Georgia: Bibb County: Co. A, 1st Volunteer Infantry ==================================================================== 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 ==================================================================== CO. A, 1st CONFEDERATE REGIMENT VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEERS BIBB COUNTY, GA. Aderhold, Jacob W., Captain March 15, 1861. Elected Major November 18, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel November 20, 1862. Dropped, cashiered by sentence of General Court Martial at Chattanooga, Tenn., September 2, 1863. Jeffers, Edward G., 1st Lieutenant March 15, 1861. Appointed Adjutant May 15, 1861. On detached duty as Acting Adjutant March -April 1862. On special duty as Lieutenant at Mobile, Ala. September 2, 1863. No later record. Poe, Oliver P., 2d Lieutenant March 15, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 2, 1861; Captain November 18, 1862. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Field, John R., Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant at reorganization. Wounded in 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Parker, Gabriel B., 1st Sergeant March 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant November 25, 1862. Killed a,t Jonesboro, Ga. September 1, 1864. Martin, Charles B., Jr., 2d Sergeant March 15, 1861. Appointed Chief Clerk in Dept. of Gulf Hdqrs. at Mobile, Ala. March 1862; Post Clerk at Fort Gaines, Ala. March 18, 1863; Brigade Clerk in field March 1864; Sergeant, Major 1st Confederate Battn. Inf. April 9, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Field, Samuel J. (or Fields), 3d Sergeant March 15, 1861. Cap- tured at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, O. and sent to City Point, Va. March 4, 1865. Received at James River, Va. for exchange March 12, 1865. (Born in Macon, Ga. February 9, 1832.) Richardson, Thomas J., 4th Sergeant March 15, 1861. Killed at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Denton, James B., 1st Corporal March 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant February 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 1862. Wounded in left arm, resulting in amputation, and captured at Franklin, Tenn. November 30, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. and sent to City Point, Va. for exchange February 27, 1865. Barr, Hugh W., 2d Corporal March 15, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1861, shows him present. Discharged in 1862. Campbell, John P., 3d Corporal March 15, 1861. Wounded on re- treat from Dalton, Ga. to Atlanta, Ga. in 1864. Appears without remark as to presence of absence on roll for February 1865. No later record. Sessions, John B., 4th Corporal March 15, 1861. Discharged, dis- ability, July 15, 1861. Bennett, Thomas P., Musician December 27, 1861. Transferred to 2d Co. E, April 4, 1862. Deserted May 29, 1863. Alford, William, private May 1, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Allen, Benjamin, private March 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Deserted near Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. December 19, 1864. Anderson, Ira H., private March 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 26, 1864. Captured at Franklin, Tenn. December 18 or 30, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 14, 1865. Anglin, Elijah J. (or England), private March 15, 1861. Wounded in 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 1864. Register of Patients in Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. shows he was transferred August 31, 1864. No later record. Atkinson, John, private April 9, 1862. Sick in General Hospital at Macon, Ga. August 31, 1864. No later record. Bane, James B., private March 15, 1861. Died in Naval Hospital at Warrington, Fla. May 16, 1861. Barlow, Tillman, private January 14, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present. Bass, Abraham, private March 15, 1861. Enlisted in Co. B, same regiment, December 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, in 1862. Died of small-pox in Washington County, Ga. December 20, 1862. Bennett, Adolphus A., private March 15, 1861. Captured on retreat from Dalton to Atlanta, Ga. in 1864. Bennett, John W., private March 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for August 1864, with remark., "Absent without leave from August 8, 1864, Macon, Ga. Berryhill, John, See Hill, John B. Binn, Wilson, private March 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 21, 1862. Bowie, H. M. F., private August 1, 1861. Transferred to 2d Co. C, in 1862. Detached from 2d Co. C, and detailed Musician from 1862 to 1864. Transferred to Co. B, in 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Bullard, James W., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded in 1864. In General Hospital at Griffin, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. (Born in 1830.) Campbell, Hart W., private March 24, 1862. Discharged, disability, prior to February 28, 1864. Campbell, J. J., private September 10, 1861. Died in Mobile, Ala. hospital February 6, 1864. Casey, John, private March 15, 1861. Sick in General Hospital October 31, 1861. No later record. Clark, John A., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Clark, Joshua G., private March 15, 1861. Discharged by expira- tion of term of service March 27, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. I, 61st Regiment Ga. Inf. May 2, 1862. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Died from wounds in General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. May 21, 1864. Cole, George A., private March 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Mar 1862; 1st Lieutenant. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Conner, Zephaniah Turner, private March 15, 1861. "A Lieutenant and Adjutant; not attached to any command. Appointed as such by Governor J. E. Brown of Ga. and not recognized by Confederate States. Left battalion May 19, 1861. Dropped in 1861. " Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 2, 1861; Colonel December 13, 1861. Cashiered in 1862 or 1865. (Born in 1811. Died at Macon, Ga. in 1866.) Cook, Benjamin T., private May 1, 1862. Captured at Milledgeville, Ga. November 23, 1864. Released June 10, 1865. Curl, William, private March 15, 1861. Absent without leave, in Macon, Ga., August 31, 1864. Captured April 1865. Daley, Michael (or Daly), private March 15, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 7, 1864. Re- leased at Camp Chase, O. June 12, 1865. Davis, William S., private. Appears on rolls of Co. A, 35th Regiment Ga. Inf. with following remarks., "On June 15, 1864, Lt. Smith, Co. A, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf., claimed that W. S. Davis belonged to his company, and upon his certificate of the fact was permitted to take him. " No later record. Day, Lewis R., private January 16, 1862. Sick in General Hos- pital at Griffin, Ga. August 31, 1864. Day, Stephen J., See private, 1st Co. C. Defore, David W. (or DeFoor), private January 25, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Dennis, William E., private March 15, 1861. Died of chronic diarrhoea near Pensacola, Fla. July 21, 1861. Dozier, John T., private April 9, 1862. Roll for February 29, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Drew, James F., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Transferred to C. S. Navy in 1863. Captured at Fort Fisher, N. C. January 15, 1865. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N. Y. February 27, 1865. Dudley, Marcus L., private March 15, 1861. Discharged, dis- ability, August 23, 1861. Easley, William T., See private, 1st Co. C. Ellison, Moses J., private March 15, 1861. Deserted near Mur- freesboro, Tenn. December 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. December 19, 1864. England, Elijah J., See Anglin. Farrar, Thomas L., private March 15, 1861. On June 13, 1864, L. R. Evans, Captain and Ordnance Officer at Mobile, Ala., certified that the services of Thomas L. Farrar are indispensably neces- sary to this Dept. as harness maker. " Farrar, William H., private March 5, 1861. Wounded at Frank- lin, Tenn. November 30, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 30, 1865. Ferrell, Henry Y., private January 11, 1862. Appointed Musician February 1, 1862. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19, 1863; Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. Paroled at Macon, Ga. In 1865. Ford, Thomas, private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Fowler, Abner, private April 11, 1862. In convalescent camp at Macon, Ga. August 31, 1864. No later record. Fowler, Mathew, private April 11, 1862. Sick in camp August 31, 1864. No later record. Frederick, Simon D., private August 1, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present, detailed teamster for Ordnance Train. No later record. Gay, William, private August 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 29, 1864. George, William G., private February 28, 1862. Killed at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. Gibson, William Greene, private December 30, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Ginn, Wiley T., private September 21, 1863. Sick in Macon, Ga. hospital August 31, 1864. No later record. Griffin, R., private April 9, 1862. Died November 11, 1862. Groce, Solomon M., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Peach- tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. Sick in Macon, Ga. hospital August 31, 1864. No later record. Hall, Moses H., private January 9, 1862. Deserted January or February 1862. Harper, James M., private January 29, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Harper, John W., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 9, 1864. Wounded at Franklin, Tenn. November 30, 1864. No later record. Harper, William H., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Ensign July 22, 1864. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Sur- rendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Harris, James E., private March 15, 1861. On detached duty at Macon, Ga. February 20, 1864. No later record. Harris, Monroe, private March 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 2d Battn. Troops and Defenses, Macon, Ga. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865. Haynes, Joseph, private March 15, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service at Mobile, Ala. March 27, 1862. Hendricks, James M. (or Hendrix), private August 1, 1861. Dis- charged by expiration of term of service March 14, 1862. Reen- listed December 14, 1863. Absent without leave August 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. October 26, 1864. Hendricks, J. H., private August 1, 1861. Discharged by expira- tion of term of service March 27, 1862. Hill, John B., private March 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 4, 1861. Hill, Thomas L., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Hogan, Andrew J., private March 15, 1861. Discharged by expira- tion of term of service March 27, 1862. Holloman, Thomas J., private April 21, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Howard, John, private March 15, 1861. Killed on skirmish line at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864. Howell, J. L., private August 10, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 27, 1862. Howell, J. W., private August 10, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 14, 1862. Irby, F. M., private April 10, 1862. Discharged, disability, at Montgomery, Ala. April 4, 1863. Jackson, William A., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865. Jessup, Benjamin, private March 15, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service April 30, 1862. Jessup, James J., private March 15, 1861. Discharged August 23, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him pres- ent. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Johnson, Levy, private July 23, 1862. On detail duty in Fort Gaines, Ala. hospital August 31, 1864. No later record. Johnston, George H., private March 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, December 20, 1861. Appointed Jr. 2d Lieutenant, P. A. C. S., (to rank from July 7, 1862 ), and assigned to Co. C, 1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters October 4, 1862. Detailed Adjutant May 1863. Wounded in right arm at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. In Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. August 31- September 17, 1864. No later record. Joiner, James, private March 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, prior to April 30, 1862. Kannan, Lewis, private January 23, 1862. Deserted January or February 1862. Kearney, Arthur A., See 2d Co. E. Keel, J. C., private April 20, 1862. Wounded at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Kelsoe, Charles H., See 2d Co. H. Kelsoe, George C., See 2d Co. H. Knight, Frank K., private March 15, 1861. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation, and captured at Franklin, Tenn. December 17, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13, 1865. Lackey, James, private March 15, 1861. On detail duty, machinist in Ordnance Dept. at Mobile, Ala., June 13-August 31, 1864. No later record. Lanier, John Clark, private March 15, 1861. On detached duty at Mobile, Ala. February 29, 1864. No later record. Lankford, James, private March 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861. Lannin, William, private March 15, 1861. Appointed Musician September 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 2d Regiment Engineer Troops, C. S. A. Roll for October 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Lindsey, Commodore P., private April 11, 1862. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Malsby, Henry M., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Musician July 4, 1861. Transferred to 2d Co. E. Deserted April 8, 1863. Malsby, John L., private March 15, 1861. Appointed Ensign. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 14, 1862. Malsby, Thomas D., See 1st Corporal,1st Co. C. Martin, Elbert, private April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 2d Regiment Engineer Troops, C. S. A. On detail duty in Engineer Dept. October 31, 1864. Surrendered, Citronelle, Ala. May 1865. Paroled, Meridian, Miss. May 11, 1865. Martin, Henry B., private April 10, 1862. Wounded and captured at Franklin, Tenn. December 17, 1864. Released at Louisville, Ky. June 17, 1865. (Born in Ga. Died at Confederate Soldiers' Home in Atlanta, Ga. January 1929.) Martin, J. G., private March 31, 1862. Discharged on account of paralysis prior to August 31, 1862. Martin Robert, private March 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 13, 1861. Reenlisted March 31, 1862. Killed at Macon, Ga. August 20, 1864. McEvoy, Michael L., See 1st Co. C. McMillan, Robert B., private March 15, 1861. Transferred to 2d Co. E, July 1862. Absent without leave February 29, 1864. No later record. Merritt, Richard A., private April 9, 1862. Sick in Thomaston, Ga. hospital August 31, 1864. No later record. Mincher, John, private March 15, 1861. Appointed Musician July 4, 1861. Deserted at Camp Walker near Pensacola, Fla., September 21, 1861. Monroe, Bryant W., private March 15, 1861. Captured at Fort Gaines, Ala. August 8, 1864., "Indorsement, dated April 16, 1865, on roll of prisoners of war confined at Ship Island, Miss., shows that this man refused to be exchanged and applied to take oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. He was transferred to Vicksburg, Miss. May 1, 1865. " Moody, John H., private March 15, 1861. Sick in camp October 31, 1861. No later record. Nix, John T., private March 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861. Norman, William H., See 1st Co. C. Owens, John W., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at At- lanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Captured at Salisbury, N. C. April 12, 1865. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13, 1865. Appears also on rolls of 1st Co. C, and 2d Co. E. Owens, Joseph W. See 1st Co. C. Padrick, George A., See 1st Co. C. Page, Andrew J., private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 221864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1854. No later record. Parker, Polk, private May 1, 1862. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865. Pittman, James M., private August 1, 1861. Roll for February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Plaster, Edward F., See 1st Co. D. Plaster, F. W., private August 1, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 27, 1862. Plaster, J. W., private August 1, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 27, 1862. Poe, Wallace C., Enlisted as a private in Co. C,8th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond Va. April 24, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st Confederate Regiment Inf. February 14, 1863. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain Ga. June 27, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Reynolds, James W. (or John W. ), private March 15, 1861. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Richards, John T., private March 15, 1861. Absent without leave, at Macon, Ga., September 1, 1864. Captured at Gordon, Ga. November 21, 1864. No later record. Roberts, Edward G., private May 2, 1862. Transferred to 2d Co. C, December 10, 1862. Captured at Franklin, Tenn. December 17, 1864. Released June 6, 1865. Rossee, Thomas J., private March 15, 1861. Wounded on retreat from Dalton to Atlanta, Ga. in 1864. Captured at Marietta, Ga. June 19, 1864. Paroled at Camp Morton, Ind. and transferred for exchange March 15, 1865. Rozier, Reuben (or Rozar), private April 9, 1862. Sick in General Hospital at Macon, Ga. August 31, 1864. No later record. Saul, John-See 1st Co. D. Savage, Henry-See 1st Co. C. Scott, William, private March 15, 1861. On detached duty with General Ruggles April 30, 1862. No later record. Sikes, Wiley (or Sykes), private March 15, 1861. Sick in General Hospital at Montgomery, Ala. August 31, 1864. No later record. Smith, George S., See 2d Co. D. Smith, James H., private March 15, 1861. Appointed 3d Cor- poral. Sick in General Hospital at Mobile, Ala. February 29, 1864. No later record. Smith, John W., private March 15, 1861. Captured near Marietta, Ga. June 19, 1864. Paroled at Camp Morton, Ind. and forwarded to James River, Va. for exchange March 23, 1865. Smithy, John J., private March 15, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 14, 1862. Speer, L. W., private August 1, 1861. Discharged by expiration of term of service March 14, 1862. Stallworth, John F. (or John T. ), private March 15, 1861. Furloughed for 60 days from July 16, 1864. No later record. Statham, Edward, private April 22, 1864. Appears on rolls of Co. A, 35th Regiment Ga. Inf. with remark., "On June 15, 1864, Lt. Smith, Co. A,1st Confederate Regiment Inf. claimed that Ed. Statham had joined his company first and took him off by order of Colonel. " No later record. Stinton, Andrew, private March 29, 1862. Captured at Salisbury, N. C. April 12, 1865. Released at Camp Chase, 0. June 13, 1865. Sullivan, Allen, private January 28, 1862. Furloughed for 60 days from August 9, 1864. No later record. Teel, Edward, private March 24, 1862. Transferred to 2d Co. E. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on 48 hours furlough, Macon, Ga. No later record. Teel, Henry, private March 15, 1861 Transferred to Co. C, 2d Regiment Engineer Troops, C. S. A., August 5, 1863. Roll for October 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Wagnon, Wiley H., See 1st Co. C. Waley, W. J., private August 10, 1861. Died in General Hospital near Pensacola, Fla. September 21, 1861. Walker, George W. (or George C. ), private January 14, 1862. Sick in General Hospital at Macon, Ga. August 31, 1864. No later record. Webb, James M., private Mar 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 19th South Carolina Regiment April 26, 1864. No later record. (Born in 1842.) Webb, L. F., private April 14, 1862. Transferred to 2d Co. E, and appointed Musician. Retransferred to Co. A. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released, to remain north of Ohio River, July 18, 1864. Welch, Thomas-See 1st Co. F. West, David, private May 1, 1862. Captured near Kinston, N. C. March 10, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865. West, W. D-See 1st Co. C. White, Monroe E., private April 9, 1862. Wounded at Peach- tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864. On detail duty as ambulance driver August 31, 1864. No later record. Williams, Simon P., private March 15, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. In General Hospital at Macon, Ga., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Wood, John-See 1st Co. C. Wood, Thomas A., private March 15, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Wooten, Thomas, private March 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, Warrington, Fla. June 13, 1861. Wright, James P., See 1st Co. D. Wright, Marcus, private March 15, 1861. Captured at Marietta, Ga. June 19, 1864. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves James River, Va. for exchange March 10-12, 1865. Wynn, Theophilus, private January 28, 1862. Transferred to 2d Co. E; to Co. C, 2d Regiment Engineer Troops, C S. A., August 1, 1863; to Co. A, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. November 7, 1863; to Co. B, February 11, 1864; to C. S. Navy Mar 23, 1864. Surrendered as a member of Co. I, 2d Regiment Naval Brigade at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865