Muster Roll of Company C, 23rd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee (CSA) MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 23d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA ("FLOYD SPRING GUARDS") Ballenger, Marcus R.- Captain August 31, 1861 . Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Elected Major (to rank .from September 17, 1862 ), November 25, 1862 ; Lieutenant Colonel August 20, 1864 ; Colonel January 5, 1865 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Best, Emory F.- 1st Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Elected Major August 31, 1861 ; Lieutenant Colonel August 16, 1862 ; Colonel November 25,1862 . Dismissed by Court Martial December 23,1863 . Mayes, Thomas M.- 1st Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Resigned on account of typhoid fever, from General Hospital #2, at Rich- mond, Va. August 5,1862 . Kennon, Henry T.-2d Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Appointed Sergeant Major. Elected Captain of Co. C, 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. September 17, 1862 . Wounded at Bentonville, N. C. March 18, 1865 . Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital #11, at Charlotte, N. C., with wound in lower right extremity, March 20, 1865 . Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Georgia.) Boswell, John C.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant August 5, 1862 . Captured at Petersburg, Va. August 19,1864 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17,1865 . Wynn, John A. (or Winn)-Jr. 2d Lieutenant. Appears with- out remark on pay roll dated October 31,1861 . No later record. Everett, Thaddeus P.-1st Sergeant August 31, 186l. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant in 1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Vaughan, James C.-2d Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant September 17, 1862 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Heath, R. A.- 3d Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Detailed Hospital Steward at Richmond, Va. November 18, 1862 . Paroled at Richmond, Va. May 21,1865 . Metcalf, W. M. (or Medcalf)-4th Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Killed at Mechanicsville, Va. June 27,1862 . Madden, John W. (or Maddon)-1st Corporal August 31,186l. Ap- pears last on roll for December 31,1861 . Terry, William H.-2d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Appointed 3d Sergeant. Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Mayes, S. F.-3d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Discharged, dis- ability, at Yorktown, Va. January 10,1862 . King, Robert N.(or Robert M.)-4th Corporal August 31,1861 . Transferred to Co. B,9th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Died at Rome, Ga. May 3,1902. Abels, Ezekiel- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Pickens County, S. C. in 1833.) Adkins, B. N.- private May 17,1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Aikins, A. Malachan (or Akins)- private December 18,1863 . Cap- tured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19, 1864 . Died of pneu- monia at Elmira, N. Y. April 8,1865 . Grave #2626, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Aikins, William- private September 24,1861 . Wounded in left eye. Discharged on account of wounds at Fredericksburg, Va. April 10,1863 . ' Anderson, Stephen A.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Bailey, T. J.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . (Born in Franklin County, Ga. in 1834.) Ballinger, E. B.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N.C. April 26,1865 . Barker, Samuel- private August 31,1861 . Died at Marietta, Ga. June 13,1862 . Barnett, B. A.- private March l,1862 . Wounded in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Barnett, James M.- private March l,1862 . Appointed Regimen- tal Musician. Captured and paroled at Andersonville, S. C. May 23,1865 . Bates, Alexander Rollin- private September 16, 1861 . Transferred to Co. C, l2th Regiment Ga. Cavalry, in exchange for W. David Tate, in 1863 ; to Co. C,4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's). Elected 2d Lieutenant November 15,1864 . Wounded November 25,1864 . Absent, wounded, December 31,1864 . No later record. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Bell, F. Marion- private September 26,1861 . Appointed 4th Ser- geant in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Murray County, Ga. in 1842.) Bray, R. L.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 1st Corporal in 1863 . Killed at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16,1864 . Bray, W. A.- private August 31, 1861 . Left sick at Rapidan Station, Va. August 27,1862 . Records also show he was discharged, disability, December 28,1861 . Brewer, M. V.- private December 16, 1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N.C. April 26,1865 . Broom, F. M.- private August 31,1861 . Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31,1862 . Broom, Ishmael- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 1st Ser- geant in 1863 . Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 20,1864 . Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlotte, N. C. January 19,1863 , and furloughed March 3,1865 . No later record. Burney, James R.- private March 1, 1862 . Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 15,1862 . Burney, William- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for December 31, 1861 , shows him present. Died in service. Burns, Leonard (or Burnes)- private August 31, 1861 .Trans- ferred to Co. F,65th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 12,1863 . Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864 . Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 27,1865 . Cooper, John P.- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Battery Wag- ner, S. C. August 25,1863 . Cornwell, Obediah- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to Chim- borazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. with fever, May 12, 1862 . Died of enteritis, in General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va., June 10,1862 . Dennington, Burwell- private February 12, 1863 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Dennington, Elias- private September 26,1862 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19,1864 . Took oath of allegiance ta U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. released, and enlisted in U. S. Army October 14,1864 . Earle, Aspariso- private March 1,1862 . Appointed 5th Sergeant. Transferred to Captain Gartrell's Company, Ga. Cavalry, General Forrest s Escort, October 5,1863 . Paroled at Gainesville, Ala. May 10,1865 . Earle, J. P.- private March 1,1862 . Lost finger in Seven Days' Fight near Richmond, Va. June 1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Earle, W. C.- private August 31,1861 .Died of typhoid fever July 9,1862 . Eaton, James- private August 31,1861 .Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Everett, Ezra- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 2d Sergeant in 1863 ; 1st Sergeant. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 16,1865 . No later record. Everett, John F.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Everett, L. Peter-Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. June 11,1861 . Transferred to Co. C,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Finn, Thomas- private November 29,1861 .Detailed shoemaker in 1863 . Captured near Savannah, Ga. December 21, 1864 , and for- warded to Provost Marshal, l7th A. C., same day. No later record. Fort, George W.- private August 31, 186l. Appointed Musician. Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Fowler, John B.- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va., on account of debility, May 15,1862 . Returned to duty October 22,1862 . Killed in service. Garner, John D.- private May 17,1862 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Garrett, Ansell G.- private September 26, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Garrett, Isaiah S.- private September 26, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Grider, William M.- private August 31, 1861 . Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital December 10, 1861 . Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. May 30, 1862 . Transferred to Huguenot Springs, Va. July 13,1862 . Died in service. Griffith, D. S. A.- private August 31,1861 . Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. June 15,1862 . Guyre, W. T.- private September 27,1862 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Hedrick, James M.- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Henson, John T.- private August 31,1861 . Discharged on account of lung disease May 24,1862 . Hiett, Mordecai M. private August 31, 1861 . Died of pleuro- pneumonia in C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va. July 12, 1862 . Hiett, Nathan- private August 31, 1861 . Died near Danville, Va. in 1862 . Death claim filed November 8,1862 . Hiett, William P.- private August 31, 1861 . Died of disease in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 27, 1862 . (Born in 1831.) Hollis, Monroe- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged at Rich- mond, Va. January 4,1862 . Holsenback, J. Lewis- private December 22, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Floyd County, Ga. in 1841.) Holsenback, William H.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 5th Sergeant October 5,1863 ;1st Sergeant. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. September 29,1864 . Hornbuckle, T. J.- private August 31,1861 . Killed at Fort Sumter, S. C. November 20,1863 . House, W. S. private August 31,1861 . Appointed Regimental Musician. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Isham, James K.- private November 1,1861 . Died at Taliaferro's Factory near Lynchburg, Va. August 21,1862 . "Packed up and sent to Calhoun, Ga." Johnson, J. L. N.- private August 31,1861 . Appears last on roll for December 31,1861 . Died in service. Keele, Clayton B.- private August 31,1861 . Died in General Hos- pital at Richmond, Va. June 17,1862 . Keele, J. M.- private August 31,1861 . On furlough from C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va. June 1,1864 . No later record. Kennon, Robert A.-Enlisted as a private in Co. F, Smith's Legion Ga. Inf. May 6,1862 . Transferred to Co. F,65th Regiment Ga. Inf. and appointed 2d Sergeant May 16,1862 . Transferred to Co. C,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. November 1,1863 . Appointed 1st Sergeant. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Kennon, W. L.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Lane, James B.- private September 16,1861 . Discharged, disability, at Yorktown, Va. January 10,1862 . Lester, Joseph R.- private August 31,1861 . Died July 12,1862 . Lowry, J. W. F.(or Lowrey)- private August 7,1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Lucus, J. T.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 3d Corporal in 1863 . Captured and paroled at Greenville, S. C. May 23,1865 . Martin, Joseph M.- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 30,1862 . McClain, John R.(or McLane)- private August 31,1861 . Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. June 1,1862 . Died of wounds June 5, 1862 . Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. McClain, Joseph C.(or McCain)- private August 31,1861 . Died in Charleston, S. C. hospital November 2,1863 . McDaniel, James T.-Enlisted as a private in Captain H. A. Gar- trell's Company Ga. Cavalry, General Forrest's Escort, October 5, 1863 . Transferred ta Co. C,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. McKinney, Hansel B.- private March 1,1862 . Admitted to Jack- son Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 31,1864 , and furloughed therefrom for 30 days September 1,1864 ; destination Fort Valley, Ga. No later record. McKinney, Henry (or McKinny)- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. Died in service. McKinney, John C.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Metcalf, James J.(or Medcalf)- private August 31,1861 . Trans- ferred to Co.-,1st Rgt. Engineers as artificer in 1864 ; to Ca. G, 2d Regiment Confederate Engineer Troops in 1864 . Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Metcalf, James T.(or Medcalf)- private August 31,1861 . Sur- rendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Metcalf, John H.(or Medcalf)- private August 31,1861 . Died in Maryland Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 28,1862 . Metcalf, M. W. (or Medcalf)- private August 31, 1861 . Ap- pointed 4th Sergeant; 1st Sergeant. Died in Chimborazo Hos- pital at Richmond, Va. July 13,1862 . Miller, David- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 14,1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and released October 11,1864 . Patman, Elijah W.- private August 31,1861 . Died at Staunton, Va. November 10,1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Patman, J. P.- private August 31,1861 . Discharged, disability, January 10,1862 . Piles, F. R.- private August 31,1861 . Died of disease in Floyd County, Ga. April 2,1864 . Piles, John L.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Pollard, J. G.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 4th Corporal in 1863 . Died in Charleston, S. C. hospital December 28,1863 . Pollard, Robert- private August 31,1861 . Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 9,1864 . Post, L. Rutledge- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Potts, John P.- private August 31,1861 . Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 18,1864 . Paroled at Baltimore, Md. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 1865 . Admitted to General Hospital at Howard s Grove, Richmond, Va., March 1,1865 , and furloughed therefrom for 30 days March 6,1865 . Pruitt, F. Marion- private December 19,1863 . Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19,1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 5,1865 . Pruitt, John T.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Pruitt, William S.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N.C. April 26,1865 . Puryear, P. M.- private August 31,1861 . Elected Jr.2d Lieuten- ant in 1862 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Ray, Joseph H.- private March 1,1862 . Wounded in 1864 . Ad- mitted to 2d Division of Depot Field Hospital,5th Army Corps, Army of Potomac, City Point, Va., wounded, August 22,1864 . No later record. Reeves, Irwin, P.(or Irvin P.)- private August 31,1861 . Died in service. Reynolds, W. J.- private March 1, 1862 . Died of disease in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 11,1862 . Robinson, Bayliss (or Bales)- private August 31,1861 . Killed at Mechanicsville, Va, June 26,1864 . Robinson, Meredith- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Seven Pines. Va. May 31,1862 . Robinson, Wiley D.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Cor- poral. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Sampler, Thomas G.- private September 2, 1862 . Captured while home on sick furlough September 26,1864 . Released at Camp Doug- las, Ill. May 12,1865 . Sampler, W. W.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Selman, W. L.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed Sergeant Ma- jor. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Sisk, Thomas F.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed Musician in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . (Born at Batchelor's Retreat, S. C. May 10,1840.) Smith, James J.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Smith, Thomas F.- private August 31,1861 . Killed in service. Sutton, L. H.- private August 31,1861 . Appears last on roll for December 31,1861 . Tate, E. B.(or E. D.)- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Tate, I. N.("Poney")- private December 18,1863 . Killed at Peters- burg, Va. June 27,1864 . Tate, Joseph A.(or Joseph I.)-Enlisted as a private in Co. B,9th Regiment Ga. Inf.June 12,1861 . Transferred to Co. C,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Tate, M. L.- private August 31,1861 . Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Tate, W. David-Appointed Corporal of Co. C,4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Avery's), October 1,1862 . Transferred to Co. C, l2th Regiment Ga. Cavalry in 1863 ; to Co. C,23d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for A. Rollin Bates, in 1863 . Roll far April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Terrell, Charles- private August 31,1861 . Sick in Gordon County, Ga. November 12,1861 - February 28,1862 . No later record. Thomas, W. M.- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to Chim- borazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. May 9,1862 . Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . Wheatley, Charles- private August 31, 1861 . Died in Danville, Va. hospital August 2,1862 . White, John H.- private December 22,1863 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Williams, Augustus- private August 31,1861 . Died of fever at Richmond, Va. August 3,1862 . Williams, G. T.- private August 31, 1861 . Admitted to Chim- barazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. May 19,1862 . Returned to duty May 19,1862 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Williams, William- private March 1,1862 . Wounded at Battery Wagner, S. C. August 26,1863 . Captured at Calhoun, Ga. May 18, 1864 . Died of chronic diarrhoea at Rock Island, Ill. July 26, 1864 . Wood, A. C.- private August 31,1861 . Died of disease in Rich- mond, Va. hospital September 21,1862 . Yeargen, A. J.- private August 31,1861 . Died at Yorktown, Va. January 20,1862 . ==================================================================== 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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