CHARLTON COUNTY, GA - MILITARY - Civil War Co. F 26th Regiment "Okefenokee Rifles" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com Company F, 26th Regiment Charlton County "Okefenokee Rifles" This company was successively designated as Old Company I, and New Company F, 13th Regiment Georgia Infantry and Company F, (which became Company G, May 8, 1862 ), 26th Regiment Georgia Infantry. This company was organized August 14, 1861, in Charlton County, Georgia for twelve months. Was ordered to Brunswick, Georgia August 24, 1861. Mustered into C.S. service by Colonel Charles S. Rockwell August 28, 1861. Was ordered to St. Simon Island, Georgia October 6, 1861, and went into camp there October 7, 1861. Engaged in battle at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864; thence it marched to Spotsylvania, Virginia, where it was engaged in battle on the 10, 12, and 19 of May 1864. It was also engaged in battles around Richmond, Virginia Was in the rout and pursuit of "Hunter," and all battles in which General Early's Infantry was engaged. Andrews, Francis A. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Maryland July 9, 1864. Released at Camp Hamilton, Virginia September 21, 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia September 23, 1864, and furloughed for 40 days from September 27, 1864. No later record. Arnett, John -- 5th Sergeant - August 15, 1861. Elected Captain May 8, 1862. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Died of wounds at Middleburg, Virginia September 6, 1862. Bachlott, Alexander -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died in hospital in 1864. Bachlott, Joseph C. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 1, 1861. Batten, Henry M. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Boothe, McDonald M. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 3rd Sergeant May 8, 1862. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Captured at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 24, 1865. (Born in Ware County, Georgia in 1887.) Carter, Clemons H. -- 4th Corporal - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Carter, Elias K. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Carter, George W. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him on wounded furlough. No later record. Carter, Wesley -- Private - August 15, 1861. Admitted to C.S.A. General Military Hospital #4, at Wilmington, North Carolina, with typhoid fever, June 19, 1863. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Chancey, Asa -- Private - March 4, 1862. Captured and paroled at Middleburg, Virginia March 20, 1864. Dropped from rolls March 26, 1864. Chancey, Samuel -- Private - March 4, 1862. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 26, 1865. (Born in Ware County, Georgia in 1826.) Chase, Charles A. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Discharged, on account of ascites, from Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Virginia, July 22, 1863. Chisom, Aaron E. (or Chism) -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died of pneumonia in General Hospital #l at Danville, Virginia September 6, 1862. Chisom, James (or Chism) -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died of disease at St. Simon Island, Georgia December 13, 1861. Clark, Andrew F. -- 2nd Corporal - August 15, 1861. Private in 1864. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Clarke, J. Henry -- Private - March 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia.) Crews, Noah -- Private - March 8, 1862. Captured at Harrisonburg, Virginia September 25, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Virginia for exchange, March 17, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia, March 19, 1865. No later record. (Born in Pierce County, Georgia January 1, 1842 or 1845. Died at Confederate Soldiers' Home, Atlanta, Georgia February 17, 1917.) Dasher, William C. -- Captain - August 15, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Davis, Samuel J. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. (Born in Charlton County, Georgia April 16, 1839.) Dixon, Allen -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed in 1862. Dougherty, Dempsey -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Gainey, Henry -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Gunter, William -- Private - August 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, in 1862. Reenlisted. Appointed Corporal. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was on detail making shoes for soldiers close of war. (Born in Ware County, Georgia in 1833.) Hall, Francis M. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him on sick furlough. No later record. (Born in Telfair County, Georgia in 1318.) Henderson, John -- Private - August 15, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Herb, Cuthbert Barnwell (Charley or Charlie) -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed Musician. Captured at Farmville, Virginia April 9, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia June 24, 1865. (Born in Dublin Ireland, January 1, 1884. Died in Grady Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia, August 1989. Buried at Macon, Georgia) Hogans, James -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died of disease in Staunton, Virginia hospital August 11, 1862. Hughes, John -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Johns, George -- Private - August 15, 1861. On furlough February 28, 1862. Died in hospital in 1862. Johns, William F. -- 3rd Corporal - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Private in 1864. Killed at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia May 16, 1864. Johnson, Erick -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Received pay September 24, 1862. No later record. Jones, N. R. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia May 5, 1864. Kersey, T. J. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 19, 1864. Kersey, William -- Private - March 4, 1862. Roll for November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. King, Robert N. -- 1st Lieutenant - August 15, 1861. Retired May 8, 1862. Knight, John Adams -- Private - August 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Virginia, May 16, 1863. Lee, Aaron -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - August 15, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant. Retired May 8, 1862. Lloyd, Isham -- Private - August 15, 1861. Captured at Wilderness, Virginia May 5, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and released on joining U. S. service June 9, 1864. Lowther, Alfred -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Lowther, Hampton J. -- 1st Sergeant - August 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant in 1862; 2nd Lieutenant May 8, 1862; 1st Lieutenant September 6, 1862; Captain March 1863. Killed at Monocacy, Maryland July 9, 1864. Lyons, Sylvester -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal. Roll for November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was wounded in thigh and heel at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864, and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in South Carolina in 1827.) Lyons, Uriah W. -- Private - Aug 31, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Mattox, John M. -- 4th Sergeant - August 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant September 6, 1862; 1st Lieutenant March 1863. Wounded in 1864. Elected Captain October 9, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. McPherson, Willis -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Milton, Aaron J. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed in 1863. Milton, Moses T. -- Private - March 8, 1862. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Mizell, Josiah -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1862. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia March 29, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 29, 1865. (Born in Camden County, Georgia June 24, 1837.) Nungazer, George T. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant April 1, 1863; 1st Lieutenant October 9, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. (Born in Camden County, Georgia December 24, 1844.) Nungazer, Timothy -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. O'Brien, Dennis (or O'Bryan) -- See private, Company K. Paxton, Robert -- 3rd Sergeant August 15, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 8, 1862; Captain September 6, 1862. Died of bronchitis in General Hospital #4, at Richmond, Virginia February 24, 1863. Petty, Washington -- Private - September 18, 1861. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital, on account of debility, February 5, 1863. Returned to duty February 6, 1863. Died of disease in 1864. Rentz, William D. -- Private - September 20, 1861. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia May 16, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Roach, Benjamin -- Private - September 30, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Robinson, Hanceford -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Died in Virginia in 1863. Robinson, Jesse -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Robinson, John A. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 20, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Elmira, New York September 30, 1864. Robinson, Mark -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant May 8, 1862. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Virginia September 22, 1864. Paroled in 1865. Received at Boulware and Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia for exchange, March 19, 1865. Robinson, Mathew -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at Fredericksburg, Virginia December 13, 1862. Robinson, Noah -- 2nd Sergeant - August 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant May 8, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant September 6, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 19, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware June 16, 1865. (Born in Wayne County, Georgia March 28, 1882.) Robinson, Robert -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 2nd Sergeant May 8, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Scott, Benjamin -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #16, March 6, 1863. Scott, John -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Shenault, A. F. -- Private - May 5, 1862. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. Died of wounds in 1864. Sikes, Andrew J. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal in 1864. Killed June 1864. Smith, James P. -- 2nd Lieutenant - August 15, 1861. Appointed Acting Assistant Quartermaster for Post October 6, 1861; Regimental Quartermaster November 1861. Cashiered by General Court Martial January 27, 1862. Smith, William -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Captured at Petersburg, Virginia March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 19, 1865. Spikes, Daniel -- Private - August 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 2, 1861. Spikes, Joel -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 29, 1862. Spikes, Peter -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Stokes, L. A. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Stone, David -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Discharged on account of wounds April 22, 1864. Straine, James -- Private - August 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862. Taylor, Eaton -- Private - March 4, 1862. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862; Fort Steadman, Virginia March 25, 1865. Captured in Richmond Virginia hospital, April 3, 1865, and was a prisoner of war there May 28, 1865. (Resident of Georgia since April 12, 1834.) Thompson, Calvin -- Private - March 4, 1862. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Thompson, James A. -- 1st Corporal - August 15, 1861. Wounded at Monocacy, Maryland July 9, 1864. Admitted to 1st Division Hospital, 20th Army Corps, U.S.A., with chronic bronchitis December 24, 1864, and for same disease to General Field Hospital, 20th Army Corps, Savannah, Georgia, January 19, 1865. Disposition not stated. Thompson, Richard -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died of phthisis in Gordonsville, Virginia hospital August 24, 1862. Todd, Jacob G. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded September 19, 1862. Wounded in leg near Shepardstown, West Virginia August 25, 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. (Born in Tattnall County, Georgia November 14, 1828.) Vickery, Robert -- Private - August 15, 1861. Transferred to Company I, May 8, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Died of wounds May 13, 1864. Vickery, Solomon -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded and captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. No later record. Wainwright, Elias K. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Discharged, on account of anchylosed and distorted wrist, caused by bruise from wagon wheel received in service, at Richmond, Virginia August 9, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company F, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), August 19, 1863. Roll for June 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Doctortown, Georgia April 1865. (Born in Camden County, Georgia in 1843.) Wainwright, John E. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Wounded through left leg and thigh and captured at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland for exchange February 20, 1865. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Camden County, Georgia in 1839.) Wainwright, Noah T. -- Private - August 15, 1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Wilderness, Virginia May 5, 1864. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Wainwright, William R. -- Private - March 4, 1862. In General Hospital #4, at Richmond, Virginia October 31, 1862. Transferred to Camp Winder, Richmond, Virginia December 15, 1862. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital September 1, 1863. Waters, Williams -- Private - August 15, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862. Williams, William J. -- Private - September 1, 1861. Transferred to Company A, 61st Regiment Georgia Infantry October 12, 1861; to Company A, 26th Regiment Georgia Infantry December 19, 1861; to Company B, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 12, 1862. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Camp Walker, Glynn County, Georgia in 1865. Wilson, Elisha -- Private - August 15, 1861. Died in Danville, Virginia hospital in 1862. Witer, S. B. -- Private - 1862. Died at Richmond, Virginia July 28, 1864.