Cobb County Georgia Military - Co. A 18th Reg File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Lynn B. Cunningham" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/cobb.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 18th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA ACWORTH INFANTRY *Date of enlistment of this company given also as June 13, 1861. O'Neal, J. B. - Captain April 1, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. Resigned March 5,1863. Jackson, J. - 1st Lieutenant April 1,1861. Resigned June 5,1862. Lemon, James Lile - 2nd Lieutenant April 1, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant June 5,1862; Captain March 5,1863. Captured at Knoxville, Tennessee, December 19, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 12,1865. Avery, N. - Jr. 2d Lieutenant April 1, 1861. Resigned, disabled by rheumatism, May 30,1862. Phillips, Mathew M. - 1st Sergeant April 1, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant January 12, 1863; 2nd Lieutenant March 5, 1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 19,1865. Hardage, T.J. - 2nd Sergeant April 1, 1861. Furloughed January 1865. Cut off from command; joined Colonel Jeff Johnson's Regiment Georgia Militia Cavalry February 1865. Surrendered, Kingston, Georgia, May 12, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1830.) Crossley, J. E. - 3d Sergeant April 1, 1861. Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 14,1865. O'Neal, J. J. (or O'Neill) - 4th Sergeant April 1, 1861. Discharged, furnished substitute, December 1,1862. Owens, Thomas M. - 5th Sergeant April 1, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Appointed 3rd Sergeant. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him absent, on detail at hospital. Holcombe, W. W. - 1st Corporal April 1,1861. Wounded in 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland, February 18,1865. No later record. Harper, D. B. - 2d Corporal April 1, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in 1864. Received by Provost Marshal General, Defenses South of Potomac, Washington, D.C., a Confederate deserter, February 15, 1865; took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, and furnished transportation to Nashville, Tennessee, Shelton, John E. - 3rd Corporal April 1, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant Co. E, 3rd Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 5, 1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 17,1865. Tinsley, J. N. - 4th Corporal April 1,1861. Died September 4,1862. Moseley, E. L. - Musician April 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for October. 2,1861. Abney, J. M. - Private April 1, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 23, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 28,1865. No later record. Atkinson, J. F. - Private March 8, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Babb, John Newton - Private April 1, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present. Pension records show he was on special detail building breastworks, near Richmond, Virginia,, close of war. (Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, March 19,1832.) Baker, Hiram S. - Private April 1, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in Richmond, Virginia, hospital October 3,1862. Barrett, Milton - Private April 1,1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal of Co. E, 3d Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16,1864. Died of variola (smallpox) at Elmira, New York, February 12,1865. Bennett, T. J. - Private April 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 1862. Killed, date and place not given. Blackwell, John - Private August 2,1861. Discharged September 1861. Boring, A. N. - Private April 1, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland, June 24,1865. Boring, F. A. - Private April 1, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Captured at Roswell, Georgia, July 9, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois, June 16,1865. Boring, L. H. - Private April 1,1861. Died May 1862. Brooks, Ryal (or Royal) - Private August 2, 1861. Discharged November 7, 1861. Brown, John - Private February 17, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,1863. Wounded in left eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. In Lynchburg, Virginia, hospital December 31, 1864. Transferred to Brigadier General Colston. No later record. Died in Cobb County, Georgia August 22,1924. Brown, J. G. - Private August 21, 1861. Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25, 1865. Brown, T. P. - Private April 1, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Killed at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 27,1863. Brown, W. F. - Private August 21, 1861. Absent, sick, January 30, 1865. No later record. Burnett, A. F. - Private April 1, 1861. Deserted January 29, 1864. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, February 10, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, there and released February 17,1864. Channell, H. C. - Private February 21,1862. Died October 31,1862. Cheatham, J. R. T. - Private April 1, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865, shows him present. No later record. Copeland, R. D. - Private April 1, 1861 Appointed Corporal. Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Virginia, November 28,1861. Dabbs, C. T. - Private August 21, 1861 Discharged, furnished dames R. Thacker as substitute, February 6,1862. Dabbs, W. M. - Private August 21,1861 Died December 1,1861. Davenport, M. L. - Private February 19, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. Davenport, William - Private February 19, 1862. Killed at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862. Dempsey, A. G. - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded and disabled at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Received pay at Richmond, Virginia, December 15,1862. No later record. Durham, Alfred - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded in 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,1863. Durham, James P. - Private May 16, 1862. Wounded in 1862 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Absent, wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Durham, L. H. - Private September 2, 1862. On sick furlough November 1862. Died of variola (smallpox) in General Hospital #21, date not given. Durham, L. W. - Private August 6,1862. Died December 25,1863. Durham, William P. - Private February 17, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Returned to Co. A, l8th Regiment Georgia Inf. August 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19,1864. Died at Point Lookout, Maryland, May 12,1865. Embry, William P. - Private April 1, 1861 Appointed 2d Corporal. Deserted January 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, at Louisville, Kentucky, and released February 25, 1864. Fannin, John T. - Private April 1, 1861 Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 5, 1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 18, 1865. Fitzgerald, J. P. - Private January 1, 1863. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Garrison, A. J. - Private February 18, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Garrison, John - Private September 20, 1862. Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation of two fingers, at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Virginia, for exchange, March 28, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox’s Wharves, James River, Virginia,, March 30,1865. Garrison, M. W. - Private August 21, 1861 Appointed 3rd Corporal June 5,1863. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6,1864. Gladden, J. D. - Private April 1, 1861 Died of disease in General Hospital #l, at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 12, 1862. Body sent to Acworth, Georgia Goodwin, John S. - Private February 24, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 3rd Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Captured near Covington, Georgia, July 23, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, Ohio, and transferred to City Point, Virginia, for exchange March 4,1865. No later record. Gragg, Hamilton D. - Private April 1,1861 Wounded, date and place not given. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant June 5, 1862. Tendered his resignation November 25, 1862. Dropped from rolls for prolonged absence without leave January 12,1863. No later record. Graham, P. E. - Private April 1, 1861 Sick at home in Georgia, October 2, 1861. Died October 1861. Graves, George L. - Private August 21, 1861 Absent without leave August 31,1864. No later record. Grisham, G. W. (or Gresham) - Private March 16, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Died of inflammation of lungs at Fort Delaware, Delaware, April 1, 1864. Harris, Joseph B. - Private Died July 17,1863. Harris, J. B. - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Virginia, November 10,1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland, June 4,1865. Helton, T. J. - Private April 27,1863. Captured near Farmville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 14, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1847.) Henderson, S. S. - Private April 1, 1861 Died September 16,1861. Hicks, T.A. - Private April 1,1861 Wounded, date and place not given. Died September 23,1862. Hirsh, Henry (or Hirsch) - Private April 1,1861 Discharged, disability, at Camp Winder near Richmond, Virginia, November 16,1861. House, Grogan - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. House, Henry - Private September 15,1862. Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. House, R. - Private February 19,1862. Died May 14,1864. Hull, George S. - Private April 1,1861 Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Virginia, with rheumatism March 25, 1863. Returned to duty April 1, 1863. Transferred to Co. E, 3rd Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters, June 8,1863. Received at Washington, D.C., a Confederate deserter February 15, 1865, where he took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, and was furnished transportation to Nashville, Tennessee. (Born in Georgia.) Jackson, John E. - Private September 1,1861 Killed near Richmond, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Jackson, M. H. - Private April 1, 1861 Discharged, disability, December 1,1861. Reenlisted. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. No later record. Jackson, Wesley Harris - Private February 18, 1862. Wounded in right foot, necessitating amputation below knee, at 2nd Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. Discharged, disability, September 19,1862. Jenkins, J. T. - Private April 1,1861 Appointed Musician. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Johnson, Richard - Private April 1,186l. Transferred to Co. L, Phillips' Legion Georgia Inf., in exchange for Benjamin R. Whitfield, in 1862. Furloughed for 24 days from January 23,1865. No later record. Keheley, John S. - Private April 1,186l. Died near Richmond, Virginia, October 3,1861. Kendrick, T. E. - Private April 1,1861 Absent without leave June 13,1861. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Florida, May 10,1865. Paroled, Albany, Georgia May 24,1865. Lanmon, J. N.(or Landmon) - Private January 1,1862. Discharged July 21,1862. Lanmon, O. L.(or Landmon) - Private July 1,1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19,1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland, and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Virginia, for exchange March 28, 1865. No later record. Lanmon, R. A.(or Landmon) - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3,1863. Prisoner of war January 30,1865. No later record. Mason, J. S. - Private April 1, 1861 Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released June 14,1865. Mason, M. S. - Private August 21,1861 Wounded in 1862. Deserted January 29, 1864. Deserted January 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, at Louisville, Kentucky. and released February 25,1864. McEver, Joseph - Private April 1,1861 Absent without leave Jan. 30, 1865. No later record. McLain, James - Private September 15,1862. Wounded at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 28,1863. Captured in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital December 3,1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware, September 14,1864. Received at Varina, Virginia, for exchange September 22,1864. Absent with out leave January 30,1865. In pension application filed in Cobb County, Georgia in 1920, he claimed to have been at home on sick furlough from December 8,1864, to close of war. (Born in Georgia in 1843. Died January 16,1931.) McLain, John M. - Private September 1, 1861 Appointed 3rd Sergeant. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital at David's Island, N. Y. in 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia, for exchange September 27, 1863. No record of transfer or discharge. Enlisted as a private in Co. D,1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry August 1,1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Died in 1917. Miller, Joseph - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Villa Rica, Georgia July 15,1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, Ohio, and transferred to City Point, Virginia, for exchange March 4,1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia, March 10-12, 1865. No later record. Mims, J. P. - Private April 1,1861 Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 10,1864. Morris, William W. - Private February 21, 1862. Died of disease July 11,1862. Mullins, J. D. - Private April 1, 1861 Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. Mullins, R. D. - Private August 2, 1861 Discharged, disability, in 1864. Nichols, A. - Private August 21,1861 Wounded in 1862. Wounded at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16, 1864. Appointed 4th Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Nichols, J. C. - Private August 21,1861 Received commutation for rations while on furlough November 30 - December 30, 1862, on August 7,1863. No later record. Northcutt, T. H. - Private August 21, 1861 Wounded in 1862. Discharged from service of Confederate States, having been appointed a commissioned officer in Georgia, February 28,1863. Owen, George S. - Private April 1, 1861 Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8,1863. Wounded in hand, resulting in amputation of two fingers, at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 29,1863. Returned to Co. A, 18th Regiment Georgia Inf. in 1864. Retired on account of wounds in 1864. Died at Marietta, Georgia, May 5,1924. Patterson, G. M. - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded, date and place not given. Retired, account of wounds, in 1864. Peacock, G. W. - Private April 21, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Peacock, L. C. - Private March 15,1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Peters, M. S. - Enlisted as a private in Co. B,49th Regiment Georgia Inf. September 1,1862. Transferred to Co. A, l8th Regiment Georgia Inf. January 15,1863. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Peters, T. M. - Private April 1,1861 Wounded in 1862. Roll for August 31,1864, shows him present. No later record. Phillips, C. C. - Private April 1,1861 Captured while on furlough in Georgia in 1864. No later record. Phillips, F. T. - Private May 4,1862. On furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Price, T. D. - Private August 2,1861 Killed near Richmond, Virginia, in 1862. Preast, M. C. - Private April 1, 1861 Captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3,1865. Paroled at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Preast, Pinkney C. - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded in left foot, necessitating amputation below knee, at 2nd Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Virginia, September 29, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862. Preast, P. W. - Private April 1,1861 Appears only on roll from Aug. 2 to October 2,1861. Pyron, Charles W. - Private April 1,1861 Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Pyron, Thomas Jefferson - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded in left leg at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Pension records show he was permanently injured, while driving an ambulance, June 1864. On detached duty January 30, 1865. (Born in Georgia, February 11,1843.) Rhodes, N. J. - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Rhodes, W. J. - Private August 21, 1861 Captured at High Bridge, Virginia, April 6,1865. Robertson, Elijah N. (or Roberson) - Private March 8,1862. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Virginia, May 27,1862. Robertson, F. J.(or J. F.) - Private August 2,1861 Wounded in 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12,1864. Rousseau, A. - Private April 1, 1861 Discharged, disability, November 18, 1861. Scott, H. M. - Private April 1,1861 Appointed hospital steward in 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Virginia, September 30, 1861. Scott, John D. - Private February 21,1862. Wounded at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862. Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Virginia, September 30, 1862. Killed in service. Shelley, J. A. - Private October 1,1862. Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Shinn, J. H. - Private February 15,1862. Wounded in 1863. Absent without leave August 31,1864. No later record. Shurburne, George, Jr. - Private April 1,1861 Discharged, disability, July 21,1862. Smith, George A. - Private March 1,1862. Transferred to Co. E, 3d Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, New York, and sent to James River, Virginia, February 9, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia, for exchange, February 20-21, 1865. Paroled, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 12, 1865. (Born in North Carolina, November 25,1842.) Smith, J. W.- See Color Guard, Co. H. Stanley, William Pickens - Private February 18,1862. Wounded in 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia, April 6,1865. Escaped and went to Lynchburg, Virginia, April 1865. Stansell, E. C. - Private January 1,1863. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19,1864. Exchanged. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Stansell, J. B. - Private April 1,1861 On detail duty at Richmond, Virginia, August 31,1864. No later record. Stansell, William, Sr. - Private April l,1861 Killed near Richmond, Virginia, June 27,1862. Steele, M. W. - Private February 21,1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal May 6, 1864. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1, 1864. On wounded furlough January 30,1865. No later record. Steele, W. A. - Private February 18, 1862. Wounded in 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Stoke, Sylvanus - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware, February 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Virginia, for exchange, March 10-12,1865. No later record. Summers, F. M. - Private April 1, 1861 Appointed Musician. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Tanner, John Q. - Private April 1,1861 Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Tanner, J. M. - Private April 1,1861 Wounded at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1,1862. Captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6, 1865. Re leased at Newport News, Virginia, June 25, 1865. Tanner, L. H. - Private April 1, 1861 Elected 2d Lieutenant June 5,1862; 1st Lieutenant March 5,1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19,1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 17, 1865. Tanner, W. J. - Private. Received pay from July 1 to November l, 1862, at Atlanta, Georgia, December 10, 1862. No later record. Thacker, James R. - Private February 6,1862. Substitute for C. T. Dabbs. Transferred to Co. E, 3rd Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8,1863. Deserted June 16,1863. (Records also show he “deserted and joined 2nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry, but name is not borne on any company that regiment.”) Thompson, B F. - Private April 1, 1861 Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9,1865. Thompson, R. S. - Private February 20,1862. Captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, New York, March 14, 1865. No later record. Toler, W. L. - Private April 1, 1861 Died September 24, 1861. Turner, R. E. - Private February 1,1862. Wounded. Absent without leave August 31,1864. No later record. Walraven, Elijah - Private February 21, 1862. Transferred to Co. E,3d Battn. Georgia Sharpshooters June 8, 1863. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12,1864. Captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 7, 1865. Walraven, Elisha C. - Private February 22,1862. Died of measles at Richmond, Virginia, May 21,1862. Wheeler, J. W. - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded in 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864, show he was retired on account of wounds. White, W. W. - Private April 1,1861 Wounded, date and place not given. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Virginia, June 25,1865. Whitener, J. R. - Private April 1,1861 Died September 5,1862. Whitfield, Benjamin R.-Enlisted as a private in Co. L, Phillips' Legion Georgia Inf. April 5, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, l8th Regiment Georgia Inf., in exchange for Richard Johnson, in 1862. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia, August 30,1862. Captured while in hospital in 1862. Paroled at Richmond, Virginia, in 1862. Discharged, disability, at Marietta, Georgia, October 27,1863. (Born in Georgia, June 25,1836.) Whitfield, D. B. - Private April 1, 1861 Wounded in 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Whitfield, William F. - Private April 1, 1861 Died of disease at Richmond, Virginia, May 22, 1862. Williams, J. N. - Private December 19, 1862. On detached duty at Marietta, Georgia January 30,1865. No later record. Winn, W. T. - Private April 1, 1861 Roll for December 13, 1864, shows he was discharged, over-age, date not given. Wooten, W. J. - Private April 1,1861 Deserted October 22,1861. ======================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============