MUSCOGEE COUNTY GA Military - Confederate Rosters Co. A - 31st Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by ESandyBL@aol.com Sandy Lunsford http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/military/a-31.txt ======================== 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. ============== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 3lst REGIMENT (Evan's Brigade, Gordon's Division Muscogee County, Georgia Georgia Light Infantry OFFICERS: Forrester, Apollus - Captain August 29, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Shorter, Charles S. - 1st Lieutenant Aug 29, 1861. Elected Captain August 28, 1862. Transferred to Engineer Corps Oct 14, 1864. Captured at Burgess Mill, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio. June 20, 1865. Clapp, Edward W. - 2d Lieutenant August 29, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died of wounds July 22, 1862. Rodgers, John J. F. - Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 29, 1861. Died at his father's residence in Pike County, Alabama, November 22, 1861. Fergurson, T. J. - 1st Sergeant August 29, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 28, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Biggers, Joseph L. - 2d Sergeant August 29, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant April 22, 1862; 1st Lieutenant August 28, 1862. Resigned December 28, 1863. Appointed 2d Sergeant of Pemberton's Independent Company Ga. Cavalry July 2, 1864. Surrendered , Columbus, Ga. April 1865. Roddy, George - 3d. Sergeant August 29; 1861 Appointed 1st Sergeant August 28, 1862, Captured at Berryville, Va. July 21, 1864. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Military Prison at Camp Chase, Ohio. January 5, 1865. Grave #691, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Watt, R. L. - 4th Sergeant August 29, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant August 28, 1862. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at 2d Manassas, Va August 28, 1862. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864, to close of war. Pond, George Y. - 5th Sergeant August 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, March 25, 1862. Stewart, V. A. - 1st Corporal August 29, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant August 28, 1862. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Harper, S. H - 2d. Corporal August 29, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal August 28, 1862. Roll for March -April 1863, shows he deserted. Wilkerson, F. B. - 3d Corporal August 29, 1861 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant August 28, 1862. Died in hospital July 1, 1863. Clements, W. C. - 4th Corporal August 29, 1861. Discharged, overage, October 27, 1862. Born in 1815. Hicks,. Thomas - Musician August 29, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1861, shows him on furlough. No later record. PRIVATES: Batson, Z. P. - private August 29, 1861. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 23, 1865. Bennefield, R. B. (or R. D.) - private October 5, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. May 5, 1865. Blackshear, Charles - Pension records show he enlisted Apr 1862. Wounded, left wrist permanently disabled, and through right side of head, fracturing skull, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. (Born in Ga. December 24, 1841.) Pension on-line:http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/military/civilwar/pensions/mt144ucoa31stg.txt Brooks, Joseph - private October 8, 1861. Wounded and captured in 1864. Brooks, Shadrack - private October 1, 1861 Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Brown, Bennett - private October 8, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital June 15, 1862. Bruce, A. J. - private May 14, 1862. Captured at Hanover, Pa. July 2, or 8, 1863. Died of inflammation of pleura, at Fort Delaware, Del., January 3, 1864. Bullard, Dennard - private September 20, 1861. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Byrd, William B. - private October 8, 1861. Wounded in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Discharged, disability, April 1, 1864. Cole, John A. - private October 1, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Wounded in right hand, necessitating amputation below elbow, at Petersburg, Va. April 7, 1865. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C. April 1865. Cook, William W. (or William M.) - private October 5, 1861. Discharged at Beaulieu, near Savannah, Ga., May 29, 1862. Corbett, S. Wallace - private September 20, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor; Va. June 27, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant January 1863. Captured at Monocracy, Md. July 9; 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. October 30, 1864. No later record. Couch, J. P. - private May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Davis, John - private October 8, 1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Captured at High Bridge, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865. Dearing, George C. - private October 8, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant August 28, 1862; 1st Sergeant December 14, 1862. Wounded January 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Dent, William H. - private October 8, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Douglass, Bryant Washington William - private October 8, 1861. Wounded in right leg below knee and permanently disabled, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. May 11, 1864. Furloughed Dec 3, 1864 . Disabled for further service. Appears also as B. W. Douglas, Bryant W. W. Douglas and William B. Douglas. (Born in Ga. February 24, 1840.) Douglass, Jackson O. - private October 8, 1861. Died in hospital in Virginia September 18, 1862. Douglass, James N. - private October 8, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861. Douglass, Stephen - private October 8, 1861. Pension records show he was wounded August 18, 1864. At home on wounded furlough November 5, 1864. Disabled by wounds. Unable to return. (Born in Coffee County, Ga. in 1842.) Douglass, William B. See Douglass, Bryant Washington William. Durham, Joseph B. private January 6, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Thigh was broken by minie ball at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout Md October 30, 1864. Received a t Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. November 15, 1864. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 23, 1865. (Born in Houston County, Ga. March 11, 1839.) Durham, Seth - private September 4, 1861. Died at home January 5, 1863. Durham, Stephen - private Oct 8, 1861 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Deserted. Sent to Provost Marshal General at City Point, Va., to be sent to Washington, D. C.; received at Washington, D C. Nov 14, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. Durrance, Joel H. - private October 8, 1861. Wounded in right leg at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. At home on wounded furlough November 5, 1864. Pension records show he was in hospital close of war. (Born in Coffee County, Ga. April 5, 1840.) Edwards, Fern D. (or Furn D.) - private September 4, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 14, 1865. Received at James River, Va. for exchange March 18-21, 1865 . No later record. Ellis, Abner - private October 8, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Ellis, Henry - private October 8, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Fettner, L. J. - private November 1, 1861. Deserted at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Goggins, John - private October 8, 1861 Appointed 5th Sergeant August 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863, and died there July 14, 1863. Grantham, James - private September 4, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 13, 1862. Henley, James - private September 10, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861. Henley, Zachariah - private September 10, 1861. Sick in hospital August 31, 1864. Hicks, William - private August 29, 1861. On furlough October 31, 1861. No later record. Hutto, James - private October 8, 1861. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 28, 1865. Jones, W. T. - private October 8, 1861. Roll dated November 5, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Jordan, John - private September 20, 1861. Returned to duty from hospital April 10, 1865. Jowers, Darling - private October 8, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Jowers, Jonathan J. - private October 8, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation one inch below shoulder joint, and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Exchanged August 1863. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864, to close of war. Kelly, Christopher - private October 4, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861. Kelly, James - private January 18, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Petersburg, Va. hospital March 21, 1863. Kilgore, Leroy (or Kilgro) - private January 4, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 10, 1865. Received at James River, Va. for exchange March 15, 1865. No later record. Lindley, George - private September 23, 1861. Absent without leave April 30-August 31, 1864. No later record. Lisenby, Anthony - private October 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 1861. Lisenby, Green - private March 23, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Lowe, A. B. - private April 8, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Captured in hospital April 3, 1865. Paroled at Petersburg, Va. April 20, 1865. Lowe, Milton S. - private October 1, 1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal January 6, 1863; 2d Corporal May 3, 1863. Captured at Bristow Station, Va. October 14, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 1865, and exchanged February 25, 1865. No later record. Lowe, W. L. - private April 8, 1862. Captured at Harrisonburg Va. September 25, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 14, 1865. Lowrey, Andrew Bascom- Previously in Co. E 31st Ludlaw, John (or Ludlan) - private Oct 3, 1861. Union records show he was brought to Columbia, Pa. July 1, 1863, forwarded to Fort Delaware, Del. July 2, 1863, and released there June 14, 1865. Mansel, Hiram - private May 15, 1862 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Captured at Culpeper, Va. December 18, 1863. Exchanged in 1864. Wounded, little finger of right hand shot off, and left arm permanently disabled, at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864, and captured there same day. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 14, 1864. Sent to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange September 18, 1864. Received at Varina, Va. September 22, 1864. (Born in Ga.) Martin, Madison - private October 5, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861. McLemore, James - private November 1, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Newberry, Absalom Blount - private October 4, 1861. Captured at Monocracy, Md. July 9, 1863. Died of variola in Hammond U.S.A. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Md. December 11, 1863. Newberry, Ansel - private October 1, 1861. Absent, sick, November 5, 1864. No later record. Newberry, F. M. private March 12, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Newberry, John - private October 4, 1862. At home on sick furlough November 5, 1864. No later record. Newberry, J. M. - private March 12, 1862. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1863. Overstreet, Franklin S. - private Oct 8, 1861. Wounded and captured at Richmond, Va. June 29, 1862. Died in Field Hospital June 1862. Overstreet, Jacob - private October 8, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. (Born in Ga.) Page, William - private September 20, 1861. Died at Skideway Island, Ga. March 15, 1862. Partine, James Malachi (or Parting) - private October 8, 1861. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 16, 1865. Peterson, Daniel (or David) - private Oct 8, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Poer, Aaron - private September 18, 1861. Absent, sick, April 30 - August 31, 1864. In 6th Division Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., October 1864. Returned to duty from Blackie Hospital at Augusta, Ga. April 13, 1865. Powell, George - private September 10, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. On wounded furlough November 5, 1864. No later record. Rankin, William H. - private April 6, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 14, 1863. Rowe, Fletcher - private October 5, 1861. Discharged March 27, 1862. Scaife, William L. - private September 3, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward December 15, 1861. Discharged March 1863. Appointed Assistant Surgeon C.S.A. (to rank from April 21, 1863 ), July 11, 1863. Ordered to report to Surgeon W. W. Anderson, Medical Director at Jackson, Miss., for assignment to duty April 30, 1863. Assigned to duty in WaySide Hospital, Meridian, Miss. in 1863. Relieved from duty at hospital October 21,1863, to report to Major General French for duty. Assigned to duty as Assistant Surgeon of the 9th Regiment Texas Inf. October 25, 1863. At Lauderdale Springs, Miss. April 5, 1864. No later record. Scroggins, F. A. - private October 5, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal January 6, 1863; 2d Sergeant May 3, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Scroggins, T. G. - private October 5, 1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal in 1863; 3d Sergeant May 1, 1863. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Captured at Monocacy, Md . July 14, 1864. Admitted to U.S.A. General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va. in 1864. Returned to duty January 9, 1865. Shavers, Robert - private September 18, 1861. Wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Exchanged. Captured at Monocracy, Md. July 10, 1864. Received at Fort McHenry, Md. October 21, 1864. Transferred to Point Lookout, Md. October 25, 1864. Exchanged October 30, 1864. No later record. Smith, Cornelius A. - private October 8, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 28, 1862; 2d Lieutenant July 2, 1863;1st Lieutenant December 28, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Received as an invalid prisoner of war September 1864. Transferred to Point Lookout, Md. September 28, 1864. Exchanged October 11, 1864. No later record. Smith, Edmond (or Edmund) - private October 20, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 6, 1862. Smith, Graham - private October 5, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. At home on wounded furlough February 28, 1863. No later record. Smith, John - private October 1, 1861 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862; Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Paroled October 30, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15, 1864. Smith, Timothy - private January 17, 1862. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Stewart, Seaborn J. - private May 16, 1862. Appears on undated parole of prisoners of war, endorsed by R. Byrnes, 1st Lieutenant of the 5th Cavalry, Assistant Provost Marshal, Army of Potomac. Stewart, Thomas J. - private October 5, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital, date not given. Death claim filed April 27, 1863. Stone, John - private April 1862. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Thomas, H. L. - private April 6, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Va. June 30, 1862. Roll for March -April 1863 show he was discharged, date not given. Thompson, James Marion - private September 18, 1861. "Absent on furlough April 2-May 6, 1862, having reenlisted for the war." No later record. Trammell, W. H. - private May 27, 1864. Wounded and captured in 1864. No later record. Tucker, Daniel - private October 5, 1861. Deserted at St. Simon Island, Ga. November 1, 1861. Vincent, James - private October 8, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal May 3, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. September 30, 1864. Walker, John T. - private October 8, 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Weaver, Ezekiel H. - private October 7, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 29, 1862. Captured at Bermuda Hundred Defenses, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor, June 15, 1865. West, Alfred - private September 18, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician October 8, 1861. Received pay September 12, 1863. No later record. Wilkerson, James T. - private May 15, 1862. Died in Orange Court House, Va. hospital February 9, 1864. Williams, Joseph - private August 29, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Young, William H. H. - private September 29, 1861. Discharged at Beaulieu, near Savannah, Ga., May 29, 1862. This company was organized at Columbus, Ga. August 29, 1861. Was ordered by Governor Brown to report to General A. R. Lawton October 7, 1861. Ordered by General Henry L. Wayne to Brunswick, Ga., thence to St. Simon Island, and arrived there October 10, 1861. Ordered to report to Colonel P. J. Phillips at Camp Wilson, December 5, 1861, and arrived there December 7, 1861.