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The following Infantry units are known to have contained men from Montgomery County. Company E, 61st Infantry Regiment was organized in Montgomery County, Georgia in 1861, and is generally made up men from the county. Because so many young men joined units in other counties and few of the state and county militia rosters survived, no list for Montgomery County will be complete. If you have any names and/or units to add to this list, please contact me about putting them on-line. Press Ctrl + f on your browser to search for the surname you are attempting to find. Company E, 61st is on a separate page!

Note: All unit histories from "A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918" by Robert Scott Davis, Jr..

Company K, 1st Volunteer Infantry
Company F, 2nd Georgia
Company A, 4th Georgia Battalion
Company E, 5th State Troops
Company C, 7th State Militia
Hopkins Company, 7th Georgia Infantry
Company H, 20th Georgia Infantry
Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry

Company C, 38th Georgia Infantry
Company G., 47th Georgia Infantry
Company H, 47th Georgia Infantry
Company F, 48th Georgia Infantry
Company H, 48th Georgia Infantry
Company G, 49th Georgia Infantry

Company B, 57th Georgia Infantry
Company H, 57th Georgia Infantry
Company B, 61st Georgia Infantry
Company E, 61st Georgia Infantry
Company H, 61st. Georgia Infantry
Company H, 63rd Georgia Infantry

Company B, 61st Georgia Infantry

Company B, the "Tattnall Rangers," was formed in August 1861.

(1.) William M. Grant, private, enlisted August 31, 1861; died of typhoid fever, Jekyll Island, February 3, 1862.

(2.) John T. Sharpe Sr., sergeant, enlisted August 31, 1861; transferred to Company K; surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865, at age 37. He was born in Tatnall County, April 8, 1827. He was one of only five men of this company still with the regiment when they left the trenches of Petersburg, VA on April 2, 1865.

(3.) Nathan Sharpe, enlisted August 31, 1861, private; died of phrenitis at the Lynchburg, VA hospital, August 10, 1862. He was 30 and left a widow Martha.

(4.) Jackson S. Yeomans, private, enlisted August 31, 1861; wounded in the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; captured Petersburg, March 25, 1865; released June 30, 1865. He was born in Emanuel County, June 13, 1840.

Company H, 61st Georgia Infantry

Company H, "Tattnall Volunteers," was originally Company h of the 7th Georgia Infantry Battalion.

(1A.) Hugh Connor, enlisted June 1862, private; killed Wilderness, May 6, 1864

(1B.) Cornelious H. Carpenter, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, Company H; captured at Stansburg, September 23, 1864 and released May 12, 1865. He was born March 11, 1827

(3) John McBryde, enlisted September 1861, private, Killed Second Manassas, August 28, 1862. (John D. McBride of Company H. Mother was Mary McBride)

(3A.) Peter Fiveash, enlisted May 9, 1862, Private, Company H; placed on special service in Macon, GA.

(5A.) Ephraim O'Neal, enlisted May 9, 1862, private; Killed in Battle of Manassas, August 28, 1862; widow was Louisa O'Neill.

(7.) Wiley W. Sharpe, enlisted September 1861, private; captured Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, 1864; released March 10, 1865. He was born December 11, 1834.

8. Hamilton (Hampton ?) Sharpe, enlisted September 1861, private; Killed Second Manassas, August 28, 1862.

Company K, 61st Georgia Regiment

Company K, "Sharpshooters," 61st Georgia Infantry Regiment, Gordon's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, was formed in June 1862 at Charleston, SC from the other companies of the 7th Georgia Infantry Battalion (later redesignated as the 61st Georgia Infantry Regiment).

(1A.) Henry A Calhound, enlisted September 13, 1861, 4th Corporal and 3rd Sergeant; transferred from Company E to Company K, June 1, 1862; captured in the Wilderness, May 2, 1864.

2. B.F. Connor, enlisted June 1862, private; died Staunton, VA, December 1863. (Could be the Benjamin B. Conner of Company E who transferred to Company F and died in the hospital at Farmville, VA, on November 20, 1862 or James F. Conner who also transferred from Company E to Company K and who died on medical furlough, September 22, 1862. The father of James was William D.W.C. Conner.)\4. Martin T. Moses, enlisted September 1861, private; wounded Fredricksburg, December 19, 1862; captured Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, 1864; exchanged March 1865. (Company K; see Montgomery Monitor, December 4, 1913)

6. John J. Ryals, enlisted September 1861, private; died in General Hospital, Jackson VA, December 5, 1862.

(9.) Lewis Wolfe, private, enlisted August 31, 1861, Company H; Transferred to Company K; wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Killed at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864.

(10.) H. A. Calhound, sergeant, company K. (see Montgomery Monitor, November 17, 1904, p. 1 c.1 in A History of Original Montgomery County to 1918)

Company G, 49th Georgia Infantry

Company G, the "Laurens Volunteers," was formed in March 1862. The 49th Georgia Infantry Regiment served in the Army of Northern Virginia and fought at Malvern Hill, Seven Pines, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Petersburg before surrendering at Appomattox.

(1.) Hiram Grimes, enlisted August 26, 1862, private; died at hospital in Staunton, VA, November 9, 1862, of febis typhoid and was buried at Thornrose Cemetery.

(2.) James B. Hall, enlisted August 25, 1862, private; captured in the Wilderness, May 6, 1864; died Elmira Prison, NY, February 16, 1864 and buried in grave 2201, Woodlawn National Cemetery.

(3.) Rueben Harrelson, enlisted August 26, 1862, private; died of pneumonia, December 13, 1862 at the Chimborazo Hospital No.1, Richmond, VA.

(4.) William Harralson, enlisted August 26, 1862, private; died of diarrhea, General Hospital No.2, Lynchburg, VA, January 8, 1863 leaving widow, Elizabeth of Little York, Montgomery County, GA.

(5.) Lewis McDaniel, enlisted May 16, 1862, private; retired from service, December 14, 1864. He was a substitute for William H. Burch.

(6.) Andrew J. Pope, enlisted August 26, 1862, private

(7.) Thomas J. White, enlisted August 26, 1862, private; discharged because of health, February 1, 1863, at age 35. He was born May 12, 1828, and died in Wheeler County, November 29, 1918.

Company F, 48th Georgia Infantry

Company F, the "Johnson County Battleground Guards," was formed in March 1862. Their regiment served in the Army of Northern Virginia. Se the 49th Georgia for their battles. Casualties in the 48th were extremely high. Fifty-five percent of their effective number were lost at Gettysburg alone. (From: A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918 by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. Use with permission.) (See Scott B. Thompson's History of the Battleground Guards on the Johnson County GenWeb Page)

(1.) Alfred J. Burch, enlisted March 4, 1862, private. He was born in 1839

(2.) George W. Curry, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; captured at New Market, VA, August 16, 1864; died of chronic diarrhea in Elmira Prison, NY, November 7, 1864, and is buried in grave 778, Woodlawn National Cemetery. He was born in 1830.

(3.) George W. Davis, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; died of pneumonia, Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, January 1, 1863. He was born in 1838.

(4.) Samuel J. Davis, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; may be the J.J. Davis paroled by the 10th Michigan Cavalry at Newton, NC about April 19, 1865. He was born in 1845.

(5.) Thomas Ganus, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; reported absent without leave by January 1, 1864. He was born in 1841.

(6.) James Gibbs, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; died of typhoid fever, Richmond, VA, July 19, 1862. He was born in 1844.

(7.) John Miller, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; died in Richmond, VA, June 30, 1862; he was born in 1839 and his father was Joseph Miller.

(8.) John W. Miller, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; paroled by the 10th Michigan Cavalry at Newton, NC about April 19, 1865. He was born in 1832.

(9.) Thomas l. Miller, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; detailed for hospital nurse, April 22, 1864; captured near Petersburg, VA, June 22, 1864; exchanged March 15, 1865. He was born in 1838.

(10.) Arthur W. Ricks, enlisted May 1, 1862, private; wounded Chancellorsville, May 2-3, 1863; wounded in leg, September 1862; absent without leave since September 1, 1864. He clamed to be at home on medical furlough at the close of the war.

(11.) Limond D. Ricks, enlisted March 4, 1862, wounded August 29, 1864; deserted since July 1, 1863.

(12.) William G. Ricks, enlisted March 4, 1862, sergeant; deserted February 1, 1864. He was born in 1841.

(13.) Irwin Spivy, enlisted March 4, 1864, private; detailed as a teamster and as a shoemaker. He was born in 1820.

Company H, 48th Georgia Infantry

Company h, the "McLeond Volunteers," was formed in Emanuel County in March 1862. See the 49th Georgia for their battles.

(1.) Andrew Jackson Mosley, enlisted March 4, 1862, private. He was born in 1843.

(2.) Clement T. Mosley, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; captured at Manassas Gap, July 23, 1863; exchanged March 3, 1864. He was born in 1840.

(3.) William J. Mosley, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; absent without leave since March 12, 1863. He was born in 1835.

(4.) David H. Smith, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; detailed as a guard at Jackson Hospital, February 14, 1864; captured at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865. He was born in 1843.

Company C, 38th Georgia Infantry

This Company was at various times Old Company A, New Company C, Company M, originally the "McLeod Artillery," and later as the "Ben Hill Guards." Men for this unit came from Montgomery, Emanuel, Bulloch, and properly other counties. This regiment was originally formed as Wright's Georgia Legion in September 1861. Within a few months, they were redesignated as the 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment and served in Lawton's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. They fought at the battles of Gaines Mill, VA, June 27, 1862; Fredericksburg, VA, December 13, 1862; Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; and many other battles before surrendering at Appomattox. Their history is basically the same as the 61st Georgia (see Above). A short history of their campaigns from 1864 to Appomattox is on pp. 131-34 of volume four of Lillian Henderson, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 -1865 (1960). (From: A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918 by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. Use with permission.)

(1.) William J. Grant, enlisted October 1, 1861, private; Killed at Manassas, August 28, 1862, at age 22.

(2.) John H. Hamilton, enlisted July 21, 1862, private.

Company H, 20th Georgia Infantry

Company H, "Telfair Volunteers," 20th Georgia Infantry, Benning's Brigade, "Ol Tige" Anderson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, was formed in May 1861 in Telfair County from men recruited from Telfair, Montgomery, Wilcox, Coffee, Appling, Pulaski and other counties. They fought at Seven Pines, May 31, 1862; Seven Days Battles from Cold Harbor to Malvern hill; Second Manassas; Sharpsburg; Frederickburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Chickamagua; Fort Saunders, Knoxville, TN; Fort Gilmer, VA; Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864; Spotsyvania Courthouse, May 1864; Cold harbor, June 3, 1864; Petersburg to Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865. They were among the defenders of the infamous "Stone Bridge" or "Burnside Bridge" at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), MD. (From: A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918 by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. Use with permission.)

1. Charlie Adams, enlisted May 1861, private; died Fairfax Courthouse, September 7, 1861.

(1A.) J. C. Adams, wounded near Richmond, March 22, 1865. (He may not have been from Montgomery County.)

2. Perry J. Adams, enlisted May 1861, private; wounded and permanently disabled in 1864.

3. John M. Bryan, enlisted May 1861, private; captured at Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862; surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865.

4. Daniel J. Conner, enlisted May 1861, private; wounded near Richmond, VA, May 6, 1864; surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865.

5. Cason H. Culberth, enlisted May 1861, private; elected 2nd lieutenant, October 15, 1861; Killed Second Manassas, August 30, 1862.

6. Levi Hall, enlisted May 1861, private; wounded Chickamauga, September 19, 1863. (William L. Hall ?, private, promoted to 2nd sergeant, December 17, 1864; wounded near Richmond, March 11, 1865; surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865.)

7. Daniel J. Johnson, enlisted May 1861. private; Killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.

(7A.) John J. Johnson, enlisted May 1861, private; surrendered at Appomattox, April 9, 1865.

8. John B. McArthur, enlisted May 1861, private; elected lieutenant, October 15, 1861; captured Williamsport, August 15, 1862; Killed Chickamauga, September 19, 1863.

(8A.) James T. Mozo, enlisted July 10, 1861, private; deserted April 2, 1864 and was sent north of the Ohio River by the Union Army.

9. Julian H. Nail, enlisted May 1861, private; discharged for disability, August 20, 1861, at age 30.

(10.) George W. Nash, enlisted July 6, 1861, private; discharged because of disability, December 20, 1861, at age 25.

Company B, 57^th Georgia Infantry

This regiment was originally the 2nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, State Troops, and was mustered into service in May 1862. They were redesinatated as the 54th Georgia Confederate Infantry Regiment. In early 1863, they were redesignated as the 57th Georgia Confederate Infantry Regiment. They served in the Army of Tennessee in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. They fought at the Battle of Champion Hill and were surrendered when Vicksburg fell in 1863. After being exchanged they served briefly as guards at Andersonville Prison and were active in the Atlanta campaign. Only a handful of this regiment remained to surrender on April 26, 1865. Company B formally enlisted from Laurens County, apparently as Company I of the 2nd Regiment, 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops. At the end of the war, they were merged with Company A to form the Company F of the Consolidated Georgia Infantry Regiment for their surrender at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865. A series of letters written by Wright Vinson (Company F), 1862 - 1863 is in collection AC63-107 at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. A good memoir of Company B, 57th Georgia, by John L. Keel, is on Microfilm reel 283/30 at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. (From: A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918 by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. Use with permission.)

(1.) Alexander R. Beasley, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 29; captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863; surrounded at Greensboro. He was born in Laurens County, November 1832, and died in Montgomery County, January 1907.

(2.) James M. Beasley, enlisted August 20, 1862, private; died March 10, 1864 in Savannah Hospital of "chron. affection lungs." His mother was Jane Beasley

(3.) James Westley Beasley, enlisted May 9, 1862, corporal and later 1st sergeant, age 27; captured Vicksburg, July 4, 1863; died at Savannah, March 10, 1864 (while a prisoner of war?).

(4.) John R. Beasley, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 18; died Savannah Hospital, November 10, 1862 of "lenoirs erysipelas." He was born in Laurens County.

(5.) Joseph M. Beasley, enlisted May 9, 1862, corporal, age 23; surrendered at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863; died of disease in Enterprise, MS, July 31, 1863.

(6.) John B. Daniel, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 32.

(7.) John Hester, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 23; surrendered at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863.

(8.) Riley Hester, enlisted August 7, 1863, private. He was born in Laurens County in 1826.

(9.) John Joyce, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 32; died in Jackson MS, in 1863.

(10.) William W. Joyce, enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 39; promoted to 3rd corporal in February 1864; captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863; surrendered at Greensboro. He was born in Dublin, GA, May 3, 1832.

(11.) Moses Lucien Pope Sr., enlisted May 9, 1862, private, age 22; captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. He was born in Laurens County in 1838.

Company H, 57th Georgia Infantry

Company H, the "Baldwin County Independent Volunteers," was formed in May 1862. See Company B above for their history.

(1) Joseph Adams, enlisted May 10, 1862, private; Civil War pensioner, born in Montgomery County in 1826; enlisted July 14, 1864; served in the battles of Griswoldville and Nashville. Return

Company H, 47th Georgia Infantry

Formed in March 1862 as Company H, "Liberty Rangers," Glynn County, 11th Georgia Infantry Battalion, They served on the Georgia coast in 1862 before becoming Company H, "Fighting 47th" Georgia Infantry Regiment, Mercer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee on 12 May 1862. They fought at James Island, SC; Jackson, MS; Scessionville, MS; Chickamauga, GA; Missionary Ridge, TN; Dalton; Resaca; Oostanaula; New Hope Church; Kennesaw Mountain; Atlanta; John's Island; Honey Hill; Tulafinny; Pocataligo; Averysboro; and Bentonville. Before surrendering with Gen. Joseph Johnson near Goldsboro, NC in April 1865, they were merged with the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Bonaud's Battalion, and the 28th Georgia Infantry Battalion to form the "1st Georgia". Several articles on their campaigns on the South Carolina coast were published in the Southern Historical Society Papers. (From: A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918 by Robert Scott Davis, Jr. Use with permission.)

1 . Caraway Brown, enlisted March 1 862, private; died in Academy Hospital, Marietta, GA, October 17, 1863.

(1A.) Mathias C. Adams, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; obtained Alexander Graham as a substitute. Adams was born in 1828.

2.J.F. Barbee, enlisted March 1862, private; killed Tanner's Ferry, 1864.

3. J. R. Brown, enlisted March 1862, private. Uames R. Brown who was in Catoosa Hospital, Griffin, GA, December 21, 1863) He was born December 25, 1842.

(3A.) Jesse BrownI (Company K), died of disease at home, July 4,1862.

4. Samuel W. Brown, enlisted March 1862, private; in Catoosa Hospital, Griffin, GA, December 21, 1865. He was born in 1839.

5. Lovett Brown, enlisted March 1862, private; killed Chickamauga.

6. Hamilton Clark, enlisted March 1862, private, later corporal and sergeant.

7� Marion Clark, enlisted March 1862, private. (The company rosters show a John M. Clark Sr., a John M. Clark Jr., and a C.M. Clark.)

8.. Jackson (J. A.?) Carmichael, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born in Telfair County in 1844.

9. Daniel F. Clements, enlisted March 18622, private. He was born . October 27, 1841.

10 Wesley T. Clements , enlisted March 1862, private. (Served in Company G; deserted February 9, 1865; sent to New York City.)

11. Henry Cooper, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born March 16, 1833.

12. Green Couley, enlisted March :862, private. (M,G. Conlry?)

13. Mathew Clark, enlisted March 1862, private.

(13A.) C.M. C!ark, enlisted May 1, 18622, private; discharged because of disability, June 8, 1862.

14.John A.Darley, enlisted March 1862, private; mortally wounded at Chickamauga; died in hospital in Atlanta, October8, 1863. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery.

15. James Darley, enlisted March 1862, private; died in hospital, Jackson, MS, January 8, 1863.

16. Thomas C. Darley, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born in 1827.

(16A.) C.C. Fails, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; surrendered at 'Tallahassee, FL, May 15, 1865.

17. Benjamin Guess, enlisted March 1862, private; killed Chickamauga. (C.C. Guest? See 18A. below.)

(17A.) William T. Gibson, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; captured at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; released December 9, 1863.

18. Alex Graham, enlisted March 1862, private, as a substitute for M.C. Adams.

(18A.) C.C. Guest, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; killed Chickamauga, September 19, 1863. His father was B.Y. Guest.

19. Jackson W. Grimes, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born May 14, 1834.

(19A.) William Gillis, enlisted March 4, !862, private; died of disease, July 27, 182. Father was Malcolm W. Gillis.

20. Neill Gillis, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born February 15, 1840.

21. William W. Hamilton, enlisted March 1862, private, later sergeant; died in hospital of diarrhea, December 14, 1863.

22. James Hamans, enlisted March 1862, private; killed at Camp Williams, Savannah by accidental shot, September 16, 1862. Lucinda Haymons was his mother.

23. Homer Hamans, enlisted March 1862, private; died in hospital, Savannah, May 31, 1862. His mother was Lucinda Haymans.

24. Bradley Harrelson, enlisted March 1862, private; wounded Tanners Ferry.

25. John A. Hampton, enlisted March 1862, private.

26. David Knowles, enlisted March 1862, private. (Daniel Nighton below?)

27. George W. McIntyre, enlisted March 1 862, private; surrendered at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865; died December 30, 1930.

28. J.S. Mosley, enlisted March 1662, private.

29. Martin Mosley, enlisted March 1862, private; captured Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; exchanged December8, 1863; captured Richmond, VA, April 13, 1865.

30. John H. Mosley, enlisted March 1862, private; killed James Island, SC, June 10, 1862. Eda Mosley was his widow.

31. Dennis Mosley, enlisted March 1862, private.

(31A.) Jesse Morris, enlisted January 8, 1863, private.

32.J.R. Mosley, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born in 1840.

(32A.) Daniel Nighton, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; died at home July 17, 1862. Father was James J. Knighton.

33. Jackson J. 0'Neal, enlisted March 1862, private. He was born in North Carolina in 1839.

34. Archibald Peterson, enlisted March 1862, private; appointed fifth sergeant, June 1862.

35. George W. Peterson, enlisted March 1862, private; wounded Chickamauga. He was born March 22, 1840.

36. Alexander Pope, enlisted March 1862, private; killed Chickamauga, September 19, 1863.

37. John A. Thompson, enlisted March 1862, private; wounded Missionary Ridge; surrendered Augusta, GA, May 26, 1865.

38. Thomas Thompson, enlisted March 1862, private; wounded Missionary Ridge. He was in a hospital in Montgomery, AL, at the end of the war.

39. Berry (Barney?) Thompson, enlisted March 1862, private.

40. Elisha Thornton, enlisted March 1 862, private. He was born in Wayne County January 5, 1841.

(40A.) Daniel Watson, enlisted May 1, 1862, private.

(40B.) William Watson, enlisted March 4, 1862, private; died at Camp Davis, April 21, 1862.

41. Ephraim Willis, enlisted March 1862, private. (J.E. Willis?)

(41A.) Jacob E. Willis, enlisted May 1, 1862, private. He was born 'n Emanuel County in 1834.

42. Sherrod Willis, enlisted March 1862, private.

(42A.) J.J. Williams, private

43. Seaborn D. Willis, enlisted March 1862, private.

44.. Reuben Willis, enlisted March 1862, private.

45. George Wilkes, enlisted March 1862, private; died near Charleston 1864. (George B. Wilkes of Company B?)

Company A, 4th (Caswell's), Georgia Sharpshooters

Company A, 4th Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion, Bates' Brigade, Stewart's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee was formed August 24, 1861 . Originally this unit was Company G, one of six companies that made up Lieutenant Colonel M.A. Stovall's 3rd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. On May 4, 1863, the 3rd and 9th Battalions of Georgia Infantry were consolidated into the 3^rd Regiment under Stovall. This company, redesignated company A, and two other companies were broken off and formed into the 4th Sharpshooters Battalion under Major T. I. Caswell. Arriving in Lynchburg, VA in 1862, they were almost immediately sent to Goldsboro, NC for almost two months to quell local disturbances. Returning to Richmond, VA, they were hardly off their train when they were ordered to Tennessee to stop Union bridge burners. They were in the Atlanta Campaign from beginning to end and their battles included Cumberland Gap; Richmond, KY; Murfreesboro, TN; Hoover's Gap, TN; McLemore's Cove, GA; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; Tunnel Hill; Resaca; Dallas; Kennesaw Mountain; Pine Mountain; Peachtree Creek; Atlanta; Jonesboro; Franklin; Murfreesboro; and Nashville. They held a critical position at the Battle of Spring Hill, fought the day before the Battle of Franklin, TN. For their history, see the biographical sketch of Captain T.R. Kendall, Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, Georgia Department of Archives and History. Georgia Civil War historian Joseph T. Derry wrote of the 4^th Sharpshooters "it did its duty well on every field."

1. Asa L. Adams, enlisted August24, 1861,2nd sergeant; wounded Murfreesboro, Jonesboro, and Nashville; captured Nashville, December 16, 1864; exchanged June 13, 1865.

2. Andrew J. Adams, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; mortally wounded Nashville, December 16, 1864; died after surgery December 25, 1864.

3. Alex A. Calhoun, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died Granville, TN.

4. James W. Cawley, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died after peace, 1895.

5.James N. Calhoun, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; wounded at Jonesboro; died at home.

6. William N.N. Cawley, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; wounded in action November 25, 1863; died Rome, GA.

7. Joseph W. Collins, enlisted August 24, 18611, private.

8. A.W. Collins, enlisted August 24, 1861, private, later sergeant; wounded Murfreesboro, TN 1861 and at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863.

9. William W. Cooper, enlisted August 24, 1861, private.

10. William Darley, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died Bearis Station, TN, August 24, 1862.

11. John W. Darley, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; left sick in Kentucky, October 1862, not heard from since.

12. John Darley Sr., enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died Granville, TN.

13. David Darley, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died Greenville, TN.

14. Andrew J. Hamilton, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; discharged, October 4, 1863, at age 19.

15. B. S. Hamilton, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died Greenville, TN.

16. Alex McAskill, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died at home.

17. Spencer G. Moore, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; wounded and left with the enemy, June 24, 1863.

18. John McQueen, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; died at home.

19. RS. Rosier, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; wounded Wooner's Gap, TN.

20. Alexander W. 9curry, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; wounded at Hoover's Gap, TN, June 24, 1863; killed at Resaca, GA.

21. David Scurry, enlisted August 24, 1861; discharged 1864; died at home.

22. John Story, enlisted August 24,1861, private; wounded at Chickamauga, September 1863; captured at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; wounded Hoover's Station, TN, June 24, 1863; released New Orleans, May 23, 18655; died at home.

23. Samuel Story, enlisted August 24, 1861, private; killed at home 1885 by Bill Hampton.

COMPANY F, 2nd Georgia (Story's) Infantry (State Line)

Company F, 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, Georgia State Line, was formed in February 1863 to guard the coast and the state's railroad bridges. Later they served with Cumming's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. They fought at New Hope Church, June 21, 1864; Atlanta, July 22, 1864; Jonesboro, August 1864; and Griswoldville.

1. Silas Browning, enlisted Feb 1863, private; wounded New Hope Church, June 21, 1864.

2. James Clements, enlisted Feb. 1863, private; discharged for disability.

3. Jacob A. Clements, enlisted Feb. 1863, private; discharged for disability.

(3A.) J. (John) Knighton (Nighton?)

(3B.) Henry M. Mann

4. M. Sikes, enlisted Feb. 1863, private

5. S. Sikes, enlisted Feb. 1863, private.

6. C.H. Sikes, enlisted Feb. 1863, private.

(6A.) L. (Lucien?) Thigpin.

Company G, 47th Georgia Infantry

Company G, the "Tattnall Invincibles," was formed in March 1863. See Company H, for the history of the 47th.

(1.) William H.H. O'Neal, enlisted March 4, 1862, private.

Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry

Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, Colquitt's Brigade, was formed in May 1862 in Emanuel County. Originally this regiment was designated as the 57th Georgia. The 32nd fought at Battery Wagner, Charleston, SC; Olustee, FL, and James Island, SC, before surrendering near Goldsboro, NC, April 26, 1865. Articles on their campaigns on the South Carolina Coast were published in the Southern Historical Papers.

1. Nathan A. Adams, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; wounded Oulustee, FL, February 1864; at age 34 discharged August 22, 1864 as a paraplegic due to spinal disease. he was born in 1830.

(1.) Byrd Adams, enlisted May 1862, private; died in Georgia Hospital, Savannah, GA, August 6, 1862.

2. John W. Adams, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died Pocataligo, SC, after June 30, 1864.

3. George W. Adams, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died Savannah, GA. (died in Pocataligo, S.C. in 1864 ?)

4. William Riley Adams, enlisted May 7, 1862, private, deserted 1863 at age 35

5. P.C.T. Burton, enlisted May 7, 1862, private.

6. John Beasley, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; wounded Fort Sumter, SC, May 13 - September 16, 1864. (erroneously reported killed); surrendered at Augusta, GA, May 26, 1865.

(6a.) William A.Beasley, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; was sick in hospital at Augusta, GA at the end of the war.

7. John Beacham, enlisted May 7, 1862, private.

(7A.) John C. Blue, enlisted May 7, 1862, private.

8. John Corsey, enlisted May 7, 1862, second sergeant; originally a private in Company E, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops, October 12, 1861; died of typhoid fever, Savannah, GA, in 1863.

9. Malcom Corsey, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; surrendered at Augusta, GA, May 31, 1865.

10. Warren Corsey, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; surrendered at Augusta, GA, May 31, 1865. He was originally a private in Company E, 5th Regiment, Georgia Sate Troops before transferring on May 7, 1862.

11. Wiliam Connell, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died in Georgia Hospital, Savannah, August 30 (?), 1862.

12. Daniel Davis, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; wounded at Fort Sumter, SC, July 22, 1864; died of wounds in Louisiana General Hospital near James Island, SC, that same day. He had joined Company E, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops, October 12, 1861.

13. Stafford Davis, enlisted May &, 1862, private; surrendered at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865. He was born January 9, 1840.

(13A.) Henry W. Davis, enlisted May 7, 1862, private, transferred to 1st Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters; wounded at Fort Sumter, SC, July 22, 1864; died at General Hospital, July 28, 1864. (May not have been from Montgomery County.)

14. Thomas G. Gillis, enlisted May 7, 1862;in hospital when he surrendered at Augusta, GA, June 2, 1865.

(14A.) Andrew J. Gillis, enlisted May 7, 1862, private. (May not have been from Montgomery County)

(14B.) Norman Gillis, enlisted May 7, 1862, forth sergeant; died in hospital, Savannah, GA, February 1863. (May not have been from Montgomery County.)

15. Nicholas Hamilton, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died Savannah, GA.

(15A.) John B. Mosley, private; died of pneumonia, Savannah, May 9, 1864.

16. Joseph Phillips, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; at home with scarlet fever when the war ended; born Montgomery County in 1845; died in Soperton July 30, 1916, and buried in Zaidee Cemetery.

17. A.N. Phillips, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died Pocataligo, SC.

18. Daniel Phillips, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; died Pocataligo, SC.

(18A.) John G. Phillips, enlisted May 7, 1862, private; surrendered Bentonville, NC, April 28, 1865; originally enlisted October 12, 1861 in Company E, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops. (May not have been from Montgomery County)

(18B.) John Anthony Phillips, commissioned May 7, 1862, captain of Company G; originally elected captain of Company E, 5th Regiment Georgia State Troops, October 12, 1861; surrendered at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865. (May not have been from Montgomery County)

(18C.) E.D. Phillips, Enlisted October 18, 1862, private; captured Pocotalego, GA (SC), December 6, 1864 at age 32.

(18D.) Norwood Phillips, enlisted May 7, 1862, private.

(18E.) Hamilton Story, private.

Company K, 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia (Olmstead's)

The 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia was created by act of the Georgia legislature in 1852. Although it was to have been officially designated as the 9th Georgia Infantry, the men of the unit continued to use its original designation. Company K, the "Washington Volunteers" of Chatham County, was formed in September 1862 and fought at Fort Pulaski, GA, 10 April 1862. When the fort surrendered, they were held at Governor’s Island, New York Harbor, and Fort Delaware, Delaware before being exchanged. They also served at the Siege of Morris Island, June 1862. In May 1864, they joined the Army of Tennessee at Dalton, GA and served Mercer's Brigade in Georgia and the Carolinas at such battles as Jonesboro and Atlanta before surrendering with Gen. Joseph Johnson in April 1865. See Myron Wade House, "History of the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, 1864 -1865," (Master Thesis, Emory University, 1971).

1. Charles D. Browning, enlisted September 1862, private; appointed corporal, January 10, 1864.

2. James Clinton Browning, enlisted September 1862, private.

3. John B. Conner, enlisted September 1862, private; died in general hospital, January 15, 1864, from pneumonia.

4. W. Warren Conner, enlisted September 1862, private.

5. James Higgs, enlisted September 1862, private; captured at Fort Pulaski, April 11, 1862; appointed third sergeant, December 7, 1863; wounded in leg requiring amputation, Bentonville, NC, March 1865; surrendered at Greensboro, NC, April 26, 1865.

6. Alexander G. McArthur, enlisted August 1861, private; third sergeant, September 13, 1861; lieutenant, January 1862; captured Fort Pulaski, April 11, 1862; ordnance officer in Savannah, October 26, 1863 - February 29, 1864.

Company C, 7th Georgia Militia

Company C, 7th Regiment, Georgia Militia, was enrolled in April 1864 and served with Anderson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. They fought in the Siege of Atlanta, July 1864, and in the Battle of Griswoldville before disbanding on 27 February 1865 at Hamburg, SC, across the Savannah River from Augusta. See Earl J. Hess, "Civilians at War: The Georgia Militia in the Atlanta Campaign," Georgia Historical Quarterly, 66 (1982): 332-45.

1. John J. McArthur, enlisted April 1864, captain

2. Gipp Wilcox, enlisted April 1864, 1st lieutenant; wounded at Griswoldville, GA.

3. Walter T. McArthur, enlisted April 1864, 2nd lieutenant; wounded at Griswoldville, GA.

4. J. W. Vaughn, enlisted April1864, 3rd lieutenant.

5. M.C. Adams, enlisted April 1864, 1st sergeant.

6. G. W. Adams, enlisted April 1864, private.

7. John Adams, enlisted April 1864, private.

8. M. B. Adams, enlisted April 1864, private; wounded Griswoldville, GA.

9. Thos. B. Adams, enlisted April 1864; killed Griswoldville, GA.

10. Groves Connor, enlisted April 1864, private; killed Griswoldville, GA.

11. Joe K. Conner, enlisted April 1864, private.

12. James J. Conner, enlisted April 1864, private.

13. Andrew J. Coursey, enlisted April 1864, private; wounded Atlanta.

14. Martin Cauey, enlisted April 1864, private.

15. B.B. Cherry, enlisted April 1864, private.

16. Bailey Chance, enlisted April 1864, private, wounded Atlanta, July 22, 1864.

17. Littleton Clark, enlisted April 1864, private.

(17A.) Orien Clark, enlisted April 1864, private.

18. Alexander Gillis, enlisted April 1864, private; wounded in railroad wreck.

19. Andrew J. Gillis, enlisted April 1864, private.

20. Elkana Haralson, enlisted April 1864, private.

21. _____ Faralson, enlisted April 1864, private; died Griffin, GA.

22. John W. McArthur, enlisted April 1864, private; killed Griswoldville, GA.

23. Addison McArthur, enlisted April 1864, private; killed Griswoldville, GA.

24. Allen McArthur, enlisted April 1864, private.

25. David Morrison, enlisted April 1864, private.

26. Daniel Q. Morrison, enlisted April 1864, private.

27. Duncan D. McRae, enlisted April 1864, private

28. William Ryals, enlisted April 1864, private, killed Griswoldville, GA.

29. Uriah Sears, enlisted April 1864, private.

30. C.R. Vaughn, enlisted April 1864.

Hopkins Company 7th Georgia Infantry

Hopkins Company, 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Anderson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, was formed in April 1862 (These men are probably in the 7th Regiment, Georgia militia. See above.)

1. Hiram Gibbs, enlisted April 1862.

2. William T. McRae, enlisted April 1862, private.

3. Malcomb McQuaig, enlisted April 1862, private.

4, Henry Nail, enlisted April 1862, private.

Company E, 5th State Troops

(1.) Mark Phillips

Company H, 63^rd Georgia Infantry

Company H, 63^rd Georgia Infantry "Phoenix" Regiment, Mercer’s Brigade, Army of Tennessee, was formed in November 1862 from men enlisted from Jefferson, Laurens, Montgomery, and possibly other counties. Originally the 63^rd Regiment was the 13^th Georgia Infantry Battalion but was redesignated as the 63^rd Georgia Infantry Regiment in May - June 1863. For most of the war the 63^rd Regiment was a combined infantry/artillery unit that served on the cost, chiefly at Thunderbolt and Rosedew Island. In May 1864, they joined the Army of Tennessee and fought in the same campaigns as the 1^st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia (Olmsteads’s) see above. The 63^rd Georgia served with distinction at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. It was merged with other Georgia units to form the 1^st Georgia regiment, just prior to their surrender.

(1A.) Elijah Brown, enlisted December 1, 1862, private.

1. Samuel H. Calhoun, enlisted November 1862, private; surrendered Augusta, GA, June 2, 1865.

2. James R. Calhoun, enlisted November 1862, private. He was born 1829.

3. J.S. Calhoun, enlisted November 1862, private. (J.J. Calhoun ?)

4. John S. Carpenter, enlisted November 1862, private.

5. Henry Clark, enlisted November 1862, private; died at Savannah, March 23, 1863, leaving a widow, Kessiah.

(5A.) Alexander W. Campbell, enlisted December 24, 1862, 3^rd sergeant; died of pneumonia, Savannah, February 15, 1864.

(5B.) John H. Hamilton, enlisted December 13, 1862, private.

(5C.) Jackson Harrell, enlisted August 24, 1863, private. He was born in 1822.

6. James C. Johnson, enlisted November 1862, private; captured at Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA, June 18, 1864; tok oath and discharged Camp Morton, IN, June 27, 1864. He was born April 3, 1821.

7. George Johnson, enlisted November 1862, private.

8. William J. W. Kent, enlisted November 1862, private; surrendered Augusta, GA, June 2, 1865. He died at Glenwood, Wheeler County, October 12, 1892.

(8A.) William Spivey, enlisted December 22, 1862, private; died of chronic diarrhea, Gilmer Hospital, Forsyth, GA, September 29, 1864. (May not have been from Montgomery County.)

9. Thomas F. Williams, enlisted November 1862, private, 2^nd lieutenant; wounded, Atlanta, July 1864.

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