PIERCE COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  - Civil War  Co. N 26th Regiment"Pierce Mounted Infantry"


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Company N, 26th Regiment
Pierce County
"Pierce Mounted Infantry"

This company was formed as a cavalry troop and was
originally called "Atlantic and Gulf Guards." It was
organized in Pierce County, Georgia as a volunteer company
in 1860. Ordered into Confederate service September 29,
1861. Organized near Blackshear, Georgia. Arrived at
Brunswick, Georgia October 4, 1861, and was mustered into
Confederate service October 6, 1861. Ordered to St. Simon
Island, Georgia October 19, 1861, and was attached to the
26th Regiment Georgia Infantry February 16, 1862. Term of
enlistment was for six months, at the expiration of which
time it was mustered out at Waynesville, Georgia. Reported
at Blackshear, Georgia soon afterwards, reorganized and
entered the service of the Confederate States for the war.

Albritton, Andrew B. -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862.

Bennett, James L. -- See private, Company L.

Bennett, William T. -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March. 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company C, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 14,
1862. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him absent
with leave. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia May 10, 1866.

Bradley, John -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company C, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 14, 1862. Appears
last on roll for October 31, 1863.

Brewton, James W. -- 6th Corporal - September 29, 1861.
Appointed 4th Corporal December 15, 1861. Mustered out March
31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company L, this regiment,
May 1, 1862. Killed at Winchester, Virginia August 19, 1864.

Brown, Allen -- Private - September 29, 1861. Appointed 1st
Corporal December 6, 1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862.

Brown, James -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company C, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June 17, 1862. Roll
dated June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.
Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close
of war. (Born in Georgia)

Bryan; William F. J. -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Buchanan, William H. -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company C, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June 18,
1862. Transferred to Company G, February 20, 1863. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Chancy, Hughey -- 2nd Sergeant - September 29, 1861. Elected
Jr. 2nd Lieutenant December 5, 1861. Mustered out March 31,
1862.

Chancy, James -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), April 24, 1862.
Deserted in 1864. Received at Louisville, Kentucky, a
Confederate deserter, October 11, 1864. Took oath of
allegiance to U.S. Government, to be released north of Ohio
River, October 22, 1864.

Cox, William J. -- Private - September 29, 1861. On
indefinite furlough, on account of disease, March 31, 1862.

Crawford, Ezekiel M. -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company D, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June 18,
1862. Captured at Fort Gates, Florida April 7, 1864. Sent to
Fort LaFayette, New York Harbor and thence to Fort Delaware,
Delaware, where he was released June 16, 1865.

Crawford, James G. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Crawford, John G. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Cribb, Jonathan B. -- 4th Sergeant - September 29, 1861. No
later record.

Davis, George W. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry, (Clinch's), May 1, 1862.
Transferred to Company H. Deserted June 19, 1864.

Davis, Joseph L. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company E, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), November 22, 1862.
Transferred to Clinch's Battery Georgia Light Artillery
December 1, 1863. Deserted December 13, 1864. Went into
Federal lines at Fort McAllister, Georgia December 24, 1864.
Sent north on Steamer Arago February 18, 1865.

Dixon, Griffin -- Private - January 9, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862.
Transferred to Company G; to Company C. Captured at Cabbage
Bluff, Georgia February 1, 1864. Paroled at Fort Delaware,
Delaware February 1865, and exchanged there March 7, 1865.
Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close
of war. (Born in Bulloch County, Georgia June 7, 1835.)

Dowling, James W. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Echols, George S. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Edenfield, George W. -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company K, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 8,
1862. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia May 20, 1865.

Fuller, Thomas Jefferson -- 2nd. Lieutenant - September 29,
1861 Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company I, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 10,
1863. On detached duty as Enrolling Officer April 30, 1864.
No later record.

Gear, Peter F. M. (or Geer) -- Private - February 1, 1862.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company B, 20th Battalion Georgia Cavalry May 15, 1862.
Transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863. Roll for
October 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later
record. Appears on rolls of Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia
Cavalry, but no record of transfer found.

Godwin, Richard -- Private - October 30, 1861. Appointed
Musician November 1, 1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia
Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Appointed bugler. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Godwin, Seaborn -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Paroled,
Thomasville, Georgia May 15, 1865.

Hammock, Asa C. -- Private - January 14, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862.

Harper, Charles C. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Paroled,
Thomasville, Georgia May 20, 1865.

Hendry, Enoch D. -- Captain - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March. 31, 1862.

Howard, Henry -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file, shows he deserted June 19,
1864.

Howard, James -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Appointed Corporal of Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Deserted
June 19, 1864.

Hurst, Daniel -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out March
31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th Regiment
Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Transferred to
Company H. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him
present. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia May 18, 1865.

James, Francis M. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Died at
home November 17, 1862.

Jenkins, Samuel R. -- 1st Sergeant - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862.

Jones, Gideon -- See private, Company A.

Jones, Nathaniel -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

King, William W. -- Private - December 30, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Lane, James A. -- Private - November 7, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862.
Transferred to Clinch's Battery Georgia Light Artillery
December 1, 1863; to Maxwell's Battery Georgia Light
Artillery July 15, 1864; to Daniell's Battery Georgia Light
Artillery August 1, 1864; to Company A, Maxwell's Battery
Georgia Light Artillery August 1, 1864. Sick in Savannah,
Georgia hospital October 31, 1864. No later record.

Lane, William R. -- Private - November 7, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Appointed
Corporal. Transferred to Clinch's Battery Georgia Light
Artillery December 1, 1863. Appointed Quartermaster
Sergeant. Roll for June 30, 1864, shows he was "Transferred
June 1, 1864." No later record.

Martin, Daniel -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Clinch's Battery
Georgia Light Artillery April 26, 1864. Captured at Fort
McAllister, Georgia Deceber 13, 1864. Released at Point
Lookout, Maryland. June 29, 1865.

McArthur, James W. -- Private - January 30, 1862. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th
Battalion Georgia Cavalry May 15, 1862. Transferred to
Company G, Jeff Davis' Legion Mississippi Cavalry October
25, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865.

McMillan, Alexander -- Private - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of
Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1,
1862; Captain December 15, 1862. Roll for June 30, 1864,
last on file, shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville,
Georgia May 19, 1865.

McMillan, John A. -- Private - January 30, 1862. Mustered
out Mar, 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th
Battalion Georgia Cavalry May 15, 1862. Transferred to
Company F, September 12, 1863. Appointed Sergeant. Roll for
October 31, 1864, last on file, show, him present.
Surrendered, Augusta, Georgia May 22, 1865.

McRae, Phillip M. -- Private - December 2, 1861. Mustered
out Mar 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company B, 20th
Battalion Georgia Cavalry May 15, 1862. Transferred to band.
Discharged by civil authority, date not given.

Milton, Robert J. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out Mar 31, 1862.

Moody, Allen -- Private - January 9, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862.

Moody, Benjamin -- Private - September 29, 1861 Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company K, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June 19, 1862. Roll for
June 30, 1864, last on file shows him present. Paroled,
Thomasville, Georgia May 21, 1865.

Moody, Jesse -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered out
March 31 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), April 24, 1862.
Appointed Corporal. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file,
shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia May 21,
1865.

Moody, John -- 3rd Corporal - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company K, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June 19, 1862.
Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April 26,
1865.

Moore, Andrew M. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Morgan, Thomas F. -- Private - February 6, 1862 Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862.
Transferred to Company H. Paroled Thomasville, Georgia May
20, 1865.

O'Berry, Daniel J. (or Oberry) -- Private - September 29,
1861 Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company L, May 4, 1862. Wounded through thigh and
permanently disabled and captured at Monocacy, Maryland July
10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland November 1864.
Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia for
exchange, November 15, 1864. No later record. (Born in
Georgia October 5, 1839.)

O'Berry, Henry B. (or Oberry) -- Private - September 29,
1861. Appointed 5th Corporal December 15, 1861. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Paroled at
Thomasville, Georgia May 19, 1865.

O'Bery, James R. (or Oberry) -- Private - September 29,
1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1,
1862. Transferred to Company E, July 31, 1863; to Clinch's
Battery Georgia Light Artillery December 1, 1863. Roll dated
October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Paroled,
Thomasville, Georgia May 19, 1865.

Pearson, John W. -- 2nd Corporal - September 29, 1861. On
indefinite furlough without pay from September 30, 1861.
Prisoner of war records show John Pearson, 2nd Lieutenant,
Company ?, 26th Regiment Georgia Infantry was paroled at
Richmond, Virginia May 5, 1865.

Phillips, Dempsey -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company C, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 21, 1862.
Transferred to Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry
(Clinch's), November 1, 1862; to Company H, 4th Regiment
Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's); to Company I, 4th Regiment
Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's); May 1, 1864. No later record.

Riggins, John B. -- 4th Corporal - September 29, 1861.
Appointed 4th Sergeant December 15, 1861. Mustered out March
31, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company L, May 11, 1862.
Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28, 1862.

Riggins, Robert G. -- Private - October 21, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company L, May
1, 1862. Wounded in 1864. Paroled at Thomasville, Georgia
May 19, 1865. (Born in Ware County, Georgia in 1842.)

Rogers, William E. -- Private - September 29, 1861. On
indefinite furlough on account of sickness contracted in
camp, January 3-March 31, 1862.

Rowell, David -- 1st. Corporal - September 29, 1861.
Appointed 2nd Sergeant December 6, 1861. Mustered out March
31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th Regiment
Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), September 9, 1863. Deserted
February 14, 1864.

Smith, Charles C. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, this
regiment, April 4, 1862. Captured at Monocacy, Maryland.
July 10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland October
30, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia
for exchange, November 15, 1864. No later record.

Spivey, Alexander -- Private - December 2, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Appointed Corporal of Company B, 20th
Battalion Georgia Cavalry, May 15, 1862. Admitted to
Receiving & Wayside Hospital (General Hospital #9), at
Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1864, and transferred to Jackson
Hospital May 30, 1864. Returned to duty June 1, 1864.
Transferred to Company G, Jeff Davis Legion Mississippi
Cavalry November 1864. No later record.

Stephens, Angus M. -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out.
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company L, May 1,
1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Roll dated November
14, 1864, shows he was "Absent, wounded, left leg
amputated."

Stephens, Isham -- Private - October 21, 1861. Appointed 3rd
Corporal December 6, 1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Company K, 4th Regiment Georgia
Cavalry (Clinch's), May 8, 1862. Paroled, Thomasville,
Georgia May 21, 1865.

Stephens, James -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company L, in 1862.
Admitted to General Hospital at Danville, Virginia, with
jaundice, August 23, 1862. Returned to duty August 31, 1862.
No later record.

Stephens, John W. -- 1st Lieutenant - September 29, 1861.
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company I, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), February
21, 1864. Appointed Sergeant April 1, 1864. Roll dated April
30, 1864, last on file, shows him on picket duty.

Sweat, James -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - September 29, 1861.
Died November 26, 1861.

Sweat, William S. -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862.
Transferred to Clinch's Battery Georgia Light Artillery
April 1, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file,
shows him absent, sick. Paroled at Thomasville, Georgia May
21, 1865.

Sylvester, William -- Private - September 29, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862.

Townsend, Josiah -- 5th Sergeant - September 29, 1861
Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1,
1862. Transferred to Company K. Roll for June 30, 1864, last
on file, shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia
May 21, 1865.

Waldron, Randall D. -- Private - October 21, 1861. Mustered
out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 50th
Regiment Georgia Infantry April 30, 1862. Discharged,
furnished Benjamin Waldron as substitute, July 18, 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Company A, 24th Battalion Georgia
Cavalry September 22, 1862. Transferred to Company G, 7th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry February 13, 1864. Captured at
Louisa Court House, Virginia June 11, 1864. Released at
Elmira, New York July 7, 1865. Died at Atlanta, Georgia July
6, 1921.

Ware, George M. T. -- Private - October 21, 1861. Appointed
2nd Corporal December 14, 1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia
Cavalry (Clinch's), May 1, 1862. Transferred to Company I,
and elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant October 15, 1863. Roll for
April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him absent with leave.
No later record.

Woolard, Bryant S. -- Private - March 1, 1862. Mustered out
March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company A, this
regiment, April 1, 1862. Transferred to Company A, 4th
Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), to Company G.

Youmans, Thomas M. (or Yeomans) -- Private - September 29,
1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Co G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), January 28,
1863. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him
present. No later record.

Youmans, William D. (or Yeomans) -- Private - September 29,
1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private in
Company G, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's).

Youmans, William R. (or Yeomans) -- 3rd Sergeant - September
29, 1861. Mustered out March 31, 1862. Enlisted as a private
in Company C, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), June
20, 1862 Captured at Van Wert, Georgia October 10, 1864.
Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois June 13, 1865.