Dougherty Co., GA Civil War Rosters Co G 17th Mary Kathryn Kozy For more complete information see: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marykozy/military/CoG17thReg.html Dougherty County Georgia Civil War Rosters Co. G, 17th Regiment About the GAGenWeb Project "The 17th Regiment was a part of Benning's Brigate (Ft. Benning was named for him), Field's Division; Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Gen. Benning and his command were with Longstreet and Lee at Appamattox 9 Apr 1865. The 17th Regiment consisted of Company A from Webster County, known as 'Webster Rifles.' Co. B was from Schley County and known as 'Schley Volunteers.' Co. C was from Muscogee County and known as 'Columbus Volnteers.' Co. D. was from Decatur County and known as 'Decatur Guards.' Co. E was from Mitchell County and apparently was simply known as Co. E. Co. F was from Muscogee County and known as Co. F. Co. H was from Harris County and known as 'Harris Bartows.' Co. I was from Stewart County and known as Co. I. Co. K was from Stewart and Webster Counties and known as 'Webster Confederate Guards.'" Muster Roll of Company G, 17th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army Northern Virginia C.S.A. Dougherty County, Georgia (Extracted from the Albany Sunday Herald, 26 Mar 1961 Edition) Last Name First Name Rank - Date of Enlistment Status OFFICERS Jones A.C. Captain - 14 Aug 1861 Killed 15 Jan 1863 Talbert John C. 1st Lieutenant - 14 Aug 1861 Resigned, disability, 15 Jan 1863 McCullough Wiley 2nd Lieutenant - 14 Aug 1861 Resigned 15 Jan 1863 Parker J. Murdock Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - 14 Aug 1861 Elected 1st Lieutenant 15 Jan 1863. Killed at Chickamauga, Ga. 19 Sep 1863. Buried in Slaughter Creek Cemetery, ten miles north of Richland, Ga. Darley W. J. 1st Sergeant - 14 Aug 1861 Elected 2nd Lieutenant 15 Jan 1863; Captain Jul 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Greene J. B. 2nd Sergeant - 14 Aug 1861 Killed at Wilderness, Va. 6 May 1864 Stovall Alpheus 3rd Sergeant - 14 Aug 1861 Roll for 26 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Cleveland Malachi 4th Sergeant - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded, left leg permanently disabled, date and place not given. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. (Born in Early County, Ga. 25 Feb 1837.) Folds E. P. 5th Sergeant - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. 19 Sep 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Hays J. R. 1st Corporal - 14 Aug 1861 Appears last on roll for Feb 1863. Tabb J. E. 2nd Corporal - 14 Aug 1861 Killed in Virginia 23 Jun 1864 Taylor D. P. 3rd Corporal - 27 Feb 1861 Appointed 1st Corporal. Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Kendall S. S. 4th Corporal - 14 Aug 1861 Killed at Wilderness, Va. 6 May 1864. Smith Z. C. Musician - 14 Aug 1861 Appointed Regimental Drum Major. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865 ENLISTED MEN Applewhite James Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died at Richmond, Va. 3 Jun 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Bailey J. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 On detached duty 1864-28 Feb 1865. No later record. Bamburg Thomas Private - 14 Aug 1861 Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Bowen John A. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died near Flint Hill, Va. 21 Sep 1862. Brooks J. M. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died at Richmond, Va. 17 Aug 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Calhoun Hardy John Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at Darbytown Road, Va. 7 Oct 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va., wounded in thigh, 8 Oct 1864, and died 9 Oct 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Carlton E. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since 31 Aug 1864. No later record. Cleveland Hansford D. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Killed at 2nd Manassas, Va. 30 Aug 1862. Cleveland R. L. Private - 17 Feb 1862 Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Cook William J. Private - 17 Feb 1862 Captured at Fort Harrison, Va. 29 Sep 1864. Exchanged at James River, Va. 19 Mar 1865. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. 10 May 1865. Paroled Albany, Ga. 15 May 1865. Cotton John Calhoun Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded in head, necessitating removal of small piece of shell, and through thighs, at Chickamauga, Ga. 20 Sep 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. (Born in Georgia. Died in Baker County, Ga. 9 Oct 1913.) Duffy Daniel Private - 14 Aug 1861 Paroled, Albany, Ga. 7 May 1865. Dyess John Private - Dec 1862 Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va., with a fever, 30 Sep 1864. Returned to duty 11 Oct 1864. Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough in Georgia. Paroled, Albany, Ga. 15 May 1865. Elliott W. H. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appointed 2nd Corporal 23 Jun 1864. Surrendered, Appotmattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Ellis R. B. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in head in 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. 15 Oct 1864, and died there 3 Nov 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Farmer John Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appears last on roll for 28 Feb 1863. Feeny Thomas Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1862. Gilmore J. F. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Captured at Petersburg, Va. 3 Apr 1865. Released at Hart's Island, N.Y. Harbor 15 Jun 1865. Glover J. D. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died at Richmond, Va., 1 Aug 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Grinard Franklin C. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Admitted to Moore Hospital, General Hospital No. 1, at Danville, Va. 21 Jan 1862. Died of pneumonia in Moore Hospital at Manassas Junction, Va. 23 Jan 1862. Appears also at Granard and Grenard. Hatcher D. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. 1 May 1865. Paroled, Albany, Ga. 15 May 1865. Hays John W. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded in 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. (Born in Early County, Ga. 14 May 1840.) Hays Robert W. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Va. 30 Aug 1862. Discharged, on account of amputation of thigh in General Hospital at Warrenton, Va., 16 Oct 1862. Head Pinkney Private - 17 Feb 1861 Died of pneumonia in Receiving and Wayside Hospital, General Hospital No. 9, at Richmond, Va., 27 Feb 1863. Ingles W. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1862. Jackson Richard Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1864. Received within Federal lines near Richmond, Va., a Confederate deserter, 28 Feb 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. and was forwarded to Baltimore, Md. Jeffcoat A. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded and permanently disabled in 1864. Retired without assignment to any duty 3 Feb 1865. Johnson S. A. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appears last on roll for 26 Feb 1863, with remark: "Absent, sent to hospital Dec 1861, on furlough to Ga." Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. 10 May 1865. Paroled, Albany, Ga. 24 May 1865. (Born in Georgia 30 Aug 1837.) Kennedy D. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Discharged 25 Aug 1864. Lockwood J. M. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appointed 2nd Sergeant 6 May 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Massengale B. Private - 1863 Captured at Richmond, Va. 3 Apr 1865, and paroled there 10 May 1865. McKenzie R. F. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1862. McMann Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1862 (or 1863--hard to read). Merrill J. F. Private - 14 Aug 1861 On detached duty in Quartermaster Dept. Sep 1863-Aug 1864. No later record. Miller Frederick Private - 27 Feb 1862 Captured at Richmond, Va. 8 Apr 1863. Released at Point Lookout, Md., 29 Jun 1865. Montgomery M. M. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Paroled, Tallahassee, Fla. 18 May 1865. Montgomery W. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Va. 30 Aug 1862, and went to hospital. Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Va. 29 Sep 1862. Appears last on roll for Feb 1863, with remark: "Absent, wounded." Nichols A. B. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Elected 2nd Lieutenant 16 Jan 1863; Captain 15 Jan 1863. Killed Jul 1864. Norman Jeremiah Private - 14 Aug 1861 Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty, blacksmith to supply train, since 1864. Paroled, Tallahasee, Fla. 16 May 1865. Norman J. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Appointed Corporal, surrendered, Appomattox, Va., 9 Apr 1865. (Born in Baker County, Ga. 15 Jul 1830). Rholeder J. J. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted in 1862. Richardson H. S. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died at home in Baker County, Ga. 27 Dec 1862. Shaw J. B. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Sent to hospital 25 Oct 1861. Died of pneumonia in General Hospital at Front Royal, Va. 10 Mar 1862. Sheffield A. L. Private - 24 Mar 1862 Wounded in 1864. Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent, under arrest. Paroled, Albany, Ga. 17 May 1865. Simpkins R. P. Private - 17 Feb 1862 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. 31 May 1864. Sims John T. Private - 12 Dec 1861 Wounded in 1864. Retired prior to Jan 1865. Smith Joseph Private - 27 Feb 1862 Appears only on roll for Jan-Feb 1863, with remark, "Absent, sick, sent to hospital." Smith W. G. Private - 27 Feb 1862 Sent to hospital 10 Apr 1862. Never heard from. Swilly or Swilley G. A. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Died of variola at Gordonsville, Va. 15 Nov 1862. Switzer A. T. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Va. 30 Aug 1862. Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent on detached service. Taylor H. J. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty in hospital since 1864. No later record. Taylor W. J. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at Richmond, Va. 5 Jun 1862. Roll for 28 Feb 1865, last on file, shows him absent wounded. Cemetery records show he died at Richmond, Va. 5 Jun 1862, and was buried there in Hollywood cemetery. Thornton W. A. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Va. 30 Aug 1862. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Wainright E. G. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Deserted prior to 28 Feb 1863. Whitaker A. J. Private - Apr 1864 Appears last on roll for Jul-Aug1864 with remark: "Absent, sick." No later record. Wiley John Private - 18 Sep 1863 Appears last on roll for Jul-Aug 1864, with remark: "Absent without leave." Wilkins P. C. Private - 14 Aug 1861 Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant 15 Jan 1863. Resigned, disability, 16 Jun 1863. Back to Dougherty County GAGenWeb This page hosted by RootsWeb. © Copyright 1998-2002 Mary Kathryn Kozy Dougherty Co., GAGenWeb Coordinator