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Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY I, 8th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA STEPHENS LIGHT GUARDS Dawson, George Oscar--Captain May 16, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Elected Major December 16, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Assigned as Commandant of Post at Columbus, Ga. June 10, 1864. Applied to Secretary of War for assignment to Military Court of General Hampton, C. S. A., March 28, 1865. No later record. Blackwell, Thomas J 1st Lieutenant May 16, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Elected Captain December 16, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Reid, John C 2d Lieutenant May 16, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Elected Captain May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Clark, William H.--Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 16, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant. Resigned on account of tuberculosis July 30, 1862. Jones, Henry B: 1st Sergeant May 16, 1861. Wounded at Front Royal, Va. September 21, 1864. Died from wounds October 3, 1864. Crone, Frank H --1st Sergeant. Killed at Yorkstown, Va. May 3, 1862. McCall, J. P -2d Sergeant May 16, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant June 1, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Christopher, J. G.-3d Sergeant May 16, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant June 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. O'Rear, William J.--4th Sergeant May 16, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant June 1, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 2, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Copelan, Jefferson F. (Japp)-Sergeant May 16;1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Recommended for retirement on account of disability March 3, 1865. Died at White Plains, Ga. July 28, 1913. Copelan, Jasper J.-1st Corporal May 16, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant June 1, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 ; Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, 1864 Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Greene County, Ga. May 29, 1839.) Askew, William-2d Corporal May 16, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. February 13, 1865. Dobbs, D. M.--3d Corporal May 16, 1861. Wounded at Rappahannock, Va. August 2, 1868. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Lewis, James T.-4th Corporal May 16, 186l. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Williams, William P.-5th Corporal May 16, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, furnished sub- stitute, February 1, 1862. Aaron, George-- private. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Anderson, George D.- private. Transferred to Co. C, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry February 15, 1862, but transfer does not appear to have been made. Killed at Mechanicsville, Va. May 26, 1862. Askew, J.- private. Killed at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Atkins, J. P.-- private 1861. Died of disease August 8, 1861. Atkinson, J. P: -- private 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 9, 1861. Bailey, John W.--See private, Co. E. Barrett, James-- private June 7, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va., August 12, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co.A 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 18, 1862. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. C, June 1863; 2d Lieutenant in 1864. Detailed Inspector of Military Prisons at Florence, S. C. November 1864. Elected Captain of Co. B, 2d Foreign Legion (8th Battn. Confederate Inf.), December 26, 1864. No later record. Battle, H.-- private. Brennan, P.- private. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28 1862. Died from wounds July 10, 1862. Brewer, Samuel-- private. Sent to C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va. with chronic rheumatism, in 1863. Returned to duty February 20, 1863. No later record. Brewer, Samuel J. G.- private 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #1, at Richmond, Va. October 24, 1861. Transferred to Pe- tersburg, Va. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 5, 1863. Brooks, J. E.(or Brooke)- private May 16, 1861. Killed at Wil- derness, Va. May 6, 1864. Broom, A. W: -- private May 16, 1861. Wounded. Discharged, disability, March 8, 1863. Bruce, E. D.- private May 16, 1861. Paid on January 20, 1865. No later record. Bruce, G. W.-- private 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with typhoid fever October 29, 1861. Trans- ferred to Petersburg, Va. December 10, 1861. Admitted to Chimbarazo Hospital #3, March 15, 1863, and died there March 26, 1863. Bruce, W. S: -- private May 16, 1861. Surrendered, Appomat- tox, Va. April 9, 1865. Cain, J. C: -- private 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 16, 1861. Chapman, John -- private September 15, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Chapman, L. D.- private. Died of disease May 10, 1862. Clifton, J. -- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Died from wounds June 29, 1862. Compton, J: -- private. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Copelan, Wiley R: -- private 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas Va. July 21, 1861. Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. July 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, February 5, 1862. Copelan, W. O. -- private. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 5, 1863. Daniel, August H. -- private 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Daniel, W. C. -- private 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Admitted to Confederate General Hospital at Char- lottesville, Va. July 22, 1861, and discharged therefrom October 15, 1861. "Transferred to Co. F, Minors, account of disability, " August 9, 1862. Died from wounds in 1862. Davis, Joseph E. F: -- private March 1, 1862. Captured at Gettys- burg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. February 20-21, 1865. Davis, W. G: -- private May 16, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Day, E: -- private. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Dobbs, Elbert C: Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 20, 1862. Absent without leave October 6-31, 1864. No later record. Dobbs, G. L.- private May 16, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Evans, Benjamin F.- private June 3, 1861. Discharged, dis- ability, October 8, 1861. Everett, J. A.- private June 1, 1861. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, February 21, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. March 30, 1865. Everett, S. H.-- private February 1, 1862. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, April 12, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Madison, Ga. Finch, John E. -- private March 1, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863; Darbytown Road, Va October 7, 1864 Roll for October 31;1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war. Foster, J A.- private 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with rheumatism, November 15, 1861. Re- turned to duty November 22, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm Va. June 28, 1862. Died from wounds July 8, 1862. Gentry, Robert A: -- private May 16, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal. Wounded at Garnett's farm, Va. June 28, 1862; Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia.) Gentry, S. T: -- private May 16, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Goodnight, George S.- private May 16, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. On detached duty in Commissary Dept. at Augusta, Ga. October 31, 1864. No later record. Goodwin, Henry O.-- private. 186. Absent, sick, November 1862. Captured at Fredericksburg, Va., a Confederate deserter, September 8, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D. C., and released September 23, 1863. Gordon, James D.- private 1861. Transferred to Co. G. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Goss, A.(or W. A.)- private February 17, 1862. Surrendered, Ap- pomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Harben, William R.- private May 16, 1861. Transferred to Co. I, 59th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 14, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Harper, James-- private 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Heard, Columbus- private May 16, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 15, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 6, 1864 Transferred from Johnson's Island, O. to Point Lookout, Md. March 14, 1865. Ex- changed at James River, Va. March 22, 1865. (Born December 18, 1833. Died October 22, 1912. Buried in Siloam Cemetery in Greene County, Ga.) Heard, George- private 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Heard, W. F.- private. Died of disease June 23, 1862. Holden, W.- private 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 18, 1861. Holder, M: --See Holden, W. Howell, F. S.(or T. S.)- private 1861.Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Howell, L. W: -- private 1861. Transferred to Co. A, Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. June 26, 1861. Absent, sick, in hospital February 28, 1863. No later record. Johnson, Edwin T.- private. Wounded and captured at Gettys- burg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Died, result compound fracture of left thigh, in General Hospital at Gettysburg, Pa. September 7, 1863. Kinney, W. R: -- private May 16, 1861. Severely wounded in breast at Fort Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Lane, W. H: -- private May 1, 1861. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. August 10, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Leadbetter, R. L.- private. Admitted to General Hospital at Danville, Va. with acute diarrhea, May 28, 1862. Returned to duty June 8, 1862. Killed at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Lunceford, P. H.- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864; sent to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Army Corps Hospital U. S. A. May 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Maloy, C.- private May 16, 1861. Killed in railroad accident June 4, 1861. Marchman, C. A.-- private June 1, 1861. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 10, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Mays, E. J: -- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. McCleskey, John Wesley- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Merritt, B. F: -- private 1861. Died of disease in Virginia December 21, 1862. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. Merritt, F.- private 1861. Wounded in left thigh at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Admitted to Orange Court House, Va. hospital July 23, 1861. Sent to Manassas, Va. October 1, 1861. No later record. Mitchell, J. H.-- private June 13, 1861. Wounded in 1863. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with wound in thigh, March 23, 1863. Discharged, disability, April 4, 1863. Mitchell, William G.-- private May 16, 1861. Killed at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Moody, John W.- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died from wounds in Gettysburg, Pa. hospital July 6, 1863. Moore, Dawson-- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds August 8, 1861. Moreland, James M.- private May 1, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Nichols, Thomas-- private. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Nichols, W. P: -- private May 16, 1861. Discharged, disability and overage, February 6, 1862. O'Brian, J. (or O'Brien)- private 1861. Captured at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. "Prisoner of war at Washington, D. C., January 30, 1862." No later record. O'Brian, T. (or O'Brien)-- private 186l. Killed in railroad accident June 4, 1861. Oliver, T. J.- private 1861. Admitted to General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. with diarrhea, September 5, 1861. Returned to duty September 22, 1861. Admitted to same hospital August 27, 1862. Transferred to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. September 10, 1862. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 28, 1863. Owens, Charles W.- private June 1, 1861. Wounded at Spotsyl- vania, Va. May 10, 1864. Captured at Amelia Court House, Va. April 5, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. Palmore, James (or Palmer)- private 1861. Killed at 1st Manas- sas, Va. July 21, 1861. Parnell, James B: -- private May 16, 1861. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record. Powers, Nicholas F: -- private May 16, 1861. Died of disease in Richmond, Va. hospital December 31, 1861. Price, E. M.- private June 1, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 2, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Raden, D.- private 1861. Discharged in 1861. (The name D. Raden appears on rolls of Co. C, 3d Regiment Ga. Inf. as having en- listed April 24, 1861, and on rolls of Co. K, 44th Regiment Ga. Inf. but no record has been found of him in the 3d, 8th or 44th Regiments Ga. Inf.) Ransom, T. H.- private June 1, 1861. Wounded at Rappahannock, Va. August 2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Ray, B. F.-- private May 16, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange November 1864. Exchanged at Savannah River, Ga. November 15, 1864. No later record. Rhodes, Henry- private October 1, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 18, 1861. Rhodes, John R.- private. Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. September 8, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Washington, D. C. and released September 27, 1863. Robinson, William H: -- private. Went to Chattanooga, Tenn., a Confederate deserter, November 6, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and sent north of Ohio River November 17, 1863. Schlein, Frederick- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. On detached duty in Govt. shoe factory at Atlanta, Ga. March 11, 1863 - October 31, 1864. No later record. Died at Augusta, Ga. December 8, 1908. Sears, W. P.- private. Died in 1862. Shedd, R.- private May 16, 1861. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863. Died of variola at Rock Island, Ill. January 27, 1864. Sidwell, John- private March 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Smith, Alexander H:-- private May 16, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Discharged, disability, October 31, 1863. Smith, C. R.-- private May 16, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Smith, J. D.-- private 1861. Died of disease August 15, 1861. Thornton, Joel F: -- private 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1861. Discharged on account of wounds August 25, 1861. Townsend, E: -- private June 1, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Waterson, Presley- private. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital 2 at Richmond, Va., with rheumatism, March 30, 1862. Dis- charged, disability, May 27, 1862., Watson, B.- private 1861. Discharged, disability, August 18, 1861. Williams, Albert- private May 16, 1861. Wounded in Virginia August 5, 1862. Receipted for pay January 20, 1865. No later record. Williams, James- private February 15, 1863. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. August 9, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Willis, D. W: -- private. Appointed Assistant Surgeon April 12, 1863. Willis, George M.- private 1861. Discharged in order to accept commission as Assistant Surgeon, P. A. C. S., April 20, 1863. Appointed Assistant Surgeon (to rank from April 20, 1863 ), July 13, 1863, and assigned to Phillips' Ga. Legion July 13, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Wood, John- private May 16, 1861. Captured."Prisoner of war October 31, 1864." No later record.