Georgia: Berrien County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 54th REGIMENT ==================================================================== USGENWEB 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 Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Carolyn L. Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 54th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Evans, J. D.- Captain May 6, 1862. Dropped for prolonged absence without leave October 29, 1863. Talley, H. M.- 1st Lieutenant May 6,1862. Appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon May 6, 1862. Elected Captain of this company October 29,1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Griffin, James H.- 2d Lieutenant May 6, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant October 29,1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. (Born April 29,1829. Died December 10,1896.) Swain, Joel W.- Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6; 1862. Dropped from rolls for desertion October 30, 1863. Albritton, Littleton L.- 1st Sergeant May 6,1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 30,1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Thomasville, Ga. May 1, 1865. Died at Nashville, Ga. August 8, 1896. Turner, R. G. 2d Sergeant May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Lamb, William J.- Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. C, 29th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Wounded in leg September 10,1864. Furloughed home for 60 days September 25,1864. Unable to return. (Born in North Carolina April 20,1837. Died in Lowndes County, Ga. in 1908.) Patten, Jehu-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough for 60 days November 1864. Furlough extended. Could not reach command due to intervention of enemy. Died in Berrien County, Ga. July 24, 1907. Avera, Stephen W.- 5th Sergeant May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present, sick. Pension records show he was on detail March -April 1865. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. (Born in Wilkinson County, Ga. January 5, 1836. May, Baten-1st Corporal May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 1865. Died in Berrien County, Ga. November 1906. Crawford, William-2d Corporal May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Griffin, Solomon-3d Corporal May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was discharged at Albany, Ga. June 9, 1865. (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. June 26,1837. Died at Nashville, Ga. November 11, 1907.) Williams, James E.- 4th Corporal May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was on detail March 1, 1865, to close of war. (Born in Ga. October 23, 1836.) Aiken, Joseph- private May 6, 1862. Died at Beaulieu near Savannah, Ga. September 15,1862. Albritton, Matthew Hodges- private October 22,1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was wounded in throat and abdomen, date and place not given. (Born in Houston County, Ga. in 1840. Died in Berrien County, Ga. in 1915.) Avera, Walter- private May 6, 1862. Died at Beaulieu near Savannah, Ga. September 15, 1862. Baker, T. A.- private May 6, 1862. Detailed with Co. C, 1st Regiment Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga. in 1864. Roll dated December 1,1864, only roll on file, shows him absent, Provost Guard at Albany, Ga. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 26,1865. Baker, Zachariah- private May 6,1862. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough February 1865, to close of war. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 26, 1865. (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. in 1834. Died in Berrien County, Ga. in 1911.) Baldree, William- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. (Born in Tattnall County, Ga. May 4, 1834. Died in Berrien County, Ga. in 1905.) Baskin, James M.- private May 6,1862. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Pension records show he was furloughed home from LaGrange, Ga. Hospital April 1865. (Born in Houston County, Ga. in 1829.) Beckton, David-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Best, Anderstokes J.- private May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. C,1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 1,1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. May 16,1865. Best, Zaddock W.- Enlisted as a private Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 1, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16,1864. Received at Camp Chase, O. January 4, 1865, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Gov't. and enlisted in U. S. Army April 22, 1865, and deserted therefrom August 17, 1865. Bradford, R.- private May 6,1862. Transferred to Co. G, 29th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 1,1863. (Does not appear in any company this regiment.) Brogden, James- private August 31, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 26, 1865. (Born in Wilkinson County, Ga. in 1828.) Brogden, William- private February 11,1863. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he "was discharged at close of war." (Born in Wilkinson County, Ga. in 1828.) Burns, Stewart- private May 6, 1862. Died March 27, 1864. Carlton, D. J.- private February 4,1863. Roll dated February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. Carroll, D. B.- private May 6,1862. Detailed teamster at Savannah, Ga. May 14,1863. No later record. Collier, H.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Cowart, Irwin (or Irvin)-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Killed June 1864. Crosby, John- private January 28,1863. Pension records show he was sent home on sick furlough January 1864. Unable to return. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 25,1865. (Born in Barnwell District, S. C. in 1862. Died in Berrien County, Ga. March 15, 1902.) Dobson, Howell B.- private May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. C,1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 1,1862. Roll dated August 18G4, last on file, shows him sick in General Hospital. Easters, William B.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. Died in Tift County, Ga. in 1919.) Faulkner, J. L.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Faulkner, William B.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Futch, E. A.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he "Served until war closed." (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. March 19, 1840.) Futch, Malcom C.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he "Served until war closed." (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. August 20, 1835.) Futch, Thomas Deaggar- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file; shows him present. Gaskins, William- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Green, James- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Green, Marshall- private May 6,1862. Pension records show he was on detail at Fort Valley, Va. in 1865. Could not reach command before surrender. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. (Born in Ga. Died in Berrien County, Ga. June 1910.) Green, W. H.- private May 6, 1862. Discharged at Beaulieu near Savannah, Ga. November 9,1862. Griffin, Lewis L.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Pension records show he was on special detail close of war. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1831. Died in Berrien County, Ga. February 1905.) Griffin, L. M.- private May 6, 1862. Received extra pay on May 6, 1864, for month of April as mechanic at Red Bluff, S. C. Griffin, William H.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded in 1864. In Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals, at Macon, Ga., July 1864. Granted 30 days wounded furlough July 1864. No later record. Guthrie, Samuel- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. Died in Berrien County, Ga. February 19,1910. Hancock, Cader- private May 6, 1862. Received pay at Savannah, Ga. May 1, 1864. Lost sight of right eye, result of fever. Furloughed home from Mississippi hospital January 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. June 1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. February 27, 1829.) Hancock, Daniel J.- private May 6, 1862. Died of typhoid pneumonia in Macon, Ga. September 30,1864. Buried there in Rose Hill Cemetery. Hancock, John M.- private 1862. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 29,1865. (Born in 1836. Died in Berrien County, Ga. in 1899.) Kinard, E. J.- private May 6,1862. No later record. Knight, George Washington- private July 3, 1862. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 18,1865. Knight, J. N.- private May 6,1862. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 19, 1865. Lamb, Edwin J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 29th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 7, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 1, 1863. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. No later record. Lamb, Thomas L.- Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 29th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 1, 1861. Received pay October 31, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him Absent, teamster." Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Lee, Guilford J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Lee, James J.- private May 6, 1862. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 26, 1865. Lee, Jesse- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 25, 1865. Lee, John-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Lewis, John G.- private January 28, 1863. Pension records show he was furloughed for 15 days February 1865. Could not reach command when furlough expired. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24,1865. (Born in Ga.) Lindsey, William C.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he contracted typhoid fever at Corinth, Miss. winter of 1864. Developed tuberculosis and died May 7,1865. Luke, James J.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on furlough February 1865, to close of war. (Born in Laurens County, Ga. in 1837. Died in Lowndes County, Ga. in 1899.) Luke, John G.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 29, 1865. Luke, J. P.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Luke, William H.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 29, 1865. (Born in Laurens County, Ga. May 4, 1834. Died in Berrien County, Ga. November 13,1910.) Mathis, Elbert- private May 2, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, lst Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 1862. Captured at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19, 1863. Exchanged April 1864. Captured near Marietta, Ga. June 15,1864. Paroled at Rock Island, Ill. and sent south for exchange February 25, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 15,1865. (Born in Ga.) Mathis, John J.- private May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, lst Battalion Ga. Sharpshooters August 1,1862. Roll dated August 31,1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. May, Jeremiah M. (Jerry)-Enlisted as a private in Co. A l8th Battn. Ga. Inf. September 17, 1861, for six months. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. March 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was on detail February 2, 1865. Could not reach command before surrender. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. (Born in Ga.) McConnell, John E.- private May 6,1862. Transferred to Co. C, 1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 1, 1862. Died of chronic diarrhea in Fair Grounds Hospital #1 at Atlanta, Ga. September 20,1863. McCranie, D. J.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. McDermid, John (or McDermott)- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Miller, Martin F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 3,1863. Detailed Acting Ordnance Sergeant May 14, 1863. Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. February 8,1864. Morris, Edmond Darling (or Edmund Darling)- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. Died in Berrien County, Ga. June 20, 1907. Morris, William E., Jr.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Contracted chronic diarrhea in 1864. Unfit for further duty. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 26, 1865. (Born in Pickens District, S. C. July 19, 1834.) Nelson, F.- private May 6, 1862. On detail duty, teamster, May 18, 1862 -October 31, 1863. No later record. Nix, V.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was wounded in left hip May 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. December 25,1835.) Outlaw, William H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was ruptured by lifting heavy iron on gun boat. At home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Dade County, Ala. in 1840.) Parr, William M.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Patten, James- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Peabody, Elbert Wells-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 3d Battn. Ga. Inf. March 25,1863. Transferred to Co. K, 37th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1863; to Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. Pope, George W.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Ray, John- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Ray, Rufus- private 1862. Discharged, disability, at Savannah, Ga. April 1863. (Born in South Carolina.) Register, Reuben- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. in 1830. Died of typhoid pneumonia at Charleston, S. C. hospital September 14, 1863. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.) Robinson, D. S.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 1865. Roe, Noah- private May 6,1862. Deserted in 1862. Rooks, Z.- private May 6,1862. Received pay and furloughed from Columbus, Miss. hospital December 31,1864. No later record. Sanders, Samuel G.- private February 14, 1864. Pension records. show he was at home on sick furlough February 2, 1865, to close of war. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 19,1865. (Born in Ga. in 1847.) 5irmons, Benjamin- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Wounded, right shoulder permanently disabled at Morris Island, S. C., in 1863. Unfit for further service. (Born in Ga. in 1828. Died in Berrien County, Ga. September 22, 1913.) Sirmons, J. C.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville,. Ga. May 25, 1865. Smith, James- private January 28,1863. Died in Columbia, S. C. hospital February 13, 1865. Smith, J. C.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Stephens, Joseph Hamilton- private May 6, 1862. Wounded in left hand, necessitating amputation, at Dug Gap, near Dalton, Ga. May 8, 1864. (Born in South Carolina in 1831. Died in Berrien County, Ga. April 12,1884.) Sutton, Ira J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24,1865. Sutton, S. J.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. Taylor, Lewis R.- private January 25, 1863. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was given sick furlough October 1864. Unable to return. Died in Nashville, Ga. February 26,1899. Tucker, Hiram- private May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 1st Ga. Regulars January 1864. Name not borne on any company or regiment designated 1st Ga. Infantry. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1838. Died in Berrien County, Ga. May 30, 1909.) Tucker, John- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Tucker, M. J.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him absent without leave since January 27, 1863. Walters, S.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Watson, Joseph-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 5th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 6, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on furlough for 30 days February 1865. Could not reach command when furlough expired. (Born in Ga. in 1848.) Weaver, John B.- private May 6, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Chase, O. May 12,1865. Grave #1958, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Weaver, J. J. W.- private February 1863. Webb, John- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Died in Berrien County, Ga. December 15, 1900. Webb, Jordan- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Williams, B. W.- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Williams, E. J.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him absent without leave since January 27, 1863. Pension records show he was "Pressed into service by Enrolling Officer while home on sick furlough and served until the surrender." (Born in Berrien County, Ga. October 21, 1842. Died in Cook County, Ga. May 4,1923.) Woodward, Robert D.- private May 6,1862. Roll dated February 28,1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was detailed teamster. "Drove wagon from Mississippi to Macon, Ga. where he was furloughed for 15 days. War was over before furlough expired." (Born in Ga. in 1849.) Young, Jeptha- private May 6, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1863, only roll on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was in Montgomery, Ala. hospital close of war. (Born in Ga.) Young, J. G.- private May 6, 1862. Pension records show he was on furlough February 1,1865, to close of war. (Born in Washington County, Ga. January 29,1831.)