Muster Roll of Company A, 65th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of TN (CSA) Copyright 1998 by Sherry Osburn These records were abstracted from Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 compiled for the State of Georgia by Lillian Henderson, Director Confederate Pension and Record Department. These volumes give more information that what is listed below, in most cases it will give the length of the soldier's service, if he was promoted and if he died during his enlistment. Be sure and use these books for more complete information on your Confederate Soldier. vol. 6, pages 573-585 Muster Roll of *Company A 65th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Tennessee C.S.A. Gilmer and Pickens County, Georgia "Gilmer Light Guards" *This Company was organized in May 1862, as Co. B, Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, GA Vols. It became Co. A, 65th Regt. GA Inf., in March 1863. OFFICERS Williams, Samuel F. Captain Smith's Legion May 13, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Glass, W. L. 1st LT May 13, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Steele, Benjamin F.(or B.A.) 2nd LT Smith's Legion May 13, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Russell, Elijah Jr. 2nd LT. Smith's Legion May 13, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Woodward, Wilson C. 1st Sargeant Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 May, S. B. 2nd Sargeant Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Thompson, James J. 3rd Sargeant Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Teem, Martin V. 4th Sargeant May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Russel, John (or Russell) 5th Sargeant Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Young, E. M. 1st Corporal Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Pritchett, Henry W. 2nd Corporal May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Sawyer, Neal C. 3rd Corporal Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Debord, John B. (or Debbord, DeBoard, DeBord) 4th Corporal Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Hampton, M. F. Musician Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 ENLISTED MEN Allen, E. M. Private Smith's Legion May 12, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Barrenton, J. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Bean, Jesse Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Blankenship, M. C. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Bradley, Judson L. Private Nov 12, 1863 Bramlett, John C. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Bramlett, J. W. Private May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Bryant See O'Briant Burns, Thomas Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Cantrell, ??? Private Smith's Legion Sep 1, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Charles, B. G. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Clark, John H. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Clark, M. C. (or M.E.) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Collins, Joseph Private Smith's Legion Jan 24, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Copeland, C. C. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Cowart, Glenn Private Smith's Legion Jun 23, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Cox, John R. Private Smith's Legion Sep 1, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Davenport, Drury C. Private Smith's Legion May 12, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Davenport, John F. Private Smith's Legion May 12, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Dotson, David (or Daniel) Private Jan 24, 1864 Dover, Thomas Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Erwin, B. J. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Evans, H. J. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Evans, Willis Name appears only a list of rebel deserters who took oath of allegiance to United States Goverment at Knoxville, TN, Feb 4, 1864. Felmet, H. D. Private See Co. H Fields, Thomas J. Private Mar 10, 1863 Fields, W. L. (or W.S.) Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Finley, Daniel Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Freeman, John C. Smith's Legion Aug 29, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Gaddis, B. J. (or Gaddish) Private Smith's Legion Feb 14, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Gaddis, Peter J. Private Smith's Legion Feb 14, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Gartrell, John R. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Glynn, Calvin Van Buren (or Glenn) Private Co. F, 16th Reg. TN to Smith's Legion Aug 4, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Goble, John R. (or Gable) Private May 20, 1863 Goss, Milton H. Private Smith's Legion Jul 22, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Greer, Moses Benton (or Grier or Green) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Griggs, James H. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Griggs, John E. (or D.) Private Smith's Legion Jan 24, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Griggs, Thomas Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Hall, James Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Harden, John (or Hardin) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Head, John J. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Henson, Daniel Private Smith's Legion Aug 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Henson, Isaac Private Aug 14, 1863 Higgins, Thomas Private Smith's Legion Feb 11, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Holt, James R. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Humphries, Jesse Private Smith's Legion ???? Transferred to Co. A Mar/Apr 1863 Hunnicutt, James Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Hunnicutt, John Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Jamison, Wesley (or Jameson) Private Smith's Legion Sep 26, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Jenkins, William R. (or Jinkins) Private Smith's Legion Feb 11, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Kimmons, Rollen Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Kimmons, William Private Smith's Legion Aug 12, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Lanning, F. A. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Ledford, Enoch Private Smith's Legion May 13, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Mealer, Merret B. (or Muler) Private Smith's Legion Sep 1, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Mealer, M.A. (or W.A./or Meeler, Merdith A.) Private Sep 22, 1863 Miller, John C. Private Mar 24, 1863 Milton, L. D. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Morris, E. Madison Private Jul 25, 1863 Muler See Mealer Mulkey, J.B. (or Mulky) Private May 1, 1863 Mulky, Leander H. (or Mulkey)Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Neal, William Private Smith's Legion Feb 11, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Nelson, T. F. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Nicholson, William Thomas (or Nickalson or Nickolson) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 O'Briant, John H. (or O'Bryant) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Penly, William B. (or Pendley or Penley) Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Pickett, Thaddeus Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Poston, John (or Posten) Private Co. F, 6th Regt. GA Cal. Transferred to Co. A May 1, 1863 Poston, Robert (or Posten) Private Co. F, 6th Regt. GA Cal. Transferred to Co. A May 1, 1863 Quarles, David Private Smith's Legion Feb 10, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Quillian, Walter Terrell Colquitt Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Ray, Enoch Private Smith's Legion Feb 10, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Ray, John Private May 11, 1863 Ray, Newton M. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Riddle, Ephraim T. (or Reddel or Riddle) Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Russel, James K. P. (or Russell) Private Smith's Legion Dec 4, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Stanford, C.W. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Sharyer, Thadeus (or Sharzer or Sarver) Private Apr 4 or 13, 1864 Sharyer, W. J. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Sitton, L.A. (or Samuel A.)Private Mar 1, 1863 Sitton, T.C. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Smith, J. G. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Sosebee, J. C. Private no date given Suddeth, Jeptha Private Sep 25, 1863 Sutherland, G.W. (or G.M. Southland) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Thompson, John W. Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Turner, Elias Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Wadkins, W.R.D. (or Watkins) Private May 22, 1864 Watkins, Abner, Jr. (or Wadkins) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Watkins, Abner, Sr. (or Wadkins) Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Watkins, Heskett (or Hart) Private Smith's Legion Feb 14, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Watkins, Joseph Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Watkins, Memory C. Private Smith's Legion May 16, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Weaver, John A. Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Westbrook, Thomas Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Whitten, Cornelius Private Smith's Legion Aug 2, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Wiginton, Elisha D. (or Wigginton) Private Smith's Legion Sep 6, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Worley, W. B. Private Smith's Legion Jun 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Wright, Allen Private Sep 25, 1863 Wright, James Private Smith's Legion Jan 25, 1863 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 Young, Thomas Private Smith's Legion May 15, 1862 Transferred to Co. A Mar 1863 ==================================================================== 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. 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