MUSCOGEE COUNTY GA Confederate Military - Company E - 12th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by ESandyBL@aol.com Sandy Lunsford http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/military/e-12.txt Company E - 12th Regiment Muscogee County Rifles OFFICERS: Scott, Thaddeus B., Captain- June 15, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Elected Lieutenant Colonel November 5, 1862. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862. Whitesides, James A.- 1st Lieutenant June 15, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Elected Captain November 5, 1862. In Columbus, Ga. hospital on account of wounds January 30,1865. No later record. Sikes, Jesse H. 2d Lieutenant- June 15, 1861. Resigned, disability, May 6, 1862. Elected Captain of Co. D, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry July 10, 1862; Major September 12, 1863. Transferred to 10th Regiment Ga. Cavalry July 11, 1864. Captured at Peebles Farm, Va. September 20 or 30, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. October 30, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga., November 15, 1864. Admitted to Pettigrew Hospital #13, at Raleigh, N. C. February 10, 1865, and furloughed March 17, 1865. No later record. Deckrow, James K. Jr., 2d Lieutenant- June 15, 1861. Capttured at Front Royal, Va. May 30, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862. Died of wounds September 24,1862. Robinson, William L. 1st Sergeant June 15, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 1862. Wounded and disabled at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant November 8, 1862. At home permanently disabled January 30, 1865. No later record. Green, Augustus M.-2d Sergeant June 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant June 13, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, MD. September 17, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 1, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 16,1865. Thornton, Patrick H.-3d Sergeant June 15, 1861. Wounded at McDowell, Va. May 8, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant June 13, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows he was detailed for arsenal duty at Columbus, Ga. October 4, 1862. No later record. Gibson, Hiram A.-4th Sergeant June 15, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant October 4, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1865. Holmes, Joseph W.-1st Corporal June 15, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant June 13, 1862; 1st Sergeant December 18, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863. Deserted July 9,1864. Lloyd, Sidney O.- 2d Corporal June 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Simmons, James R.- 3d Corporal June 15, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant July 22, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant November 1, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Transferred to Co. D, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry July 13, 1863. Returned to Co. E, 12th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 27,1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 16,1865. Cooper, George W.- 4th Corporal June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 8, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. May 15,1865. Blankenship, George W.-Musician June 15, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Exchanged December 25, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Slaughter, William G.-Musician June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 27,1865. Allen, John W.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, Md. where he arrived under an assumed name. No later record. Anderson, John- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Deserted near Morton's Ford, Va. September 23,1863. Autrey, Andrew J. (or Autry)- private June 15,1861. Wounded and disabled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Captured. Ex changed November 1863. Left sick on road June 23, 1864. Returned July 19,1864. Detailed in hospital. Autrey, William W. (or Autry)- private June 15, 1861. Cap- tured at Front Royal, Va. May 31, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16, 1865. (Born in Harris County, Ga. in 1840.) Bartlett, William V.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Front Royal, Va. May 31, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5,1862. Discharged, underage, September 26,1862. Bergamy, Jeptha- private June 15, 1861. Wounded in Virginia in 1862. Discharged, disability, July 20,1862. Died from wounds at home in Columbus, Ga. July 31,1862. Blackmon, Amos R.- private June 15, 1861. Died at Camp Alleghany, Va. in 1861. Bluhm, Jacob- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 11,1862. Bobo, Lewis- private. Deserted. Received by Provost Marshal General, Defenses South of Potomac, Washington, D. C., March 29, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. date not given. Brady, David R. (or Braddy)- private January 1863. Died of typhoid fever in Staunton, Va. hospital August 2,1864. Britt, John H.- private June 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 1863. Britt, William R.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862; Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Returned to duty July 19, 1864. Appointed 1st Sergeant August 1, 1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 23,1865. Brooks, Isham R.- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 8, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal June 1862; 2d Corporal October 15, 1862; 1st Corporal March 1863; 1st Sergeant October 1863. In Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Ga. with fever and general debility July 15-25, 1864. In Columbus, Ga. hospital August 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26,1865. Brooks, James C.- private June 15,1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Brooks, Joseph Henry- private June 15,1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant November 1, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 20, 1865. No later record. (Born in Georgia in 1842.) Bryant, Marcellus A.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 19,1865. Burgamy, Jeptha-See Bergamy. Burns, Bryan- private June 15,1861. Wounded at Cedar Run, Va. August 9,1862. Admitted to U. S. A General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. with chronic diarrhoea June 17,1864. Returned to duty June 30,1864. No later record. Carnline, Richard P.- private June 15,1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 1.0,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 30,1865. Cherry, William- private June 15,1861. Wounded and disabled at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. Detailed for arsenal duty at Columbus, Ga. Absent without leave August 30,1864. Clay, Moses- private June 15,1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1865. Cornett, Stovall E.- private June 15,1861. Died October 10,1861. Coulter, Benjamin M.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at McDowell, Va. May 8,1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16,1865. (brother of Russell Smith) Researcher: Ruth Bentley" Coulter, Russell Smith- private June 15,1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1,1863; died there of wounds July 7,1863. (brother of Benjamin M.) Researcher: Ruth Bentley" Curenton, James W.- Frivate June 15,1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. March 7,1865. No later record. Davies, John W.(or Davis)- private June 15,1861. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. with fever October 31,1864. Returned to duty November 8,1864. No later record. Davies, Joseph (or Davis)- private June 15,1861. Captured at Silver Springs, Md., near Washington, D. C., July 12,1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 14,1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 18-21, 1865. Davies, Joseph H.(or Davis)- private June 15,1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed while bearing colors at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862.(Born in Shelby County, Texas, in 1841.) Davies, J. F.(or Davis)- private April 15,1862. Discharged, underage, November 4,1862. Dawson, James H.- private June 15, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant October 4, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange March 10,1865. No later record. Dean, John T.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded and disabled at Greenbrier River, W. Va. October 3, 1861. Furloughed by General Loring to end of war. Enlisted in Co. D. 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry September 15,1863. Appears last on roll for December 1864. Dukes, James Jeff- private June 15, 1861. Sent away, sick, April 25, 1864. Returned August 26, 1864. Lost his voice." Deserted. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., March 29, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. Dunn, Henry- private June 15, 1861. Discharged at Camp Alleghany, Va. January 25,1862. Ellis, Joshua- private June 15, 1861. Died of erysipelas at Stribling Springs, Va. December 20,1861. Eubanks, Thomas- private September 1863. Killed at Monocacy, Md. July 9,1864. Floyd, James P.- private June 15, 1861. Left at Monterey, Va. July 18, 1861. Moved to Staunton, Va. hospital in 1861. Discharged, disability, September 24,1861. Freel, Howell W. (or Freer)- private June 15, 1861. Left at Richmond, Va. hospital July 6, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 23,1861. Gaddis, George- private June 15, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Galloway, A. J.- private March 1, 1862. Discharged at camp December 3,1862. Giddens, Andrew J.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded and captured at Front Royal, Va. May 30, 1862. Died at Howard's Grove, Richmond, Va., December 30,1862. Goff, D. R.- private 1864. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war. Grant, Calvin L.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Front Royal, Va. May 30, 1862. Exchanged in 1862. Absent, sick, May 1-August 31,1864. No later record. Griffin, John C.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at Wilder- ness, Va. May 5, 1864. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 15,1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 18, 1865. No later record. Guthery, John H.- private September 29, 1863. Captured at Spotsyl- vania, Va. May 10, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. October 11, 1864. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 24,1865. Harris, Alfred- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Woodstock, Va. June 2, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5, 1862. Deserted in Maryland September 10,1862. Harris, Americus- private April 15, 1862. Absent without leave May 1 - December 1863. No later record. Hewett, Allen (or Hewitt)- private April 25, 1864. Captured at Silver Springs, Md., near Washington, D. C., July 12, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange, February 20,1865. No later record. Hewett, Caleb (or Hewitt)- private May 2, 1864. Deserted at Martinsburg, Va. September 1, 1864. Received at Fort Mifflin, Pa. September 6, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released September 17,1864. Hill, Isaac T.- private September 22, 1863. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2,1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 28, 1865. Hill, William L.- private June 15,1861. Appointed 3d Corporal July 22, 1862. Wounded at Cedar Run, Va. August 9, 1862. Discharged, having been elected Tax Collector of Russell County, Ala., September 21,1863. Hobbs, Archibald B.- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, at Staunton, Va. December 12,1861. Holliman, William M.- private September 29, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Sent via Point Lookout, Md. to Elmira, N. Y. prison, where he died of chronic diarrhea, August 27,1864. Grave #106, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Holmes, Jackson M.- private April 25,1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2,1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 8, 1865. Jernigan, Calvin (or Jarnigan)- private June 15, 1861. Died of heart disease at Camp Alleghany, Va. January 5,1862. Kelley, Patrick (or Kelly)- private June 15, 1861. Died at Staunton, Va. October 28, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Kilgore, Albert- private June 15, 1861. Absent without leave December 13,1862. No later record. Kirkland, John- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at Cedar Run, Va. August 9,1862. Died of wounds in hospital August 25,1862. Knight, William- private June 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Latham, John W. H.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Wounded in eye, resulting loss of sight, at Locust Grove, Va. November 26, 1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor, June 15,1865. Lewis, Richard- private June 15, 186l. Captured at Brandy Station, Va. August 1,1863. Transferred from Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D. C., to Point Lookout, Md. February 3, 1864. Enlisted in U. S. Army February 5,1864. Ligon, James- private September 9,1863. Absent, sick, October 9, 1863. Returned to duty November 26, 1863. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Lipman, Julius- private June 15,1861. Admitted to Lovingston Hospital at Winchester, Va. August 27, 1862. Discharged "by reason of never having acquired a domicile," October 4,1862. Lynn, Isaac W.- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Marchant, William N.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at New Creek, Va. July 20, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. May 11,1865. Marcrum, Sowell W. (or Markham, Sewell)- private June 15, 1861. Died of fever at Camp Alleghany, Va. November 21,1861. McCoy, R. Clay- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, underage, at Camp Bartow, Va. November 9,1861. McTigue, Hugh (or McTeague)- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, from General Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 16,1863. Melton, John C.- private June 15, 1861. Accidentally killed in Albemarle County, Va. December 16,1863. Miller, William H.- private June 15, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863. Re leased at West's Bldgs. Hospital, Baltimore, Md., on taking oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., March 16,1863. Mitchell, Francis M.- private June 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, at camp near Port Royal, Va. January 17,1863. Mooney, William- private June 15, 1861. Absent without leave November 24,1862. No later record. Moore, G. F.- private April 15, 1862. Deserted near Manassas, Va. September 1,1862. Mosley, Lewis P. (or Moseley)- private June 15, 1861. Discharged by order of Brigadier General Early July 28, 1862. "Since returned, disapproved by General Jackson." No later record. Motley, Lewis W.- private June 15, 1861. Died of lung disease at Camp Alleghany, Va. February 1,1862. Moye, Gardner- private June 15, 1861. Absent, sick, March 28, 1862. On detail duty as nurse at Liberty, Va. hospital 1862 October 1864. Died at Stribling Springs, Va. O'Malie, William (or Omily)- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Front Royal, Va. May 30, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. August 5,1862. No later record. Orr, Robert J.- private June 15, 1861. Deserted July 13, 1863. Captured at New Creek, Va., a Confederate deserter, July 20, 1863. Enlisted in U. S. Navy at Camp Chase. July 21, 1864. Patterson, Joseph T. M.- private March 12, 1864. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Died at Point Lookout, Md. June 2,1864. Pittman, Nathan W.- private June 5, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. Putnam, Joseph- private June 15,1861. Discharged, on account of chronic diarrhoea, from Danville, Va. hospital November 13, 1862. NOTE:From: Greensborough Patriot November 20, 1862 Vol XXIV No. 1,225, page 3 Death of a Soldier--Joseph Putnam, a member of Company E, 12th Regiment Georgia volunteers, died at the Guilford House on Saturday night last, having arrived in the Danville [Virginia] Stage on that evening. He had in his possession a discharge upon certificate of disability, bearing date the 13th inst. His remains were decently interred in the Methodist burying-ground. Saralie Northam caitanya@starband.net Quick, Jesse- private June 15, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1,1863. Roland, David- private June 15, 1861. Wounded at McDowell, Va. May 8,1862. Died of wounds in Staunton, Va. hospital May 29,1862. Schimerhorn, Jacob- private June 15, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1861, only roll on which borne, shows him "Absent. Never reported since we left Columbus, Ga." Singleton, David D.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 20,1865. No later record. Skates, William W. (or William M.)- private June 15, 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. March 29,1865. Smith, David- private April 25,1864. Wounded at Silver Springs, Md., near Washington, D. C., July 12, 1864. Captured at Stras burg, Va. October 19, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. October 29,1864. No later record. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Smith, James- private June 15,1861. Captured at Front Royal, Va. May 30,1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Fort Delaware, Del. and released August 10,1862. Smith, James L.- private June 15, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. July 13,1861. Smith, Josiah M.- private June 15,1861. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 5, 1865. Smith, Timothy- private June 15, 1861. Left at Richmond, Va. sick, and sent to Staunton, Va. hospital, July 6, 1861. Discharged at Camp Bartow, Va. October 5,1861. Smith, Whitford (or Whitfield)- private June 15,1861. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md., and transferred to Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15,1864. No later record. Stonaker, B. J.- private June 15, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. July 23,1861. Tanner, A. J.- private June 15, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1861, only roll on which borne, reports him "Absent. Never reported since we left Columbus, Ga." No later record. Taylor, Lewis A.- private June 15,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862. Thurman, Joseph C. (or Josiah C.)- private March 22, 1864. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and released at Elmira, N. Y. December 12, 1864. Turner, William M.- private September 29, 1863. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5,1864. Warren, John R.- private July 4, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant July 11, 1862; Ordnance Sergeant in 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Weick, Christian- private June 15,1861. Roll for August 31,1861, only roll on which borne, bears remark: "Absent, never reported since we left Columbus, Ga." Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 3d Regiment Ga. Cavalry April 10,1862. Captured in 1862. Transferred from Cairo, Ill. to Vicksburg, Miss. for exchange October 25, 1862. Paid at Columbus, Ga. December 2,1862. No later record. White, George V. (or George W.)- private April 25, 1864. Cap- tured at Cold Harbor, Va. May 31,1864. Enlisted in U. S. Army at Point Lookout, Md. June 14,1864. Wolfe, Charles J.- private June 15, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. October 11; 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for ex change, November 15,1864. No later record. Wolfe, W. W.- private April l, 1862. Captured at Front Royal, Va. May 30,1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Fort Delaware, Del. August 10,1862. ======================== 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. 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