TOWNS COUNTY GA Co G 65th Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn B. Cunningham" http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/towns/military/civilwar/rosters/cog65.txt MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY G, 65th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE C.S.A. TOWNS COUNTY, GEORGIA *This company was organized in May 1862, as Co. G, Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols. It became Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., in March 1863. Holmes, John W. 1st Lieutenant in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf., State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Elected Captain in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent, sick in Kingston, Georgia, hospital, October 16, 1863, by authority of regimental surgeon. On detached service near Tupelo, Mississippi, January 17, 1865. Jones, John C. 1st Lieutenant in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Resigned, disability, August 3, 1863. Murphy, Oliver H.P. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 12, 1862. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant sometime after August 31, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 3d Sergeant May or June 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. G, August 18, 1863; 2d Lieutenant January 21, 1864. On record of prisoners of war captured and paroled at Hartwell, Georgia, Anderson and Greenville, South Carolina, date not given. Hughes, Thomas Coke 2d Lieutenant in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records state he surrendered with his command at close of war. (Born in Georgia. Died December 26, 1932.) Sullivan, W.D. 2d Lieutenant in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Resigned January 28, 1864. Sullivan, Daniel A. Jr. 2d Lieutenant in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 22, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Resigned January 21, 1864. Foster, William W. Private in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Furloughed from Knoxville, Tennessee, hospital, August 13, 1863. Never returned from furlough. Emerson, John G. (or Emberson) Private in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 8, 1863. Rejoined from desertion May 31, 1863. Reduced to Private. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 6, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 22, 1864. Smith, Elisha B. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Reduced to 4th Sergeant May or June 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant January 1, 1864. Sullivan, William Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted from Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, and reduced to Private June 24, 1863. Stephens, Levin L. (or Levin L.) Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Reduced to private September or October 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 8, 1864. Willis, John W. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., 1863. Furloughed from Loudon, Tennessee, hospital for 30 days, April 30, 1863, and never returned. Mansell, John B. (or Mansall, or James B.) Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Roll for May and June 1863, shows him as a Private. Captured at Ringgold, Georgia, November 28, 1863, and sent to Rock Island, Illinois, prison. Died February 3, 1864, of variola. Buried in Grave No. 357, south of prison barracks. Hefner, George L. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal March 25, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent, sick in hospital, Dalton, Georgia, October 19, 1863. Died in Towns County, Georgia, November 23, 1863. Crawford, John W. Enlisted in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to work on stockade for bridge defense at Loudon, Tennessee, April 1863. Deserted September 15, 1863. Rejoined from desertion November 28, 1863. Absent, wounded, July and August 1864. Pension record states he was wounded at Tyner's Ferry in left hand, causing loss of third finger. (Born in Georgia, September 5, 1845.) Beck, Henry A. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May or June 1863. Returned to duty from desertion October 28, 1863, and granted pardon. Deserted February 22, 1864. Berang (see Burrong) Berrang (see Burrong) Brewster, Josiah (or Bruster) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to work on stockade for defense of bridge at Loudon, Tennessee, April 30, 1863. Absent without leave June - October 1863. No later record. Bridges, Monroe (or Morrow) Private in Inf Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Kingston, Tennessee, May 30, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 26, 1864. Brock, Thomas C. B. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., December 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, in exchange for E. H. Eller, May 1, 1863. Deserted May 18, 1863. Rejoined company from desertion June 25, 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 16, 1863. Rejoined company from desertion October 22, 1863. Tried by court martial and acquitted November or December 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, prison. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, December 1864, stating that he had been conscripted into the Confederate Army and had deserted to take advantage of the amnesty proclamation. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, and was released, May 15,1865. (Born in Habersham County, Georgia, January 29, 1831. Died in Hall County, Georgia, June 20, 1909.) Brown, Enos Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Loudon, Tennessee, June 28, 1863. Brown, Ephraim M. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., November 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 23, 1863. Brown, George W. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, August 31, 1863. Furloughed from hospital September 15, 1863, and deserted. Captured at Greene County, Mississippi, and sent to Louisville, Ky., prison. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, September 26, 1864, and was released north of the Ohio River. Brown, Henry N. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 2d Corporal May 1, 1863. Deserted at Loudon, Tennessee, June 28, 1863. Brown, Leland R. (or Leland) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 27, 1864. Brown, R. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Brown, Thomas Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 6, 1863. Brown, William N. (or William M.) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Clinton, Tennessee, May 13, 1863. Burch, Luther H. 5th Sergeant in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Ga., May 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., June 20, 1864. Burrong, William J. (or Berang, or Berrong) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, in exchange for James J. Humphries, Mar, 25, 1863. Absent without leave March 16 - April 16, 1863. Nurse in Fair Ground Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, August 1863. Sick in Rome, Georgia, hospital, November 26, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Cantrell, Allen T. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols,. February 20, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 1, 1863. Reported to be in a regiment in Virginia. Cantrell, Henry T. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 3d Sergeant November 1863. Reported wounded and captured in battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Cantrell, M. T. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Deserted May 16, 1863. Carroll, Allen V. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 20, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 15, 1863. Chastain, William E. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Deserted March 30, 1863, and reported to have enlisted in another unit at Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. Cleveland, S. C. Private June 1, 1863. Deserted August 23, 1863. Dropped from the roll. Coffee, Levi Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., December 22, 1862. Transferred to Go. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Died at Knoxville, Tennessee, hospital, July 20, 1863. Corn, Jasper N. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 8, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Frank Ramsey Hospital, Loudon, Tennessee, June 30, 1863. Died of pneumonia at Cassville, Georgia, hospital, December 9, 1863. Corn, John Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January l, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 12, 1863. Reported to have joined another regiment in Virginia. No later record. Coward, Thomas J. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 16, 1863, and reported to have joined another unit in service at Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. Transferred to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Crain, Enoch W. (or Crane) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., November 25, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, May 8, 1863. Rejoined from desertion December 25, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Crane, Watson (or Crain) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., November 25, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. F, April 1, 1863. Deserted at Loudon, Tennessee, April 5, 1863. Died in Franklin County, Georgia, November 2, 1920. Crawford, John W. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Wounded at Tanner's Ferry, Georgia, April 28, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough at close of war. Davis, Jesse D. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to work in Smith's Shop at Loudon, Tennessee, April 1863. Absent without leave June - October 1863. Rejoined company. Denton, Elihu (or Elisha) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 4th Corporal May 1, 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 9, 1863. Returned to duty October 28, 1863, and reduced to Private. Deserted. Returned to duty December 28, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 17, 1864. Sent north of the Ohio River and released. (Born in Georgia, May 30, 1827. Died July 14, 1903.) Deyton, Samuel P. (or Deaton) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Sick in Fair Ground Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee, May and June 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 16, 1863. Eller, Elisha H. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 16, 1863. Reported to be in another unit serving at Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. Transferred to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Eller, George Private August 25, 1864. Appears on receipt roll for clothing dated September 15, 1864. No later record. Eller, Joseph M. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 16, 1863. Reported to be in another unit serving at Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. Transferred to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Eller, William Private in Inf. Battn., Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 19, 1863. Endsley (see Ensley) England, Coleman Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 5, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. C, April l, 1863. Died at home on sick leave October 8, 1863. England, William A. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to arrest deserters in Towns County, Georgia, April 10, 1863. Appointed 2d Sergeant May l, 1863. In Frank Ramsey Hospital, Loudon, Tennessee, June 1863. Absent without leave October 31, 1863. No later record. Ensley, Raford (or Endsley, or Raiford) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 5, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave in 1863. Sick in hospital, October 19, 1863 - February 29, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia, May 19, 1865. Erwin, James C. Private April 6, 1863. Discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability for sunstroke and scrofula, March 31, 1863. (Born in Burke County, North Carolina, in 1834 or 1835.) Ferguson (see Furgason) Ford, A. S. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., Mar 1863; to Co. G, and elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant January 21, 1864; 2d Lieutenant March 15, 1864. Furgason, John F. (or Fergeson, or Fergerson) Private in Inf. , Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 5, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave March 25 - December 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 8, 1864. Furgerson, William Jackson (or Furgurson) Private in Inf. , Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 5, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave March 25, 1863 - December 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 2, 1864. (Born in White County, Georgia, in 1841.) Harrison, George Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 26, 1863. Harrison, Henry Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 12, 1863. Heady, Garrett Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion Ga. Vols., February 20, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 15, 1863. Henson, James B. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1863. Henson, James R. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to work on stockade for defense of bridge at Loudon, Tennessee, April 30, 1863. Deserted May 3, 1863. Rejoined May 29, 1863. Deserted from Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1863. Holloway, John Private August 17, 1863. Name appears only on roll dated September and October 1863, which shows that he deserted on march from east Tennessee, August 23, 1863, with remark. Not dropped from roll. Expected to return. " Hooper, Enos Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga Vols ., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. On duty at Castle Pinckney on Folly Island, Charleston, S. C., April 30, 1863. No later record. Hooper, Isaac M. Private in Co D, 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops, November 7, 1861. Discharged January 18, 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. On duty at Castle Pinckney, on Folly Island, Charleston Harbor, S. C., April 30, 1863. No later record. Hooper, Levi Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 23, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted from Loudon, Tennessee, June 28, 1863. Pension records state he was home on sick furlough from October 1863, to close of the war. (Born in Haywood County, North Carolina, May 1821.) Hooper, William M. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Captured at Jonesboro, Georgia, September 12, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Died there of diarrhoea February 4, 1865. Buried in Grave No. 684, Block 2, Chicago City Cemetery. Huckaby, John C. Private August 17, 1863. Absent without leave on march from east Tennessee, September 5, 1863. Hughes, James M. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 11, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 6, 1863. Rejoined company April 29, 1864. In St. Mary's Hospital, LaGrange, Georgia, August 2, 1864. Humphries, James Morgan Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Clinton, Tennessee, May 25, 1863. Rejoined company. Transferred to Co. I, in exchange for William J. Burrong, November or December 1863. Detailed in Pioneer Corps, August 1, 1864. In St. Mary's Hospital, West Point, Mississippi, with diarrhoea, March 13, 1865. Died in White County, Georgia, June 1900. Humphries, Jesse Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. In Knoxville, Tennessee, hospital, August 1863. No later record. Jackson, Kimsey (or Kinsey) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 3, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 3, 1863. Rejoined company and restored to duty May 29, 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 5, 1863. No later record. Jones, Allen Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 20, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 12, 1863. Roll dated June 30, 1863, shows him sick at home in Union County, Ga. No later record. Jones, B.L., Sr. Private in Inf. Battn., Smiths Legion, Ga. Vols., May 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Discharged on account of time expiring as a substitute May or June 1863. Kendall (see Kindall) Kilpatrick, Abner (or Kirkpatrick) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant August 1863. Absent without leave on march from east Tennessee, September 1, 1863. Kilpatrick, Elias (or Kirkpatrick) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Furloughed and deserted March 17, 1863. Kilpatrick, Elijah (or Kirkpatrick, Elisha) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, May and June 1863. Furloughed from Knoxville, Tennessee, hospital, for 30 days, August 13, 1863. Deserted. Kilpatrick, Joseph (or Kirkpatrick) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., December 22, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Left at home on short furlough March 17, 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Kimbrell, Luke (or Kimbree) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at or near Knoxville, Tennessee, May 8, 1863. Rejoined company May 31, 1863. Returned to duty October 28, 1863. Kindall, James B. (or Kindrell, Kendall, Kindrall) Private in Inf Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., October 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, May and June 1862. Deserted February 22, 1864. Pension record states he was discharged from service in January 1864, on being elected Tax Collector of Towns County, Georgia (Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, January 29, 1827.) Land, Aaron Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, June 1863, and died there July 1, 1863. Land, Jeremiah Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 10, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Frank Ramsey Hospital, Loudon, Tennessee. Furloughed from hospital July 1, 1863, for 30 days. Deserted in 1863. Pension records state he was sent home on sick furlough, was unable to return to his command and was placed in the home guard. Died in Towns County, Georgia, in 1891. Ledford, George R. (or Leadford) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., Feb 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. G. 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863 Deserted from Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1863. Ledford, George W. (or George R.) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. I, March 25, 1863. Deserted from Knoxville, Tennessee, August 16, 1863. Convicted by general court martial and returned to duty January 27, 1864. Deserted August 1, 1864. Died of pneumonia in Atlanta, Georgia, April 28, 1864. Loyd, Byram M. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted while on 60 days furlough from Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, July 9, 1863. Deserted. McClure, John (or McCleur) Private in Inf., Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 20, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. At home on sick leave September 5, 1863. No later record. Pension record states he became unable to walk while on sick leave and was unable to return to his command. (Born July 17, 1823.) Martin, William A. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. G, March 1, 1864; to Field, Staff, and Band. Elected Ensign May 13, 1864. Killed at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864. (Born in Henry County, Virginia, March 15, 1828.) Mullins, Burgis (or Burgess) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Rejoined company. Deserted May 26, 1863. Rejoined company December 25, 1863. Died January 5, 1864. Mullins, Leonard A. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Rejoined company December 25, 1863. Died January 9, 1864. Mullins, William P. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Returned December 25, 1863. Died January 5, 1864. Mulraney, John (or Mulrainey) Private in Inf. Batt., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 6, 1862 Appointed Sutler February 1863. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Dropped from roll. Reinstated January 5 1864. Transferred to Co. G, March 1, 1864, and appointed 4th Sergeant. In St. Mary's Hospital, LaGrange, Georgia, no date given. In St. Mary's Hospital, Union Springs, Alabama, with angina pectoris, September 15 - October 31, 1864. Returned to duty. Myers, James Y. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Returned to company. Deserted May 26, 1863. Rejoined company December 25, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough at close of war. Nelson, Elisha H. Private in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf., State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., August 17, 1863. Absent without leave September or October 1863. No later record. Nichols, Coonrod C. (or Conrad C.) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Granted 20 days furlough November 16, 1863. Never returned and was listed as deserter. Pension records state he was allowed furlough for two years when his wife died. (Born in North Carolina, March 2, 1825.) Nichols, Jonathan B. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Detailed to arrest deserters April 10, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Nicholson, Samuel Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Appointed 3d Sergeant June 1, 1863. Deserted June 29, 1863. Roll for September and October 1863, states "Not dropped from roll. Expected to return." No later record. Pension records state he was never able to return to his company from sick furlough. Died in Towns County, Georgia, April 8, 1885. Oshields, Daniel (or O'Shields) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 3, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Roll for September and October 1863, states "deserted or dead, not known, from Knoxville, Tennessee, July 3, 1863, not dropped from roll. Expected to return." Pension records state he died at Knoxville, Tennessee, of fever, about July 30, 1863. Parker, John B. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted September 30, 1863. Patten, Harrison Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863 Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Wounded August 22, 1864, and sent to hospital. Patten, Jasper Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted May 10, 1863, from Kingston, Tennessee. Returned. Deserted September 15, 1863, but not dropped from roll because he was expected to return. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, February 14, 1864. Pickelsimer, William J. (or Picklesimon, or Picklesimar) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 15, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in hospital at Kingston, Tennessee, June 1863. Appointed 2d Corporal, September or October 1863; 2d Sergeant January 1, 1864. Wounded in left arm, resulting in amputation, at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864. In Way Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi, July 20, 1865. Died in Barrow County, Georgia, April 9, 1917. Putnam, J. B. Name appears only on prisoner of war record which shows he was captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865. Turned over to Provost Marshal, April 21, 1865. Reddin, James S. (or Redding, or James H.) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. In hospital, LaFayette, Georgia, September 16, 1863. Died January 26, 1864. Richardson, Oliver P. Private in Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops, November 7, 1861. Apparently mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted September 26, 1863. Rejoined from desertion, December 22, 1863, and was court-martialed and convicted. Died at Fair Ground Hospital No. 2, Atlanta, Georgia, of chronic diarrhoea, April 21 or 22, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. Rogers, Martin V. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 3, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. (Born in Georgia, in 1844.) Russell, George W. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave June - October 1863. Wounded and captured in battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Sent to Rock Island, Ill., prison. Died there of diarrhoea, January 23, 1864. Buried in Grave No. 254, south of prison barracks. Sampson, Phillip (or Samson, Philip) Private August 17, 1863. In Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, with chronic bronchitis, January 21, - March 5, 1864. Wounded August 1864. Sampson, William Private August 17, 1863. Selvy (see Silvey) Shook, Jonathan W. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., December 22, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted September 20, 1863. Rejoined company. Captured at Franklin, Tennessee, December 17, 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, Ill., prison. Paroled June 20, 1865. Silvey, Thomas (or Selvy) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave January - February 1864. Captured. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 8, 1864. Smith, Abner Private August 17, 1863. Died at Kingston, Georgia, hospital, December 4, 1863. Sparks, Joel (or Spark) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 6, 1863 Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Discharged because of psoas abscess and chronic ulceration of the sacrum, July 4, 1863. (Born in Greene County, Ky., 1819 or 1820.) Strange, William Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., February 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1863. Stephens, L. L. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Suggs, Enoch (or E. K.) Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted March 25, 1863. Rejoined from desertion May or June 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 11, 1863. Transferred to Co. K, in exchange for J. C. Walker, and arrested on return from desertion, September or October 1863. Deserted April 4, 1864. Talley, John Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. G, March 1, 1864. Deserted to the enemy at Gordon County, Georgia, August 6, 1864. Applied to take oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, and to be released north of the Ohio River, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 28, 1864. Tamberlin (see Tumberlin) Thompson, Aaron, Sr. --- See Private Co. C. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion,i; Ga. Vols., May 17, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. G, April 14, 1863. Deserted February 22, 1864. Pension records state he first enlisted in Co. F, 6th Regiment Ga. Cavalry, and later to the 65th Regiment Ga. Inf. (Born in South Carolina, March 9, 1818.) Tumberlin, John (or Tomlin, or Tamberlin) Private March 1, 1863. Died in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, June 9, 1863. Wadell, W. H Private Name appears only on register of payments to discharged soldiers, which states that he was discharged April 2, 1863. Walker, Allen Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted September 10, 1863. Captured at Towns County, Georgia, September 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, and sent to be re leased north of the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 1864. Walker, William R Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave February 1864. No later record. Watkins, James Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1863. Whiteside, Davis Private in 1863 Willis, Francis M. Private in Inf. Battn, Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862 Transferred to Co G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Sick in Loudon, Tennessee, hospital, April 30, 1863. Sick in Dalton, Georgia, hospital October 25, 1863. In C. S. Army Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 19, 1865. Pension records state he was wounded in leg, necessitating amputation above knee at New Hope Church, Georgia, May 28, 1864. Discharged, disability, in 1864. Willis, Martin Private April 13, 1863. Absent without leave November 1863. Wood, E. F. (or E J. Woods) Private June 20, 1864. Captured near Jonesboro, Georgia, September 1, 1864. Exchanged at Rough and Ready, Georgia, September 19 or 22, 1864. Wood, John W. Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 15, 1863. Transferred to Co G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Absent without leave November 1863. Discharged February 20, 1864 having been elected Judge of the Inferior Court of Towns County. Died in Towns County, Georgia, November 25, 1898. Woodring, Ambrose Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., January 25, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted September or October 1863. Rejoined from desertion Oct 27, 1863, and granted pardon. Reported absent without leave on rolls covering March - August 1864. No later record. Woodring, David Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., September 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863. Deserted at Kingston, Tennessee, May 10, 1863. No later record. Worthington, James L. Private in Co. C, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. State Troops, November 28, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia; May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 6, 1862. Appointed 3d Corporal January 22, 1863. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. G, March 1, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him sick in hospital. No later record. Worthington, Samuel Private in Co. C, 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops, January 26, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863; to Co. G, March 1, 1864. Died in Atlanta, Georgia, June 19, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============