Twiggs County GaArchives Military Records.....MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 4th REGIMENT Civilwar - Rosters COMPANY C, 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, 3:25 pm MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 4th REGIMENT MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 4th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. TWIGGS COUNTY, GEORGIA ("TWIGGS COUNTY VOLS:') Folsom, James M.-Captain April 25, 1861. Resigned account of rheumatism October 22, 1861. Champion, E. F.-1st Lieutenant April 25, 1861. Resigned August 26, 1861. Reenlisted, command not stated. Killed at Griswoldville, Ga. November 22, 1864. Nash, Edwin A.-2d Lieutenant April 25, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant August 26, 1861; Captain October 22, 1861; Major July 1, 1863. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 10, 1864. Exchanged at Charleston, S. C. August 1, 1864. Elected Lieutenant Colonel August 5, 1864. Commanding Cook's Brigade at surrender at Ap- pomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Born in Troop County, Ga. April 30, 1835. Died at Baxley, Ga. October 21, 1913. Thorpe, Simeon-Appointed 1st Corporal, Co. 1, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 27, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 19, 1861; 1st Lieutenant May 21, 1862. Wounded, date and place unknown. Absent without leave from June 22, 1864. Dropped from rolls for continued absence without leave January 16, 1885. Morton, Charles G.-Jr.2d Lieutenant April 25, 1861. Resigned August 26, 1861. Solomon, Marcus E.-1st Sergeant April 25, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 26, 1861; 1st Lieutenant October 22, 1861. Resigned, disability, May 21, 1862. Nash, Linton A. 2d Sergeant April 25, 1861. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant August 26, 1861; 2d Lieutenant May 21, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2; 1863. Elected Captain July 1, 1863. Resigned, having been elected sheriff of Twiggs County, Ga., February 13, 1864. Epps, Edward C.--3d Sergeant April 25, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Sanders, Jeremiah-4th Sergeant April 25, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 1, 1863; Captain February 13, 1864. Reported "able to leave Stuart Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 18, 1865." Williams, Allen---5th Sergeant April 25, 1861. On furlough in Twiggs County, Ga. April 1, 1864. Killed in Virginia in 1864. Epps; John J.--1st Corporal April 25, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Jessup, Benjamin-2d Corporal April 25, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa.July 5, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea at Ft. Delaware; Del. January 7, 1864. Jessup, Samuel-3d Corporal April 25, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant August 26, 1861. Wounded, date and place unknown. On wounded furlough in Georgia August 31, 1864. Died. Buried at Arlington, Va. Donnally, Patrick---4th Corporal April 25, 1861. Discharged, overage, in 1862. Returned to Ireland. Balkcom, Bryant W: Musician April 25, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital July 8, 1862. Lockhart, James-Musician April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Camp Jackson, Richmond, Va., December 4, =1861. Died in Wilkinson County, Ga. Adkins, Calvin----- private June 20, 1861. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Adkins, John H: ---- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Alexander, Franklin----- private April 25, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Alexander, Samuel----- private April 25, 1861. On detail to collect stragglers August 31, 1864. No later record. Anderson, Lawrence W: ---- private October 8, 1863. At home sick August 31, 1864. Killed in service. Andrews, J. B.----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, Camp Jackson at Richmond, Va., January 15, 1862. Andrews, Thomas H.----- private April 25, 1861. Appears last on roll for August 31, 1861. No later record. Died in Florida. Arrington, Robert H.----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded in arm, resulting in amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. On detail to collect stragglers August 31, 1864. No later record. Babbett-----See Bobbett. Balkcom, LaFayette-Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. B, 12th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 9, 1861; 1st Sergeant August 26, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 8, 1862. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865. Balkcom, W. T.----- private July 9, 1861. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Barrentine, William----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 27, 1862. Died of wounds June 1, 1862. Beckcom, A. F. (or Beckham)----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 1, 1861. Birdsong, Benjamin F.----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Lynchburg, Va. June 17, 1864, and died in Ferguson's Hospital June 1864. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No.7, 1st Line, Lot 201. Blalock, Sanders----- private April 25, 1861. Died of disease at Camp Jackson, Richmond, Va., August 4, 1861. Bobbett, Joseph (or Babbett)----- private September 25, 1863. Discharged, imbecility, April 2, 1864. Bobbett, William J. (or Babbett)----- private April 25, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Boone, Robert H.----- private October 5, 1863. Furloughed November 15, 1863. Deserted December 1863. Burkett, Asa----- private April 25, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Burkett, Solomon----- private April 25, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Calhoun, Branson D: ---- private April 25, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant in 1864. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Cannon, James----- private October 30, 1863. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Chisholm, Albert F.----See private Co. D. Clance, John----- private. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. April 3; 1865. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Clance, Reuben M.----- private February 28, 1864. Killed at Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865. Clance, Wiley----- private April 25, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. On detail duty in Richmond, Va. hospital August 31, 1864. No later record. Died October 21, 1896. Clance, William H.--Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Tillman Henson, June 7, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Collins, Acrael J: ---- private October 1, 1863. Wounded at Staunton, Va. June 24, 1864. Died, wounds, August 17, 1864. Collins, Ethridge (or Etheldrige)----- private October 6, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. At Richmond, Va., wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record. Collins, Jacob------ private February 8, 1864. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Collins, James Durham (or James Denham)----- private July 9, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863 : Transferred from Ft. Delaware, Del. ta Pt. Lookout, Md. February 13, 1865. Received at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. for exchange, February 15, 1865. Collins, John O.------ private August 28, 1861. Killed near Appomattox, Va. April 8, 1865. Collins, Levin M.(or Lewis M.)------ private October 1, 1863. At home sick August 31, 1864. No later record. Cook, George W.----- private April 25, 1861. Relieved from duty by Conscript Act, over-age, July 28, 1862. Reenlisted. Died May 6, 1864. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. Cranford, Benjamin (or Crawford)----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability and over-age, July 24, 1862. Cranford, James (or Crawford)----- private 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Cranford, John (or Crawford)----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, March 6, 1862. Cranford, Stephen (or Crawford)----- private May 1, 1864. Wounded at Ft. Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865. No later record. Cranford, Washington (or Crawford)----- private April 25, 1861. Died of disease, Camp Jackson at Richmond, Va., August 3, 1861. Cranford, William F.(or Crawford)----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 19, 1861. Davis, John----- private March 28, 1864. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Day, William F: ---- private April 25, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in Twiggs County, Ga. June 1, 1928. Dennington, Charles----- private. Captured, date and place un- known. Died of measles at Rock Island, Ill. in 1864. Denson, Elias J: ---- private June 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for James Kennington, June 7, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant April 23, 1863; Ensign May 10, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863; Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Appointed Sergeant Major August 16, 1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 11, 1865. Born in Ga. in 1844. Died in Wilkinson County, Ga. August 17, 1927. Denson, Joel J: ---- private June 20, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 1 or 22, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Navy Hospital in Va. December 17, 1861. Denson, John Berrien------ private June 20, 1861.' Transferred to Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for John Kennington, June 7, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at General Hospital, Baltimore, Md., in 1863. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Denson, Tillman S: ---- private June 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Franklin Williams, June 7, 1862. Died of typhoid fever July 30, 1862. Dyer, John D: ---- private February 8, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Dyer, Thomas------ private April 25, 1861. Captured, date and place unknown. Released at Ft. Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865. Died in Twiggs County, Ga. Dyer, William----- private April 25, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Dykes, J. D: ---- private June 20, 1861. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Ga. May 3, 1863. No later record. English, J. M.----- private April 25, 1861. No later record. Epps, Daniel T: ---- private August 28, 1861. Discharged, underage, July 27, 1862. Reenlisted March 2, 1864. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Epps, Elbert D: ---- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at King's School House, Va. June 25, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.(Born in Ga. February 2, 1837.) Evans, Daniel----- private June 20, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died, wounds, July 9, 1862. Evans, Robert------ private. Captured, date and place unknown. Sent to Mobile Harbor, Ala. August 4, 1863. Died in service. Evans, William N: ---- private April 25, 1861. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va: May 2, 1863. Flowers, Martin----- private July 9, 1861. Wounded and permanently disabled at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Detailed in Richmond, Va. hospital on account of disability. Recommended for retirement by Medical Examination Board, account of wounds, February 21, 1865. No later record. Fowler, Samuel Robert------ private April 25, 1861. Died of measles in Virginia September 2, 1861. Gorman, J. B.-----See private, Co. A;. Green, Robert----- private April 25, 1861. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865. Green, Wesley----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 24, 1861. Hammerick, William J: ---- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Died of wounds. Hammock, Albert----- private. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864, and buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Hammock, John----- private. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Hammock, J: ---- private. Recruit. No later record. Hammock, William J.----- private April 25, 1861. Appointed Corporal; 1st Sergeant. Killed at King's School House, Va. June 25, 1862. Hardy, William B: ---- private April 25, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Harrison, J. H: ---- private April 25, 1861. Died at Navy Yard Hospital in Virginia July 10, 1861. Harrison, William J.------ private April 25, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. Henderson, Brady----- private May 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Henderson, Ephraim----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died, wounds, July 6, 1862. Henderson, John----- private. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Henson, Tillman (or Hinson)----- private April 25, 1861. Transferred to Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for William H. Clance, June 7, 1862. Wounded in Virginia June 22, 1864. No later record. Howell, Wright S.------ private September 29, 1863. On detached duty with Co. D, 1st Regiment Troops & Defenses at Macon, Ga. December 31, 1864. Died in service. Jessup, John H: ---- private February 9, 1863. 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. Kennington, Hiram----- private March 16, 1864. Killed at Snicker's Gap, Va. July 18, 1864. Kennington, James-Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Elias J. Denson, June 7, 1862. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Kennington, John-Enlisted as a private in Ca. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for John B. Denson, June 7, 1862. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at King's School House, Va. June 25, 1862. On detail duty collecting stragglers August 31, 1864. No later record. Kennington, William G.----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. At home on wounded furlough August 31, 1864. No later record. LaGrange, Eugene----- private June 14; 1862. Substitute. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Lamb, Andrew J: ---- private April 25, 1861. Transferred to serve as landsman on Steamer Virginia February 10, 1862. Paid for said service February 4-18, 1862. Served in C. S. Navy at Charleston, Va. and Drewry's Bluff, Va. in 1864. No later record. Lanier, Alexander----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 28, 1862. Lanier, Avery----- private February 13, 1864. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Lewis, Whitfield-Enlisted as a private in Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for T. J. Robertson, June 7, 1862. Appears last on roll for November -December 1862, with remark: "Sick in Richmond, Va." No later record. Lord, Jesse M.------ private October 9, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 25, 1865. Martin, E. Branton----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Died of wounds in 1862. Martin, Green B.----- private November 22, 1863. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Martin, Henry M: ---- private April 25, 1861. Wounded in arm, resulting in amputation, and captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Paroled at Pt. Lookout, Md. February 1865. Exchanged at James River, Va. February 14-15, 1865. Martin, Hiram J: ---- private April 25, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Died of erysipelas at Ft. Delaware, Del. December 25, 1864. Martin, James W.------ private April 25, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal. Discharged, furnished substitute, October 1, 1861. Martin, John M.----- private April 25, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Martin, William F.------ private October 1, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Mathis, William D. (or Mathews, William B.)----- private September 14, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released September 26, 1864. Maxwell, John T: ---- private April 25, 1861. Captured at Poolesville, Md. July 16, 1864. Died of typhoid fever at Elmira, N. Y. October 30, 1864. Grave #733, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Maxwell, Joseph----- private April 25, 1861. Died September 3, 1861. McGee, William K: ---- private August 12, 1862. Substitute for Albert F. Chisholm. Detailed for government work at Richmond, Va. November 27, 1862. No later record. Mims, David----- private June 20, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Ft. Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 12, 1865. Moore, George------ private June 20, 1861. Transferred to C. S. Steamer Merrimac February 10, 1862. Officer's cook in the James River Squadron in 1864 -1865. Deserted at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865, and took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. there April 17, 1865. Furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. April 24, 1865. Moore, John T. (or John H.)----- private June 3, 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Moore, P. T.------ private June 20, 1861. Transferred to C. S. Steamer Merrimac February 10, 1862. Served as ordinary seaman in C. S. Navy at Station of Savannah, Ga. in 1864. Died in service. Murphy, M. N.------ private June 20, 1861. Discharged, over-age, July 28, 1862. Nichols, Raney------ private May 1, 1864. Wounded in 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on wounded furlough in Ga. No later record. Nichols, Yancy----- private. Clothing issued to him April 30, 1864 and again on December 27, 1864. Admitted to General Hospital, Howard' s Grove, Richmond, Va., July 1, 1864; to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Va., wounded in left foot, February 24, 1865, and furloughed for 60 days March 10, 1865. Pettis, William J: ---- private April 26, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, at Richmond, Va. August 31, 1864. No later record. Pettis, William M: ---- private February 9, 1863. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Proctor, Thomas----- private April 25, 1861. Wounded, Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Proctor, Witt----- private Recruit. Killed in service. Reynolds, John----- private May 8, 1862. Sick at Gordonsville, Va. December 31, 1862. Died in service. Rhodes, William H: ---- private April 25, 1861. Died at Brigade Hospital July 28, 1862. Richardson, Edmond A.----- private October 3, 1863. At home on sick furlough August 31, 1864. Killed in service. Robertson, Thomas Jefferson----- private April 25, 1861. Transferred to Co. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Whitfield Lewis, June 7, 1862. Appointed 2d Corporal September 17, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 1862; Captain March 23, 1863. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Rogers, Stephen----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, over-age, prior to August 31, 1862. Ryle, Coates (or Ryles)----- private November 3, 1862. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Paroled at Pt. Lookout, Md. October 18, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15, 1864. No later record. Ryle, David J.(or Ryles)----- private September 4, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Paroled at Ft. Delaware, Del. February 1865. Exchanged at James River, Va. March 10-12, 1865. Sketoe, William S.----- private May 8, 1862. Died of disease at Staunton, Va. March 15, 1863. Smith, George----- private April 25, 1861. Detailed Provost Guard July 1864. Killed in service. Smith, Thomas------ private April 25, 1861. Killed in service. Southall, Benjamin F.----- private April 25, 1861. Transferred to serve as landsman on C. S. Steamer Virginia February 10, 1862. No later record. Stafford, Joshua----- private April 25, 1861. Sick in camp August 31, 1861. Died in service. Taylor, Charnick (or Charwick)----- private April 25, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in Richmond, Va. hospital October 2, 1862. Thorp, M. A.----- private April 25, 1861. Transferred to C. S. Steamer Virginia February 10, 1862; to Co. A, 1st Regiment Naval Brigade as coxswain. Appointed 1st Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Died in Worth County, Ga. in 1899. Tidwell, Jonathan----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 18, 1861. Vann, Appling, (or Augustus)----- private July 9, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864. Died of smallpox at Fort Delaware, Del. January 26, 1865. Vann, Reuben------ private July 9, 1861. No later record. West, John W.----- private July 9, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Wester, Hezekiah (or Weston)----- private April 25, 1861. Roll for August 31, 1864, shows him present. No later record. Died September 1865. Whitfield, Lewis-----See Lewis Whitfield. Williams, Benjamin----- private. Died in service. Williams, Franklin-Enlisted as a private in Go. 6, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Tillman S. Denson, June 7, 1862. Died of disease in General Hospital at Richmond, Va.1862. Williams, John W.----- private September 15, 1863. Roll for April 1, 1864, shows him present. Killed in 1864. Williams, Joseph----- private April 25, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 6, 1861. Willingham, D. S.------ private. Recruit. Died of chronic dysentery February 14, 1865. Witt, James F.------ private June 20, 1861. Captured, date and place unknown. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. Wyse, Joseph W.(or Wise)----- private September 4, 1862. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. No later record. Young, John B.----- private October 7, 1863. Wounded, date and place unknown. At home on wounded furlaugh August 31, 1864. No later record. This company left Twiggs County, Ga. April 25, 1861 and arrived at Augusta, Ga. same day. Left Augusta, Ga. May 2, 1861 for Portsmouth, Va. and arrived there May 3, 1861. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs/military/civilwar/rosters/mt311ucompanyc.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 22.4 Kb