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Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 7th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA COWETA COUNTY, GEORGIA COWETA GUARDS OR COWETA 2d DISTRICT GUARDS Lee, Saunders W-Captain May 31, 1861. Resigned November 15, 1861. Pinson, Thomas J.-1st Lieutenant May 31, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Culpeper, Va. August 3, 1861. Carmical, George H- 2d Lieutenant May 31, 1861. Elected Captain December 16, 1861; Major July 1, 1862. Wounded in knee at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Elected Lieut. Colonel September 1, 1862. Wounded in shoulder at Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863. Elected Colonel July 27, 1864. Wounded in face at Fussell's Mill, Va. August 16, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Benton, Jacob-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died while home on furlough May 3, 1862. North, Abraham C: 1st Sergeant May 31, 1861. Appointed Assistant Surgeon January 14, 1863. Absent without leave February 19, 1865. No later record. Hunter, George C.-2d Sergeant May 31, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry December 1862 or April 1863. Killed at Sunshine Church, Ga. July 31, 1864. Camp, Walker Glenn-3d Sergeant May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 7, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry between February 1, and July 1, 1863. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded at Sunshine Church, Ga. July 31, 1864. Paroled at Charlotte, N. C. May 3, 1865. North, Marcus A: 4th Sergeant May 31, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Camp, Hiram Warner -1st Corporal May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 7, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry August 30, 1862. Roll for December 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Brown, Calvin M.-2d Corporal May 31, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Bryant, William P.-3d Corporal May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 30 or July 16, 1862. Jones, John A. 4th Corporal May 31, 1861. Relieved from duty by Conscript Act September 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry. Appointed teamster. Adams, Columbus H. - private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Deserted January 15, 1864. Alums, L. W.- private June 30, 1861. Deserted February 24, 1863. Anderson, George M.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged by order of Secretary of War October 18, 1864. Re-enlisted January 7, 1865. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Arnall, John G. (or Arnold)- private May 31, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Arnall, Thomas H. (or Arnold) - private May 31, 1861. Woundedat 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, over-age, July 16, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry in 1862. Wounded near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him Absent, Provost duty at Newnan, Ga. Not well of wound." No later record. Arnall, William T. (or Arnold)- private July 30, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) October 27, 1862. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864, last On file, shows him present. No later record. Ashcraft, Augustus B.- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal; 2d Sergeant in 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862; Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865. Paroled in U. S. Hospital at Farmville, Va. between April 7, and July 15, 1865. Bailey, George S.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged, over- age, September 1, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) December 29, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Bailey, John L.- private July 30, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 18, 1864. Paroled at Pt. Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 16, 1865. Bailey, Robert E: - private May 31, 1861. Appointed Field Hospital Steward August 31, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Banister, John L.- private May 31, 1861. Deserted and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Enlisted in Co. D, 3d Regiment Maryland Cavalry U. S. A. at Ft. Delaware, Del. September 4, 1863. Banister, William T: - private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 8, 1861. Banks, David A.- private July 30, 1861. Died of disease January 11, 1863. Banks, J. B.- private April 13, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Banks, W. H.- private July 9, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Bankston, James L.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Absent without leave April 1, 1864 - February 28, 1865. No later record. Bankston, John Clark- private May 31, 1861. Sick in Richmond, Va. June 30, 1862. Absent without leave October 30, 1862. No later record. Baughman, Joseph- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861; 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Bean, John L.- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant April 1863. Absent without leave from February 13, 1865. No later record. Bean, Levi A.- private July 30, 1861. Died of disease in Richmond, Va. hospital March 17, 1863. Bean, William M. - private July 9, 1862. Died of typhoid fever in Knight's C. D. H., at Lynchburg, Va., January 2 or 20, 1863. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No.10, 3d Line, Lot 187. Bedenbaugh, Jacob N: - private May 31, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant July 16, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant July 20, 1862; 2d Lieutenant April 1863. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 28, 1863. Benton, John W.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, under-age, March 16 or July 16, 1862. Best, Andrew J: - private May 31, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Best, Harris H.- private May 31, 1861. Died of disease at Richmond, Va. November 20, 1862. Bexly, Hugh M.- private May 31, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital April 18, 1862. Bowers, Lawson W.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged, underage and disability, at Richmond, Va., July 21, 1862. Bradberry, J. H.(or Bradbury)- private July 9, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Britt, Hezekiah M.- private May 31, 1861. Died of diarrhea in General Hospital at Farmville, Va. July 7, 1862. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. Brooks, George W: -See private Co. C. Brooks, John Newell-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf.(Ramsey's), March 18, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 7th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 7, 1861. Absent without leave January 1- February 28, 1865. No later record. Butts, H. W: - private February 25, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Byron, Andrew (or Byrom)- private July 30, 1861. Deserted June 28, 1862. Camp, Andrew J.- private May 31, 1861. Accidentally killed at Winchester, Va. June 26, 1861. Carleton, Alexander- private July 30, 1861. Died of disease in College Hospital October 9, 1861. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. No.3, 5th Line, Lot 159. Carleton, John W.- private July 30, 1861. Died of disease in Ladies' Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. November 13, 1861. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No.3, 1st Line, Lot 170. Carlton, Frank Jefferson- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal. Discharged, disability, June 24, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 1, 1862. Roll for December 1864, last on file, shows him absent, Courier for General Iverson. No later record. Carmical, George B: - private May 31, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Carmical, Robert N.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Carrington, Alexander R.- private July 30, 1861. Appointed Corporal in 1864. Killed July 3, 1864. Cavender, William W.-See private Co. C. Clements, William T. (or William S.)- private July 30, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Coates, H.- private May 25, 1863. Deserted February 13, 1864. Cotten, Lewis C: - private May 31, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Deckard, William T. (or Dickard)-See private Co. C. Dominick, Henry- private May 31, 1861. Absent without leave February 14, 1865. No later record. Donovan, Michael (or Donavan)- private May 31, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Enlisted as a private Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) December 29, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Dunn, James F.- private July 30, 1861. Discharged, overage, December 4, 1864. Dunn, William C., Sr.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, Camp Bartow, Va., August 23, 1861. Dunn, William C., Jr.- private May 31, 1861. Accidentally wounded. Discharged at Richmond, Va. October 9 or December 6, 1862. Elmore, Thomas A: - private May 31, 1861. Wounded in head and arm and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died from wounds July 7, 1863. Fry, Robert R: - private May 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Gay, Elbert B.- private May 31, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863. Gay, Henry M.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged July 14, 1861. Re-enlisted November 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry March 22, 1864. No later record. Gilbert, John W: - private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, Centreville, Va. December 12, 1861. Gilbert, Thomas H: - private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 29, 1862. Glass, Erastus- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Discharged, furnished substitute. En- listed as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry August 1864. Roll for December 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Goolsby, Thomas-See private Co. C. Gordon, William D.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Hagans, James T: - private May 31, 1861. Died, disease, August 30, 1861. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va. Hammond, Ebenezer F.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, Warrenton, Va., January 3, 1862. Harris, Lewis W: - private May 31, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 31, 1862. Harris, Lovie Pierce- private July 30, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 13, 1862. Haynes, James M: - private May 31, 1861. Discharged September 5, 1862. Hindsman, David I.(or David J.)- private May 31, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in right arm, resulting in amputation, at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Captured and paroled September 29, 1862. On wounded furlough December 31, 1862 to close of war. Housley, John B.- private May 14, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Born in Ga. August 20, 1840. Died at Dahlonega, Ga. November 22, 1917. Hunnicutt, James B.(or Hunnycutt)- private July 30, 1861. Discharged September 8, 1861 or March 15, 1862. Hunnicutt, John A: - private July 30, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 7, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Jeresvants, M: - private July 9, 1862. Discharged July 16, 1862. Johnson, Clayton- private May 31, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Johnson, Malberry M.-See private Co. C. Johnson, Milton F: -See private Co. C. Johnson, Robert M.- private May 31, 1861. Received at Ft. Mifflin, Pa., a Confederate deserter, July 2, 1863 and escaped October 2, 1863. No later record. Johnson, Thomas D.- private July 30, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. 1, 2d Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. May 2, 1864. Roll For January - February 1865, last on file, shows him "Absent, in Co A, 7th Regiment Ga. Inf." Roll of last organization for January - February 1865 last on file, shows him present. No later record. Jones, James A.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged September 5, 1862.(Died in Carroll County, Ga. May 1900.) Jordan, William D: - private May 31, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Latimer, Charles W.-See private Co. C. Latimer, Josiah G. W: - private May 31, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 31, 1862. Leake, Silas M.-See private Co. C. Lynch, William D. (or Linch)- private May 31, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant May 12, 1862; 1st Lieutenant July 2, 1862; Captain April 1863. Wounded at Ft. Harrison, Va. October 13, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Lunday, Benjamin R.- private July 30, 1861. Died from congestion of lungs in Culpeper, Va. hospital January 17, 1862. Martin, John L.- private May 31, 1861. Roll for April 1863, shows him present. No later record. Martin, William M.- private July 30, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) November 16, 1862. Killed near Waynesboro, Ga. November 27, 1864. McCollum, John R: - private July 30, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant June 7, 1862. Wounded in right leg, necessitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Home on wounded furlough close of war. Overby, William Thomas- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Enlisted in Co. D, 43d Battn. Va. Cavalry (Mosby's Rangers.) Captured at Front Royal, Va. September 23, 1864. Offered his life in exchange for betraying his comrades. Refused and was hanged, without trial, by Federals as a spy September 23, 1864. (Born near Newnan, Ga. April 1840.) Parks, Albertus- private July 30, 1861. Killed near Yorktown, Va. April 16, 1862. Parks, Joseph W.- private July 30, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died from wounds at Richmond, Va. July 11, 1862. Parks, Thomas B: - private May 31, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant August 6, 1861. Resigned, per order #258, Centreville, Va., December 6, 1861. Peak, William S.- private May 311, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Died from wounds at Warrenton, Va. November 27, 1862. Perkins, John A.- private July 30, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Transferred to Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry March 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Perkins, Robert B.- private May 31, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry January 15, 1863. On detail for remount horse September 21- October 1864. No later record. Perry, Peter G: -See private Co. C. Persons, Turner J.- private May 31, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Roberts, Pleasant- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal. Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital May - June 1862. Died May 31, 1864. Rodden, Thomas J.- private May 31, 1861. Deserted November 13, 1862. Russell, James P: - private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds July 29, 1861. Shannon, James G.- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 10, 1862; 2d Lieutenant July 2, 1862; 1st Lieutenant April 1863. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Sharp, William S.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1861. Shoemaker, John B.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, result of measles, at Camp Bartow, Va. August 29, 1861. Shropshire, Charles J: - private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, Orange Court House, Va., April 10, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry February 1863. Killed near Mossy Creek, Tenn. December 29, 1863. Shropshire, James M. - private July 30, 1861. Died in camp June 13, 1862. Skeen, Titus N. (or Skean)- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. in 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Smith, Clark T.- private July 30, 1861. Wounded at Williamsburg, Va. May 6, 1862. Absent without leave November 1, 1864 - February 28, 1865. No later record. Smith, George E.- private May 31, 1861. Discharged June 24, 1862. Enlisted as a private Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) December 29, 1862. Smith, Peter Francisco- private July 30, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 16, 1861. Resigned May 12, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 41st Regiment Ga. Inf. November 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Absent, sick, December 31, 1863. Transferred to Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's, ) November 16, 1864. Roll dated December 31, 1864, Last on file, shows him present. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Smith, William V.- private July 30, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 8, 1861. Springer, Francis M.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Stokes, David C.- private July 30, 1861. Wounded. Appointed Chaplain August 2, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Stokes, George W. L.- private May 31, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Strickland, Franklin M: - private July 30, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Thomas, G. W.- private January 1, 1863. Died of disease in Atlanta, Ga. November 25, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Thomas, William H: - private May 31, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Thompson, William N.-See private Co. C. Thompson, W. Alexander- private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Tollerson, Jesse- private May 31, 1861. Roll far February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave from August 1, 1864. No later record. Upshaw, Turner L. - private May 31, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, furnished substitute, in 1863. Upshaw, William M.- private July 30, 1861. Killed in skirmish near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Vineyard, Nathaniel W: - private May 31, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital March 11, 1862. Wadsworth, Vincent C: - private July 30, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va. July 21, 1864. Walker, George M: - private July 30, 1861. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Walker, James B.- private July 30, 1861. Discharged July 16, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry December 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant April 1863. Wounded, Sunshine Church, Ga. July 31, 1864. Paroled, Charlotte, N. C. May 3, 1865. Died in Coweta County, Ga. December 8, 1915 or 1917. Walker, Richard- private April 1862. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 15, 1865. Walton, Madison C.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded and captured at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Paroled at Warrenton, Va. September 29, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 13th Regiment Ga. Cavalry March 22, 1864. Captured in Jefferson County, Tenn. October 28, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 17, 1865. Walton, P. M: - private March 3, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Walton, Washington L. - private July 30, 1861. Died in Culpeper Court House, Va. hospital January 17, 1862. Ward, John W: - private May 31, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 or June 3, 1864. Washington, Marcellus E.- private May 31, 1861. Wounded January or February 1864. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. Welch, Michael J: - private May 31, 1861. Discharged August 23, 1861. Williams, Titus B. - private May 9, 1862. Willis, Anthony- private May 31, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Willis, William B. - private July 30, 1861. Died at Warrenton, Va. November 7, 1861. Wilson, Cincinnatus C. - private July 30, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. December 4, 1863. Wood, Robert W. -See private Co. C. Wood, W: - private. Roll dated February 28, 1865, shows "Name sent to this company. Never reported from camp at Macon, Ga." Wynn, Obediah - private May 31, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 16, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Elected Captain July 2, 1862. Resigned, disability, April 30, or May 25, 1863. Elected Captain of Wynn's Company, Beall's Battalion Georgia State Troops, September 1864. Discharged at Newnan, Ga. April 1865. Young, Joseph W: - private May 31, 1861. In Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va., March 14 - May 19, 1862. Died on retreat from Yorktown, Va. in 1862. Young, Levi S. - private May 31, 1861. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation below elbow, at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 1861.