Georgia: Camden & Wayne County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 26th REGIMENT SEABOARD GUARDS ==================================================================== 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 C, 26th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. CAMDEN & WAYNE COUNTIES, GEORGIA SEABOARD GUARDS *This company was successively known as Old Co. F, and New Co. C, 13th Regiment Ga. Inf. and Co. C, which became Co. D, May 8, 1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. Nicholls, John C.- Captain July 29, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Elected Captain of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), January 2, 1863. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 9, 1865. Died at Blackshear, Ga. December 25, 1898. Jones, Harley - 1st Lieutenant July 29, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Died of disease August 28, 1862. Knox, James - 2d Lieutenant July 29, 1861. Elected Captain May 8, 1862. Commanding regiment at surrender at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Highsmith, John F.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 29, 1861. Resigned November 5, 1863. Mizell, Jackson, Jr.- 1st Sergeant July 29, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 30, 1863. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. October 31, 1864. No later record. (Born in Charlton County, Ga. May 13, 1836.) Herrin, James M.- 2d Sergeant July 29, 1861. private from 1863. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Captured at Waynesboro, Va. March 2, 1865. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 15, 1865. (Born in Wayne County, Ga. April 8, 184.) Hovis, William F.- 3d Sergeant July 29, 1861. Absent with leave February 28, 1862. No later record. Jones, James B.- 4th Sergeant July 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 15, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), November 22, 1862. Transferred to Co. F, January 2, 1863. Surrendered, Thomasville, Ga. May 23, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1842.) Mizell, Francis M.- 1st Corporal July 29, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant September 15, 1861. Died February 10, 1862. Paxton, John - 2d Corporal July 29, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant September 1, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant August 28, 1862. Resigned on account of wounds April 25, 1863. Mizell, Everett - 3d. Corporal July 29, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal September 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant. Admitted to Institute Hospital at Richmond, Va., with typhoid fever, March 31, 1868, and died there April 27, 1863. (Born in Georgia.) Roddenbury, Henry J.- 4th Corporal July 29, 1861. Appointed 3d. Corporal September 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant July 31, 1863. Resigned January 30, 1865. Aldridge, John - private July 29, 1861. Deserted and surrendered to enemy at Charles Town, W. Va. March 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and sent north March 20, 1865. (Born in Appling County, Ga. July 7, 1837.) Aldridge, Wiley - private May 6, 1862. Died in General Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 11, 1863. Bennett, John - private August 23, 1861. Captured in 1862. Exchanged November 1862. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Bennett, Sebastian M.- private August 28, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange, February 20, 1865. No later record. (Born in Clinch County, Ga.) Bennett, William B.- private August 23, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 20, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. Calvary (Clinch's), September 6, 1863. Transferred to Clinch's Battery, Ga. Light Artillery December 1, 1863. Deserted June 19, 1864. Brown, James - private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, August 81., 1864. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 23, 1865. Bugg, John - private August 4, 1861. Died January 30, 1862. Burris, David - private July 29, 1861. Missing at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. No later record. Cooner, George - private July 29, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. for exchange, February 20, 1865. Cooper, James T. - private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Cooper, John R.- private July 29, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia.) Davis, William L.- private July 29, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Doubleday, William T. (or Doubley) - private July 29, 1861. Died October 25, 1863. Flowers, John W. H.- private July 29, 1861. On guard duty February 28, 1862. No later record. Gray, Collier B.- private July 29, 1861. Absent with leave February 28, 1862. No later record. Henderson, John W.- private April 23, 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Herrin, Asbury J.- private July 29, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Herrin, Herrin - private October 9, 1861. Killed August 17, 1864. Herrin, James H.- private October 9, 1861. Wounded. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 25, 1865 Herrin, John D.- private July 29, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Hickox, David J.- private April 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. H. Killed July 18, 1864. Hickox, Perry - private July 29, 1861. Wounded in left thigh at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862; through right arm at Marye's Heights, Va. May 22, 1863. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 28, 1865. (Born in Pierce County, Ga. September 22, 1837.) Highsmith, Aaron H.- private April 9, 1862. Wounded in right hand and in foot, date and place not given. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Wayne County, Ga. in 1844, and died there November 6, 1913.) Highsmith, Daniel - private July 29, 1861. Appointed 3d. Corporal July 30, 1863. Wounded and captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864, and admitted to U.S.A. Field Hospital there, with compound fracture of femur, September 19, 1864; died there October 20, 1864. Highsmith, Isaac H.- private July 29, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Discharged, having been elected to civil office, March 16, 1864. Highsmith, James N.- private July 29, 1861. Died February 2, 1862. Highsmith, John C.- private September 29, 1861. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Pension records show he was discharged, on account of wounds, in 1864. (Born in Wayne County, Ga. December 4, 1834.) Highsmith, John E.- private April 1, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. July 25, 1862. Highsmith, Moses S.- private July 29, 1861. Wounded in left hand at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862; through left arm and permanently disabled at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Roll dated November 4, 1864, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. (Born in Ga. October 31, 1842.) Highsmith, Wiley - private July 29, 1861. Appointed Corporal November 15, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Ivey, Milton M.- private July 29, 1861. Appointed Corporal in 1861; 3d. Sergeant in 1868; 1st Sergeant June 15, 1864. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md., October 30, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savan- nah River, Ga. November 15, 1864. No later record. Jenkins, Joel - private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Jenkins, Reuben - private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, February 28, 1862. No later record. Jernigan, Henry - private January 11, 1862. Wounded in left hip at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Resident of Georgia since October 15, 1844.) Jernigan, John L.- private January 12, 1862. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Exchanged. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 22, 1865. Johns, James - private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, February 28, 1862. No later record. Johns, John A.- private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Johnston, Benjamin - private August 23, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, November 4, 1864. No later record. Jones, Benjamin P.- private October 27, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Jones, Jethro J.- private July 29, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Joyce, William C.- private April 23, 1862. Roll dated November 4, 1864, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Clinch County, Ga.) Keen, David - private July 29, 1861. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va., on account of debility, June 11, 1862. Returned to duty June 30, 1862. Killed at Manassas, Va. August 28, 1882. Kelly, Arterberry B.- private July 29, 1861. Wounded above left elbow, arm permanently disabled, at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. Kelly, Charles - private July 29, 1861. Captured, date and place not given. Exchanged February 1, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Kelly, John W.- private July 29, 1861. On guard duty February 28, 1862. No later record. Kelly, Sherod S.- private July 29, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. King, Thomas M.- private March 4, 1862. Detailed with ordnance train in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Knox, Reddick - private July 29, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 14, 1864. Lane, Daniel N.- private July 29, 1861. Deserted in 1863. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows he was dropped as a permanent deserter. Leggett, Jordan - private August 23, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va. Lewis, Charles H.- private July 29, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1863. Wounded and disabled at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. McCardle, Samuel - private July 29, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. McClelland, Andrew J.- private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, February 28, 1862. No later record. McClelland, Charles J.- private July 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, from Receiving and Wayside Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 13, 1863. McClelland, John T.- private July 29, 1861. Died November 29, 1861. Moore, John - private August 4, 1861. Deserted in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows he was dropped from rolls as a permanent deserter. Osteen, John - private March 4, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Paroled at Richmond, Va. July 4, 1865. Paxton, James M.- private April 29, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded, left shoulder permanently disabled, at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864, and captured there July 10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. November 14, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15, 1864. Pension records show he was declared unfit for duty by Medical Examining Board at Madison, Ga. April 8, 1865; and again at Macon, Ga. April 12, 1865, and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Georgia.) Pearce, Hardy - private July 29, 1861. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Purdom, Lewis - private July 29, 1861. Appointed Corporal October 15, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Appointed Sergeant May 18, 1864. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Transferred from Point Lookout, Md. to Elmira, N.Y. July 6, 1864, and released there June 30, 1865. Purvis, Jordan L.- private April 21, 1862. Captured at Savannah, Ga. December 21, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865. Raulerson, James W.- private August 28, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Register, Guilford - private July 29, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 30, 1865. Robinson, James T.- private July 29, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. July 24, 1862. Rogers, Gillis - private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Roland, James W.- private July 29, 1861..Died in C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. June 22, 1862. Roland, John W.- private July 29, 1861. Wounded at Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Roland, Robert - private August 23, 1861. Deserted in 1863. Captured at Greencastle, Pa. July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and enlisted in U. S. service at Point Lookout, Md. January 25, 1864. Roland, William H.- private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. Pension records show leg was broken at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Wounded in left side at Chancellorsville, Va. December 13, 1862. (Born in Ware County, Ga. December 7, 1831.) Rooks, John T.- private July 29, 1861. Roll dated November 8, 1864, last on file, shows he was detailed for hospital duty at Richmond, Va. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Farmville, Va., on account of debility, February 25, 1865. Returned to duty April 1, 1865. Rooks, William Edward - private July 29, 1861. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville, Va., on account of debility, September 9, 1862; and furloughed November 10, 1862. Pension records show he contracted dropsy in service and was discharged in 1864. (Born in Wayne County, Ga. in 1841.) Simpson, H. J.- private April 28, 1862. Skinner, Moses - private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, February 28, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's). Smith, Abraham Daniel - private August 23, 1861. Transferred to Co. K. Admitted to General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. January 15, 1864; "Disposition: Jackson, date January 16, 1864." No later record. Smith, General M. (or George M.) - private July 29, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N.Y. January 31, 1865. Grave #1782, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Smith, Sampson - private July 29, 1861. Absent, sick, February 28, 1862. No later record. Steadley, Daniel - private May 13, 1862. Stewart, Colquitt - private March 24, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 30, 1863. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Sylvester, John - private July 29, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Taylor, Joseph - private May 30, 1862. Captured at Yorktown, Va. July 22, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. Received at James River, Va. for exchange, February 20, 1865. No later record. Vining, Josiah H. (or Josiah K.) - private April 30, 1862. Absent without leave May-November 4, 1864. No later record. Wainright, Robert J.- private July 29, 1861. Died of disease in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 27, 1862. Womack, Thomas H. (or Wommock) - private April 30, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Died of wounds June 14, 1864. Woods, George M.- private July 29, 1861. Died November 27, 1862. Youella, Walter R.- private July 29, 1861. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865.