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Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 2nd REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA "THE JOE BROWNS" Campbell, William A. Captain April 22, 1861. Retired April 28, 1862. Goddard, J. T.-1st Lieutenant April 22, 1861. Resigned July 18, 1861. Denson, J. M. 1st Lieutenant July 18, 1861.-See 2d Sergeant Co. G. German, Larkin-2d Lieutenant April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. No record of transfer or discharge found, but he was appointed 1st Sergeant, Co. B, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 4, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant January 30, 1864;1st Lieutenant March 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Beaver, Jesse R. Jr.2d Lieutenant April 22, 1861. Resigned September 24, 1861. Dobbs, Stephen C.-1st Sergeant April 22, 1861. Elected Captain Co. E, 11th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 3, 1861. Resigned December 1, 1863. Kincaid, Benjamin Franklin-2d Sergeant April 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant April 28, 1862; 1st Lieutenant September 17, 1862. Wounded in left arm and right leg, Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Arm amputated. Resigned, disability, January 9, 1864. Brady, Enoch-3d Sergeant April 22, 1861. Died, fever, Savannah, Ga. June 16, 1861. Morris, W. A.-4th Sergeant April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Rice, William E.-1st Corporal April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Chastain, R. M. 2d Corporal April 22, 1861. Absent without leave April 15-December 31, 1864. Shepherd, John S.-3d Corporal April 22, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Cabe, W. V. 4th Corporal April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Note from Michael Thomas, descendant, butternut64@comcast.net: He was wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1st, 1862 and died in Chimbarazo Hospital (in Richmond) on July 10th 1862 from his gunshot wounds and lockjaw. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery (Richmond) on the day he died. Addington, John S.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Beard, James H.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Beaver, Alfred M. - private April 22, 1861. Absent without leave from September 19, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., Chat- tanooga, Tenn., March 29, 1864. Beaver, William J. - private April 22, 1861. Surrendered, Ap- pomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Benton, J. S. - private. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Bivins, Thomas J. - private April 22, 1861. Absent without leave April 15-December 31, 1864. Bradley, A. L. - private August 17, 1861. Absent without leave March 1-December 31, 1864. Bradley, John M. - private April 22, 1861. Died February 25, 1862. Bradley, Samuel P.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Brady, John W.- private April 22, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Brady, J. P. - private March 28, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Bramlett, Rufus- private April 22, 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., Chattanooga, Tenn., April 7, 1864. Brendle, James P. - private April 22, 1861. Captured, Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Paroled for exchange December 17, 1862. Absent without leave April 15-December 31, 1864. Chastain, B. F. - private May 9, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Chastain, Elisha- private August 17, 1861. On detached duty, guard at White Sulphur Springs, Ga., December 31, 1864. Paroled, Atlanta, Ga.1865. Claiborne, John L. - private April 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 17, 1862. Killed, Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Cochran, Thomas J.- private April 22, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital December 19, 1861. Cole, William M. - private April 22, 1861. Received pay February 17, 1865. Cornett, Andrew C.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Cornett, Andrew J.- private April 22, 1861. Lost eye and captured, Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at U. S. Hospital, Chester, Pa.1863. Received, City Point, Va. for exchange September 23, 1863. Cox, James M.- private August 17, 1861. Admitted to General Hospital with measles October 9, 1861. Discharged, under age, July 18, 1862. Cox, John- private 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital.#1, Richmond, Va., October 24, 1861. Transferred to 2d Georgia Hospital 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, Richmond, Va. with debility, November 27, 1861. Transferred to 2d Georgia Hospital November 28, 1861. No later record. Denton, Jonathan L. - private April 22, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Doyle, William Turner-See 1st Sergeant Co. A. Ellis, John J.- private April 22, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Deserted September 29, 1864. Received, Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released October 3, 1864. Florence, Thomas W.- private March 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Severely wounded in hip, Jonesboro, Ga., August 31, 1864. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga. September 25, 1864. Died, wounds, October 27, 1864. German, Thomas D. - private April 22, 1861.. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Gosnell, Alfred- private April 22, 1861. Absent without leave April 15-December 31, 1864. Gosnell, George W. - private April 22, 1861. Wounded and captured, Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died, wounds, Locust Springs Hospital, Fredericksburg, Md. October 6, 1862. Greene, Richard- private April 22, 1861. Died July 15, 1861. Greer, James A.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Harris, Lewis- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Havniear, Henry N.- private April 22, 1861. Received pay at Richmond, Va. July 12, 1862. Discharged 1862. Appears also as Havemier, Havenar and Havinear. Hice, Columbus- private April 22, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 3, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him pres- ent. No later record. Hicks, Joseph- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Hughes, William- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Jones, James M.- private August 17, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862; 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Jones, John L. - private April 22, 1861. Died in Manassas, Va. hospital December 17, 1861. Kincaid, Joseph- private April 22, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va., exempt, being a Minister af the Gospel, July 1862. Born in Haywood County, N. C. February 22, 1823. Died in Murray County, Ga. February 12, 1912. Kincaid, William Jefferson- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Kincaid, W. R.- private March 1, 1863. Wounded in left foot and shoulder and captured, Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled, DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. and sent to City Point, Va. for exchange September 27, 1863. Disabled by wounds December 31, 1864. Kindall, Beniamin P.- private April 22, 1861. Elected Ensign February 10, 1862; 1st Lieutenant January 9, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Kindall, John N. - private April 22, 1861. Wounded. l Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862 ; Chickamauga, Ga. September 19, 1863 ; Petersburg, Va. July 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Kindall, William- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Kinser, William- private April 22, 1861. Died, measles, Brunswick, Ga. June 27, 1861. Kleaber, E. A.- private April 22, 1861. Roll dated August 31, 1864, shows him absent without leave since July 18, 1862. No later record. Lewis, William- private April 22, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on detached duty, nurse in hospital. Mathis, W. R. - private August 17, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave from March 7, 1864. McCall, Claiborne W.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. McMinn, Jasper N.- private April 22, 1861. Information of death received but not official. Name ordered dropped from rolls October 31, 1862. McMinn, Robert- private April 22, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Moody, Thomas A.- private April 22, 1861. Appears only on roll for July 1, 1861. Moreland, George W.- private April 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Morris, Thomas J. - private April 22, 1861. Elected Captain April 28, 1862. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Mull, Daniel B. - private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Murray, R. F.- private August 17, 1861. Wounded, Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. The 2d Regiment Ga. Inf. was surrendered at Appomattox, Va. The above named soldier was one of a number of men absent from their commands at the time of surrender and was consequently paroled at Greensboro, N. C., on a later date, as of the 2d Regiment Ga. Inf. Murray, William M.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Odom, John (or Odum)- private August 19, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., Washington, D. C., March 14, 1864. O'Shields, J. M.- private August 17, 1861. Absent without leave February 24-December 31, 1864. Oxford, E. J.- private. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded, Jonesboro, Ga. August 31, 1864. Admitted to 2d Division Hospital, 15th Army Corps, near Jonesboro, Ga., where left leg was amputated, September 1, 1864. Parton, Charles M.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Patterson, J. B.- private April 22, 1861. Died, Savannah, Ga. hospital June 1861. Phillips, Green F. - private April 22, 1861. Wounded, Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Porter, David H.- private April 22, 1861. Died, Lynchburg, Va. October 26, 1862. Porter, Samuel G., Jr.- private April 22, 1861. Died March 20, 1862. Buried Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. Powell, Marcus L. - private April 29, 1861. Absent without leave November 7-December 31, 1864. Rogers, James R.- private March 25, 1864. Paroled, Augusta, Ga. May 20, 1865. Sanders, Patrick- private August 17, 1861. Deserted August 25, 1863. Smith, Harvey N. - private April 22, 1861. Died June 6, 1862. Sparks, John J.- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Trammell, John B. - private April 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 17, 1862. Wounded and captured, Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled, Ft. Delaware, Del. and forwarded to City Point, Va. for exchange February 27, 1865. Trammell, Thomas R.- private April 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant, Co. E, 11th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 3, 1861; 1st Lieutenant October 15, 1862; Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, 11th Regiment Ga. Inf.1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Turner, William J.- private April 22, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on detached service. Underwood, John E. - private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Vestal, Jeremiah- private April 22, 1861. Wounded, Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died, wounds, Richmond, Va. Hospital November 24, 1862. Wakefield, Thomas J.- private April 22, 1861. Deserted September 29, 1864. Captured September 30, 1864. Received at Defenses South of Potomac, Washington, D. C., where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was furnished transportation to Cleveland, O., October 3, 1864. Weaver, Newton- private April 22, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. "The Joe Browns" received orders to go to Savannah, Ga. on the 23d of April at Morganton, Ga.; reached Savannah on 1st day of May 1861, and remained there until 29th of May, then ordered to Brunswick, Ga. where they were stationed at Camp Semmes.