Ware County  Churches  Co. I 26th Regiment

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	MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY L, 26th REGIMENT
	GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
	ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
	C. S. A.
	WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA
	"WIREGRASS MINUTEMEN"

This company was successively designated lst Co. B,
2d Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf., Old Co. M, and New Co. L,
l3th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. L, which became
Co. E, May 10, 1862 , 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf.


OFFICERS:

Styles, Carey W. Captain April  18, 1861 . Elected
Colonel August 17,1861 . Retired May  10,1862.

White, Benjamin A., Jr. 1st Lieutenant April 18,
1861. Elected Captain September  4,1861. Retired May 
10,1862. (Born in Ga.) 


O'NEAL, Thomas P. 2d Lieutenant April 18,1861.
Elected 1st Lieutenant September  4, 1861. Retired
May  10, 1862. Enlisted as a  private  in Co. F, 4th
Regiment  Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), December  10, 1862.
Appointed Sergeant. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of
Clinch's Battery Ga. Light Artillery. Captured at
Fort McAllister, Ga. December  13, 1864. Released at
Fort Delaware, Del. June  12, 1865.

Pearce, E. Louis (or Pierce)-Jr. 2d Lieutenant April
18,1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September  4, 1861 ;
1st Lieutenant May  10, 1862; Captain January  16,
1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

Lee, John- 1st. Sergeant April 18, 1861. Elected Jr.
2d Lieutenant September 4, 1861. Wounded in left arm
at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Elected Captain
May 8, 1862. Resigned January 16, 1863.

Lyon, Charles R. 2d Sergeant April 18,1861. Absent
without leave May 1, 1862 -August 31, 1864. No later
record. 

Sweat, Bryant- 3d. Sergeant April 18, 1861. Appointed
1st Sergeant May 10, 1862. Wounded in breast at
Snicker's Gap, Va. July 18, 1864. Died of wounds in
General Hospital at Winchester, Va. July 21,1864.


Myers, George C.-4th Sergeant April 18,1861. Detailed
Ordnance Sergeant at Brunswick, Ga. September 4,
1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant. Elected 2d
Lieutenant of Co H, this regiment, October 18, 1864.
Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 23,1865.

Fletcher, Joseph C. 1st Corporal April 18, 1861.
Appointed 1st Sergeant September 4, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28, 1862.

Williamson, James R. 2d Corporal Apr 18,1861.
Appointed Acting Adjutant in 1865. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Cason, James A. 3d Corporal April 18, 1861.
Discharged, disability, April 15, 1862.

Goethe, Francis M. (or Goettee)-4th Corporal April
18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant. Roll dated November
14, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Paroled,
Thomasville, Ga. May 20, 1865. 

PRIVATES:


Agee, John- private June 8, 1861. Roll dated November
14, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Bell, Noble Wymberly- private May 4,1861. Roll dated
November 14, 1864 , last on file, shows he was
missing, supposed captured at Winchester, Va.
September 19,1864. Pension records show he was
wounded near Petersburg, Va. April 6, 1865 and sent
to Field Hospital. (Born in Georgia.)

Bennett, Daniel H. private April 18, 1861. Appointed
Ordnance Sergeant July 18,1864. Granted furlough of
indulgence February 15, 1865. Could not reach command
before surrender. (Born in Georgia.)

Bennett, Isham G. private April 18,1861. Captured at
Farmville, Va. April 9, 1865. Released at Newport
News, Va. June 24,1865.

Bennett, James L. private May 16, 1861. Discharged,
disability, September 14,1861. Enlisted as a private
in Co. N, March 1, 1862. Mustered out March 31, 1862.

Bennett, William J. private April 18, 1861. Appointed
Regimental Musician September 4, 1861. Wounded
through thigh at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Roll
dated November 14, 1864 , last on file, shows him a
prisoner of war at Baltimore, Md. Paroled,
Thomasville, Ga. May 19, 1865 
.

Bonnett, Jonas A. (or Bennett)- private April 18,
1861. Appointed Sergeant Major. Roll dated November
14,1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

Booth, James R. private June 27,1861. Died at Camp
Spalding near Darien, Ga. July 25, 1861.

Booth, John W. private August 27, 1861. Discharged,
disability, January 1, 1862. Boyd, Robert- private
May 3, 1861. Reported `"absent on leave with
permission to join some other company," on roll for
August 31, 1861. No later record. 265

Brantley, Nathaniel C. private May 6, 1861.
Discharged, under-age, July 22, 1862. Born in 1847.

Brewton, David L (or Bruton)- private June 6, 1862.
Captured at Fort Steadman, Va. March 25,1865.
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 24, 1865.

Brewton, Henry M. See private , Co. D.

Brewton, James W. See 5th Corporal, Co. N.

Brown, James D. private April 18, 1861. Died at Camp
Semmes, Ga. August 17,1861.

Buchanan, George- private May 20, 1861. Died January
1864. Byram, Charles-See private , Co. B.

Campbell, William- private April 18, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28,1862.

Carter, John N. private May 27, 1861. Transferred to
Co. A, 25th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 27, 1861. Roll
for October 31, 1862 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.

Clark, William S. private April 22, 1861. Wounded in
1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Conner, William (or Connor)- private April 18, 1861.
Appears last on roll for February 28,1862.

Cosman, William- private May 8, 1862. Died at
Richmond, Va. August 16,1862.

Crawley, Edward Hurley- private April 18, 1861.
Appointed Orderly to Colonel September 4,1861.
Elected 2d Lieutenant September 17, 1862; 1st
Lieutenant January 16, 1863. Wounded and captured at
Cedar Creek, Va. October 19., 1864. Released at Fort
Delaware, Del. June 14, 1865.

Cribb, Daniel P. W. private April 18, 1861. Admitted
to C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va.
September 16,1864 , and furloughed September 25,1864.
Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10,1865. Paroled,
Thomasville, Ga. May 21,1865. 

Cribb, Edward M.- private April 22, 1861.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in
Appling County, Ga. April 3, 1831.)

Critzberg, Thomas S. (or Critzberry)- private April
21, 1861. Captured, date and place not given.
Released at Fort McHenry, Md. May 13, 1865.

Danforth, Hiram- private April 18, 1861. Wounded,
skull fractured, at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10, 1864.
Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864.
Exchanged at James River, Va. January 21,1865.
Paroled at Thomasville, Ga. May 20,1865. (Born July
15,1840.)

Davis, Elias J. private April 18,1861. Deserted at
Brunswick, Ga. June 11, 1861. "Apprehended July 13,
1861; sent to barracks at Savannah, Ga., enlisted in
regular army." No record of subsequent service.

266

Douglas, Hezekiah, J. private August 14,1861. Dropped
from rolls August 31,1861.

Dyer, Abner private May 16, 1861. Discharged,
disability, July 26,1861.

Elliott, Elijah A. private April 22,1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28,1864.

Fleming, James (or Flemming)- private April 18, 1861.
Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864.
Released at Point Lookout, M'd. June 27,1865.

Geer, David L. private April 18,1861. Transferred to
Co B, 5th Regiment Fla. Inf. November 9, 1862.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

Giddens, Isaac J. private June 6, 1861. Wounded in
1864. Roll dated November 14, 1864 , last on file,
shows him absent, wounded. No later record. €

Giddens, James H.-See private Co. B.

Goethe, Thomas B. (or Goettee)- private April 18,
1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1862.

Hamm, William- private May 16, 1861. Appears last on
roll for February 28,1862.

Harden, William (or Hardin)- private April 22, 1861.
Received pay at Richmond, Va. October 7, 1862. No
later record. 

Harper, Joseph A. private April 19, 1861. Wounded at
2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862. Captured at Fort
Steadman, Va. March 25,1865. Released at Point
Lookout, Md. June 28,1865. 

Hays, Gideon (or Hayes)- private April 22,1861.
Discharged, disability, August 27,1861. Reenlisted
April 4,1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April
9,1865. (Born in Jefferson County, Fla. May 1832.)

Herren, Richmond (or Herrin)- private May 23, 1861.
Died in Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va.
December 30,1862. 

Hersey, George W.- private April 18, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28,1862.

Hersey, William R. private April 18, 1861. Reported
"Pres-ent, sick, on roll dated February 28,1862. No
later record. Hogans, John A. private April 22,1861.
Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 10, 1862 ; 2d
Lieutenant January 16; 1863. Wounded near Appomattox,
Va. April 8, 1865. Admitted to Field (Flying)
Hospital, 24th Army Corps, Army of James, with wound
in right thigh, April 9, 1865. Sent to General
Hospital April 10, 1865. Died of wounds April 1865.
Buried in Appomattox, Va. Cemetery.

Howard, Simon P. private May 20, 1861. Appointed 4th
Sergeant May 10,1862. Roll dated November 14,1864 ,
last on file, shows him present. Pension records show
he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in
Georgia.)

Jenkins, Herschel V. J. private April 19, 1861.
Captured at

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Gettysburg, Pa. July 4,1863. Died of typhoid fever in
U.S.A. General Hospital at Chester, Pa. July 31,
1863.

Jenkins, John M. private April 19, 1861. Roll for
February 28, 1862, shows him absent, sick. No later
record.

Joiner, Joseph E. See private , Co. B.

Jones, James P. private August 16, 1861. Appointed 3d
Sergeant May 10, 1862. Wounded in right hip, in left
hand necessitating amputation of three fingers, and
in head, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862.
Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Jones, Jesse- private August 16, 1861. Died in
General Hospital at Staunton, Va. July 9,1863.

Joyner, Randall J. (or Joiner)- private June 8, 1861.
Appointed 2d Corporal May 10,1862. Killed at
Spotsylvania, Va. May 13, 1864.

Joyner, Richard W. (or Joiner)- private April 19,
1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant May 10, 1862; Acting
Ordnance Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April
9, 1865. 

King, Andrew J. private July 10, 1861. Appointed 5th
Sergeant September 4, 1861. Killed at Petersburg, Va.
June 18, 1864. 

King, Perryman- private April 18, 1861. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Knox, Elias- private April 22, 1861. Absent, sick in
hospital, February 28,1862. No later record.

Lawson, James B. private April 22, 1861. Wounded
through left hand at Fredericksburg, Va. December
13,1862. Detailed Acting Commissary Sergeant.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born in
Georgia August 26,1840.) Loper, William W. private
April 22, 1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 10,
1864.

Lundy, McLin (or McLain)- private April 18, 1861.
Captured at Greenwood, Va. July 7, 1863. Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Government and released at Point
Lookout, Md. February 22, 1864.

Malpus, William-See private , Co. B.

Manning, John see private , Co. B.

Martin, Joseph J. private April 18, 1861. Discharged,
""having served his time as required by Conscript
Act," July 22,1862. Pension records show he enlisted
as a private in Co. G, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry
(Clinch's), July 1863. Transferred to Co. 22d Battn.
Ga. Siege Artillery. In Charlotte, N. C. hospital
with fever, March 20, 1865. (Born in Pierce County,
Ga. December 30, 1845.)


McSwain, Alexander H. private May 20, 1861. Wounded
at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862. Captured at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Government at Point Lookout, Md. and
released February 23,1864. 

268

Mercer, Isaac (or Messer)- private April 18, 1861.
Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864. Released
at Elmira, N.Y. June 30, 1865 
.

Miller, Alexander J.- private May 23, 1861.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Miller, James B. private June 27, 1861. Killed at
Spotsylvania, Va. May 12,1864.

Monaghan, John- private April 18, 1861. Captured at
Farmville, Va. April 9, 1865. Released at Newport
News, Va. June 24, 1865.

Moncrief, John- private April 18, 1861. Appointed
Hospital Steward August 1861. Died in Virginia July
30,1862. 

Moncrief, John P. private May 20, 1861. Appears last
on roll for February 28,1862.

Morris, William J. private April 18, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28,1862.

Murray, William J. See private , Co. B.

Myers, Doctor P. private May 4, 1861. Appears last on
roll for February 28, 1862.

Myers, Stephen W. private May 4, 1861. Killed July
20, 1864.

O'BERRY, Daniel J. (or Oberry)-See private , Co. N.
Peterson, Charles-private April 18, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28, 1862.

Pike, Charles L. private August 11, 1861. Discharged,
disability, January 1, 1862.

Popham, George- private April 19,1861. Appears last
on roll for February 28, 1862.

Popple, J. T. (or J. J.)- private May 8,1862. Died in
General Hospital #1, at Richmond, Va. March 13, 1863.

Quinn, Thomas- private August 2,1861. Died August
15,1864. 

Rennie, William- private April 18, 1861. Transferred
to Co. D. Discharged by expiration of term of service
April 22,1864. 

Rice, David P. private April 22,1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant August 28,1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17,1862.

Riggins, James- private May 20, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant May 10, 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va.
August 28, 1862. 

Riggins, John B. See 4th Corporal, Co. N.

Riggins, Robert G. See private , Co. N.

Ritch, William R. private April 19, 1861. Wounded at
Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864. Died of wounds May 12,
1864. 

Ruth, Abraham J. private April 18, 1861. Appears last
on roll for February 28,1862.

Sauls, Theophilus J. private April 19, 1861.
Transferred to Co. B, August 17, 1861; to Co. D,
April 4, 1862. Wounded in head at Cold Harbor, Va.
June 1, 1864. Absent, sick, November 6,

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1864. No later record. (Resident of Georgia since
June 16, 1878.)

Spivey, D. P -Pension records show he enlisted as a
private January 1864. Discharged, disability, July
24, 1864. (Born in Georgia.)

Spivey, James E. private April 22,1861. Appointed 4th
Corporal May 10, 1862. Wounded in 1864. Surrendered,
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. Spivey, John D. private
April 22, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal May 10, 1862.
Wounded in 1864. Roll dated November 14, 1864 , last
on file, shows him absent, wounded. At home on
wounded furlough close of war.

Stephens, Angus M. See private , Co. N.

Stephens, Isham E. private August 16,1861. Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17,1862. 

Stephens, James-See private , Co. N.

Strickland, Allen, Jr. See private , Co. B.
Strickland, George M.-See private , Co. B.

Strickland, Joseph- private June 11,1861. Wounded in
right leg, date and place not given. Roll dated
November 14, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent,
sick. Pension records show he was at home on furlough
close of war. (Born in Pierce County, Ga. March
29,1836.)

Strickland, J. A. See private , Co. B.

Strickland, J. Levi (or Levi J.)- private April 10,
1862. Roll dated November 14, 1864 , last on file,
shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Sweat, Farley R. See private , Co. H.

Sweat, Mitchell- private August 19, 1861. Wounded at
2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862. Wounded in 1864.
Roll dated November 14, 1864 , last on file, shows
him absent, wounded. No later record.

Thompson, Allen- private April 22, 1861. Appears last
on roll for February 28,1862.

Thompson, Daniel P. private April 22,1861.
Discharged, disability, January 1,1862 

Thompson, William A. private April 22, 1861.
Appointed 5th Sergeant May 10, 1862. Wounded in left
knee and near heart at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28,
1862. Severely wounded through left lung at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Richmond, Va.
in 1865. (Resident of Georgia since December 11,
1842.)

Trowell, A. John- private April 18, 1861. Discharged,
underage, July 26, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co.
F, 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), December 10,
1862. On picket duty June 30,1864. Pension records
show he surrendered at #7, Wayne County, Ga. April 9,
1865.

270

Trowell, Joseph E. private April 18, 1861. Killed at
2d Manassas, Va. August 28,1862.

Trowell, Thomas S. private April 18, 1861. Killed at
2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862.

Wade, James W. private April 19, 1861. Appointed
Company Commissary in 1861; Quartermaster Sergeant
September 1, 1861. Reduced to ranks January 1, 1862.
No later record. 

Waldron, Elias D., Jr. private April 18, 1861. Killed
at Monocacy, M'd. July 9, 1864.

Wells, Washington S. private April 22, 1861. Appears
last on roll for February 28,1862.

Williamson, George B. private April 18, 1861.
Transferred to Co. D, September 1,1861. Appears last
on roll for February 28,1862. Williamson, William-
private April 18,1861. Appears last on roll for
February 28,1862.

Wilson, Branch B. private May 16,1861. Transferred to
Co. A, 25th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 27, 1861; to
Regimental band in 1862. Captured near Decatur, Ga.
September 23, 1864. "Deserted; gave himself up." Took
oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Atlanta, Ga.
September 27, 1864.

Winder, Edward P. private July 19,1861. Appointed
Acting Master's Mate in C.S. Navy and discharged from
army September 29,1863. Serving in said rank in
Charleston Squadron in 1864. No later record.

Young, John- private August 16, 1861. Roll dated
November 14, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.
No later record. 

Young, Joseph L. private April 20, 1861. Died of
typhoid fever in South Carolina Hospital at
Charlottesville, Va. July 19,1862.


This company was ordered to Savannah, Ga. by Governor
Joseph E. Brown April 19,1861 , and mustered into
C.S. service May 19,1861. Ordered to Brunswick, Ga.
June 1,1861. Went into camp at ""The Ridge" near
Darien, Ga. June 24, 1861. Ordered to St. Simon
Island, Ga. October 8, 1861 , and drilled with Dent's
Battery as Heavy Artillery. Went to Brunswick, Ga.
February 1862


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