Mitchell County GaArchives Military Records.....MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 11th BATTALION Civilwar - Rosters COMPANY A, 11th BATTALION ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Johnson ken@pro-usa.net September 29, 2004, 11:59 am MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 11th BATTALION MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 11th BATTALION GEORGIA INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA MITCHELL VOLUNTEER GUARDS Records show that the 11th Battn Ga. Infantry, C.S.A., for which there are no rolls on file, was organized March 22, 1862, and became the 47th Regiment Georgia Infantry by consolidation May 12, 1862. Doyle, Michael J.- Captain February 27,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as Captain May 12, 1862. Resigned January 8, 1863. Dunn, Lawrence-Ist Lieutenant February 27, 1862. No later record. Doyle, Alexander-2d Lieutenant February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 1st Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Resigned May 18,1863., Conner, Bryan-Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Olmstead's), May 30, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 2d Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Detailed Enroning Officer November 1862. Elected Captain January 8,1863. Roll for February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Reilly, Michael-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Olmstead's), August 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 1st Sergeant May 12, 1862. Transferred to Captain Jacob Read's Company Ga. Light Artillery October 1, 1862; Maxwell's Battery Ga. Light Artillery. Roll for October 1864, shows him present. No later record. Minis, John R. (or Minnish)-Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Captain d. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862; Sergeant Major April 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as Sergeant May 12, 1862. Report dated July 1864, shows he was detailed by order of General Johnston as "Pkg. & County Stores. Retained on sick furlough." No later record. Doyle, Patrick W.- 3d Sergeant February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 12, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 18, 1863. Appears last on regimental roster for March 1865. McGrath, Thomas H.- 4th Sergeant February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 5th Sergeant May 12, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant June 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him on special duty enroning conscripts. Received pay May 1, 1863. No later record. Kelly, Thomas-Enlisted as a private in Captain J. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25,1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. and appointed 3d Sergeant May 12, 1862; 2d Sergeant September 1, 1862. In Forney's Division Hospital at Enterprise, Miss. October 1863. Retired at Richmond, Va. September 5,1864. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. December 21; 1864. Detailed for light duty and ordered to report to Commandant of Post at Richmond, Va. February 11, 1865. Appears on list of deserters turned over to Provost Marshal General, Dept. of the South, to be furnished transportation to New York City, per Steamer Fulton, February 1865. Daly, John J.- 1st Corporal February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 1st Corporal May 12, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant June 12, 1862. Captured at River's Bridge, S. C. February 3, 1865. Remarks.- "Claims to have given himself up, was not bearing arms at time of capture." Transferred to Washington, D. C. April 5,1865. Took oath. Transportation furnished to Savannah, Ga. Henry, John-Appointed 1st Corporal of Captain d. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 4th Sergeant May 12, 1862. Killed at James Island, S. C., June 10,1862. Roche, John J.- 3d Corporal February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 2d Corporal May 12,1862. Appointed 1st Corporal June 12,1862; 2d Sergeant September 1,1862. Admitted to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga., with chronic diarrhoea, November 28, 1863. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. December 26,1864, remark.- "At work in Q.M. Dept." (Born in Ireland.) Waters, Andrew-4th Corporal February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 4th Corporal May 12, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal June 12, 1862; 1st Corporal September 1, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Allen, William-5th Corporal March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as a private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, May 12,1862. Brenner, Henry- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th.Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged November 1862. Butler, William- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appears on report of deserters, dated January 1, 1865, which shows he "came into lines December 10,1864, at Deveaux Hicks, S. C., at work in Q.M. Dept." Callaghan, Laurence- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted at Honey Hill, S. C. December 5,1864. Went north December 8,1864. Callahan, Patrick- private March 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Calhoun Ferry, Ga. May 18, 1864. Released at Camp Morton, Ind. May 18,1865. Campbell, Patrick S.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal June 12, 1862; 2d Corporal September 1862. Captured at Calhoun Ferry, Ga. May 18,1864. Released at Camp Morton, Ind. May 18,1865. Civil, William- private March 13, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged by order of General Beauregard November 1862. Clancey, Hugh- private. Clancey, Matthew (or Clancy)-Enlisted as a private in Captain J. C. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. March 3,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Deserted at Secessionville, S. C. August 30,1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Morris Island, S. C. August 31,1864. Received at Hilton Head, S. C. September 1, 1864. No later record. Creaghan, Patrick- private March 3,1862. Transferred to Co. A. 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20, 1863. Took oath of allegiance at Camp Morton, Ind. and released April 20, 1865. Cremmin, Jeremiah- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. June 19,1864. Died of typho-malarial fever at Camp Morton, Ind. July 22,1864. Appears also as Cramer, Cremer and Crimmon. Cullen, Nicholas (or Cullins)-Enlisted as a private in Captain D. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. August 27, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as 3d Corporal May 12, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal June 12, 1862. Died of disease in Medical Conexe Hospital at Savannah, Ga. August 12,1862. Davis, John-Enlisted as a private in Captain d. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. August 18,1861. Appointed Quartermaster. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Cavalry. Davis, Patrick- private March 5, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged on account chronic rheumatism, at Savannah, Ga. December 27, 1862. Devine, William B.- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. May 13,1864. (Place of capture shown also as Chattahoochee, Ga. July 3,1864.) Released as Camp Morton, Ind. May 20,1865. Dillon, Michael- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Ringgold, Ga. November 26, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Nashville, Tenn. February 27, 1864. Dillon, Phillip F.- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for December 1862, shows he was discharged by Judge Harden, C. C. Downey, John- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Roll for February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Doyle, James M.- private April 16, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged by General Beauregard November 1862. Doyle, Mathew J.- private April 30,1862. Substitute for Henry Meinhard. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for December 1862, shows he was detailed on Gun Boat. No later record. Doyle, Patrick- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Detached to command Schooner September 1862. Discharged by Examining Board at Savannah, Ga. November 1862. Drury, Michael- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Enlisted in U. S. Navy at Rock Island, Ill. January 25, 1864. Duignan, James (or Dingnan)- private February 27,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. In hospital February 1864. No later record. Eden, James S.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Foniard, John- private February 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Frain, John (or Fain)-Enlisted as a private in Captain J. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal February 1863. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Gallagher, John J.- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Garraghy, Francis- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Deserted from James Island, S. C. June 23, 1862. Garrity, James- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Discharged by Judge Harden, C. C., November 1862. Garrity, Michael- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Deserted December 26, 1864. Gerber, August- private March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. In General Hospital #1, at Savannah, Ga. November 6, 1863. No later record. Hays, Patrick- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Camp Morton, Ind. and released June 19,1864. Keating, Andrew- private March 5, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Larkin, James- private March 19,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. as Musician May 12, 1862. Captured at River's Bridge, S. C. February 3, 1865. Forwarded from Fort Monroe, Va. to Washington, D. C. April 2, 1865. Martin, Hugh- private March 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. December 26, 1864, remark.- "At work in Quartermaster Dept." (Born in Ireland.) Masterson, John- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Admitted to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Ga. December 5,1863. No later record. McCann, Francis- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Detailed on Gun Boat November 1, 1862. No later record. McCann, James H.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted to enemy at Savannah, Ga. October 26, 1862. McCann, Thomas- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted to enemy at Savannah, Ga. October 26, 1862. McCarty, Bartholomew- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. September 9, 1863. Died from inflammation of lungs at Camp Douglas, Ill. October 21, 1863. Buried in Chicago City Cemetery. Grave #755, Block 2. McElline, Thomas- private March 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant April 1, 1862; 1st Sergeant September 1, 1862. Deserted at Secessionville, or James Island, S. C. August 31, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Morris Island, S. C. August 31, 1864. Received at Hilton Head, S. C. September 1, 1864. No later record. (Appears also as McEllinne, McEllynn and McElynn). McGinnis, Thomas- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Admitted to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Ga., with phthisis, February 4, 1864. Disposition from hospital not shown; remarks. "Sick seven or eight months." McGough, Patrick- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for December 1862, shows him absent, sick. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him absent without leave since January 30, 1863. No later record. McGuire, Michael- private April 15,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Detailed on Gun Boat November 1862. No later record. Meinhart, Henry- private March 4,1862. Discharged, furnished Mathew J. Doyle as substitute, April 30, 1862. Miller, Henry- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Roll for February 28,1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Morrison, James- private March 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, October 31,1862. Neely, J. S.- private May 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished Patrick White as substitute, June 1,1862. Nicholson, John- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows he was detailed in Miller's Foundry, C. S. Govt. Work Shop. On detail as blacksmith at Camp Allen, S. C. May 11, 1863. No later record. O'Srien, James- private March 3,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. In Breckenridge's Division Hospital #1, at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. July 22-October 1863. No later record. O'Callaghan, Michael- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged, disabled by ashthma, December 17,1862. O'Learcy, Patrick- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows he was left sick in Regimental Hospital at Savannah, Ga. No later record. Piper, Antonio- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Reported at Office of Provost Marshal General, District of Savannah, Ga., March 1, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Savannah, Ga. March 3,1865. Powers, John- private April 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Chattanooga, Tenn. November 26, 1863. Enlisted in U. S. Navy at Rock Island, Ill. and transferred to Naval Rendezvous at Camp Douglas, Ill. January 25,1864. Purtill, John Joseph-Enlisted as a private in Captain J. B. Read's Independent Company, Ga. Inf. August 27, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant February 4, 1864. Resigned December 24, 1864. Resignation accepted January 27,1865. Reported at office of Provost Marshal General, Dis- trict of Savannah, Ga., March 1,1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Savannah, Ga. March 8, 1865. Quigley, Dennis- private March 1,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Captured at River's Bridge, S. C. February 3, 1865; remarks.- "Claims to have given himself up. Was not bearing arms at time of capture." Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., April 5, 1865. Took oath of allegiance and furnished transportation to Savannah, Ga. Quinn, Henry- private March 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted. Captured at Chattanooga, Tenn. September 25, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., and released to go north of Ohio River, October 17,1863. Reed, James B.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal September 1, 1862; 1st Corporal February 1863. In Breckenridge's Division Hospital at Marion, Miss. February 1863. No later record. Reilly, John, #l- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for December 1862, last on which borne, shows he was detailed on Gun Boat. In hospital October 1863. No later record. Reilly, John, #2- private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appears last on roll for December 1862. Reilly, John, #3- private May 2, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. December 26,1864; remark.- "At work in Q.M. Dept." Rock, Owen- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Ross, William R.- private February 27,1862. Sent to Confederate Hospital at Macon, Ga. March 25, 1862. No later record. Selig, Marcus- private February 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged, furnished Michael Leonard as substitute, May 13, 1862. Sheils, John- private February 27, 1862. Not on subsequent rolls. Shine, James- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged by civil authority November 26, 1862. Simms, Richard- private March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Appears last on roll for December 1862, with remark.- "Detailed on Gun Boat." No later record. Simpson, Joseph H.- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal February 1863. Captured at Kingston, Ga. May 18,1864. Sent to Military Prison at Louisville, Ky. May 24,1864. Transferred to Rock Island, Ill. May 25, 1864, where he enlisted in U.S. Navy and was transferred June 10, 1864. Simon, John (or Sinon)- private February 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. November or December 1862. Starke, Barrack- private February 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Captured at Calhoun, Ga. May 17,1864. Sent to Rock Island, Ill., where he enlisted in U. S. Navy and was transferred, June 10, 1864. Stone, Thomas- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him sick in Wilmington, N. C. hospital. No later record. Sullivan, Michael- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1863, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave, left company at Charleston, S. C." No later record. Tighe, Patrick-Enlisted as a private in Captain J. B. Read's Independent Company Ga. Inf. July 25, 1861. Mustered out January 25, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. March 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Killed by a member of the company at Savannah, Ga. January 1, 1863. Walsh, John- private April 25,1862. Deserted April 30,1862. Supposed to be on Gun Boat. Walsh, Patrick- private March 4,1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Died of disease in Medical Conexe Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. October 29, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Walton, James- private April 23, 1862. Deserted at Savannah, Ga. April 30,1862. Whitty, Peter private March 3, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. In French's Division Hospital at Enterprise, Miss. June 30,1863. No later record. Willis, James- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 12,1862. Captured at Cassville, Ga. May 20,1864. Received at Military Prison at Louisville, Ky., from Nashville, Tenn., May 29,1864. Received at Rock Island, Ill. June 1, 1864, and escaped therefrom July 15, 1865. Additional Comments: Records show that the 11th Battn Ga. Infantry, C.S.A., for which there are no rolls on file, was organized March 22, 1862, and became the 47th Regiment Georgia Infantry by consolidation May 12, 1862. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell/military/civilwar/rosters/mt340ucompanya.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 22.1 Kb