SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - MILITARY 17th Reg Co B Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 17th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA SCHLEY VOLS French, Hiram L.-Captain August 14,1861 . Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862 . Resigned April 17,1863. Cottle, Thomas P.-1st Lieutenant August 14, 1861. Resigned, disability, December 1,1861. Hunter, William A.-2d Lieutenant August 14, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Tondee, Robert P.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 14, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 1,1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Elected Captain May 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born in Chatham County, Ga.) He filed for pension in Sumter Co. He was witness on applications for Spencer Eason, Sumter Co., J.S. Barker, Webster Co. and John H. Winn of Sumter Co. (all on this roster). Mott, Francis M.-1st Sergeant August 14, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Eason, John S.-2d Sergeant August 14, 1861. Wounded at Richmond, Va. September 28, 1864. Roll dated February 28,1865 , last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record. Widow Ida filed for widow's claim in Worth Co. Colquitt, James H.-3d Sergeant August 14, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital February 28,1863. No later record. Tondee, William H.-4th Sergeant August 14, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant May 1863. Wounded at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. June 17,1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Filed for pension in Stewart Co. He was witness for Sarah M. Winn, widow of John H. Winn of Sumter Co., Jubilee Smith of Stewart Co. and Andrew Jackson Hall (all on this roster). Glover, John G.-5th Sergeant August 14, 1861. Discharged, overage, August 20,1864. Owens, William D.-1st Corporal August 15, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Discharged, over-age, February 1, 1865. King, James J.-2d Corporal August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Schley County, Ga. August 18,1836.) He filed for pension in Marion Co. Kent, James F(loyd)- 3d Corporal August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Emily Kent, widow of James filed for widow's claim in Sumter Co. Dupree, John W.-4th Corporal August 14, 1861. Appointed Sergeant in 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. He filed for pension in Thomas Co. Avant, John H.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1861. Died of pneumonia at Richmond, Va. December 19,1861. His widow Elizabeth Avant filed for widow's claim in Harris Co. Aycock, James Thomas- private August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born November 24,1839.) He filed for pension in Sumter Co. Aycock, Madison- private August 14,1861. On sick furlough November 14, 1862 -Jan. 29, 1863. Received commutation of rations, at camp near Falling Creek, Va., March 17, 1863. No later record. Ballew, William- private August 14,1861. Captured at Dandridge, Tenn. January 22, 1864. Died of pleurisy at Rock Island, Ill. March 31,1864. Grave #962. Barden, John Thomas- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 26,1865. Filled for pension in Brooks Co. Barker, John S.- private May 8, 1862. Wounded at Thoroughfare Gap. Va. August 28,1862 ; Darbytown Road, Va. October 7,1864. Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him on wounded furlough. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 16,1865. Filed for pension in Webster Co. Barrow, William T. J.- private August 14, 1861. Died at Danville, Va. hospital. Battle, Hartwell- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va. with typhoid fever October 29, 1861 , and died there November 1,1861. Battle, Reuben- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 4th Corpora1 in 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Va., with chronic rheumatism, October 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 1,1861. Beasley, John T.- private March 3, 1862. Roll dated February 28, 1865 , last on file, shows him absent without leave from November 23, 1864. Bedsole, Isaiah- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to Moore Hospital General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. January 16, 1862, and sent to General Hospital at Orange Court House, Va. in 1862. Died in General Hospital #2, at Lynchburg, Va. November 24, 1862. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Na. 4, 2d Line, Lot 100-Ford's-Crumpton's D. H. Beeman, Bryan- private August 14, 1861. Died in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 30,1864. uried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Bivins, W. G.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal in 1861. Died of pneumonia December 1,1861. Black, W. A.- private August 14,1861. Died November 1,1861. Boyd, Joseph- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. Brasswell, James H. - private August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Filed for pension Webster Co. trnsfd to Terrell Co. and then Stewart Co. Brewer, John W.- private August 14,1861. Discharged, disability, February 10,1865. Bryant, Nathan (or Bryan)- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Discharged August 30, 1864. Burk, John S.- private August 14, 1861. Died at Montgomery Springs, Va. January 12,1863. Widow, Arissa Burke filed widow's claim in Lee Co. Burke, William A.- private August 14,1861. Died of measles December 18,1861. Eliza Ann Burke filed widow's claim Sumter Co. Ga. Caskey, John N.- private August 14,1861. Caskey, Samuel P.- private August 14, 1861. Killed at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. August 28,1862. Chamberlain, C. C.- private August 14,1861. Wounded in head at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Admitted to General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. September 4,1862. Sent to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. September 5, 1862. Transferred to Co. F, l7th Regiment Tennessee Inf. January 28, 1863. Roll for March 22, 1863, bears remark : "has never reported." No later record. Cheney, John N.- private August 14,1861. Wounded through left thigh and permanently disabled at Chickamauga, Ga. September 20, 1863. Roll dated February 28, 1865. Last on file, Shows him on wounded furlough. No later record. (witness to the Widows Pension of Lovit B. Smith in 1891) Filed for pension in Schley Co. Widow Fannie Foster Cheney filed widow's claim in Schley Co. Clark, Leander M.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Killed at Petersburg, Va. July 12, 1864. Clements, Ezekiel- private August 14, 1861. Discharged from Chimborazo Hospital #age, September 28,1862. (Born in 1802.) Clements, E. C.- private August 14,1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. with typhoid fever August 12, 1862. Died September 27,1862. Collins, Andrew J.- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died of smallpox at Point Lookout, Md. November 5,1863. Cook, J. T.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Died from wounds. Cook, R.E.- private August 14,1861. Died of measles November 1,1861. Copeland, J.- private August 14, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. October 1,1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Cottle, Cullin Horne- private August 14, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. Cottle, Soloman Mills, Sr.- private August 14, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 7, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. He witnessed pension applications for Jesse H. Pickett, Worth Co. and Newton Glover of Sumter Co.(also on this roster). S.M. Cottle filed for pension in Worth Co. Died at Ty Ty, Ga. July 11,1919. Widow Leila Cottle filed widow's claim in Tift. Co. Devane, Franklin M. private December 24, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Schley County, Ga. June 15,1844.) He filed for pension in Macon Co. Devane, John T.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Bio in Schley archives. Driver, William J.- private December 24, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 28,1863. Dyess, George C.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (witness to the Widows Pension of Lovit B. Smith in 1891). He filed for pension in Schley Co. Eason, Spencer E.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation, at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1,1862. On unlimited wounded furlough close of war. Filed for pension in Sumter Co. Finch, Burdette (or Burdit)- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Killed at Wilderness; Va. May 6,1864. Frasier, Josiah C.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1863. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1864. Killed, date and place not stated. French, Henry D.- private August 14,1861. Discharged, disability, in 1861. Glover, Newton- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant May 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia August 14,1840.) He filed for pension in Sumter Co. Gregory, O. A.- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va December 13,1861, and died there of pneumonia December 18,1861. Grimes, J. N.- private April 30,1864. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Hogan, Richard- private August 14,1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Holloway, Harrison- private August 14, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Roll dated February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on wounded furlough. No later record. Harrison H. Holloway srvd Co. G, 59th Ga. Witnessed widow's claim for Martha Halstead, Schley Co. Holsten, Jasper- private February 12,1863. Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation, in 1864. On wounded furlough close of war. See Co. G, 5th Ga. roster for add'l info. Howell, John H.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863, and captured there July 5, 1863. Paroled at David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, in 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. September 16, 1863. Discharged, disability, August l, 1864. (Born in Sumter County, Ga. October 25,1842.) Filed for pension in Sumter Co. Howell, Stephen B.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, l7th Regiment Ga Inf. March 1862. Roll for February 28,1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record. Hudson, John N.- private June 21, 1862. Appointed Chaplain June 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record. Widow Amanda M. Hudson filed for widow's claim Schley Co. Hunter, A. L.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal in 1861. Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. November 15,1861, where he died, of typhoid pneumonia, December 5,1861. Jones, E. M.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862. Filed for pension Schley Co. Jones, L. private August 14, 1861. Wounded in left hand in accident, necessitating amputation, in 1861. Discharged December 1861. (witness to the Widows Pension of Lovit B. Smith in 1891) Kennedy, Allen S.- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to Moore Hospital General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. with fever December 28, 1861. Sent to General Hospital at Richmond, Va., where he died January 2,1862. Kent, Love- private August 14,1861. Died December 1862. Kilcrease, John J.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Filed for pension Worth Co. Marshall, Francis Marion- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. January 22,1864. Enlisted in Co. A,1st U. S. Vols. May 1,1864. (Born in Butts County, Ga. in 1841.) Filed for pension Fulton Co. Mathews, William B.- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5, 1863. Paroled and discharged from Fort Wool, Va. August 26, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. McCorkle, John M.- private May 14, 1862. Died of dysentery in Staunton, Va. hospital August 26, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. Widow Mary A. McCorkle filed widow's claim in Schley Co., trnsfd to Terrell Co. McCorkle, William Richard- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1864. Captured at Fort Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March 17,1865. Received at Boulware & Cox s Wharves, James River, Va., March 19,1865. No later record. Morgan, W. J.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. November l,1862. Captured at Burkeville, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865. Filed for pension Newton Co. Mott, Jackson L.- private August 14, 1861. Captured at Fair Ground Hospital at Petersburg, Va. April 3,1865, and died there April 14,1865. Owens, John J.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Filed for pension in Schley Co. Owens, J(ames) M.- private April 20,1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Witnessed application for John J. Owens, Schley Co. Polsom(Polson), F. M.-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 30, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant June l, 1862 ; 2d Sergeant April 1,1863 ; 1st Sergeant. Transferred to Co. B, l7th Regiment Ga. Inf. Captured at Burkville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865. Appears also as Polson and Polston. F.M. Polson filed for penson in Newton Co., Ga. Price, Thomas- private August 14,1861. Purvis, William- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with diarrhoea May 2,1862. Transferred to Lynchburg, Va. or Farmville, Va. May 27, 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. A W.L. Purvis srv 17th Ga. witnesses widow's claim of Ann Wilson in Webster Co.? Rabun, Andrew J.- private August 14, 1861. Died January 12, 1862. Rabun, F. N.- private August 14,1861. Reed, Jesse F.(or Reid)- private August 14,1861. Died October 6, or 11,1861. Rice, Silas (or Sylus)- private August 14,1861. Discharged, dis-ability, October 21,1861. Richardson, I. P.- private. Richardson, Samuel R.- private August 14,1861. Captured. Exchanged in 1862. Appears last on roll for February 28,1863. Rouse, James N.- private August 14,1861. Died July 12,1862. Smith, Alexander W.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Detailed with Engineer Corps. Discharged, overage, February 6,1865. Widow Averrella Smith filed widow's claim in Schley Co. Smith, Isaac H.- private August 14,1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, Va. August 5,1862. Discharged from Fort Wool, Va. August 26, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Smith, Lovie B.- private August 14, 1861. Admitted to Moore Hospital, General Hospital #1, at Danville, Va. December 27,1861. Died in 1st Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. January 11,1862. Note: Should be Lovet. Died of typhoid Pneumonia in the hospital in Virginia. I have obtained from the Georgia Archives his service record as well as the pension application by his widow 1891. His widow was Sarah Jones Smith. My Gr Grandmother, Catherine O. Smith, is listed on one of the legal documents attesting to the fact that Sarah Smith was indeed Lovet B. Smith's widow. Researcher: Mbmjlm22@aol.com Stevens, Morgan N.- private August 14, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Died in 3d Ga. Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 4,1862. Tatum, Burnum C.- private August 14, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. On detail in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. February 28,1865, and captured there May 28,1865. Released at U. S. A. General Hospital, Point Lookout, Md., July 7,1865. Admitted to General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va. July 8,1865, and discharged July 17,1865. Taylor, John T.- private August 14,1861. Discharged, disability, at Farmville, Va. February 13,1863. Taylor, Robert T.- private December 12,1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Died of chronic dysentery at Fort Delaware, Del. September 22,1863. Turner, A. M- private August 14,1861. Tyson, Enoch- private August 14,1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, and captured at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Paroled at Warrenton, Va. September 29,1862. On wounded furlough close of war. Varnadoe, A. J.- private August 14,1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Waldrop, James S. L.- private August 14,1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Wall, Andrew Jackson- private August 14,1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, and in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863. Detailed in Macon, Ga. hospital. On wounded furlough close of war. Filed for pension Schley Co. Watson, Thomas J.- private August 14,1861. Died at Richmond, Va. December 28,1861. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Weekly, G. W. (or John H.)- private August 14, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 1861. Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. with pneumonia July 7, 1862. Returned to duty July 21, 1862. Admitted to same hospital July 27, 1862, and discharged therefrom (having resigned on account of disability August 4,1862 ), August 7,1862. Wynn, John H.- private August 14,1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation at shoulder, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. On wounded furlough close of war. Filed for pension in Sumter Co. Yelverton, Walter C. private August 14, 1861. Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital February 28, 1863. Discharged, disability, from General Hospital at Liberty, Va. February 6;1864. Rolls on file for this company cover period January 1863 -February 1865.