CLAYTON COUNTY, GA - MILITARY - Civil War Co. E 10th Regiment "Clayton Sharpshooters" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: d h deci Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/clayton.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Company E, 10th Regiment Clayton County "Clayton Sharpshooters" or "Benjamin Infantry" This company left Jonesboro, Georgia for Richmond, Virginia May 30, 1861. Arrived there June 2, 1861, distance 750 miles. Ordered to Yorktown, Virginia June 20, 1861, thence to Williamsburg, Virginia, where it went into camp June 22, 1861. ============== “CLAYTON SHARPSHOOTERS” Clayton County, Georgia CAPTAIN Crawford, George Gilmore LIEUTENANTS McBride, Andrew Jackson Key, J. T. Hughie, Joseph P. SARGENTS Hanes, Joshua Jackson Parker, J. B. Camp, J. C. Jones, J. N. CORPORALS Anderson, J. W. Harris, J. S. Hillard, Oliver B. Neice. W. L. MUSICIANS Johnson, J. A. Key, J. A. PRIVATES Adams, J. H. Alford, Joseph Sidney Allen, David PRIVATES Allen, J. M. Allen, S. J. Anderson, W. J. Anthony, Benjamin F. Arnold, Martin Bartlett, H. B. Beauchamp, Joseph Xenaphon Burks, Tirel A. Burns, J. B. Byrd, John Camp, J. J. Camp, M. H. Camp, S. W. Camp, W. L. Campbell, J. D. Campbell, J. H. Q. Campbell, P. F. Clements, David E. Cochran, L. L. Collier, Mathew Coogler, A. C. Cooper, James E. Cox, W. A. Daniel, E. W. Daniel, Henry F. Daniel, Van Dearing, J. H. PRIVATES Dickens, George M. Dobbs, John H. Duke, J. R. Eason, Rice Ellison, J. NI. Fears, Stockton S. Fuller, J. S. Gardner, J. W. Gay, S. H. Glass, G. D. Gray, Thomas J. Grayden, W. L. Green, R. A. Harrison, J. H. Higgins. J. R. Hightower, R. B. Hill, John L. Hilliard, F. E. Hollingsworth. W. G. Hollohan, NI. C. Hudson. James E. Hudson, W. W. Jackson, George Johnson, J. T. Johnson, P. 0. Kersey, F. H. Kersey,T. A. Kirksey, Elisha H. Lancaster. G. B. Lane. R. A. Lassiter, R. M. Maninx, Thomas Mann, Elijah Anderson Mann. John R. Mann, W. B. McCrory, John T. McGhee Elbert McLeroy, W. A. McLeroy, W. H. Mitchell, J. Q. H. Moore, H. H. Jr. Morris, A. A. Morrow, H. A. Morrow, J. W. Murray, William Myres, G. W. Odom, D. Owen. C. C. Owen. W. H. Ozburn, J. T. Pledger, j. S. Pope, w. H. Rea, D. A. Rea, J. S. Roberson, A. R. Roberts, W. T. Rosser. Montgomery Smith, Robert N. Speer, G. A. Strickland, William B. Thally, D. McD. Timmons, W. M. Walden, Daniel L. Walden, E. G. Walker, Gilbert Walker, J. Warren, L. E. Watterson, R. S. Watterson. William Leonard Whitaker, H. G. Wilkerson, T. Yancey, John ================= Adams, J. H. (or I. H.) -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Alford, Joseph Sidney -- Private - June 20, 1861. Appointed 2nd Sergeant. Wounded at Berryville, Virginia June or October 1863. Wounded in foot at Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. (Born at Fayetteville, Georgia December 25, 1842. Died at Atlanta, Georgia July 14, 1927.) Allen, David -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died at Jonesboro, Georgia January 10, 1864. Allen, J. M. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Roll for February 28 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Allen, S. J. -- Private - September 19, 1862. On detail duty March 1865. No later record. Anderson, J. W. -- 1st Corporal - May 20, 1861. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 11, 1865. Anderson, W. J. -- Private - June 15, 1861. Absent without leave February 6 - March 1865. No later record. Anthony, Benjamin F. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 44th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for H. M. Camp, March 17, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 10, 1864. Roll dated August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Arnold, Martin -- Private - October 6, 1861. On detail duty as Division Commissary Clerk January - February 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Bartlett, H. B. -- Private - July 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Young's Mill, Virginia December 2, 1861. Beauchamp, Joseph Xenaphon -- Private - June 15, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. Appointed Corporal; Sergeant. Wounded in right arm at Knoxville, Tennessee November 19, 1863. Permanently disabled for any service because of wounds, resulting in resection of elbow joint, and retired to Invalid Corps February 10, 1865. Burks, Tirel A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured at Farmville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 23, 1865. Burns, J. B. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Young's Mill, Virginia December 1861. Byrd, John -- Private - April 1, 1864. On duty at Corps Infirmary March 1865. No later record. Camp, Henry M. -- Enlisted as a private in Company D, 44th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Transferred to Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for Benjamin F. Anthony, March 17, 1862. Absent without leave February 28, 1865. No later record. Camp, J. C. -- 3rd Sergeant - May 20, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Appointed Chaplain May 4, 1864. Captured at Richmond, Virginia April 3, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio June 18, 1865. Camp, J. J. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Deserted September 16, 1864. Camp, M. H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Absent without leave June 3, 1864 - March 1865. No later record. Camp, S. W. -- Enlisted as a private in Company D, Georgia 44th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 11, 1862. Reported "Present, General Hospital #6, Richmond, Virginia" January 26, 1863. Transferred to Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry Wounded near Richmond, Virginia Returns for March 1865, show him absent without leave, Jonesboro, Georgia, since September 14, 1864. No later record. Camp, W. L. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. On detail duty as Acting Commissary Sergeant March 1862. Paid to August 31, 1862. No later record. Campbell, J. D. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed Commissary Sergeant. Appointed Sergeant of Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Campbell, J. H. Q. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Campbell, P. F. -- Private - June 20, 1861. On detail duty as telegraph operator at Wilmington, North Carolina March 1865. No later record. Clements, David E. -- Private - April 1, 1864. Absent without leave February - March 1865. No later record. Pension records show he was wounded at Gaine's Mill, Virginia June 2, 1864, and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. Cochran, L. L. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. Absent, sick, March 1865. Collier, Mathew -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Williamsburg, Virginia February 3, 1862. Coogler, A. C. -- Private - June 15, 1861. Sick in hospital February-March 1865. Paroled April 1865. (Born in Lexington, South Carolina December 24, 1842. Died in Fulton County, Georgia in 1919.) Cooper, James E. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Dropped from rolls December 1864. Restored to rolls February 1, 1865, absent without leave. Returns for March 1865, show him "Absent without leave July 2, 1863, at Jonesboro, Georgia No later record. Pension records show he was wounded in left side at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Cox, W. A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. In Petersburg, Virginia hospital August 6, 1862. No later record. Crawford, George Gilmore -- Captain - May 20, 1861. Appointed Surgeon October 16, 1861. On duty at Fair Grounds Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia December 7, 1864. No later record. (Born at Lovejoy, Georgia October 29, 1837. Died June 12, 1899.) Daniel, E. W. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Virginia March 5, 1862. Daniel, Henry F. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Absent without leave at Jonesboro, Georgia June 3, 1864, and captured near there September 1, 1864. Exchanged at Rough & Ready, Georgia September 22, 1864. "Name appears on list, dated Hilton Head, South Carolina February 1, 1865, as a Confederate deserter who went into Union lines at Atlanta, Georgia April 15, 1864, destined to be turned over to Provost Marshal General, New York City." No later record. Daniel, Van -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded at Savage Station, Virginia June 29, 1862. Died from wounds at Richmond, Virginia July 15, 1862. Dearing, J. H. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Paroled at David's Island New York Harbor, Virginia August 24, 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia for exchange August 28, 1863. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Dickens, George M. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Dobbs, John H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed Adjutant August 19, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio June 18, 1865. Duke, J. R. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died in camp near Williamsburg, Virginia August 1, 1861. Dunn, J. T. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Deserted at Richmond, Virginia June 9, 1861. Eason, Rice -- Private - May 20, 1861. On detail, working on entrenchments, February 28, 1865. Paroled at Alexandria, Virginia May 9, 1865. Ellison, J. M. -- Private - July 13, 1861. Died at home during war. Fears, Stackton Summerfield -- Private - May 20, 1861. Elected Lieutenant. In General Hospital #12, at Richmond, Virginia August 1863. Discharged on account of chronic rheumatism August 18, 1863. Elected Captain of Company I, 2nd Regiment Georgia Reserve Infantry May 2, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Georgia January 4, 1839. Died at Muskogee, Indian Territory, April 1902.) Fuller, J. S. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured in 1862. Paroled September 27, 1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia June 1, 1864. Gardner, J. W. -- Private - April 13, 1864. Wounded at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Captured in Henry County, Georgia September 7, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois June 13, 1865. Gay, S. H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Roll for December 1864, last on which borne, shows him "Absent without leave since February 1864; dropped from rolls." Glass, G. D. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Deserted to enemy at Richmond, Virginia March 19, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Washington, D. C. and furnished transportation to Oil City, Pennsylvania March 1865. Gray, Thomas J. -- Private - April 1, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 27, 1865. Grayden, W. L. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 4, 1863. Died of disease at Fort Delaware, Delaware September 22, 1863.. Green, R. A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Gave himself up voluntarily and was sent to Headquarters of Provost Marshal General Army of the Potomac, charged with desertion, July 29, 1864. Sent to Captain Leslie, to be forwarded to Washington, D. C. August 2, 1864. Union prisoner of war records show he was released at Elmira, New York May 15, 1865. Hanes, Joshua Jackson -- 1st Sergeant - May 20, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant October 16, 1861. Acting Assistant Post Quartermaster March 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant July 3, 1863. Resigned, disability, July 17, 1863. Harris, J. S. -- 2nd Corporal - May 20, 1861. Deserted July 29, 1864. Harrison, J. H. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Absent without leave January 14 - March 1865. No later record. Higgins, J. R. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Absent without leave July 2, 1863 - March 1865. No later record. Hightower R. B. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Died at Lavinia Groves Farm, Maryland Hill, John L. -- Private - July 13, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 44th Regiment Georgia Infantry in 1863. Captured at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland March 15, 1865. No later record. Hillard, Oliver B. (or Hilliard) -- 3rd Corporal - May 20, 1861. Wounded at Savage Station, Virginia June 29, 1862. Died from wounds in 1862. Hilliard, F. E. (or Hillard) -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died in service. Hollingsworth, W. G. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant July 17, 1863; 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island Ohio June 18, 1865. Hollohan, M. C. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appears last on roll for June 30, 1861. Hudson, James E. -- Private - February 21, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Died December 9, 1920. Hudson, W. W. – Private - July 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. On wounded furlough in Georgia December 31, 1864. Absent without leave January-March 1865. Hughie, Joseph P. -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - May 20, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant October 16, 1861; 1st Lieutenant July 3, 1863. Severely wounded at Funkstown, Maryland July 12, 1863. Absent, wounded, close of war. Jackson, George -- See Speer, G. A. Johnson, J. A. – Musician - May 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Young's Mill, Virginia December 11, 1861. Johnson, J. T. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Virginia September 17, 1862. Johnson, P. P. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Sick in hospital March 1865. No later record. Jones, J. N. -- 4th Sergeant - May 20, 1861. Appointed 2nd Sergeant. Dropped from rolls for prolonged absence without leave December 1864. "Taken up again February 1, 1865." Absent without leave February 28, 1865. No later record. Kersey, F. H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Kersey, T. A. -- Private - September 29, 1863. On detached duty in Macon, Georgia hospital January - March 1865. No later record. (Born dune 1830.) Key, J. A. – Musician - May 20, 1861. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Died from wounds at Elias Groves Farm, Maryland September 19, 1862. Key, J. T. -- 2nd Lieutenant - May 20, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant October 16, 1861. Captured in Maryland in 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Virginia May 8, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Kirksey, Elisha H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded in left hand and captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Sent to Lincoln General Hospital at Washington, D. C. where three fingers were amputated April 18, 1865, and released June 14, 1865. (Born in Georgia November 14, 1830.) Lancaster, G. B. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Paid to September 1, 1862. No later record. Lane, R. A. -- Private - June 30, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 30, 1861. Lassiter, R. M. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Paroled September 30, 1862. Transferred from Fort McHenry, Maryland to Fortress Monroe, Virginia for exchange October 17, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 28, 1865. Maninx, Thomas (or Mannerix) -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured in 1862. Paroled at camp near Sharpsburg, Maryland September 21, 1862. No later record. Mann, Elijah Anderson -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Virginia January 14, 1862. Mann, John R. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 22, 1862. Mann, W. B. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Deserted September 16, 1864. McBride, Andrew Jackson -- 1st Lieutenant - May 20, 1861. Elected Captain October 16, 1861. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Maryland September 14, 1862; Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864; Cold Harbor, Virginia June 1, 1864. Elected Colonel (to rank from February 20, 1865 ), March 2, 1865. In Augusta, Georgia hospital close of war. McCrory, John T. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Maryland September 14, 1862. McGhee, Elbert -- Private - May 20, 1861. On duty as ambulance driver March 1862. No later record. McLeroy, W. A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Williamsburg, Virginia July 30, 1861. McLeroy, W. H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died June 1861. Mitchell, J. Q. H. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Died from wounds at Lavinia Groves Farm, Maryland in 1862. Mitchell, W. R. -- Private - July 12, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Virginia January 6, 1862. Moore, H. J., Jr. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Absent without leave at Rough & Ready, Georgia January 1-March 1865. No later record. Morris, A. A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant July 3, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Absent, wounded, in Staunton, Virginia hospital March 1865. No later record. Morrow, H. A. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured in 1862. Paroled September 27, 1862. Transferred from General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Virginia to Winder Hospital there October 15, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Morrow, J. W. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured at Farmville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 29, 1865. Murray, William -- Private - May 20, 1861. Sick in hospital January-March 1865. No later record. Myres, G. W. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Paid at Richmond, Virginia October 1, 1862. Died in service. Neice, W. L. -- 4th Corporal - May 20, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Williamsburg, Virginia January 3, 1862. Odom, D. -- Private - May 20, 1861. On detail duty, nurse at Williamsburg, Virginia hospital, March 1862. No later record. Owen, C. C. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Captured at Williamsburg, Virginia 1862. Sent to Fortress Monroe, Virginia in 1862. Died in service. Owen, W. H -- Private - June 15, 1861. Captured at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland March 15, 1865. No later record. Ozburn, J. T. (or Osburn) -- Private - May 20, 1861. On furlough February - March 1865. No later record. Parker, J. B. -- 2nd Sergeant - May 20, 1861. Absent without leave January - March 1865. No later record. Pledger, J. S. -- Private - September 19, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863, and captured there July 4, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor and sent to City Point, Virginia for exchange September 27, 1863. Sick in hospital January-March 1865. No later record. Pope, W. H. -- Private - September 1, 1861. On detached service in Petersburg, Virginia hospital January-March 1865. Paroled June 10, 1865. Rea, D. A. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Captured at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Released at Elmira, New YorkJune 21, 1865. Rea, J. S. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Maryland September 14, 1862. Roberson, A. R. -- Private - June 10, 1861. Absent without leave May 6, 1864 - March 1865. No later record. Roberts, W. T. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Sick in hospital June 3-30, 1861. Died at Richmond, Virginia. Rosser, Montgomery -- Private - September 29, 1863. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Died in prison June 9, 1865. Smith, Robert N. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. On extra duty with Division Ordnance Guard March 1865. Speer, G. A. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 8th Regiment Alabama Infantry May 16, 1861. Transferred to Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry January 1, 1862. Discharged, under-age, September 1862. (Enlisted under name of George Jackson, being under-age.) Speer, J. H. -- Private - June 15, 1861. Deserted September 1864. Strickland, William B. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Captured near Burkeville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia June 26, 1865. Died in Confederate Soldiers Home at Atlanta, Georgia March 18, 1934. Age, 94. Thally, D. McD. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Elected Lieutenant. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Timmons, W. M. -- Private - February 29, 1862. Roll for December 1864, shows him absent without leave since February 1864; dropped from rolls. No later record. Walden, Daniel I. -- Private - July 9, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863; Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. (Born in Forsyth County, Georgia June 3, 1847.) Walden, E. G. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Died of disease at Williamsburg, Virginia November 4, 1861. Walker, Gilbert -- Private - June 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Walker, J. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Warren, L. E. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Wounded and captured at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Elmira, New York and released April 3, 1865. Watterson, R. S. -- Private - May 20, 1861. On extra duty as Assistant Provost Marshal March 1862. Died at Fredericksburg, Virginia January 13, 1863. Watterson, William Leonard -- Private - June 20, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862, Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Absent, sick, February 28, 1865. No later record. Whitaker, H. G. -- Private - May 20, 1861. Furloughed for 25 days from November 30, 1861. No later record. Wilkerson, T. -- Private - October 14, 1861. No later record. Yancey, John -- Private - August 31, 1861. Died of disease at Williamsburg, Virginia November 21, 1861.