Georgia: COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES: Company D, 53rd Regiment ==================================================================== 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 D, 53d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES Hance, J. W.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, l9th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 11,1861; Captain of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel October 27, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Moses, Ansley-Elected Captain of Co. I, 4th Regiment State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862; Captain October 27, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 12, 1865. Died from bronchitis contracted in service September 16,1886. Gordon, I. F. (or J. F.)-Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862;1st Lieutenant October 27,1862. No later record. Leslie, John J. (or Lessley)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant December 12,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Wounded and captured at Funkstown, Md. July 10,1863. Died from wounds in Seminary Hospital at Hagerstown, Md. July 22,1863. Newnan, J. B.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18,1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862; 2d Lieutenant October 27, 1862; 1st Lieutenant in 1863. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 20, 1863. Carmical, O. B.- Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 27, 1862; 1st Lieutenant December 12,1863. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. Arnall, James M.- Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 9,1865. (Died in Coweta County, Ga. April 2, 1906.) Young, And. A.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Captured at Amelia Court House, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22,1865. Endsley, W. P.- 3d Sergeant May 6, 1862. Absent without leave December 1864. Summer, John C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) September 2, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant November 29, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 20, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. September 30,1837.) Carmical, D. T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange. Admitted to General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va., February 26, 1865. Sent to Howard Grove, Va. February 27, 1865. No later record. Carmical, A. P.- Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Discharged November 19,1861. Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Furloughed, account of disability, January 1865. Died of tuberculosis contracted in service December 30, 1873. Connell, Thomas G.- 2d Corporal May 6, 1862. Left sick and captured at Knoxville, Tenn. December 5,1863. Sent to Rock Island, Ill., thence to New Orleans, La., where he was exchanged May 23, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1831. Died in Carroll County, Ga. November 7,1914.) Whitlock, J. A.- 3d Corporal May 6, 1862. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863. Carmical, Robert Y.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18,1861. Discharged at Winchester, Va. February 2,1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1862. Died near Lynchburg, Va. July 3,1863. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No.1, 5th Line, Lot 192-Christian's. Perdue, Isham B. (or Isom B.)-Corporal May 6,1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant February 1,1864;1st Lieutenant October 17,1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 19,1865. (Born in 1830.) Adcock, George W.- private May 6, 1862. Pension records show he was severely wounded in right leg and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863. Paroled at David's Island, N. Y. for exchange. (Born in Ga. in 1839. Died in Carroll County, Ga. June 11,1901.) Adcock, P. J.- private May 6,1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Died at Culpeper, Va. October 25,1862. Bailey, David- private May 6,1862. Wounded February 1864. Banks, L. R.- private May 6,1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born in Ga. May 8,1843.) Banks, W. R.- private May 6,1862. Discharged May 12,1862. Bottoms, G. W.- private May 6, 1862. Caldwell, John Dixon- private May 6, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26,1865. (Born August 7,1835. Died March 28,1903.) Cole, John N.- private May 6,1862. Died with fever in Richmond, Va. hospital October 15, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Cole, William M.- private May 6,1862. Died near Richmond, Va. Cruce, Stephen Oliver- private May 6,1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Daniel, Thomas- private May 6, 1862. Died near Richmond, Va. July 4,1862. Entrekin, Thomas N.- private May 6, 1862. Pension records show he contracted fever in Pennsylvania in 1863. Sent to Lynchburg, Va. hospital, and was furloughed there in 1863. Unfit for further service. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. in 1840. Died in Carroll County, Ga. May 14,1912.) Entrekin, T. T.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Discharged May 16,1862. Died in Coweta County, Ga. in 1920. Entrekin, W. T.- private May 6, 1862. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. for exchange March 2,1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. February 17,1828. Died in Cleburne County, Ala., December 11,1904.) Fleet, J. B.- private May 1,1862. Died at Richmond, Va. August 3,1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Goodwyn, Thomas D.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's) March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862. Wounded in finger, necessitating amputation, at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863. Transferred to 2d Co. A, l2th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery, in exchange for William Walden, June 10, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 12,1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. April 12, 1841. Died in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1905 or 1906.) Griffin, G. W.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded February 1864. Halman, David- private May 6,1862. On detached service at Columbus, Ga. October 1863. Hendrix, G. (or Hendricks)- private May 6,1862. Discharged May 16,1862. Hendrix, H. W. (or Hendricks)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Discharged April 16,1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. ' Hendrix, James (or Hendricks)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent on furlough. No later record. Hendrix, William W. (or Hendrick)- private July 17, 1864. Wounded in right arm December 1864. Hogan, J. C.- private May 6,1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. Hunnicutt, J. B.- private May 6, 1862. Discharged May 12, 1862. Hunter, N. Y.- private May 6,1862. Appointed Sergeant. Rolls from October 31, 1863 to December 31, 1864, shows him absent, sick. Hunter, W. J.- private May 6,1862. Discharged June 12,1862. Kimball, Nathaniel- private May 6,1862. Died of pneumonia at Gettysburg, Pa. July 10, 1863. Leak, H. F.- private May 6, 1862. On detached service at Richmond, Va. November 1863. Lively, George F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops November 12, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Wounded February 1964. Captured at Harper's Farm, Va. April 6, 1865. Re- leased at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. Lively, W. R.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Wounded in left wrist at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Unfit for field service. Detailed for light duty at West Point and Macon, Ga. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. January 4,1840.) Logan, D. K.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Long, George D.- private May 6, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Never heard from. Moore, George W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough. Paroled at Danville, Va. April 10,1865. (Born in Ga. in 1839.) Moore, William N., Sr.- private May 6, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. (Born November 27, 1830.) Morgan, D. F.- private May 6,1862. Discharged May 12,1862. Morgan, M. R.- private May 6,1862. Pension records show he was paroled April 16,1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. January 22, 1838.) Neely, Jonathan P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. En- listed as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation below elbow, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Captured in 1863. Exchanged November 17, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows Him absent, sick. (Born in Ga. May 24,1827.) Neil, Samuel (or Neil1)-Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Wounded through right thigh and left knee, permanently disabled, at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. (Born in Ga. September 27,1832.) Parks, Thomas- private May 6, 1862. Discharged May 12, 1862. Phillips, R. C.- private May 6, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was sick in Richmond, Va. hospital April 1865. (Born in Walton County, Ga. in 1833.) Reeves, George W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. En- listed as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him on furlough. Pension records show he was at Augusta, Ga. on furlough April 1865. (Born in Cobb County, Ga. August 7,1842. Died in Richmond County, Ga. April 14,1914.) Sharp, James W.- Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. En- listed as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant November 29,1864. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. in 1836.) Sharp, W. S.- private November 18,1862. Discharged July 5,1864. Shell, John A. Z.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded, left arm permanently disabled, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. (Born in Ga. January 16, 1829. Died in Coweta County, Ga. in 1918.) Shell, R. H.- Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. D, l9th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Appointed 4th Corporal June 10,1864. Wounded, in 1864. Absent without leave February 1865. No later record. Smith, E. H.- private May 6,1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. Smith, George P.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded through left breast and right shoulder, permanently disabled, at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19,1864. (Born in Ga. June 4, 1839.) Smith, T. H.- private May 6,1862. Discharged May 12,1862. Steelman, M. N.- private July 18,1862. Absent without leave October 1863. Stewart, J. J. (or Stuart)- private May 6, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Summer, Henry T.- private May 6, 1862. Killed at Funkstown, Md. July 10,1863. Sutley, A. H.- private May 6,1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Trammell, A. C.- private May 1,1862. Died at Richmond, Va. August 8, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Urquhart, William N.- private June 15, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Hagerstown, Md. Walden, William W.- Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, l2th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 6, 1862. Substitute for G. L. Hudson. Transferred to Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Thomas D. Goodwyn, June 10,1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Waltom, John B.- private May 6,1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. September 17, 1833.) Weatherington, Thomas- private April 1863. Wounded in left arm. Pension records show he was furloughed for 30 days January 1864. On detail at Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. until February 1865, when he was furloughed home. (Born in Campbell County, Ga. April 1,1837.) Williams, John B.- private May 6,1862. On detached service February 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. June 6, 1842. Died there December 1899.) Wilson, A. H.- private May 6,1862. Wounded January 1864. Wilson, J. P.- private August 17,1864. Wounded. Wright, S. T.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded and captured February 1865. Young, A. M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 4th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 25,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 53d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6,1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863. Sent to Camp Chase, O. January 1, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, show him Absent, prisoner of war." No later record.