Dade County GaArchives Military Records.....Williams, John L. 1863 Civilwar 39th Regiment Company D ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Tapley Karentapley@wmconnect.com May 21, 2003, 10:12 am Civilwar Records Co. D 39th Reg. Georgia Vol. Inf. Army of Tennessee, CSA John J. L. Williams Private Enlisted March 4, 1862 Detailed Saddler. Captured in Dale Co. GA 1 or 6 Sepember 1863 Released at Ft. Delaware, 5 May 1865. Bounty Pay Roll Capt' McDonald March 28, 1862 bounty for re enlisting $50.00. Prisoner of War at Military Prison, Louisville, KY. received 16 Sep 1863 Captured Dale Co. GA was dischared 20 Sep 1863 to Camp Chase, OHIO received 21 Sep from Louisville, Ky by whose order; Brig. Gen. Boyle departure 14 May transfered to Ft. Delaware received, Tenn. to be exchanged at Ft. Delaware, from Camp Chase Ohio, 17 Mar 1864. Paid 1 Mar 1863 to 30 Jun 1863 dated paid 10 Aug 1863 amount $44.00 Company Muster Roll 28 Feb to 31 Oct 1863 shows enlisted: 4 Mar 1862 Trenton GA. for three years. Absent in the hands of the enemy since Sep. 1863. Company Muster Roll March and April 1864 absent in the hands of enemy since Sept 1863. Prisoner of War in Ft. Deleware, where and when Captured Champion Hill 17 May 1863 exchanged 4 Jul 1863 Roll of Prisoner of War received at Bridgeport, Ala, 13 Sep 1863 from Trenton GA. to be forwared to Cam'dt at Stevenson, Ala. Roll dated Bridgeport, Ala, 13 Sep 1863 where captured Dade Co. GA when captured 6 Sep 1863 remarks: forwared for exchange Oath of Allegiance to the United States, subscribed to at Fort Delaware, in the month of May 1865 Place of residence Dale or Davie, GA? (he did sign wls very poorly even with just this writing). Complexion: fair Hair: alburn Eyes: blue Hight: 5 ft. 6 in. Additional Comments: * There seems to be two records for John Lafayette Williams, both show enlistment the same day in same Co., and same Co. D. 39th Reg. Georgia Volunteer Inf. Army of Tennessee, CSA. First is John Williams, second is J. L. Williams. When a soldier was exchanged he promised not to fight again S. of the Ohio River. Seems after his release he was at Champion Hill, taken prisioner. Had he remained and not be taken prisioner he would have probably been killed at the Battle of Vicksburg? John Lafayette Williams had family in Dale Co. GA, and AL. Shows paid twice: $50.00 and $44.00 I've learned a detailed saddler was someone who had a special job in leather or making of saddles. He is never mentioned as a Minister. He preached from 1856 until his death in 1888 except missing during the war. He died from malaria September 2, 1888 in Hazlehurst, GA. He is buried there next to his wife Rachel Ann (Manning)Williams, has a Mason ensignia on tombstone, as well as a CSA marker. Both graves are well marked in the Hazlehurst City Cemetery, Hazlehurst GA. *Author feels as a Minister he had been captured, released, and protected because he had a job chosen from a Higher Power, not yet finished. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb