Troup County GaArchives Military Records.....MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 4th REGIMENT Civilwar - Rosters COMPANY B, 4th REGIMENT ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Johnson ken@pro-usa.net July 21, 2004, 3:23 pm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 4th REGIMENT MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY B, 4th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. TROOP COUNTY, GEORGIA LaGRANGE LIGHT GUARDS Smith, Robert S.--Captain April 26, 1861. Elected Major May 8, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Hill, Miles H. 1st Lieutenant April 26, 1861. Elected Captain May 8, 1862. Resigned January 6, 1863. Died in Valdosta, Ga. in 1870. Morgan, Jerry Brown--2d Lieutenant April 26, 1861. Appointed Commissary October 4, 1861. Resigned October 11, 1861. Appointed Commissary of Colquitt's Brigade. Surrendered Greensboro N. C. April 26, 1865. Died near Atlanta, Ga. in 1884. Bull, Gustavus Adolpheus-Jr.2d Lieutenant April 26, 1861. Resigned October 17, 1861. Elected Lieut. Colonel of the 35th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 17, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Died of wounds June 1, 1862. Body never recovered. Ware, Eugenius S. 1st Sergeant April 26, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant October 17, 1861. Killed at King's School House, Va. June 25, 1862. Dix, William J.-2d Sergeant April 26, 1861. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died of wounds at home in 1866. Cook, Burrel B. 3d Sergeant April 26, 1861. Relieved from duty by Conscript Act, over-age, July 27, 1862. Died at LaGrange, Ga. in 1862. Boyd, Andrew J.-4th Sergeant April 26, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant October 17, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1862. Enlisted in Cavalry in 1864, command not given. Died in LaGrange, Ga. June 7, 1899. Zimmer, Christian-5th Sergeant April 26, 1861. Appointed sutler and discharged May 1, 1862. Cline, Joel P. 1st Corporal April 26, 1861. Discharged, furnished Lewis R. Sloan as substitute, October 22, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant Captain Heard's Company, Troop Independent Cavalry, Ga. State Guards September 8, 1863. Mustered out March 8, 1864. No later record. Died in LaGrange, Ga. Herring, Alexander H.(Nip)-2d Corporal April 26, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in 1883. Hill, Joseph N.-3d Corporal April 26, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. December 16, 1862. Herring, Henry E.(Spank)-4th Corporal April 26, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1862. Na later record. Died in 1880. Akers, Franklin Cornelius----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, furnished Nathan Cumby as substitute, July 21, 1862. Enlisted in Engineer Corps. Captured near Columbus, Ga. April 17, 1865. Armstrong, William T.----- private April 26, 1861. Severely wounded and captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Sent to U. S. A. General Hospital, West's Bldgs., Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1864. Transferred to U. S. A. General Hospital at Baltimore, Md. February 16, 1865. Sent to James River, Va. for exchange February 1865. No later record. Arrington, Lewis----- private February 16, 1864. Killed at Ft. Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. Ashford, George R.----- private June 4, 1861. Disabled by fall from horse in 1862. Discharged, disability, July 24, 1862. Died in Alabama. Baker, Early----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability and over-age, at camp near Richmond, Va., July 17, 1862. Appointed Sub-Enrolling Officer of Troop County, Ga. Elected Captain of Co. C, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf.(Fannin's), April 13, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Died in Florida in 1866. Benford, Thaddeus S. ---- private April 26, 1861. Appears last on roll for March 31, 1864. No later record. Boddie, Thomas A. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged August 21, 1861. Appointed Ensign, Captain Heard's Company, Troop Independent Cavalry, Georgia State Guards, September 8, 1863. Elected Captain January 8, 1864. Mustered out March 8, 1864. No later record. Died in Troop County, Ga. in 1894. Boyd, William M. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 26, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., substitute for John A. Jones, August 8, 1862. Died in General Hospital #23, at Richmond, Va. December 11, 1862. Burks, Joseph Hinton----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, furnished Thomas A. Camp as substitute, May 30, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Captain Heard's Company, Troop Independent Cavalry, Ga. State Guards, September 8, 1863. Mustered out March 8, 1864. Elected Major of the 4th Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. in 1864. Died in LaGrange, Ga. in 1899. Callaway, Andrew Fuller----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 2, 1864. Died in Ga. in 1864. Cameron, Thomas G.------ private April 26, 1861. Wounded, arm permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864. On wounded furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Born in Ga. in 1840. Died at LaGrange, Ga. December 20, 1910. Camp, Thomas A.----- private May 30, 1862. Substitute for Joseph H. Burks. Wounded. In hospital, wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Died in Heard County, Ga. in 1898. Carr, R. L. ---- private. Recruit. No later record. Colquitt, Robert A.------ private April 26, 1861. Died at Camp Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va., April 28, 1862. Cook, Jeremiah----- private April 26, 1861. Died in Ferguson's Factory Hospital in Va. January 13, 1863. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. No.2, 1st Line, Lat.79. Cooper, John Newton----- private April 26, 1861. On sick furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Died in LaGrange, Ga. in 1898. Cumby, Nathan----- private July 21, 1862. Substitute for Franklin C. Akers. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died of smallpox at Point Lookout, Md. November 8, 1863. Curtright, Thomas S. ---- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Killed while carrying regimental colors at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Dix, James T.------ private April 26, 1861. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Received at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. for exchange, February 14-15, 1865. Dix, Robert G.----- private February 23, 1863. Wounded. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Ellis, Charles S.------ private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Appointed courier for General R. E. Rodes in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Evans, William S.------ private April 26, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1862. Wounded in right leg, resulting in amputation, and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Transferred from West's Bldgs. Hospital at Baltimore, Md. ta Fortress Monroe, Va. for exchange, September 19, 1864. Absent, permanently disabled by wounds, January 4, 1865. Gay, C. E.----- private April 26, 1861. Wounded April 26, 1864. No later record. Gay, John T.------ private April 26, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant June 25, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant January 6, 1863. Wounded at Ft. Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. Died of wounds at Richmond, Va. April 28, 1865. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Gibson, Abel T. ---- private June 4, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured in 1864. Died near Washington, D. C. July 12, 1864. Gibson, Allen C. ---- private April 26, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1862; 1st Lieutenant in 1862; Captain in 1862. One of the six hundred Confederate officers exposed to the fire of our guns on Morris Island, S. C. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Released at Ft. Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865. Grace, Charles D.----- private April 26, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Greene, John C----- private April 26, 1861. Wounded and captured at Morton's Ford, Va. February 6, 1864. Died in prison February 1864. Buried at Arlington, Va. Greene, William H.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged August 24, 1861. Died at home in 1862. Griffin, Charles H.----- private February 16, 1864. Wounded in arm, resulting in amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Captured April 1865. Griggs, Edward Y.----- private June 4, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 6, 1862. Died in Putnam County, Ga. in 1862. Hogan, William----- private June 4, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange August 20, 1863. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 28, 1865. Hopson, Francis G. ---- private April 26, 1861. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Hopson, William B.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged August 14, 1861. Humber, Robert C.----- private April 26, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 16, 1861. Retired April 26, 1862. Died in Putnam County, Ga. in 1891. Huntley, William Henry----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant. Discharged on account of defective eyesight May 3, 1862. Enlisted in Ga. Cavalry, command unknown. Died at New Castle, Pa. in 1894. Hutchins, William H.----- private 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 13, 1862. Died in 1862. Jackson, Robert H.------ private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 14, 1861. Died in Troop County, Ga. in 1891. Johnson, Erasmus T. Fletcher----- private June 15, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Johnson, Fletcher----- private June 15, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Jones, George W. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 14, 1861. Reenlisted September 23, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Ft. Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged at James River, Va. March 10-12, 1865. Died of tuberculosis in 1882. Jones, George W.#2----- private September 25, 1862. No later record. Died in Troop County, Ga. in 1882. Jones, John A.------- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Jones, John M. ---- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Kidd, John T. ---- private April 26, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Ft. Delaware, Del. February 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange March 12, 1865. Landrum, John T.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Camp Jackson, Richmond, Va., November 14, 1861.Died in 1863. Landrum, Robert W. ---- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Law, Charles H.----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major; 1st Lieutenant and A. D. C. on staff of General Philip Cook September 27, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in Savannah, Ga. in 1879. Law, Josiah H. ---- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Likens, Rufus G.----- private April 26, 1861. Captured in Richmond, Va. hospital April 3, 1865, and paroled there May 13, 1865. Maffett, Thomas P.(or Moffett)----- private April 26, 1861. Transferred to Signal Corps October 29, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Captured near Jacksonville, Fla. September 8, 1864. Paroled at Pt. Lookout, Md. March 15, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 18, 1865. Died in Atlanta, Ga. in 1868. McGee, George Wilson, Jr. ---- private April 26, 1861. Absent, sick, August 31, 1864. No later record. Born September 15, 1839. Died in Atlanta, Ga. July 21, 1897. McGee; James Madison----- private June 4, 1861. Absent, sick, August 31, 1864. No later record. McGee, Thomas W.----- private June 4, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, 4th Battn. Ga. Inf. December 20, 1861; to Co. B, 60th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 5, 1862. Roll dated November 7, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Died in LaGrange, Ga. in 1890. Mehlinger, Meyer----- private April 26, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1862. No later record. Died in Pine Bluff, Ark. in 1899. Miller, Francis T.----- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Snicker's Gap, Va. July 18, 1864. Miller, Palmon L.(or Palmer L.)----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant; Brigade Quartermaster-Sergeant in 1862. Captured at Ft. Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 15, 1865. Died in LaGrange, Ga. April 13, 1870. Moore, Samuel----- private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. On detached duty with train guard on Weldon Railroad, Va. August 31, 1864. No later record. Moore, Thomas R. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged August 21, 1861. Moore, Watson M.(or Watson N.)----- private April 26, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Mooty, James Payne----- private June 4, 1861. Discharged September 7, 1861. Mooty, Nathan A.------ private April 26, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded at Ft. Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. Captured in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865, and was a prisoner of war at said hospital May 28, 1865. Died in LaGrange, Ga. in 1892. Morgan, Charles S. ---- private June 4, 1861. Appointed Commissary in 1862. Killed at Williamsport, Md. July 6, 1863. Morton, Samuel Adolphus----- private June 4, 1861. Died of disease at Norfork, Va. August 14, 1861. Moss, Nathaniel D. S. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 14, 1861. Norwood, James A.------ private April 26, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Resigned December 12, 1862. Served in Mexican War. Died in Ga. in 1866. Perdue, William J.(or W. G.)----- private April 26, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in Richmond, Va. hospital July 10, 1862. Perryman, Stephen C. ---- private April 26, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in Arkansas. Phillips, George W. ---- private April 26, 1861. Wounded and captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Admitted to U. S. A. Depot Field Hospital at Winchester, Va. October 24, 1864, and died there, with pneumonia, November 6, 1864. Phillips, John Darwin----- private June 4, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Died in Hogansville, Ga. in 1869. Phillips, William A.----- private June 4, 1861. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Died, result amputation of left leg, Lincoln U. S. A. General Hospital at Washington, D. C., duly 24, 1864. Buried at Arlington, Va. Ramsey, Elbert C.----- private June 4, 1861. Discharged August 3, 1862. Died in Milledgeville, Ga. in 1890. Reid, William A. ---- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Ridley, Robert B.----- private July 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant January 6, 1863. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Roberts, George------ private April 26, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Roberts, Wiley, P.----- private April 26, 1861. On furlough of indulgence August 31, 1864. No later record. Died in West Point, Ga. in 1892. Robertson, George------ private April 26, 1861. No later record. Robertson, William A.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 3, 1862. Robinson, Andrew J.--Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. March 1, 1862. Transferred to Co. K; to Co. B, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1863. Wounded in 1864. In hospital, wounded, August 31, 1864. Died from wounds. Rose, Edward----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 5, 1862. Rowland, Samuel----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 27, 1861. Died in Atlanta, Ga. in 1884. Rowland, Wiley B.------ private April 26, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in Troop County, Ga. in 1888. Samples, John N. ---- private April 26, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Shepherd, Robert S.----- private April 26, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 10, 1865. Received at James River, Va. for exchange March 15, 1865. Sims, Robert D.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged July 24, 1862. Sloan, A. B. ---- private April 26, 1861. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Sloan, Lewis ft.------ private October 22, 1862. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Speer, John A. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 26, 1861. Died at Clinton Springs, N. Y. in 1879. Stanley, Henry O------ private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va.July 1, 1862. On detail with Signal Corps November 1-December 31, 1863. Received pay at Quincy, Fla. January 18, 1864. No later record. Died in Texas in 1874. Sterling, John R. ---- private June 4, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Strickland, James K. ---- private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. On detached duty as Sub-Enrolling Officer, Troop County, Ga., August 31, 1864. No later record. Died in 1882. Strickland, Willis W. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 14, 1861. Died in 1887. Swindle, John C. (or John N.)----- private April 26, 1861. Died af typhoid fever at Richmond, Va. June 25, 1862. Swindle, Samuel----- private June 4, 1861. Died of disease at Camp Jackson, Richmond, Va., July 14, 1861. Terry, William H. ---- private April 26, 1861. Died of disease at Norfolk, Va. July 22, 1861. Todd, William----- private April 1, 1864. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Tomlinson, James M.------ private April 28, 1862. Paroled Lynchburg, Va. April 13, 1865. Died in LaGrange, Ga. in 1898. Traylor, Hill M.----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Traylor, John H.----- private June 4, 1861. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863; Warrenton Springs, Va. October 12, 1863; Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Transferred to Quartermaster Dept. October 1864. No later record. Trimble, Joseph----- private June 4, 1861. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. No later record. Trimble, Moses M. ---- private June 4, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Trimble, William Sanders----- private June 4, 1861. Wounded and permanently disabled at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Detailed in Subsistence Dept. on account of disability January 5, 1865. No later record. (Born August 23, 1840. Died at Hogansville, Ga. August 28, 1896.) Truitt, Samuel C.----- private April 26, 1861. Discharged on account of injury to shoulder, at Winchester, Va., October 4, 1862. Tuggle, William O. ---- private April 26, 1861. Discharged July 9, 1862. Died in Thomasville, Ga. in 1885. Turner, Sterling G.------ private April 26, 1861. Transferred to Ca. H, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 25, 1862. Appointed Adjutant of the 19th Regiment Ga. Inf. February 20, 1864. Killed at Kinston, N. C. March 14, 1865. Turner, William Weaver----- private July 15, 1861. Discharged; disability, July 24, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 41st Regiment Ga. Inf. August 10, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant November 1, 1863. Roll dated December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him Absent, sick, returned since muster." Pension records show he was with Captain George Macon's wagon train on Broad River, Wilkes County, Ga., close of war. Walker, George C. ---- private June 4, 1861. Died of disease at Norfolk, Va. September 14, 1861. Ware, Joseph J.----- private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863; Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Appointed courier for Generals Hill and Rodes. Captured. Paroled at Richmond, Va. May 10, 1865. Died at LaGrange, Ga. June 20, 1902. Westheimer, Aaron A.----- private July 15, 1861. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1862. No later record. Westheimer, Henry----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Whitfield, Benjamin F.------ private April 26, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865, and surrendered there April 9, 1865. Whitfield, Mathew Staten----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Transferred to Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry April 1864. On detached duty September 21-October 31, 1864. No later record. Killed by train in Troop County, Ga. in 1870. Wilder, William W.----- private April 26, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Exchanged March 7, 1865. No later record. Wilkes, Lucius C.------ private April 26, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 14, 1861. Died in Ga. in 1862. Wilkes, Robert S.----- private April 26, 1861. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Wilkinson, Nealy J.(or Wilkerson)----- private April 26, 1861. On sick furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Died in Troop County, Ga. in 1887. Williams, Elisha D.----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed Ambulance Sergeant of Doles' Brigade. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Burned to death on steam boat Rebecca Everingham in 1877. Williams, Ulysses B. ---- private April 26, 1861. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died of wounds in U. S. A. Division Field Hospital at Winchester, Va. October 26, 1864. Wilson, Wiley H. ---- private April 16, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Accidentally killed at Lake Geneva, Ga. in 1898. Wise, Isaac----- private April 26, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant. Discharged, disability, April 23, 1863. Died in New York City in 1893. Worthan, Joseph C.-Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 1863. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Paroled at West's Bldgs. U. S. A. General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., in 1865. Sent from Baltimore, Md. to James River, Va. for exchange February 1865. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/troup/military/civilwar/rosters/mt310ucompanyb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 22.3 Kb