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Muster Roll Of Company K, 56th Regiment - Georgia Volunteer Infantry
"Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Volume III"
Compiled for the State of Georgia by Lillian Henderson, Director of Confederate
Pensions & Records Department. Copyright 1960, Longino & Porter, Inc., Hapeville,
Georgia
 
 
Muster Roll of Company K, 56th Regiment
Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Army of Tennessee
C. S. A.
Heard Co., Georgia
 



Officers

Spearman, Benjamin Toombs – Captain May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr.
26, 1865.
Stephens, Isaac J. – 1st Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Wounded at New Hope Church, Ga.
July 21, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Georgia, March
6, 1839)
McGonigal, R. L. – 2nd  Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Deserted May 1863.
Cato, R. D. – Jr. 2nd Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Died of disease at home in 1863.

Non-Commissioned Officers

Tharp, Robert J. – 1st Sergeant May 12, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant Sept. 1863.
Captured at Rocky Face, Ga. Feb. 25, 1864.
Tomlin, W. J. – 2nd Sergeant May 12, 1862. Accidentally wounded May 1864.
Discharged.
Formby, Wilson J. – Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Appointed 3rd Sergeant of Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Died of disease at Big Black River, Miss. July 12,
1863
Hearn, Thomas J. – 4th Sergeant May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April
26, 1865.
Spradlin, Asa M. – 5th Sergeant May 12, 1862. Wounded in right foot, necessitating
amputation at instep, at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. (Born in Pike County,
Ga. July 23, 1830.)
Pulliam, Joseph D. (or Pullum) – 1st Corporal May 12, 1862.
Garrison, William D. – 2nd Corporal May 12, 1862. Transferred Sept. 1864.
Palmer, Judge W. – 3rd Corporal May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1863.
Moore, Thomas C. – 4th Corporal May 12, 1862. Captured at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863, and exchanged there July 4,
1863. Pension records show he was wounded in right hip at Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31,
1864, and was furloughed on account of wounds. At Abbeville, S.C., attempting to
rejoin command, close of war. (Born in Ga. July 14, 1836).

Enlisted

A
Adamson,        - Private Sept. 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Adamson, James – Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864.
Adamson, Joseph G. – Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Allbright, William T. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1863.
Reenlisted. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Ashley, Thomas – Private May 12, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. May 1862.
Aubrey, J.J. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished R.C. Smith as substitute,
in 1862.

B
Bagley, John W. - Private May 12, 1862. Killed at Vicksburg, Miss. June 30, 1863.
Bailey, John W. – Private 1862. Discharged at Vicksburg, Miss. In 1863.
Barker, F.M. - Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease in 1862.
Barker, L.N. (or L.M.) - Private May 12, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Atlanta, Ga.
Hospital May 9, 1864.
Barrett, Nathan F. - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he surrendered at
Greensboro, N.C.  April 26, 1865. Died in Milton County, Ga. July 31, 1893.
Beazley, R.J. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished Benjamin Cassells as
substitute, May 1862.
Bennett, L.H. - Private May 12, 1862.
Bevis, J.F. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished H.W. McDonald as
substitute, May 1862.
Bowman, Thomas A. – Enlisted as a Private in Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Died of disease Sept. 1862.
Boyd, Charles – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded in foot and captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 1863. Paroled there in 1863. At home, wounded, close of war. Died in
Heard County, Ga. Nov. 26, 1887.
Brigman, Robertson - Private May 12, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. May 30, 1863.
Britton, Joseph H. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1864.
Brown, Jacob L. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862.
Brown, Robert - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded in left
breast at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Remained in hospital until Aug. 15,
1863, when he was furloughed home. Detailed for light duty, guarding railroad at
West Point, Ga., Nov. 1, 1864. (Born in Ga. Dec. 23, 1841)
Burson, J. - Private May 12, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 23, 1862. Buried there
in Oakland Cemetary.

C
Carter, Josiah C.G. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862.
Cash, Joseph – Private April 1, 1865. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Cassells, Benjamin – Private May 1862. Substitute for R.J. Beazley. Discharged,
disability, in 1863.
Chatman, Jacob H. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862.
Childs, John W. – Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease at home in 1863.
Cobb, William W. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865. (Born in Heard County, Ga. in 1844)
Cockerel, W.H. - Private May 12, 1862. Wounded at Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 18, 1865.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Cole, David Thomas - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16,
1864. Died at Camp Chase, O. June 5, 1865. Grave #2028, Camp Chase Confederate
Cemetery.
Cook, Dempsey – Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25,
1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 56th
Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864.
Cook, W.R. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Combs, John - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was left sick on march
in Kentucky Sept. 1862. Unable to return to command. (Born in Heard County, Ga. Jan.
1836)
Copeland, Asberry A.T. - Private May 12, 1862. Died in Lauderdale Springs, Miss.
hospital May 27, 1863
Crittendon, John S. (or John L.) - Private May 12, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Oct.
29, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetary.

D
Daniel, Andrew J., Jr. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863. Received at City Point, Va.
July 6, 1863. No later record.
Daniel, Andrew J., Sr. - Private May 12, 1862. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital at
Macon, Ga. July 22, 1864, and transferred , place not stated, July 23, 1864. No
later record.
Daniel, Burrell – Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Dec.
16, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 18, 1865.
Released in 1865.
Daniel Edwin – Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25,
1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th
Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864. Released at
Camp Chase, O. June 12, 1865. Died in Heard County, Ga. Jan. 1895.
Daniel, Isham J. - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he contracted measles
at Chattanooga, Tenn. In the spring of 1862; disease settled in arms and legs,
causing him to be permanently crippled. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865. (Born in Ga. Mar. 14, 1835)
Daniel, John T. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled there July 8, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865.
(Born in Ga. in 1815)
Daniel, William Columbus – Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 35th Regt. Ga. Inf. Oct.
11, 1862. Discharged at Petersburg, Va. June 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. In 1864. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864. Released at
Camp Chase, O. June 12, 1865. (Born in Heard County, Ga. Died in Fulton County, Ga.
Sept. 24, 1917)
Davis, Martin J. – Private Aug. 4, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.
Davis, W.O. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, Dec. 1864. Reenlisted
Feb. 28, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865.
Dunson, William A. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.
Dyer, N.J.M. - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was captured at Baker’s
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. For exchange Aug. 1863.
Left command on 30 days furlough Mar. 1865. (Born in Ga. Apr. 1, 1838)
Dyer, Thomas A. - Private May 12, 1862.

E
Eady, Elcanah (or Elkane) – Private June 13, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec.
16, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase, O. and sent to New Orleans, La. for exchange May 2,
1865. (Born in Fayette County, Ga. Jan. 1830)
Eady, Jackson J. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.
Edmondson, William P. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1863.

F
Farrow, George W. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died
at Camp Chase, O. Jan. 25, 1865. Grave #813 or #879, Camp Chase Confederate
Cemetery.
Featherstone, Lucius H. – Appointed Corporal of Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops
Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co.
K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. Nov. 24, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Forbus, William – Private in 1862. Substitute for J.A. Shank. Died of disease 1862.
Foster, Abraham George Washington – Private May 12, 1862. Detailed to make wagons at
Columbus, Ga., and surrendered there Apr. 1865. (Born in Virginia in 1832)

G
Garrison, F.S. (or F.L.) – Private Apr. 8, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C.
Apr. 26, 1865.
Gentry, John M. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.
Gentry, Martin R. - Private May 12, 1862. Detailed teamster Sept. 1864. Pension
records show he was at Dalton, Ga., driving Army supply train, close of war. Served
in Mexican War. (Born in Henry County, Ga. May 15, 1829)
George, Thomas P. – Private May 15, 1862. Died of disease in 1862.
Gillespie, W.A. – Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 7th Regt. Ga. Inf. July 30, 1861.
Discharged from hospital Nov. 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga.
Inf. May 12, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 7th Regt. Ga. Inf. In 1864. Pension records
show he was wounded through right hip and back at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864.
Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Ga. Nov. 23, 1840. Died in
Heard County, Ga. in 1910)
Glanton, Lewis - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.
Glover, Francis M. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4,
1863, and paroled there on July 8, 1863. Pension records show he contracted
rheumatism Dec. 1, 1864. Left command on sick furlough for sixty days Feb. 1865.
(Born in Ga. Nov. 9, 1836. Died in Heard County, Ga. Aug. 10, 1914)
Gordon, I.J. - Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease at home Nov. 1862.
Gordon, Thomas M. – Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4,
1862. Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. In 1863. Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Wounded and disabled at
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug 31, 1864. On detail at West Point, Ga., on account of wounds,
close of war. (Born Nov. 6, 1834)
Gordon, William W. – Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured with Jeff Davis’ wagon train close of
war. (Born in Henry County, Ga. in 1836. Died in Heard County, Ga. Jan. 6, 1897)

H
Hamilton, Joseph C. - Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4,
1862. Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville,
Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 19, 1865.
Harris, Overton - Private May 12, 1862. Died in hospital in 1862.
Harrison, J. H. – Private May 12, 1862. Elected Captain. Resigned, disability, July
18, 1863.
Hawk, Jeremiah M. - Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4,
1862. Captured at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware,
Del. July 4, 1863. Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. Pension records show he
surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga.)
Hawk, J. R. – Private May 12, 1862. Killed at Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 18, 1865.
Buried there on battlefield.
Heard, Joseph B. – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded in left hand, necessitating
amputation of finger, at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Surrendered at
Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. Feb. 1, 1830)
Hearn, Jacob R. (or Heard) - Private May 12, 1862.
Hearn, James T. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1863. Died of
tuberculosis contracted in service, October 26, 1880.
Hearn, John J. – Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was sick April 1865.
Heptinstall, Calvin – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1863.
Hill, James H. – Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
July 1862.
Hill, Thomas J. – Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. Aug. 14,
1862.

J
Jordan, Robert Franklin – Private May 12, 1862. Died of disease in 1863.

K
Kelley, George W. – Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Kennedy, O.R. – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded in neck and shoulder, date and place
not given. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 1864. Released May or June 1865.

L
Lane, H.B. – Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Lane, John H. – Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862.
Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.
July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he surrendered at
Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. Apr. 16, 1844)
Lane, J.A. – Private May 12, 1862. Died in hospital Sept. 1862.
Lane, Richmond R. – Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Died of disease Sept. 1862.
Lane, Thomas A. - Private May 12, 1862. Wounded at Bentonville, N.C. Mar. 18, 1865.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Lane, W.F.A. – Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C.  Apr. 26, 1865.
(Born in Guilford County, N.C. Jan. 9, 1831.)
Langley, T.J. – Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he contracted measles at
Chattanooga, Tenn. in spring of 1862, and typhoid fever, resulting in chronic
diarrhea, in 1863, which permanently disabled him. (Born in Ga. Jan 21, 1833. Died
in Heard County, Ga. Sept. 12, 1900.)
Lee, Wiley C. – Private May 12, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant Sept. 1863. Wounded and
disabled at Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864. Detailed for light duty.
Linch, Lewis J. – Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal Nov. 9, 1861. Mustered out in 1862. Enlisted as a
private in Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Pension records show he
surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Putnam County, Ga. Dec. 2,
1834. Died at Confederate Soldiers’ Home, Atlanta, Ga., June 18, 1913. Buried at
Grantville, Ga.)
Lowry, H.T. - Private May 12, 1862. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864.
Lowry, J.W. - Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25,
1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr.1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th
Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded, left leg
permanently disabled at New Hope Church, Ga., June 22, 1864. (Born in Ga. Nov.
1840.)
Lowry, W.H. – Private, 1863. Wounded at Bentonville, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. Released
from hospital May 1865. (Born in Ga. Sept. 15, 1840. Died at Bowden, Ga. Feb. 20,
1922.)

M
McDonald, H.W. – Private May 12, 1862. Substitute for J.F. Bevis. Wounded at Baker’s
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Never returned to company.
Miller, Thomas - Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25,
1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr.1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th
Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled
there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he contracted rheumatism in Kentucky in
fall of 1863. Left command on furlough Mar. 1, 1865. At home in Heard County, Ga.
close of war. (Born in Ga. Feb. 4, 1842.)
Moore, Alfred – Private May 12, 1862. Killed at Vicksburg, Miss. June 30, 1863.
Moore, William K. – Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4,
1862. Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Baker’s
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at
City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Pension records show he was on post duty at Abbeville,
S.C. close of war.
Moore, W.L. – Private May 12, 1862.
Mozeley, W.L. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, May 1862.

O
Oglesby, G.T. – Private. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Chase, O.
Grave #1938, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetary.
Owen, Obediah – Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 41st. Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862.
Received $50.00 bounty Mar. 29, 1862. Does not appear on roll dated Dec. 31, 1863,
last roll on file. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. Nov. 1863.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Owensby, W.H. – Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25,
1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th
Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862.

P
Paschal, James – Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Morgan County, Ga. Dec. 22, 1826.)
Peddy, George W. – Private May 12, 1862. Appointed Surgeon May 16, 1862. As Medical
Officer he was stationed at Dalton, Ga. and made reports dated Apr. 21, and Aug. 22,
1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. Died at
Newnan, Ga. May 1913.
Pope, James W. – Private May 10, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded in left
arm, permanently disabled at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. (Born in Henry
County, Ga. Apr. 25, 1841. Died in Heard County, Ga. Nov. 5, 1897.)
Pritchett, I.T. – Private Jan. 1864. Pension records show he was on sick furlough
from Sept. 10, 1864, until Apr. 1864. (Born in Fayette County, Ga. in 1842.)
Pye, W.A. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862.

R
Reid, N.J. – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.

S
Saint John, Oliver N. – Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Baker’s Creek, Miss. May
16, 1863. Paroled at Ford Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863, and exchanged there July 4,
1863. Captured near Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 16, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June
12, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1836.)
Sample, J.W. – Private May 12, 1862. Killed at Rocky Face, Ga. Feb 25, 1864.
Satterwhite, W.E. – Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865. Died Sept. 25, 1896.
Scoggins, J.B. – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded right arm, disabled at Bentonville,
N.C., Mar. 18, 1865. (Born in Ga. Oct. 9, 1833.)
Shank, J.A. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished William Forbus as
substitute, in 1862.
Shaw, G.W. – Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, July 1862.
Shelton, Isaac K. – Private May 12, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Died
at Camp Chase, O. Feb. 19, 1865. Grave #1340, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
Smith, Asa J. – Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded in left
hand at New Hope Church, Ga. May 1864. Sent to Atlanta, Ga. hospital with gangrene,
and furloughed there for 60 days, in 1864. Unable to return and enlisted in Home
Guards. (Born in Oglethorpe County, Ga. Feb. 9, 1839.)
Smith, J.W. – Private May 12, 1862. Substitute for M.M. Wilder.
Smith, R.C. – Private in 1862. Substitute for J.J. Aubrey.
Spearman, Gabriel – Private Apr. 12, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Spratlin, W.D. (or D.W.) – Private May 12, 1864. Killed at Missionary Ridge, Tenn.
Nov. 25, 1863.
St. John, O.N. – See Saint John.
Strickland, N.P – Private May 12, 1862. Wounded at Rocky Face, Ga. Feb. 25, 1864.
Died at home March 1864.
Strickland, W.G. - Private May 12, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. Mar. 31, 1865. Buried
there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Strickland, W.L. – Private Oct. 26, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.
Strickland, W.W. - Private May 12, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant Sept. 1863.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Strong, James B. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865. (Born in Ga. July 30, 1842. Died in Coweta County, Ga. Oct. 25, 1928.)

T
Thomas, E.C. – Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 41st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862.
Discharged at Tupelo, Miss. July 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 56th Regt.
Ga. Inf. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863.
No later record.
Thomas, W.M. - Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 7th Regt. Ga. Inf. May. 31, 1861.
Transferred to Co. K, 56th Regt. Ga. Inf. Sept. 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro,
N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Thompson, Daniel – Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. D,4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 1, 1862. Buried there in
Oakland Cemetery.
Thompson, E.J. – Private Aug. 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 7th Regt. Confederate
Cavalry; to Co. E, 10th Regt. Ga. Cavalry June 11, 1864. Pension records show he
surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Heard County, Ga. Feb. 2,
1840.)
Turner, John J. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 1864.
Released at Camp Chase, O. June 12, 1865. (Born in Ga. July 16, 1828.)

W
Wallace, John Thomas – Private in 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,
and paroled there July 8, 1863. Furloughed at Enterprise, Miss. July 23, 1863.
Pension records show he Private May 12, 1862. (Born in Chester District, S.C. in
1834.)
Wallace, William Coleman – Private May 12, 1862. Died from poison, near Knoxville,
Tenn., July 3, 1862.
Watkins, William - Private May 12, 1862.
West, S.A. - Private May 12, 1862. Missing since siege of Vicksburg, Miss. July
1863.
West, W.T. - Private May 12, 1862. Missing since siege of Vicksburg, Miss. July
1863.
White, George W. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, July 1863.
Whitley, J.T. - Private May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and
paroled there July 8, 1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C.
Apr. 26, 1865. (Died in Troup County, Ga. Dec. 15, 1916.)
Wilder, A.J. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Wilder, W.M. - Private May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished J.W. Smith as substitute,
May 1862. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. Apr. 12, 1828. Died at Confederate Soldier’s
Home, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 30, 1905.)
Williamson, M.H. - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865. Died from tuberculosis contracted in service in Heard County, Ga. Jan. 13,
1866.
Wingo, T.C. - Private May 12, 1862. Pension records show he contracted bronchitis
and lung trouble in 1862. Discharged, disability, Sept. 1862. (Born in Ga. Nov. 17,
1828. Died in Heard County, Ga. Jan. 9, 1905.)
Wood, F.M. - Private May 12, 1862.
Wood, M.M. (or W.W.) - Private May 12, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26,
1865.

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Yates, David L. – Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct.
25, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. K,
56th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 1862. Appointed Corporal. Wounded, left hand permanently
disabled by accidental discharge of his gun, at Big Black River, Miss. May 12, 1863.
(Born in Ga. Apr. 24, 1837.)



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