RICHMOND COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  - Civil War  Co. B 10th Regiment "Letcher Guards"

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Company B, 10th Regiment
Richmond County
"Letcher Guards"

Rolls on file in War Department, Washington, D. C., are
incomplete.

Armstead, George B. (or Olmstead) -- 2nd Lieutenant - July
19, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17,
1862. Died from wounds September 1862.

Atkinson, Robert A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Absent
without leave in East Tennessee December 1863-March 1865. No
later record.

Beale, A. R. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.

Bell, James -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Exchanged in 1862.
Appointed Sergeant Major in 1863. Received pay January 2,
1864. No later record.

Bennett, Richard -- Private - May 18, 1861. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without
leave. No later record.

Bigby, Benjamin Owens -- Private - May 18, 1861. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without
leave. No later record.

Blackburn, John William -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured
at Knoxville, Tennessee December 5, 1863. Paroled at Fort
Delaware, Delaware March 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's
Wharves, James River, Virginia for exchange, March 10-12,
1865.

Blakemore, J. H. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Appears last on
roll far June 30, 1861.

Boggs, A. P. --2nd Lieutenant - May 18, 1861. Elected 1st
Lieutenant July 19, 1861; Captain November 15, 1862.
Resigned May 29, 1863.

Bottoms, Thomas J. (or Bottom) -- Private - May 18, 1861.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Bridwell, J. McD. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Died of smallpox at
Point Lookout, Maryland November 10, 1863.

Brown, G. R. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, August 17, 1861. Union records show he was
paroled at Winchester, Virginia April 21, 1865.

Buckley, E. C. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.

Burrell, J. W. -- Private - March 21, 1863. Absent without
leave in Georgia July 1863 -March 1865. No later record.

Burrell, James D. -- Private - 1863. Wounded in leg at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Admitted to
Chimborazo Hospital #2 at Richmond, Virginia July 23, 1863.
Transferred to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia August
13, 1863. Returned to duty September 22, 1863. No later
record. Pension records show he was at home on wounded
furlough close of war. (Born in South Carolina April 27,
1839.)

Cain, James M. -- 2nd Corporal - May 18, 1861. Wounded in
knee at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Transferred
to Provost Marshal. No later record.

Carter, Robert A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured near
Farmville, Virginia April 5, 1865. Took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Government at Richmond, Virginia April 12, 1865.

Castleberry, P. H. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862.

Cauley, Henry -- Private - May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, June 5, 1862.

Cleckley, Altman -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.

Cline, Ed J. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Returns for March
1865, show him absent without leave June 1862. No later
record.

Cushman, J. A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Appointed Corporal
in 1862. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 25, 1865.

D'Antignac, J. W. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Elected 2nd
Lieutenant September 17, 1862; Captain October 29, 1864.
Captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released
at Johnson’s Island, Ohio June 18, 1865.

Daub, M. D. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Received pay for
services as telegraph watchman April 30, 1862. No later
record.

Davenport, J. A. -- Private - April 23, 1863. Absent, sick,
February 28, 1865. No later record.

Davis, William S. -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - May 18, 1861.
Wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. Elected
Captain May 29, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps October 24,
1864. Captured at Macon, Georgia April 20, 1865.

DeLaigle, Armand A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Savage Station, Virginia June 29, 1862.

Dickerson, E. R. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Died of disease
at Williamsburg, Virginia November 16, 1861.

Dickerson, Wyatt -- Private - May 18, 1861. Died in camp
near Williamsburg, Virginia July 31, 1861.

Elders, James -- Private - May 18, 1861. Absent sick March
30, 1865. No later record.

Elsmore, E -- Private - May 18, 1861. Appears last on roll
for June 30, 1861.

Flint, W. E. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, at Williamsburg, Virginia July 17, 1861.

Fosket, Alexander -- Private - May 18, 1861. Received at
guard house at Fortress Monroe, Virginia April 7, 1862. No
later record.

Fowler, W. E. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Died of typhoid
fever in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Virginia October
20, 1862.

Friday, James LaFayette (or Fridie) -- Private - May 18,
1861. Absent without leave January - March 1865. No later
record.

Gardner, Lansom M. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Government at Alexandria, Virginia and
furnished transportation to New York, October 23, 1864.

Gibbs, E. L. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Absent without leave
October 1863 - March 1865.

Gibbs, Robert C.-Enlisted as a private in Company I, 48th
Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Transferred to
Company B, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for
James E. Thompson, in 1862. Absent without leave August 1864
- March 1865. No later record.

Griffin, H. G. -- Private - May 18, 1861. On furlough in
Georgia February 1862. No later record.

Guilford, J. A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Absent without
leave April 1864 - March 1865. No later record.

Harris, David -- Private - May 18, 1861. Paroled at
Farmville, Virginia April 11-21, 1865.

Harris, James -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured at Cedar
Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout,
Maryland February 1865. Received at Cox's Landing, James
River, Virginia for exchange, February 15, 1865. No later
record.

Hasselman, H. F. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Deserted at
Charlestown, W. Virginia August 28, 1864. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Government at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
and released September 2, 1864.

Heath, George -- Private - May 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Augusta, Georgia May 24, 1865.

Hicks, Burton -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Appointed Corporal
December 1, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file,
shows him present. No later record.

Hill, John – Musician - May 18, 1861. Appears last on roll
for June 30, 1861.

Hobby, Andrew J. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Died of disease
June 13, 1863.

Holmes, Daniel J. -- 3rd Sergeant - May 18, 1861.
Transferred to 1st Company K, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry
and appointed Musician January 1, 1862; to Fraser's Battery
Georgia Light Artillery March 27, 1862. Admitted to General
Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Virginia October 2, 1864.
Transferred to Jackson Hospital November 6, 1864. No later
record.

Horner, John W. -- Private - June 20, 1861. On daily duty as
teamster March 1862. Paid August 31, 1862. No later record.

Hunter, James -- Private - April 4, 1863. Captured at Cedar
Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864. Released at Point Lookout,
Maryland June 28, 1865.

Hunter, W. D. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded and
disabled at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. Sick at
Richmond, Virginia February 28, 1865. Received by Provost
Marshal General, Washington, D. C., and furnished
transportation to Duncanville, Georgia April 17, 1865.

Ivey, Adam -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Ivey, J. B. -- Private - March 13, 1862. Roll for February
28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Ivey, R. -- Private - March 30, 1862. Captured at Kennesaw
Mountain, Georgia July 3, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to
U. S. Government at Camp Douglas, Illinois August 31, 1864.

Ivey, Richard -- Private - March 22, 1862. Discharged,
under-age, June 5, 1862. (Born in 1846.)

Johnson, W. H. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded at Lee's
Mills Virginia April 16, 1862. On furlough in Georgia
February 28, 1865. Absent without leave at Augusta, Georgia
March 1, 1865. No later record.

Jones, R. W. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Returns for March
1865, report him "Absent without leave from July 1863, in
Georgia."

Jordan, J. N. -- Private - April 24, 1863. Wounded and
disabled at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Absent,
wounded, February 28, 1865. Captured and paroled May 19,
1865.

Jourdan, D. G. (or Jordan) -- Private - May 18, 1861. Died
of chronic diarrhoea in General Hospital #1, at Richmond,
Virginia March 14, 1863. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Kent, Joel W. -- Private - January 12, 1863. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without
leave. No later record. Pension records show he left command
on account of rheumatism and kidney disease, July 1863, and
was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Alabama
in 1834.)

Knight, Thomas J. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Admitted to
General Hospital at Danville, Virginia June 29, 1862.
Returned to duty August 20, 1862. Killed at
Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863.

Lamar, Mirabeau Boliver -- Private - May 18, 1861. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him Absent without
leave, Dixon Battery."

Lettice, Michael -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded in arm,
necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July
2, 1863. Absent, wounded, March 30, 1865. Paroled at
Augusta, Georgia May 25, 1865.

Lewis, John C. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded at Savage
Station, Virginia June 29, 1862. Transferred to Company E,
2nd Regiment South Carolina Heavy Artillery January 15,
1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26,
1865.

Loomis, E. W. -- Private - March 22, 1862. Roll for February
28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Lovell, L. L. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Discharged,
disability, at camp near Williamsburg, Virginia July 17,
1861.

Lowe, James M. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Killed at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.

Mahler, W. H. -- 4th Corporal - May 18, 1861. Wounded and
disabled at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without
leave. No later record.

Matheiny, F. Brooks -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded and
captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Died
from wounds at Lavinia Groves Farm, Maryland in 1862.

McCullough, G. W. -- Private - May 18, 1861. In General
Hospital #14, at Richmond, Virginia August 31, 1862.
Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Virginia October 30,
1862.

McDaniel, J. N. -- Private - April 7, 1863. Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863, and captured there
July 5, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's
Island, New York Harbor, and received at City Point,
Virginia for exchange September 8, 1863. Roll for February
28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No
later record.

McElmurray, Anthony -- Private - May 18, 1861. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him "Absent without
leave, Dixon Battery." No later record.

McKeown, John -- Private - May 18, 1861. Received at Guard
House at Fortress Monroe, Virginia a prisoner of war, April
7, 1862. No later record.

McKinney, William Y. -- Private - March 26, 1862.
Transferred to Milledge's Battery Georgia Light Artilley
July 15, 1862. Captured at Waynesboro, Virginia March 2,
1865. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware June 16, 1865.

Meister, Charles -- Private - May 18, 1861. Enlisted in
Company F, 1st Maryland Cavalry, C. S. A. without authority
July 10, 1863. Captured at Brandy Station, Virginia October
11, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Old
Capitol Prison, Washington, D. C. and released March 28,
1864.

Morris, George B. W. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Captured at
Farmville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Point
Lookout, Maryland June 29, 1865.

Napier, Absalom -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded, date and
place not known. In Lynchburg, Virginia hospital close of
war.

Paris, Joseph -- Private - May 18, 1861. Serving as orderly
to General McLaws March 1862. No later record.

Parker, W. M. -- Private - February 18, 1863. On extra duty
as brigade shoemaker March 30, 1865. No later record.

Patterson, R. H. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Admitted to U.
S. A. General Hospital at Knoxville, Tennessee December 5,
1863. Sent to Military Prison December 14, 1863. Returns for
March 1865, show him "Absent without leave December 1863, at
Salisbury, North Carolina" No later record.

Payne, John W. -- Private - March 21, 1862. Captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Exchanged. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Pearce, George W. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Discharged June
23, 1861.

Phillips, John M. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Appointed
Sergeant. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at
Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. On wounded furlough
close of war.

Phinizy, Charles H. -- 1st Lieutenant - May 18, 1861.
Elected Captain July 19, 1861. Appointed Captain and A. A.
General, C. S. A. (to rank from October 30, 1862 ), and
ordered to report to General A. Cumming for duty November
15, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863,
and paroled there July 5, 1863. Recommended by General
Cumming for promotion to Major and A. A. General May 24,
1864. Recommended for Lieutenant Colonel of the 36th
Regiment Georgia Infantry July 25, 1864. No record of
appointment to either position found. Serving as A. A.
General on General Cumming's staff, December 21, 1864.
Elected Colonel of the 39th Regiment Georgia Infantry
(consolidated), April 9, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro,
North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Porter, Henry J. -- 2nd Sergeant - May 18, 1861. Transferred
to Company ? 1st Regiment Georgia Regulars and elected 2nd
Lieutenant June 1, 1862. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia
August 30, 1862.

Porterfield, Robert -- Private - March 3, 1862. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without
leave. No later record.

Ratcliff, E. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Roll for January-
February 1865, shows him absent without leave, "deduct for
arrest and bringing from Georgia $38.00".

Rhodes, Charles A. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded in
leg, necessitating amputation, at Chancellorsville, Virginia
May 3, 1863. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 24, 1865.

Roff, J. T. (or T. J.) -- Private - June 8, 1861. Absent
without leave at Augusta, Georgia November 20, 1864-March
30, 1865. No later record.

Roff, Michael F. B. -- 1st Sergeant - May 18, 1861. Elected
Jr. 2nd Lieutenant in 1864. On sick furlough February 28,
1865. Absent with leave at Augusta, Georgia March 30, 1865.
No later record.

Rooks, N. -- Private - March 19, 1863. Absent without leave
August 1863 - March 30, 1865. No later record.

Sibley, Edward A. -- 4th Sergeant - May 18, 1861. Elected
1st Lieutenant in 1864. On sick furlough March 1865. Applied
for retirement.

Smith, John E. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded in arm,
necessitating amputation, at Savage Station, Virginia June
27, 1862. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 26, 1865.

Smith, Robert M. -- 3rd Corporal - May 18, 1861. Returns for
March 1862, shows him "Absent, sick in Georgia." Wounded at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. No later record.

Spurlock, William -- Private - May 18, 1861. Wounded at
Savage Station, Virginia June 29, 1862. Died from wounds in
4th Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Virginia July 15, 1862.

Swinney, William Edwin (Mark) -- Private - May 18, 1861.
Appointed Assistant Surgeon July 4, 1861. Resigned at
Young's Mill, Virginia January 27, 1862. Appointed Surgeon,
C. S. A., June 6, 1862, to take rank March 22, 1862, and was
assigned to 48th Regiment Georgia Infantry Roll for October
31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Paid at Augusta,
Georgia April 25, 1865. Died at McRae, Georgia March 10,
1920.

Tant, D. K. -- Private - March 26, 1862. No later record.

Thomas, Charles Carroll -- 1st Corporal - May 18, 1861.
Appointed Assistant Surgeon and assigned to 53rd Regiment
Georgia Infantry July 28, 1863. Assigned as Assistant
Surgeon to 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry September 1864.
Sick in hospital September-October 1864. On sick furlough at
Augusta, Georgia January-February 1865. Absent with leave,
having applied for retirement, March 31, 1865.

Thompson, James E. -- Private - May 18, 1861. Transferred to
Company I, 48th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for
Robert C. Gibbs, in 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant August
1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Watson, Thomas B. -- Private - January 27, 1863. Roll for
February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Weems, John B. – Captain - May 18, 1861. Elected Major July
4, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel September 25, 1861. Wounded and
disabled at Savage Station, Virginia June 29, 1862. Elected
Colonel October 29, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps May 19,
1864. (Born October 24, 1824. Died about 1876.)

Wightman, Ignatius Garvin -- Private - May 18, 1861.
Transferred to 5th Regiment North Carolina State Troops
January 16, 1862, but name does not appear on rolls of this
organization.

Williams, E. -- Private - August 18, 1861. Appointed
Corporal; Sergeant. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia April
15, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 22, 1865.

Youngblood, Augustus -- Musician - May 18, 1861. Appears
last on roll for June 30, 1861.