant October 27,1862 . No later record.
Leslie, John J. (or Lessley)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I,
4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Appointed 1st Sergeant December
12,1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment
Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Funkstown, Md. July 10,1863 .
Died from wounds in Seminary Hospital at Hagerstown, Md. July 22,1863 .
Newnan, J. B.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment
Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18,1861 . Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862
. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 ; 2d
Lieutenant October 27, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant in 1863 . Killed at Knoxville,
Tenn. November 20, 1863 .
Carmical, O. B.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Elected
Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 27, 1862 ; 1st
Lieutenant December 12,1863 . Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Arnall, James M.- Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed
1st Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Captured at Harper's
Farm, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 9,1865 . (Died in
Coweta County, Ga. April 2, 1906.)
Young, And. A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 2d
Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Captured at Amelia Court
House, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22,1865 .
Endsley, W. P.- 3d Sergeant May 6, 1862 . Absent without
leave December 1864 .
Summer, John C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st Regiment
Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) September 2, 1861 . Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18,
1862 . Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 .
Elected 2d Lieutenant November 29, 1864 . Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April
6,1865 . Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 20, 1865 . (Born in Coweta
County, Ga. September 30,1837.)
Carmical, D. T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862. Appointed
5th Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. to Point
Lookout, Md. for exchange. Admitted to General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va.,
February 26, 1865 . Sent to Howard Grove, Va. February 27, 1865 . No later
record.
Carmical, A. P.- Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Discharged November 19,1861 .
Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Furloughed,
account of disability, January 1865 . Died of tuberculosis contracted in service
December 30, 1873.
Connell, Thomas G.- 2d Corporal May 6, 1862 . Left sick and
captured at Knoxville, Tenn. December 5,1863 . Sent to Rock Island, Ill., thence
to New Orleans, La., where he was exchanged May 23, 1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1831.
Died in Carroll County, Ga. November 7,1914.)
Whitlock, J. A.- 3d Corporal May 6, 1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Carmical, Robert Y.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st
Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18,1861 . Discharged at Winchester, Va.
February 2,1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,
1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Absent, wounded, October
31, 1862 . Died near Lynchburg, Va. July 3,1863 . Buried there in Confederate
Cemetery. No.1, 5th Line, Lot 192-Christian's.
Perdue, Isham B. (or Isom B.)-Corporal May 6,1862 . Elected
2d Lieutenant February 1,1864 ;1st Lieutenant October 17,1864 . Captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Johnson's Island, O. June
19,1865 . (Born in 1830.)
Adcock, George W.- private May 6, 1862 . Pension records
show he was severely wounded in right leg and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July
3,1863 . Paroled at David's Island, N. Y. for exchange. (Born in Ga. in 1839.
Died in Carroll County, Ga. June 11,1901.)
Adcock, P. J.- private May 6,1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant.
Died at Culpeper, Va. October 25,1862 .
Bailey, David- private May 6,1862 . Wounded February 1864 .
Banks, L. R.- private May 6,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Ga. May 8,1843.)
Banks, W. R.- private May 6,1862 . Discharged May 12,1862 .
Bottoms, G. W.- private May 6, 1862 .
Caldwell, John Dixon- private May 6, 1862 . Captured at
Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26,1865 .
(Born August 7,1835. Died March 28,1903.)
Cole, John N.- private May 6,1862 . Died with fever in
Richmond, Va. hospital October 15, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Cole, William M.- private May 6,1862 . Died near Richmond,
Va.
Cruce, Stephen Oliver- private May 6,1862 . Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 .
Daniel, Thomas- private May 6, 1862 . Died near Richmond,
Va. July 4,1862 .
Entrekin, Thomas N.- private May 6, 1862 . Pension records
show he contracted fever in Pennsylvania in 1863 . Sent to Lynchburg, Va.
hospital, and was furloughed there in 1863 . Unfit for further service. (Born in
Coweta County, Ga. in 1840. Died in Carroll County, Ga. May 14,1912.)
Entrekin, T. T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Discharged May
16,1862 . Died in Coweta County, Ga. in 1920.
Entrekin, W. T.- private May 6, 1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. for
exchange March 2,1865 . (Born in Coweta County, Ga. February 17,1828. Died in
Cleburne County, Ala., December 11,1904.)
Fleet, J. B.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
August 3,1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Goodwyn, Thomas D.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st
Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18, 1861 . Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March
18, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 .
Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862 . Wounded in finger, necessitating amputation, at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 . Transferred to 2d Co. A, l2th Battn. Ga.
Light Artillery, in exchange for William Walden, June 10, 1864 . Captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 12,1865
. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. April 12, 1841. Died in Meriwether County, Ga. in
1905 or 1906.)
Griffin, G. W.- private May 6, 1862 . Wounded February 1864
.
Halman, David- private May 6,1862 . On detached service at
Columbus, Ga. October 1863 .
Hendrix, G. (or Hendricks)- private May 6,1862 . Discharged
May 16,1862 .
Hendrix, H. W. (or Hendricks)-Enlisted as a private in Co.
I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Discharged April 16,1862 .
Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Roll for
February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later
record. '
Hendrix, James (or Hendricks)-Enlisted as a private in Co.
I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Mustered out April 1862 .
Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Roll for
February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him absent on furlough. No later record.
Hendrix, William W. (or Hendrick)- private July 17, 1864 .
Wounded in right arm December 1864 .
Hogan, J. C.- private May 6,1862 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17,1862 .
Hunnicutt, J. B.- private May 6, 1862 . Discharged May 12,
1862 .
Hunter, N. Y.- private May 6,1862 . Appointed Sergeant.
Rolls from October 31, 1863 to December 31, 1864 , shows him absent, sick.
Hunter, W. J.- private May 6,1862 . Discharged June 12,1862
.
Kimball, Nathaniel- private May 6,1862 . Died of pneumonia
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 10, 1863 .
Leak, H. F.- private May 6, 1862 . On detached service at
Richmond, Va. November 1863 .
Lively, George F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops November 12, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Wounded February 1964.
Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md.
June 29, 1865 .
Lively, W. R.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a
private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Wounded in left wrist at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863 . Unfit for field service. Detailed for light
duty at West Point and Macon, Ga. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. January 4,1840.)
Logan, D. K.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a
private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox,
Va. April 9, 1865 .
Long, George D.- private May 6, 1862 . Captured at
Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 . Never heard from.
Moore, George W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Roll for February 28,
1865 , last on file, shows him on furlough. Paroled at Danville, Va. April
10,1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1839.)
Moore, William N., Sr.- private May 6, 1862 . Captured at
Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865 .
(Born November 27, 1830.)
Morgan, D. F.- private May 6,1862 . Discharged May 12,1862 .
Morgan, M. R.- private May 6,1862 . Pension records show he
was paroled April 16,1865 . (Born in Coweta County, Ga. January 22, 1838.)
Neely, Jonathan P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Wounded in arm,
necessitating amputation below elbow, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Captured
in 1863 . Exchanged November 17, 1863 . Roll for February 28, 1865 , last on
file, shows him absent, sick. (Born in Ga. May 24,1827.)
Neil, Samuel (or Neil1)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Wounded through right
thigh and left knee, permanently disabled, at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 .
Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June
29, 1865 . (Born in Ga. September 27,1832.)
Parks, Thomas- private May 6, 1862 . Discharged May 12, 1862
.
Phillips, R. C.- private May 6, 1862 . Roll for February 28,
1865 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was sick in
Richmond, Va. hospital April 1865 . (Born in Walton County, Ga. in 1833.)
Reeves, George W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Roll for February
28,1865 , last on file, shows him on furlough. Pension records show he was at
Augusta, Ga. on furlough April 1865 . (Born in Cobb County, Ga. August 7,1842.
Died in Richmond County, Ga. April 14,1914.)
Sharp, James W.- Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. I, 4th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant November 29,1864 . Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released
at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865 . (Born in Coweta County, Ga. in 1836.)
Sharp, W. S.- private November 18,1862 . Discharged July
5,1864 .
Shell, John A. Z.- private May 6, 1862 . Wounded, left arm
permanently disabled, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 . (Born in Ga.
January 16, 1829. Died in Coweta County, Ga. in 1918.)
Shell, R. H.- Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. D, l9th Regiment
Ga. Inf. June 11, 1861 . Transferred to Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862
. Appointed 4th Corporal June 10,1864 . Wounded, in 1864 . Absent without leave
February 1865 . No later record.
Smith, E. H.- private May 6,1862 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17,1862 .
Smith, George P.- private May 6, 1862 . Wounded through left
breast and right shoulder, permanently disabled, at Cedar Creek, Va. October
19,1864 . (Born in Ga. June 4, 1839.)
Smith, T. H.- private May 6,1862 . Discharged May 12,1862 .
Steelman, M. N.- private July 18,1862 . Absent without leave
October 1863 .
Stewart, J. J. (or Stuart)- private May 6, 1862 . Killed at
Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 .
Summer, Henry T.- private May 6, 1862 . Killed at Funkstown,
Md. July 10,1863 .
Sutley, A. H.- private May 6,1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Trammell, A. C.- private May 1,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
August 8, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Urquhart, William N.- private June 15, 1862 . Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Buried in Confederate Ceme-
tery at Hagerstown, Md.
Walden, William W.- Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, l2th
Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 6, 1862 . Substitute for G. L. Hudson.
Transferred to Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Thomas D. Goodwyn,
June 10,1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Waltom, John B.- private May 6,1862 . Roll for February
28,1865 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Coweta County, Ga. September 17,
1833.)
Weatherington, Thomas- private April 1863 . Wounded in left
arm. Pension records show he was furloughed for 30 days January 1864 . On detail
at Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. until February 1865 , when he was furloughed
home. (Born in Campbell County, Ga. April 1,1837.)
Williams, John B.- private May 6,1862 . On detached service
February 1865 . (Born in Coweta County, Ga. June 6, 1842. Died there December
1899.)
Wilson, A. H.- private May 6,1862 . Wounded January 1864 .
Wilson, J. P.- private August 17,1864 . Wounded.
Wright, S. T.- private May 6, 1862 . Wounded and captured
February 1865 .
Young, A. M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 25,1861 . Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a
private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Captured at Knoxville,
Tenn. November 29,1863 . Sent to Camp Chase, O. January 1, 1864 . Roll for
February 1865 , last on file, show him Absent, prisoner of war." No later
record.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
NEWTON ANDERSON GUARDS
Simms, James P.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 ; 1st Lieutenant October 26, 1861 .
Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April
1862 . Elected Captain of Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 ; Major June
4,1862 ; Colonel October 20,1862 . Resigned October 28, 1863 . Commissioned
Brigadier General of Ga. State Troops December 8,1864 . Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at Fort Warren, Mass. July 24,1865 .
Glass, Sanford W.- 1st Lieutenant May 3,1862 . Elected
Captain June 4,1862 . Wounded through lungs at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
Died there in Field Hospital July 5,1863 .
Heard, Grant Davis-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant June 4, 1862 ; Captain
July 2, 1863 . Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at
Johnson's Island O. June 18,1865 . Died at Covington, Ga. January 1910.
Guice, William A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of
Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Died of chronic diarrhoea while home
on sick furlough December 2, 1862 .
Davis, Grant-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. E,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant October 1,1862 ;1st
Lieutenant. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
McGinnis, John W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll for April 16, 1862 , shows him
present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. E, 53d Regiment
Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 14, 1862 . Appointed
1st Sergeant June 1863 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Died of
wounds in Field Hospital August 27,1863 .
Ansley, Thomas-3d Sergeant June 30,1862 . Died at
Fredericksburg, Va. in 1863 .
Montgomery, David Franklin Patman-4th Sergeant May 3, 1862 .
Petty, William H. H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 .
Malcom, Thomas A.- 1st Corporal May 3, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Corporal June 1863 . Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Appointed 1st
Corporal May 6,1864 . Wounded through right thigh, permanently disabled, at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox,
Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Ga. November 11, 1844. Died in Walton County, Ga.
March 23, 1924.)
Jones, William A.- Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 26,1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 2d Corporal Co. E,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . On detached service at Covington, Ga.
October 1864 .
Jones, Warrenton-3d Corporal May 3, 1862 . Reduced to ranks
February 1863 . Absent without leave February 1864 .
Thompson, Waddy S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal of Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 ; 2d Corporal June 1863 ; 2d Sergeant
October 1863 . Wounded, date and place not given. Appointed 1st Sergeant May
6,1864 .
Adams, Dillard Herndon- private May 3, 1862 . Died of
measles in Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va., October 6, 1862 .
Adams, James J.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 5, 1862 .
Adams, Thomas Green- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged on
Surgeon's certificate May 20, 1862 .
Adams, William- private May 3,1862 . Discharged, furnished
substitute, June 20, 1862 .
Ansley, J. A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 62d Regiment
Ga. Inf. May 16,1862 . No record of transfer. Enlisted as a private in Co. E,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. June 16,1862 . Died January 10,1863 .
Arnold, J. H.- private May 3,1862 . Died in 1863 .
Baker, Lawrence- private May 3, 1862 . Appointed Sergeant
Major August 2,1862 .
Bradshaw, William-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 42d
Regiment Ga. Inf. August 20, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 .
Paroled there July 6, 1863 . Transferred to Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf., in
exchange for Frank M. Knight, November 1,1863 . Killed at Wilderness, Va. May
6,1864 .
Brewer, W. J.- private May 3, 1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal
June 1863 . Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1,1864 .
Brooks, Isaac N.- private May 3,1862 . Wounded at Knoxville
, Tenn. November 29, 1863 . Died from wounds January 1, 1864 .
Brown, C.- C. private May 3, 1862 . Elected 1st Lieutenant
May 9,1862 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 .
Burkhart, L. O.- private May 3, 1862 . Pension records show
he "served until surrender." Died November 16,1879.
Callahan, William M.- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged at
Richmond, Va. December 1862 . Pension records show he enlisted in Co. K, 2d
Regiment Ga. State Troops Cavalry in 1864 . On guard duty at Armory at Athens,
Ga. January -April 1865 . (Born in Upson County, Ga. August 23, 1835.)
Carr, G. T.- private May 3,1862 . Discharged, furnished
substitute, June 14, 1862 .
Carter, R. W.- private May 3,1862 . Died September 4,1862 .
Cash, I. P.- private May 3,1862 . Died June 5,1863 .
Cash, J. C.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant
October 31, 1864 .
Cash, J. W.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 12,1862 .
Cason, James W.- private May 3, 1862 . Captured at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863 .
Curtis, John D.- private May 3, 1862 . Wounded in right leg
at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Pension records show he was in Augusta,
Ga. hospital close of war. (Born in Ga. in 1840. Died at Porterdale, Ga. March
4,1924.)
Dollar, William H.- private May 3, 1862 . Transferred to Co.
H, 30th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1862 ; to Co. I, in 1862 . Pension records show he
was discharged, defective eyesight, July 1864 . (Born in Ga. in 1829.)
Dorsey, Joel- private May 3, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 3,1863 .
Downs, Milligan F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops November 25,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant June 1863 . Killed
at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
Dukes, H. H.- private January 30, 1863 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Edge, John- private August 19,1862 . Killed at Sharpsburg,
Md. September 17,1862 .
Edwards, J. W.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant.
Died August 15,1862 .
Elliott, James- private May 3,1862 . Died July 4,1862 .
Ellis, John S.- Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Detailed with Brigade Ordnance Dept.
February 1864 .
Fincher, John L.- private May 3, 1862 . Captured at
Richmond, Va. April 3,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 17,1865 .
Fincher, Sim C.- private May 3, 1862 . Captured at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 14,1862 . Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. October
1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Ga. March 4,
1843. Died in Newton County, Ga. December 5,1926.)
Floyd, William H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862 . Died
August 15,1862 .
Folds, Bazil- private May 3, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Retired August 31, 1864 . Died in Jasper
County, Ga. in 1908.
Folds, James- private May 3, 1862 .
Freeland, Lewis- private May 3, 1862 . On detached duty at
Columbus, Ga., repairing wagons, February -April 1865 . Died at Covington, Ga.
April 9, 1914.
Freeman, John W. G.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862 .
Freeman, Samuel J. B.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Cold Harbor, Va.
June 1,1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 19,1865 . (Born in Newton County,
Ga. February 20, 1840.)
Gassett, John F. M. (or Gaissert)-Enlisted as a private in
Co. H, 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16,
1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a
private in Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17,1862 . Died from wounds.
Geiger, Washington W.- private May 3,1862 . Died of measles
in Field Hospital near Richmond, Va. July 31,1862 .
Gibson, George A.- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged on
Surgeon's certificate of disability prior to October 31, 1862 . Died in Monroe,
Ga. April 26, 1918.
Glass, M. P.- private May 3, 1862 .
Glass, Thomas S.- private May 3,1862 . Pension records show
he furnished substitute January 1863 . Enlisted in Co. K, 2d Regiment Ga. State
Troops Cavalry in 1864 . Surrendered at Albany, Ga. April 1865 . (Born in Newton
County, Ga. September 12, 1835.)
Grier, J. L. (or Greer)- private May 3,1862 . Discharged,
disability, August 24, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, l6th Battn. Ga.
Cavalry April 5, 1863 . No later record.
Guinn, Benjamin G.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed 3d
Corporal Feb'. 1864 ; 2d Sergeant May 6, 1864 . Wounded at Weldon Railroad, Va.
August 21, 1864 . Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released at
Point Lookout Md. June 27,1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1844.)
Hamil, A. D.- private May 3,1862 .
Hamilton, A.- private March 15,1863 . Deserted March 21,1863
.
Hardwick, Homer V.- Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. A, 3d
Battn. Ga. State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll dated April 25, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. E,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Discharged, disability, August 5, 1862 .
Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 2d Regiment Ga. Militia September 1863 .
Surrendered April 1865 . (Born in Jasper County, Ga. in 1836.)
Hardwick, John W.- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged,
furnished substitute, August 19, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 2d
Regiment Ga. Militia September 1863 . Surrendered April 1865 .
Harp, William A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Appointed regimental musician June 8, 1862
. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born at McDonough, Ga.
December 17, 1827.)
Harper, E.- private May 3,1862 . On detached service at
Richmond, Va. October 1864 .
Harris, Andrew J.- private May 3, 1862 . Wounded in head,
resulting in loss of hearing, at Campbell Station, Tenn. November 18, 1863 .
Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md.
June 20, 1865 . (Born in Ga. September 11,1841.)
Harris, John P.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed
Quartermaster Sergeant May 16,1862 . On detached service October 31,1862 . No
later record. Pension records show he enlisted as a private in Co. K, 2d
Regiment Ga. Militia September 1863 .
Harris, J. E.- private June 4, 1862 .
Hawkins, A. R.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant
October 1, 1862 .
Hawkins, James- private May 3, 1862 .
Hawkins, W. P.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 12,1862 .
Helms, George W.- private May 3,1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Wounded through right breast near Richmond,
Va. in 1864 . Died from wounds in Spalding County, Ga. October 1864 .
Helms, W. L.- private May 3, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Helms, W. M.- private May 3,1862 . On detached service
February 1864 .
Henderson, Charles- private May 3, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Hutchins, Robert Maxwell- private May 3, 1862 . Captured at
Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864 .
Hyer, John Henry- private May 3,1862 . Elected Jr. 2d
Lieutenant June 4, 1862 ; 2d Lieutenant October 1, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant October
19,1864 . Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865 . Released in 1865 .
(Born at Charleston, S. C. November 22, 1830. Died at Confederate Soldiers Home,
Atlanta, Ga. December 6, 1912.)
Jenkins, John- private May 3, 1862 .
Johnson, William A.- private May 3, 1862 . Transferred to
Co. D, 44th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 3, 1863 ; to Co. I. Wounded in 18G4. Admitted
to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va., on account of wound, June
26, 1864 . Furloughed for 60 days August 24,1864 . No later record.
Jones, T. A.- private March 12, 1863 . Wounded in right knee
at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Pension records show he was sent home on
furlough November 2,1864 . Unable to reach command. Joined Wofford's Command.
Surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12,1865 . (Born in Walton County, Ga. March
1844.)
Jones, Wilborn- private May 3, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1843. Died in Gwinnett County,
Ga. May 25, 1922.)
Jones, William- private May 3, 1862 . Deserted.
Jones, W. A.- private May 3, 1862 . Absent without leave
June 1863 .
Kims, Henry- private June 4,1862 . Detailed regimental
wagoner October 1862 .
Knight, Frank M.- private in 1862 . Transferred to Co. F,
42d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for William Bradshaw, November 1, 1863 .
Knight, J. F.- private May 3,1862 . Roll to August 31,1863 ,
last on which borne, shows him present. No later record.
Leary, M. C. (or Levy)- private May 3,1862 .
Loyd, George Pierce- private April 5, 1864 . Captured at
Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865
. (Born in 1848. Died in Newton County, Ga. February 10, 1870.)
Loyd, James M.- private May 3, 1862 . Captured near
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Sent via Louisville, Ky. to Rock Island,
Ill. January 6, 1864 , and released there June 19, 1865 . (Born in Ga. in 1842.)
Loyd, P. B.- private April 5, 1864 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Ga.)
Mabry, Melville S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co.
E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863 .
Maddox, T. J.- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged, furnished
substitute, June 10, 1862 .
Malcom, J. A.- private May 3, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Marks, S. R.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 12,1862 .
McCart, John- private April 10, 1863 . Died at LaGrange, Ga.
October 12, 1863 . Buried there in Stonewall Cemetery.
McCart, Samuel R.- private May 3, 1862 . Wounded through hip
at Sharpsburg, Md. September 14,1862 ; through thigh and permanently disabled at
Funkstown, Md. July 10, 1863 . (Born February 23,1832.)
McCart, William M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, Cobb's
Legion Ga. Inf. August 1, 1861 . Discharged, disability, January 20, 1862 .
Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 12,1863 . Appointed
2d Corporal October 1863 ;1st Corporal May 6,1864 . Roll for February 28,1865 ,
last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Franklin County, Ga. April 20,1835.)
Mitcham, Anderson-Pension records show he enlisted as a
private May 3, 1862 , and surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Died
January 8,1895.
Mitcham, C. C.- private May 3,1862 . Died in hospital.
Mitcham, C. R.- private May 3, 1862 . Killed at Wilderness,
Va. May 6,1864 .
Mitcham, James Nathaniel (or Mitchum)- private May 3, 1862 .
Appointed 4th Sergeant June 1863 ; 3d Sergeant October 1863 . Wounded in right
arm. Wounded through body. Appointed Sergeant. Retired to Invalid Corps July 12,
1864 .
Mitchell, N.- private May 3,1862 .
Moate, J. W. (or Mote)-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 62d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 16, 1862 . No record of transfer. Enlisted as a private in
Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. June 10,1862 . Roll for February 28,1865 , last on
file, shows him present. No later record.
Moss, Burl- private May 3,1862 .
Parker, Milton A.- private May 3,1862 . Captured at Harper's
Farm, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 16, 1865 . Died at
Atlanta, Ga. December 25, 1898.
Partee, A. C.- private May 3,1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Absent without leave February 1864 .
Petty, Richard- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged August 21,
1862 .
Petty, T. F.- private May 3,1862 .
Pool, James William-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, Cobb's
Legion Ga. Inf. August 1, 1861 . Transferred to Co. D, 3d Battn. Ga.
Sharpshooters ; to Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. August 16,1863 . Wounded, left
shoulder permanently disabled at Petersburg Va., June 19, 1864 . Wounded October
1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows him on sick furlough. No
later record. (Born in Ga. August 23,1832.)
Pool, T. Jackson- private May 3,1862 . Roll dated February
1865 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Price, John B.- private May 3,1862 . Died of brain fever
near Richmond, Va. July 24, 1862 .
Read, John W.- Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16,1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Appointed Musician August 15,1862 . Surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born April 20,1837. Buried in Florida.)
Robinson, T. H.- private May 3, 1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
Screws, Edward-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment
Ga. State Troops October 21,1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3,1862 . Died August 6, 1862 .
Screws, John T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th
Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861 . Roll dated April 16, 1862 , last on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. E,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862 .
Simms, Arthur B.- Appointed Sergeant of Co. A, Cobb's Legion
Ga. Inf. August 1, 1861 ; 1st Sergeant. Roll for December 1862 , shows him on
sick furlough. Transferred to Co. E, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 21,1864 .
Detailed clerk to Adjutant August 1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file,
shows him present. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at
Johnson's Island, O. in 1865 . Died at Covington, Ga. June 6,1887.
Slack, H. L.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed Corporal August
31,1862 ; 5th Sergeant October 1,1862 ; Orderly to Surgeon June 5,1863 .
Reappointed 5th Sergeant October 1,1863 ; 4th Sergeant May 6, 1864 . Pension
records show he was sick in hospital April 9,1865 . (Born in Morgan County, Ga.
April 10,1841.)
Slocum, L. R.- private May 3,1862 . Died in service.
Smith, F. M.- private May 3, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
July 1862 .
Smith, L. A. private May 3, 1862 . Wounded in leg,
necessitating amputation, at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864 . Died from wounds
in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 15, 1864 .
Smith, Thomas J.- private May 3, 1862 . Appointed 5th
Sergeant June 1863 ; 4th Sergeant October 1863 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va.
October 19, 1864 . Died of smallpox, at Rock Island, Ill. April 1865 . Buried
there.
Sockwell, James W.- private May 3, 1862 . Pension records
show he was at home on furlough close of war.
Stansell, M. R.- private May 3, 1862 . Discharged July 18,
1862 .
Stanton, J. N.- private May 3,1862 . Detailed in Georgia
August 1864 . Roll for February 1865 , last on file, shows him absent "On
detached service to practice medicine." Died at Marietta, Ga. June 12,1912.
Stephens, J. A.- private July 7, 1862 . Captured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19,1864 . Died at Elmira, N. Y. Grave #1346, Woodlawn
National Cemetery.
Stephens, J. W.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed 2d Sergeant
June 1863 ; 1st Sergeant October 1, 1863 . Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864
.
Stewart, J. O. A.- private May 3,1862 . Captured.
Taylor, James R.- private May 3, 1862 . Roll dated October
31, 1862 , last on which borne, shows him on sick furlough.
Taylor, S. M.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 5,1862 .
Tedual, W. T. (or Tweedle)- private May 3, 1862 . Died at
Richmond, Va. May 16,1863 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Twichen, H. C.- private May 3, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 .
Wallace, H. Thomas-See private Co. B.
Wallace, T. L.- private May 3,1862 . Captured.
Warren, James-See private Co. B.
Weeks, Charles H.- private May 3, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Furloughed home from Richmond, Va. hospital
March 29, 1865 . (Born in Newton County, Ga. June 27,1839. Died in Floyd County,
Ga. August 10,1926.)
Weeks, C. W.- private May 3,1862 .
Weeks, Spencer- private May 3,1862 . Died September 8, 1862
.
Wells, C. B.- private May 3,1862 . Appointed Color Sergeant
September 14, 1862 ; 3d Corporal May 6, 1864 ; 5th Sergeant June 1864 .
Whitaker, Arnold- private May 3, 1862 . Captured, date and
place not given. Released at Point Lookout, Md. in 1865 .
Willingham, N. F.- private May 3,1862 . Died August 22, 1862
.
Wilson, J. B.- private in 1862 .
Wilson, Walter- private June 10, 1862 . Appointed 3d
Corporal June 1863 . Absent without leave October 1864 .
Wilson, W. H.- private May 3, 1862 . Transferred to Co. F,
66th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 1, 1864 . Captured at Franklin, Tenn. December
17, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13, 1865 . (Born in Putnam County,
Ga. January 6, 1846. Died in Glascock County, Ga. in 1925.)
Wright, William J.- private May 3,1862 . Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Died from wounds in Field Hospital
September 1862 . Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Hagerstown, Md.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY F, 53d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA
DIXIE GUARDS
Sloan, Thomas-Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. D, 3d Battn. Ga.
State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll dated April 17, 1862 , last on file, shows
him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Elected Captain of Co. F, 53d Regiment Ga.
Inf. May 2, 1862 ; Lieutenant Colonel June 4, 1862 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862 . Died from wounds September 23,1862 . Buried in Confederate
Cemetery at Hagerstown, Md.
Vandigriff, James W.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 3d
Battn. Ga. State Troops October 5,1861 . Roll dated April 17,1862 , iast on
file, shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. F,
53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 2, 1862 ; Captain December 22,1863 . Right foot and
left leg disabled at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 . Retired to Invalid Corps
January 12,1865 . (Born in Ga. December 6,1832.)
Elliott, Baylor S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 3d Battn.
Ga. State Troops November 18,1861 . Roll dated April 17, 1862, last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. F, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 2,1862 . Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation,
and captured at Funkstown, Md. July 12, 1863 . Paroled at Sandusky, O. and
transferred to City Point, Va., for exchange February 24,1865 . Pension records
show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. May ll, 1838. Died in
Henry County, Ga. February 26, 1918.)
Simpson, John-Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. D, 3d Battn. Ga.
State Troops November 18,1861 . Roll dated April 17,1862 , last on file, shows
him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. F, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 2, 1862 . Died of fever in private home at Richmond, Va.
August 22,1862 .
Brown, Sheridan R.- 1st Sergeant May 2, 1862 . Elected
Captain June 11,1862 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863. Elected Ma,jor
December 19, 1863 . Resigned, disability, September 23, 1864 . Assigned to duty
with lOth Regiment Ga. Inf., S. O. #226. (Born in Jasper County, Ga. December
21,1831.)
Alexander, W. M.- Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. D, 3d Battn.
Ga. State Troops November 18,1861 . Roll dated April 17,1862 , last on file,
shows him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. F, 53d
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 2, 1862 . Discharged December 27, 1864 .
Sowell, J. L.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 3d Battn. Ga.
State Troops November 18, 1861 . Roll dated April 17, 1862 , last on file, shows
him present. Mustered out in 1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. F, 53d Regiment
Ga. Inf. May 2, 1862 . Wounded in right l |