McDUFFIE COUNTY, GA - Civil War Co K 48th Regiments Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jam66inGA2@aol.com James Malone Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mcduffie.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 48th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The HAMILTON RANGERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Officers and NCOs of Co K James Thomas Hamilton, -Captain David P Wilson,.- lst Lieutenant Adam S.Wilkerson, - 2d Lieutenant James D Young,.- Jr.2d Lieutenant William A Peebles,.- 1st Sergeant Olin A Young,.- 2d Sergeant Jerry C Smith,.- 3d Sergant John O Wiley.- 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862 . Elected Lieutenant May 15, 1862 . Dropped by order of Secretary War March 4, 1863 J. Dooly- Burnside 5th Sergeant Appointed 4th Sergeant August 6, 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant; lst Lieutenant April 22, 1863 Thomas R Burnside,.- 1st Corporal N. B Lazenby.- 2d Corporal Thomas H. C Collins,.- 3d Corporal William H Megahee,.- 4th Corporal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Enlisted Ranks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adams H. D,.- private Adams Jesse – private Baker Berry C.- private Baker George W.- private Bennett Thomas C.- private Blanchard. Reuben T - private Appointed 2d Corporal May 1863 Blackstone, H. C.- private Binion Dorsey W,.- private Bohler Calvin H.- private Bohler William Henry - private Burnside James P,.- private Borroum, Virgil M. (or Boreuem)- private ,Appointed 1st Sergeant June 29,1863 Bosworth, J. H.- private Burnside, James P.- private Cason, David W.- private Christman, Joel (or Chrisman)- private Collins, James M.- private Crawford, G. C.- private Crawford, Prince A.- private Crawford, Robert B.- private Crawford, R. C.- private Culbreath, Louis M. (or Lewis M.)- private Culbreath, Thomas- private Downs, W. W.- private Fulbright, Green L.- private Fulbright, John A.- private Granade, Andrew Jackson- private Granade, A. R.- private Granade, George- private Granade, William- private ,Substitute for D. B. Johnson. Hardin, E. A.- private Harris, James Polk- private , furnished James Murphy as substitute Hayes, A.- private Hays, James B.- private. Appointed 3d Corporal April 1, 1864 . Hobbs, John A.- private. Appointed 1st Corporal April 1,1864 . Hobbs, J. P.- private Hodo, James P.-private Holliday, James A.- private Holliman, Joel T.- private Howell, Augustus L.- private Howell, Berry E.- private Huff, Andrew J.- private Huff, T. C.- private Huff, Winder H.- private Huff, W. J.- private Hughes, James T.- private Ivey, Hezekiah- private Ivey, Randall (or Randolph)- private Ivey, Thomas W. F.- private Jenkins, Rolla- private. Johnson, David Booker- private furnished William Granade as substitute Jones, Minor R.- private Knox, Robert H.- private Lambert, S. C.- private Lambkin, William B. (or Lamkin)- private Langston, Franklin D.- private Langston, James A.- private Lansdell, Jesse P. (or Jesse T.)- private. Transferred to Co. K, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for W. T. Tankersley, July 20, 1862 . Lasseter, Roderick W.- private Lassiter, Thomas C.- private Luke, John G.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at home in Ga. April 13,1862 or 1863 . (Born in 1830.) Massengale, H. C.- private April 4, 1862 . Appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon. Killed at Mechanicsville, Va. June 26, 1862 . McDonald, Andrew R.- private McDonald, A. W.- private McDonald, Nicoles J. J.- private . McDonald, Wiley- private. (Born in 1838.) Montgomery, George W.- private Montgomery, J. D.- private Moore, Samuel- private Moore,.W. S.- private Morgan, James W.- private Morris, A. J.- private Morris, John A.- private Morris, J. E.- private Morris, J. L.- private Morris, Levi B.- private Murphy, James- private May 11,1862 . Substitute for James P. Harris. O'Tyson, James W. Parham, A. W.- private Parham, Edward D. Pearle, T.- private Pearle, William- private Perry, Humphrey O private Perry, Joel C.- private Phillips, Henry C.- private Phillips, William F.- private Prescott, James M. (or Presscoat)- private Ramsey, David- private Rees, Benjamin- private Rees, Curtis- private Rees, Joel- private Rees, Toliver- private Rees, Uriah (or Huriah)- private Reeves, Charles- private Ryans, N. B.- private Shields, J. A.- private Shields, Joseph M.- private Sills, David- private Simons, Adam- private Simons, Andrew J.- private. Smith, John H.- private Stanford, George R.- private Stanford, Jeremiah- private Stanford, Samuel- private Street, A. M.- private Tankersley, R. A. B. (or Tankersly)- private Tankersley, William T. (or Tankersly)- private Thornton, E. W.- private Toole, J. M.- private Wade, Charles A.- private Wade, Edward O.- private Wade, James F.- private Warren, Samuel- private Washington, William- private Watson, Thomas Peter (Tompete)- private Appointed 4th Sergeant May 15, 1862 ; 3d Sergeant August 6, Watson, William M.- private Wheeler, Henry S.- private Wheeler, William U.- private Whitaker, William J.- private Whitten, John- private Wilkerson, B. B.- private Company HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co K was Mustered into Confederate service in Thomson Georgia , Early 1862 during the time that the capital of Richmond was threatened by Union armies Peninsula campaign . After hurried weeks of organizing , Training and equipment issue the Company ,along with other units of the Georgia 48th Infantry , arrived at its first posting, assigned to Guard areas near Charleston South Carolina. Several weeks later Orders arrived sending the Thomson Men North to Richmond to become part of the Army of Northern Virginia. Arriving in time to act as a reserve during the Battle of Seven Pines the Men of Co K then received their baptism under fire during the Seven Days Campaign , which saved Richmond from the advancing Federals. Serving with Valor through the bitter fighting at Second Bull Run, Antitem, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville Co K was hardened into a tough respected unit of Veterans under the Brigade Commands of first General Roswell Ripely and then General Ransom Wright, The Thomson men were attached to General AP Hills Division under overall command of General James Longstreet. Taking heavy casualties during the valiant Three days at Gettysburg the Company was then present and active through the hard and slow decline of Confederate fortunes leading to the siege at Petersburg and surrender at Appomattox in April 1865 Other Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After Surrender Most of the Men of Co K returned to the Farms and Business they had left in Thomson. Many would be active in Local politics as well as Civic projects . An Active Unit of the National Confederate Veteran Organization existed in Thomson for a Number of years. My Great Great Grandfather R.B. Crawford , who was severely wounded during the Seven days campaign, returned home to his farm and later was Elected as Justice of the peace for the Dearing District , a position he held for many years. His Brother P. A Crawford fell at Gettysburg The Civil War Monument In Thomson stands near the Historic Train Depot and features a Lady Holding a Confederate flag. Its dedication is to “The Women of the Sixties” Listings of all Thomson Confederate Soldiers are carved onto the Monument’s sides Quite a few Co K Men are buried in the Thomson City cemetery. Of note is the monument of Captain James Hamilton One of the Tallest in the Cemetery and very easy to spot Other Confederate Veterans Resting Places are Marked with Iron crosses The Cemetery is Located on The Washington Highway right next to Thomson Middle School Anyone with additional info on any of the Names from Co K can Contact me at Jambetm@aol.com Compiled by James Malone from Internet sources and local research