SCREVEN COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  - Civil War  Co. G 25th Regiment "Brown Light Infantry"


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1st Company G, 25th Regiment
Screven County
"Brown Light Infantry"

This company was successively designated 1st Company G, 2nd
Company C, and 2nd Company F.

Andres, James R. (or Andrews) -- Private - August 8, 1861.
Appointed 1st Corporal May 11, 1862. Roll for October 31,
1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show
he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in
Screven County, Georgia February 14, 1842.)

Andres, P. L. (or Andrews) -- Private - May 12, 1862. Died
in Screven County, Georgia June 21, 1862.

Andres, Solomon S. (or Andrews) -- Private - August 8, 1861.
Captured in Screven County, Georgia December 4, 1864.
Released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 22, 1865. (Born in
Screven County, Georgia in 1838. Died in Effingham County,
Georgia June 5, 1908.)

Andres, Thomas (or Andrews) -- Private - September 25, 1862,
Roll for January -February 1864, shows him, "In General
Hospital at Guyton, Georgia as a patient." Roll for February
1864, same hospital, shows him "as a nurse, discharged
February 1, 1864."

Andrews, Ulishus L. -- 4th Sergeant - August 8, 1861.
Retired May 11, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 11, 1862.
Died in Mississippi in 1862.

Archer, David Isaiah -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged
by civil authority August 15, 1862.

Barrett, Henry -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged by
civil authority August 15, 1862.

Bazemore, Humphrey R. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension
records show he was at home on furlough close of war.
Paroled, Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865. (Born in Georgia
November 29, 1882.)

Bazemore, Lewis P. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Paroled
at Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865. (Born in Screven County,
Georgia February 17, 1839.)

Bazemore, Robert T. -- Private - October 13, 1861. Admitted
to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia
September 29, 1863, and furloughed there for 30 days same
day. No later record.

Bazemore, William H. -- Private - August 8, 1861. In
Walker's Division Hospital at Lauderdale Springs,
Mississippi August 31, 1863. Paroled, Augusta, Georgia May
18, 1865.

Best, Absalom -- Private - August 8, 1861. Killed at
Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863.

Best, Adolphus C. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 2nd
Corporal May 11, 1862. Wounded in right wrist, producing
fracture of ulna, May 19, 1864. In Floyd House & Ocmulgee
Hospitals at Macon, Georgia, wounded, in 1864, where he was
furloughed of 60 days August 3, 1864. No later record. (Born
in Effingham County, Georgia February 22, 1839.)

Best, Amos J. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 3rd
Corporal May 11, 1862. Died of typhoid fever in 1863.

Best, Henry E. -- Private - September 26, 1862. Discharged,
disability, July 15, 1862.

Best, James W. -- 4th Corporal - August 8, 1861. Appointed
Sergeant. Elected 2nd Lieutenant May 11, 1862; 1st
Lieutenant September 3, 1862; Captain September 19, 1863.

Black, James Edgar -- Private - February 27, 1862. In
Walker's Division Hospital at Lauderdale Springs,
Mississippi August 31, 1863. No later record.

Bryan, Isaac W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 1st
Sergeant May 11, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant November 10,
1862. Admitted to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon,
Georgia February 9, 1865. Returned to duty March 20, 1865.
No later record.

Bryan, Samuel W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged,
disability, June 15, 1862. Reenlisted. Captured at Pulaski,
Tennessee December 25, 1864. Died at Camp Chase, Ohio March
25, 1865. Grave #1750, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.

Cail, Bud G.-- See private, Company D.

Cail, Jempsey -- Private - August 8, 1861. Attached to
Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi hospital July 1, 1863. Died
in 1864.

Cail, William Richard -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No
later record.

Clary, G. W. (or Cleary) -- Private - April 2, 1862. In
Convalescent Camp October 31, 1862. No later record.

Clary, John (or Cleary) -- Private - April 15, 1862.
Discharged by civil authority July 22, 1862.

Conner, Charles M. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured at
Jackson, Mississippi July 17, 1863. Paroled at Fort
Delaware, Delaware for exchange September 14, 1864. Received
at Varina, Virginia September 22, 1864. Appointed Musician.
Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Darvie, Richard -- Private - August 8, 1861. Transferred to
Company A, 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters August 1,
1862; to C.S. Navy as landsman in 1863. Captured at
Richmond, Virginia April 8, 1865, and paroled there April
27, 1865. Appears also as Davie and Davis.

Davis, E. C. -- Private - July 1864. Paroled, Augusta,
Georgia May 18, 1865.

Dell, John C. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged,
disability, June 22, 1862.

Dell, Sidney -- Private - August 8, 1861. Reported "Present,
detailed in Adjutant's Office," on roll for September-
October 1862. Examined for furlough December 1, 1863. No
later record.

Enecks, William W. (or Enicks) -- Private - May 9, 1862.
Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Evans, John -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 32nd
Regiment Georgia Infantry In C.S.A. Military Hospital #4, at
Wilmington, North Carolina with catarrh, January 5, 1863.
Returned to duty January 26, 1863. Furloughed for 30 days
January 28, 1863. Transferred to 1st Company G, 25th
Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for William J.
Roberts, January 7, 1865.

Farr, William J. -- Private - February 22, 1862. Discharged,
disability, at Thunderbolt, Georgia May 18, 1862.

Fraser, James R. -- 1st Lieutenant - August 8, 1861. Retired
May 11, 1862.

Furns, John S. -- Private - August 8, 1861..Died in
Savannah, Georgia hospital June 14, 1862.

Gross, John -- Private - December 17, 1861. Discharged by
civil authority August 15, 1862. Appointed Corporal of
Company C, 5th Regiment Georgia Reserve Infantry May 15,
1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him
present. Paroled at Thomasville, Georgia May 20, 1865. (Born
in Screven County, Georgia)

Gross, William J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured at
Pulaski, Tennessee December 25, 1864. Released at Point
Lookout, Maryland June 24, 1865. (Born in Georgia.)

Hamilton, William Dyson -- Captain - August 8, 1861. Retired
May 11, 1862.

Hodges, Washington P.-- 3rd Corporal August 8, 1861.
Appointed 2nd Sergeant May 11, 1862. Wounded at Atlanta,
Georgia July 22, 1864. In Macon, Georgia hospital on account
of flesh wound through thigh July 29, 1864. No later record.

Howard, John Solomon -- Private - . Receipted for clothing
June 21, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865.

Howard, Levi -- Enlisted as a private in Company I, 5th
Regiment Georgia State Troops October 14, 1861. Mustered out
April 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1st Company G, 25th
Regiment Georgia Infantry April 19, 1862. Wounded through
hand, resulting in amputation of middle finger, at
Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863. Paroled at Augusta,
Georgia May 18, 1865. (Born in Screven County, Georgia in
1838.)

Johnson, S. M. -- Private - May 12, 1862. Died at Savannah,
Georgia August 1, 1862.

Kent, Jesse W. -- 1st Lieutenant - September 19, 1863. See
2nd Sergeant Company D.

Kent, William A. -- Private - January 1, 1862. Transferred
to Company A, 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters August 1,
1862. Captured near Jackson, Mississippi July 20, 1863. Took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and enlisted in the
7th Regiment U. S. Cavalry at Camp Morton, Indiana August
1863.

Lane, William -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for October
31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension records
show he was wounded in left side at Chickamauga, Georgia
September 19, 1863. (Born in Screven County, Georgia in
1830.)

Lee, Absalom B. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 4th
Corporal May 11, 1862. Discharged from Military Hospital #4,
at Wilmington, North Carolina, convalescent from typhoid
fever, February 19, 1863. Killed at Atlanta, Georgia July
22, 1864.

Lee, Augustus W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Lee, George R. -- Private - October 25, 1861. Transferred to
Company F, 5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry between October 31,
1862 and January 1863. Roll from June 30, to December 31,
1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave December
15, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 20, 1865.

Lucas, James M. -- 1st Sergeant - August 8, 1861. Elected
Jr. 2nd Lieutenant September 23, 1861. Retired May 11, 1862.

Lucas, Richard S. -- 2nd Corporal - August 8, 1861. Retired
May 11, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 11, 1862. Discharged
by civil authority August 15, 1862.

Lucas, Robert E. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged,
disability, August 15, 1862.

Maner, Henry C. -- Private - September 1, 1861. Elected Jr.
2nd Lieutenant September 3, 1862. Pension records show he
was wounded through right shoulder and permanently disabled
at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864, and was at home on
wounded furlough close of war.

Marsh, Solomon E. -- 3rd Sergeant August 8, 1861. Retired
May 11, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 11, 1862. Admitted
to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia, with
chronic diarrhoea, October 13, 1863. Transferred to
Whiteside, Georgia October 19, 1863. Pension records show he
was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Screven
County, Georgia October 30, 1837.)

McClelan, Elias C. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Reported
"Present, sick in camp," on roll dated October 31, 1862.
Wounded. Home, wounded furlough, close of war.

McGee, Benjamin S. -- Private - August 22, 1862.
Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

McGee, Eli K. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 4th
Sergeant May 11, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1862, last on
file, shows him present. No later record.

McGee, John W. -- Private - February 24, 1862. Discharged by
civil authority September 10, 1862.

McLane, A. Nathaniel -- Private - August 8, 1861. Died in
Bulloch County, Georgia October 23, 1861.

Minors, Robert J. -- Private - January 5, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows he was detached on
Government work at Savannah, Georgia No later record.

Mock, Sion -- Private - August 8, 1861. Furloughed from
LaGrange, Georgia hospital for 50 days from October 2, 1863,
and permitted to remain at Savannah, Georgia No later
record.

Moore, John R. -- 2nd Sergeant - August 8, 1861. Appointed
1st Sergeant October 1, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 11,
1862; Captain September 3, 1862. Killed at Chickamauga,
Georgia September 19, 1863.

Morgan, David E. -- 1st Corporal - August 8, 1861. Retired
May 11, 1862. Enlisted as a private May 11, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. No later
record. (Born in Screven County, Georgia October 1831.)

Morgan, Edward A. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed
Sergeant. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee December 16,
1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois May 17, 1865.

Morgan, John A. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Morgan, Solomon H. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured at
Nashville, Tennessee December 16, 1864. Received at Camp
Douglas, Illinois December 24, 1864. Records show he was
discharged at Camp Douglas, Illinois May 17, 1865, Remarks,
"Claims to have been loyal. Enlisted through false
representations, was captured and desires to take oath of
allegiance to U.S. Government and become a loyal citizen."
Roll not dated. Indorsement shows "Received, (O.C.G.P.),
February 3, 1865."

Morgan, Thomas J. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Wounded at
Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863. Died in Kingston,
Georgia hospital September 30, 1863.

Morse, James M. -- Private - February 21, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Mulford, George L. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Attached to
Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia, as
nurse, March 23, 1864. Killed near Marietta, Georgia in
1864.

Newton, George W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 3rd
Sergeant May 11, 1862. Sick in Screven County, Georgia
October 31, 1862. No later record.

Newton, Samuel M. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 5th
Sergeant May 11, 1862. Killed at Nashville, Tennessee
December 16, 1864.

Newton, William R. -- Private - April 25, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him "Sick at
Convalescent Camp." No later record.

Nunnally, Diedrius B. C. -- Private - August 8, 1861.
Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia
September 19, 1863. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee
December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois June
19, 1865. (Born in Georgia February 1844.)

Oliveira, William D. (or Oliveric) -- Private - January 10,
1862. Transferred to C.S. Navy July 6, 1864. Served as
Acting Master's Mate with the Savannah Squadron. Captured at
Fort McAllister, Georgia December 13, 1864. "Reported at
Savannah, Georgia, for 15 days ending April 15, 1865. Wishes
to remain in city."

Olmstead, Francis -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged
September 10, 1862.

Peacock, Jesse -- Private - December 30, 1861. Discharged,
disability, at Thunderbolt, Georgia May 18, 1862.

Poythress, Daniel W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured
near Nashville, Tennessee December 16, 1864. "Claims to have
been loyal. Enlisted through false representation. Was
captured and desires to take oath of allegiance to U. S.
Government and becomes a loyal citizen. Discharged at Camp
Douglas, Illinois May 18, 1865." (Born in Screven County,
Georgia February 26, 1838.)

Poythress, Isaac -- Private - August 8, 1861. Died in
Screven County, Georgia June 29, 1862.

Prescott, George M. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Paroled at
Augusta, Georgia May 8, 1865.

Prescott, Homer V. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Died
November 2, 1861.

Pye, James H. -- Private - April 19, 1862. Captured at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee December 7, 1864. Paroled at Camp
Chase, Ohio for exchange May 2, 1865. Received at Vicksburg,
Mississippi May 12, 1865. Died in Screven County, Georgia
December 25, 1909.

Robbins, Moses N. -- Private - April 7, 1862. Admitted to
C.S.A. General Military Hospital #4, at Wilmington, North
Carolina with fever, in 1863. Returned to duty January 19,
1863. No later record.

Robbins, William B. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Sick in
Kingston, Georgia hospital November 1, 1863. No later
record.

Roberts, Augustus H. -- Private - August 8, 1861. On daily
duty as Quartermaster's clerk October 1861 -November 1862.
Received pay February 10, 1863. No later record.

Roberts, Henry B. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Paroled at
Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865.

Roberts, John M. -- Private - April 18, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension
records show he was wounded and permanently disabled at
Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863, and was at home on
wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Georgia April 13,
1844.)

Roberts, Seaborn J. -- Private - April 18, 1862. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present, sick in
camp. No later record.

Roberts, William J. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Transferred
to Regimental band June 1, 1862. Returned to this company.
Transferred to Company K, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry, in
exchange for John Evans, January 7, 1865. Surrendered,
Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. (Born in Georgia
in 1839.)

Scott, William J. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension
records show he was wounded and disabled at Franklin,
Tennessee November 30, 1864, and was at home on furlough
close of war. (Born in Wayne County, Georgia in 1840.)

Simmons, John B. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Died in
Effingham County, Georgia June 18 or 22, 1862.

Smith, Samuel Newton -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured
at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864. Paroled at Camp Chase,
Ohio and sent to City Point, Virginia for exchange March 4,
1865. No later record. (Born in Screven County, Georgia in
1841.)

Smith, William H. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Died January
20, 1862.

Smoak, John M. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for October
31, 1862, last on file, shows him sick in Convalescent Camp.
No later record. (Born in South Carolina in 1834.)

Stewart, Charles W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee December 7, 1864. Died of pneumonia
at Camp Chase, Ohio February 5, 1865. Grave #1056, Camp
Chase Confederate Cemetery.

Stewart, Edward G. -- Private - August 14, 1861. On picket
duty at Little Ogeechee River Bridge, Georgia October 31,
1862. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee December 16, 1864.
Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois June 20, 1865.

Stewart, James A. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him absent with leave.
No later record.

Stewart, James P. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Captured at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee December 7, 1864. Released at Camp
Chase, Ohio June 12, 1865. Died in Screven County, Georgia
February 1910.

Stewart, John D. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed
Musician. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26,
1865. (Born in Screven County, Georgia)

Stewart, William S. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed
4th Corporal. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April
26, 1865. (Born in Screven County, Georgia September 25,
1831.)

Thomas, William B. -- Private - October 25, 1861. Discharged
at Camp Young November 3, 1862.

Thompson, Archibald P. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll for
October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present, sick in
camp. No later record.

Watters, Judge B. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Transferred
to Company A, 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters August 1,
1862. Appointed 1st Corporal. Captured at Nashville,
Tennessee December 16, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S.
Government and enlisted in U.S. service at Camp Chase, Ohio,
and transferred to Chicago, Illinois March 20, 1865.

Williams, David -- Private - August 8, 1861. Discharged,
disability, Camp Smith, Georgia June 15, 1862.

Williams, Francis Marion -- Private - August 8, 1861. Roll
for October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him absent at
Convalescent Camp. No later record.

Williams, G. C. -- Private - August 25, 1862. Appears last
on roll for August 31, 1862.

Williams, William L. -- Private - February 21, 1862. Roll
for October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him on picket duty
at Little Ogeechee River Bridge, Georgia No later record.

Williams, William R. -- Private - February 22, 1862. Roll
for October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him sick in
Screven County, Georgia. No later record.

Winters, H. A. -- Private - September 12, 1862. Deserted
October 1862.

Woodward, Savoy D. -- Private - August 24, 1861. Transferred
to Company A, 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters August 1,
1862. In General Hospital July -August 1864. Captured at
Jonesboro, Georgia September 1, 1864. Died of chronic
diarrhoea at Camp Douglas, Illinois January 20, 1865.

Wright, George W. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Transferred
to Regimental Band June 1, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro,
North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Young, Edward L. -- Private - August 8, 1861. Appointed 2nd
Sergeant October 2, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant May 11,
1862; 2nd Lieutenant September 3, 1862. Roll for October 31,
1862, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Young, Remer R. -- 2nd Lieutenant - August 8, 1861, Elected
Captain May 1, 1862. Resigned on account of nervous debility
August 24, 1862. Resignation accepted September 3, 1862.
Died at home in 1862.