MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B,
40th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A.
BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA
BARTOW SENTINELS OR HOWARD
GUARDS
Dobbs, John Newton - Captain March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Milner, Arnold J.- 1st Lieutenant March 4,
1862 . Resigned February 4, 1863 .
Ford, Edward B. (or Edmond B.) - 2d
Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Elected 1st Lieutenant October 1863 . Absent without leave
November 1-December 31, 1863 . Pension records show he enlisted in
Co. C, Baker's Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry and surrendered
at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865 . (Born in Tennessee in
1838.)
Satterfield, George W.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Elected 2d
Lieutenant October 1863 . Absent, sick, December 31, 1863 . On furlough
September 19, 1864 . No later record.
Johnson, James P.- 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Paroled May 27, 1863 . Deserted September 15, 1864 .
McElreath, Jason N.- 2d Sergeant March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 8, 1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last
on file, shows him present. No later record.
Moon, Robert D.- 3d Sergeant March 4, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Admitted to Way Hospital at Meridian,
Miss., on account of debility, January 12, 1865 .
Transferred to Marion, Ala., date not given.
Mays, Robert G.- 4th Sergeant March 4,
1862 . Appointed Captain and A. C. S. May 12, 1862 .
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant February 12, 1863 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . "Records show him
as Captain & A. C. S. in a request for his commission August 22, 1864
."
Corbin, James P. (or Corban) - 5th Sergeant July
20, 1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant March 1863 .
Wounded and captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn.
November 25, 1863 . Died of wounds in U. S. General Hospital at
Chattanooga, Tenn. December 11, 1863 .
Skinner, Augustus A.- 1st Corporal March 4, 1862 .
Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of the 22d Regiment Ga.
Inf. July 22, 1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Heyman, David - 2d Corporal March 4,
1862 . Appears without remark as to presence or
absence on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Keys, John - 3d Corporal March 4, 1862 . Deserted.
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn.
August 28, 1864 . Date of release not shown.
Herzberg, Solomon - 4th Corporal March 4,
1862 . Discharged August 15, 1862 .
PRIVATE
Abercrombie, Bartlett - private March
4, 1862 . Captured at Marietta, Ga. July 3, 1864 . Sent via
Louisville, Ky. to Camp Morton, Ind., whre he took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. service, March 24, 1865 .
Amos, John R.- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss.
May 16, 1863 .
Ash, Daniel - private March 4, 1862 . Appears
only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Atkins, Elisha D.- private September 1,
1863 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,
1865 . (Resident of Ga. since 1858.)
Barron, Abram T. (or Abram P.) - private March 4,
1862 . Died of measles in Bartow County, Ga. June 1862 .
Barron, Robert - private March 4, 1862 .
Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862 .
Beaufort - See Burford.
Bell, John H.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll dated December
31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Branton, Joseph - private March 4,
1862 . Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862 .
Branton, Samuel - private March 4, 1862 .
Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862 .
Brown, Hamilton W.- private March
4, 1862 . Captured at Marietta, Ga.
July 3, 1864 . Released at Camp Morton,
Ind. June 12, 1865 . (Born in South Carolina May 18, 1839.)
Brown, William T.- private March 4,
1862 . Died in Tennessee in 1862 .
Buford - See Burford.
Burdett, Samuel G.- private March 4,
1862 . Appears without remark as to presence or absence on
roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Burford, Daniel T. (or Buford) - private
March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6,
1863 . Absent, sick, November -December 1863 . No later record.
Burford, Samuel (or Buford) - private
March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,
1865 .
Butler, John - private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Childers, William J. (or Childress) - private
March 4, 1862 . Died in Empire Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. November 9,
1862 .
Collins, Daniel J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Died at Bean Station, Tenn. November 6, 1862 .
Collins, George W.- private March 4, 1862
. Appointed 3rd Corporal October 1863 . Wounded at
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 .
"Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital at
Macon, Ga. August 8, 1864 ; disease v.s. elbow joint (left,) battle,
C. L. B., Resection, fragment of bone removed,
joint and hand comparatively useless.
Furloughed for 30 days August 13, 1864 ."
Register of Invalid Corps, P. A. C. S., gives date of retirement as February
9, 1865 .
Collins, Joseph M. (or Joseph N.) -
private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,
1863 .
Cooper, J. D.- private August 15, 1862 . Roll for November
-December 1863 , shows him absent, sick. No later record.
Culver, Charles M.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
9, 1863 . Captured in Bartow County, Ga., date
not given. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn. July 31, 1864 , and again at Louisville,
Ky. August 3, 1864 , when he was released to remain
north of Ohio River during war. (Born in Hancock County, Ga. in 1843.)
Davis, Thomas - private March 4, 1862 . Left
sick in Kentucky. Never heard from.
Deal, Martin - private March 4, 1862 .
Admitted to Lauderdale Springs Miss. hospital February
7, 1863 . Returned to duty March 18, 1863 . Killed at
Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Dean, Charles - private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.
Dudley, Alfred - private March 4, 1862 . Died
prior to December 29, 1862 .
Dunn, Aaron - private March 1, 1863 . Wounded at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 ; through right arm at New Hope Church, Ga. June 28,
1864 . (Resident of Ga. since March 1845.)
Early, James R.- private March 4,
1862 . Appears without remark as to presence or absence on
bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Eeds, James F.- private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last
on file, shows him "Present, detailed teamster since December 10,
1863 ." No later record.
Erwin, William - private March 4,
1862 . Appears without remark as to presence or absence on
roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Foster, E. B.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Greenwood, Hugh B.- private March 4, 1862 . Discharged,
disability, June 1862 .
Gunter, George W.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 16, 1863 . Received off Mobile
Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4, 1863 . No later record.
Guyton, H. C.- Pension records show he "Enlisted
as a private March 1862 . Transferred to Co. E, 18th
Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 , but was rejected on
account of disability, and was at home close of war." (Born near
Cartersville, Ga. in 1837.)
Hammond, William R.- private
March 4, 1862 . Deserted. Captured in
Bartow County, Ga., a Confederate deserter, date not given.
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky.,
and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June
28, 1864 .
Harrison, James H. F.- private March
4, 1862 . Captured at Cassville, or Cartersville, Ga.
May 21, 1864 . Released at Rock Island, Ill. May
17, 1865 . (Born in Warren County, Ga. May 16, 1834.
Died in Bartow County, Ga. in 1910.)
Harrison, John T.- private August
16, 1862 . Deserted. Captured in Bartow
County, Ga., a Confederate deserter, date not given. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn., and released to
remain north of Ohio River during war, May 27, 1864 .
Hasty, Robert H.- private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . Absent, sick, December 31, 1863 . No
later record. (Born in Richmond County, N. C. in 1821.)
Heath, William F.- private March 4,
1862 . Deserted. Captured in Bartow County, Ga., a
Confederate deserter, date not given. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn., and released to remain north
of Ohio River during war, May 27, 1864 .
Heaton, Joseph - private March 4, 1862
. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Heaton, William - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6,
1863 . No later record.
Holbrooks, Theophilus F.- private March 4, 1862 .
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
James, Thomas J.- private March 4,
1862 . Appears without remark as to presence or absence on
bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Jefferson, Thelbert D.- private March
4, 1862 . In General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs,
Miss. April 30, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 19, 1864 . (Born in North Carolina in 1842.)
Johnson, Robert - private August 15, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released February 14,
1864 . Admitted to U. S. Hospital at Nashville, Tenn.
March 14, 1864 . "Returned to duty March 31, 1864 ."
Kay, John F.- private July 20, 1862 . Absent
without leave December 25, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. A. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during
war, June 28, 1864 .
Kay, Pinkney W.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appointed 4th Sergeant October 1863 . Absent without
leave December 4, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released March 26, 1864 .
Kelly, Newton L.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Supposed to have died in service.
Keys, Hillman - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Marietta, Ga. July 2, 1864 . Forwarded from
Louisville, Ky. to Camp Chase, O. August 8, 1864 , and died
there with pneumonia September 20, 1864 . Grave #260, Camp Chase Confederate
Cemetery.
Landers, Stephen E.- private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Appointed Musician October 31 1863 .
Roll for December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.
Law, John B.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
11, 1863 . No later record.
Law, Samuel H.- private March 4,
1862 . Appointed 2nd Corporal October 1863 ; Sergeant.
Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Forwarded
from Louisville, Ky. to Camp Chase, O.,
where he enlisted in U. S. service and was
transferred to Chicago, Ill., March 20, 1865 .
Law, William H.- private July 4, 1863 .
Paroled at Chester, S. C. May 5, 1865 .
Lester, William W.- private . Captured near
Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Died
of variola at Camp Chase, O. February 19, 1865 . Grave #1344,
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
Luallen, William (or Lewallen) - private
March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Mayben, Samuel J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave November 12-December 31, 1863
. No later record.
McCabe, Edward (or McKabe) - private
March 4, 1862 . Absent without leave
October -December 1863 . Deserted. Received at
Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, August 15, 1864 ,
where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and
was released August 27, 1864 .
Millholland, James C. (or Millhollin) - private March
4, 1862 . Died of disease at Rutledge, Tenn. July 12, 1862 .
Nance, John - private March 4, 1862
. Absent without leave November 25, 1863 . Captured at
Chattanooga, Tenn. November 26, 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and transferred to U. S. Navy July 6, 1864 .
Nance, Richard - private March 4,
1862 . Deserted. Received at Chattanooga, Tenn. Military
Prison, a Confederate deserter, August 27, 1864 .
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released
to remain north of Ohio River during war, September 26, 1864 .
Nance Thomas - private March 4,
1862 . Absent without leave November 25, 1863 . Captured at
Chattanooga, Tenn. November 26, 1863 . Died of variola at Rock Island,
Ill. March 17, 1864 .
Owens, Draygon H.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave December 25, 1863
. Captured near Dallas, Ga. June 4, 1864 , and sent via Louisville, Ky.
to Rock Island, Ill., where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted
in U. S. Navy for frontier service, October 13, 1864 .
Ponder, Daniel - private March 4, 1862 . Appears only
on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Powell, R. Littleberry - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863 . Absent
without leave December 23, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. March 26, 1864 . (Born in
Gwinnett County, Ga. in 1829.)
Price, Adam A.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed
1st Corporal October 1863 . Captured at Brookhaven, Miss.
May 14, 1863 , "and paroled by
Sherman." Present with detachment guarding
Baker's Creek Bridge on Muscogee R. R. December 5, 1864 . No later
record.
Price, William J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Pullen, Elisha - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled in City Hospital there July
13, 1863 , "But not sent out of Federal lines until November 24,
1863 ."Absent without leave December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Reed, Bemis (or Binas) - private March 4, 1862 . Died in
service.
Richards, John S.- private March 4,
1862 . Wounded in left wrist, necessitating
amputation of hand, at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
at City Hospital there July 13, 1863 . Absent,
wounded, December 31, 1863 . No later record.
(Resident of Ga. since June 28, 1835.)
Rouse, William S.- private March 4,
1862 . Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863 . Paroled May 28, 1863 . Absent, wounded, December 31,
1863 . No later record.
Runyan, Daniel T. (or Runnions) - private March
4, 1862 . Appointed Sergeant. Captured near Atlanta, Ga.
August 13, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. May 15, 1865 .
Satterfield, Allen T.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Scholl, Frederick - private March 4,
1862 . Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Searcey, Thomas B.- private March 4, 1862 . Died
of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. May 1862 .
Searcey, Thomas W.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in 1862 .
Smith, Jasper - private March 4,
1862 . Wounded at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga,
Tenn. August 22, 1864 , and sent to Louisville, Ky., where
he again took oath and was released to remain north of Ohio River during
war, September 26, 1864 .
Smith, Lemuel M. (or Samuel M.) - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863
. Died of variola at Fort Delaware, Del. December 2, 1863 . Buried there.
Starnes, John - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave November
25-December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Gunner, Ephraim - private March 4,
1862 . Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13,
1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 .
Tierce, David S. (or Tierce) - private October 1; 1862 . Roll dated
December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him "Absent when
last mustered for pay. Court martialed and sentenced to twenty days labor and
serve out his time. Stoppage by Court Martial $10." Deserted.
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn.
May 29, 1864 . Again took oath at Louisville, Ky. and released
June 1, 1864 .
Waldrop, Abraham (or Waldrup) - private
March 4, 1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss.
May 16, 1863 . Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4,
1863 . Absent without leave October 1 - December 31, 1863 . No later
record.
Warwick, George W.- Appointed 1st Sergeant of
1st Co. E, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. March 18, 1861 .
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 16, 1861 . Resigned
January 12, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 40th
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Appointed Adjutant
June 11, 1862 . Retired to Invalid Corps
August 24, 1864 .
Wells, James M.- private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Died in Kentucky in 1863 .
Wheeler, Willis - private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Took oath
of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Fort Delaware, Del. and
enlisted in U. S. service (Captain Ahl's Battery) August 1,
1863 .
Williams, Andrew R.- private March 4,
1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal October 1863 . Deserted. Took oath
of allegiance to U. S. govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain
north of Ohio River during war, June 28, 1864 .
Williams, William A.- private March 4,
1862 . Received $50 bounty for reenlisting March 27, 1862 . No
later record.
Wright, Francis M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Died of smallpox at Fort
Delaware, Del. December 21, 1863 . Buried there.
Wyatt, Andrew J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 16, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. Govt., and enlisted in U. S. Navy at Military Prison, Alton, Ill., June
10, 1864 .
Yancey, John - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,
1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863 . Received at
City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863 . No later record.
Young, Jenkins J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave October 1-December 31, 1863 .
No later record.
Young, Lewis L. (or Louis L.) - private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Wounded at Missionary
Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 .
Absent, sick, December 31, 1863 . Contracted pulmonary
disease in service. Permanently disabled.