Georgia: Bibb County: Co. C, 8th Regiment, Macon Guards

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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 8th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
BIBB COUNTY, GEORGIA
MACON GUARDS

Lamar, Lucius M.,Captain April 15, 1861. Elected Major September 
12, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel December 24, 1861; Colonel January 28, 
1862. Wounded and captured at Savage Station, Va. June 28, 
1862, and left there severely wounded June 1862. Resigned
December 1862. Appointed member of Military Court. As Colonel of
the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. he was granted extension of leave of absence 
to June 7, 1864.

Freeman, Matthew Ross-1st Lieutenant April 15, 1861. Resigned October 
1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. A, 5th Regiment Ga.
Reserve Inf. April 6, 1863; Captain October 1, 1863. Roll for August 
31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born
in Macon, Ga. October 10, 1837.)

Findlay, C. D.-2d Lieutenant April 15, 1861. Resigned June 
1861. Elected Captain of Ca. A, 5th Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. March 
9, 1863; Lieutenant Colonel June 8, 1864. Captured at Macon, 
Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Died September 29, 1910.

Wilcox, E. A., Jr. 2d Lieutenant April 15, 1861. Elected Captain
September 12, 1861. Appointed Assistant Quartermaster October 5, 1861;
Quartermaster. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Findley, ft. B: 1st Sergeant April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieu-
tenant June 1861. Resigned October 1861. Resignation accepted, 
effective November 20, 1861.

McGregor, Charles E.,2d Sergeant April 15, 1861. Appointed
1st Sergeant June 1861. Assigned to post duty at Macon, Ga.
in 1861. Appointed 2d Lieutenant and Drillmaster, C. S. A., 
November 25, 1862. Elected Captain of Co. C, 5th Regiment Ga. Reserve
Inf. December 7; 1863; Major June 8, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. 
April 26, 1865.

Taylor, E. P.,3d Sergeant April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 
12, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Hodgkins, T. G.,4th Sergeant April 15, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant June 1861; 1st Lieutenant December 22, 1861. Killed at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Ballard, C. M.,1st Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant 
October 22, 1861; Captain December 22, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, 
Pa. July 2, 1863. Born in 1837.

Fields, James H.-2d Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant 
December 1, 1861; Captain July 2, 1863. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. 
November 29, 1863, and captured there December 4, 1863.
Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange March 7, 1865.

Walker, Fred,3d Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 
2, 1863; 2d Lieutenant March 1, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 21, 
1865.

Brantley, Amos W.,4th Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant January 12, 1863; 1st Lieutenant July 2, 1863. Ap-
pointed Adjutant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

McKenna, Andrew,Musician April 15, 1861. Absent, sick, October 
31, 1864. Received citation from regimental commander for
bravery in action. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865.(Born
in Limerick, Ireland in 1840. Died December 8, 1885.)

Williams, Felix A. Musician April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental 
Musician in 1861. Captured, but escaped, at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 
1863. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 13, 1865.

Ainsworth, W. B. ,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. 
July 21, 1861. Died from wounds July 23, 1861.

Alexander, J. B. ,- private April 15, 1861. Captured at Savage
Station, Va. June 28, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va.
August 5, 1862. No later record.

Allen, Walter, C. ,- private April 15, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, 
Va.July 21, 1861.

Anderson, W. J. C: ,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Died in 
Camp Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 1863. 

Andrews, John C. ,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. 
Wounded at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Died
from wounds October 11, 1864. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at
Richmond, Va.

Andrews, Lewis H., private July 16, 1861. Appointed Sergeant
Major in 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Arnold, William R., private April 15, 1861. Absent, sick, July 
12, 1862 - October 31, 1864. No later record.

Askew, Lovick P. ,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant. 
Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 15, 1865. (Born in Georgia.)

Baird, C. H. ,- private April 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 8th
Battn. Ga. State Guards Cavalry (Stephens' Battn.), August 1, 1863.

Barnes, Samuel M. ,- private April 15, 1861. Paid on September 16, 
1863, for commutation of rations, covering period from November 
8, 1862 to January 1, 1863, while on detached service as sub-enrolling
officer of Bibb County, Ga.

Barron, Jonathan W. H: ,- private December 26, 1862. Captured at Mine
Run, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 7, 1865.

Bearden, William M: ,- private April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of 
Co. D, 39th Regiment North Carolina Inf. October 28, 1861.
Retired at reorganization of company January 1, 1864. Enlisted
as a private in Co. D, 1st Regiment Virginia Cavalry August 1, 1864.
Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Benge, C., private August 15, 1861. Wounded in Virginia October 1, 
1864. Died from wounds October 4, 1864.

Bird, M: ,- private August 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va.
April 9, 1865.

Blount, J. W.,- private May 21, 1861. On detached duty in
Quartermaster Dept. at Macon, Ga. January 16- October 31, 1864. No
later record.

Blue, F. A., private April 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Blue, William Fletcher,, private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Rich-
mond, Va. August 24, 1861. Appointed 8th Corporal of Captain 
Slaten's Company, Macon Light Artillery, May 3, 1862; Sergeant
Major. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Bond, George P.,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed 2d Ser-
geant;1st Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Bond, L. K: ,- private April 15, 1861. No later record. Born in
1839.

Bostick, D. R: ,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Boyd, B. F.,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal
October 22, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Received
at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. for exchange, February 15, 
1865. No later record.

Brantley, Joseph A., private April 15, 1861. Roll for October 31, 
1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Buckley, S. B., private April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental
drummer January 20, 1864. Appears last on roll dated April 30, 1864.

Butler, Thomas, private April 5, 1862. Detailed in Engineer
Dept. and ordered to report to Chief Engineer, Dept. South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at Charleston, S. C., March 11, 1864.
Detail continued until further orders January 16, 1865.

Caldwell, C. R.,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manas-
sas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Caldwell, O. A., private April 15, 1861. Appears only on roll
dated June 2, 1861, with remark: absent on furlough. Born
in 1833.

Carter, W. A: ,- private April 15, 1861. Captured at Darbytown
Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 1865.
Received at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. February 14-15, 1865.

Casey, John A., private May 21, 1861. Appears only on roll
dated June 2, 1861.

Christian, T. R: ,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. 
July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 5, 1861.

Clarke, H. E: ,- private April 15, 1861. Appears only on roll dated
June 2, 1861. Born in 1843.

Collins, E. J., private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, 
Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged on account of wounds at Centreville, Va. 
November 25, 1861.

Crenshaw, James, private April 15, 1861. Discharged on account of 
rheumatism July 26, 1861.

Cumming, F. D. (or Cummings), private July 29, 1861.
Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.

Damour, Hypolite, private April 15, 1861. Discharged, under-
age, April 1, 1862. Born in 1833.

Darnell, S. H: ,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, 
June 16, or July 31, 1861.

Davis, James R., private August 5, 1861. Died at Front Royal, 
Va. April 1, 1862. Buried there.

Dial, G: ,- private March 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va.
April 9, 1865.

Dial, H., private March 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va.
April 9, 1865.

Douglas, W. J., private April 5, 1862. On detached duty in Govt.
Work Shops at Macon, Ga. October 31, 1864. No later record.

Dunson, W. C. M., private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Absent, sick in General Hospital, 
November 1861. No later record.

Ells, C. W., private April 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, at
Centreville, Va. November 10, 1861.

Findley, Charles S: ,- private May 21, 1861. Appears only on
roll dated June 2, 1861.

Fowler, J. C: ,- private August 15, 1861. Killed at Deep Bottom, 
Va. September 30, 1864.

Gamble, Charles,- private April 15, 1861. Severely wounded at
1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged on account of
wounds December 31, 1861.

Gamble, James T: ,- private April 15, 1861. On detached duty
at Macon, Ga. October 31, 1864. No later record.

Gamble, John, private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 
21, 1861. On sick furlough November 30, 1861. No later
record.

Garey, W. F: ,- private April 15, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va.
July 21, 1861.

George, P. H., private April 15, 1861. Sick in General Hospital
November 8, 1861. No later record.

Goff, James M.,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. 
July 21, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. December 24, 1862.

Gray, E. T: ,- private May 21, 1861. Captured at Petersburg, Va.
April 3, 1865. Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. June 15, 1865.

Gray, Randolph L: ,- private April 15, 1861. Captured at 1st Ma-
nassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Union records show he took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Washington, D. C. in 1861, and was
awaiting transfer to Fortress Monroe, Va. November 29, 1861. Other
records show he was paid commutation of rations while in
private quarters, covering period from December 1, 1861 to January 14, 
1863, 408 days, being a paroled prisoner. No later record.

Green, F. B., private April 14, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, 
Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 27, 1861. Born in
1832.

Gresham, W. M., private August 16, 1861. Wounded in Virginia
June 24, 1864. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Haddock, James A.,- private August 16, 1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, 
Va. August 5, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va.
November 10, 1862. Killed at Deep Bottom, Va. September 30, 1864.

Hicks, E. H.,- private April 15, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last
on file, shows him present. No later record.

Hill, John Randolph,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged, Special Order 
#210, A. G. O., September 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Lieutenant and 
Drillmaster. Resigned March 12, 1864. Born at Talbotton, Ga. February 11, 
1.836. Died in Warren County, Ga. May 10, 1878.

Hunt, L. W., private April 15, 1861. Detailed in hospital dis-
pensary. Paroled, Augusta, Ga. May 26, 1865.

Jerry, W. M., private 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 
21, 1861.

Johnson, J. W: ,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged, furnished
substitute, February 2, 1862.

Jones, Thomas, private April 15, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 
1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. Na later record.

Jones, William M: ,- private April 14, 1861. Killed at 1st Manas-
sas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Jordan, F. M: ,- private. Died at Richmond, Va. June 1, 1863.
Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Kearney, C. C.,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. 
January 5, 1862.

Lamar, Leonidas, private April 15, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 
21, 1861.

Leigh, J. W., private July 17, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Leopold, S., private April 15, 1861. No later record.

Lucas, L. P: ,- private April 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 6th
Regiment Ga. Inf. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862.
Discharged, furnished John Flynn as substitute, March 8, 1863.
Died in 1863.

Mabry, John, private August 16, 1861. Roll far October 31, 1864, last
on file, shows him present. No later record.

Malsby, M. A.,Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 3d Regiment Tennessee
Mounted Inf. May 3, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 8th Regiment 
Ga. Inf. June 30, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas, Va.
July 21, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. January 10, 1862.

Mason, William F., private April 15, 1861. Transferred to Captain 
Slaten's Company, Macon Light Artillery, December 17, 1862. De-
tailed in Quartermaster's Dept. at Richmond, Va. December 17, 1862.
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. A, 28th Battn. Ga. Heavy Artil-
lery July 15, 1863; 2d Lieutenant August 25, 1863;1st Lieutenant
in 1864. Roll for October 31, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Massenburg, C. B.,- private August 15, 1861. Wounded in arm, 
necessitating amputation above the elbow, at Knoxville, Tenn.
November 29, 1863, and captured there December 5, 1863. Received at
Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange, May 28, 1864. Roll for October 
31, 1864, last on file, reports him absent, sick. No later record.

Mathews, Charles Wesley, private April 15, 1861. Appointed 3d
Corporal July 2, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 
1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in
Georgia in 1842.)

Mathews, James J. (or James T.), private April 15, 1861. Ap-
pointed Corporal. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at
Richmond, Va., suffering with catarrh, March 19, 1863. Returned
to duty March 23, 1863. No later record.

Mathews, J. A., private August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll
dated April 30, 1864.

McCamey, William, private March 1863. Absent without leave December 
10, 1863 - October 31, 1864. No later record.

McLaughlin, G. A., private April 15, 1861. Discharged, Special Order #76, 
April 3, 1862.

McLeod, George Fletcher.,- private April 16, 1861. Wounded at
1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Rich-
mond, Va. August 28, 1861. Born in Bibb County, Ga. in 1842.
Died in Wilcox County, Ga. in 1935.

Menard, Henry J.,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant
Major in 1861. Elected Captain October 22, 1861. Died of smallpox
December 22, 1862.

Menard, V. A: ,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, 
near Richmond, Va. June 12, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Co. D, 14th Battn. Ga. State Guards (Firemen Guards), August 1, 
1863. No later record.

Minchew, H. P., private August 16, 1861. Received by Provost Marshal 
General at Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, March 29, 1865; 
took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to 
Philadelphia.

Minchew, Jordan G.,- private 1862. Killed in 1862.

Nelson, Richard, private August 16, 1861. Transferred to Co.
K, 3d Regiment Virginia Inf. in 1864. Roll dated August 29, 1864, 
last on file, bears remark : "Left the city." No later record.

Payne, William P., private March 23, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. 
May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 
1865. (Born in Georgia May 20, 1836.)

Peck, S. S.,- private April 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 
24, 1861.

Peter, Henry J., private April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant
in 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Dis-
charged, on account of wounds November 5, 1861.

Poe, Wallace C., private 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.

Poe, William C.,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. 
July 21, 1861. Recommended for furlough at Augusta, Ga. March 31, 1865.
Points, James W: ,- private April 15, 1861. On detached duty in
Govt. Shops at Richmond, Va. October 31, 1864. Captured April 
1865.

Ross, David H.,- private April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863. Sent to Rock Island, 
Ill. in 1863, and escaped there from September 14, 1864. Made his
way to Canada and was engaged in Lake Erie Expedition. Arrived at 
Wilmington, N. C. November 30, 1864. Reported at Richmond, Va. and 
furloughed for 15 days December 6, 1864. No later record.

Schwaab, F. (or Schwab),- private April 15, 1861. Appointed
Regimental Musician in 1861. Captured, but escaped, at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Remaining in U. S. A. Military
Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Va., a Confederate deserter, April 
10, 1865.

Sheffield, H., private April 15, 1861. On sick leave June 30, 
1861. No later record.

Shehan, D. G. (or Sheahan), private May 21, 1861. Paroled at
Richmond, Va. April 15, 1865.

Smith, H., private April 15, 1861. Transferred to Co. G. Captured at 
Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Transferred to Provost
Marshal December 2, 1863. No later record.

Smith, Robert,- private April 5, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 
9, 1865.

Stanley, James H: ,- private July 29, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 
August 30, 1862.

Statham, Norman, private May 1, 1861. Captured at Darbytown Road, Va. 
October 7, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and
transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 13, 1865;
exchanged there February 15, 1865. (Born in Ga. July 31, 1826.)

Strawn, L. R.,- private March 1863. Absent, sick, October 8, 1863 -
October 31, 1864. No later record.

Stripling, R. J.,- private August 15, 1861. Paroled, Burkeville, Va.
April 15-17, 1865.

Sullivan, T., private August 16, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Tutt, A. Benjamin, private April 15, 1861. On extra duty, 
working roads, November 1861. No later record.

Walker, S. W., private April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental
Musician. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. No later record.

Watson, John, private August 16, 1861. Captured at Knoxville, 
Tenn. December 14, 1863. Sent to Camp Chase, O. December 15, 1863. No
later record.

Whitfield, M., private April 15, 1861. Absent, sick in General
Hospital, September 12, 1861. Absent without leave January 1862. No
later record.

Wiggins, A. M. G.,- private May 2, 1861. Discharged at Centreville, Va. 
November 3, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. H, 62d
Regiment Ga. Inf. August 1, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant June 23, 
1863. Transferred to Co. H, 8th Regiment Ga. Cavalry July 11, 1864.
Resigned November 22, 1864.

Wilcox, C. P.,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 
21, 1861. On detached duty in Commissary Dept. at Savannah, Ga. October 
31, 1864. No later record.

Williams, R. W: ,- private March 1863. Absent without leave
November 25, 1863 - October 31, 1864. No later record.

Windham, West R., private August 16, 1861. Captured, Macon, 
Ga. April 21, 1865.

Woods, W. D.,- private April 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, 
Va. July 21, 1861. No later record. Born in 1836.

No rolls of this company are on file in the War Dept., Washington
D. C., from July 1, 1861 to March 1, 1864