Company " E "
52nd Georgia Infantry Regiment
TOWNS COUNTY, GEORGIA
HIAWASSEE RANGERS
Killian, David W.- Captain March 4, 1862. Resigned December 21, 1863.
England, William Jasper-1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863. Paroled there July 7, 1863. Wounded at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864.
Appears on Inspection Report dated September 19, 1864, as "Absent, furloughed."
Resigned on account of wounds in 1864.(Born in Towns County, Ga. March 18, 1834. Died in
Ga. November 2, 1870. Buried in Mount Zion Church Cemetery near Hiawassee, Ga.)
Stephens, John-2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April
26, 1865.
England, Martin Van Buren-Jr.2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863. Exchanged July 7,1863. Resigned, S. O. #256, October 27,1864.(Born in
Towns County, Ga. October 3, 1836, and died there August 22, 1909. Buried in Mount Zion
Church Cemetery near Hiawassee, Ga.)
Kimzey, D. P. (or Kimsey, D. C.)-1st Sergeant March 4, 1862. Wounded and captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. Absent without leave October 1863. Reduced to ranks
November 1863. Discharged, disability.
Stroud, James William-2nd Sergeant March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A 6th
Regiment Ga. Cavalry February 18, 1863. Roll dated February 13, 1864, last on file,
shows him present. Died in Towns County, Ga. in 1921.
Edmondson, George W. (or Edmunson)-3rd Sergeant March 4, 1862. Joined James Young's
Battalion in 1864.
Rogers, Perry-4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863.
Brown, B. L.- 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Deserted December 15, 1863.
Battles, James F.- 1st Corporal March 4,1862.
Denton, John P.- 2nd Corporal March 4,1862.
Moore, C. C.- 3rd Corporal March 4, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file,
shows him absent without leave since October 7, 1863.
Morgan, Enoch-4th Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured December 1863.
Alden, Thomas- private October 11, 1863. Deserted December 6, 1863.
Allen, John- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 13, 1863.
Allen, Joseph P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops
November 7, 1861. Detailed with Artillery January 1, 1862. Mustered out May 1862. Enlisted
as a private in Co. E 52nd Regiment Ga. Inf. July 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. June
1863.
Beaver, J. J.- private July 4, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, reports
him detailed nurse in hospital December 15, 1862.
Brewster, G. W.- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 1863, last on file, shows
him absent without leave since October 7, 1863. Pension records show he was at home
on furlough close of war.(Born in North Carolina in 1838)
Brookshire, G. W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863.
Paroled there July 4, 1863. Deserted December 19,1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 27, 1864.(Born in North Carolina in 1838. Died in Towns
County, Ga. in 1911)
Brown, A. J.- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 1863, last on file, shows him
absent without leave since October 7, 1863.
Brown, D. L.- private March 4, 1862. Died while home on furlough in 1862.
Brown, Hugh A.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. April 13,
1863.
Brown, H. N.- private September 9, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file,
shows him absent without leave November 12, 1862.
Brown, Jason W.- private March 4,1862. Died December 30, 1862.
Brown, Javan- private March 4, 1862.
Brown, John M.- private September 8, 1862. Pension records show he contracted
rheumatism in Kentucky in 1862. Sent to Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital and from there to
Tunnel Hill, Ga., where he developed typhoid fever, and remained until January 3, 1863.
Sent to Catoosa Springs, Ga. hospital in 1863, with relapse of fever. Furloughed home
March 14, 1863. Enlisted in the 6th Regiment North Carolina Inf. November 1863. Captured,
date and place not given. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. May 10, 1865.(Born July 31,
1838)
Brown, J. H.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal. Died at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 3, 1863.
Brown, J. V.- private March 4,1862. Pension records show he was captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4,1863. Paroled there July 12, 1863. At home, sick with fever, close of
war.(Born in Ga. in 1842)
Bryson, William Y.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. July 3, 1864.
Died at Camp Morton, Ind. July 31, 1864.
Burch, Albert- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 15, 1863.
Burch, Dewitt C.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862.
Burch, Mortimer- private July 4, 1862. Deserted December 19, 1863.
Burrell, George W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. July 3, 1864.
Enlisted in U. S. service at Camp Morton, Ind. March 22, 1865.
Cantrell, M. P. (or M. T.)- private Mch 4, 1862. Discharged at Big Shanty, Ga. in
1862.
Carroll, J. W.- private March 4, 1862.
Carroll, LaFayette S.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. December 12, 1862.
Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Cathey, Joseph H.- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file,
shows him absent without leave since October 7, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. March 26, 1864.
Chastain, Martin S.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863.
Paroled there July 1863. Died of measles at Acworth, Ga. August 4, 1863. Buried at
Marietta, Ga.(Born in Union County, Ga. in 1827)
Clarke, William H.- private March 4, 1862. Died near Knoxville, Tenn in 1863.
Cook, John- private July 4, 1862.
Cowart, Jason- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 1863, last on file, shows him
absent without leave since November 12, 1862.
Davenport, John A.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal November 1863. Roll
for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him present.
Denton, Francis M.- private July 9, 1862. Sent from Vicksburg, Miss. to Jackson, Miss.
with typhoid fever in 1863, and died in hospital there in 1863.
Denton, Marion- private March 4, 1862. Died near Knoxville, Tenn. in 1863.
Dodgens, Tillman M. (or Dodgins)- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 26, 1863.
Edmondson, N. B. (or Edmonson)- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Died
October 1, 1863.
Edmondson, Richard (or Edmonson)- private September 9, 1862. Roll for December 31,
1863, last on file, shows him present.
Eller, H. W. (or H. P.)- private March 4, 1862. Wounded in right thigh at Lookout
Valley, Tenn. in 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of
war.(Born in Ga. July 16, 1844. Died in Towns County, Ga. in 1909)
Eller, Jacob- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864.
Eller, Jeffers (or Jeffrey)- private March 4, 1862.
Eller, John P.- private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded in right
foot near Atlanta, Ga. July 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war.(Born in Towns
County, Ga. June 11, 1844. Died in Towns County, Ga. October 19, 1925)
Eller, R. H.- private March 4, 1862.
Eller, Samuel J.- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 1863. last on file, shows
him absent without leave since November 12, 1862. Deserted at Knoxville, Tenn.
prior to February 1863. Pension records show he was transferred to Co. H 1st Regiment
South Carolina Heavy Artillery in 1863. "At home on special furlough December
25, 1864."(Born in Towns County, Ga. in 1843)
Elliott, S. P.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted November 16, 1862.
Emerson, Asbury- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 26, 1863.
Emerson, Jesse- private July 4, 1862. Deserted to enemy December 19, 1863.
Emerson, William- private July 4, 1862. Deserted December 7, 1862.
Gettys, M. M.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 29, 1863.
Griggs, Jesse R.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal. Died at Vicksburg,
Miss. June 1863.
Hall, M. Lewis- private March 4, 1862. Died at Strawberry Plains, Tenn.
Harris, Charles- private March 4, 1862.
Heden, Joseph (or Hedden)- private March 4, 1862.
Henson, James- private March 4, 1862.
Holden, Benjamin F.- private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. May
18, 1862.
Holden, Joseph- private Meh. 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1863.
Holden, Richard T.- private March 4, 1862.
Hooper, William 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 at
home, sick. Died in Towns County, Ga. May 2, 1933.
Kelly, B. P.- private March 4, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows
him absent without leave since October 7, 1863.
Kelly, John P.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 16, 1864. Received
at Military Prison, Alton, Ill., May 25, 1864, with remark:"September 1, 1864, not
accounted for." No later record.
Land, T. C.- private September 3, 1862. Deserted December 28, 1863.
Lane, Peter (or Lance)- private March 4, 1862.
Langham, John H. (or Langdon)- private March 4, 1862. Captured, date and place not
given. Died at Johnson's Island. O.
Ledford, Daniel J.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,
1863. Paroled July 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Under arrest
December 31, 1863. No later record.
Little, Isaac M.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal. Died at Vicksburg,
Miss. in 1863.
Logins, John (or Loggins)- private September 3, 1862. Died November 17,1862.
Martin, John- private April 30, 1862. Died in service.
Martin, Reuben B.- private March 4, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Chattanooga, Tenn. March 26, 1864.
McClure, Thomas W.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 13, 1863.
McClure, William J.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Musician. Died near Vicksburg,
Miss. in 1863.
Moore, James H.- private March 4, 1862.
Moore, William F.- private April 30, 1862. Deserted December 7, 1862.
Nelson, Z.- private July 4, 1862. Died in 1862.
Nichols, A. A.- private July 4, 1862. Pension records show he was at home on furlough
close of war.
Nichols, Robert C.- private July 4, 1862.
Norton, J. G.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted to enemy December 26, 1863.
Parks, John- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 26, 1863.
Philyaw, Moses H.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. F Roll for December
31, 1863, last on file, shows him absent without leave since September 20, 1863. Pension
records show he was commissioned Justice of Peace, and was discharged in 1863.(Born in
Burke County, N. C. in 1835)
Pritchard, R. T.- private March 4, 1862.
Rogers, William C.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.
Russell, A. D.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1862;1st Sergeant
November 1863. Deserted at Dalton, Ga. August 12, 1864. Captured in Towns County, Ga. in
1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released September 26,
1864.
Self, John B.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863.
Paroled July 7, 1863. Roll dated December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him absent without
leave since October 7, 1863.
Shiver, Joseph N. (or Spira)- private March 4, 1862.
Shook, Alexander S.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864.
Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war.(Born in Union
County, Ga. May 5, 1840. Died in Towns County, Ga. March 8, 1931)
Shook, N. M.- private July 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. June 1863.
Smith, Joseph C.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. June 1863.
Smith, S. D.- private March 4, 1862.
Smith, Thomas- private March 4, 1862. On detached service November 1863.
Smith, William C.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 26, 1863.
Stroud, William- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 18, 1863.
Sweatman, John- private March 4, 1862.
Taylor, Jeremiah M. (or Jerry M.)- private March 4, 1862. Died of mumps in Marietta,
Ga. hospital June 21, 1862. Buried in Oakland Cemetery at Atlanta, Ga.
Thomas, U. M. C.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 18, 1863.
Waldrop, John (or Waldroop)- private March 4, 1862.
Watkins, Joel W. (or Wadkins)- private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville,
Tenn. June 9, 1862.
Watkins, Samuel I.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 19, 1863. Pension records
show he was transferred to Co. A 6th Regiment Ga. Cavalry and surrendered at
Newton, N. C. April 1865. (Born in Greenville, S. C. July 6, 1834. Died in Union County,
Ga. in 1909)
White, B. R. (or B. K.)- private October 11, 1863. Deserted to enemy December 6, 1863.
Wikes, William L. (or Wike)- private March 4, 1862. Died at home in 1862.
Wood, E. J.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.
Wood, William E.- private March 4, 1862. Died February 29, 1863.