MUSCOGEE COUNTY GA Military - Confederate Rosters Co. C - 17th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by ESandyBL@aol.com Sandy Lunsford http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/military/c-17.txt ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial COMPANY C, 17TH REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA COLUMBUS VOLUNTEERS OFFICERS: Chapman, Foster S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. A,2d Battn. Ga. Inf. April 20,1861. Elected Lieutenant in 1861. Resigned in 1861. Elected Captain of Co. C, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 14, 1861. Resigned, disability, June 9,1862. Elected Captain of Chapman's Company Independent Ga. Inf. August 15,1863. Roll dated August 29,1864, last on file, shows him present. Na later record. Grant, John J.-1st Lieutenant August 14,1861. Resigned May 9,1862. Mott, John R.- 2d Lieutenant August 14,1861. Appointed Ad- jutant August 19,1861; A. D. C. with rank of 1st Lieutenant (to rank from January 17,1863 ), April 29,1863, and ordered to report for duty to General H. L. Benning, with whom he was serving December 21,1864. No later record. O'Keefe, Lawrence Eugene-Jr.2d Lieutenant August 14,1861. Transferred to Trans-Mississippi Dept. Wounded, date and place not given. Elected Captain. Captured at Richland, Tenn. May 23,1863.- Paroled at Johnson's Island,0. and sent to City Point, Va. for exchange February 24,1865. No later record. Jaques, Samuel R.(or Jacques)-1st Sergeant August 14,1861. Cap- tured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5,1862. Paroled at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 26,1862. Discharged, furnished W. L. Snead as substitute, February 3,1863. Elected Captain of the 1st City Battn. Columbus, Ga. July 8,1863. Transferred to Co. A, l9th Battn. Ga. State Guards. Elected Major, date not given. Roll dated February 28, 1865, last on roll on file, shows him present. No later record. Brown, Joseph H.-2d Sergeant August 14, 1861. Wounded and captured at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7,1864. Received from Fortress Monroe, Va. May 3,1865, and released June 14,1865. Wells, Elbert L-3d Sergeant August 14, 1861. On recruiting duty 1862 -March 22, 1863. Discharged, furnished J. A. Gorham as substitute, May 3,1863. Enlisted in Co. A, l9th Battn. Ga. Inf. State Guards (rank not shown), July 8,1863. Appointed Ensign. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. B; 1st Lieutenant of Ca. D,1st City Battn. Ga. Inf. (Columbus), May 1, 1864. Return of Post of Columbus, Ga. for February 1865, shows him present : remark : "Adjutant." Robinson, Samuel E.-4th Sergeant August 14,1861. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19,1863. Appointed Adjutant January 1, 1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent with out leave. No later record. Jarrett, James C.-5th Sergeant August 14,1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Severely wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19,1863. Discharged, disability, in 1864. Terry, Joseph W.- 1st Corporal August 14,1861. On detail with 1st Ga. Engineer Troops 1862 -1865. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865, and paroled there May 17,1865. Ryles, Wiley N.-2d Corporal August 14,1861. Surrendered, Ap- pomattox, Va. August 9,1865. Short, Augustus L.(Gus)-3d Corporal August 14,1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5,1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 26,1862. Detailed Acting Commissary Sergeant February 21,1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Moore, William Henry-4th Corporal August 14,1861. Transferred to Co. H,46th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 8,1864. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Kennesaw Moun tain, Ga. June 27,1864. Barrett, N.- private February 3,1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Beck, William M.- private August 14,1861. Died in hospital June 1862. Beckworth, Isaac- private August 14,1861. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Beeman, R. G. W.- private May 3,1863. Died at Buena Vista, Ga. August 20,1862. Bentley, Berry- private August 14,1861. Captured at 2d Ma- nassas, Va. August 30,1862. Paroled November 10,1862. Transferred to Co. G,59th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for John Sutton, in 1863. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record. Researcher: Ruth Bentley" Bentley, William- private August 14,1861. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Bentley, W. F.- Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 16, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Mark Clark, July 16,1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him detached with Division Provost Guard. Boswell, John J.- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Chatta- nooga, Tenn. October 29,1863. Paroled at Camp Morton, Ind., for warded to City Paint, Va. for exchange, and received at Boulware , & Cox s Wharves, James River, Va., March 10-12,1865. No later record. Brown, A. Dwight- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Ser- geant April 9,1863. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Ga. in Ordnance Dept. No later record. Brown, James G.-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Inf. April 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 6,1861. Employed in Artillery Workshops at Rich mond, Va. in 1862. On detached duty in Ordnance Dept. at Columbus, Ga.1862 to close of war. Brown, William S.- private August 14,1861. Killed, Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Carpenter, C. S.- private August 17,1864. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Chaffin, William J.- private August 14,1861. Chapman, Henry D.- private March 4,1862. Appointed 4th Cor- poral. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital in 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Chapman, Wiley D.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at Fred- ericksburg, Va. December 13,1862.Captured in Jordan Springs Va. hospital July 26,1862, and paroled there August 2,1863. Wounded and captured at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20,1863. Chase, George W.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Musician. Clark, Mark.- private August 14,1861. Transferred to Co. D,46th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for W. F. Bentley, June 16,1862. Clark, Martin V.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Corbett, George C.- Enlisted as a private in (Old) Co. A,1st Regiment Florida Inf. April 8,1861. Discharged, disability, August 3 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F,5th Regiment, Georgia State Troops December 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, March 12, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Co. G,59th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863. Ad mitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. July 12,1863. Transferred to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. July 13,1863. Transferred to Co. C,59th Regiment Ga, Inf. January 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 17, 1864, where he remained as a patient, nurse and Acting Hospi tal Steward, and was captured there April 3,1865, and paroled there April 26,1865. 572 Cousins, William T.- private August 14,1861. Elected 2d Lieuten- ant January 18,1863; Captain July 12,1864. Wounded in leg, neces sitating amputation, in 1864. Captured at Richmond, Va. April 3,1865, and released June 14,1865. Culpepper, James- private August 14, 1861. Killed at 2d Ma- nassas, Va. August 30,1862. Culpepper, Jasper- private August 14,1861. Killed at 2d Ma- nassas, Va. August 30,1862. Culpepper, Jefferson C.- private August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Culpepper, Joel H.- private March 2,1862. Died of disease in Richmond, Va. hospital June 27,1862. Culpepper, John- private August 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Culpepper, William M.- private August 14,1862. On detached duty, Columbus, Ga., January -February 1865. Transferred from Lee Hospital at Columbus, Ga. to Marshall Hospital, same place, March 27,1865, where he remained until close of war. Devotie, Howard- private August 14,1861. Dickey, James Willis- private August 14,1861. Appointed Com- missary Sergeant in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Dickey, William H.- private August 14,1861. Severely wounded in right knee, at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. On detail duty in Atlanta, Ga. on account of wounds September 11,1863. On detached duty in Upson County, Ga. February 28,1865. (Born in Ga. July 28,1841. Died June 1924.) Dickinson, Frederick W.- private August 14,1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 9,1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Ficklin, C. C.- private August 14,1861. Wounded in arm, necessi- tating amputation, near Richmond, Va. July 1,1864. Retired and ordered to report to Commandant of Post at Columbus, Ga. January 28,1865. Ficklin, William John- private September 1,1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital January 16,1862. Frank, Moritz- private August 14,1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Surrendered, Appo mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Gorham, J. A.- private May 3,1863. Substitute for Elbert L. Wells. Wounded and captured at Farmville, Va. April 6,1865. Died of wounds in U. S. Hospital at Farmville, Va. April 17, 1865, and buried there. Groover, J. H.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Corporal. Died at Newnan, Ga. Buried there. Harbuck, William R. (or Hairbuck)- private August 14, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Camp Johnson, near Manassas Junction, Va., October 4,1861. 573 Harris, Martin S.- private. Captured, date and place not given. Died October 26,1864. Buried in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Grave #365. Holleman, James H.- private February 3, 1863. Wounded in 1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Howard, Thacker Brock, Jr- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major September 1,1862; 2d Lieutenant and Drillmaster, C. S. A., November 25, 1862. Resigned. Elected Captain of Co. A, 27th Battn. Ga. Inf. (Non-Conscripts), May 25,1863; Major December 13, 1863. Battalion was disbanded May 21,1864. Jack, James W.- private August 14,1861. Wounded in eye, result- ing in loss of sight, near Richmond, Va. September 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war. Jarrett, S.- private. Jenkins, Lewis S.- private August 14, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital May 3,1862. Johnson, W. B.- private August 14,1861. Died in service. Jones, Joseph S.- private August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Jones, Joshua J.- private August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Jones, J. A.- private August 14,1861. Died in service. Jones, R.- private August 14,1861. Key, Hugh- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863, and captured there July 5, 1863. Died of wounds July or August 5,1863. Key, John- private August 14, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 17, 1864. Died of wounds in Marietta, Ga. hospital June 17,1864. Lavier, Jacob-See Reviere, Jacob Lawrence, John H.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. On detached duty at Columbus, Ga.1862 -February 28,1865. No later record. Ledbetter, Benjamin E.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant February 3, 1863. Transferred to Hardaway's Battery Ala bama Artillery (Hurt's Battery), April 9, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough since February 6th. No later record. Lightfoot, J. C.- private August 14, 1861. Captured on retreat from Yorktown, Va. Lindsay; John B.- private April 16,1862. Transferred February 1863. Killed by Provost Guard while trying to escape, while a patient in Lee Hospital at Columbus, Ga., February 18,1865. Littlefield.- private August 14, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. May 24,1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. 574 Lowe, D.- private. Died in 1862. Lowe, Henry C.- private February 3,1862. Appointed Hospital Stew- ard, C. S. A., and ordered to report to Medical Director at Columbus, Ga. November 23,1864. On detached duty at Columbus, Ga. February 28,1865. No later record. Lowe, James F.- private March 2,1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Died of wounds September 24,1862. Maddox, George, W.- private August 14,1861. Detailed Division Pioneer. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Majors, Jasper T.- private August 14,1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1864. Wounded at Fort Harrison, Va. September 29,1864. Died of wounds September 1864. Majors, William J.- private August 14,1861. Wounded in 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Martin, William- private February 3,1863. Surrendered, Appomat- tox, Va. April 9,1865. Mason, D. D.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. McCord, Augustus P.- private August 14,1861. Elected 1st Lieu- tenant December 1, 1864; Captain. Wounded, date and place not given. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. McCullough, Jackson- private August 14,1861. Captured at Mor- ton Ford, Va. February 6,1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Washington, D. C. and released March 22,1864. McGehee, Frank S.- private August 14,1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital August 16,1862. Meyer, Lazarus- private August 14,1861. Wounded, date and place not given. On detached duty at Columbus, Ga. February 28,1865. No later record. Moore, Douglas C.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Corporal. Killed in railroad accident at Randall's Creek. Moore, James B.- private August 14,1861. Elected Captain June 9,1862; Major July 12,1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Munn, David D.- private August 14,1861. Appointed Sergeant Major in 1863. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Died of wounds July 7,1863. Northrup, Cyrus, Jr.- private August 14,1861. Surrendered, Ap- pomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Norton, Valentine- private August 14,1861. Admitted to Chim- borazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. March 30,1862, and trans ferred to Hospital #3, same date. No later record. Norton, William- private August 14,1861. Died of typhoid pneu- monia in Chimborazo Hospital #3, Richmond, Va., April 8,1862. Parrish, James- private August 14,1861. Died November 1861. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. November 24,1861. Patillo, James D.- private August 14,1861. Roll for February 28,1865, 575 last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Ga. No later record. Patterson, James H.- private August 14, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #21, at Richmond, Va., June 26, 1862. Pearce, John Harper- private September 1, 1861. Died in General Hospital at Richmond, Va. November 28,1861. Pope, Andrew J.- private August 14,1861. Captured August 26, 1862. Paroled in 1862. Wounded, Wilderness, Va., May 6,1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Ga. No later record. Pope, Simon D.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation of three fingers, near Richmond, Va., June 1862. Captured on retreat from Peters burg, Va. in 1864. Exchanged. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Muscogee County, Ga. January 23,1833.) Reviere, Jacob- private August 14,1861. Admitted to Charlottes- ville, Va. hospital March 1,1862. Returned to duty March 5,1862. Wounded in 1864. In Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va, August 20-27,1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Ap pears also as Lavier, Levere, Ravere and Ravier. Rice, Isaac- private August 14,1861. Appears only on roll for January -February 1863, with remark; "Absent, regimental sutler." Rice, N. H.- private August 14,1861. Died at Staunton, Va. August 26,1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Rutherford, R. A.- private August 14,1861. Ryles, John J.- private September 20,1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Sellars, John A.(or Sellers)- private August 14,1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1864. Wounded in 1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 21,1865. Shaw, Banks P.- private August 14,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Simmons, H. Isaac- private September 1, 1861. Appointed Drum Major. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5,1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. March 20,1864. Wounded at Richmond, Va. in 1864. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Simmons, W.- private August 14,1861. Discharged in 1861. Skinner, John B.- private August 14,1861. Died of pneumonia at Richmond, Va. November 18,1861. Skinner, Willis J.- private August 14,1861. Wounded and cap- tured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Sent to hospital July 1863. Transferred to Provost Marshal December 2,1863. No later record. 576 Snead, W. L.- private February 3,1863. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Report of paroled prisoners of war, dated Richmond Va. May 18,1865, shows he was paroled April 21,1865. Story, Thomas J.- private August 14,1861. Appears last on roll for February 28,1863. Sutton, John-Enlisted as a private in Co. G,59th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 28,1862. Transferred to Co. C, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Berry Bentley, in 1863. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3,1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and released on joining U. S. Army June 24,1864. Thorn, John E.- private August 14,1861. In Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va., with acute bronchitis, May 13-June 17, 1862. Wounded in arm necessitating amputation, at 2d Ma nassas, Va. August 30,1862. Thweatt, Marion- private. Thweatt, Owen T.- private August 14,1861. Appointed courier February 15,1863. Applied for authority to organize a company of Nonconscripts May 21,1863. Nominated Adjutant of Battalion of Non-conscripts and Exempts at Columbus, Ga. November 28,1863. Appointed Adjutant of the 5th Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. June 8,1864. Roll for June 30,1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Thweatt, Robert- private August 14,1861. Tolbert, Allen S.- private August 14,1861. Appointed 3d Corpo- ral. Wounded in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war. Captured, Macon, Ga., April 20-21,1865. Tolbert, Harmon V.- private August 14,1861. Captured in 1862. Exchanged November 10,1862. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19,1863. On detached duty in Marion County, Ga. November 1864 February 1865. Underwood, Mathew (or Mathis)- private August 14,1861. Ap- pointed 3d Corporal. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Died of wounds in 1862. Walker, Samuel F.- private August 14,1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864. Watson, John J.- private August 14,1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. October 27,1861. Returned to duty February 24,1862. Died in service. Weinberger, Isaac S.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at Mal- vern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1863, with remark : "Absent without leave." No later record. Williams, Henry (or Henly)- private March 1862. Absent with- out leave January -February 1863. Apprehended as a deserter at Decatur, Ga. November 12,1863. No later record. Young, Archibald- private August 14,1861. Died at Lynchburg, Va. in 1861. 577 Young, Thomas J.- private August 14,1861. Surrendered, Appo- mattox, Va. April 9,1865. Young, W. J.- private August 14,1861. Died at Lynchburg, Va. Sept 18,1861. This roll was corrected by Captain Lawrence E. O'Keefe, September 1904.