Carroll County Georgia Company H- 56th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by varcsix@hot.rr.com Virginia Crilley Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 56th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA CARROLL INVINCIBLES OFFICERS: Parrish, Isaac Martin-Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861 . Roll dated April 12,1862 , last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862 . Elected Captain of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862 . Wounded in leg at Vicksburg, Miss. July 3, 1863 . Died from wounds August 2, 1863 . McMullan, Hugh M.- Appointed Ist Sergeant of Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861 . Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Elected Captain July 1863. Resigned April 12, 1864. Hunton, Felix R.- Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. No later record. Duke, A. H.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 13,1862. Moss, T. Green-1st Sergeant May 13,1862. Brown, John L.- Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863. Goolsby, W. W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Muse, Z. W., Sr.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant December 14, 1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Pension records show he was captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled same day, and was at home on furlough close of war. Died in Carroll County, Ga. June 20,1918. Hay, David G.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. Reid, Reuben D.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed lst Corporal of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Captured at Franklin, Tenn. December 17, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13,1865. Died in Carroll County, Ga. April 10, 1912. Jarrell, Redden (or Redman)-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. McMullin, William A.- 3d Corporal May 13, 1862. Reid, G. H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. PRIVATES: Bass, James N.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Appointed Adjutant May 15, 1862. Assigned as 1st Lieutenant and Acting Inspector General of Cumming's Brigade, Stevenson's Division, November 4, 1864. No later record. Bass, W. A.- private May 13, 1862. Bates, Willis W.- private May 13, 1862. Brown, Samuel W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there same day. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16,1864. Released from Camp Chase, O. June 12,1865. (Born in Ga. January 26,1843.) Burrow, Phillip J.- private May 3,1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Fort Delaware, Del. November 26, 1863. Buttram, Elijah W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1862. Buttram, Francis M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Buttram, William F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Carter, Charles M.- private May 13,1862. Carter, M. M.- private 1862. Died at Macon, Ga. Buried there in Rose Hill Cemetery. Carter, W. A. (or A. W.)- private May 13,1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. April 23, 1864. Chandler, Philo H.- private May 13,1862. Chandler, W. Jackson- private May 13,1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died in prison. Clarke, M. J. W.- private May 13, 1862. Collins, James M.- private May 13,1862. Collins, Mercer- private May 13, 1862. Compton, Charles W.- private May 13, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Died at Milledgeville, Ga. March 30, 1884. Connell, W. F.- private May 13,1862. Dale, John T.- private May 13, 1862. Davis, William M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15,1861. Roll dated April 14, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 12, 1862. Pension records show he was furloughed for 30 days January 18,1865. Unable to reach command when furlough expired. (Born in Ga. in 1842.) Dorrough, Jacob (or Dorough)- private. Dorrough, W. T. (or Dorough)- private. Duke, Zebulon P.- private May 1862. Substitute for H. Y. Reid. Earnest, Thomas R.- private May 13, 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 20, 1865. (Born in Ga. December 16,1828. Died in Carroll County, Ga. February 23, 1907.) Easterwood, L. William W.- private May 13, 1862. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Vicksburg, Miss. May 29,1863. Edwards, John M.-See Co. B. Ellis, J. Garrett- private May 13,1862. Fitts, Newton M.- private May 13, 1862. Fitts, T. W.- private May 13,1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Fuller, Charles W.- private May 13,1862. No later record. Goodwin, G. W.- private May 13,1862. Goolsby, Sim K.- private May 13,1862. Troops November 9, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Elected Lieutenant. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20,1864. Horton, C. C.- private May 13, 1862. Huff, John A.- private May 13,1862. Died in service. James, J. H.- private May 13,1862. Johns, Charles D.- private May 13,1862. Johnson, Mart-See private, Co. B. Jones, T. Jasper-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Jones, William H.- private. Jordan, Terry D.- private May 13, 1862. Keleclofy, H. H.- private May 13, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Chase, O. April 7, 1865. Grave #1852, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Kingsberry, S. S.- See private, Co. B. Kirk, Thomas- private May 13, 1862. Matthews, John H.- private May 13,1862. McCalman, James Marion- private May 13, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Furloughed at Enterprise, Miss. July 23,1863. Pension records show he was furloughed home from Forsyth, Ga. hospital for 60 days, on account of asthma, September 1864 ; furlough was extended for 30 days. Could not reach command and was detailed for post duty at West Point, Ga. (Born n Carroll County, Ga. February 26,1834.) McCleland, Enoch A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. McCleland, L. Frank- private May 13,1862. McCleland, William G.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. McKleroy, Pleas B.- private May 13, 1862. Wounded in left hand, necessitating amputation of first finger, at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Butts County, Ga. August 2, 1829.) Morgan, D. M.- private May 13, 1862. Pension records show he was discharged at Atlanta, Ga. in 1865. (Born in Franklin County, Ga. in 1829.) Gray, A. M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Pension records show he was paroled in Atlanta, Ga. May 1865. (Born in South Carolina October 10, 1836.) Gray, D. W. private in 1862. Discharged in 1862. Enlisted in Co. I, - Regiment Ga. Militia in 1863. Discharged at Atlanta, Ga. in 1865. (Born in South Carolina in 1824.) Gray, Jerry W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Gray, Samuel, Jr.- Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15, 1861. Roll dated April 14, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Gray, William H.- private May 13,1862. Hammock, A. Mastes-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Hammock, J. Beaton-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Discharged January 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Killed at New Hope Church, Ga. in 1864. Hammock, J. M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops December 26, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 6,1862. Hammock, T. Newton-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Discharged January 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Hamrick, George W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant January 24, 1862. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Hamrick, John Thomas- private May 13, 1862. Born in Meriwether County, Ga. Died at Cordova, Ala. in 1891. Hanvey, R. I.- private May 13,1862. Appointed lst Corporal. Hanvey, William-Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15,1861. Discharged December 31,1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Hilton, S. L.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops November 9, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Elected Lieutenant. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20,1864. Horton, C. C.- private May 13, 1862. Huff, John A.- private May 13,1862. Died in service. James, J. H.- private May 13, 1862. Johns, Charles D.- private May 13,1862. Johnson, Mart-See private, Co. B. Jones, T. Jasper-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Jones, William H.- private. Jordan, Terry D.- private May 13, 1862. Keleclofy, H. H.- private May 13, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Chase, O. April 7, 1865. Grave #1852, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Kingsberry, S. S.- See private, Co. B. Kirk, Thomas- private May 13, 1862. Matthews, John H.- private May 13, 1862. McCalman, James Marion- private May 13,1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Furloughed at Enterprise, Miss. July 23,1863. Pension records show he was furloughed home from Forsyth, Ga. hospital for 60 days, on account of asthma, September 1864 ; furlough was extended for 30 days. Could not reach command and was detailed for post duty at West Point, Ga. (Born in Carroll County, Ga. February 26, 1834.) McCleland, Enoch A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. McCleland, L. Frank- private May 13,1862. McCleland, William G.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. McKleroy, Pleas B.- private May 13, 1862. Wounded in left hand, necessitating amputation of first finger, at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Butts County, Ga. August 2, 1829.) Morgan, D. M.- private May 13, 1862. Pension records show he was discharged at Atlanta, Ga. in 1865. (Born in Franklin County, Ga. in 1829.) Muse, J. W.- private May 13,1862. Discharged in 1862. Muse, Thomas P.- Pension records show he enlisted as a private June 1864, and surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1847.) Neeley, W. L.- private June 6, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. November 3,1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Norman, W. L.- private May 13, 1862. Killed near Resaca, Ga. May 15,1864. Norman, W. O.- private. Norman, W. Quinn-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Pate, Henry- private May 13,1862. Captured, date and place not given. Released at Camp Chase, O. in 1865. Pierce, James- private. Pierce, John Newton-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Pension records show he was home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. August 27,1842. Died in Carroll County, Ga. February 1914.) Powell, John S.- private May 13,1862. Discharged in 1862. Powell, Robert W.- private May 13,1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Chase, O. April 28,1865. Grave #1925, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Powell, Thomas J.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Reid, H. Y.- private May 13, 1862. Discharged, furnished Zebulon P. Duke as substitute, May 1862. Rooks, Frank M.- Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15,1861. Roll dated April 14, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Killed in skirmish in South Carolina in 1865. Rooks, William H.- Appointed Ensign of Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15, 1861. Roll dated April 14, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as. a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Rooks, William W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 15,1861. Roll dated April 14, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Sanders, W. H.- private May 13,1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. August 22, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Sawyer, Neal C.- private May 13,1862. Died in Columbus, Ga. hospital June 1864. Sharp, W. Frank-Appointed 3d Corporal of Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,1863. Smith, Morgan M.- private May 13, 1862. Died at home with pneumonia July 1862. Spence, George F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 46th Regiment Alabama Inf. June 18,1862. Transferred to Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 16,1864. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 12, 1865. (Born in Morgan County, Ga. January 19,1832.) Stedman, Z. George (or Stidman)- private May 13, 1862. Stephens, D. G.- private May 13,1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. February 25, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Stokes, Augustus W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18,1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled July 8,1863. No later record. Swords, Henry H.- private May 13,1862. Townsend, John- private. Walker, J. T.- private May 13,1862. Warnock, Lindsey W.- private. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. Washington, George W.- private May 13, 1862. Died at Big Shanty, Ga. in 1864. Watkins, L. B.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April 20, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga.) West, Robert C.- private May 13,1862. Whisenhunt, W. W. (Wag)- private May 13,1862. Killed at Atlanta, Ga. July 22,1864. Whitaker, A. S.- private May 13,1862. Whitehorn, John C. A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April 20, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Williams, Allen G.- private May 13,1862. Captured at Vicksurg, Miss. July 4,1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. Died in Carroll County, Ga. December 29,1918. Williams, Elijah A., Jr.- private May 13,1862. Williams, Elijah A., Sr.- private May 13,1862. Williams, J. Monroe- private May 13,1862. Williams, J. W.- private May 13,1862. Williams, Louis C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga State Troops January 9, 1862. Discharged April 2, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. 'H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. Williams, Uriah W.- private May 13,1862. Wounded in right thigh and in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Jonesboro, Ga. August 31, 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. June 28, 1842.) Winter, Joseph M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops October 13,1861. Roll dated April 12,1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 56th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13,1862. (Born in Calhoun County, Ala. in 1839.) Winter, Robert- private. Wise, John P.- private May 13,1862. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. 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