Georgia: Oglethorpe County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 8th REGIMENT
Oglethorpe Rifles

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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 8th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA
OGLETHORPE RIFLES

Lumpkin, George-Captain May 15, 1861. Resigned August 1861.

Phinizy, Jacob-1st Lieutenant May 15, 1861. Elected Captain
August 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.

Hunter, Nathaniel Harrison-2d Lieutenant May 15, 1861. 
Resigned September 1861.

Wright, William R.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 15, 1861. Elected 1st
Lieutenant August 30, 1862. Deserted May 16, 1863. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released
March 21, 1864.

Davis, Middleton P.-1st Sergeant May 15, 1861. Discharged, 
furnished substitute. Requested authority to raise a company in
a letter dated Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., September 11, 1863.
No later record.

Day, William-2d Sergeant May 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, 
July 3, 1863. (Born in 1819.)

Harrison, T. C.-3d Sergeant May 15, 1861. Wounded in left
leg, necessitating amputation below the knee, at Garnett's Farm, 
Va. June 28, 1862. Discharged on account of wounds at Richmond, 
Va. July 22, 1862.

Hurt, F. A.-4th Sergeant May 15, 1861. No later record.

Maxey, T. R: 1st Corporal May 15, 1861. No later record.

Bowling, Thornberry Jackson-2d Corporal May 15, 1861.
Elected 2d Lieutenant September 1861; 1st Lieutenant July 1862;
Captain August 30, 1862. Severely wounded at Deep Bottom, Va.
August 16, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Christopher, B. A.-3d Corporal May 15, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant August 17, 1862. Wounded at Catlett's Station, Va.
August 22, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 16, 1864. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Pace, Harris J.-4th Corporal May 15, 1861. Discharged, 
disability, June 21, 1862.

Moore, L. F.-Musician May 15, 1861. Died May 11, 1862.

Harris, James M.-Musician May 15, 1861. Remaining in U. S. A.
Military Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Va. April 10, 1865.

Arnold, H.- private May 15, 1861. Absent without leave November 
30, 1862. No later record.

Arthur, James T: - private May 28, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Arthur, Z. J: - private March 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Asbury, John L.- private May 15, 1861. Died December 4, 1861.

Backus, Augustus- private August 1861. Discharged, disability, 
April 24, 1862.

Bell, A. H.- private August 2, 1861. Appointed Corporal.
Wounded, date and place not given. Absent, wounded, October 31, 
1864. No later record.

Bell, J. B, -. private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Bell, W. J. (or J. W.)- private May 15, 1861. Discharged, 
disability, at Richmond, Va. November 24, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga.
February 23, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.

Berry, S. T.- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Brewer, B. F: - private Mar: 3, 1862. On sick furlough October 31, 
1864. No later record.

Brewer, B. P.- private February 23, 1862. Discharged, disability, 
at Richmond, Va. July 26, 1862.

Brewer, Charles D. - private May 5, 1864. Wounded at Cold
Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, 
shows him present. No later record.

Brewer, W. T.(or W. S.) - private May 15, 1861. Roll for October 
31, 1864, last on file, reports him "Absent, supposed to be
dead."

Brightwell, A. T.- private May 15, 1861. Appointed Hospital
Steward October 4, 1862, and serving as such November 30, 1864. No
later record.

Brightwell, J. H.- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 
April 9, 1865.

Brightwell, N. G.- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 
April 9, 1865.

Brooks, J. R. - private May 15, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, 
Last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Brown, J. H. H. - private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 
April 9, 1865. Died November 16, 1923.

Bryant, J. B.- private July 2, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va.
June 17, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Butler, F. G. - private August 26, 1861. On sick furlough October 
31, 1864. No later record.

Butler, John- private April 23, 1862. Absent, sick, April 30, 
1864. No later record.

Butler, William M.- private May 15, 1861. Roll for October 31, 
1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick at Lynchburg, Va.
Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 1st (Butler's), Kentucky Cavalry
in 1864. Captured, date and place not given. Sent to Fort 
Delaware, Del. March 5, 1864, and released there from June 9, 1865.

Campbell, Benjamin B.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, 
Va. May 2, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Carter, Daniel E: - private May 15, 1861. Died September 11, 186l.

Chaplain, W. A.- private July 23, 1861. Wounded at Fort 
Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864. Died from wounds October 2, 1864.

Christian, A. C.(or Krystian)- private April 26, 1862. 
Captured, date and place not given. Released at Elmira, N. Y.
June 14, 1865.

Christian, Merry G.(or Krystian)- private July 16, 1861. 
Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhea
at Elmira, N. Y. March 13, 1865. Grave #1826, Woodlawn 
National Cemetery.

Christian, T. M.(or Krystian)- private May 15, 1861. Died at
Lynchburg, Va. January 30, 1862. Buried there in Confederate 
Cemetery. No.8, 2d Line, Lot 170- Warwick House.

Christopher, D: - private April 22, 1862. Killed at Spotsylvania, 
Va. May 10, 1864.

Christopher, J. A: - private April 21, 1862. Wounded at Catlett's
Station, Va. August 22, 1862. On wounded furlough October 31, 1864.
No later record.

Cochran, Augustus Pope- private March 1, 1862. Wounded at
Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. On wounded furlough October 
31, 1864. No later record. Died in Greene County, Ga. 
September 6, 1920.

Cochran, W. T.- private May 15, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal 
June 21, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Crawford, H. (or Cradford)- private. Died of typhoid fever
in General Hospital at Farmville, Va. May 15, 1862. Buried in
Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va.

Cummings, C. T: - private April 27, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 
April 9, 1865.

Dalton, Jesse- private May 15, 1861. Severely wounded in arm
and chest, at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, 
disability and over-age, August 13, 1861. (Born in 1799 or 1801.)

Davis, William E. - private May 15, 1861. Appointed Ordnance
Sergeant. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. July 10;
1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry
April 28, 1864. Roll for September - October 1864, last on file, 
shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 18, 1865.

Dixon, H. T.- private July 1, 1861. Wounded near Dandridge, 
Tenn. January 19, 1864. On wounded furlough October 31, 1864. No
later record.

Drake, James- private August 26; 1862. Captured at Wilderness, 
Va. May 6, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. May 19, 1865.

Edwards, E. F.- private May 15, 1861. Absent, sick, January 31, 
1862. No later record. (Born in 1843.)

Edwards, L. Burton- private March 2, 1862. Wounded in arm
at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Edwards, W. A: - private May 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Died at Winchester, Va. October 22, 1862.

Eidson, Joseph E. (or Edison)- private April 26, 1862. 
Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y.
March 10, 1865.

Eidson, Robert S (or Edison)- private 1861. Discharged in
1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. K, 66th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 
14, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Eidson, R. E. (or Edison)- private May 15, 1861. Discharged, 
disability, September 23, 1861.

Eidson, W. B. (or Edison)- private April 26, 1862. Wounded
in Virginia. Received pay near Richmond, Va. January 20, 1865.
No later record.

Ellis, J. B.- private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Epps, Joseph- private August 26, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, 
Va. May 12, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 
1865.

Fambrough, Joseph M.- private August 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo 
Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. April 29, 1862, and died there 
with measles May 23, 1862.

Fambrough, J. M: - private March 10, 1862. On detached duty at
Abingdon, Va. October 31, 1864. No later record.

Gilham, B. F: - private May 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Elected 2d Lieutenant September 4, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa.
July 2, 1863.

Gilham, Thomas D.- private May 15, 1861. Elected 2d 
Lieutenant December 19, 1863. Wounded in right arm, necessitating 
amputation, at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Absent, wounded, 
October 7, 1864 to close of war.

Griffith, W. T. - private March 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. 
April 9, 1865.

Guill, William N.- private June 4, 1861. Wounded at Fort 
Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No
later record.

Hall, Isaac R. - private May 15, 1861. Captured at Deep Bottom, 
Va. August 14, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 5, 1865.

Harris, Alexander- private May 15, 1861. Roll for March - April 
1864, shows him "absent, sick; supposed to be dead."

Harris, William - private May 15, 1861. Absent, sick, November 30, 
1862. No later record.

Jackson, M. F: - private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Jackson, Richard M.- private May 15, 1861. Wounded in arm, 
necessitating amputation, at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10.1864.
On wounded furlough October 31, 1864 to close of war.

Jewell, M. L.- private June 4, 1861. Wounded and captured at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Prisoner of war October 31, 1864.
No later record.

Jones, G. W. - private December 8, 1863. Roll far October 31, 1864, 
Last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Jones, Henry B.- private May 31, 1862. Died of disease in
hospital in Albermarle County, Va. April 24, 1863.

Jones, J. H.- private January 28, 1864. Roll for October 31, 
1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Jones, W. W: - private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

King, E. R.- private December 20, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

King, F. H: - private July 24, 1861. On sick furlough October 31, 
1864. No later record.

King, P. J: - private August 7, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant. 
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Krystian; -See "Christian."

Landrum, C. J.- private May 15, 1861. Discharged at 
Lynchburg, Va. in 1862.

Landrum, W. M. (or M. M.)- private May 15, 1861. 
Discharged, disability, July 2, 1861.

Langston, L. C.- private May 15, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, 
Va. August 7, 1864.

Leftwich, J. R.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va, April 9, 1865.

Lester, B. F.- private May 15, 1861. Sick in General Hospital
November 30, 1861. No later record.

Loyd, J. T: - private May 15, 1861. Wounded in leg, necessitating 
amputation, at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. On
wounded furlough close of war.

Lunsford, E.- private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Marable, A. D.- private June 10, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Marable, S.- private March 6, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, 
last an file, shows him present. No later record.

Martin, E. T.- private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Maxey, B. A.- private March 3, 1862. Wounded severely in right
knee, left arm, and collarbone broken, at Fredericksburg, Va.
December 13, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. 
Transferred from Point Lookout, Md. to Elmira, N. Y. February 9, 1865.
Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for
exchange, February 20-21, 1865.(Barn September 11, 1839.)

Maxey, H. Jasper- private August 26, 1862. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Maxey, W. H.- private May 15, 1861. Died March 15, 1862.

Mays, S. J: - private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Mays, W. D: - private May 15, 1861. Died in Maryland December 1862.

Meadows, T. O.- private May 15, 1861. Died January 9, 1862.

Menard, H. J.- private May 21, 1861. Appears only an roll
dated June 2, 1861.

Mills, B. F.- private May 15, 1861. Died of measles July 24, 
1861.

Moore, A. J.- private March 4, 1862. Captured, date and place
not given. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, reports him absent, 
prisoner of war. No later record.

Nichols, David- private April 10, 1864. In arrest at Lynchburg, 
Va. October 31, 1864. No later record.

Norton, A. James- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Pittard, A. S: - private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Ramsey, J. R: - private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Reid, M. D. L.- private May 15, 1861. Detailed nurse in hospital. 
Surrendered, Jonesboro, Tenn. May 12, 1865. Released at
Nashville, Tenn. May 22, 1865.

Rollins, Thomas R.- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Royston, A. J. - private May 15, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant.
Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Rumney, J. E.- private May 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, 
August 18, 1861.

Smith, F. C. - private March 9, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. May
14, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Smith, W. F. - private May 15, 1861. Discharged, disability, 
in 1861.

Stroud, William- private May 15, 1861. No later record.

Thaxton, J. T.- private August 26, 1862. Wounded in hand, 
necessitating amputation of two fingers, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 
1864 : Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Tuggle, Robert- private May 30, 1864. Wounded in 1864. Paroled, 
Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865.

Tuggle, W. H. - private June 4, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Ward, R. E.- private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, 
Va. April 9, 1865.

Watkins, Laban- private. Died in Medical College Hospital at
Richmond, Va. May 6, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Watson, James H.- private May 15, 1861. Wounded in head at
Garnett s Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Discharged, on account of
wounds, at Richmond, Va., July 29, 1862.

Wehb, W. W.- private April 22, 1862. Paroled, Lynchburg, Va.
April 13, 1865.

Whelless, Robert E: - private May 15, 1861. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in 1931.

Whelless, R. W: - private May 15, 1861. Wounded in 1862.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Williams, A. S. - private May 15, 1861. Recommended for 
discharge, on account of chronic rheumatism, May 28, 1863.

Willingham, J. H.- private August 26, 1862. Roll for October 
31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Wray, Pleasant J.- private July 1, 1862. Appointed Regimental 
Musician in 1862. Furloughed for 30 days from September 30, 
1864. No later record.

Wray, S.- private May 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant.
Wounded, date and place not given. On wounded furlough October 
31, 1864. No later record.

Wright, John Lawrence- private May 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st
Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, an account of wounds
August 20, 1861.

Wright, J. M. - private May 15, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, 
Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, on account of wounds and
disease, September 26, 1861.

Young, George W: - private April 18, 1863. Wounded and 
captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General 
Hospital at David's Island, N. Y. for exchange September 1863.
Received at City Point, Va. September 16, 1863. On wounded furlough 
October 31, 1864. No later record.

Young, James- private May 15, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant
September 1861. Resigned, disability, July 4, 1862.

Young, James P.- private May 15, 1861. Discharged, underage, 
December 1, 1861.

Young, John L.- private May 15, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, 
Pa. July 5, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865.
Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for
exchange, March 12, 1865.

Young, J. M. - private May 15, 1861. Discharged July 14, 1861.

Young, N. L.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered, 
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Young, W. T. - private May 15, 1861. Wounded and disabled, 
date and place not given. Elected sheriff of Oglethorpe County, 
Ga. and discharged January 6, 1864.

Zuber, H. G.- private April 22, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, 
Last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Zuber, J. C: - private May 15, 1861. Wounded at Darbytown
Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Died from wounds October 13, 1864