Georgia: Brooks County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY I, 26th REGIMENT PISCOLA VOLUNTEERS ==================================================================== 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 I, 26th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA PISCOLA VOLUNTEERS *This company was successively designated New Co. I, l3th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. I, which became Co. C, May 10,1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. Lane, William A. Captain July 23,1861. Elected Lieutenant Colonel August 17, 1861. Retired May 10, 1862. Applied to Secretary of War for appointment to some position with rank not lower than Captain July 12,1862. Hunter, James H. 1st Lieutenant July 23, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Elected Captain February 6, 1863. Resigned October 1, 1863. Culpepper, Mariner J. 2d Lieutenant July 23, 1861. Appointed Regimental A.Q.M., to rank from April 30, 1862, May 1,1862; Captain and Commissary May 8,1862. Resigned January 6, 1863. Resignation accepted March 1863. Rushin, James M:.Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 23, 1861. Retired May 8,1862. Groover, James I: 1st Sergeant July 23, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 8, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Atkinson, Alexander-2d Sergeant July 23, 1861. Elected Captain September 1, 1861. Resigned on account of hernia, October 22,1862. Rogers, Nathaniel B. 3d Sergeant July 23,1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 8, 1862; 2d Lieutenant February 6, 1863; 1st Lieutenant October 1, 1863. Roll dated November 5,1864, last on file, shows him absent sick. No later record. Groover, Clayton-4th Sergeant July 23, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Reenlisted in 1862. Wounded in 1862. Paid commutation of rations while on wounded furlough from July 10, 1862, to July 29, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. April 6, 1883. Harris, Joshua Glenn-1st Corporal July 23,1861. Appointed 3rd Sergeant May 8, 1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862. Pension records show he was wounded through left hand and left foot at Marye's Heights, Va. May 4, 1863. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864, and released at Elmira, N.Y. in 1865. (Born in Greene County, Ga. in 1833.) Lucas, Virgil E.-2d Corporal July 23, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 8, 1862. Roll dated November 5; 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Burney, William G. 3d Corporal July 23,1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 8, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Peacock, John T.-4th Corporal July.23, 1861. Retired May 8,1862. Allen, James D. private July 30, 1861. Absent with leave February 28, 1862. Pension records show he was "taken sick July 1864 and sent to Richmond, Va. hospital, where he remained until October 1864. At home on sick furlough close of war." Alligood, Isaac B. private July 23, 1861. Died in service in Shenandoah County, Va. Anderson, Thomas D. private July 30,1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Asbell, Noah (or Asbel)- private August 12,1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1840.) Bentley, John W. private July 23, 1861. Died September 9, 1861. Bentley, William G. private May 1,1862. Discharged, having been elected to civil office, in 1864. Blanton, William R. private July 23, 1861. Died, date and place not given. Blois, Alfred J. J. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Captain J.B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25,1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 26th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863. Appointed Regimental Hospital Steward. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 23, 1865. Bowers, Silas M. private July 23, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Brannan, Samuel- private July 30, 1861. Wounded in head and eye at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Breen, Timothy- private July 23, 1861. Admitted to Lovingston, Va. hospital August 7, 1862, and furloughed August 23, or 30, 1862. Pension records show he was discharged from Liberty, Va. hospital on account of ulcerated leg, August 1862. (Born in Georgia in 1842.) Browning, John- private July 23, 1861. Admitted to Lovingston Hospital at Winchester, Va. August 14, 1862. Returned to duty September 5, 1862. Paid at Richmond, Va. October 25, 1862. No later record. Burch, John M. private July 11, 1862. Wounded in right knee at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Discharged, on account of wounds, March 10, 1863. Burney, John- private May 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Campbell, John- private July 23, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Released at Elmira, N.Y. June 19, 1865. Clemons, Hugh- private February 18, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Fort Delaware, Del. and enlisted in 3d Regiment U.S. Md. Cavalry, September 22, 1863. Clifton, John- private July 30, 1861. Filed certificate of disability October 28, 1861. No later record. Collins, Joseph W. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Creech, James B. private July 23, 1861. Appointed Regimental Commissary Sergeant November 1861. Discharged, disability, in 1862. Dampier, Charles M. private May 1, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Exchanged. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Dampier, John W. private July 23, 1861. Died January 6, 1864. Dampier, Miles- private July 23, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12,1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 10, 1865. No later record. Direct, Joseph C.- private August 1, 1864. Wounded and captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Released at Fort McHenry, MD. June 9, 1865. Darricott, William H. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant May 8,1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865. Denmark, Clayton R. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 8, 1862; 2d Lieutenant October 1, 1863. Wounded in 1864. In General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. June 2,1864. In General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va., with wound in right arm, October 22,1864. Furloughed November 29, 1864. No later record. Dukes, Simeon R.- private May 1, 1862. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 1865. Durham, James J.- private July 23, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal May 8, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864, and captured there July 10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. September 27, 1864. Exchanged September 30, 1864. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Durham, Thomas J. private July 23, 1861. Appointed Color Sergeant. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Edmondson, David- private May 1, 1862. Wounded and disabled at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12,1864. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 25, 1865. Edmondson, James- private May 1, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Edmondson, John- private September 3,1861. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Died at Point Lookout, Md. April 28, 1865. Edwards, Lawrence G. private July 23, 1861. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Madison, Fla. May 22, 1865. Edwards, Levi M. private November 16, 1861. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Edwards, Virgil A. S. private July 23, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1864. Everette, John B. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant May 8,1862. Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, August 31, 1864. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 11, 1865. Flowers, Charles H. private May 1, 1862. Transferred to C. S. Navy in 1864. Attached to Semmes' Naval Brigade. As Landsman Sergeant of Co. D, 1st Regiment Naval Brigade, he was paroled at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865. Folsom, Berry J. Appointed Quartermaster of the Brooks County Regiment of Militia January 10, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 26th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 12, 1862. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. January 13, 1863. Returned to duty January 14, 1863. Detailed for hospital duty, on account of disability, March 19, 1863. (Born in Lowndes County, Ga. in 1829. Died at Morven, Ga. in 1902.) Folsom, Bryant- private May 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Fisher s Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Admitted to Sheridan D.F. Hospital at Winchester, Va. from Field Hospital, severely wounded in left thigh, September 24, 1864. Transferred to General Hospital October 12,1864, and died there October 22, 1864. Folsom, George T. private July 23, 1861. Absent without leave January 1-August 31, 1864. Folsom, Hampton- private August 14, 1861. Died January 6, 1862. Folsom, John A. private August 12, 1862. Wounded in left shoulder at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange, March 28, 1865. (Born in Georgia July 14, 1834.) Folsom, William J. private August 14, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 6, 1862. Graves, Samuel A. private July 23, 1861. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865. Griffin, William W. private May 1, 1862. Wounded in left leg and permanently disabled at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war. (Born in Georgia in 1843.) Groover, Daniel Abner- private August 12, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange, March 6,1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia.) Groover, Henry C. private July 23, 1861. Reported "sick in quarters," on roll dated February 28,1862. No later record. Groover, Thomas A. private May 1, 1862. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation below elbow, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 28,1862. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 20,1865. Hammond, Richard N - private July 23,1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant May 22, 1862. Wounded in 1864. Paroled, Madison, Fla. May 19, 1865. Harrell, Green B. private March 3, 1863. Admitted to General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. December 2, 1864, "Disposition, December 1, 60 days." Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 15, 1865. Herring, B. Clayton- private January 1, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862; through hip at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862; at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Appointed 2d Corporal October 1,1864 Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. Roll dated November 5,1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. (Born in Georgia April 9, 1843.) Herring, Henry J. private May 1, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1,1864. Hesters, Thomas R.- private August 12,1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Hiers, William- private August 12, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Hill, William E. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant May 8, 1862. Discharged, disability, May 22, 1862. Hines, Walter S. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant September 16, 1861; 1st Sergeant in 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Hughly, Joseph B. private May 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry March 1, 1864. Absent on horse detail September 20- October 31, 1864. No later record. Hunter, Brantley Z. private January 1,1862. Reported "Present sick in quarters," on roll dated February 28,1862. No later record. Hunter, John M. private July 23,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Hunter, Samuel R. private July 23, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27,1862. Ives, Elijah- private May 1,1862. Captured as a Confederate deserter at Racoon Ford, Va. September 29, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., released and sent to New York March 14, 1864. Jackson, Robert A. private July 23, 1861. Died June 30, 1862. Jelks, Edwin A. private July 23, 1861. Appointed Assistant Surgeon September 15, 1861; Brigade Surgeon May 9, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Johnson, Jasper A. private November 27, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12,1864. Johnson, John D. private May 1,1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Released at Elmira, N.Y. June 16, 1865. Johnson, William J. private May 1, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 23,1865. Johnson, Winfield S. private November 2, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Pension records show he was discharged, underage, November 21, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, lst Ga. Battn., (branch of service not given), May 9, 1864. At Sister's Ferry, Savannah River, Ga., close of war. (Born in Georgia.) Jones, John A. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Kingsberry, Sanford T. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant September 16, 1861; Assistant Ordnance Sergeant November 1, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry June 16, 1862. Transferred to Co. L, l0th Regiment Ga. Cavalry July 11, 1864. Elected Captain November 5, 1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Carroll County, Ga. November 12, 1837.) Lane, John- private September 20, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Sumter County, Ga. March 12, 1833.) Lane, Sylvester- private July 23, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 5,1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Paroled, Madison, Fla. May 18, 1865. Lee, James C. private July 23,1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Manning, William- private December 26,1861. Wounded and captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Admitted to.D. F. Hospital, 9th A.C., Army of Potomac, Fredericksburg, Va., where left thigh was amputated, and died there May 20,1864. Martin, Britton J. private July 23, 1861. Deserted prior to November 5, 1864. Martin, James F. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1862, with remark: "Sick in quarters." Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant. Paroled, Quincy, Fla. May 25, 1865. Mathis, James- private July 30, 1861. Appointed Corporal October 1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 3,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865. (Born in Clinch County, Ga. July 4, 1840.) May, Jesse- private July 20, 1861. Captured in 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., and released October 31,1862. McLeod, Zachariah O. private July 23, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Exchanged at Camp Hamilton, Va. September 21,1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va., where right arm was amputated, September 23, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days from September 27, 1864. McMullin, Thomas F. (or McMullen)- private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1862. McRae, Phillip S. private September 3, 1861. Wounded in thigh at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864, and captured there July 10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. October 30,1864. Exchanged at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. November 15, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. Died in 1913.) Mitchell, Eli C. private September 3,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Mitchell, John A. private September 3,1861. Captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died of typhoid fever in U.S.A. General Hospital at Frederick, Md. October 14, 1862. Nelms, William E. private July 23,1861. Wounded in 1864. Appointed 1st Corporal October 1,1864. Roll dated November 5,1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Newsome, Jody- private August 14,1861. Appointed Corporal. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Died December 6, 1906. Buried in Kelly Hill Cemetery at Gibson, Ga. Norris, Jasper Autry- private November 20, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. and enlisted in U.S. service at Point Lookout, Md. October 18,1864. Norris, Sherwood B. private May 1, 1862. Roll dated November 5,1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Parramore, John W. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Parramore, Woodson W. private July 23, 1861. Certificate of disability filed October 23,1861. No later record. Pendergrass, Patrick (or Pendergrast)- private July 23, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Fort Delaware, Del. and enlisted in 3d Maryland U.S. Cavalry September 22, 1863. Perryman, Cornelius A. private May 1, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 4, 1865. Admitted to U.S. General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va. June 5, 1865, and discharged June 9, 1865. Petty, John B. See private, Co. B. Prince, John- private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1862. Redding, Benjamin J. private July 23, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 31,1861. Redding, Elhannan- private July 23,1861. Died prior to February 3,1864. Ricks, Isaac D. private July 23,1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27,1862. Rivers, James D. private December 26, 1861. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Died of diarrhea at Elmira, N.Y. March 16, 1865. Grave #1677, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Robinson, Daniel F. private May 1, 1862. Roll dated November 8, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 19, 1865. Robinson, William A. private September 18, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862, with remark: "Absent, sick." Rogers, Francis M. private September 3,1861. Appointed 2d Corporal May 8,1862. Killed July 24, 1864. Rogers, John C. private September 3,1861. Roll for November 5,1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Rogers, Joseph J. private May 1, 1862. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was given 40 days' sick furlough August 1864. Was unable to return to command and was assigned to hospital duty at Thomasville, Ga., where he was paroled May 19, 1865. (Born in Georgia.) Rogers, Mitchell A. private July 23, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal May 8, 1862; 3d Sergeant October 1, 1864. Killed or captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. Rogers, Richmond- private April 24, 1862. Died prior to January 27, 1863. Rogers, Uriah J. private July 23,1861. Elected Captain January 1864. Wounded and captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. No later record. Simmons, James M. private August 14, 1861 Discharged "on condition that he furnish an acceptable substitute," January 9, 1862. No definite record of discharge found. Pension records show he enlisted as a private in Co. A, l2th Regiment Ga. Militia December 1864. Contracted typhoid fever and was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Resident of Georgia since 1841.) Simmons, William R. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1862. Sims, William Henry- private May 1,1862. Captured in 1864. Exchange, in 1864. Paroled Thomasville, Ga. May 23, 1865. Smith, Aaron- private September 3, 1861. Captured near Frederick City, Md. September 12, 1862. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. in 1863. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-25, 1865, (Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island March 28, 1837.) Smith, Joseph D. private July 23,1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861. Smith, Mathew- private September 3,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas; Va. August 28,1862. Southern, James H. private July 23, 1861. Wounded in hip at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Southern, John T. private July 23, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Paroled at Tallahassee, Fla, May 20,1865. Strickland, Luke F. private August 14, 1861. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Sutton, Robert M. private July 23, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861, with remark: "Absent, sick." Tillman, John- private July 23, 1861. Discharged October 25, 1862 Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. C, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry August 12, 1863. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 18, 1865. Vickery, Robert-See private, Co. F. Westberry, James M. private August 1, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Born in 1838. Buried in Florida. Wheeless, Augustus- private July 23, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, August 26, 1861. Appointed Company Surgeon in 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1862, but was rejected by Surgeon. Wilson, David F. private August 14, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1862. Young, Thomas A. private July 23, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. 1st Regiment Ga. Reserves whether Inf. or Cavalry not stated, in 1864. Captured near Savannah, Ga. December 13, 1864. Released June 18, 1865. (Born in Montgomery County, Ala. in 1849. Died October 1, 1911. Buried at West View Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.) Young, William A. private July 23, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal May 8, 1862. Killed at Front Royal, Va. September 24, 1864. Young, William F. private July 23,1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant May 8, 1862. Died October 25, 1864. This company was organized at Quitman, Ga. July 23,1861. Ordered to Brunswick, Ga. July 30, 1861, and arrived there August 3,1861, when it was mustered into C.S. service by Lieutenant Colonel William S. Rockwell, and was attached to the l3th Regiment Ga. Inf., Colonel C. W. Styles commanding. Was ordered to St. Simon Island, Ga. October 7,1861.