Dawson County GaArchives Military Records.....Muster Roll of 38th Regiment, Company I Civilwar - Rosters 38th Regiment, Company I ************************************************ 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: Ken Johnson ken@pro-usa.net June 5, 2003, 2:31 pm *MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY I, 38th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY EVANS' BRIGADE, GORDON'S DIVISION ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. DAWSON COUNTY, GEORGIA DAWSON FARMERS ------------------ *This company was also known as New Co. I, Old Co. N, and New Co. G. Date of enlistment given also as May 15, 1862. ------------------ Blackburn, Elijah - Captain May 6, 1862. Died of typhoid pneumonia in Gordonsville, Va. hospital September 2, 1862. McAfee, William Hamilton - Enlisted as a private in Co. E, Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. July 1, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, 22d Regiment Ga. Inf. October 20, 1862; Captain Of Co. I, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 22, 1863. Resigned to Become Chaplain of the 22d Regiment Ga. Inf. February 25, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr 9, 1865 Johnson, Samuel C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. L, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of I, May 6, 1862; Captain September 2, 1862. Resigned. disability, September 2, 1862. Hill, William A.- 2d Lieutenant May 6, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant September 2, 1862; Captain September 2, 1862. Died Near Guinea Station, Va. January 23, 1863. Goswick, John W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) July 21, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862; 2d Lieutenant September 2, 1862; 1st Lieutenant September 2, 1862. Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Exchanged. Elected Captain February 25, 1864. Wounded through right shoulder at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Wounded near Canton, Ga. September 19, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Lumpkin, Ga. September 11, 1839. Died in Confederate Soldiers' Home at Atlanta, Ga. March 27, 1922. Buried at Alpharetta, Ga.) Bell, Augustus C.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant October 24, 1862. See private Co. B. Richardson, John C.- 1st Sergeant May 6, 1862. "Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. on January 3, 1863, to 1st of November 1862." Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave since June 1862." Kelly, William - 2d Sergeant May 6, 1862. Died of disease July 18, 1862. Hill, Andrew H.- 3d Sergeant May 6, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862; Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 25, 1862; 2d Lieutenant October 24, 1862. Resigned on account of wounds February 13, 1863. Wallis, David J.- 4th Sergeant May 6, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Died from wounds October 8, 1862. Godfrey, William L.- 5th Sergeant May 6, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. January 3, 1863. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave since December 1862; unknown where." Green, Monroe M.- 1st Corporal May 6, 1862. Died of rheumatism of the heart in Howard's' Grove Hospital at Richmond, Va., November 16, 1862. Martin, Eli T.- 2d Corporal May 6, 1862. private December 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal January 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. McDonald, Lewis W.- 3d Corporal May 6, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal March 1863. Deserted in 1863. Tatum, F. Daniel - 4th Corporal May 6, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent, detailed in C. S. Laboratory April 1863." Wilson, Richard V.- Musician May 6, 1862. Captured at High Bridge, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865. Anderson, James P. (or Andrews) - private May 6, 1862. Captured October 1862. Exchanged in 1862. Deserted in 1863. Anderson, R. N.- private May 15, 1862. Deserted in 1863. Andrews, John F.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded in 1862. Deserted subsequent to January 3, 1863. Andrews, Samuel E.- private May 6, 1862. Captured in 1862. Paroled in 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal August 1863; 1st Corporal in 1864. Sick in Staunton, Va. hospital October 1864. Died of disease in 1864. Bennett, Hiram P.- private May 6, 1862. Died July 8, 1862. Blackburn, Henry W.- private May 6, 1862. Died of smallpox at Guinea Station, Va. March 4, 1863. Blackstock, Richard - private May 6, 1862. Captured at Rockville, Md. July 14, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 14, 1865. Brooks, Aaron A.- private May 6, 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Brooks, Moses A.- private May 6, 1862. Died of disease at Orange Court House, Va. May 6, 1864. Burns, Cornelius - private May 6, 1862. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. in 1864. Exchanged at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga., November 15, 1864. No later record. Burns, George W.- See private, Co. L. Callis, John W.- private May 6, 1862. Sick in hospital January 1863. Died of smallpox. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. January 2, 1863. No. 21, 4th Line Y. S. Carlyle, John - private June 13, 1862. Died of fever in Shady Grove Hospital at Staunton, Va. August 7, 1862. Carlyle, W. Henry - private May 6, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows he was "Sick in hospital at Atlanta, Ga. when last heard from in December 1862." Castleberry, Benjamin W.- private May 6, 1862. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1843. Died in Forsyth County, Ga. January 5, 1931.) Castleberry, Timothy R.- private May 6, 1862. Captured at Harrisonburg, Va. September 25, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865. (Born in Forsyth County, Ga. May 20, 1841.) Collier, Zada A.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Died of smallpox at Guinea Station, Va. March 1863. Croy, William J.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded in head at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Captured at Chambersburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Received at Fort.Delaware, Del. August 19, 1863. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent, prisoner of war." No later record. (Resident of Ga. since 1843.) Darnell, Elias - private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant October 1862. Wounded and disabled in 1864. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave, County Surveyor, Dawson County, Ga., since January 1864." No later record. Dufrees, Elias (or Dufraes) - private May 6, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Died of wounds October 27, 1862. Edwards, Sylvester - private May 6, 1862. Discharged, disability, July 22, 1862. Died in General Hospital #8, at Richmond, Va. July 24, 1862. Ellis, Bailey M.- private May 6, 1862. Died of disease in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 9, 1863. Forbes, William M.- private May 6, 1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Green, Bishop S.- private May 6, 1862. Died of disease at Staunton, Va. November 9, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Grogan, W. D.- private May 6, 1862. Died of smallpox at Guinea Station, Va. March 1863. Hicks, Henry W. (or Hix) - private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Killed at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Hill, Starling Emanuel - private May 1, 1864. Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, Md. October 1, 1864. No later record. Holtzclaw, John - private May 6, 1862. Discharged June 6, 1862. Jay, John W.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded and disabled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Appointed 4th Corporal January 1864. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent at home on wounded furlough since June 1864." No later record. Jay, Robert H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) July 24, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant September 25, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, August 24, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. August 28, 1863. Appointed 2d Sergeant May 1864. Wounded and permanently disabled at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. Kellis, John W.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va. August 9, 1862. Died of wounds in 1862. Kelly, John - private May 6, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave since August 1863, Deputy Sheriff, Dawson County, Ga." Lawrence, James A.- private May 6, 1862. Died of variola in General Hospital at Danville, Va. December 16, 1862. Loggins, J. A. (or E. A.) - private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Wounded and disabled at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. At home on wounded furlough November 7, 1864. No later record. Loggins, Thomas A.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Deserted in Forsyth County, Ga. January 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 7, 1864. Loggins, Timothy S.- private May 6, 1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Martin, Absalom C.- private May 6, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal in 1864. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Martin, John M.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Transferred from Point Lookout, Md. to Elmira, N. Y. July 6, 1864, and died there of chronic diarrhoea October 24, 1864. Martin, Thomas M.- private May 6, 1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Martin, Van Buren - Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's,) July 24, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Captured and paroled at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant August 1863. Wounded, disabled and captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Exchanged August 31, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough from 1864, to close of war. Mashburn, John W.- private May 6, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 8, 1862. Captured near Mine Run, Va. May 12, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged March 7, 1865. McDonald, W. L.- private May 6, 1862. Appointed 6th Sergeant October 1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 18, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1864. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged March 7, 1865. Millsaps, P. J. (or Isaiah) - private May 6, 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Payne, B. E.- private May 15, 1862. Captured at Falling Waters, Md. July 4, 1863. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. At Camp Lee near Richmond, Va. February 21, 1865. Payne, Samuel H.- private May 15, 1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Exchanged July 31, 1863. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave since October 1863. Payne, Zebulon C.- private May 15, 1862. Wounded and disabled at Cedar Mountain, Va. August 9, 1862. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. with rheumatism May 18, 1864, and furloughed for 60 days December 15, 1864. No later record. Perry, James G.- private May 15, 1862. Accidentally wounded in 1862. Discharged June 17, 1862. Purdy, Thomas N.- private May 6, 1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Deserted March 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. And released March 16, 1864. Reese, Jonas (or Reep) - private May 6, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant August 1862; 2d Sergeant in 1862. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Robinson, George R.- private May 6, 1862. Discharged, having been elected to civil office, February 26, 1864. Rudicil, Emanuel - private May 6, 1862. Discharged May 26, 1862. Simmemon, D. W.- private May 15, 1862. Deserted. Received from Provost Marshal General, Army of Potomac, March 26, 1865, and sent to Colonel T. Ingraham, P. M. G., as a Confederate deserter March 29, 1865. Sluder, W. R.- private May 6, 1862. Accidentally wounded June 26, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., May 10, 1866. (Died in Dawsonville, Ga. November 17, 1917.) Smith, Joseph - private May 15, 1862. Discharged, disability, October 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private, Co. A, 11th Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry in 1864. Surrendered in Dawson County, Ga. in 1865. Smith, Solomon J.- private May 6, 1862. Enlisted in G. W. Lee's command in Atlanta, Ga. February 1864. Pension records show he was discharged, disability, February 1864, and enlisted in Findley's Cavalry August 1, 1864, and was discharged at Macon, Ga. April 15, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1844.) Swilling, James M.- private May 6, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant October 1862. Reduced to ranks August 1863. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave since July 1, 1863; not known where." Tatum, Van Buren - private May 6, 1862. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent, En- rolling Officer in Pickens County, Ga. since July 1863." Terry, J. D.- private May 15, 1862. Died July 3, 1862. Tescunier, John - private June 19, 1862. Died September 1, 1862. Thackston, James Martin - private May 6, 1862. Died of typhoid fever July 28, 1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va. Thomas, Andrew J.- private May 6, 1862. Discharged on account of chronic rheumatism at Gordonsville, Va. July 22, 1862. Thompson, W. G.- private May 15, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Deserted in 1863. Tumlin, Lewis - private May 16, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Discharged, disability, October 28, 1862. Turner, T. W.- private May 15, 1862. Deserted prior to August 21, 1864. Wallis, David - private May 15, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal December 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, bears remark: "Gone to the Western Army February 1864." Wallis, Harvey C.- private May 15, 1862. Wounded through thigh and permanently disabled, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, last on file, shows he was on unlimited furlough. (Born in Ga. October 12, 1840.) Weatherby, G.- private. Captured at Bowling Green, Ky. June 1, 1864. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Elmira, N. Y. September 25, 1864. Grave #368, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Westbrook, John R.- private May 15, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal August 1863; 5th Sergeant in 1864. Sick in Lynchburg, Va. hospital October 1864. No later record. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 15.7 Kb