Muster Roll of Company I, 66th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Tennessee, C.S.A., Clarke, Madison and other Counties ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb/ Submitted by Jeanne Arguelles - ejarguelles@msn.com 21 Apr 2002 ***************************************************************** Muster Roll of Company I, 66th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Tennessee C.S.A. Clarke, Madison and other Counties Officers THORNTON, Jesse - Private in Co. F, 1st (Ramsey's) Regt. Ga. Inf., Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga., Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Captain of Co. I, 66th Regt. Ga. Inf., Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.- Dec. 1863 shows him "Present in arrest." Court martialed for disobedience to orders and sentenced to two months suspension of rank and pay, prior to Apr. 1864. Recommended for dropping from roll of officers by Col. J. Cooper Nisbet as "being inefficient physically, mentally and morally," Apr. 7, 1864. Tendered resignation because of bad health and stating that to serve as a private in a company that he raised and commanded would be humiliating, Apr. 22, 1864. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 5th Regt. Ga. Inf., June 2, 1864. Applied to Secretary of War, J. A. Seddon for permission to raise and command a company of prisoners of war for the Confederacy, Oct. 22, 1864. Request denied on the grounds that "it is preferred that they (the prisoners) should be substitutes." Roll for Nov.-Dec. 1864, last on file, shows him present. PATMAN, A. C. - 1st Lieutenant Sept. 1, 1863. Wounded in head at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. In Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga., wounded, July 21-23, 1864. Roll dated Sept. 17, 1864, shows him absent, wounded July 20, 1864. McDADE, J. H. - 2nd Lieutenant Sept. 1, 1863. Reported incompetent to discharge the duties of his rank "by reason of limited education and want of energy," by Col. J. Cooper Nisbet, commanding regiment Apr. 7, 1864. Tendered resignation on grounds of physical incompetence Apr. 22, 1864. Dropped from roll by Par. 20, Special Orders No. 121, A.&I.G.O., Richmond, Va., dated May 25, 1864. KERNAGHAN, Thomas J. - Jr. 2nd Lieutenant Sept. 1, 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1864. Inspection report dated Sept. 17, 1864, shows absent, wounded July 20, 1864. Captured and paroled at Augusta, Ga., May 23, 1865. McCOY, Charles D. - 1st Sergeant Sept. 1, 1863. Transferred to Co. A, as a private Dec. 1, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant Dec. 13, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. HIBLER, George K. - 2nd Sergeant Sept. 1, 1863. Received pay Dec. 9, 1864. Surrendered and paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 21, 1865. BOND, S. E. - 4th Sergeant Nov. 1, 1863. On special duty at Dalton, Ga., Jan. 9-31, 1864. No later record. BOND, S. C. - 5th Sergeant Nov. 1, 1863. Appears only on roll for Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 1863, which shows him present. No later record. WHITWORTH, Thomas W. - 1st Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Appointed 3rd Sergeant in 1864. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present, under arrest. Wounded in left hip at Franklin, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1864. (Born in Madison County, Ga. Dec. 2, 1820.) STOVALL, Henry C. - 2nd Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Died Mar. 16, 1864. SMELLEY, Moses - 3rd Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. In Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga., with ascitis, resulting from chronic diarrhoea of long standing July 28, and again Sept. 28, 1864. (Born in Nash Co., N.C. May 4, 1828.) GOOGER, W. A. - 4th Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Medical College Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., in Jan. 1864. Buried Jan. 13, 1864. Infantry ALDWORTH, R. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Clothing was issued to him Feb. 10, 1864. No later record. ALFORD, A. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. No later record. ALFORD, Columbus G. - Appointed 1st Sergeant Sept. 1863. Sent to hospital Dec. 22, 1863. Reduced to private. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Appears as sergeant on roll of Co. E, 1st Regt. Troops and Defenses, Macon, Ga., for Nov.-Dec. 1864, as present. Captured at Macon, Ga., Apr. 20 or 21, 1865. ALFORD, W. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. No later record. ALLAN, J. D. (or Allen) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Removed from service by writ of habeas corpus Oct. 27, 1863. BANKS, Russell - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Kingston, Ga., hospital, Mar. 17 or 27, 1864. BEATY, Joseph (or Batty, or Battey) - See private Co. H. BENTON, Elisha Leonard - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Severely wounded in breast at Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Ga., Oct. 26, 1845.) BOND, C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Transferred to Co. H, Oct. 1, 1863. No later record. BREWER, J. W. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Sent to hospital with fever and diarrhoea Dec. 10, 1863. Died in Atlanta, Ga. hospital Jan. 1, 1864. BROADHURST, E. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 shows him absent without leave. No later record. BROWN, B. F. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Deserted Oct. 24, 1863. BROWN, J. W. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. BULLOCK, John A. (or John W.) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. In hospital Dec. 28, 1863. Captured at Orangeburg, S.C. Feb. 14, 1865, and sent to Hart's Island, N.Y. Released June 15, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1823.) CALVIN, C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Deserted Oct. 27, 1863. CAPE, R. F. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 9, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. CARETHERS, James A. (or Carrethers) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of disease contracted in service at Dalton, Ga. Dec. 22, 1863. Date of death also given as Jan. or Feb. 1864. CARRINGTON, James T. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was cut off from command near Kinston, N.C., Feb. 1865. Enlisted as a private in Co. B., 2nd Battn. Ga. Militia Cavalry (Dorough's), Feb. 1865. Pension records also show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C., May 1865, and was discharged at Athens, Ga., May 1865. (Born in Ga. Died in Madison County, Ga., Mar. 20, 1926.) CARRINGTON, King - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered in N.C. in 1865. (Born in Madison County, Ga. in 1821.) CARRINGTON, M. C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present, in Infirmary Corps. Captured at Orangeburg, S.C. Feb. 14, 1865, and sent to Hart's Island, N.Y. Released June 15, 1865. CARRUTH, R. K. (or Caruth, or R. R.) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Dalton, Ga., hospital, Apr. 17, 1864. CHANDLER, T. H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1864. Wounded, date and place not given. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. CHANDLER, T. M. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died or was killed prior to Jan. 26, 1864. CLARK, George W. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Wounded in 1864. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Captured at Decatur, Ala. Oct. 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill. prison. Released June 17, 1865. (Born in Lincoln Co., N.C. Aug. 12, 1822.) DAVIS, J. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 1863, last on which borne, shows him absent without leave. DICKSON, J. J. (or Dixon) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C., Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1843.) DIXON, E. Jackson (or Dickson) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of measles and chronic dysentery in Fair Ground Hospital No. 2, Atlanta, Ga., Apr. 24, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. DYER, Lucius M. - See private Co. E. FITZPATRICK, Joseph A. (or Joseph P.) - Private Jan. 1, 1864. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him under arrest. Captured at Orangeburg, S.C. Feb. 14, 1865, and sent to Hart's Island, N.Y. Released June 15, 1865. (Born in Madison Co., Ga. Feb. 23, 1846.) FITZPATRICK, Richard - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Madison, Ga., hospital June 20, 1864. FLOYD, W. A. - Private Feb. 1, 1864. Pension records show "Regiment was scattered Mar. 1865, when he was cut off from command and was never able to reach same." Captured and paroled at Athens, Ga., May 28, 1865. Died in Madison Co., Ga., Nov. 16, 1912. FRANCKS, F. (or Franks) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows he deserted to the enemy Nov. 20, 1863. FREEMAN, H. L. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 shows him present. No later record. FREEMAN, J. M. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. In 1st Mississippi Confederate States Army Hospital, Jackson, Miss., with acute diarrhoea, Nov. 8, 1864 - Jan. 2, 1865. Captured and paroled at Athens, Ga., May 8, 1865. FREEMAN, William F. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 7, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Died there of pneumonia, Feb. 7, 1865. Buried in Grave No. 1097, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. GORDON, Berry - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Pension records show he was ruptured while building breastworks at Dalton, Ga., in 1863 and 1864. Unfit for service. Sent to Newnan, Ga., hospital with rheumatism. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present. (Born in Ga. Nov. 24, 1821.) GRIFFIN, J. C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 states "Sued out by writ of Habeas Corpus Dec. 7th, 1863." HAGGARD, William R. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 shows him absent without leave. Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 25, 1865. HALLFORD, Amos S. (or Halford) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured at Franklin, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Released June 13, 1865. (Born in N.C., May 4, 1823. Died in 1907.) HANLIN. See Hardin. HARDIN, Abel P. (or Harden) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Dalton, Ga. Feb. 8, 1864. HARDIN, Hill T. (or Hardeman, or Hanlen, or Hardener, or Hardman) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison, July 31, 1864. Paroled there and forwarded to City Point, Va., for exchange, Mar. 4, 1865. Received at Boulware and Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., Mar. 10-12, 1865. HARDY, B. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Wounded in 1864. Died at Foard Hospital, Forsyth, Ga., of diarrhoea, Aug. 26, 1864. HARDY, John W. - Private Nov. 1, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Captured at Decatur, Ala., Oct. 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Died there of gunshot wound Nov. 23, 1864. Buried there in Grave No. 181, Block 2, Chicago City Cemetery. HARDY, S. H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured, date and place not given. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Buried there. HARRIS, Jesse M. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1864. Wounded, necessitating amputation of middle toe on right foot, at Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. Pension records show he was at home on furlough at close of war. (Born in Jackson Co., Ga., Sept 9, 1822 or 1825.) HART, W. T. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 shows him present. No later record. HEMPHILL, Zachery T. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863 shows him deserted. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him abssent without leave. Captured at Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 1, 1864. Exchanged at Rough and Ready, Ga., Sept. 19 or 22, 1864. Captured at Franklin, Tenn. Dec. 17, 1864. Released June 9, 1865. HESTER, T. W. W. (or G. W. W.) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. HIBLER, S. C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1863. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows he died at hospital from wound received at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864. HOUSE, Brinkley A. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. In Macon, Ga., hospital with fever, Oct. 16 - Nov. 16, 1863. Died of chonic diarrhoea at Greensboro, Ga., in 1864. HUBBARD, John - See private Co. H. JACKS, L. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows him absent, sick. JAMES, Benjamin - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows him absent without leave. JOHNSTON, Pettus S. - Enlisted Sept. 1, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant sometime between Sept. and Dec. 1863; Jr. 2nd Lieutenant July 18, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present. In Ladies Hospital, city not given, as patient Dec. 3, 1864. LANGFORD, Hugh T. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Madison Co., Ga. July 1845.) LECKIE, S. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, last on which borne, shows him absent without leave. LOEHR, Fred - Private. Name appears only on prisoner of war records which state he deserted to the enemy at Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt., at Louisville, Ky., Nov. 27, 1863, and was sent to be released north of the Ohio River. McCURDY, William - Private Sept. 1, 1863. In Macon, Ga. hosptial, with fever, Oct. 16, 1863. Examined for and granted 60 days medical furlough while in Oliver Hospital, city not given, for incipient phthisis with extreme emaciation and debility, June 14, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. McDADE, E. E. - Private Jan. 1, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present. McDADE, R. F. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows him present, sick. No later record. MILLER, James H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows him present. Pension records show he was "Entirely diabled from hardships of army life in 1864, and 1865. At home on furlough Feb. 1865, to close of war." (Born in Jackson Co., Ga. Aug. 6, 1819.) MORRIS, P. H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept. -Dec. 1863, shows "Sued out by writ of Habeas Corpus Sept. 24, 1863." NICHOLS, W. P. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured, date and place not given. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows he is in hands of the enemy. NOWLAND, A. J. (or Nolan, Noland) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured, date and place not given. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him in hands of the enemy. Not found among U.S. Army prisoner of war records. NORRIS, A. M. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Reported missing since the retreat from Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. No later record. NUNN, P. F. (or P. E.) - Private Jan. 1, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. NUNN, W. F. - Private Mar. 1, 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. OWEN, Sanford V. (or Ownes) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died in Newsom Hospital, Cassville, Ga., in 1864. PATTEN, Samuel (or Patton) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Died there of pneumonia and chronic diarrhoea Sept. 20, 1864. Buried in Grave No, 259, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. PERRY, Hill O. H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died at Kingston, Ga., hospital from dropsy contracted in service, Jan. 7 or 8, 1864. PERRY, Thomas R. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Wounded and captured at Franklin, Tenn. Dec. 17, 1864. In U.S. Army General Hosptial, Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1864 - Feb. 1865, with gunshot wound fracturing left humerous at upper third suffered at Louisville, Ky. Nov. 30, 1864. Transferred to Military Prison at Louisville, Ky., Feb. 24, 1865; to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison, Mar. 5, 1865; to Point Lookout, Md., Mar. 26, 1865. In U.S. Army Post Hospital, Savannah, Ga., with fever, from Distribution Camp, June 20, 1865, unti death June 25, 1865. (Born in 1819.) PIRKLE, William Jackson - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Deserted Sept. 2, 1863, claiming to be exempt from military service on the grounds that he is an ordained minister of the Baptist Church. Name appears on an official paper dated Jan. 27, 1864. POOL, J. H. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. In Macon Co., Ga. hospital with fever Oct. 16, 1863. In same hospital Dec. 13, 1863; again with chronic diarrhoea Feb. 29, 1864. Captured in 1864. Roll for Jul.-Aug, 1864, last on file, shows him "In hands of enemy." Not found on U.S. Army prisoner of war records. PORTERFIELD, W. H. C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea at home in Madison Co., Ga. May 22, 1864. PYRON, C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Roll for Jul.-Aug, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. SHIELDS, Little Berry (or Littleberry) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died of pneumonia in Kingston, Ga. hospital, Jan. 12, 1864. SHINALL, G. F. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows he was sent to Macon, Ga. hospital Sept. 26, 1863. SHIRLEY, G. B. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Jul.-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him present, sick. SHORT, John M. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows he was sent to hospital Dec. 28, 1863. Died at Dalton, Ga. Dec. 30, 1863. SIKES, R. H. (or Sykes) - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows him absent without leave. No later record. SMITH, J. S. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. Received at Military Prison, Louisville, Ky., Dec. 8, 1863. Forwarded to Rock Island, Ill., prison, Dec. 8, 1863, where he enlisted in U.S. Navy and was transferred to Naval Rendezvous at Camp Douglas, Ill., Jan. 25, 1865. SMITH, W. R. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows him present. Died of disease Oct. 1864. SMITH, Z. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Deserted Oct. 30, 1863. SWINDLE, A. C. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows "Sent to hospital Dec. 28th 1863." Roll for Jul.-Aug, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. SYKES. See Sikes. TAYLOR, James R. - Appears only on a roll of prisoners of war at Rock Island, Ill., who enlisted in the U.S. Army for frontier service, Oct. 6, 1864. Record shows that he was captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. TAYLOR, M. B. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Died in Habersham Co., Ga., hospital prior to Aug. 1864. THOMAS, J. I. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows him present, sick. No later record. THOMAS, J. L. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for Sept.-Dec. 1863, shows him present. No later record. THOMPSON, Berry M., Jr. - Private Feb. 6, 1864. Appointed 1st Corporal. Died in Foard Hospital of chronic dystentery, Apr. 25, 1864. TOWNES (or Towns) - See 1st Sergeant Co. H. WADE, G. W. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Received issue of clothing Dec. 1, 1864. WHITE, Henry Page - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. WHITWORTH, James B. T. (or Joseph B. T.) - Private, Feb. 1, 1864. Captured near Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Released June 6, 1865. Names also appears on a roll of men paroled at Camp Chase, Ohio, and transferred to Point Lookout, Md., and exchanged at Boulware's Wharf, James River, Va., Mar. 27, 1865. WILHITE, P. A. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Reported missing since retreat from Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. No later record. WILLIAMS, William Thorne, Jr. - See Cadet Co. K. WILLIAMSON, A. A. - Private Sept. 1, 1863. Roll for July-Aug. 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. (Born in Jackson Co., Ga. Feb. 1863 [sic].)