Meriwether County  Georgia Company D - 8th Regiment

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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 8th REGIMENT
 GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
 ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
 C. S. A.
 MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA
 ("ECHOLS GUARDS")

Howard, C. W.-Captain May  18, 1861 . Killed at 1st
Manassas, Va. July  21, 1861 . Malone, H. E.-1st
Lieutenant May  18, 1861 . Elected Captain July  31, 1861
. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 .
Paroled at Johnson's Island, O. and transferred to Point
Lookout, Md. for exchange March  14, 1865 . Received at
Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March  22,
1865.

Jones, James F: 2d Lieutenant May  18, 1861. Resigned
July 21, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. F, 41st
Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned May 6, 1862.
Commissioned Major of the 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops
June 1, 1863. (Born in Troop County, Ga. January 26,
1839.)

Mobley, E. C.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 18, 1861. Elected 1st
Lieutenant July 31, 1861. Resigned January 1, 1862.

Trammell, ft. J: 1st Sergeant May 18, 1861. Elected 1st
Lieutenant January 26, 1862. Resigned August 15, 1863.

Craver, A. D.-2d Sergeant May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, at Richmond, Va. June 6, 1862. Appointed 3d
Sergeant of Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 15, 1863 ;
Sergeant Major December 1863. (Born in North Carolina in
1846.)

Tucker, B. K.--3rd Sergeant May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, October 19, 1861.

Clernents, T. W.-4th Sergeant May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died of wounds in hospital
there July 7, 1863.

Hartnett, William H.-1st Corporal May 18, 1861. Wounded,
right arm permanently disabled, at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862. Detailed sub-enrolling officer in
Pike County, Ga., on account of wounds, in 1864. Elected
Captain of Co. 6, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf.
(Fannin's), April 18, 1864. Roll dated October 31, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Cone, L.-2d Corporal May 18, 1861. Wounded in leg,
necessitating amputation, at Darbytown Road, Va. October
7, 1864. Died from wounds October 1864.

Adams, J. E.-3d Corporal May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Greenville, Ga.
March 18, 1840.)

McGehee, John M.-4th Corporal May 18, 1861. Died from
fever October 28, 1861.

Adair, R. D: Corporal September 23, 1862. Wounded in leg,
necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,
1863. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864.

Glow, William--Musician May 18, 1861. Faroled,
Burkeville, Va. April 17, 1865.

Horan, Thomas-Musician May 18, 1861. Absent with leave
May 30, 1861. No later record.

PRIVATES: Abrahams, J. W.- private May 18, 1861. Absent,
sick, December 31, 1862. No later record in this company.
Elected Jr. 2d Lieu-tenant of Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf.
July 15, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps January or June
1864.

Adams, Lewis S.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died of disease August 7,
1861. Allen, A. A.- private June 18, 1861. Severely
wounded in shoulder at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7,
1864. Died from wounds at Richmond, Va. November 20,
1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Allen, C. J: - private June 18, 1861. Wounded and
captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Exchanged at
Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. No later record.

Allen, J. H. R: - private May 18, 1861. Died September 3,
1861. Blount, E. H: - private March 14, 1862. Wounded,
date and place not given. On wounded furlough October 31,
1864. No later record.

Blount, Levi P.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged on account of
wounds December 23, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F,
41st Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Surrendered,
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Brantley, A. H.- private October 1, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Braswell, J. W.- private August 1, 1862. Absent, sick,
October 31, 1864. No later record.

Christian, J. O.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at Fort
Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864. Absent, wounded,
October 31, 1864. No later record.

Clements, B. S. - private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant October 26, 1863. Wounded, date and place not
given. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later
record.

Cobb, Howell E. - private May 18, 1861. Appointed 1st
Sergeant. Paroled, Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865.

Cochran, Elisha Harris- private May 1862. Discharged,
disability, at Richmond, Va. June 1, 1863. Enlisted as a
private in Co. F, 5th Battn. Ga. State Guards Inf. August
4, 1863.

Cousins, Richard Henry - private September 23, 1861.
Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.
Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange February 1865.
Received at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. February 15,
1865. No later record.

Crawley, J. H.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged on
account of hernia, at Camp near Centreville, Va.,
December 17, 1861.

Crouch, T. B. - private August 24, 1862. Captured at
Gaines Mill, Va. May 31, 1864. Died of pneumonia at
Elmira, N. Y. May 8, 1865. Grave #2775, Woodlawn National
Cemetery.

Crouch, William C: - private May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Seven Days Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Died
from wounds June 29, 1862. (Barn in Meriwether County,
Ga. in 1839 or 1840.)

Culpepper, John M. - private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant January 25, 1862; 1st Lieutenant August 1863.
Killed at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864.

Culpepper, Simeon Fletcher- private May 18, 1861.
Appointed 5th Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July
2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Dunlap, W. C.- private May 18, 1861. Appointed Chaplain
February 22, 1862. Resigned February 7, 1865.

Edge, S. C: - private May 18, 1861. Wounded and captured
at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July
21, 1863.

Evans, E. A.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at.
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Absent, wounded, October
31, 1864. No later record.

Folds, D. D.- private May 1, 8, 1861. Discharged,
disability, July 15, 1861.

Folds, James J.- private May 18, 1861. Received by
Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., as a
Confederate deserter; took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. and furnished transportation to Cincinnati, 0.
December 7, 1864.

Freeman, A. H.- private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant April 26, 1862. Wounded and captured at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant
August 1864. Paroled at Johnson's Island, O., and
forwarded to City Point, Va. for exchange, February 24,
1865. No later record.

Freeman, James- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, June 7, 1862.

Gammon, R. W: - private May 18, 1861. Roll for October
31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Garrett, Benjamin- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
over-age and disability, August 5, 1861.

Glass, J. P: - private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant July 1, 1861. Resigned, disability, at
Richmond, Va. March 28, 1862.

Glazier, Franklin H.- private Oct 1, 1862. On detail duty
with Co. C, 2d Battn. Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga.,
October 31, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21,
1865.

Gleron, Edward (or Glenn)- private May 18, 1861. On daily
duty as butcher January 1862. No later record.

Godbey, W. H. C.- private May 18, 1861. Killed at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Graham, M. W: - private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick, at
Winchester, Va. June 30, 1861. No later record.

Grant, John H.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Detailed sub-enrolling
officer in Meriwether County, Ga. on account of wounds in
1863. Elected Captain of Ga. Local Defense Troops April
9, 1864. Transferred to Co. E, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve
Inf.(Fannin's), in 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864 , last
on file, shows him present. No later record.

Grant, J. W.- private March 4, 1863. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Grier, W. H.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, September 23, 1861.

Grow, P. P.- private May 18, 1861. Died of typhoid fever
at Richmond, Va. September 9, 1861.

Harman, W. A: - private March 4, 1862. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Harris, Jacob- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, February 11, 1862.

Hartnett, J. R.- private May 18, 1861.

Herndon, J. M.- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Hood, A. C.- private May 10, 1864. Discharged, general
debility, August 4, 1864.

Howard, R. A.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
furnished John L. Kerr as substitute, February 17, 1862.

Hutchens, M. Augustus- private May 18, 1861. Killed at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

Jones, John O: - private May 18, 1861. Appointed
Sergeant. Discharged, disability, at camp near Orange
Court House, Va. April 10, 1862. (Born in Meriwether
County, Ga. in 1842.)

Keith, D. G.- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick,
December 31, 1862. No later record.

Kempson, B. G. W.- private January 1, 1864. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Meriwether
County, Ga. January 10, 1846. Died in that county January
10, 1914.)

Kerr, John L.- private February 17, 1862. Substitute for
R. A. Howard.

Kilpatrick, W. T: - private May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Mann, William M.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded in both
legs at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Martin, James Pope- private May 18, 1861. Died of
pneumonia March 23, 1862. Buried in Martin family
cemetery near Greenville, Ga.

Massengill, J. H.- private July 22, 1862. Roll for
October 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without
leave from February 18, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. February 1864.

Massingill, J. R: - private May 18, 1861. Discharged at
Rich-mond, Va. November 1862.

Mathews, O. P.- private May 18, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Acting as Hospital Steward for the 47th Regiment Ga. Inf.
on various dates in 1862 and 1863. Roll for Co. D, 8th
Regiment Ga. Inf. for October 31, 1864 , reports him
"absent, detailed as Hospital Steward." No later record.

McCarty, Dennis- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick,
December 31, 1862. No later record.

McCrary, R. C.- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 1st
Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

McKnight, J. C. G.- private March 4, 1862. Appears last
on roll for April 30, 1864.

McLendon, Willis M.- private May 18, 1861. Wounded in
right leg, necessitating amputation, and captured at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout,
Md. September 18, 1864. Received at James River, Va. for
exchange September 22, 1864. Died at Woodbury, Ga.
October 4, 1929.

McLendon, W. A: - private May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 , and captured there July 5,
1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 14, 1864.
Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of
war.

Moore, John E.- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Moreland, J. W: - private May 18, 1861. Appears last on
roll for April 30, 1864.

Morgan, Francis A.-See private , Co. F.

Nelson, A. L.- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 4th
Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Pope, H. J.- private August 18, 1862. On sick furlough
October 31, 1864. No later record.

Pope, W. T. C: - private May 18, 1861. Died of pneumonia
February 7, 1862.

Porch, J. E.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, November 19, 1861. Enlisted as a private in
Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 15, 1863.

Porch, W. E: - private May 18, 1861. No later record.

Powell, B. F.- private May 18, 1861. In General Hospital
November 30, 1861. No later record. (Born in 1835.)

Reese, J. B: - private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Seven
Days Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Render, Thomas C.- private May 18, 1861. Died of fever at
Orange Court House, Va. August 19, 1861. (Born in
Meriwether County, Ga. in 1839.)

Rosser, Simpson, A.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
under-age, June 18, 1862.

Shores, H. T.- private August 27, 1862. Surrendered,
Appomat-tox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Stinson, John F.- private May 18, 1861. Captured in
Virginia April 3, 1865. Paroled at Richmond, Va. May 3,
1865.

Strozier, E. N.- private May 18, 1861. Died September 13,
1861. Suber, H. H: - private May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Sullivan, Ed A.- private May 18, 1861. Captured at
Hanover Junction, Va. May 24, 1864. Released at Elmira,
N. Y. June 24, 1865.

Thornton, A. Y.- private May 18, 1861. Discharged,
underage, at Centreville, Va. January 14, 1862.

Trippe, W. J. P.- private September 23, 1861. Appointed
2d Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Ward, Francis R.- private June 4, 1864. Wounded and
disabled. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Wilhit, P. R: - private February 10, 1863. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Wilhite, J. F. - private March 1, 1863. Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died from wounds in Jackson
Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 2, 1863. Buried there in
Hollywood Cemetery.

Wilhite, William Henry - private May 18, 1861. Wounded,
date and place not given. Absent, wounded, October 31,
1864. No later record.

Williams, Alexander- private June 18, 1861. Wounded in
Virginia October 13, 1864. Died from wounds October 14,
1864.

Williams, C. D. - private September 26, 1863.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Williams, John C: - private May 18, 1861. In General
Hospital November 1861. No record of discharge or
transfer. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga.
Inf. August 25, 1863. Roll for January - February 1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. No later record (Born in
1845.)

Williams, J. H.- private May 18, 1861. On daily duty as
Quartermaster Sergeant January 1862. No later record.

No rolls of this company are on file in War Department,
Washington, D. C., from August 1, 1861 , to February 1,
1863.
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