Company " I "
40th. Georgia Infantry Regiment
BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA
BARTOW RANGERS
OFFICERS
Johnson, Abda - Captain March 4, 1862. Elected Colonel March 19, 1862. Wounded and
captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there July 6, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865.
Johnson, Erastus V.- 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Resigned in 1862.
Wofford, James W.- 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant in 1862.
Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Killed near Kennesaw
Mountain, Ga.
June 27, 1864.
Dodd, Thomas J.- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Died of disease contracted in service
at
Manassas, Va. August 11, 1862.
Lowery, Joseph G. (or Lowry) - 1st Sergeant April 27, 1862. Detailed in Commissary
Dept. in 1862. No later record.
Wofford, James C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 4, 1861.
Discharged, disability, January 11, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Co. I 40th Regiment
Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862.
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Absent without
leave
November 16, 1864. Pension records show he left command on sick furlough February 1865.
Could not reach command when furlough expired.
Hardy, E. G.- 3rd Sergeant October 16, 1862. Discharged on account of weak eyes in 1864.
FRANCES WRIGHT HARDY JUNNILA
Wade, Henry J.- 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled
there
July 6, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded in right hip bone at Atlanta, Ga. July
22, 1864,
and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Gwinnett County, Ga. December
26, 1830)
Grogan, John M.- 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864.
Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. May 18, 1865.
Hardy, John W.- 1st Corporal Mar 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Died
of variola at Camp Chase, O.
December 23, 1864. Grave #656, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. : FRANCES
WRIGHT HARDY JUNNILA
Green, Richard L.- 2nd Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22,
1864. Paroled at
Camp Chase, O. and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange March 4, 1865. At home on
furlough at surrender. (Born in Spartanburg, S. C. August 30, 1835)
Casey, James T.- 3rd Corporal August 27, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864
. Received at Camp Chase, O. September 3, 1864, and released
there July 10, 1865. - 4th Corporal.
Armstrong, L. C.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vickiburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there
July 6, 1863. Absent without leave December 1-31, 1863. No later record.
Aunspaugh, Lewis P.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Musician November 1862. 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.
Autry, William A.- private March 4, 1862. Killed near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 1864.
Barton, Bailey - private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. October 28,
1863.
Barton, Cannon - private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. December 2,
1862.
Bates, John W.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,
1865.
Beaman, Lewis R.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry
November 1, 1862. (Whether Avery's or Clinch's not stated.) Captured at Resaca, Ga. May
14, 1864. Released, place not stated, June 12, 1865.
Bell, Thomas S.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Died at
Camp Morton, Ind. February 17, 1865.
Best, John W. F.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Surgeon May 19, 1862. Roll for
December 31, 1863, shows him present. No later record.
Bogle, Joseph - private March 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864.
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 4, 1865.
Brock, Charles J. M.- private March 4, 1862. Died of fever at Marietta, Ga. prior to
November 26, 1863.
Brock, James O.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1-December 31,
1863.
Captured at Stilesboro, Ga. June 7, 1864, and forwarded to Provost Marshal at Kingston,
Ga. June 14, 1864.
Brooks, Parker R.- private March 4, 1862. Died of fever at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.
Brown, James W. (or Broom) - private March 4, 1862. On furlough March 27, 1862. No later
record.
Campbell, Benjamin N.- private March 4, 1862. Killed.
Carter, James Henry - private March 4, 1862. Appointed Captain & A. Q. M. May 19,
1862.
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll for
December 31, 1863,
last
on file, shows him present. Appears as 1st Corporal of Co. G, but no record of transfer.
Carter, Richard C.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant. Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Absent by authority of Medical Board August
27, 1864.
No later record.
Casey, Joseph L.- private March 4, 1862. Roll dated March 27, 1864, shows him absent on
furlough.
No later record.
Cauley, Simeon - private August 20, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 16, 1864. Died of
disease at
Camp Morton, Ind. December 15, 1864.
Center, William B.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain March 19, 1862. Resigned
November 1862.
Chunn, William A.- Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Co. I 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga.
State Troops
October 5,
1861. Roll dated April 7, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Co. I 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 27, 1862. Appointed Commissary
Sergeant.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Clarke, William J.- private March 4, 1862. On furlough March 27, 1862. No later record.
Collins, Andrew J.- private March 4, 1862. On detached duty at Mount Brannan, Etowah, Ga.,
December 31, 1863. No later record. (Born in North Carolina November 14, 1834)
Cooper, .George W.- private March 4, 1862. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. No later
record.
Cox, Silas J.- private March 4, 1862. 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.
Craddock, Leonard T.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,
1863,
and paroled there July 6, 1863. Received off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4,
1863.
Wounded near Pine Mountain, Ga. June 1864. Died of wounds.
Dodd, David W.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864.
Dodd, Thomas W.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain. Absent from inspection by
authority of Medical Examining Board September 19, 1864. No later record.
Dudley, Marion J.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Assistant Surgeon. Resigned in
1863.
Fite, Henderson Wesley - private March 4, 1862. Appointed Hospital Steward; Assistant
Surgeon
April 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863.
Received off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4, 1863. Appointed Surgeon December
1863. Roll for December 31,
1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in McMinn County, Tenn.
November 27, 1825)
Fontenberry, J. William - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,
1863, and
paroled there July 6, 1863. Appointed 4th Corporal November 1, 1863. Roll for .December
31, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No
later record. (Born in South Carolina August 1832)
Garrett, Thomas W.- 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. Pension records
show he surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865. (Born in Monroe County, Tenn. September
24, 1838)
Grogan, William - private March 4, 1862. Died at Louden, Tenn. November 22, 1863.
Hargis, Richard R.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. D Phillips' Legion
Ga. Inf. in 1862.
Roll for September -October 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent, detached by order
of General Lee, September 21, 1864." Pension records show he
was on detached duty April 1, 1865, to close of war.
Hawk - See Houk.
Hays, Charles - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1, 1863. Took oath
of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 29, 1864. Received at Louisville, Ky.
June 1, 1864, where he took oath again and was released to remain north of Ohio River
during war,
June 3, 1864.
Henderson, Euell, or (Ewell) - private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss.
May 16, 1863.
Hendrix, Hillery W.- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. June 7
or 14, 1862.
Hendrix, James M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Cavalry and elected Captain September 1864.
Hendrix, William H.- private March 4, 1862. Died of measles June 14, 1862.
Holcomb, W. P.- private September 1, 1862. Died in Vicksburg, Miss. hospital July
1863.
Houk, John C. (or Hawk) - private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 19, 1863.
Huffman, David - private August 2, 1863. Died of disease at Marietta, Ga. December 4,
1863.
Jackson, Ziniri W. (or Zimira) - private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27,
1862,
shows him on furlough. No later record.
Jones, James R. P.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss.
July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864.
Released at Camp
Chase, O. June 11, 1865.
King, Alfred C.- private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862, shows him on
furlough.
No later record.
King, John W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Released at
Rock
Island, Ill. May 22, 1865. (Born in Ga. March 17, 1842)
Landers, Ramine W.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.
Levy, Samuel - private March 4, 1862. Rejected over-age, March 27, 1862.
Lewis, Harleston D.- private March 1862. Wounded in foot and captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. A 8th Regiment
Mississippi
Cavalry February 1, 1864. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1864; 1st Lieutenant July 25, 1864.
Surrendered at Citronelle, Ala. May 4, 1865. Paroled at Gainesville, Ala. May 14, 1865.
(Resident of Ga. since 1849)
Lowery, Isaac G. (or Lowry) - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave November
1-December 31, 1863. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, July 25, 1864,
where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., and was released to remain
north of Ohio River during war, July 27, 1864.
Mann, J. C.- private August 11, 1862. Deserted October 1, 1863.
Mauldin, John (or Maulding) - private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863.
Maxwell, John U.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled
there July 16, 1863. Absent without leave September 1-December 31, 1863. No later record.
(Died at Pine Log, Ga. March 27, 1915)
McMillan, William R.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled
there July 6, 1863. Wounded through shoulder and permanently disabled at Resaca, Ga. May
14, 1864. Pension records show
he was furloughed home and unable to return to command.
(Born in North Carolina May 14, 1830. Died in Bartow County, Ga. May 10, 1909)
Murphy, J. Benjamin F.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled
there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. B Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. in 1864. Roll for
October 1864,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Murphy, Silas - private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863.
Murphy, Thomas L.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. B Phillips' Legion Ga.
Inf. July 4, 1863.
Roll for
September -October 1864, last roll on file, shows him "Absent, detached by order of
General Lee since September 21, 1864." No later record.
Norwood, John H.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted October 1, 1863. Captured at
Calhoun, Ga. May 18, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill.,
enlisted in U. S. Navy and transferred, June 10, 1864.
Odom, Alexander (or Odum) - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1,
1863. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, August 3, 1864, where he took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
and
was released same date.
Peak, John L.- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862.
Pilgrim, Jackson - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there
July 6,
1863. Died December 1863.
Pittard, Samuel La Fayette - private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he was
transferred to
Captain Smith's Company Mississippi Light Artillery June 1862, and was sent home from
Columbus, Miss. on sick
furlough in 1864. Unable to return. (Died at Cassville, Ga. May 1900)
Pittard, Thomas N.- private 1862. No record in this company. Enlisted as a private in
Captain W. B. Turner's Company Mississippi Light Artillery (formerly Captain M. Smith's
Company) February 22, 1864. Captured near Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Camp Chase, O. and released March 16, 1865. (Died in Bartow
County, Ga. September 1907)
Price, John A.- private March 4, 1862. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. No later
record.
Reaves, Robert - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864.
Released at
Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865.
Reynolds, Thomas H.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and
paroled there July 6, 1863. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. Pension records show he
was sent
to Rome, Ga. hospital with chronic dysentery September 1863, and was unable to return to
command.
(Born
in Elbert County, Ga. April 1833)
Richards, Jasper M.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1-December 31,
1863.
No later record.
Robertson, H.- private August 11, 1862. Deserted October l, 1863.
Shaw, John H.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. prior to July 31, 1863.
Sheats, Archibald Y.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain April 22, 1862. Resigned
December 23, 1862.
Sheats, Nicholas - private March 4, 1862. Died near Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.
Sheats, Samuel - private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862, shows him on
furlough. Remained with company only a few days.
Simpson, Robert E.- private March 4, 1862. Lost both arms at Baker's Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863.
Smith, W. Green - Enlisted as a private in Co. F 3d Battn. Mississippi Inf.
(subsequently the 33rd Regiment Mississippi Inf., and afterwards the 45th Regiment
Mississippi Inf.) January 6, 1862. Transferred to
Co. I 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 25 or November 1, 1863. "Deserted before
reporting to this company. Have received no descriptive
list."
Smith, Zachariah M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled there July 16, 1863. Sick in
hospital December 31, 1863. No later record.
Stepp, James - private August 11, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there
July 6, 1863. Died June 10, 1864. Buried in Oakland Cemetery at Atlanta, Ga.
Stepp, Joseph - private March 4, 1862. Wounded at New Hope Bridge, Ga. May 1864. Admitted
to Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. May 21, 1864. Returned to duty May 28, 1864.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Stovall, Patrick H.- private March 4, 1862. Died at New Orleans, La. August 8, 1864.
Thompson, Charles A.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled there
July 6, 1863. Died at Brandon, Miss. prior to December 31, 1863.
Thompson, Gilbert T. (or Gilbert P.) - private March 4, 1862. Wounded. Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Absent without leave September 1-December
31, 1863.
No later record.
Tolbert, Benjamin H.- private March 4, 1862. Rejected March 27, 1862.
Tomlin, Edwin A.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,
1865.
Tuck, John R.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled
there July 16, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him "Absent
without leave from September 1, 1863.
Returned to company."
Upshaw, William L.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.
Vining, John L.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Cassville, Ga. July 17, 1864. Released
at
Camp Douglas, Ill. June 16, 1865.
Wade, B. F.- private August 2, 1863. Discharged December 9, 1863.
Wells, Thomas J.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.
Weems, William F.- private March 4, 1862. Discharged June 1862.
Whitfield, Sterling T.- private March 4, 1862. 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.