Butts County Georgia Military Co D 6th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/butts.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 6th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. BUTTS COUNTY, GA. ("BUTTS COUNTY VOLUNTEERS") OFFICERS: Newton, James M.--Captain May 27, 1861 . Elected Lieut. Col onel May 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. DuPree, Lewis J: 1st Lieutenant May 27, 1861. Elected Captain May 27, 1861. Resigned November 8, 1861. Elected Captain of Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned December 5, 1862. Appointed Post Surgeon at Griffin, Ga. and served in that capacity through the war. Watson, Larkin D.-2d Lieutenant May 27, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 27, 1861 ; Captain November 16, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Resigned on account of disability September 17, 1863. Pittman, Columbus C.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 27, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant May 27, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Va. October 13, 1861. Varner, John Clarke---1st Sergeant May 27, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant November 5, 1861 ;1st Lieutenant November 18, 1861. Wounded in arm, resulting in amputation, at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Resigned on account of wounds December 1, 1863. Brownlee, Thomas Newton-2d Sergeant May 27, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant November 18, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Holland, Thomas R.--3d Sergeant May 27, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant November 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 17, 1862 ; Captain September 17, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Pettigrew, James H.-4th Sergeant May 27, 1861. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864. No later record. Harris, Thomas H.--1st Corporal May 27, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant November 18, 1861. Wounded and disabled at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. On detail duty as Enrolling Officer in Butts County, Ga., account of disability, 1862 - April 30, 1864. No later record. Bankston, Simeon J: 2d Corporal May 27, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant November 19, 1861. Wounded in left hip at Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864. Died of wounds at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Va. May 29, 1864. Fears, John M.-3d Corporal May 27, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Moore, Jason G.--4th Corporal May 27, 1861. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Exchanged September 26, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Horton, Frederick S.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Texas Inf. June 24, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. and appointed Musician March 27, 1862 ; Regimental Musician in 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. PRIVATES: Amos, James T: - private May 27, 1861. Died April 3, 1863. Atkinson, Thomas Joseph- private May 27, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 9, 1864. Bailey, David J: - private May 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Bankston, Green B.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded in left hip and captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Admitted to U. S. A. General Hospital #5, at Frederick, Md. October 4, 1862 , and died there October 9, 1862. Barnett, Albert G: - private September 15, 1863. Discharged at Charleston, S. C. January 9, 1864. Barnett, John G.- private May 27, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. November 8, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Barnett, W. M.- private May 27, 1861. Died at James Island, S. C. in 1864. Bearden, Thomas M.- private March 25, 1862. Captured near Goldsboro, N. C. March 10, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 24, 1865. Bennett, William F: Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guards Inf. September 17, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865. Died at Raleigh, N. C. May 2, 1865. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Berry, James J. D. (or John J. D.)- private September 1, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Brooks, J. Bailey- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862 ; Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864. On duty aa nurse, account of disability, in Soldiers' Relief Hospital at Charleston, S. C. July 25, 1864. Unfit for field duty. Request that detail be extended was made July 25, 1864. No later record. Brownlee, Robert M.- private May 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Carson, Thomas J.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Champion, A.- private May 27, 1861. Died in Atlanta, Ga. December 28, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Coleman, R. W.- private May 18, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Collier, Bryant A.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Appointed Commissary Sergeant. Elected Lieutenant. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Collier, Thomas James- private May 27, 1861. Appointed Brigade Commissary February 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Coody, Benjamin N: - private August 24, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Killed at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Coody, Clayton M: - private May 27, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Chimborazo Hospital -5, Richmond, Va., June 28, 1862. Coody, Francis M: - private March 5, 1862. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864. Admitted to C. S. A. General Military Hospital #4, at Wilmington, N. C. February 19, 1865. No later record. Coody, James E: - private August 24, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. On extra duty as blacksmith March 1-June 30, 1864. No later record. Darden, Bedford H.- private May 13, 1862. Captured at Bermuda Hundred, Va., a Confederate deserter, October 17, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. October 18, 1864. Held at Camp Hamilton, Va. as a Confederate deserter, October 21, 1864. Released and went to Philadelphia, Pa. November 12, 1864. Admitted to U. S. A. General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va., account of general debility, November 1, 1864. Discharged from said hospital November 23, 1864. Darden, Henry J.- private May 27, 1861. Died April 3, 1863. Buried at Spottsylvania, Va. Darden, Joseph- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 27, 1861. Dillan, Henry- private May 13, 1862. Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Dillard, George- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Richmond, Va. Absent, wounded, April 30, 1864. No later record. DuPree, Charles W: - private May 27, 1861. Discharged, dis-ability, September 15, 1861. Edge, Robert- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Died of wounds in hospital near Richmond, Va. June 10, 1862. Edwards, William H: - private August 24, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Elder, George B.- private May 13, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Detailed in Macon, Ga. hospital July 30, 1864. No later record. Elder, William Anderson- private December 22, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him in hospital. No later record. Fears, Robert K.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 30th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 25, 1861. Discharged by civil authority August 27, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 9, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Gilmore, Cornelius H: - private May 13, 1862. Roll far April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Gilmore, Francis W: - private July 28, 1862. In hospital April 30, 1864. No later record. Gilmore, Robert Parker D: - private May 27, 1861. Detailed in Pioneer Corps. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 18, 1864. No later record. Goodman, Wiley- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. At home wounded April 30, 1864. No later record. Goodroe, Thomas- private May 27, 1861. Died in hospital July 10, 1862. Greer, John L.- private August 15, 1863. Admitted to General Military Hospital #4 at Wilmington, N. C., with acute diarrhoea, January 2, 1865. Transferred to General Hospital #3 at Goldsboro, N. C. January 17, 1865 ; disabled by pneumonia. Gregory, William- private March 25, 1862. Died in Witherville, Va. hospital July 28, 1862. Gunn, Julius A.- private May 27, 1861. Absent without leave April 1863 - April 30, 1864. No later record. Hales, John F: - private May 27, 1861. Discharged November 23, 1861. Hales, Thomas J: - private August 24, 1861. Died July 1862. Hales, Walter R: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harden, Joel- private May 18, 1862. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Died of wounds July 11, 1862. Hardy, Isaiah- private August 17, 1863. No later record. Hardy, John- private May 27, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Hardy, Robert M.- private May 27, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harkness, Benjamin F.- private May 18, 1862. Appointed Brigade Commissary Sergeant. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. No later record. Harkness, James A.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harris, Benjamin F.- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 15, 1861. Harris, Jefferson H: - private December 22, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harrison, John H. B: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Absent, wounded, April 30, 1864. No later record. Harrison, William W: - private May 15, 1863. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Harvey, Albert G.- private May 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, 32d Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863. Killed at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Head, Sylvanus W: - private May 27, 1861. Died in hospital May 20, 1862. Head, William T.- private May 27, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant November 6, 1861. Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Heard, Charles L: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864. Heard, J. Wiley- private May 27, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Hendrick, Maston- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. On detail duty in Ga.1862 - April 30, 1864. No later record. Hendrick, Obediah- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 9, 1862. Henley, David J: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded, date and place not stated. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Higgins, Early-Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Warren W. Wilson, May 27, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Hines, Walter T.- private May 13, 1863. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Hinsey, James- private October 10, 1863. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Hudgins, William S.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 16, 1862. Roll dated April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Johnson, B. C: - private March 15, 1862. Wounded at Malvern hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died in hospital July 4, 1862 Johnson, Jasper- private Dec 18, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Jolly, Alexander- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disabil-ity, September 8, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 30th Regiment Ga.Inf. September 25, 1861. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, 0. for exchange May 2, 1865. Jolly, James- private May 27, 1861. On detail duty as pioneer April 30, 1864. No later record. Kimbrough, Charles M.- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 27, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 27, 1863. Wounded in right breast at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Died from pneumonia, resulting from wounds, in General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. May 12 or 16, 1864. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Lee, William H. - private August 24, 1861. Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Lindsay, John W - private May 27, 1861. Sent to hospital May 10, 1862. Died in 1862. Lumsden, Bolin T: - private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disabil-ity, November 25, 1861. Lynch, Pleasant T. - private June 9, 1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Lynch, Riley Jefferson- private October 27, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Captured at Salisbury, N. C. April 12, 1865. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13, 1865. Mathis, John W.- private May 18, 1862. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19, 1864. Died at Pt. Lookout, Md. March 11, 1865. Mays, Henry S: - private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 19, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Discharged account of double hernia at Camp Branch, Va. September 30, 1862. McGahee, Benjamin F. - private March 13, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. McGahee, John W. - private August 24, 1861. Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. McGahee, Riley W- private September 15, 1863. In hospital April 30, 1864. Died in Fla. McGahee, Wade H. - private August 24, 1861. Discharged August 9, 1862. Reenlisted March 1, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. McMichael, William J.- private May 27, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Melton, Richard- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 19, 1861. Mills, Augustus F.- private May 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Mills, Robert M: - private March 5, 1862. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 21, 1864. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. Mobley, S. Harrison- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, April 13, 1863. Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 3d Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. June 20, 1864. Roll dated October 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent with leave. No later record. Moore, Andrew Jackson- private May 18, 1862. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Wounded in left leg, resulting in amputation, at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Moore, Frank A.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died of wounds in U. S. A. General Hospital at Frederick, Md. same day. Newton, James M: - private March 31, 1864. Killed at Bentonville, N. C. March 18, 1865. Newton, Lucian B.- private April 1, 1862. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Newton, Richard- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Newton, Willis- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Discharged on account of wounds April 13, 1863. Nolen, Edward G.- private July 28, 1862. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Absent, wounded, April 30, 1864. No later record. Nolen, Stephen Wiley- private August 24, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant October 9, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Owens, Jesse M.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Elected tax receiver January 6, 1864. Requested appointment as claim agent July 12, 1864. No later record. Owens, John N.- private August 24, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Patterson, Henry Thomas- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 12, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 16, 1862. Discharged, disability, August 20, 1862. Phillips, Frederick L.- private August 24, 1861. Died in Yorktown, Va. hospital December 2, 1861. Phillips, George Washington- private May 13, 1862. Wounded in right hand, resulting in amputation, at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. March 17, 1837.) Phillips, Trustin A.- private May 27, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital May 22, 1862. Pou, James B: - private April 3, 1863. Killed at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Powell, John W: - private May 27, 1861. Appointed Ensign November 15, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Preston, Elisha H: - private August 24, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 6, 1861. Reenlisted July 28, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Roach, Charles W.- private May 27, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Va. January 12, 1862. Rowe, John A: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 2d Battn. Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga. in 1864. Roll for December 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Saunders, John W.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation, at Sharpsburg, Md., September 17, 1862. Discharged at Danville, Va. hospital October 1862. Skinner, James H: - private August 21, 1861. Discharged November 8, 1861. Slaughter, John L: - private May 27, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died of wounds at Louis' Farm Hospital in Virginia September 17, 1862. Slaughter, William H: - private August 24, 1861. Died November 22, 1861. Smith, Robert Van- private September 17, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 1, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Died in Butts County, Ga. May 23, 1937. Standard, George H.- private May 27, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Stricklain, Nathan M. (or Strickland)- private September 15, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Sutton, Moses A: - private March 15, 1862. Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Thomas, John B.- private August 24, 1861. Wounded and permanently disabled at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Arm amputated. Elected tax receiver of Butts County, Ga. prior to April 1864. Thomas, Nathan J: - private May 27, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Va. December 5, 1861. Thomas, William D.- private May 27, 1861. Discharged November 9, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. 1, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 22, 1863 ;1st Lieutenant April 10, 1864. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Retired to Invalid Corps October 31, 1864. Thompson, William- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 25, 1861. Tinsley, Andrew J.- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 2, 1861. Tomlinson, Daniel- private May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 8, 1861. Tomlinson, G. T- private August 17, 1862. Appears last on roll for October 3, 1862. No later record. Tomlinson, Robert S: - private March 25, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Tomlinson, William J.- private May 27, 1861. In hospital August 31, 1862. Died at home. Vardeman, Simeon V: - private May 27, 1861. Lost eye and discharged at Yorktown, Va. March 28, 1862. Varner, Jefferson M.- private May 27, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 27, 1861 ; 2d Lieutenant November 19, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Watkins, Augustus F: - private February 1, 1864. Wounded at Ft. Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864. Captured at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865. Released, Pt. Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865. Watson, B. F.- private July 18, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Watson, Robert J. - private May 27, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 13, 1864. Waugh, Thomas C.- private May 27, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Webb, Reuben W: - private August 24, 1861. Died in camp near Richmond, Va. June 10 or July 1, 1862. White, Parham L.- private May 27, 1861. Detailed hospital nurse April 28, 1864. No later record. Wilkinson, Daniel B: - private May 27, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Va. July 17, 1861. Williams, Clement M.- private May 27, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Discharged, disability, October 5, 1861. Reenlisted July 28, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Williams, Texas L: Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 30th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 25, 1861. Discharged by civil authority August 29, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 7, 1864. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Wilson, Warren W.- private May 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. I, 45th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Early Higgins, May 27, 1862. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. 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