Company "G", 5th Alabama Infantry, Sumter, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/sumter/military/civilwar/rosters/cog5thal.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Lisa Wilson ==================================================================== January 1999 Company "G", 5th AL - Sumter Co., AL "The Civil War" "From the time of the first settlement there was some sort of militia organization maintained to and through the Civil War. At the outbreak of this war there was an Infantry Company commanded by Capt. E. W. SMITH, which was taken over by Capt. John H. DENT and became know as Company G, 5th Alabama. It went to Virginia at the beginning and fought through the war, losing many men." "A partial List of Den's Company - Co. G, 5th Alabama Captain: John H. DENT, succeeded by N. R. E. FERGUSON, who was killed, and then J. HOLMES was Captain. Lieutenants: Steve POTTS, J. W. "Dick" BRYANT, James CREWS. Chaplain: Rev. J. H. HARMON. Will ALEXANDER J. T. KAWKINS J. C. ARRINGTON Bill JENKINS Quintus COCKRELL John KIRKLAND John CRAIG Bill KIRKLAND William CARTER Pembroke S. LOCKARD George DENT Ben B. LITTLE Charles DuBOSE Gus MALLARD W. R. DeLOACH Asbury McDANIEL Hugh DAVIS ........ MILLS Frank DILL John McDANIEL N. R. E. FURGUSON John NICHOLS ..... DOLMAN Jim NICHOLS Tom FITZPATRICK Jim PARRENT W. H. GREEN Dr. Robert PARK John HOARD John O'CONNOR A. H. HUTTON Dan RATIGAN John HOWIE C. A. REED Jim HOLMES Solon SHERARD J. J. HUTCHINSON Nolan STEWART Marion HODGES Jim TAYLOR Newt HODGES J. M. THOMAS ...... HUGHES Zac TUREMAN John JACKSON Lilbern USTICK Dr. John JENKINS W. H. WALKER Oliver JENKINS John WILLIAMS Albert JENKINS Joe ZERNEY Dick BILLUPS Warren HALE "Doc" BILLUPS Tom ALEXANDER Mason DUNN Thad MAY Felix TANKERSLEY Jas. TANKERSLEY N. W. FRANKLIN From the Sumter County Site Sandra Johnson Coordinator Permission to Post