HALL COUNTY, GA - CIVIL WAR 56th Regiment Company D ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ray Fincham http://ranger95.crosswinds.net/index.html Visit this site for more information about regiments from Georgia Company D, 56th Regiment Hall County Abbott, Lewis L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on pay roll for June 12, 1862, remarks: ”Hudson Moore substituted in his stead for the present month." No later record. Bagby, W. H. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Received pay August 31, 1863. No later record. Bailey, William M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured in 1862. Sent from Louisville, Kentucky, to Vicksburg, Mississippi, via Cairo, Illinois, for exchange November 29, 1862. Died of pneumonia near Vicksburg, Mississippi hospital February 1863. Baker, Joseph J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee, December 15, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865. Baker, William J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and released September 26, 1864. (Born in Hall County, Georgia in 1832.) Bannister, Powell -- 2nd Corporal - May 8, 1862. No later record. Bradley, William A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 14, 1864. Released at Camp Morton, Indiana, May 18, 1865. Bunch, J. W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Georgia June 6, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Cantrell, Silas -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Died at Jonesboro, Georgia December 1864. Carson, John -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Georgia July 6, 1864. Died at Camp Douglas, Illinois September 4, 1864. Cash, W. P. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on Register of Payments dated June 13, 1863. No later record. Cheek, John -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Furloughed at Enterprise, Mississippi July 23, 1863. No later record. Christenberry, James H. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Deserted at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and released October 10, 1864. Christian, C. C. -- Private - May 8, 1862. In Lookout Hospital at Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 4, 1862. No later record. Cochran, F. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. In hospital, Camp of Convalescents at Rome, Georgia, October 31, 1863. No later record. Cole, George R. -- Appointed 3rd Corporal of Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he was paroled at Kingston, Georgia May 1865. (Born in Forsyth County, Georgia in 1842.) Cole, William T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Deserted at Marietta, Georgia June 1, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government and released October 14, 1864. Compton, Reuben R. P. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 22, 1864. Released at Camp Morton, Indiana, May 18, 1865. Dooly, J. U. -- Private - May 8, 1862. In General Hospital at Marion, Mississippi June 30, 1863. No later record. Dooly, W. H. (or Dooley) -- 1st Corporal - May 8, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863, and admitted to Prison Hospital there May 1863. No later record. Dooly, W. S. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Edons, A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Edwards, Peter -- Private - May 8, 1862 Wounded in head at Vicksburg, Mississippi and deserted there July 4, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and released to remain north of Ohio River during war September 25, 1864. (Born in South Carolina in 1824.) Flint, H. H. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Fowler, George W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Transferred to Company C, in 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. (Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, April 1840.) Fowler, W. T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll dated June 13, 1862. No later record. Fowler, William -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. (Born in South Carolina in 1833. Died from disease contracted in service June 12, 1869.) Fowler, William J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865. Francis, Thomas M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. (Born in North Carolina June 2, 1833.) Gilstrap, C. A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died December 4, 1862. Gilstrap, John L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died of disease in Tunnel Hill, Georgia hospital September 21, 1862. Gilstrap, William M. -- Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Gossett, Benjamin W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865. Groover, Andrew R. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Georgia July 6, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government and mustered into 6th Regiment U.S. Volunteers at Camp Douglas, Illinois April 2, 1865. Hamby, William -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll dated June 13, 1862. No later record. Harris, C. C. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Hawkins, John L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 14, 1864. Released at Alton, Illinois June 15, 1865. Haygood, Benjamin -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died of erysipelas at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 3, 1863. Haygood, James Aaron -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Killed at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 19, 1863. Haygood, Marshall R. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Georgia July 3, 1864. Died in Nashville, Tennessee, hospital July 23, 1864. Haygood, Tillman D. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and died there July 16, 1863. Helton -- See Hilton. Hendrix, J. L. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops December 15, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Mississippi prior to September 8, 1863. Hendrix, L. R. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, disability, at Rome, Georgia April 9, 1863. Hendrix, William H. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 15, 1864, and died there of pneumonia, while a prisoner of war, March 11, 1865. Grave #1513, Green Lawn Cemetery. Hilton, Andrew H. (or Helton) -- Private - May 12, 1862. Substitute for Daniel Singleton. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 17, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware July 3, 1863. No later record. Hilton, Joel (or Helton) -- Private - May 12, 1862. Substitute for Sherwood Mozley. Died at home January 24, 1863. Howell, Francis M. -- Appointed 4th Corporal of Company K, 3rd Regiment State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia, for exchange July 6, 1863. Captured in Forsyth County, Georgia, a Confederate deserter, in 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and released to remain north of Ohio River, December 23, 1863. (Born in Georgia January 22, 1843.) Huggins, D. J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Johnson, C. W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died in General Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia July 5, 1862. Johnson, J. B. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he was at home on 30 days' furlough April 1865. (Born in Union District, South Carolina February 7, 1831.) Kearn, Oliver (or Kean) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Kerr, P. F. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Lewis, Leonard -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Mangum, Archibald Patterson -- Private - May 8, 1862. Substitute for Andrew Pittman. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Manley, L. F. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Received pay February 20, 1863. (Born in South Carolina December 18, 1827.) McClure, A. H. H. -- 4th Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Monroe, S. L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Monroe, W. S. -- Appointed 1st Sergeant of Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant November 15, 1861; Captain April 1862. Mustered out April 1862. Elected Captain of Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Died November 25, 1863. Moody, William -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Exchanged in 1865. Furloughed for 30 days February 1, 1865. Could not reach command when furlough expired. (Born in Georgia in 1835.) Moore, Hudson -- Private - June 1862. Substitute for one month for Lewis L. Abbott. Moore, Jesse M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia, for exchange July 6, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 16, 1864. Released June 15, 1865. Moore, John S. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Moore, M. L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Moore, W. L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Mozley, Sherwood -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, furnished Joel Hilton as substitute, May 12, 1862. Nally, Z. T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Nix, Charles -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Sent to hospital, permanently disabled in 1863. Sent home on wounded furlough January 1864. Never able to return. (Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, May 23, 1834.) Nix, Daniel -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 17, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware, July 3, 1863. No later record. Owen, J. A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died November 10, 1862, and buried at Greenville, Mississippi. Owen, R. P. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware, July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia, July 6, 1863. (Born in Habersham County, Georgia, January 30, 1828.) Phillips, Hiram C. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Captured at Chickamauga, Georgia November 26, 1863. Forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky, for exchange December 9, 1863. No later record. Pittman, Andrew -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, furnished A. P. Mangum as substitute, May 8, 1862. Porter, J. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Porter, Thomas -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died at Enterprise, Mississippi prior to August 20, 1863. Pursell, A. J. -- Private - May 8, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Appears on list dated Enterprise, Mississippi July 23, 1863. No later record. Pursell, William N. -- 2nd Lieutenant - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 17, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, Ohio, and forwarded to City Point, Virginia, for exchange February 24, 1865. No later record. Redman, John M. (or Redmon) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. (Born in Forsyth County, Georgia, March 3, 1832.) Richards, James H. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant November 15, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Exchanged in 1863. Captured near Marietta, Georgia July 5, 1864. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 15, 1865. Died in 1908. Richards, W. G. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Riggins, Jasper -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Riggins, Newton -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware, July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government July 18, 1864. Sent from the Department of the Cumberland to be released north of Ohio River for the period of the war. Roach, James B. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Died at Jackson, Mississippi prior to September 7, 1863. Roberts, M. V. B. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Sams, William N. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Appears on list dated Enterprise, Mississippi July 23, 1863. No later record. Sayer, Daniel P. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Camp Chase, Ohio, February 13, 1865. Grave #1213, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Singleton, Daniel -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, furnished Andrew H. Hilton as substitute, May 12, 1862. Smith, J. W. -- 2nd Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Died October 9, 1862. Vaughn, H. S. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 3rd Sergeant of Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Smith, Joseph B. -- 1st Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Died July 19, 1862. Smith, M. L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. Sniper, Alvin -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware July 3, 1863. No later record. Sorter, J. N. (or Sartor) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he was paroled at Kingston, Georgia, May 12, 1865. (Born in Hall County, Georgia in 1835.) Stancil, Thomas Jefferson -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 17, 1863. Released at Camp Morton, Indiana, May 22, 1865. (Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, August 28, 1839.) Stephens, Lascin (or Larkin) -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops January 5, 1862. Mustered out April 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, Ohio, and forwarded to City Point, Virginia, for exchange February 24, 1865. No later record. Stephenson, Joseph -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died prior to April 3, 1863. Streyhorn, J. P. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Summers, Robert E. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Delaware July 3, 1863. No later record. Thackston, Charles D. (or Thaxton) -- Private - 1864. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 13, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, June 12, 1865. (Born in Forsyth County, Georgia, September 1844.) Timmons, W. J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears on bounty pay roll for June 13, 1862. No later record. Tinsley, T. J. -- Elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died in Cobb County, Georgia, prior to January 29, 1864. Turner, E. S. (or C. S.) -- 3rd Corporal - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. No later record. Turner, Henry -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died July 8, 1862. Turner, J. O. P. -- Private - May 6, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Delaware, July 4, 1863. No later record. Vandivere, W. E. C. (or Vandiver) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Wounded in right ankle near Marietta, Georgia June 22, 1864. Died of wounds in Atlanta, Georgia hospital July 3, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Vincent, Daniel (or Vinson) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Died of pleurisy at Camp Douglas, Illinois March 3, 1865. Grave.#886, Block 3, Chicago City Cemetery. West, L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died at Tazewell, Tennessee, date unknown. Westbrook, Wiley H. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Georgia May 19, 1864. Released May 25, 1865. White, Elias F. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Deserted June 14, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government and sent from the Department of the Cumberland to be released north of the Ohio River, during the period of the war. White, John L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Deserted June 14, 1864. Released on oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, and sent from the Department of the Cumberland to be released north of the Ohio River during the period of the war. Willbanks, S. D. R. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. No later record. (Born in South Carolina in 1830.) Williams, Joel M. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops January 5, 1862. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died prior to December 1, 1862. Williams, John L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Kingston, Georgia in 1865. (Born in South Carolina February 16, 1835.) Williams, John Z. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops January 5, 1862. Mustered out April 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Camp Chase, Ohio, April 23, 1865. Buried there in Grave #1907, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Williams, Joseph Washington -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured near Nashville, Tennessee, December 16; 1864. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 17, 1865. (Born in South Carolina February 13, 1828. Died May 11, 1910. Buried at Holbrook Camp Ground in Cherokee County, Georgia.) Williams, W. B. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 3rd Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 8, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. No later record.