Schley County Georgia MILITARY Civil War 29th Battalion Co. D File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm 29th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry 29th Cavalry Battalion was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with eight companies and mustered into Confederate service at Lumpkin, Georgia. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and for a time served along the Georgia coast in Eastern Florida. The battalion was active in the defense of Savannah and in March, 1865, totalled about 300 officers and men. It continued the fight in Georgia and surrendered with the department. It's commanders were Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hood and Major Charles H. Camfield. Company "D" was raised in Schley County and known as Hood's Cavalry or Schley Cavalry and had as it's commander, Captain Jeremiah C. Lasseter. (see below - in 1860 Census he was a Teacher) The 29th Battalion was engaged in battles in McIntosh County, Georgia(8/2/64-8/4/64) and the Savannah Campaign(11/64-12/64) NAME Rank In Rank Out Baldwin, E.S Private Private Barrow, W.C. Private Private Barter, T.P. Private Private Beacham, W. Private Private Belflower, N.A. Private Private Brazier, Robert Private Private Brazier, W.H. 1st Lt.(Co.D) Captain(Co.E) Broach, C.M. Private Private Brooks, A.B. Private Private Caskey, A(ndrew) M. Corporal Corporal Chambliss, Wm. U. Private Private Chapman, J.L. Private Private Cleveland, Wm. A.D. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. Cowart, D. Private Private Cowart, J.D. Private Private Daniel, Julius Private Private Daniel, W.A. Private Private Dillard, D.M. Private Private Dillard, W.H. Private Private Dixon, H.H. Private Private Drew, J.J. Private Private Ethridge, W. Private Private Finn or Flinn, J.L. Private Private Folsom, W.F. Private Sergeant Forrest, J.M. Private Private Franklin, W. Private Private Fussell, J.W. Private Private Glover, Andrew Private Private Green(e), G(odwin) M. Private Private Hamilton, R.H. Private Private Haney, James Private Private Harper, W.H. Private Private Harroll, J.R. Private Private Hewett, W.M. Private Private Hixson, S.J. Private Private Holt, Richard Private Private Hyde, Boyd Private Private Hyde, James Private Private Hyde, W.B. Private Private Jackson, H.G. Private Private Jenkins or Jinkins, J.A. Private Private Johnson, James M. Private Private Lasseter, Jeremiah C. Captain Captain Logan, B.F. Private Private Mark, G.W. Private Private Mathews, William Private Private McCrory, S(terling) J(ones) Sergeant Corporal McGarrah, J.B. Private Private McGrady, W. Private Private McNeal or McNeil, H.F. Private Private McNeil, M.C. Private Private Milner, J. Private Private Milton, M.A.R. Private Private Mims, M.C. Corporal Corporal Monroe, George C. Private Private Moore, I. Private Private Morgan, R.W. Private Private Morrison, Daniel A. Brevet 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. Mulkey, E.J. Private Private Monroe, G.M.C. or G.W.C. Private Private Norman, James Private Private Patterson, A.K. Sergeant Sergeant Payne, Henry Private Private Peterson, A.R. Sergeant Sergeant Powell, William S. Private Private Pritchard, J.H. Private Private Pritcher, I.H. Private Private Roberts, G.W. Private Private Roberts, W.J. Private Private Sappington, J.H. Private Private Schott, Stephen Private Private Senn, Henry Private Private Shelly, W.H. Private Private Singleton, J.D 1st Sergeant Private Smith, James Private Private Stevens, Putnam S. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. Stokes, G.B. Private Private Stokes, J.B. Private Private Took, Allen Private Private Warren, Frank Corporal Corporal Watkins, W.W. Private Private Wiggins, Alex G. Corporal Corporal Wiggins, W.J. Sergeant Private Williamson, William Private Private Wilson, W.E. Private Private Winzer, Elijah Private Private NOTE: From "The History of Schley County"........"The last company organized in Schley County was commanded by Captain Jerry Lassiter. This company had a roster of eighty men, their ages running from 16 to 60." 1860 Schley County census, page 17, taken June 1860 110 PANE, P. F. 29 M Farmer Louisa 24 F John F. 4 M Henry 1 M Elizabeth 69 F FRANKLIN, Susan A. 7 F LASSITER, Jeremiah C. 28 M Teaches Common School LASSITER, Naomi F. 26 F Teaches Common School