Muster Roll of Company B, 23rd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee (CSA) MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 23d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA Huggins, James H.-Captain August 31,1861 . Elected Major August 16, 1862 . Wounded in both legs at South Mountain, Md. September 14, 1862 . Elected Lieutenant Colonel September 17, 1862 ; Colonel December 15, 1863 . Resigned August 13, 1864 . (Born August 22, 1828.) Groves, Robert N.- 1st Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Elected Cap- tain in 1862 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . Barclay, Hugh W.- 2d Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant in 1862 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23,1863 . Elected Major of the 30th Battn. Ga. Cavalry August 15, 1864 . Elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Regiment Ga. Cavalry October 25, 1864 . Signs roster as Lieu- tenant Colonel Commanding February 2,1865 . No later record. Reid, Samuel P.- Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 1st Regiment Ga. Regulars April 14, 1861 . Appointed Corporal in 1861 . *Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 23d Rgt. Ga. Inf. June 2, 1862 . Sur- rendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . King, Jesse P.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 31, 1861 . Resigned January 4,1865 . Morris, Columbus Sewell-1st Sergeant August 31, 1861 . *Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1862 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864 . Elected 1st Lieutenant August 15, 1864 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Queen, Alfred B.- 2d Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23,1863 . Transferred to Regimental band November 1,1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Akins, James (or Aikins)-3d Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Killed near Richmond, Va. June 30,1862 . Dean, Samuel H.- 4th Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Lost leg in rail- road accident at Charlotte, N. C. en route home on furlough from Yorktown, Va. February 12, 1862 . Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. September 1,1862 . Patterson, Amos-5th Sergeant August 31, 1861 . Died at Charles- ton, S. C. December 22,1863 . Queen, Moses-1st Corporal August 31, 1861 . Reduced to ranks July 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him pres- ent. No later record. --------- *Dates of promotions conflict. --------- Jones, William Mc.-2d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Appointed 2d Sergeant July 1863 . Captured and paroled at Athens, Ga. May 8,1865 . Miller, James M.- 3d Corporal August 31, 1861 . Died in Sum- merville, S. C. hospital September 7,1863 . Ingram, William J.-4th Corporal August 31,1861 . Wounded April 1862 ; at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, 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 him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Georgia June 8,1844.) Akins, F. M. (or Aikens)- private August 31, 1861 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, show him present. No later record. Akins, H. Martin (or Aikens)- private August 31, 1861 . Trans- ferred to Co. K. November 26, 1862 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Union County, Ga. November 11, 1840. Died in Cobb County, Ga. about 1913.) Akins, John H. (or Aikens)- private September 28, 1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Akins, P. D.- private April 4, 1863 . 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 him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Georgia.) Anderson, B.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Baldridge, F. A.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Baldridge, John M.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 4th Ser- geant July 1863 . Deserted April 1,1864 . Barnes, John- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Deserted January 1, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released February 14,1864 . Bracket, David- private May 1, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Bracket, Thomas- private May 1, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present, sick in quarters. No later record. Brown, Jesse F.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Ap- pointed 3d Corporal September 7, 1863 . Killed near Petersburg, Va. June 20,1864 . Brown, William H.- private September 19,1861 . Discharged November 11,1861 . Byers, John A.- private August 31, 1861 . Sick in Quincy, Fla. hospital February 24-April 30,1864 . No later record. Byers, Lewis Wright (or Lewis Right)- private October 11, 1861 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for ex- change May 23,1863 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him present. Byers, William R.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Casteel, William M.- private August 31,1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Cavander, William S.- private August 31,1861 . Detailed prison guard at Richmond, Va. Unable to reach his command in North Carolina and was surrendered with Benning's Brigade at Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865 . Chastain, Philip H.- private August 31,1861 . Captured and pa- roled at Warrenton, Va. September 29,1862 . Transferred to Co. E, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 14, 1863 . Appointed 5th Sergeant March 1,1863 . Roll for October 31,1863 , shows he was transferred August 6,1863 . No later record. Chastain, Rene LaFayette- private August 31,1861 . Appointed Ensign in 1861 . No later record in this company. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. C, 11th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2,1864 . No later record. Cole, Jesse J.- private August 31,1861 . Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va., on account of debility, January 8,1863 . Returned to duty without regular hospital dis- charge January 9,1863 . No later record. Collins, Absalom A.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 1st Sergeant July 1863 . Wounded in lungs near Petersburg, Va. June 20,1864 . Died of wounds in Confederate States Hospital at Petersburg, Va. July 31,1864 . Collins, James P.- private August 31,1861 . Wounded at Cramp- ton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . Died of wounds at Boonesboro, Md. September 17,1862 . Conley, Elisha H.- private August 31,1861 . Died of fever at Richmond, Va. July 9,1862 . Conley, William L.- private August 31,1861 . Discharged November 11,1861 . Cook, William Henry- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Kinston, N. C. March 15,1865 . No later record. Davis, A. P. private October 5,1863 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. ' Davis, William M.- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Wel- don Railroad, Va. August 19,1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to James River, Va. and exchanged, February 14- 15,1865 . Davis, Wilson- private August 31, 1861 . Deserted September 3, 1863 . Day, Jackson C.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears on a parole of prisoners of war dated September 22, 1862 , Office Provost Mar- shal General, Army of Potomac. No later record. Day, Yewell J.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Deep Bot- tom, Va. August 19, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. March 14, 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 14, 1865 . Records also show he was released at Point Lookout, Md. June 10,1865 . Dean, Jesse C. (or John C.)- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23, 1863 . Admitted to C. S. A. Military Hospital #4, at Wilmington, N. C. July 12, 1863 . Returned to duty December 9,1864 . No later record. Dean, Thomas J.- private January 17, 1863 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows he was in hospital, wounded. No later record. Foster, G. E.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancellors- ville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at City Point, Va. May 23,1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Foster, J. K.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Petersburg, Va. June 18, 1864 . Appointed 3d Corporal June 20, 1864 . Re- leased at Elmira, N. Y. June 30,1865 . Freeman, Barton R.- private August 31, 1861 . Died at home in Union County, Ga. while on furlough August 7,1862 . Gregory, Augustus M.- private August 31,1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Roll dated April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him "on sick furlough in Union County, Ga., time reduced to May 25th." No later record. Guess, Charles- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 3d Ser- geant. Captured at Chancellorsville, 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 him present. No later record. Gurley, Henry Burch- private August 31, 1861 . Signs payroll of company from August 31, to October 31, 1861 , as 1st Lieutenant. Appears last on roll for October 31,1861 . Gurley, James, Jr.- private October 5, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harrison, F. A.- private February 24, 1862 . Died of typhoid fever in Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862 . Hayes, William H. H. (or Hays) - private February 26, 1862 . Died of variola in General Hospital at Mount Jackson, Va. November 27,1862 . Hight, James M. (or Hite)- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862 . Hudgins, Porter J. - private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Hunnicutt. William J. private August 31, 1861 . Died of typhoid fever in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. July 20, 1862 . Ingram, Benjamin- private September 19, 1861 . Captured at Win- chester, Va. July 21, 1864 . Sent to Camp Chase, O. where he enlisted in U. S. Army April 22,1865 . Ingram, J. L.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Deserted September 21,1863 . King, Andy U.- private September 19, 1861 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. King, George Henry- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chan- cellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Ap- pointed 1st Corporal September 1863 ; 1st Sergeant April 1, 1864 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Lance, William H.- private August 31, 1861 . Deserted September 7, 1863 . On November 4, 1864 , it was requested that he be arrested, having deserted from his company, and returned to his proper command. No later record. Little, L. L.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 2d Corporal October 2, 1863 ; 1st Corporal April 1, 1864 ; Regimental Ensign. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Little, William M.- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Lowe, William M.- private August 31, 1861 . Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . McBee, Henry L.- private August 31, 1861 . Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Died of wounds while on furlough in Union County, Ga. August 1,1862 . Miller, Elijah H.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured in Union County, Ga. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 30,1864 . Miller, Solomon L.- private August 31,1861 . Surrendered, Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Moore, William H.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed Ser- geant. Furloughed for 25 days from February 10, 1862 . No later record. Morris, Athan L.- private August 31, 1861 . Died at Yorktown, Va. December 16,1861 . Morris, A. S.- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged June 19, 1863 . Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st Regiment Ga. State Troops March 1, 1864 . Discharged, permanent disability, July 13, 1864 . Mulkey, Leander H.- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged on ac- count of deafness at Yorktown, Va., date not given. Payne, David W.- private August 31, 1861 . Wounded at Sulli- van's Island, S. C. May 27,1864 . No later record. Payne, Nehemiah (or Nathaniel)- private August 31, 1861 . Ad- mitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. June 18, 1862 . No later record. Queen, John- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancel- lorsville, 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 him present. No later record. Reece, E. C.- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancellors- ville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Appointed 5th Sergeant July 1863 . Appears without remark on roll dated April 30,1864 . No later record. Reese, John A.- private August 31, 1861 . Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. August 7,1862 . Rhodes, William M.- private August 31, 1861 . Deserted. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 29, 1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and was released June 30,1864 . Ridley, M. H.- private August 31, 1861 . Surrendered at Greens- boro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Smith, William R.- private August 31,1861 . Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Va. July 27,1862 . Sparks, E. L.- private August 31, 1861 . Died in Richmond, Va. hospital July 8,1862 . Sparks, Harden J.- private August 31, 1861 . Absent on sick furlough at Ivy Log, Ga. November 11,1861 -January 1862 . No later record. Spurlin, M. V. (or Spurling)- private August 31, 1861 . Died in Union County, Ga. February 17,1863 . Stamey, James W.- 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. No later record. Stamey, John M.- private February 5, 1864 . Deserted April 1, 1864 . Stamey, Lawson H.- private August 31, 1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865 . Stamey, P. A.- private August 31, 1861 . Died in Richmond, Va. hospital April 8,1862 . Stamey, Warren- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for October 31,1861 . Stephens, Warren- private August 31, 1861 . Appears last on roll for February 28,1862 . Stiles, Isaac C. (or Styles)- private September 19, 1861 . Appointed 1st Corporal July 1863 . Died at home in Union County, Ga. October 2,1863 . Stiles, John R. (or Styles)- private August 31, 1861 . Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864 . Absent, wounded, April 30,1864 . No later record. Stiles, William F. (or Styles)- private August 31, 1861 . Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863 . Paroled at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863 . Wounded in 1864 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va., wounded in left thigh, July 18, 1864 . Fur- loughed for 30 days July 28,1864 . No later record. Stiles, William M. (or Styles)- private August 31,1861 . Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. May 18, 1862 . Returned to duty June 25, 1862 . Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14,1862 . Strickland, L. D.- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 4th Cor- poral April 1864 . Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864 . Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. February 13,1865 . No later record. Swafford, A. J.- 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. No later record. Swafford, Gideon Robert L.- private February 24, 1862 . Discharged on account of deafness February 13, 1863 . (Born in Hall County, Ga. July 14,1838.) Teague, George- private August 31, 1861 . Appointed 3d Cor- poral July 1863 . Deserted September 7,1863 . Tow, James W.- private October 5, 1863 . Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Buncome County, N. C.) Williams, F. M.- private August 31, 1861 . Transferred to Co. D, 1st Regiment Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga. in 1864 . On provost duty at Atlanta, Ga. in 1864 . No later record. Pension records show that his leg was broken in a collison of cars near Charlotte, N. C., which rendered him unable to perform military duty, April 1862 . Elected Captain of Co. F, 11th Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry. Woody, John H.- private August 31, 1861 . Wounded in right hip at South Mountain, Md. September 14,1862 . Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. October 4, 1862 . Paroled at Fort McHenry, Md. for ex- change November 21, 1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal in 1863 . De- serted March 1,1864 . (Born in Tennessee in 1839.) ==================================================================== 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. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Patty Brock rocky2@fuse.net ====================================================================