Dekalb County GaArchives Military Records.....MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 66th REGIMENT Civilwar - Rosters COMPANY H, 66th REGIMENT ************************************************ 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 April 3, 2004, 1:28 pm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 66th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. DEKALB AND OTHER COUNTIES, GEORGIA Belisle, Lorenzo D. --- private in Co. A, 1st (Ramsey's) Regiment Ga. Inf., March 18, 1861. Contracted typhoid pneumonia from exposure July 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga., March 18, 1862. Elected Captain of Co. H, 66th Regiment Inf., August 9, 1863. Wounded, left shoulder and hip permanently disabled, and other body wounds, at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. On light detail duty, account of disability, at'Macon, Ga., in 1864, to close of the war. (Born in Ga., January 4, 1847. Died at Milledgeville, Ga., September 26, 1913.) Rasberry, J. M. 1st Lieutenant August 9, 1863. Resigned because of physical disability, October 21, 1863. Quillian, Wiley H. 2d Lieutenant August 9, 1863. Reported as in- competent to hold his rank by reason of limited education by Colonel James Cooper Nisbet, commanding regiment, April 7, 1864. Tendered resignation, stating that he did not wish to be humiliated by being dropped as incompetent, April 23, 1864. Dropped from rolls, May 25, 1864. Woodbridge, O. G. 2d Lieutenant July 10, 1864. Appears only on roll for July -August 1864, last on file, presence or absence not stated. Orear, Daniel (ar O'Rear) - Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 9, 1863. Wounded in knee at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863. Roll dated September 17, 1864, shows him absent, wounded since November 23 1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last, on file, shows him in hospital, wounded. Died, result of wounds, in 1869. Halmes, E. 1st Sergeant September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows rank as private and shows him absent, sick. Hogan, Hamilton-2d Sergeant September 15, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Captured (as a private ) at Decatur, Ala., October 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Paroled there February 20, 1865, and forwarded to Point Lookout, Md., for exchange. Exchanged, date and place not given. Admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Va., as paroled prisoner, February 28, 1865. Sent to Camp Lee, Va., in March 1865. Harris, J. S. -3d Sergeant September 15, 1863. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1863; 3d Sergeant in 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Jackson, Joseph-4th Sergeant September 15, 1863. Appointed 2d Sergeant in 1863. Died at Atlanta, Ga., March 7, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Williams, Joel-5th Sergeant September 15, 1863. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1863. Reduced to private in 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Trulove, William (or Truelove)-1st Corporal September 15, 1863. Captured at Kingston, Ga., May 19, 1864, and sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., in 1864. Enlisted in U. S. Army for frontier service October 13, 1864. Doss, W. J. (or W. G.)-2d Corporal September 15, 1863. Roll for July - August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick in hospital. Barrow, John (or Barronj-3d Corporal September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Shaver, Hiram (ar Shafer)-4th Corporal September 15, 1863. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863. In U. S. Army General Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn., with acute dysentery, November 27, 1863 -January 16, 1864. Sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison, January 23, 1864. Exchanged at Boulware and Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 5, 1865. Adams, Charles---- private September 24, 1863. Admitted to Macon, Ga., hospital, with debility, November 28, 1863. Absent in hospital, December 31, 1863. In Way Hospital, Meridian, Miss., with wound February 16, 1865. Furloughed from hospital. Allen, James M. --- private September 15, 1863. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Discharged in 1864. Pension records show he enlisted in Captain McClure's Co., Ga. Militia in 1864. In Augusta, Ga., hospital at close of war. (Born in Rabun Co., Ga., February 7, 1824.) Bacon, James---- private. Appears only on prisoner of war records which state that he was captured at Kingston, Ga., May 19, 1864, and sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison. Enlisted in U. S. Army for frontier service October 17, 1864. Bancroft, Henry (or Barcroft, or Barecroft)---- private September 15, 1863. In Newnan, Ga., hospital December 11, 1863. Captured at Calhoun, Ga., May 16, 1864, and sent to Alton, Ill., Military Prison. Prison records show him as an alien who was conscripted into Confederate States Service. Released May 18, 1865. Beaty, Joseph (or Battey)---- private September 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. I, October 10, 1863. Roll for September December 1863, shows him under arrest. In Macon, Ga., hospital with intermittent fever November 28, 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him detailed as hospital steward. Paroled at Macon, Ga., April 30, 1865. Belisle, John H. (or Belesles)---- private in Co. A, 1st (Ramsey's) Regiment Ga. Inf., March 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga., March 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery, May l, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 66th Regiment Ga. Inf., October 6, 1863. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1864. Captured at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Released there April 21, 1865. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th U. S. Volunteers, April 22, 1865. (Born in Stewart Co., Ga., January 16, 1842.) Blake, James---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick in hospital. Bollinger, Frederick R. (or Ballinger)---- private September 15, 1863. Admitted to Floyd House Hospital, Macon, Ga., with gunshot wound in gastronemic muscles, August 1, 1864. Discharged at Macon, Ga., in 1865. (Born in Twiggs Co., Ga., in 1825.) Bond, C. --- See private Co. I. Boris, C. S. ---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent without leave. Brannan, J. W. (or Brannon)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was wounded and developed gangrene December 1864, and was in Macon, Ga., hospital at close of war. Brock, M. L. --- private September 15, 1863. Deserted October 23, 1863. Brooks, Wilson W. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him detailed as brigade carpenter. Brown, D. E. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him sick in hospital. Bryant, James R. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him sick in hospital. In Newsom Hospital, Cassville, Ga., November 9, 1864. Cable, William R. (or Coble)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Decatur, Ala., October 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Released June 17, 1865. Caker, Robert Mills (ar Coker)---- private September 24, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was wounded in neck at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Contracted smallpox August 1864. Reached Decatur, Ga., attempting to rejoin command, March 1, 1865. (Born in Ga.) Campbell, Miles H. --- private September 15, 1863. Detailed brigade wagoner December 1863. Captured at Decatur, Ala., October 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Released June 17, 1865. Clayton, Jesse C. --- private September 15, 1863. Captured at home in Cherokee Co., Ala., August 4, 1864. Sent to Louisville, Ky., Military Prison, August 9, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., August 10, 1864, and released to remain north of the Ohio River during the war. Cable. -- See Cable. Coker. -- See Caker. Caleman, Peter L. -- See private Co. A. Comer. -- See Cowart. Cowart, William H. (or Comer, or Cower)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Ringgold, Ga., or Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 27, 1863, and sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison. Died there of dyspepsia April 1, 1864. Cruse, James E. (or Crews)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured near Calhoun, Ga., May 6, 1864, and sent to Alton, Ill., Military Prison. Forwarded to Point Lookout, Md., for exchange February 21, 1865. In Richmond, Va., hospital, March 6, 1865, as paroled prisoner. Cullain, Patrick (or Cullan, or Cullam, or Cullen, or Cullins)- ---- private. Appears only on prisoner of war records which state that he was captured at Calhoun, Ga., May 17, 1864, and sent to Alton, Ill., Military Prison. In Post Hospital, Alton, Ill., with erysepelas, November 25-December 3, 1864. Released May 8, 1865, and transportation provided to St. Louis, Mo. Davis, John---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Day, James---- private September 15, 1863. In Foard Hospital, Newnan, Ga., December 31, 1863. Received issue of clothing March 4, 1864. No later record. Dial, D. W. (or Deal)---- private September 15, 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him present. Echols, E. B. --- private September 15, 1863. Detailed at Quartermaster Supply Depot, Atlanta, Ga., making shoes January -July 1864. Detailed as shoemaker at Augusta, Ga., on roll for July -August 1864. In Way Hospital, Meridian, Miss., with wound, January 10, 1865. Furloughed from hospital. Echols, James M. (or Eckols, cr James W.)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga., August 7, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., October 1864. Died of pneumonia January 31. 1865. Buried in Grave No. 983 or 986, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Evans, John M. --- private September 26, 1863. In Macon, Ga., hospital, with bronchitis, November 28, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded and permanently disabled in right side and hip while unloading a wagon at Resaca, Ga., June 1864. Captured at Marietta, Ga., July 3, 1864, and sent to Camp Morton, Ind., prison. Released May 20, 1865. (Born in Ga., July 29, 1820. Died October 18, 1894.) Finley, Alf--- See Alfred Finley, private Co. E. Fitts, William P. --- private September 26, 1863. Killed at Jonesboro, Ga., August 31, 1864. Floyd, Mathew---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September December 1863, shows him absent, in hospital. No later record. Foster, James---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Fricks, W. C. (or Frix)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July - August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Garrison, T. A. (or F. A.)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September - December 1863, shows him present. No later record. Gay, J. M. --- private September 15, 1863. In St. Mary's Hospital, Meridian, Miss., with gunshot wound January 10, 1865. In Way Hospital, Meridian, Miss., with diarrhoea, January 15, 1865. Gray, T. P. (or Grey)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Gregory, John---- private September 26, 1863. Captured at Marietta, Ga., July 3, 1864, and sent to Camp Morton, Ind., prison. Died there of chronic diarrhoea, January 22, 1865. Buried in Grave No. 1295, Green Lawn Cemetery. Gunn, J. M. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Gunn, P. L. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Hailey, J. M. (or Haley)---- private September 15, 1863. In Frank Ramsey Hospital, Cassville, Ga., December 31, 1863. No later record. Hampton, G. W. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows he died in hospital. Harris, Parker C. --- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Marietta, Ga., July 3, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Released June 16, 1865. Harrison, B. A. --- private September 15, 1863. Died at Cassville, Ga., January 24, 1864. Harwell, M. J. ---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Holcomb, A. H. (or Holcomb)---- private September 24, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Howard, W. R. --- private September 24, 1863. Died in Hill Hospital, Covington, Ga., January 31, 1864. Hubbard, John---- private September 15, 1863. Died April 9, 1864. Hurt, William A. --- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Calhoun, Ga., May 16, 1864, and sent to Alton, Ill., Military Prison. Released May 22, 1865. Jackson, Seaborn---- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. In U. S. Army General Hospital No. 3, Nashville, Tenn., with acute diarrhoea, December 10, 1863. Forwarded to Rock Island, Ill., prison, July 20, 1864. Exchanged at Boulware and Cox s Wharves, James River, Va., March 5, 1865. In Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va., with scorbutus, in 1865. Johnson, A. S. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent, in hospital. No later record. Kanady, S. H. (or Kennedy, or Canaday)---- private September 26, 1863. Roll for July -August 1863, shows him absent, in hospital. Pension records show he was furloughed at home, because of chronic diarrhoea, April 1865. (Born in Wilkes Co., N. C., 1824.) Kanada, William--- See William Cannady, private Co. E. King, Daniel---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Leverett, T. B. (or Loverett)---- private November 9, 1863. Roll for July - August 1864, last on file, shows him present. Martin, C. --- private September 26, 1863. Died at Atlanta, Ga., December 25, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Masters, W. T. --- private September 24, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1864, shows him absent, in hospital. In Floyd House Hospital, Macon, Ga., with gunshot wound of ankle joint of right foot June 3, 1864. Furloughed from hospital for 60 days. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Meade, J. H. (or Mead)---- private October 21, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant. Reported captured July 22, 1864. Not found on U. S. Army prisoner of war records. Another record shows he was killed at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. Milan, Luke---- private September 15, 1863. In Macon, Ga., hospital, with intermittent fever, September 24, 1863. Returned to duty same day. In Macon, Ga., hospital with intermittent fever October 21, 1863. Returned to duty November 3, 1863. Appointed 1st Corporal prior to April 30, 1864. In Empire Hotel Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., April 30, 1864. Appointed Sergeant in September or October 1864. Captured at Decatur, Ala., October 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., February 1865, claim- ing to have been loyal to the Union and to have been conscripted into the Confederate Army. Released May 16, 1865. Millwood, H. ---- private September 15, 1863. Deserted September 25, 1863. Mise, A. W. (or Mize)-Sub-Enrolling Officer for Banks Co., Ga., July l, 1862 -December 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 66th Regiment Ga. Inf., September 15, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., resulting in a hernia in left side in 1864. Sent to Field Infirmary, August 20, 1864. Pension records show he was sent to General Hospital for several weeks with acute dysentery August 30, 1864. Transferred to Augusta, Ga., hospital September 10, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Ga., June 8, 1865. (Born in Ga., November 30, 1835.) Moulder, A. C. (or Molder)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July - August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Murrah, George W. --- private May 7, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him present. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C., April 26, 1865. Muaick, G. W. --- private November 13, 1863. Killed at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. Musick, S. D. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent, on furlough. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Nix, B. F. --- private September 24, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Oaka, G. W. (or Oakes)---- private September 24, 1863. Roll for July - August 1864, last on file, shows him sick in hospital. Payne, Thomaa S. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him present, on detail. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C., April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga.) Peck, Jacob Y. --- private September 20, 1863. Sent from Missionary Ridge, Tenn., sick with pneumonia fever, to Medical College Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., in 1863. Died there with fever December 31, 1863. Buried in Oakland Cemetery. Pendry, Jamea E. (or Pendrey)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Chattanooga, Tenn., November 26, 1863, and sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison. Took oath of allegiance to U. S Govt., October 18, 1864, and enlisted in U. S. Army, but was rejected by mustering officer. Pittman, John D. --- private September 15, 1863. Captured near Atlanta Ga., July 22, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., October 16-31, 1864, claiming to have deserted Confederate Army. Died there of pneumonia December 29, 1864. Buried in Grave No. 679, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Pugh, S. O. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him present. No later record. Quillian, George K. --- private September 24, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Richarda, R. W. ---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Ridley, Peter (or Riley)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows "In hands of the enemy. " Not found on U. S. Army prisoner of war records. Russell, Drayton P. --- private September 15, 1863. Captured at Decatur, Ala., October 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Released June 17, 1865. Seara, J. W. --- private September 24, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded in left hand, resulting in loss of fingers and permanently disabling arm, July 3, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. (Born in Ga., July 6, 1843.) Sewell, J. A. --- private September 15, 1863. In Macon, Ga., hospital with [751] dyspepsia, November 28, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent, in hospital. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Simmons, C. P. --- private September 15, 1863. Died of disease December 17 or 18, 1863. Buried in Newnan, Ga. Smith, Alpha---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick in hospital. Stidham, Elihu (or Stedham)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for September 15-December 31, 1863, shows him absent without leave. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent in hospital. Killed in service. **Note: Researcher: "Christina Stidham" Birth: 1818 in ,S.C. Death: Dec 1884 in ,Collin Co.,Texas Stidham, W. T. (or Stedham)---- private in 1863. In Madison Hospital, Montgomery, Ala., May 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him killed in action. Stephens, Henry C. (or Stevens)---- private September 15, 1863. Rolls for September -December 31, 1863, and July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Captured at Atlanta, Ga., September 5, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., claiming to have been loyal to the Union, to have been conscripted into the Confederate Army and to have deserted to avail himself of the amnesty proclamation December 1864. Died there of chronic diarrhoea January 12, 1865. Buried in Grave No. 455, Block 2, Chicago City Cemetery. Summers, H. J. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Terry, William---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Thaxton, W. C. --- private September 15, 1863. Deserted to the enemy in 1863. In U. S. Army General Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn., with chronic diarrhoea, December 3, 1863. Died there of pneumonia December 19, 1863. Thornton, William---- private. Appears only on a list of prisoners of war who have died in U. S. Hospitals at Chattanooga, Tenn., which states he died of chronic diarrhoea December 19, 1863. Townes, Thompson P. (or P. T., or Tawns)---- private September 15, 1863. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863. Roll of Co. H, dated September 15-December 31, 1863, shows he transferred to Co. I, October 10, 1863. Roll of Co. I, dated September 1-December 31, 1863, shows he was sued out of service by writ of habeas corpus September 28, 1863. (Born in Athens, Ga., July 6, 1846. Died in Confederate Soldiers Home, Atlanta, Ga., October 22, 1912.) Vandever, H. P. (or Vandiver, or Vandivier, or Vandivere)-Private September 15, 1863. Transferred to 2d Co. A, 12th Battn., Ga. Light Artillery. October 6, 1863. Last appears on receipt roll for clothing dated June 16, 1864. Voils, Perry (or Voyles, or Voiles)---- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him present, detailed as provost guard. Wacaser, David (or Wacassey, or Wacasser, Waycaser)---- private September 15, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga., August 7, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Paroled there March 18, 1865, and transferred to Point Lookout, Md., for exchange. Exchanged at Boulware s Wharf, James River, Va., March 27, 1865. Walker, C. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Ward, W. T. --- private September 15, 1863. Deserted September 20, 1863. Watson, George W. --- private September 15, 1863. Reported to have died in Habersham Co., Ga., May 8, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Waycaser. -- See Wacaser. Weathers, J. --- private. Transferred from unidentified regiment May 4, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Wiggins, A. --- private September 15, 1863. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga., with pneumonia April 15, 1864. Returned to duty May 3, 1864. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in hospital. Williams, Alexander G. --- private September 15, 1863. Roll for Sept: December 1863, shows him absent, at hospital. Died of diarrhoea in camp near Dalton, Ga., April 1865. Wood, Willis (or Word)---- private September 15, 1863. Admitted to Macon, Ga., hospital, with chronic hepatitis, November 28, 1863. Roll for July -August 1864, last on file, shows him absent in hospital. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 24.0 Kb