RANDOLPH COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Civil War Co H 51st Randolph Rangers Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Volunteers Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/randolph.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Company "H", 51st Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Randolph County, Georgia "Randolph Rangers" OFFICERS Ball, Edward--Captain March. 1, 1862. Elected Lieutenant Colonel March. 22, 1862; Colonel May 2, 1863. Wounded in right shoulder near Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Died from wounds, in General Hospital at Staunton, Va., Nov. 13, 1864. Buried at Cuthbert, Ga. (Born in 1825.) Davis, William F.--lst Lieutenant March. 4, 1862. Elected Captain Mar. 22, 1862. Wounded in right foot, necessitating amputation of three toes, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps Aug. 25, 1864. Ordered to report to Andersonville, Ga. Dec. 1864. At home on 30 days furlough close of war. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. Dec. 24, 1830.) Thomas, Henry R.--2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected Captain Aug. 25, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va, Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1830.) Atkins, Michael I.--Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Appointed Assistant Quartermaster March 22, 1864. (Born in 1833. Died in Randolph County, Ga. in 1901.) Swanson, Charles W.--lst Sergeant March 4, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 22, 1864; 1st Lieutenant Aug. 25, 1864. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. (Born in 1838.) Ledden, C. C.--lst Sergeant Mar. 22, 1864. Smith, James E.--2d Sergeant March 4, 1862. (Born in 1838.) Smith, David M.--3d Sergeant March 4, 1862. (Born in 1825.) Andrews, James F.--4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Wounded in hand at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863; at Spotsylyania, Va. May 12, 1864- captured at Sharpsburg, Md 9/28/62, paroled 10/1/62 . Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Pulaski Countv, Ga. Sept. 23, 1830. Died in Early County, Ga. Nov. 17, 1909.) Thweatt, Lewellen--5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. (Born in 1808.) Andrews, Warren S.--1st Corporal March 4, 1862. (Born in: 1836.) Cox, Elijah G.--2d Corporal March 4, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded.at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Sent to Lynchburg, Va, hospital. Remained two months. Furloughed home. Unfit for further service. Enlisted in Ga. Militia in 1864. (Born in Upson County, Ga. Aug. 29, 1831.) Ledden, William R.--3d Corporal Mch 4, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant Apr. 30, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 1865. (Born in Ga. July 12, 1836. Died in Randolph County, Ga. in 1926.) Gay, Sherwood J, J.--4th Corporal March 4, 1862. Wounded in foot, necessitating amputation, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. (Born in Ga. May 3, 1842.) PRIVATES Adams, Caleb H. H.--Private March 4, 1862, (Born in 1844.) Adams, John--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1835.) Anderson, Moore J.--Private March 4, 1862. Furloughed on account of sickness Nov. 12, 1862. Died of disease in Randolph County, Ga. Jan. 6, 1863. (Born in 1827.) Anthony, S. West--Private in 1862. Appears on a regimental return for June 2, 1862, which shows he was on leave of absence for 30 days May 4, 1862. No later record. Arrington, William Sydney--Private March. 4, 1862 - captured Sept 1862 during Maryland campaign, paroled 9/21/62 . Appointed 4th Corporal Apr. 30, 1864. Wounded through hip and body and captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Transferred to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange Feb. 20, 1865. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Baldwin County, Ga. Aug. 29, 1844. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Aug. 16, 1917. Buried at Shellman, Ga.) Bailey, Francis D.--Private March 4, 1862. Appointed Commissary Sergeant in 1862. Discharged Aug. 13, or Nov. 15, 1862. (Born in 1834.) Bailey, Joseph Thomas--Private March 4, 1862. Appointed Regimental Ensign July 18, 1864. Wounded at CedarCreek, Ya. Oct. 19, 1864. Retired to Invalid Corps by Board of Surgeons, near Richmond, Va., March 18, 1865. (Born in 1840. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Oct. 20, 1914.) Bailey, Zachariah--Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 11th Battn. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 47th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 12, 1862. Discharged, under age and disability, Oct. 6, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. June 10, 1864. Captured at High Bridge, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 24, 1865. Barber, T.--Private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. in 1862. Barber, William A.--Private March 4, 1862. Died prior to Dec. 29, 1862. Bartlett, Defestin D.--Private March 4, 1862. On detached service Aug. 1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Bishopville, S.C. Oct. 12, 1835. Died in Muscogee County, Ga. Nov. 7, 1913.) Bass, J. M.--Private May 15, 1862. Beach James A.--Private March 4, 1862. Sent home with typhoid fever. in. 1864. In Macon, Ga. hospital close of war. (Born in Randolph County, Ga. Apr. 11, 1840. Died in Randolph County, Ga. July 7, 1893.) Beard, Thomas M. (or Thomas W.)--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1822.) Bell, William T.--Private March 4, 1862. Detailed teamster Sept. 1862. (Born in 1842.) Blue, Henry J.--Private March 4, 1862 - captured at Sharpsburg, Md Sept 1862, paroled 10/1/62 . Detailed shoemaker Dec. 1862. (Born in 1842.) Blue, W. M.--Private May 15, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Bolton, John W.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regt. Ga. Inf. July 14, 1861. Substitute for W. A. L. Batts. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. July 28, 1862. Captured Sept. 1864. Roll for Feb. 1865, shows him absent, a prisoner. Returns for Mar. 1865, shows him absent with leave. No later record. Bowen, John C.--Private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. March 11, 1863. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. (Born in 1833.) Brooks, Joseph N.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability. Exempted by physician. (Born in 1840.) Brown, Seaborn J.--Private March 4, 1862. Absent on 10 days' furlough. (Born in 1822.) Bryant, John S.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged June 30, 1862. (Born in 1831.) Burton, John--Private March 4, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant Aug. 1863. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 3, 1863. Released at Rock Island, Ill. June 18, 1865. (Born in Randolph County, Ga. June 1836.) Carnes, T. J.--Private May 15, 1862. Catchings, Seymore S.--Private March 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal. (Born in 1836.) Cheshire, James--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1827.) Cheshire, John--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1838.) Cheshire, Thomas J.--Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Roll dated Apr. 9, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 5lst Regt. Ga. Inf. May 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1829.) Chipstead, Willian H.--Private Mch 4, 1862. Detailed shoemaker Dec. 1862. (Born in 1844.) Cleaveland, William. R.--Private Mch 4, 1862. Appears on undated bounty pay roll. Not on roll from Jan, 1863 to Feb. 1865. Cobb, B. F.--Private May 15, 1862. Coleman, James--Private March 4, 1862. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. (Born in 1828.) Coleman, Orrin Jackson--Private March 4, 1862. Wounded in right shoulder, date and place not given. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Burke County, Ga. Mar. 12, 1826. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Jan. 7, 1903.) Cox, James R.--Private March 4, 1862. Captured 9/14/62 at Fox's Gap, Md, paroled 9/21/62 . Died at Fort Delaware, Del. Oct. 21, 1863. (Born in 1838.) Crozier, W. T.--Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Roll dated Apr. 9, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Curry, James A.--Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Roll dated Apr. 9, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 1, 1863. Curry, William S.--Private March 4, 1862., Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1843. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Oct. 15, 1904.) Davis, Thomas--Private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in South Carolina in 1823.) Davidson, J. P.--Private May 15, 1862. Detailed at Salisbury, N. C. Jan. 1865. Davidson, J. W.--Private May 15, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. Jan. 25, 1863. Dawson, James P.--Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Roll dated Apr. 9, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 18, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 13, 1865. (Born in Jasper County, Ga. in 1832.) Dawson, J. W.--Private May 15, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. Jan. 25, 1863. Dean, John P.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1835.) Dorsey, Benjamin F.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged July 7, 1862. (Born in 1840.) Dozier, G. W.--Private May 15, 1S62. Appointed 2d Apr. 1864. Captured at Farmville, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865. Dubose, Joseph A.--Private May 15, 1862. Killed at South Mountain, Md. Sept. 14, 1862. Dunn, Henry S.--Private Aug. 10, 1862, Captured Cedar Creek, Va. Oct- 19, 1864. Dyser, B.--Private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. Oct. 30, 1862. Eason, Gus--Private in 1862. Paroled in 1865. Eason, W. A.--Private in 1864. Paroled in 1865. Eason, W. J.--Private March 4, 1862. Edwards, W. H. H.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. Roll dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Appears without remark on roll for Feb. 1863. No later record. Ethridge, Joel T.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Ethridge, William A.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. RolI dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Wounded in left leg, necessitating amputation above knee, at Beverly Ford, Va. Aug. 23, 1863. Absent wounded, Mar. 30-Apr. 1865. (Born in Ga. May 18, 1842. Died in Early County, Ga. Nov. 11, 1911.) Hall, Mark L. (or Mark M.)--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1835.) Hambrick, Christopher C.--Private March 4, 1862. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. Aug. 16, 1864. (Born in 1843.) Hammock, Daniel D. (or Daniel P.)--Private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. Jan. 8, 1863. (Born in 1831.) Hancock, Andrew E.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Hancock, Joseph H.--Private May 15, 1862. Pension records show he was captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 1865. Died at Fort Gaines, Ga. Nov. 6, 1913. Hancock, Robert F.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. Roll dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Oct. 12, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6 1865. Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 18, 1865. (Born Fairfield District, S. C. Aug. 9, 1836.) Hardeman, James J.--Private March 4, 1862. Captured Deep Bottom, Va. Aug. 16, 1864. Died, date and place not given. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesvllle, Va. (Born in l834.) Holtzclaw, Martin F.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1830.) Howard, Edward S.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged July 7, 1862. (Born in 1829.) Hughes, Joseph--Private May 15, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Humphrey, William Scott--Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Roll dated Apr. 9, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a.private in.Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Feb. 18, 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 13, 1865. (Born in Ga. Nov. 20, 1847. Died in Calhoun County, Ga. May 30, 1914.) Ivey, Janes M.--Private March 4, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. (Born in 1838.) Ivey, Seaborn--Private May 15, 1862. Deserted to enemy at Richmond, Va. March 10, 1865. Johnson, Henry W.--Private May 15, 1862. Died Oct. 1862. Johnson, John--Private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he "Remained until close of war." (Born in Houston County, Ga. Mar. 10, 1820. Died in Randolph County, Ga. in 1901.) King, J. J.--Private in 1862. Discharged in 1863. Lawson, Isaac--Private March 4, 1862. Ledden, George W.--Private Feb. 18, 1864. Ledden, H. H. (or H. F.)--Private May 15, 1862. Lesley, W. Jackson--Private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded, hand disabled near Richmond, Va., in 1862. Roll for Feb. 1863, shows him present. Pension records show he was at home, serving as Enrolling Officer, close of war. (Born in 1844. Died in Randolph County, Ga. July 10, 1914.) Luguire, McDuffie--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1840.)Martin, Anthony--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged Feb. 23, 1863. (Born in 1836.) Mason, John H.--Private March 4, 1862. Wounded in left thigh at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Stewart County, Ga. Feb. 2, 1832. Died in Randolph County in 1918.) McCoy, Charles--Private March 4, 1862. Detailed with Ambulance Corps Sept. 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. July 3, 1865. (Born in Cobb County, Ga. Apr. 7, 1833.) Mercer, Richard A.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1825.) Mixon, Richard--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1862.) Morris, William I.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Morris, William J.D.--Private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave Jan. 1865. Deserted Richmond, Va. Feb 12, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. at Provost Marshal General's Office, Washington, D. C., and furnished trsnsportation to Huntsville, Feb, 20, 1865. Nealey, Benjamin H. F. (or Neeley)--Private May 15, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865. Newton, James W. (or.James M.)--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1842.) Nichols, James J.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged June 1, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Ozmon, Nathan R, (or Ozmore, Nathan R.)--Private March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. (Born in 1840.) Plymill, Jacob--Private March 4, 1862. Died with typoid pneumonia, in hospital at Whitesville, Ga., Sept. 17, 1862. Pollard, James L.--Private March 4, 1862. Radney, John S.--Private March 4, 1862. Detailed in 1864. (Born in 1839. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Randolph County, Ga. July 10, 1865.) Radney, J. H.--Private May 15, 1862. Ragan, John R.--Private March 4, 1862. Died, relapse measles, at Guinea Station, Va. May 26, 1863 or 1864. (Born in 1835.) Ragan, Richard--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Renew, Aaron J.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. Roil dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864.Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 17, 1865. (Born in Barnwell District, S.C. Mar. 29, 1830. Died in Randolph County, Ga. 1907.) Renew, William--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Rhodes, Benjamin F.--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr, 9, 1865. (Born in 1820.) Rooks, James--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1828.) Roper, Andrew J.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged Feb 25, 1863. (Born in 1844.) Sandlin, Lewis--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1842.) Sandlin, Robert W.--Private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal Oct. 31, 1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 1865. (Born in North Carolina Oct 6, 1833. Died in Randolph County, Ga. May 4, 1903. Buried at Shellman, Ga.) Sauls, Eason A.--Private Mch 4, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Sawyer, Samuel--Private May 15, 1862. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek,. Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Died in prison Nov. 1864. Sawyer, Zaddock M.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged July 7, 1862. (Born in 1836.) Sheffield, H. H. C.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Feb. 15, 1862. Roll dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Aug. 1, 1862. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Beverly Ford, Va. Aug. 23, 1863. Regimental return for March 1865, shows him absent with leave. Smith, David A.--Private March 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, Jan. 1865. (Born in 1823.) Smith, J. C.--Private March 4, 1862. Smith, J. O.--Private May 15, 1862. Smith, William G.--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1837.) Spurlin, George W.--Private May 15, 1864. Stephens, James J.--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1839.) Stephens, Joseph A. (or Joseph N.)--Private. March 4, 1862. Died at Pocotaligo, S. C. May 29, 1862. (Born in 1839.) Stevens, John T.--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1843. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Apr. 5, 1924.) Strickland, Jesse S.--Private Mar. 4, 1862 - captured Sept 1862 during Maryland campaign, paroled 9/21/62 . Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. Nov. 10, 1862. Strickland, Joel S.--Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st. Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Sept. 26, 1861. Roll dated May 4, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out May 7, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Retired May 2, 1864. Strickland, Mathew--Private March 4, 1862. Roll for Feb. 1863, shows him present. No later record. (Born in 1836.) Swords, John W.--Private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in 1839. Died in Early County, Ga. Oct. 1916.) Swords, William J.--Private July 25, 1862. Wounded in left leg, necessitating amputation, at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. (Born in Ga. July 28, 1834. Died in Randolph County, Ga. in 1911.) Thompson, J. S.--Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. May 15, 1862. Deserted at Richmond, Va. March 29, 1865. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C. Apr. 4, 1865. Remark: "Oath was taken.": Tye, James M.--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Wall, Alvaro W.--Private May 15, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. Mar. 1865. (Born in Houston County, Ga. July 4, 1835. Died in Randolph County, Ga. Feb. 24, 1908.) Ward, Francis M. (or Francis W.)--Private March 4, 1862. (Born in 1844.) Whitehead, W. H.--Private Feb. 18, 1864. Willoughby, Alfriend--Private March 4, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19, 1864. (Born in 1844.) Yon, D. S.-- Private March 4, 1862. Roll for Feb. 1865, last on file, shows him present, on "Extra duty as Division teamster." (Born in 1833.)