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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/********************** ************************************************* Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, 5th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA (See list of battles below) OFFICERS: Burton, Robert-Captain May 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. Resigned in 1861. NOTE: Green, John J.-1st Lieutenant May 11, 1861. On leave of absence April 24-May 14, 1862. No later record. Hudson, Charles B.-2d Lieutenant May 11, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward August 18, 1862. Returned to company as 2d Lieutenant March 22, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 Wyche, Robert Henry--Jr.2d Lieutenant May 11, 1861. Resigned April 30, 1862. Born September 28, 1836. Died June 6, 1862. Stevens, Jasper H.(or Stephens)--1st Sergeant May 11, 1861. Appointed 2d Lieutenant of Co. K, June 4, 1862. Roll of Co. G, for August 31, 1864 , last on file, bears remark, Returned to ranks form acting Lieutenant July 29, 1862." No later record. NOTE:Born 07 June 1831 in Harris Co., Ga., and died 21 Jan 1898 in Putnam, GA. He married Cordelia Hurt 20 Apr 1858 Sellers, David W. 2d Sergeant May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age, August 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private December 30, 1862. Wounded December 6, 1864 , and sent to hospital. No later record. Drew, Shadrack W.-3d Sergeant May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Bivins, Robert T.-4th Sergeant May 11, 1861. Sent to Charles-ton, S. C. hospital October 6, 1864. No later record. Guice, Albertus T.---1st Corporal May 11, 1861. Appointed Ser-geant. Supposed to have been killed at Tanner's Ferry, Ga. May 15, 1864. Carter, Joseph A.-2d Corporal May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Snipes, James J: 3d Corporal May 11, 1861. Wounded at Mis sionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 1864. Transferred to Co. K. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Barnes, Thomas P.---4th Corporal May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, and appointed 5th Sergeant April 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Appointed Ensign 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 20, 1864. Captured at Savannah, Ga. December 21, 1864. Released at Ft. Delaware, Del. June 16, 1864. Burton, Homer W.-Musician May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Sick in hospital April 30, 1864. No later record. Beall, Benjamin G.(or Bell, Benjamin D.)-Musician May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later record. PRIVATES Allen, Augustus E.- private May 11, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant April 30, 1862. Died of typhoid fever at Canton, Miss. June 23, 1862. Allen, Aurelius-- private May 18, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Allen, Henry H.-- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 5, 1862. Reenlisted June 22, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Allen, Thomas J: ---- private May 11, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Allen, William-- private May 11, 1861. Wounded at Bentonville, N. C. March 18, 1865. Paroled at General Hospital in Thomasville, N. C. May 1, 1865. Battle, John C.- private May 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1861. No later record. Beamon, Robert G. W. (or Beaman)- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Discharged September 1862. Brannam, W. J. (or Brannon)- private April 23, 1863. Deserted at Chickamauga, Ga. September 21, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. December 13, 1863. Browning, Harrison C: ---- private May 11, 1861 : Appointed 5th Sergeant. Died at Bridgeport, Ala. January 9, 1863. Bryan, William H: ---- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 12, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Bryant, James J.-- private May 11, 1861. Left at Chattanooga, Tenn., sick, April 30, 1862. No later record. Burruss, J. H.-- private February 6, 1863. Deserted June 3, 1864. Cantrell; R. N: -private February 16, 1863. Died in Griffin, Ga. hos pital July 1864. Carr, Henry A: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged, furnished substitute, September 11, 1861. Carter, J. C: -private April 18, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Cleveland, Augustus C.- private May 11, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1862. Cleveland, William A. D: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged in 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned, disability, July 7, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 20, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 29, 1863. Appears last on roster dated January 21, 1865. Cockrell, Harrison W.- private May 17, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 4th Sergeant July 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 1, 1863. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant June 24, 1864. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga. September 1, 1864. No later record. Collins, Jesse W.- private May 11, 1861. Died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. April 9, 1862. Colts, R.- private April 15, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent, sent to hospital Nav.18, 1864. No later record. Cook, Walter B.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Ca. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 12, 1862. Deserted July 7, 1863. Captured, a Confederate deserter, near Cowan, Tenn. July 13, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and enlisted in Co. H, 35th Regiment Kentucky Inf., U. S. A., July 20, 1863. Cook, W. T.- private August 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, September 19, 1862. Coursey, John E.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Coursey, Robert L: -private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 22, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 31, 1862. Discharged on account of chronic rheumatism November 29, 1862. Coursey, William A: -private May 11, 1861 Wounded. Dis charged April 8, 1862. Reenlisted March 10, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Crittendon, E. C.(or Crilington)-- private April 23, 1864. Killed near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 26, 1864. Cruse, Warren M.-- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga.Sharpshooters July 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Culver, W. J.-- private May 31, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Devane, Taylor H. (Holloway) private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born:11- 23-1840 Buried Schley Co. Sellars Cem 4-03-1919) Dinkins, Henry J: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. September 8, 1862. No later record. Drummond, J. B.- private April 11, 1863. Sent to hospital May 18, 1864. No later record. Dumas, Covington-See private Co. E. Duncan, H: -private February 6, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Dupree, Herod G-- private May 19, 1861. Transferred to Go. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Detached by order of General Johnston, account of disability, April 30- August 31, 1864. No later record. NOTE: married Ella Dayton Cook They moved to Bell Co. Tx. and died here in the 1920's Researcher:ann- t@sbcglobal.net Ann Thomas Eason, John W.- private May 11, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862. Eiland, John S. (or Eisland)- private May 11, 1861. Trans ferred to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 5th Sergeant June 12, 1862. On detached duty in Atlanta, Ga. hospital April 30, 1864. No later record. Ellis, P: -private May 24, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Fox, J. M.- private February 8, 1863. Sent to Charleston, S. C. hos pital September 29, 1864. No later record. Glover, John L.- private May 11, 1861. Died of disease at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. September 12, 1862. Goodson, Alexander Asbury- private May 11, 1861. Died af disease July 9, 1863. Gramling, William Simpson- private February 16, 1863. Surren dered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Gravitt, John B.--Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant of Co. E, 43d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 10, 1862. Resigned September 2, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 5, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave since September 12, 1864. No later record. Green, Charles H.--- private May 11, 1861. Appointed Asst. Surgeon (to rank from July 25, 1862 ), and ordered to report to General Bragg September 26, 1862. On duty with Thomas' Legion North Carolina Troops October 5, 1864. No later record. Green, Robert H.- private May 11, 1861. Supposed to have been killed at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Greene, S. Milton- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 25, 1861. Grubbs, Robert H.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal September 1862. Wounded at Dallas, Ga: May 27, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Guttenberger, C.- private 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Hanley, William ft. (or Handley, William H.)- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 12, 1862. Died in Tennessee prior to August 31, 1864. Hanson, George A. (or Henson)--- private May 11, 1861. Trans ferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later record. Hatcher, James M: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later record. Hickey, Benjamin G: -private May 11, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave from December 7, 1864. No later record. Hixson, Augustus G: -private September 24, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Hixson, Seaborn J.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged for disability at Pensacola, Fla. October 18, 1861. Hixson, Thomas J: -private May 11, 1861. Wounded December 6, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days, account of wounds, December 1864. No later record. Hixson, William- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over- age, August 31, 1862. Holloway, W. M.-- private March 10, 1864. Surrendered Greens-boro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Holston, Jasper- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over- age, August 12, 1862. Hurt, John T.-- private May 11, 1861. Elected Captain May 8, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Jordan, H. T: -private October 17, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Jordan, W.- private May 24, 1864. Sent to hospital June 1864. No later record. Kilcrease, Benjamin F: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Captured at Dallas, Ga. May 27, 1864. Took oath of al legiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and enlisted in Co. A, 3d Regiment U. S. Inf. October 13, 1864. Killebrew, Richard W: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Cor-poral. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1862. No later record. Laing, Jefferson D. (or Lang)- private May 11, 1861. Trans-ferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharp-shooters July 1862. Died at Lauderdale Springs, Miss. August 3, 1862. Larkins, George W.-- private May 11, 1861. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Lashley, James- private May 24, 1864. Absent without leave from October 21, - December 31, 1864. No later record. Leonard, J. S: -private April 7, 1864. Wounded December 6, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him on furlough for 30 days, account of wounds, from December 17, 1864. No later record. Little, John M: -private May 11, 1861. Died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. March 17, 1862. Lockhart, Zachariah S. (or Zachariah B.)- private. Died at Canton, Miss. July 1, 1862. Lumpkin, Thomas B.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Lunceford, Charles R: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Maner, W. E.- private August 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, August 20, 1862. Mann, J. T. L.--- private May 31, 1864. Discharged, disability; August 7, 1864. Massey, Wesley N.--- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters May 11, 1862. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1863. No later record. Meador, R. C.-- private March 12, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Merritt, John W: Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guards Inf. February 7, 1863. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 1, 1863. Discharged, disability, December 14, 1863. Meyers, T. J. (or Myers)-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Mitchell, J. L.- private June 2, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows he was sick in Macon, Ga. hospital. No later record. Mooney, Eli- private February 5, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Mooney, J. H: -private April 15, 1864. Absent without leave October - December 31, 1864. No later record. Myers, Thomas B.--- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Naylor, R.--- private August 4, 1862. Discharged, disability, January 8, 1863. Parker, Alexander- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, Pensacola, Fla. January 9, 1862. Parker, James W: -private May 11, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Transferred to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters August 5, 1863. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Camp Douglas, Ill. January 16, 1865. Parrish, James-- private May 11, 1861. Discharged February 8, 1862. Peacock, Caleb LaFayette- private March 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 1, 1863. In Fort Valley, Ga. hospital April 20, 1865 , to close of war.(Born in Ga.) Peacock, Seth Andrews- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862. Discharged, by reason of having been commissioned, prior to December 31, 1862. Peacock, Simon M.(or Simon W.)- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters and appointed 2d Corporal April 18, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862. Died of wounds January 6, 1863. Pilcher, Louis P: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Pilkerton, J. P.(or Pilkinton)--- private November 20, 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Pruitt, D. M: -private February 7, 1863. Deserted near Kingston, Ga. May 16, 1864. Rentz, Calvin- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Roberts, A. J.- private February 11, 1863. Surrendered Greens-boro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Roberts, James B.--- private March 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. A, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Roper, H. H.(or W. H.)- private January 30, 1863. Sent to hospital December 18, 1864. No later record. Rouse, William N: -private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters in 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. Sears, William J.- private May 11, 1861. Elected Captain December 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1862. No later record. Shute, G: -private July 1, 1862. Discharged, disability, Bridge port, Ala., January 20, 1863. Stevens, Monroe S.--- private June 22, 1861. Appointed Ser geant. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Taylor, John T: -private May 11, 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1, 1861. No later record. Thompson, James D: -private May 11, 1861. Sick in- Division Hospital at Tyner, Tenn. August 31, 1862. No later record. Tuggle, J. B.---Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guards Inf. February 11, 1863. Transferred to Co. 6, 5th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863. Absent without leave from November 20-December 31, 1864. No later record. Vaughn, Benjamin F: -private May 11, 1861. Deserted while on furlough August 14, 1864. Walker, William B.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, overage, Pensacola, Fla., September 25, 1861. Wall, George W.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged April 8, 1862. Warren, Eli- private May 11, 1861. Left at Chattanooga, Tenn., sick, April 30, 1862. Contracted pneumonia at Bridgeport, Ala. and sent to Atlanta, Ga. hospital, where he died May 5, 1862. Warren, Francis-- private May 11, 1861. Left at Pensacola, Fla., sick, February 10, 1862. Discharged, disability, March 7, 1862. Whitcombe, David C. N.- private June 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. 1, April 18, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters June 12, 1862. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant. Roll for August 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him on detached duty as teamster in Quartermaster Dept. No later record. Whitsett, Joseph G.- private May 11, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant October 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Williams, A. J.--- private April 15, 1862. Deserted near Calhoun, Ga. May 11, 1864. Williams, John M: -private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Wilson, George R.- private May 11, 1861. Discharged, over-age, July 29, 1862. Wimbish, George Crawford--- private March 23, 1864. Roll far December 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.(Born in Schley County, Ga. February 22, 1846. Died at Albany, Ga. February 8, 1936.) Wimbish, Miles W.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Womack, Charles- private May 11, 1861. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn. December 31, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Civil War Letter on- line) Woods, James F.- private May 11, 1861. Surrendered Greens-boro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Woods, W. A: -private May 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Wyatt, Benjamin J.- private May 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. L, April 19, 1862 ; to Co. D, 2d Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters July 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal September 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 46th Regiment Ga. Inf. in exchange for John M. Rouse November 6, 1863. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 20, 1864. Surren-dered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. ==============contributed by Harris Hill =============== 5th Ga. Voluntary Infantry Rgt. ASSIGNMENTS: Pensacola, Florida (September - October 1861) Department of Alabama and West Florida (October 1861 - March 1862) Jackson's Brigade, Wither's Division, 2nd Corps, Army Department #2 (April-June 1862) Jackson's Brigade, Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi (June-July 1862) Jackson's Brigade, Withers' Division, Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi Department #2 August-November 1862) Jackson's Brigade, Withers' Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee (November - December 1862) Jackson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee (December 1862 - August 1863) Jackson's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1t Corps, Army of tennessee (August 1863 - February 1864) Jackson's Brigade, Walker's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee (February - July 1864) Taliaferro's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (July - September 1864) Post of Florence, South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (October - November 1864) Harrison's Command, Taliaferro's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (November-December 1864) Harrison's Bridage, McLaw's Division, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (December 1864 - April 1865) Harrison's Brigade, Walthall's Division, 3rd Crops, Army of Tennessee (April 1865) BATTLES: Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861) Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862) Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862 - January 3, 1863) Tullahoma Campaign (June - August 1863) Chickamauga (September 19 & 20, 1863) Chattanooga Siege (September - November 1863) Chattanooga (November 23, 1863) Atlanta Campaign (May - September 1864) Savannah Campaign (November - December 1864) Tullifiny Station (December 1864) Carolinas Campaign (February - April 1865) Bentonville (March 19 - 21 1865)