TALBOT COUNTY GA  MILITARY  Company K - 27th Regiment

COMPANY K, 27TH REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

OFFICERS:
SMITH, Levi B.-Captain Sept 10, 1861. Elected Colonel Sept 11, 1861. Killed
at Sharpsburg, Md Sept 17, 1862 [prominent lawyer in Talbotton. Delegate to Secession Convention in Milledgeville, 1861. Voted for secession]

BUSSEY, Hezekiah-1st Lieutenant Sept 10, 1861. Elected Captain Sept 11, 1861.
Captured Sept 13, 1862. Sent from Fort Delaware, Delaware to Aiken's Landing, Va
for exchange, Oct 2, 1862. Exchanged Nov 10, 1862. Elected Major Apr 1,
1864; Lieutenant Colonel (to rank from June 24, 2864), Sept 27, 1864.
Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C, Apr 26, 1865. Born
in Talbotton, Ga Apr 18, 1840) Died: Columbus: November 8, 1917
Obit:http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/obits/gob675bussey.txt

RAINES, Wilkins J.-2nd Lieutenant Sept 10, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant Sept
11, 1861. Wounded, left leg permanently disabled at Seven Pines, Va Mar 31,
1862. Resigned Mar 16, 1863. (Born in Ga May 20, 1833.)

CALHOUN, Calvin-Jr 2nd Lieutenant Sept 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Sept
11, 1861; 1st Lieutenant Mar 16, 1863; Captain May 1, 1864. Captured near
Fort Fisher, N.C. Feb 11, 1865. Released at Ft Delaware, Del June 17, 1865.

WILLIAMSON,Garry T.-1st Sergeant Sept 10, 1861. Died of erysipelas at Camp
Pickens, Va Jan 1, 1862.

GIDDINGS, William B.-1st Sergeant Nov 1, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C.
Apr 26, 1865.

PARKER, Josiah Bunkley-2d Sergeant Sept 10, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Sept
14, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.(Born in Talbot Co Ga
July 1844.)

GREEN, David-3rd Sergeant Sept 10, 1861. Killed at Seven Pines, Va May 31,
1862.

TURNER, Raleigh H.-3rd Sergeant Mar 4, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1862.
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va June 27, 1862; Malvern Hill, Va July 1,1862.
Appointed Commissary Sergeant.Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.
(Born in Talbot Co, Ga May 28, 1838.)

SMITH, William C.-4th Sergeant Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C.
Apr 26, 1865. (Born in Talbot Co Ga, Aug 8, 1845.)

CALHOUN, William-5th Sergeant Sept 19, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va, June
19, 1864.

KELLUM, Robert H.-1st Corporal Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Pension
records show he was wounded in toe, necessitating amputation, at Petersburg,
Va July 30, 1864. (Born in Ga, Sept 22, 1841.)

SMITH, R. Marion-2d Corporal Sept 10,1861. Captured at Bentonville, N.C. Mar
18, 1866. Released at Point Lookout, Md June 19, 1865.

DOWNS, Henry C.-3rd Corporal Feb 24, 1862. Wounded through hips at Weldon
Railroad, Va Aug 18, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865. (Born
in Ga June 18, 1844.)

DREW, William H.-4th Corporal Sept 10, 1861. Wounded in right hand and
shoulder at Cold Harbor, Va June 3, 1864. (Born in Ga July 5, 1841.)

(The dates of promotion of some of the officers conflict, but errors cannot be
corrected as there are no rolls of this company on file in the War Department at
Washington, D.C. except from Mar 1, 1864 to Apr 30, 1864.

PRIVATES:

ALSABROOK, Lewis-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C, Apr
26, 1865. (Born in Ga. Died June 17, 1922)

BEDELL, Abner W.-Private Mar 4, 1862. Deserted. Received by Provost Marshal
General, Washington,D.C., a confederate deserter, Sept 12, 1864, with following
remarks relative to him:"Released on oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt, and furnished
transportation to Ark."

BEDELL, Henry D.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865.

BELYEU, Berry-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26,
1865.

BELYEU, Freeman-Private Sept 10, 1861. Sent to Yorktown, Va hospital Dec
1862. No further record.

BELYEU, John A.-Private Mar 4, 1862. Roll for Apr 30, 1864, last on file,
shows him present. No later record.

BELYEU, John C.-Private June 10, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26,
1865.

BELYEU, Josiah-Private Mar 10, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va May 24, 1862.
Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

BELYEU, Richard-Private Mar 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26,
1865.

BELYEU, Wesley F.-Private Mar 4, 1862. Appointed Corporal. In Charleston,
S.C. hospital Apr 25, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.
Belyeu family researcher: David DNHAMILL@aol.com


BINS, John F.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26,
1865.

BONNER, James Whit-Private Sept 10, 1861. Received pay Apr 30, 1862. No
later record. (Born in Upson Co Ga Apr 8, 1833.)

BRUCE, General(Spencer) Jackson-Private Sept 10, 1861. Transferred to Co. I, 46th
Regt Ga Inf Apr 14, 1864. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga July 22, 1864.
Surrendered,Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.

BYERS, John F.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at
Richmond, Va in 1862. Returned to duty June 13, 1862. No later record.

CALHOUN, Samuel John-Private July 2, 1862. On furlough Dec 1862. Roll for
Apr 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

CAMERON, Robert S.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Roll for Apr 30, 1864, last on
file, shows him present. No later record.

CARLISLE, Benjamin F.-Enlisted as a private in Co I, 46th Regt Ga Inf Mar 4,
1862. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt Ga Inf Apr 1, 1864. Wounded in left
elbow, at Bentonville, N.C. Mar 21, 1865. Admitted to General Hospital #13,
at Raleigh, N.C. Mar 21, 1865. Left arm amputated below elbow in 1865.
Furloughed for 60 days Apr 7, 1865.(Born in Ga Nov 27, 1842)

CARLISLE, James-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed at Ocean
Pond, Fla Feb 20, 1864.

CARLISLE, Michael (or Mekaga)-Private July 2, 1863. Killed at Ocean Pond, Fla
Feb 20, 1864.

COLE, George F.-Private Feb 4, 1864. Wounded in 1864. Admitted to Jackson
Hospital, Richmond, Va with wound in head, June 21, 1864. Furloughed for 30
days from July 24, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.

COLLEY, E. J.-Private Feb 11, 1864. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla Feb 20, 1864.
Died of pneumonia in Ladies' General Hospital #3, at Columbia, S.C., June
18, 1864.

CONNELL, John H.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Furloughed for 30 days, on account
of sickness, Feb 34, 1862. Discharged, disability, Aug 2, 1862.

CONNELL, William-Private May 4, 1862. Pension records show he lost sight of
right eye and arm was permanently disabled, at Chancellorville, Va May 3,
1863, and was in Columbus Ga hospital close of war. (Born in Talbot Co, Ga)

COOPER, William-Private Sept 10, 1861. Sent to Orange Court House, Va
hospital Jan 18, 1862. Died while at home on sick furlough Oct 8, 1862.

DELOACH, Solomon R.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Transferred to Co C, 3rd Regt Ga
Calvary Feb 25, 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Wounded in 1864. In Dandridge,
Tenn hospital, wounded, Dec 31, 1864. No later record.

DENNIS, William T.-Private May 20, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major Feb 28,
1864. Elected Jr 2nd Lieutenant of this company June 27, or Sept 14, 1864.
Paroled at Columbus, Ga in 1865.

DENT, James P.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Discharged,
disability, at Camp Pickens, Va Feb 12, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co C,
3rd Regt Ga Regt Ga Cavalry Apr 28, 1862. Discharged, disability, Jan 28,
1863.

DOWNS, John F.-Private Jan 10, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. Apr 26,
1865. (Born in Ga Apr 29, 1846.)

DOZIER, Charles E.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at
Seven Pines, Va May 31, 1862. Roll for Apr 30, 1864, last on file, shows him
absent, wounded. No later record.

DOZIER, James A.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Wounded, right thigh bone shattered,
resulting in permanent disability, at Seven Pines, Va May 31, 1862.
Recommended for retirement by Medical Examining Board, on account of wounds,
Nov 9, 1864. (Born in Ga Mar 20, 1840.)

DOZIER, Short-Private Sept 10, 1861.

DREW, James-Private Sept 10, 1861.

ELLISON, Samuel H.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Received pay Sept 5, 1864. No
later record.

FULIFORD, Staten, Sr-Private Aug 10, 1863. Wounded in arm, date and place
not given. Returned to duty from hospital Mar 30, 1865. (Born in North
Carolina Apr 22, 1821. Died in 1902)


FULLER, William H. - Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant Jan 1862. Killed
at Seven Pines, VA May 31, 1862.

GOODWIN, Thomas D.-Enlisted as a private in Co A, 27th Battn. Ga. Inf.
(Non-Conscripts), May 26, 1863. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar
15, 1864. Wounded, collar bone and three ribs broken at Petersburg, Va, July
1864. Captured neat Kingston, N.C. Mar 8, 1865. Released at Point Lookout,
Md June 27, 1865. (Born in Talbot Co Oct 22, 1845.)

GRIFFIN, Dempsey-Private Feb 13, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Wilson, N.C. Jan
25, 1865.

HALL, Thomas Daniel-Private June 13, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865.

HALL, William T.-Private Sept 10, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865.

HARDY, Thomas-Private July 2, 1862. Captured at Seven Pines, Va May 31,
1862. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N.Y. Mar 21, 1865. Grave #1531, Woodlawn
National Cemetery.

HOBBS, Jesse W.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Wounded through right wrist and hand
and permanently disabled, at Sharpsburg, Md Sept 17, 1862, and captured
there Sept 20, 1862. Discharged, disability, Sept 30, 1862. Other records
show he was exchanged Feb 18, 1863. (Born in Ga in 1836)

HOWARD, Andrew C.-Private Sept 10, 1861. In Petersburg, Va hospital Dec 18,
1861. Died at Richmond, Va June 10, 1862.

INGRAM, James-Private July 2, 1863. Discharged, on account of deafness, June
16, 1864.

JARRELL, Thomas J. (or Thomas T.)-Private Aug 6, 1863. Discharged, on
account of double hernia, at Camp Pickens, Va, Jan 15, 1862.

JOHNSON, James M.-Private Aug 10, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865.

JOHNSON, William M.-Private Feb 23, 1864. Transferred to Co D, 28th Battn.
Ga Siege Artillery Mar 15, 1864. Sent to hospital Aug 18, 1864. Furloughed
for 60 days from Dec 9, 1864. No later record.

JONES, William J.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Elected Jr 2d Lieu-tenant Mar 15,
1862. Died Jul 10, 1862.

KELLUM, William Robinson-Private Mar 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Captured
near Wilmington, N.C. Feb 22, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md June 28,
1865.

LAMPKIN,..........-Private Sept 10, 1861.

MATHEWS, Freeman-Private Sept 10, 1861. Roll for Apr 30, 1864, last on file,
shows him present. No later record.

MATHEWS, George H.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital
#3, at Richmond, Va Nov 17, 1861. Returned to duty Dec 2, 1861. Received pay
at Richmond, Va June 7, 1862. Killed at Petersburg, Va June 9, 1864.

MCCLUNG, Royal-Private May 16, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26,
1865.

MCCRORY, A. C.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Elected Jr 2d Lieutenant July 10,
1862; 2d Lieutenant Mar 16, 1863; 1st Lieutenant May 1, 1864. Captured at
Bentonville, N.C. Mar 13, 1863. Released June 17, 1865.

MCDOWELL, George Y.-Enlisted as a private in Co B, 27th Battn Ga Inf
(Non-Conscripts), June 23, 1863. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt Ga Inf Mar
13, 1864. Wounded through left lung and spinal column, at Petersburg, Va,
June 9, 1864. Furlough extended for 30 days, on account of wounds. Mar 10,
1865. (Born in Ga Nov 20, 1845-died Oct 7, 1918 Buried: Ephesus Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Talbot County. Married Carrie Eugenia Fuller Dec 15, 1877)(son of
James and Martha McDowell) Researcher: Bob Turner BTURNER@ipa.net

MCDOWELL, Robert A.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865. (Born in Winnesboro Fairfield County, South Carolina Oct 13, 1830.)
(son of James and Martha McDowell)

MCDOWELL, Telemachus P.-Enlisted as a private in Co B, 27th Battn Inf
(Non-Conscripts), June 23, 1863. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt Ga Inf Mar
15, 1864. Pension records show he was sent to hospital, with chronic
diarrhea Oct or Nov 1864, and was in Columbus, Ga hospital close of war.
(Born in Ga June 9, 1845.)Died 1906-buried Ephesus Presbyterian Church Talbot
County)
Married ELIZABETH J. FREEMAN.(son of James and Martha McDowell) Researcher:
Bob Turner BTURNER@ipa.net

MILLING, Robert H.-Private Sept 24, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr
26, 1865.

MURPHEY, Joseph M.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Sent to Orange Court House, Va
hospital Jan 16, 1862. On furlough Aug 24-Oct 24, 1863. Received pay Sept
29, 1864. Died in service.

MURPHEY, Michael-Private Sept 10, 1861.

MURPHEY, R. H.-Private Sept 24, 1863.

OWEN, Daniel A.-Enlisted as a private in Co B, 27th Battn. Ga Inf
(Non-Conscripts) June 23, 1863. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt Ga Inf Mar
15, 1864. Pension records show he was sent to hospital with chronic
diarrhoea Oct 1864, and was in Columbus, Ga hospital close of war.(Born in
Ga June 9,1845.)

POUND, John Thomas-Private 1861. Died of fever in Chimborazo Hospital #5 at
Richmond, Va July 2, 1862.

POUND, Joseph Gilbert-Private Feb 24, 1862. Wounded, left hip shattered at
Fort Sumter, S.C. and sent to Charleston, S.C. hospital Nov 14, 1863.
Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war.(Born in Ga Jan
7, 1842)

POUND, J. Matthew-Private July 2, 1862. Captured at Peters-burg, Va June
1864.
Released at Point Lookout, Md in 1865.

PROCTOR, Edward-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed 3rd Sergeant. Died of
pneumonia at Camp Pickens, Va Jan 6, 1862.

PYE, Jesse B.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Adjutant May 2, 1864.
Admitted to Raleigh, N.C. hospital Mar 21, 1865. No later record.

RADCLIFF, Richard Jr. Private Sept 10, 1861. Died Oct 28, 1863. (Born in 1843)

RADCLIFF, Richard Sr. Private Sept 10, 1861. Died Nov 30, 1862 (Born in 1813)

RICKERSON, Emerald M.-Private Feb 9, 1864. Sent to Lake City, Fla hospital
Mar 9, 1864. Died of pneumonia in Goldsboro, N.C. hospital Jan 22, 1865.

SEALY, A. H.-Enlisted as a private in Co A, 27th Battn Ga Inf
(Non-Conscripts), Nov 12, 1863. Transferred to Co K, 27th Regt Ga Inf Mar
15, 1864. Wounded in Petersburg, Va, June 9, 1864. Pension records show he
was at home on wounded furlough close of war.

SEALY, Zeph B.-Private. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md Sept 17, 1862.

SIBLEY, John K.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Roll for Apr 30, 1864, last on file,
shows him present. No later record.

SMITH, Charles T.-Private June 10, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Pa June 9,
1864.

SPINKS, Benjamin F.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Returned to duty from Jackson
Hospital at Richmond, Va Sept 30, 1864. No later record.

SPINKS, William T.-Private Mar 4, 1862. Died in Medical College Hospital at
Richmond, Va May 1, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

THOMPSON, N. A.-Private Feb 23, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April
26, 1865.

THOMPSON, William J.-Private-Sept 10, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C. Apr 26, 1865.

TIGNER, James Jason-Private Sept 10, 1861. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C.
Apr 26, 1865.(Born in Monroe Co, Ga 1836.)

TOMMIE, O. V.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at
Richmond, Va with diarrhoea, Dec 16, 1862. Transferred to Danville, Va Dec
23, 1862. No later record.

WALKER,Freeman-Private Mar 4, 1862. Elected Jr 2d Lieutenant Mar 16, 1863;
2d Lieutenant May 1, 1864. Died June 27, 1864.

WEBSTER, Samuel Zachariah-Private Sept 10, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant.
Wounded in left eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Cold Harbor, Va, June
27, 1862. Discharged, disability, Feb 7, 1863. (Born in Ga Feb 8, 1833.)

WHITE, Robert-Private Feb 3, 1864. Died at Richmond, Va subsequent to Apr
30, 1864.

WILLIAMS,J. T.-Private Oct 8, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Sent
to Charleston, S.C. hospital Apr 25, 1864. No later record.

WILLIS,Andrew (or Wallis)-Private Sept 10, 1861.

WILSON, James R.-Private Sept 10, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va, July 1864.



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