Mitchell COUNTY GA Civil War Roster Co. E 17th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Davis davisje@erols.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell/civilwar/rosters/e17.txt COMPANY E, 17th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. MITCHELL COUNTY, GEORGIA "STEPHENS INFANTRY" McGregor, John A. - Captain, Aug 12, 1861. Became temporary regimental commander from 31 Aug 1862 until 11 Dec 1862. Medical Director’s Office Richmond Dec 11, 1862. Returned to duty March 26, 1863.. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Resigned March 1864. Paroled Albany, Ga May 22, 1865. Butler, Troup - 1st Lieutenant, Aug 12, 1861. Resigned Apr. 2, 1863. Ordered to report for duty to Commandant of Camp of Instruction at Calhoun, GA Sept. 25, 1862. Appointed Captain and A.Q.M., C.S.A., and ordered to report to duty to Gen. Hardee, Nov. 28, 1862. Assigned to duty as A.Q.M., Camp of Instruction at Decatur, Ga., date not given, and later was serving at Macon, Ga. Relieved from duty at Macon, Ga. and assigned to duty with 1st Cavalry Battn. Ga. Reserves Feb 18, 1865. No later record. Walton, Stokes - 2d Lieutenant Aug 12, 1861. Resigned Apr. 2, 1863. Crosby, William - Jr. 2d Lieutenant Aug 12, 1861. Admitted to General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. Oct 7, 1861, and died there Nov. 21, 1861. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Holton, James R. - 1st Sergeant Aug. 12, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Wounded through left hip and captured at Fort Harrison, Va. Sept 29, 1864. Released at Newport News, Va. June 16, 1865. Barker, William H. - 2d Sergeant Aug. 12, 1861. Roll for Jan.-Feb. 1863, only roll on which name is borne, shows him absent without leave. Newsom, James L. - 3d Sergeant Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Tyus, Joshua N. - 4th Sergeant Aug. 12, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant Apr. 2, 1863; Captain Apr. 1864. Surrendered, Appomatox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Mashburn, Joseph Daniel - 5th Sergeant Aug. 12, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Apr. 2, 1863; 1st Lieutenant Apr. 1864. Wounded in 1864. Retired on account of wounds Jan 13, 1865. Assigned to Post duty to Major General Howell Cobb, commanding Georgia Reserves, Jan. 14, 1865. Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 10, 1865. Davis, Martin F. - 1st Corporal Aug 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Adams, Leander H. - 2d Corporal Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Newsom, Levi E. - 3d Corporal Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant Sept. 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr 9, 1865. Groover, John H. - 4th Corporal Aug. 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Algers, V. - Private, Corporal. Admitted Moore Hospital, Manassas Junction, Va, Jan 1862 “Pneumonia”. Died Jan 31, 1862. Ayres, Thomas (or Ayers) - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Killed in Virginia June 3, 1863. Brooks, Jordan D. - Private. Admitted hospital, Danville VA 26 Dec 1861 for fever. Wounded July 1, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill, Admitted Chimbarozo Hosp. #4 July 4, 1862 Gunshot wound thigh. Died Aug 6, 1862. Butler, John - Private - Register of Moore Hospital, Manassas Junction, VA. Died Feb 1, 1862 “Pneumonia”. Byrd, W. A. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 1862; 2d Lieutenant Apr. 1864; 1st Lieutenant Jan. 1865. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. Apr 9, 1865. Carter, John G.W. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Roll for Feb. 1865, last on file shows him absent, “Retired”. Paroled May 18, 1865 Bainbridge, Ga. Carter, Stephen - Private Sept. 2, 1862. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital Aug. 11, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Carter, Thomas B. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Coglin, William - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed Corporal, Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Collins, Dawson R. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Connell, James S. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Connell, Simon P. - Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 50th Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 17th Regt. Ga Inf. July 15, 1862. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Paroled, Greensboro, N.C. May 1, 1865. Cooper, James - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal in 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on detail in White Sulphur Springs, Va. hospital. No later record. (Born in Georgia Mar. 11, 1842). Crosby, Aaron - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 24, 1865. (Born in Baker County, Ga. Aug. 26, 1835.) Crosby, Ezekiel - Private Aug. 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Staunton, Va. Oct. 16, 1862. Crosby, Richard - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia Mar. 25, 1832). Crosby, Thomas - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. in 1864. (Born in Early County, Ga in 1833). Cumbest, Adam J. (or Cumbie, Cumboss) - Private Aug 12, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal in 1863. Captured at Fort Harrison, Va. Sept. 29, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Va. for exchange, Mar. 17, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox’s Wharves, James River, Va., Mar. 19, 1865. Paroled Albany, Ga. May 19, 1865. Cumbest, Thomas (or Cumbie, Cumboss) - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Cumbie, Milton C. - Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 6th Regt. Ga Inf. May 5, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 17th Regt. Ga. Inf. Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal Sept. 1863. Deserted. Received by Provost Marshall General at Washington, D.C., a Confederate deserter; took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. Mar. 30, 1865. Davis, William A. - Private, Died Nov 8, 1861 Typhoid. Findly, John M. - Private Feb 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Flanders, Owen - Private Aug. 2, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Admitted Chimbarozo hosp. No. 2 Mar 28, 1863 Typhoid, transferred to Hugh Spring Apr 12, 1863. Glover, Drury J. - Admitted Chimbarozo hospital No. 3 Oct 29, 1861 Typhoid, Transferred to Petersburg hospital Nov 25 1861. Returned to duty Feb 28, 1862. Admitted to hospital Apr 13, 1862 “Measles”. Transferred to Winder hospital Apr 27, 1862. Received discharge from service July 10, 1862. Sent home July 22, 1862. Grice, William - Admitted Moore Hospital Dec 28, 1861. Discharged from Service May 1, 1862. Griffin, Burwell (or Russell) - Private Sept. 1, 1862. Paroled, Farmville, Va. Apr. 11-21, 1865. Grimes, Thomas A. - cards filed under Thomas a. Grimes, Co. F, 4th Georgia Infantry. Gunnin, George - Prisoner of War, Antietam Parole Sept 27, 1862. Haggerty, John - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Hall, Howell A. - Private Jan 3, 1863. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Hampton, John H. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Captured July 1864. Escaped 1864. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865. last on file shows him present. No later record. Hampton, Josiah - Died Nov 9, 1861 in Mt. Jackson Va hospital. Typhoid fever. Hampton, Stephen - Private July 3, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Hampton, Thomas H. - Private. Prisoner of War Jan 30, 1864. Released Oath of Allegiance Jan 30, 1864. Knoxville, TN. Hampton, William T. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Emanuel County, Ga. Mar. 4, 1830). Harrell, L.H. - Died March 20, 1862 in Hosp. No. 14. Holton, John - Jan/Feb 1863 muster roll. Confined in prison in Richmond. Holton, John S. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 22, 1865. Horne, James J. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, 50th Regt Ga. Inf. May 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr 9, 1865. (born in Dooly County, Ga. Mar. 1, 1825). Hudson, J.W. - 4th Sgt. Admitted Chimbarozo hosp. No. 3 Oct 29, 1861. Returned to duty Dec 6, 1861. Died Front Royal, Va hospital Jan 17, 1862. Pneumonia. Hunt, S. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. Apr. 26, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Johnson, James H. - Private Feb. 3, 1863. Captured, Gettysburg, PA July 2, 1863. Paroled Apr. 27, 1864. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Johnson, Morgan S. - Private Aug 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Johnson, Sampson - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born at Thomasville, Ga. Feb 7, 1830.) Joiner, Andrew J. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865, and paroled there May 24, 1865. Joiner, Jasper N. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Killed May 1864. Lowe, Abraham K. - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Lowe, John W. - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Maloy, Robert - Admitted Chimbarozo hospital no. 3 Oct 29, 1861 “measles”. Returned to Duty Dec 6, 1861. McDowell, P. H. - Private June 21, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. McLendon, Thomas C. - Private. Admitted Chimbarozo No. 1 Oct 6, 1861. Transfered to Petersburg Oct 30, 1861 Rubeola. Newsom, Augustus - Private Feb. 4, 1864. Wounded in foot, necessitating amputation of great toe and bone halfway of foot, at New Market, Va. in 1864. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file shows him absent, sick. Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 19, 1865. (Born in Georgia). Newsom, William J. - Private Mar. 4, 1862. In Richmond, Va. hospital June 5-30 1864. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on sick furlough. No later record. Newsome, Reuben A. - Private Mar. 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr 9, 1865. Nix, Larkin - Admitted Chimbarozo hospital No. 3 Oct 22, 1861, Transferred to Pettersburg Oct 30, 1861 “Rubeola, Returned to duty Dec 10, 1861. Gen. Hospital, Lynchburg Aug 1862. Discharged from Service Aug 1, 1862 “Phthisis Pulmonalis”. Palmer, Daniel - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Wounded through skull, necessitating removal of three inches of bone, and through ankle, and permanently disabled, at Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19, 1863. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865, and paroled there May 24, 1865. Porter, A.B. - General Hospital, Front Royal, Va, Discharge from Service March 2, 1862 “Phthisis Pulmonalis”. Rogers, John B. - Private Feb. 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Sellars, George W. - Private Aug. 2, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Va. for exchange, Mar. 14, 1865. Died at Richmond, Va. Mar. 19, 1865. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Sellars, John E. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Sellars, Joseph D. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 16, 1865. Shiver, Manin (Manning) - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (born in Georgia in 1836.) Skinner, Alfred P. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. Feb 18, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox’s Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, Feb. 21, 1865. No later record. Steel, Joseph F. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1863. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865. last on file, shows him absent without leave. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 18, 1865. Thomas, Joshua P. - Privae Aug. 12, 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. and sent from Army of the James to Philadelphia, Pa. Mar. 30, 1865. Thomas, Seaborn E. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Appears last on roll for Feb. 28, 1863. Turner, William - Private May 1, 1864. Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Tyus, James H. - Private Mar. 4, 1862. Killed near Petersburg, Va. July 18, 1864. Tyus, Joshua N. Jr. - Private. Wounded Chattanooga. Admitted Floyd House, Macon, Ga. Sept 23, 1863. Surrendered Appomattox Va Apr 9, 1865. Walker, E.T. - Private 1862. Admitted to Richmond, Va. hospital with diarrhoea May 13, 1862. Discharged at Gordonsville, Va. Aug. 1862. (Born in Georgia July 13, 1834). West, Rigdon - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. Oct. 22, 1861. Died in Wiship and Blackie Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 13, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Wilson, James M. - Private, Aug. 12, 1861. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va June 1, 1864. Died at Point Lookout, Md. Feb. 21, 1865. Woolly, James J. - Private Aug. 12, 1861. Died Feb. 19, 1864. In addition to the above, the following were listed as members of the “Stephens Infantry” in the Albany, Georgia newspaper, Thursday, August 29, 1861 edition (see “Albany Newspaper Clippings 1861-1874”, Vol. III by Tad Evans, 1997). However, these names do not appear in Lillian Henderson’s “Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865” or in the National Archives “Compiled Service Records” as members of Co. E, 17th Georgia.: Bostwick, D.A. Collins, G.M. Davis, William Dawson, C.D. Halford, W.R. Knight, J. Maloy, J.W. McGugen, W.J. Mathis, S.S. Rash, J. Sellers, D Ussery, J. The above roster was a compilation of information transcribed by John E. Davis from the set of books Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 - 1865 compiled for the State of Georgia by Lillian Henderson and supplemented with information gathered from The National Archives and “Albany Georgia Newspaper Clippings 1861-1874”, Vol. III, 1997 by Tad Evans ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============