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Civilwar - Rosters Burke Sharpshooters
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Muster Roll Of The Burke Sharpshooters
Muster Roll of the Burke Sharpshooters
We print the following from the original muster roll of the burke sharpshooters,
preserved by Capt., WH Dicknison, who was its last captain.  The ancient papers are
tattered and torn from long usage, but the names are still distinct.  It was made
company “D” the middle company of the 21 Georgia Regiment, where it was stationed as
the flag company and carried the  Confederate banner four long years amidst rain and
shine, battle and carnage to Appomattox C. H., April 13th 1865.

Officers
William R Holmes-Captain
J.P.C. Whitehead-1st Lt
Walter A. Thompson-2d Lt.
R.H. Oakman-3d Lt.
Sergeants- H.H. Perry, 1st; Jas. G. Burton, 2d; Thomas A. Byne, 3d; Judson C. Sapp,
4th
Corporals- William D. Whitehead, 1st; Samuel E. A. Lewis, 2d; Chas. T. Hughes, 3d;
John W. Reynolds, 4th.

Privates
Ashton, Jno. D.
Ashton, William W.
Applewhite, W.W.
Bates, John
Barton, David
Bellfield, William
Blount, William
Blount, Thomas
Blount, Stephen
Blount, Albert
Bostwick, C.A.W.
Bostick, F.C.
Brassell, William A.
Burdell, F.V.
Carter, E.A.
Carpenter, Bailey
Cox, G.H.
Cox, William R.
Cox, F.C.
Davis, William W.
Dickinson, W.H.
Dye, Benjamin
Elliott, P.D.
Fryer, John R.
Fryer, Bryon A.
Frost, James E.
Godbee, H.V.
Godbee, Lafayette
Green, Joseph
Hankinson, R.A.
Harper, Jas. E.
Harper, Henry
Hughes, James
Hudson, John
Hurst, G.W.
Jones, James P.
Jones, C.M.
Lewis, William
Lorenz, John P.
Lovett, W.H.H.
Lovett, E.E.
Lynch, Benjamin
Martin, Jerry
Marsher, H.P.
McElmurray, W.L.
McNorell, K.P.
Milledge, Richard H.
Miller, Thomas P.
Mills, Homer V.
Moore, A.S.
Oakman, Raymond
Oakman, Clifford
Oglesby, J.J.
Packard, D.W.
Parker, Solomon
Quarterman, R.W.
Quinney, W.C.
Rhlnd, Montgomery
Roberts, D.B.
Roberts, George
Rawls, Hezekiah
Rogers, B.F.
Sawtell, J.P.
Skinner, Uriah
Skinner, William
Sapp, George W.
Sapp, John
Syms, Gilbert A.
Tabb, D.B.
Tabb, William
Tarver, E.
Tipton, R.M. (Deserted)
Tompkins, W.A.
Walker, R.A.
Wallace, S.W.
Wallace, N.S.
Wallace, H.A.
Ward, E.L.A.
Watkins, John
Woodward, J.W.
Wray, Jas. M.
Youngblood, David

The company left Waynesboro for Tybee Island April 19th, 1861.  Went to Brunswick,
Ga., May 10th, 1861 and left Brunswick Ga., on Wednesday afternoon 25th of July, on
the steamer Chatham for Savannah, which place we left on the 27th of the same month
for Richmond, Va., and arrived in Richmond the 29th July, and left for Acqui [Aquia]
creek by railroad, on Thursday, the 15th of August; there took up the line of march
from that point to Manassas on the 23rd of august, and arrived at our present
camping ground the 15th of August 1861
W. R. Holmes, Captain, Co. D.


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File can be found at: LDS Family Search: Georgia, Probate Records, 1742 – 1975 Burke
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