Washington Co GA - Co E - 1st Regiment File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ash Pollette apollette@gtcom.net Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Visit Ash's page http://www.pollette.com/default.htm for more information. His pages contain history, photos, and battle information. WASHINGTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE INFANTRY COMPANY ROSTERS COMPANY E, 1st REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (RAMSEY'S) "WASHINGTON RIFLES" The Washington Rifles was among the first to be "called up for service" by the Confederate Government. The Company was mustered into Confederate service as Company E, 1st Regiment Georgia Infantry on March 16, 1861 an mustered out March 18, 1862. A majority of the soldiers were commissioned or enlisted in other Washington County units. Most joined the 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery or Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery. The following asterisks indicate which unit the soldier enlisted after the Washington Rifles were mustered out of service. *Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery (Howell's Battery). **12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery History of Washington Rifles & 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Light Artillery Harper's Weekly Report on Cheat River, West Virginia OFFICERS AND STAFF JONES, Seaborn A. H., elected Captain March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected Captain of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry May 7, 1862; resigned July 11, 1862 . RUDISILL, John Wiery, elected 1st Lieutenant March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected Captain of 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery May 1, 1862; captured at Fisher's Hill, Virginia September 22, 1864; imprisoned at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Fort Delaware, Delaware; released June 10, 1865. EVANS, Beverly Daniel, elected 2nd Lieutenant March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected Colonel of the 13th Regiment Georgia Militia September 8, 1862; mustered out in 1862; elected Captain of Company H, 2nd Regiment Georgia State Troops February 16, 1863; Lieutenant Colonel February 20, 1863; Brevet Colonel September 1864; mustered out May 1865. He was born February 6, 1826; died March 21, 1897; buried Row 5, Lot 20 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville. CARTER, William Wooten, Jr., elected 2nd Lieutenant March 18, 1861; resigned June 3, 1861; elected Captain of Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862; resigned, disability, July 31, 1862 . He was born in Burke County, Georgia April 28, 1825. JONES, Charles Mc. Ensign March 18, 1861 . Captured at Cheat River, W. Virginia July 13, 1861 . Paroled at Beverly, W. Virginia July 16, 1861 . Elected Captain of Company H, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3, 1863. Charles was a son of Captain Seaborn A. H. Jones. HOWELL, Evan Park, enlisted March 18, 1861,1st Sergeant; elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant July 4, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected Sr. 1st Lieutenant of Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery May 10, 1862; Captain of Howell's Battery Georgia Light Artillery September 7, 1865 . On detached duty December 31, 1864 . Paroled at Macon, Georgia May 1865 . WARTHEN, George Washington, enlisted March 18, 1861, 2nd Sergeant; died in Staunton, Virginia hospital September 23, 1861; buried Row 3, Lot 33 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. Note: Military records state he died on September 26, 1861. MEDLOCK, Joseph M. G. enlisted March 18, 1861, 3rd Sergeant; discharged, disability, September 11, 1861 . JERNIGAN, Augustus Daniel, enlisted March 18, 1861, 4th Sergeant; elected 1st Lieutenant of Company H, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862; Captain in 1862; resigned on account of ill health July 7, 1862 . TALIAFERRO, Patrick. R., enlisted March 18, 1861, 5th Sergeant March; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry May 7, 1862; Captain July 11, 1862; surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. He was born January 19, 1837; died May 18, 1919; buried in Row 6, Lot 51 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. GRAY, William J., enlisted March 18, 1861, 1st Corporal; discharged October 6, 1861. Enlisted February 22, 1862 in of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops; elected 1st Lieutenant; mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Captain C. W. Slaten's Company, Macon Light Artillery, May 3, 1862. He was born December 10, 1833; buried Row 12 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. SESSIONS, A. T., enlisted March 18, 1861, 2nd Corporal; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** RENFROE, William Haynes, enlisted March 18, 1861, 3rd Corporal; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. Enlisted May 7, 1862 and appointed 1st Sergeant of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry; elected 2nd Lieutenant April 2, 1864 ; 1st Lieutenant. Surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865 with the rank of Major. He was born November 17, 1839; died January 13, 1900; buried in Row 2, Lot 34 & 36 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. WICKER, John Richard, enlisted March 18, 1861, 4th Corporal; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted August 4, 1862 Company B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry; appointed Corporal . He was born September 4, 1829; died November 29, 1905; buried Row 13, Lot 123 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. PRIVATES ALLEN, George R., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 6, 1862 in Company G, 57th Regiment Georgia Infantry; appointed 1st Sergeant of May 6, 1862 . ARNAU, James M., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** BAILEY, James Wimberly, enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted as a private in Company H, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 14, 1862; appointed 1st Sergeant Aug ust 1, 1862; elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant August 7, 1863; captured at Macon, Georgia April 20-21, 1865. BARNES, Alfred Suspense, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** BARNES, M. A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . BARWICK, William B., enlisted March 18, 186, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.; enlisted May 1, 1862, private in 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery; appointed Corporal; transferred to Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery, February 13, 1863. He was born about 1835; died December 17, 1902. He is buried in Row 12, Lot 108 in the Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. BOATRIGHT, Benjamin Sessions, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.; enlisted and appointed 3rd Sergeant of 2nd Company C, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery May 1, 1862; transferred to 3rd Company E, December 28, 1862; elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant; 2nd Lieutenant; Lieutenant commanding 3rd Company B, in 1864; wounded November 1864; wounded at Hatcher's Run, Virginia February 7, 1865; captured in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia April 3, 1865 , and escaped April 25, 1865 . BRANTLEY, Joseph L., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . BROWN, James M., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; discharged February 8, 1862; appointed 4th Sergeant of Company B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry August 4, 1863. CASON, George D., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** CASON, WILLIAM, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. ** CLAY, William S., enlisted March 18, 1861; killed accidentally at Laurel Hill, W. Virginia July 7, 1861 COLLIER, Edwin S., enlisted March 18, 1861, private in Company C; transferred to Company E, June 24, 1861; listed as deserted October 3, 1861. COOK, A. T., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted as a private in Company H, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry April 1, 1862; wounded at Frazier's Farm, Virginia June 30, 1862. CULLEN, J. E., enlisted March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* CULLEN, W. A., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . CUMMINGS, Green E., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; died at Cheat Mountain, West Virginia June 30, 1861. CURRY, David, enlisted November 1, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 CURRY, John H., enlisted September 18, 1861, private; died at Strasburg, Virginia December 26, 1861 . CURRY, S. K., enlisted September 18, 1861, private; discharged December 13, 1861; enlisted as a private in Company H, 2nd Regiment Georgia State Troops February 16, 1863; appointed 4th Sergeant February 28, 1863; discharged April 28, 1863 . DUDLEY, J. E. Q., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* DUDLEY, W. H., enlisted May 10, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. *. FLUKER, M. B., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** FULFORD, Samuel D., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* FULFORD, Thomas B., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; discharged August 22, 1861 . Enlisted as a private in Company G, 57th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 6, 1862. FULGHUM, Joseph H., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** GASKINS, Jasper A., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . Enlisted as a private in Company G, 57th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 6, 1862; killed an picket duty at Vicksburg, Mississippi June 10, 1863 . GILMORE, Ebenezer T., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* GILMORE, John N., enlisted March 18, 1861,private; appointed 1st Sergeant July 4, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . GILMORE, Stephen Mathis, enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* GILMORE, Thomas Jefferson, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* GOODOWN, James A., enlisted June 10, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* GRAY, W. B., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged October 6, 1861. GRIMES, William A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* HAYNES, Charles E. , enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, March 18, 1862. HAYNES, Samuel S., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . HAYNES, Thomas Harris, enlisted March 18, 186; discharged September 3, 1861; enlisted as a private in Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862; transferred to 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery May 1, 1862; acting Sergeant Major August 31, 1864; paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 19, 1865. HERMANN, Isaac, enlisted June 30, 1861, private; discharged January 25, 1862.* HICKLIN, A. F., enlisted June 10, 186; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.**. HICKLIN, William P., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged, disability, August 12, 1861.* HINES, Augustus C., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* HINES, Richard, enlisted June 30, 1861; died at Winchester, Virginia January 24, 1862 . HINES, Samuel, enlisted June 30, 1861; died at Winchester, Virginia January 29, 1862 . HINES, William H., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** HOWARD, Wesley C., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* JONES, Steven B., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected Captain of Ca. F, 62nd Regiment Georgia Infantry July 1, 1862; transferred to Company F, 8th Regiment Georgia Cavalry in 1864. Steven was a son of Captain Seaborn A. H. Jones. Steven survived the war, but later was struck by lighting near Sandersville and died. JONES, Weaver H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry May 7, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant July 11, 1862. Weaver was a son of Captain Seaborn A. H. Jones. JORDAN, John J., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . JORDAN, John T., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged July 20, 1861; elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant July 24, 1862; Captain July 31, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel February 23, 1864 ; Colonel March 24, 1864; Wounded at Petersburg, Virginia April 2, 1865 . JORDAN, William Jasper, enlisted March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted and appointed 2nd Sergeant of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry May 7, 1862. KELLY, George W., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** KING, James R., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** KINMAN, James K., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** KITTRELL, Gabriel, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* KNIGHT, Walker G., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** LAWSON, William Hugh, enlisted May 7, 1861, private; appointed 1st Corporal November 1, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 5, 1862 , private in Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry; appointed 2nd Sergeant May 21, 1862 ; Sergeant Major July 1, 1862. LAYTON, John Wesley, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** LEWIS, W. B., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . LEWIS, W. H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted June 10, 1862, private in Company B, 59th Regiment Georgia Infantry; died of erysipelas in General Hospital #14, at Richmond, Virginia December 26, 1862. MASON, George L., enlisted August 12, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted September 1, 1863, private in Company F, 62nd Regiment Georgia Infantry; transferred to Company F, 8th Regiment Georgia Cavalry July 11, 1864; wounded in 1864 . MASSEY, Nathan S., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** MATHEWS, William C., enlisted August 1, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted July 1, 1862, private in Company G, 38th Regiment Georgia Infantry; appointed Ordnance Sergeant July 27, 1862; elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company G, 38th Regiment Georgia Infantry February 1, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3, 1863; captured at Smithsburg, Maryland July 4, 1863; elected Captain May 12, 1864; paroled at Johnson's Island, and forwarded to Point Lookout, Maryland for exchange March 14, 1865. McCROAN, Henry M., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . McCROAN, John J., enlisted March 18, 1861; died at Stribling Springs, Virginia December 6, 1861 . McDONALD, Alexander A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.**. MEDLOCK, Eugene, enlistd June 20, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . MORGAN, John H., enlisted June 20, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . NEWSOME, Joseph K., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted and appointed 3rd Sergeant of Company B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry August 4, 1863. NEWSOME, J. J., enlisted March 18, 186, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** ORR, Thomas A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; Enlisted as a private in Company B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry August 4, 1863. PANNELL, Rohert J., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. PARKER, William H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted August 4, 1863, private in Company G, 6th Regiment Georgia State Guards Infantry; mustered out in 1864 . PEACOCK, George W. ----private March 18, 1861 . Appointed Sergeant. Mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** PITTMAN, W. H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** RAWLINGS, Charles, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 7, 1862, private in Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry. RAWLINGS, William H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; captured at Cheat River, West Virginia July 13, 1861; paroled at Beverly, West Virginia July 20, 1861. RENFROE, Josiah C., enlisted March 18, 186; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. RIDDLE, Anderson M., enlisted June 10, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted and appointed 2nd Corporal of Company E, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry May 7, 1862; enlisted and appointed 2nd Sergeant of Ca. B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry August 4, 1863. ROBERTS, John Benjamin, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; appointed 1st Corporal October 6, 1861; transferred to regimental band in 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 1, 1862, private in 3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery; transferred to Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry January 1, 1863; appointed Musician in 1863; Sergeant Major January 23, 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3, 1863; elected 2nd Lieutenant August 7, 1863 ; 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry October 9, 1863; appointed Captain of Company, for gallantry, by Secretary of War on recommendation of Commanding General, Nov. 12, 1864; surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. He died at Atlanta, Georgia August 30, 1917. ROBERTSON, Rufus A., enlisted March 18, 186, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . ROBINSON, William R., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 6, 1862, private in Company G, 57th Regiment Georgia Infantry; captured in Washington County, Georgia November 28, 1864 by General Sherman's forces; released at Point Lookout, Maryland June 17, 1865. ROBSON, Hans T., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** ROBSON, Jesse A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** He was born in WashingtonCounty, Georgia in 1843;died in Washington County, Georgia in 1913; buried at Sandersville, Georgia ROBSON, William Green, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; appointed Commissary Sergeant in 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; Elected 1st Lieutenant of Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery May 10, 1862. He was born October 7, 1831; died October 7, 1895; buried Row 12, Lot 114 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. ROGERS, A. L., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted June 20, 1862, private in Company H, 28th Regiment Georgia Infantry; detailed with Company G, 2nd Regiment Confederate Engineer Troops, Confederate States Army, August 21, 1864; appointed Corporal in 1864. .. RUDISILL, Benjamin Franklin, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged, disability, December 13, 1861; enlisted and appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery May 29, 1862. SCARBORO, Alfred Miles, enlisted March 18, 1861; discharged, disability, September 14, 1861; enlisted August 4, 1863, private in Company B, 7th Battalion Georgia State Guards Cavalry. Slade, S. L., enlisted May 19, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** SMITH, James Polk, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. * &** SMITH, John Henry, enlisted June 10, 1861, private; captured at Cheat River, West Virginia July 13, 1861; paroled at Beverly, West Virginia July 24, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** . SMITH, J. Crafton, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.**. SMITH, William A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.* SOLOMON, Henry A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; transferred to Company B, 14th Regiment Georgia Infantry August 16, 1861; elected 1st Lieutenant; killed at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. SPILLERS, John S., enlisted March 18, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . STANLEY, Joel C., enlisted March 18, 1861,private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.**. STUBBS, Jasper Newton, enlisted June 10, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** TARBUTTON, G. Augustus, enlisted March 18, 1861, private at the age of 53; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . TARVER, F. R., enlisted June 10, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . TISON, Thomas J., enlisted May 15, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. ** TOOKE, Charlton C., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; died at McDowell, Virginia September 11, 1861 . TRAWICK, A. J., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged February 1862.** TRAWICK, Jesse T., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; died at Monterey, Virginia August 25, 1861. TURNER, Noah A., enlisted June 30, 1861, private; died at Monterey, Virginia September 29, 1861. VEAL, Reuben H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged August 15, 1861; enlisted March 4, 1862 , private in Company H, 49th Regiment Infantry; died of disease at Richmond, Virginia in 1863 . WAGNER, W. H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862.** WAITZFELDER, E., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta Georgia March 18, 1862. WALL, Charles A., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; appointed 2nd Sergeant September 26, 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. He is buried at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. WALL, William G., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . WARTHEN, Thomas Jefferson, Jr., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; discharged February 8, 1862; enlisted March 4, 1862, private in Company C, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry; transferred to Company B, 28th Regiment Georgia Infantry in 1863; appointed 3rd Sergeant in 1863 ; 2nd Sergeant; surrendered, Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865 . WATKINS, William E., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . WESLOSKY, Adolph H., enlisted September 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted May 7, 1862, private in Company G, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry; transferred to Company E, in 1862; to regimental band in 1862; died of yellow fever at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in 1864. His real name was Adolph H. KIEVE. Enlisted with his uncles in Co G. , 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry and assumed their name. WHIDDON, Benjamin, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862 . WHIDDON, Madison M. M., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; died at Monterey, Virginia August 12, 1861 . WHITAKER, George. W. H., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862; enlisted 8th Georgia Cavalry. He was born in 1840; died in 1890; buried Row 3, Lot 31 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. WICKER, Thomas Oscar, enlisted March 18, 1861, private; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. He was born August 19, 1835; died at Sandersville, Georgia October 1, 1900; buried Row 14, Lot 196 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. YOUNGBLOOD, John T., enlisted March 18, 1861, private; appointed 5th Sergeant in 1861; mustered out at Augusta, Georgia March 18, 1862. He was born May 22, 1822; died March 18, 1890; buried in Row 14 at Old City Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia. * Martin's Battery Georgia Light Artillery (Howell's Battery). **3rd Company B, 12th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery. Links to pages containing information on the service of Rudisill's Artillery ORGANIZATION OF THE LAWTON-GORDON-EVANS BRIGADE SERVICE HISTORY OF THE LAWTON-GORDON-EVANS BRIGADE (CSA) INFANTRY UNITS Company E, 1st Regiment Company A, 28th Regiment Company B, 28th Regiment Company H, 28th Regiment Company E, 32nd Regiment Company C, 49th Regiment Company H, 49th Regiment Company G, 57th Regiment Company B, 59th Regiment Company D, 59th Regiment Company F, 62nd Regiment Link to: Company H, Second Regiment, Georgia State Line HISTORY OF COMPANY E, 1ST GEORGIA REGIMENT AND 3d Co. E, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery From: Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia; compiled by Margaret Henderson pp. 252 -253 UNOFFICIAL AND UNSIGNED The Washington Rifles was a military company organized long before the war, and was among the first to be called by the Confederate President for Confederate service. The 1st Regiment Ga. Infantry (Ramsey's) was mustered into Confederate service the 18th day of March 1861 . The Washington Rifles, Co. E, was ordered to Pensacola, Fla. After getting the forts and batteries in good condition, we were ordered to Richmond, Va., where we formed on dress parade and were reviewed by President Davis, and were then sent to Laurel Hill, W. Va. After skirmishing for several days Colonel Pegram, who was stationed ten miles distant with a small force at Rich Mountain, was flanked out of his position and had to fall back, our base of supplies was cut off, and we fell back to Green Brier River, but were overtaken at Carrick's Ford on Cheat River by the enemy, and fought the battle of Green Brier River. We were ordered to the Shenandoah Valley and served in the Valley Campaign of 1861 . In March 1862 we were ordered to Tennessee. On reaching Lynchburg, Va. we found that the land and snow slides had blockaded the railroads. As we enlisted for only twelve months and our time had almostexpired, we were sent to Augusta, Ga. and mustered out of Confederate service on the 18th day of March 1862 . The old military company, Washington Rifles, the pride of Washington County, was disbanded forever. In April thirty-three of the old company organized an Artillery Company, which became 3d Co. E, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery, and elected J. W. Rudisill captain, and the company was named in his honor. We were ordered to Augusta, Ga. where the 12th Battalion of Georgia Light Artillery, consisting of five companies, was organized. After getting our implements of war and being well drilled, we were ordered to Tennessee, near Ringgold, Ga. On the 4th of July we had a bad wreck, killing eight men and our horses. We were then sent to Chattanooga, Tenn., where we were given small arms and sent to Bridgeport to reinforce General Heath. The enemy was on the opposite side of the Tennessee River. A portion of Co. B, who had served twelve months in the 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. (Ramsey's, ) soon got up an armistice, so we lived at ease until the morning the enemy left. Reaching the bank of the river they saluted us with the band playing Dixie and Yankee Doddle. Next we were ordered to Jacksboro, Tenn. and sent across the mountains near the Kentucky line to Huntsville, where the 6th United States regiment was stationed. They had built a fort called Fort Cliff. The 12th Battalion Ga. Light Artillery, com manded by Lieutenant Colonel H. D. Capers, and the 43d Regiment Alabama Infantry, commanded by Colonel Gracie, drove them from their position, and captured the fort and the garrison's flag. We returned to Jacksboro, Tenn. when the 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery was ordered to reinforce General Bragg at Murfreesboro, Tenn. We met him at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. We were ordered to Savannah, Ga. to command the forts and coast line of Georgia and South Carolina. In the spring of 1863 Co. B, numbered over two hundred men. When J. J. Newsome, the 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, was made Captain he and Captain .T. W. Rudisill divided the company. Captain Newsome's company was made 3d Co. E, and was sent to Fort McAllister, Ga. to garrison the fort. They remained three months when they were relieved and sent to Ocean Pond, Fla. to reinforce our troops. They arrived too late for the fight. Co. E, took charge of the prisoners and carried them to Andersonville prison. We were then ordered to James Island and Fort Sumter, S. C. The enemy was throwing one thousand eleven inch shell at Fort Sumter every twenty-four hours. We defended Charleston, S. C. until May 1864 , when we were ordered to Richmond, Va. to reinforce General Lee. We met his army at Hanover Junction, Va. May 24th. Fought the battle of Hanover Junction, Va. May 26th, and the 2nd battle of Cold Harbor the 1st day of June 1864 . We were attached to Early's Corps and sent to Lynchburg, Va. on a forced march, and arrived just in time to save the city. We met General Hunter, who commanded the 6th Corps, coming into town. We drove them into Tennessee, crossing the Natural Bridge, which we had so often read of in our schoolboy days, changed direction going by Lexington, passed General Jackson's grave with lifted hats and bowed heads, then by the way of Staunton to the Shenandoah Valley. We reached Martinsburg on the 3d of July and drove out 6000 troops without firing a gun. On the 8th attacked the enemy at Harper's Ferry, drove them on Maryland Heights, marched all night, attacked Major General Wallace's corps on the 9th at Monocacy Junction, and drove it out of our line of march. We spent one day near Washington, D. C. Returned to Virginia and fought the battle of Kernstown on July 23, 1864 , Winchester on September 19, 1864 , Fisher s Hill, Va. October 9, 1864 , and Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. In December we were ordered to the line of Petersburg. On February 5th and 6th we fought the battles of Hatcher's Run, Va. Charged Fort Steadman on the 25th of March 1865 and captured the fort when it was surrounded by the enemy. One soldier was killed and ten were captured. Twenty two members of Co. E, surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 INFANTRY UNITS Company E, 1st Regiment Company A, 28th Regiment Company B, 28th Regiment Company H, 28th Regiment Company E, 32nd Regiment Company C, 49th Regiment Company H, 49th Regiment Company G, 57th Regiment Company B, 59th Regiment Company D, 59th Regiment Company F, 62nd Regiment Copyright: Ashley Pollette ======================== 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. 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