Georgia: Columbia County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 16th REGIMENT
RAMSEY VOLS

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MUSTER ROLL OF
COMPANY K, 16th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA
RAMSEY VOLS

Boyd, Robert J.-Captain July 25,1861. Killed at Malvern Hill,
Va. July 1,1862.

Lansdell, R. A.-1st Lieutenant July 25,1,861. Elected Captain
July 28,1862. Cashiered January 29,1863.

McGruder, G. R.-2d Lieutenant July 25,1861. Died June 14,
1862.

Benton, Nathan E.-Jr.2d Lieutenant July 25,1861. Elected
1st Lieutenant July 28,1862. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md.
September 14,1862.

Curry, Frank-1st Sergeant July 25,1861. Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file,
shows him absent, a prisoner of war. No later record.

Davidson, A.- 2d Sergeant July 25, 1861. Paroled at 
Burkeville, Va. April 14-17,1865.

Avary, A. J.-3d Sergeant March 27,1862. Roll dated January 30,
1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Zachary, William N. 4th Sergeant July 25,1861. Roll dated
January 30,1865, last on file, shows him absent on furlough. No
later record.

Baston, W. E.-5th Sergeant July 25,1861. Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,
1865.

Evans, J. H.-1st Corporal July 25,1861. Roll dated December 14,
1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Davidson, Eli-2d Corporal July 25,1861. Captured at 
Russellville, Tenn. April 15,1864. Transferred from Camp Morton, Ind.
to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange February 19,1865. No later record.

Jones, W. H.-3d Corporal July 25, 1861. Wounded in arm,
necessitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. 
Paroled, Augusta, Ga. May 30,1865.

Langford, W. B.-4th Corporal July 25, 1861. Captured at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Transferred from Point Lookout, Md.
to Elmira, N. Y. July 12, 1864. Killed in railroad accident at
Shohola, Pa. July 15,1864.

Adams, A. J.- private July 25,1861. Wounded in leg, 
necessitating amputation below knee, and captured at Crampton's Gap,
Md. September 14,1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10,
1862. At home, wounded, close of war.

Adams, Ellis T.- private July 25, 1861. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. 
November 29, 1863. Received at Military Prison at 
Louisville, Ky. December 29,1863. Transferred to Camp Chase, O. 
March 24, 1864; to City Point, Va. for exchange February 25, 1865. 
No later record.

Adams, Powell- private September 14,1861. Died in service.

Anderson, Tolbert- private July 25, 1861. Sick in hospital August 
1864. No later record.

Ballard, Isaac V.- private.

Baston, James M.- private July 25, 1861. Contracted measles
in camp, resulting in total loss of speech and paralysis of right
arm. Discharged, disability, Camp Bryan near Richmond, Va.,
November 11,1861. Died in Glascock County, Ga. July 4,1912.

Bigham, James C.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Deep
Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 11,
1865.

Blackstone, H. C.-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 48th Regiment Ga.
Inf. March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. K, l6th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 
1, 1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Released
at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865. (Barn in 1843.)

Briscoe, John- private 1861. Discharged February 5,1862.

Bryant, William- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,
1865.

Buck, Thomas B.- private July 25, 1861. Wounded at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1,1864. Died of meningitis in General Hospital
at Danville, Va. June 8,1864.

Crumpton, J. D.- private May 21, 1862. Died March 1863.
Darsey, George D.- private July 25, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant 
September 14, 1862; Captain January 29, 1863. Wounded at 
Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on 
file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record.

Darsey, Thomas E. (or Dorsey)- private 1861. Regimental 
returns for December 1861, show him "Absent from December 26, conveying 
body of private Jones to Georgia." No later record.

Davidson, James- private July 25, 1861. Captured at 
Burkeville, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. 
June 26, 1865.

Dial, J. J.- private 1861.

Flanigan, James T.- private July 25, 1861. On detail as 
shoemaker at Columbus, Ga. August 1864 to close of war. (Born in
Ga.)

Fortner, Samuel G.- private July 25, 1861. Transferred to Co.
C, 29th Regiment Virginia Inf. January 30, 1863. Deserted January 16, 
1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Bermuda 
Hundred, Va. and sent to Stark County, Ill. January 17,1865.
Gay, J. M.- private September 14, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865,
last on file, shows him sick in hospital. Pension records show
he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Columbia
County, Ga. April 7,1842.)

Hardy, Oliver- private July 25, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg,
Md. September 17,1862. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows
him on duty as Sergeant and Enrolling Officer in Georgia. No
later record.

Harrison, J. J.- private November 8,1863. Captured at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19,1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. January 17,1865.
No later record.

Harrison, R. H.- private July 25,1861. Discharged prior to
June 1864.

Hobbs, David- private July 25, 1861. Admitted to C. S. A.
General Hospital #11, at Charlotte, N. C. April 27,1865, and
died there of diarrhea May 21,1865.

Holly, Hillman- private July 25,1861. Captured at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows
him "Absent, a prisoner of war." No later record.

Holly, William J.- private July 25,1861. Admitted to General
Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., July 5,1863. 
Furloughed therefrom for 30 days September 9,1863. Deserted in Tenn.
in 1863 or 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Knoxville, Tenn. January 18,1864.

Ivey, Bradford- private July 25,1861. Paroled April 11-21,1865.

Johnson, I. J.- private March 10,1862.

Johnston, G. W.- private August 1,1864. Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Received at Newport News, Va. April 14,
1865. No later record.

Jones, S. E.- private May 12,1862. Died prior to June 1864.

Knowles, Robert- private July 1864.

Lamkin, J. T.- private Elected Captain, Co., - Regiment 
Ga. Militia July 1862. Surrendered, Augusta, Ga. May 1865.

Lansdell, Jesse P.(or Jesse T.)-Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. K, l6th
Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for W. T. Tankersly, July 30,1862.
Wounded October 10, 1863. Appointed Commissary Sergeant in
1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.(Born in 1841.)

Marshall, J. H.- private July 25, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

McGee, Lewis- private July 25, 1861. Roll dated January 30, 1865,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Mims, William- private July 25, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

Morris, F. W.- private. Absent, sick, November 1862. No later record.

Nelms, J. B.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Cedar Creek,
Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. in 1865. 
Received at Boulware & Cox's Landing, James River, Va. for
exchange, February 15,1865. No later record.

Newsom, E.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 2, 1863. Died of disease in U. S. Military Prison at
Fort Delaware, Del. October 16,1863.

Newsom, John- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 2,1863. Sent to Fort Delaware, Del. in 1863. Took oath
of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. Army at
Baltimore, Md. October 1,1863.

Palmer, J. L.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Crampton's
Gap, Md. September 14,1864. Paroled. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on 
file, bears remark : "Supposed to be a prisoner." No later record.

Palmer, J. M.- private July 25, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant
June 14,1862. Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862.
Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10, 1862. Wounded at
Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last
on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record.

Paterson, George- private July 25, 1861. Appointed Sergeant
May 1862. Roll dated January 30, 1865, last on file, shows he was
detailed in Treasury Department. No later record. (Born in
Scotland June 13, 1837. Died at Confederate Soldiers' Home,
Atlanta, Ga. November 16,1905.)

Prather, Elbert L. (Prater)- private April 3, 1862. Killed at
Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864.

Reynolds, John M.- private July 25,1861. Died March 27,1862.

Reynolds, J. A.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Sailor's
Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,
1865.
Richardson, William- private July 25,1861. Captured at 
Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. April 
27,1864. Roll dated January 30,1865, last on file, shows him sick in
hospital. No later record.

Smith, John L.- private July 21, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant
April 1864. Wounded in 1864. On wounded furlough August 1864.
Inspection report dated February 28,1865, shows him absent without
leave February 4, 1865. Pension records show he was at home,
wounded, close of war.

Stanford, James W.- private March 27, 1862. Wounded in foot,
necessitating amputation below knee, at Fredericksburg, Va.
December 13,1862. At home on wounded furlough close of war.

Stewart, Dixon- private September 14, 1861. Roll dated January 30,
1865, last on file, shows him at home on furlough. No later record.

Stewart, Phillip- private July 25,1861. Captured at Spotsylvania,
Va. May 12,1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred
to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 15, 1865. No later
record.

Tankersley, William T. (or Tankersly)- private July 25, 1861.
Returns for Nov-December 1861, show he was absent, left sick in
Richmond, Va. when regiment was ordered to Yorktown. Returns
for February 1862, show he was absent on sick furlough. Transferred
to Co. K, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Jesse P. Lansdell,
July 20,1862. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6,1865. Released
at Point Lookout, Md. June 21,1865. (Born in Columbus, Ga. in
1837 or 1838. Died in Henry County, Ga. July 12,1915.)

Taylor, A. J.- private February 28,1862. Received pay at Richmond,
Va. April 14,1863. No later record.

Thornton, John H.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at 
Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 
20, 1865.

Toole, William G.- private July 25, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d 
Lieutenant September 14, 1862; 2d Lieutenant October 1862; 1st Lieutenant 
January 29, 1863. Wounded in right shoulder at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 
1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died
in Columbus County, Ga. August 21,1887.

Walker, J. D.- private September 14,1861. Captured at Deep Bottom,
Va. August 16, 1864. Died of variola at Elmira, N. Y. March 13,
1865. Grave #1829, Woodlawn National Cemetery.

Walker, Obediah- private July 25, 1861. Died prior to June 
1864.

Wall, C. M.- private July 25,1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating 
amputation, at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Retired on
account of permanent disability in 1862.

Welch, Augustus- private July 25, 1861. Captured at 
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Transferred from Fort Delaware, Del.
to Point Lookout, Md. October 20, 1863, and died there October 1863.

Welch, C. C.- private July 25,1861. Killed at Deep Bottom, Va.
August 16,1864.

West, Daniel J.-Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment 
South Carolina Rifles (Orr's,) August 16, 1861. Transferred to
Co. K, l6th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 11, 1863. Deserted June 1863.

Wilkins, Jabez Marshall- private August 5, 1862. Wounded in
1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

Wilson, E. J.- private July 25, 1861. Captured at Deep Bottom,
Va. August 16, 1864. Contracted smallpox at Elmira, N. Y. February 
23, 1865. Paroled and reached home April 1, 1865. Paroled at
Augusta, Ga. May 18,1865. (Born in Columbia County, Ga. February 
23,1844.)

Winburn, W. A.- private July 25,1861. Captured near 
Knoxville, Tenn. December 3,1863. Died January 13,1864. Buried in 
Cave Hill Cemetery at Louisville, Ky.

Young, George L.- private July 25,1861. Died prior to December 14,
1864.