Georgia: Coffee County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 50th REGIMENT COFFEE COUNTY 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, 50th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A. COFFEE COUNTY, GEORGIA COFFEE COUNTY GUARDS Spence, John M.- Captain March 4, 1862. Elected Major December 21, 1863. Granted leave of absence February 14, 1865. No later record. (Born in 1836.) Smith, Alfred A.- 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected Captain December 21, 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17, 1865. (Born in 1821.) Hilliard, James K.- 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Died July 18, 1863. Buried in Confederate Burial Ground at Winchester, Va. Grave #1136. White, Thomas G.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4,1862. Wounded in knee in Virginia May 1863. Appears on register of General Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. with remark: "Application for transfer." Furnished transportation to Savannah, Ga. for 30 days, on account of wound, May 16, 1863. Pension records show he resigned on account of wounds September 1864. (Born in Ware County, Ga. October 3, 1838.) Moore, Edward H.- 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. October 22, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. May 14,1865. (Born in 1840.) Wheeler, John L.- 2d Sergeant March 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant January 1, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant February 1864. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation, in 1864. Inspection Report dated near Richmond, Va. show him "Disabled.- applied for retirement July 2, 1864." Bennett, Jesse-3d Sergeant March 4,1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. May 12,1865. (Born in 1830.) Spivey, Mathew-4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant February 1864. Reduced to ranks November 1,1864. Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865. (Born in 1827.) Wright, Riley-1st Corporal March 4,1862. Wounded and captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Released at Philadelphia Hospital and sent to Knoxville, Tenn. for exchange August 1864. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. in 1837.) Dent, John A.- 2d Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Released December 18, 1862. Admitted to General Hospital at Petersburg, Va. with typhoid fever December 18, 1862. Furloughed for 60 days as a paroled prisoner. Death claim filed October 15, 1864. (Born in 1837.) Miller, William M.-3d Corporal March 4, 1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. (Born in 1842.) Joiner, Jacob-4th Corporal March 4,1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. (Born in 1842.) Andrews, George D.- private March 4, 1862. Died of typhoid pneumonia in General Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va., January 2, 1863. (Born in 1835.) Barber, John W.- private May 12, 1862. Absent without leave March 1863 -February 1865. No later record. Battle, John R.- private Mar 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal December 1863. Paroled at Newton, N. C. April 19, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1845.) Bennett, Henry P.- private March 4, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1827.) Brooker, Gilbert- private March 4, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 1863. (Born in 1845.) Brooker, Harrison- private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, June 13,1862. (Born in Coffee County, Ga. in 1840.) Brooker, James R.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal January 1, 1863; 4th Sergeant February 1864. Captured at Harper s Farm, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout Md. June 24, 1865. (Born in 1836 Brooker, William H.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave August 1864 -February 1865. (Born in 1842.) Burkett, Enos- private August 28, 1862. Discharged, disability, July 12, 1863. Burkett, John- private March 4, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. February 7, 1863. (Born in 1840.) Burkett, William- private September 18,1862. Died of pneumonia March 18, 1863. Carter, John J.- private September 5,1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him "Absent, sick." No later record. (Born in Ga. February 14, 1841.) Carver, Allen- private March 4, 1862. Discharged October 21,1862. (Born in 1844) Carver, James A.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Received at Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange October 19, 1862. Retired to Invalid Corps November 11, 1864. (Born in Ware County, Ga. in 1825.) Carver, James J.- private March 9, 1862. Wounded in 1862. Died from wounds at Fort Brown, Ga. September 28,1862. Carver, Richard- private May 3, 1862. Died at Fort Brown, Ga. May 19, 1862. Carver, Sampson B.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal November 1, 1864. Absent without leave February 3, 1865. (Born in 1839.) Carver, Samuel- private March 4, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 1863, with remark: "Left sick at Winchester, Va." (Born in 1842.) Cato, John- private March 4, 1862. Died November 7, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Cato, William R.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded and captured at Cramptons Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Received at Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange October 19, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since July 25,1863. Pension records show he "Remained until war closed." (Born in Coffee County, Ga. August 3, 1836.) Cohen, Adolphus M.-See Co. B. Cothran, William J. (or Cothren)- private May 9, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, Md. October 24, 1864. Transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 28, 1865. Received at Boulware &Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 30, 1865. Crapps, Jesse- private May 9,1862. Roll for January -February 1863, shows him absent, sick in hospital. No later record. Curry, William D.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 14, 1864. (Born in 1842.) Davis, Arthur- private March 4, 1862. Died in Receiving and Wayside Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 28, 1863. (Born in 1843.) Davis, Mark- private September 5, 1862. Died in General Hospital #19, at Richmond, Va., June 18, 1863. Davis, Simeon- private September 5, 1862. Died at Fredericksburg, Va. December 14, 1862. Denton, John- private May 9, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was with company April 8, 1865. Denton, Joshua J. (or Joshua T.)- private October 17, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 1863. Denton, William M.- private May 9, 1862. No later record. Driggers, James J.- private September 18, 1862. Died in General Receiving Hospital at Gordonsville, Va. June 18,1863. Durham, George W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died at Point Lookout, Md. February 2, 1865. (Born in 1844.) Echols, Floyd- private March 4, 1862. Discharged, under-age, October 8, 1862. (Born in 1847.) Eddy, William F.- private May 6, 1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. Ellis, Elijah- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal January 1, 1863. Killed near Petersburg, Va. June 21, 1864. (Born in 1843). Ellis, Hiram- private May 9, 1862. Died in C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va. March 31 1863. Ellis, Joshua- private March 4,1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. February 4, 1864. Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 17,1865. (Born in Telfair County, Ga. in 1839.) Ellis William- private May 9, 1862. Died of pneumonia in General Hospital #1, at Lynchburg, Va., November 11, 1862. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 2, 1st Line, Lot 181. Everett Dempsey- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died in General Hospital at Mount Jackson, Va. October 20, 1864. (Born in 1836.) Floyd, Reuben P.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave August 21, 1862 -February 1865. (Born in 1839.) Gill, William- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865 Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27,1865. (Born in Ga. in 1842.) Grantham, Jackson- private August 28,1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Received at Fort Delaware, Del. October 22,1864. Sent to Point Lookout, Md., where he was exchanged, February 18, 1865. At Camp Lee near Richmond, Va. February 21,1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. December 28, 1834.) Hargraves, Christopher C.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Boonsboro, Md. September 15, 1862. Sent from Fort Delaware, Del. to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange October 2, 1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since October 2,1864. (Born in 1842.) Harper, Light R.- private August 29, 1862. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. with measles November 9, 1862, and died there of pneumonia November 23, 1862. Harper, Moses- private August 28, 1862. Died in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va., February 20, 1863. Harrell, William- private March 4, 1862. Died at Savannah, Ga. May 3,1862. (Born in 1839.) Hayes, Benjamin F. (or Hays)- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Dandridge, Tenn. January 17, 1864. Released at Rock Island, Ill. May 18,1865. (Born in Ga. in 1843.) Hayes, Bryant (or Hays)- private August 29, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Received at City Point, Va. April 15, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 28, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1843.) Hayes, Peter (or Hays)- private August 29, 1862. Captured, place not given, December 20, 1863. Sent from Knoxville, Tenn. to Camp Chase, O. January 1, 1864. Died of pneumonia in 1864. Hersey, John T.- private March 13, 1862. Died of disease September 15, 1862. Hudson, William- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant January 1, 1863; 1st Sergeant February 1864. Absent Without leave February 24,1865. (Born in 1844.) Joiner, Hardy, Sr.- private March 4,1862. Appointed 4th Corporal December 1863. Wounded in right arm August 1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was with command April 8, 1865. (Born in Pulaski County, Ga. February 27, 1840.) Jowers, Eli- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal December 1863; 2d Sergeant November 1, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. ( (Born in 1835.) Kirkland, Harrison- private May 3,1862. Died September 5,1862. Kirkland, Richard G.- private May 3, 1862. Roll for January - February 1863, shows him "Sick in hospital." No later record. Kirkland, Timothy- private March 4, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant. Killed May 6,1864. (Born in 1833.) Kirkland, Zean W.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded in right leg and captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Released from Point Lookout, Md. January 1863. Furloughed for 40 days from General Hospital at Petersburg, Va. on account of wound, and furnished transportation to Ga. January 30, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in 1839. Died in Coffee County, Ga. January 1908.) Lankford, Hardy- private September 5,1862. Died December 3, 1862. Lankford, Parrish- private March 4,1862. Appointed 1st Corporal; 5th Sergeant January 21, 1864. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant March 23,1864. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 19,1864. (Born in 1843.) Lankford, Tarlton- private March 4, 1862. Died October 7, 1862. Lott, Richard- private May 1862. Died of measles May 20, 1862. McCafferty, Dominick (or McGafferty)- private April 10, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant January 1, 1863. Captured December 20,1863. Released at Camp Chase, O. January 10,1864. No later record. Merritt, Alexander- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in 1841.) Merritt, Benjamin- private March 4, 1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. (Born in 1843.) Merritt, Frederick- private May 13,1862. Roll for January -February 1863, shows him absent, sick at Winchester, Va. No later record. Merritt, Sloan- private March 4, 1862. Discharged near Fort Brown, Ga. May 18, or June 2, 1862. (Born in 1836.) Mobley, Jesse- private March 4,1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 21, 1863. Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 20,1864. (Born in 1844.) Muns, William- private March 4,1862. No later record. (Born in 1839.) Myck, Thomas- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal January 1,1863. Appears last on roll for February 1863. (Born in 1838.) Nelson, Isaiah- private May 3, 1862. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with dropsy, April 23, 1863. Died April 24,1863. Nettles, Alexander- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Nettles, Benjamin- private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability and under-age, November 2, 1862. (Born in South Carolina in 1845 or 1847.) Nettles, Samuel P.- private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, July 1,1862. (Born in 1830.) Nipper, John- private March 4, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1840.) Nipper, William- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal December 15,1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Nunez, Daniel G.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, January 1, 1863. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, and captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 16, 1865. (Born in 1838.) Ogden, E. W.- private September 5, 1862. Died in General Hospital #7, at Richmond, Va., November 9,1862. Passmore, Alexander- private March 4, 1862. Retired to Invalid Corps, P. A. C. S., July 26,1864. (Born in 1831.) Passmore, John- private March 4,1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since August 6, 1864. No later record. (Born in 1844.) Passmore, Nathan- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. (Born in 1841.) Rewis, Calvin (or Ruis)- private September 5, 1862. Died January 16, 1863. Rewis, Jackson J. (or Ruis)- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease at Fredicksburg, Va. (Born in 1836.) Rewis, James J. (or Ruis)- private March 4, 1862. Wounded April 1862. Captured December 7, 1863. Died of pneumonia in U. S. Military Hospital at Knoxville, Tenn. January 13,1864. Rewis, John (or Ruis)- private March 4, 1862. Died in General Hospital #1, May 10, 1863. (Born in 1839.) Ricketson, Ivey- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. (Born in 1835.) Ricketson, James- private March 4, 1862. Roll to December #1, 1862, shows him "Absent, left at Thoroughfare, Va. August 28th." No later record. (Born in 1840.) Ricks, Aaron G.- private March 4, 1862. Left sick near Rapidan River, Va. February 1863. Furloughed for 60 days, on account of extreme debility from pneumonia, from Post Hospital at Gordonsville, Va. March 3, 1863. No later record. (Born in 1844.) Ricks, John- private March 4,1862. Admitted to General Hospital at Staunton, Va. with pneumonia March 12, 1863, and was in said hospital April 30, 1863. No later record. (Born in 1839.) Roberts, Daniel- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave August 10,1864 -February 28,1865. No later record. (Born in 1840.) Roberts, John- private. Ruis,-See Rewis. Sears, Burrell- private August 28, 1862. Appears last on roll for January -February 1863. Sears, Marion- private August 28, 1862. Died November 19, 1862. Smith, Berrien- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease May 1, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Smith, Henry- private March 4, 1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. (Born in 1845.) Smith, Hiram D.- private March 4, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1836.) Smith, William- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. (Born in 1840.) Spikes, John, Sr.-Pension records show he was wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 20, 1864. Discharged, disability, in 1864. (Born in Douglas County, Ga. in 1836.) Stephens, James E.- private August 28, 1862. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863. Discharged, disability. (Born in Ga.) Stone, James J.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Absent without leave since February 28, 1865. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1828). Stone, William- private March 4, 1862. Ribs broken in accident. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 13, 1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1843.) Taff, Jasper J.- private March 4, 1862. Captured near Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Paroled at Burkeville, Junction, Va. April 14-17, 1865. (Born in Houston County, Ga. about 1841.) Taff, Robert- private March 4, 1862. Absent, sick, in 1864. Roll for January -February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. (Born in 1844.) Tanner, Green- private March 4,1862. No later record. (Born in 1839.) Tanner, John B.- private May 3, 1862. No later record. Tanner, Mitchell- private August 29,1862. Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Farmville, Va., with tuberculosis, November 15, 1862. Furloughed for 30 days May 8, 1863. No later record. Taylor, John- private October 17,1862. Employed as ambulance driver August 1-31, 1864. Died of measles in Oliver Hospital at Dalton, Ga. in 1864. Taylor, William- private March 4,1862. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va., February 22,1863. Returned to duty March 26,1863. No later record. (Born in 1841.) Teston, Benjamin- private May 9, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since August 22,1862. No later record. Teston, Henry- private March 4, 1862. Captured October 1864. (Born in 1842.) Teston, James- private May 9, 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 28, 1862. Paroled at Fort McHenry, Md. and sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. October 9,1862. Received at Aiken's Landing, Va. October 12, 1862. Detailed nurse in Richmond, Va. hospital July 1863. In 2d Division, Jackson Hospital, at Richmond, Va., January 13, 1865, and requested leave of absence on that date, which was approved January 25,1865. No later record. (Born in South Carolina April 9, 1827.) Thigpen, Stafford G.- private May 9, 1862. Missing at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862. Thomas, Benjamin- private March 4, 1862. Sick in hospital February 1863. Died in 1864. (Born in 1839.) Thomas, Edward T.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. (Report of Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va., for March 1863, shows that he Died March 4, 1863, disease unknown, but was brought from the cars dead." (Born in 1837.) Vick, Demboriah W.- private March 4, 1862. Received injury to scalp May 5, 1863. Furloughed for 30 days June 6, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since July 18,1863. (Born in 1839.) Vining, James- private April 1, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. May 14, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Ga. November 3, 1845.) Walker, Richard H.- private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, January 1, 1863. (Born in 1838.) Wall, William B.- private March 4, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1822.) Ward, Benjamin- private March 4, 1862. Died June 25, 1862. (Born in 1843.) Ward, Calvin A.- private May 9, 1862. Died of pneumonia in General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va., March 1, 1863. Ward, John E. private May 9, 1862. Wounded, right arm permanently disabled at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. Roll from February 29, to August 31, 1864, shows he was "Retired." (Born in Ga. May 1,1840.) Ward, John F.- private May 9, 1862. Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal January 1863. Died near Fredericksburg, Va. March 20, 1863. Ward, Stafford G.- private May 9, 1862. Roll for September -October 1864, shows him absent, sick. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since October 15, 1864. Williams, Redding G.- private March 4,1862. Sick in hospital February 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since October 28, 1864. Pension records show he was captured April 1865. (Born in Barnwell, S. C. in 1838.) Williams, William M.- private May 9,1862. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #2, at Lynchburg, Va., November 28, 1862. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 1, 3d Line, Lot 78-Knight's. Wilson, Robert- private March 4,1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, a prisoner of war. (Born in 1835. Died in Ware County, Ga. January l, 1894.) Wooten, Joel W.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant February 1864. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., January 24, 1865, with remark: "Had taken oath and furnished transportation to Jacksonville, Fla." (Born in 1844.) Wooten, Simon L.- private May 9,1862. Captured at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Sent from Fort McHenry, Md. to Fortress Monroe, Va. for exchange, and received at Aiken's Landing, Va., October 19, 1862. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., January 24, 1865. Took oath and furnished transportation to Jacksonville, Fla. Wooten, William J.- private March 4, 1862. Died April 15, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Wright, Mitchell (or Right)- private March 4, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since October 4,1863. (Born in 1833.) Yawn, Irwin- private August 28, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. February 28, 1863