COMPANY "C"
40th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA
Hargrove, Zachariah B.- Enlisted as a private
in Co. A, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 18, 1861 .
Discharged, disability, September 7, 1861 . Elected Captain of
Co. C, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 10, 1862 .
Resigned, disability, December 23, 1862 .
Mitchell, L. T.- 1st Lieutenant March 10, 1862 . Elected Captain.
Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,
1865 . Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 1865 .
Darnall, William H. (or Darnell) - 1st Lieutenant August
1862 . See private Co. D.
Camp, A. C.- 2d Lieutenant March 10,
1862 . Died near Big Creek Gap, Tenn. in 1862 .
Hanson, W. B.- Sr. 2d Lieutenant March
10, 1862 . Died March 24, 1863 .
Carter, A. M.- 1st Sergeant March 10, 1862 .
Elected 2d Lieutenant. Killed at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863 .
Shockley, W. J.- 2d Sergeant March 10, 1862 .
Discharged March 13, 1863 .
Hanson, T. J.- 3d Sergeant March 10, 1862 . Died at
Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862 .
Cobb, L. M.- 4th Sergeant March 10, 1862 . Deserted.
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. July 18, 1864 .
Maginnis, B. J. (or McGinnis) - 5th Sergeant March
10, 1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss.
May 16, 1863 , remarks: "Hospital
Attendant." Appointed 2d Sergeant November 1863
; 1st Sergeant in 1864 .
Trapp, Jeremiah - 1st Corporal March 10,
1862 . Discharged, disability and over-age (age
60 years) at Knoxville, Tenn. September 11, 1862 .
White, R. M.- 2d Corporal March 10, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Died at home, date not given.
Adkins, C. B.- 3d Corporal March 10, 1862 .
Received pay November 14, 1862 . No later record.
Burns, T. W.- 4th Corporal March 10, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
1863 . private Date of enlistment of this company given also as March
4, 1862 . in 1863 . Wounded in hip and permanently
disabled at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 . Roll dated
December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him "Absent, still in
hospital.". No later record.
Haley, J. A. (or Hailey) - 5th Corporal March 4,
1862 . private November 1863 . Captured at Missionary
Ridge, Tenn. November 26, 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and enlisted in U. S. Army for frontier service
October 17, 1864 .
PRIVATES
Allcorn, W. S.- private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864
. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 4, 1865 .
Allen, James Franklin - private March
10, 1862 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865
.
Anderson, Martin - Enlisted as a private in Co.
C, 52d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 1863 . Exchanged October
8, 1863 . Appointed Musician October 1863 .
Transferred to Co. C, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf.
December 20, 1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last on
file, shows him present. No later record.
Anderson, P. T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 52d
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Transferred to Co.
C, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1864 .
Anthony, J. W. C.- private . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 16, 1863 Sent to Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange
August 4, 1863 . No later record.
Arnold, T. T.- private March 4,
1862 . Received $50 bounty March 26, 1862 . No later record.
Ayres, J. S.- private April 30, 1862
. Captured at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27,
1864 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter,
August 15, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt. there and released August 27, 1864 .
Ayres, T. P.- private March 4, 1862
. Absent without leave September 12-December
1, 1863 . Court martialed. Deserted. Received at
Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, August
15, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. there and
released August 27, 1864 .
Bagwell, J. W.- private March 4, 1862 . Received $50 bounty March
26, 1862 . No later record.
Beard, J. W.- private September 9, 1862 . Sent to
hospital October 15, 1863 . Absent without leave December 1-31, 1863 .
No later record.
Bell, Isaac T. (or J. T.) - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Appointed 4th Corporal November
1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last on file,
shows him present. No later record. (Born in Ga. in 1841.)
Boswell, J.- 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.
Braden - See Broden.
Bradshaw, W. J.- private March 10, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Absent without leave September 12-December 31, 1863 .
No later record.
Brannon, Enoch - private June 26, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave September 12-December 31,
1863 . No later record.
Brantley, W. M.- private April 30, 1862 . Absent
without leave April 30-December 31, 1863 . Deserted.
Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 26,
1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released
June 26, 1864 .
Broden, R. W. (or Braden) - private April
30, 1862 . Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Brooks, F. M.- private April 30, 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.
Brown, E.- private March 10, 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.
Caldwell, J. W.- private June 26, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave September 12-December
31, 1863 . Deserted. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate
deserter, July 25, 1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was
released July 27, 1864 .
Caldwell, W. P.- private June 26, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Absent without leave September 12-December 31, 1863 .
No later record.
Camp, Maran J.- private March 10,
1862 . Appointed 2d Corporal in 1863 . Absent without
leave September 12-December 31, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. and released February 26, 1864 .
Campbell, W. M.- 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 .
Carr, W. C.- private March 26, 1862
. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Carroll, James - private March 10, 1862 . Admitted
to Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. and transferred, place not stated,
July 23, 1864 . No later record.
Carter, A. L.- private May 1, 1862 . Roll dated December
31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Climer, J. P.- private April 1, 1862 . Appointed
1st Corporal November 1863 . Paroled at Marion, Ala. May 16, 1865 .
Coker, J. M.- private March 10, 1862 .
Appointed 3d Sergeant November 1863 . Elected Jr. 2d
Lieutenant. 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.
Cordle, A.- private March 10, 1862 . Died at
Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Cowan, R. A.- private March 10, 1862 . Discharged,
disability, at Rome, Ga. March 5, 1863 .
Crocker, James H.- private March 10, 1862 . Transferred
to Co. C, 52d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 20, 1863 Roll dated
December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Davis, Benjamin - private March 10, 1862 . Died of
disease at Knoxville, Tenn. May 12, 1862 . Body sent home for burial.
Davis, Roan W. H.- private March 10, 1862 . Appointed
3d Corporal November 1863 . Captured in Floyd
County, Ga. August 1864 . Sent to Louisville, Ky., where he
took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released to
remain north of Ohio River during war, August 27, 1864 .
Dawson, Ratcliffe B.- private April 30, 1862 .
On detached service December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Doeg, Andrew J. (or Doig) - private March 10,
1862 . Wounded and disabled on retreat from Dalton, Ga. in
1864 . Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864 . Released
at Camp Chase, O. May 15, 1865 .
Doeg, William P. (or Doig) - private March 4,
1862 . Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864 . Died
of smallpox at Camp Chase, O. October 30, 1864
. Grave #383, or 310, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
Duke, M. W.- private March 10, 1862 . Died in
Vicksburg, Miss. hospital prior to May 1863 .
Elsberry, J. C.- private April 30, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 8,
1863 . Roll dated December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him
"Absent without leave since September 12, 1863 Returned
since muster. Pardoned by regimental commander." No later record.
Estes, E. (or Estis) - private March 10, 1862 . Died
at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Farmer, L. J.- private April 30, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6,
1863 . Sick in hospital December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Farmer, M.- private March 10, 1862 . Died at
Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862 .
Fuller, James H.- private March 10, 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.
Pension records show he was wounded in hip and leg
broken at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864 . Sent to Macon, Ga.
hospital, where he contracted typhoid fever. Sent to Athens, Ga. hospital. Unfit for
further service. (Born in Franklin County, Ga. October 31, 1840. Died in Oklahoma
April 1926.)
Fuller, J. P.- private March 10, 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.
Green, George W.- private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled
August 4, 1863 . Absent without leave September
12-December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Haley, A. N. (or Hailey) - private October 25, 1862 . Absent without
leave November 27-December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Hanson, Edwin L.- private March 10, 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. Pension records show he was sick in Atlanta, Ga.
hospital close of war. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. October 11, 1830.)
Hanson, Jesse C.- private April 29, 1862 .
Appointed Corporal. Discharged, disability, May 2, 1863 .
Holcombe, James D.- private September 1,
1862 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of
Ohio River during war, August 27, 1864 .
Holtzclaw, Henry - private March
10, 1862 . Wounded and captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 16,
1863 . No later record.
House, J. D.- private March 10, 1862 . Left sick
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863 . Never heard from.
Hughes, J. T.- private March 10, 1862 . Appears
only on bounty pay roll dated March 26, 1862 .
Isbell, John L. P.- private March
10, 1862 . Wounded at New Hope Church, Ga. June
28, 1864 . Died of wounds in Direction Hospital at Griffin, Ga.
August 30, 1864 .
James, John W.- private March 10,
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.
Johnson, William B.- private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864 . Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and enlisted in U. S. Navy June
10, 1864 .
Kearce, W. C.- ' private March 10, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . No later record.
King, James - private March 10, 1862 . Left sick
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863 . Never heard from.
Kyle, Samuel H.- private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Stockbridge, Ga. September 5, 1864 . Released
at Camp Douglas, Ill. May 12, 1865 .
Lawing, A. S.- private April 1, 1862
. Absent without leave September 12, 1863 -December 31, 1863 .
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Nashville, Tenn. and released
January 4, 1864 .
Lumpkin, E. H.- private March 10,
1862 . Died at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862 .
Maginnis - See McGinnis.
Mann, J. M. (or Mangum) - private
March 10, 1862 . Roll for December 31,
1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in
Guilford County, N. C. April 13, 1845.)
McArver, J. H.- private March 10,
1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal in 1863 ; Sergeant in
1863 . Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss.
May 16, 1863 . Died of wounds at Camp Morton, Ind.
January 5, 1865
McClain, Thomas Jefferson - private March
10, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6,
1863 . Sick in hospital October 1-December
31, 1863 . Pension records show he was Captured
by Wilson and carried to Macon, Ga. and
was discharged after surrender." (Born in
Greene County in 1828. Died in 1910.)
McGinnis, A. J. (or Maginnis) - private
April 30, 1862 . 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 .
McOsker, M. D.- Enlisted as a private in Co.
A, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 18, 1861 .
Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July
21, 1861 . Discharged on account of
wounds August 12, 1861 . Enlisted as
a private in Co. C, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. March
10, 1862 . Wounded at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 3, 1863 . Discharged on account of
wounds. (Record in last command not verified.)
Miller, James W.- private March 10,
1862 . Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga.
Inf. January 1, 1864 . Roll dated August 31,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Mitchell, James L.- private March 10,
1862 . Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 24,
1863 . Resigned March 24, 1863 .
Morris, Gad - private May 1,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July
4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6,
1863 . Captured in Floyd County, Ga. July 1864 . Sent
to Louisville, Ky., where he took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Govt. and was released to remain north of Ohio River during
war, July 27, 1864 .
Morrison, C. C.- private May 10, 1862 . Appears only on bounty pay
roll dated March 26, 1862 .
Morrison, James B.- private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 ,
and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Captured near
Atlanta, Ga. August 18, 1864 .
Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 .
Nichols, Nathan T.- private March 4, 1862 . Died June 1862 .
Nichols, W.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 26, 1862 .
Nix, J. W.- private March 4, 1862 .
Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Norman, Tollison H.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of fever at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 8, 1863 .
Norman, T. P.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 9, 1863 . Roll dated
December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in
Ga. December 25, 1840.)
Oshealds, L.- private March 10, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 16, 1863 . Died at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1863 .
Oswalt, Henry B.- private March 10, 1862 .
Sick in Rome, Ga. hospital October 15-December 31,
1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Chattanooga, Tenn. June 2, 1864 , and again at Louisville, Ky.,
and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 8,
1864 .
Oswalt, John T.- private March 4,
1862 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn.
July 1, 1864 , and again at Louisville, Ky., and released to
remain north of Ohio River during war, July 16, 1864 .
Partlow, Randolph - private March 10, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1863 .
Absent without leave September 12-December 31, 1863 . No later
record.
Pearce, W. C.- private March 10, 1862 . Left sick
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863 . Never heard from.
Pearman, William W.- private April 30, 1862 . Died of disease at
Vicksburg, Miss. February 4, 1863 .
Pepers - See Pepper.
Pepper, Robert (or Pepers) - private March
10, 1862 . Wounded and 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.
Phillips, E. P.- private . Died in Atlanta, Ga. March
2, 1864 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Plummer, J. T. (or Plumer) - private March
10, 1862 . Died of disease in Chattooga County, Ga. in 1862 .
Plummer, T. P. (or Plumer) - private March
10, 1862 . Died at Big Shanty, Ga. in 1862 .
Pruitt, T. M.- private March 10, 1862 .
Discharged, disability, August 23, 1862 .
Purseley, R. R. (or Pursley) - private March 10, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 16, 1863 . No later record.
Reynolds, John M.- private September 9, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 ,
and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Wounded at
Resaca, Ga. May 14, 1864 . Died of
wounds in 1864 .
Roach, James A.- private March 10,
1862 . Killed at Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. December 30,
1862 . (Place of death given also at Chickamauga, Ga.
September 19, 1863 .)
Sanford, James M.- private March
10, 1862 . Wounded, compound fracture
of right hip bone, and captured at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 , and admitted to Military Hospital
there May 17 or 23, 1863 . No later record.
Scott, Elisha P. (or Elihu P.) - private March 10,
1862 . Appointed Corporal. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August
13, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 .
Sharp, Henry Francis - private March 10, 1862 .
Appointed foragemaster for regiment. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 1863 . Received
off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4, 1863 .
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Shealds, David N. (or Shields) - private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 16, 1863 . Received off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4,
1863 . Died of disease at Mobile, Ala. August 19, 1863 .
Shirley, George F.- See private Co. D.
Shirley, J. F.- private March 4, 1862 .
Smith, Jasper N.- private March 10, 1862 . Died at Lauderdale, Miss.
August 7, 1863 .
Spraggins, J. F.- private March 10, 1862 . Died
at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Spraggins, W. T.- private March 10, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 16,
1863 . No later record.
Thomas, W. S.- private March 4, 1862 .
Report dated Decatur, Ga. September 9, 1864 , shows he was
captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864 . No later record.
Wall, Loven Ross - private March 10, 1862 . Captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled at Fort
Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863 . Exchanged July 4, 1863 . Roll dated
December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Wansler, W. J. (or Wanslee) - private September
9, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled
there July 6, 1863 . Admitted to Post Hospital at Augusta,
Ga. July 7, 1865 , complaint "old sores." Discharged from hospital
September 2, 1865 .
Waters, Charles N.- private March 10, 1862 .
Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 9, 1864 . Paroled
at Camp Morton, Ind. and forwarded to City Point, Va. for exchange
February 26, 1865 .
Waters, Daniel - private March 10, 1862 . Deserted. Captured
in Floyd County, Ga., date not given. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn. July 18, 1864 . Received at Military Prison,
Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, July 26, 1864 , where he took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., under the name of David
Waters, and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, July
27, 1864 . (Born in Ga.)
Weathers, Joseph E.- private March 10,
1862 . Captured at Pulaski, Tenn. December 25, 1864 . Died
at Rock Island, Ill. February 23, 1865 .
Willis, J. C.- private March 10, 1862 . Wounded
at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Woods, James W.- private March 10, 1862 . Captured
at Adairsville, Ga. June 7, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Rock Island, Ill., and enlisted in U. S. Army for frontier service, October
31, 1864 .
Wootten, L. D.- private March 10, 1862 .
Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll for December
31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Young, James D.- private April 30, 1862 .
Appointed Sergeant. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August
18, 1864 Released at Camp Chase, O. July 10, 1865
. (Born in North Carolina February 24, 1835.)
Young, W. P.- private March 10, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Died of disease in Tennessee August 1, 1863 .
Zuber, Samuel H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 65th
Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862 . Wounded in hip
at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863 . Transferred to Co. C, 40th
Regiment Ga. Inf. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August
18, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 .
(Born in Floyd County, Ga. March 9, 1844. Died in Floyd County,
Ga. in 1909.)