Muster Roll of Company E, 23rd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee (CSA) MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 23d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA ("TATE GUARDS") Tate, Samuel-Captain August 31, 1861 . Resigned at Yorktown, Va. December 19,1861 . Ferguson, Paschal F.- 1st Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Elected Captain in 1863 . On detached duty March 14, 1864 . Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 9,1865 . Released at Fort McHenry, Md. June 27,1865 . Simmons, Leander Augustus-2d Lieutenant August 31,1861 . Re- signed December 10,1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. L, 43d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 19, 1862 . Resigned, disability, March 9, 1863 . (Born in Gilmer County, Ga. in 1835. Died at Gainesville, Ga. July 31,1910.) Cox, Stephen A.-Jr.2d Lieutenant August 31,1861 . Resigned, disability, February 8,1862 . Kelly, Robert V-1st Sergeant August 31,1861 . Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant February 27,1862 . Captured at Waynesboro, Ga. December 4, 1864 . Received at Fort Delaware, Del. February 8,1865 , and released June 10,1865 . Forrester, Thomas P.(or Forster)-2d Sergeant August 31,1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant December 16,1861 ; 1st Lieutenant in 1863 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at Wash- ington, D. C. May 18,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Williams, Z. J.- 3d Sergeant August 31,1861 . Appointed 1st Ser- geant in 1863 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled May 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Pool, William-4th Sergeant August 31,1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 2,1863 . Paroled at Washington, D. C. May 18,1863 . Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1863 . Resigned April 1864 . Mullins, James P.-1st Corporal August 31, 1861 . Deserted in Pickens County, Ga. August 1863 . Mullins, G. K.-2d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Discharged October 31,1861 . Hanie, John W. (or John R.)-3d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. C,43d Regiment Ga. Inf. July 12, 1862 . Resigned, disability, November 19, 1862 . Reenlisted as a pri- vate. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863 . Exchanged in 1863 . Roll dated February 29,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Loveless, H. H.-4th Corporal August 31,1861 . Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . (Born in Rabun County, Ga. May 28,1836.) Agan, John F.- private August 31, 1861 . In arrest April 30, 1864 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 21,1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. and enlisted in U. S. service October 14,1864 . Anderson, Moses- private August 31,1861 . Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . Atkins, W. H.- private August 10,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . (Born in Forsyth County, Ga. in 1843.) Bailey, James- private February 7, 1864 . Deserted while on fur- lough in Pickens County, Ga. February 1864 . Berry, Jesse P.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 3d Ser- geant in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him sick at home in Ga. No later record. Berry, W. J.- private February 14,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Blanton, James H.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Blanton, William G.- private August 31, 1861 . Died in Rich- mond, Va. hospital June 13,1863 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Bottoms, J. B.- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Chancellors- ville, Va. May 3,1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present.No later record. Boyd, Jesse F.- private August 31, 1861 . Transferred to Co. D. Appointed Regimental Musician October 31,1863 . Killed near Petersburg, Va. July 4,1864 . Brock, R. C.- private August 31,1861 . Deserted Oct. 29,1864 . Released at Military Prison, Camp Hamilton, Va., November 13,1864 , to go to Pittsburgh, Pa. Brown, Caleb- private August 31,1861 . Deserted December 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released February 19,1864 . Brown, Jacob- private August 31,1861 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released February 18,1864 . Brown, Samuel- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged at Rich- mond, Va. December 2, 1861 . Union prisoner of war records show he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. February 18,1864 . Brown, William T.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Bryant, Russell- private September 16, 1861 . Deserted while on fur- lough in Pickens County, Ga. February 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 19,1864 . Carroll, Charles- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19, 1,864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. and enlisted in U. S. service October 19,1864 . Carver, Lorenzo O.- private September 16, 1861 . Transferred to Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1, 1861 . Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863 . Forwarded to New Orleans, La. and ex- changed May 23,1865 . Caylor,-See Kaylor. Chadwick, Michael R.- See Shadwick. Clark, William J.- private August 31, 1861 . Died of debility in Richmond, Va. hospital December 16 or 17,1862 . Corbin, Benjamin- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Present, in arrest." No later record. Corbin, Joseph- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Chancellors- ville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows he deserted from Richmond, Va. or Petersburg, Va. hospital. Corbin, J. N.- private January 1, 1864 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Present, in arrest." Covington, S. S.- private February 11, 1864 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Cox, George W.-Enlisted as a private in Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 20, 1861 . Transferred to Co. E, 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. November 18, 1861 . Captured at Williamsburg, Va. May 5, 1862 . Died in White House Hospital near Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Cox, James M.-Enlisted as a private in Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1861 . Discharged November 13, 1861 . Enlisted as a pri- vate in Co. E, 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. September 20, 1862 . Captured at Smithfield, Va. March 19, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26,1865 . Cox, Jesse C.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows he deserted at Baldwin, Fla. Craig, Jackson J.- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23,1863 . Discharged December 10,1863 . Crow, H. K.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 5th Sergeant February 28, 1862 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows he deserted at Baldwin, Fla. Crow, Joseph- private March 4,1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him "Pres- ent, in arrest." Received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., a Confed- erate deserter, October 29,1864 . Released from Camp Hamilton, Va. prison and went to Pittsburgh, Pa. November 13,1864 . Davis, Elnathan-See private , Co. A. Dorsey, B. F.- private January 22,1864 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Captured and paroled at Greenville, S. C. May 24,1865 . Died December 21,1929. Dowdy, A. S.-Enlisted as a private in Ca. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1861 . Transferred to Co. E, 22d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1,1861 . Roll for February 1862 , shows him present. No later record. Dunagan, Benjamin J. (or Dunagin)- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 2d Sergeant December 1861 . Died July 1862 . Eberhart, Martin- private September 9, 1861 . Appointed 3d Ser- geant. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him Absent, wounded, since February 20,1864 ." No later record. Eberhart, Thomas Newton- private September 20, 1862 . Wounded and disabled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863 . Paroled at General Hospital, Thomasville, N. C. May l,1865 . Evertt, Nathan- private September 16,1861 . Captured at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862 . Paroled at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10,1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Ferguson, William-Enlisted as a private in Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1,1861 . Transferred to Co. E,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1,1861 . Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . Died of wounds September 26,1862 . Fouts, J. D.(or Foutes)- private August 31,1861 . Roll for January - February 1864 , last on which borne, shows he "Deserted, supposed to be in Gilmer County, Ga." Gilbert, Joshua- private September 25,1861 . Died at Yorktown, Va. March 20,1862 . Gilbert, Wilson- private September 25,1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Godfrey, F. M.- private February 14,1863 . Discharged, disability, March 1864 . Goode, Siloam (or Silvan)- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him sick in Charleston, S. C. hospital. No later record. Gravit, Jasper (or Gravett)- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va. with rheu- matism, in 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. November 24, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Griffin, Robert M.- private September 25, 1861 . Died of fever in Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. July 27,1862 . Hambrick, John- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 1st Cor- poral August 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Hamby, John E.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23,1863 . Deserted to enemy December 1863 . Hammontree, Stephen L.- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Hammontree, S. T.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . Hanie, William H.- private August 31, 1861 . Killed near Rich- mond, Va. June 27,1862 . Hazlewood, B. M.- private September 19,1861 . Wounded in 1862 . Discharged, disability, May 15,1862 . Hazlewood, Isaac- private November 8,1861 . Captured at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. October 2, 1862 . Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10,1862 . Given certificate of disability for discharge November 12, 1862 , but no record of discharge found. Holcombe, J. J.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Holcombe, W. W.- private August 31, 1861 . Died at Staunton, Va. November 4,1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Hood, John- private . Died near Guinea Station, Va. February 24, 1863 . Hood, Patterson- private September 7, 1862 . Deserted December 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. February 14,1864 . Hudson, John M. (or Hutson)- private September 25, 1861 . De- serted December 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 6,1864 . Jackson, Jordan- private December 8,1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C.,April 26,1865 . Jackson, Joseph P.- private September 9,1861 . Wounded at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862 . Died of wounds at Boonesboro, Md. September 27,1862 . Jackson, Levi Newton- private September 9,1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 1863 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. July 1863 . Wounded, thigh broken at Petersburg, Va., in 1864 . Sent to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 1864 , where he re- mained for three months. At home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga. in 1844. Died in 1916. Buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Bowdon, Ga.) Jenkins, Thomas M.- private August 31, 1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Johnson, Joel- private September 9,1861 . Discharged at Yorktown, Va. January 28,1862 . Kaylor, Alfred W.-Enlisted as a private in Co. C,43d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 10,1862 . Transferred to Co. E,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. April 1,1862 . Died at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., June 13, 1862 . Kaylor, David- private August 31,1861 .Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with catarrhal fever, May 11, 1862 . Returned to duty May 18,1862 . No later record. Kelley, A. M. D.-Appointed 3d Corporal of Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May l,1861 . Transferred to Co. E,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1,1861 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Ab- sent, wounded, April 1864 . No later record. Lansdown, D. A.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Legan, John T.- private November 28, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Lovelady, M. Jackson- private September 15,1861 . Transferred to Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 18,1861 . Absent without leave July 1- November 1862 . No later record. Loveless, A. W.- private September 16,1861 . Deserted August 8,1863 . Loveless, Evan- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Loveless, James- private August 31,1861 . Elected Captain December 23,1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Loveless, Samuel- private January 20,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Mann, J. M.- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged, disability, December 2,1861 . Reenlisted February 14,1863 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. McBee, John- private August 31,1861 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Died of wounds September 20,1862 . Mullins, A. W.- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23,1863 . No later record. Mullins, S. J.- private October 20,1863 . Deserted while home on sick furlough in Murray County, Ga. in 1864 . Took oath of allegi- ance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released to remain north of Ohio River during war May 31,1864 . Murphy, J. M.- private September 9,1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Neal, William- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Musician January 1,1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows he de- serted at Baldwin, Fla. Padgett, Leroy K.- private October 16, 1862 . Took oath of allegi- ance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. April 8,1865 . Pettit, H. J.- private August 31,1861 . Died December 24,1863 . Pressley, Jordan- private October 21, 1861 . Appointed Regimental Chief Musician December 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Price, E. P.-Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. K, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 13,1861 . Transferred to Co. E,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. November 30,1861 . Appointed 1st Sergeant February 28,1862 . Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862 . Appointed 2d Lieuten- ant and Enrolling Officer, on account of meritorious conduct in battle of Crampton's Gap, Md., July 11, 1863 . Resigned October 16, 1863 . Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. G, 30th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 3,1864 . Resigned October 29,1864 . Quinton, Burton- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862 . Ray, Sanford V.- private August 31,1861 . Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. December 2,1861 . Reed, Robert R.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 2d Cor- poral February 10,1862 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Roper, J. H.- Pension records show he enlisted as a private August 31,1861 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. June 22,1864 . Released at Rock Island, Ill. in 1865 . Died in Bartow County, Ga. in 1896. Seay, William- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Williams- burg, Va. May 6,1862 . Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5,1862 . No later record. Shadwick, Michael R. (or Chadwick)- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Corporal in 1861 ; Sergeant. Surrendered at Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Simmons, Henry R.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 2d Ser- geant of Co. L,43d Regiment Ga. Inf. May 19,1862 . Transferred to Co. C, May 25,1863 . Appointed 3d Sergeant December 1863 . Cap- tured at Atlanta, Ga. September 17,1864 . Died of pleurisy at Camp Douglas, Ill. April 4,1865 . Simmons, P. R.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Sergeant Major December 17,1861 . Discharged January 6,1862 . Simmons, William A.- private August 31, 1861 . Died at York- town, Va. January 5,1862 . Sosebee, D. M.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Gilmer County, Ga. October 6,1842.) Sosebee, D. N.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Musician. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Habersham County, Ga. August 30,1838.) Sosebee, H. J.- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged, disability, October 1863 . Stancell, A. J.- private October 9, 1861 . Died at Yorktown, Va. January 30,1862 . Swafford, William- private March 10, 1863 . Deserted, while on furlough in Pickens County, Ga., February 1864 . Tabereaux, J. S.- private August 31,1861 . Deserted December 1863 . Tapp, E. S.- private August 31, 1861 . Transferred to Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 18,1861 . Died December 15,1861 . Taylor, A. B.- private September 20, 1861 . Died in 2d Ga. Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 25,1862 . Taylor, James A.- private October 3,1861 . Deserted December 1863 . Taylor, James M.- private September 25, 1862 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Taylor, Joseph H.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1864 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent, wounded, since February 20, 1864 . No later record. Townsend, Edward- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 2d Ser- geant in 1863 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Turner, George H.- private August 31, 1861 . Deserted, while home on furlough in Pickens County, Ga., February 1864 . Uldrix, W. P.- private September . 25, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Waters, A. J.- private September 9, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . West, M. H.- private August 31, 1861 . At home in Ga. on sick furlough February 19, 1862 . Transferred to Co. D. Died of dis- ease April 22,1864 . Wetherby, John W.- private September 9, 1861 . Killed at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17,1862 . Willbanks, C. B.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at Sharps- burg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. Willbanks, W. H.- private November 5, 1861 . Discharged on ac- count of rheumatism August 16,1862 . Wood, Zachariah T.- private September 9, 1861 . Died at Yorktown, Va. January 5,1862 . Woodall, Russell Gardner-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 28th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 22, 1861 . Transferred to Co. E, 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Worley, Alfred W.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed Corporal. Died at Yorktown, Va. March 15, 1862 . Buried at Cowart Farm, Keithburg, north of Canton, Ga. (Born in Georgia March 5,1837.) Worley, Ambrose- private August 31, 1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieu- tenant March 28, 1863 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. September 11, 1864 , and fur- loughed for 30 days from September 23,1864 . No later record. Worley, J. L.- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. May 12, 1862 . Transferred to Camp Winder at Richmond, Va. May 13,1862 . No later record. Worley, J. W.- private April 29, 1862 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Sent to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. from Gen- eral Hospital #9, December 22,1864 . No later record. Worley, P. E.- private February 29, 1864 . Died of disease in Jack- son Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 18,1864 . ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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