Georgia: Wilkes County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 9th REGIMENT Irwin Guards ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Carolyn L. Harper Johnson clhjohnson@aol.com ==================================================================== MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 9th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A. WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA IRWIN GUARDS Norman, Gideon G.-Captain June 11, 1861. Resigned, disability, December 4, 1861. Elected Captain of Co. C, 3d Regiment Ga. State Guards Cavalry August 25, 1863. Roll for January 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Wingfield, John T.-1st Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Elected Captain December 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Arnold, Frank 2d Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant; Captain and A. Q. M. June 14, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Griffin, Felix T.-Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant January 1, 1862. Wounded at South Mountain, Md. September 14, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows Him present. No later record. Lindsey, Ephraim A: 1st Sergeant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major. On detached duty February 28, 1865. No later record. Smith, William L.-2d Sergeant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed lst Sergeant. Detailed for 40 days to go to Georgia to secure mount, February 10, 1865. No later record. Dyson, John C.-3d Sergeant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded at South Mountain, Md. September 17, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant. Detailed for 40 days to go to Georgia to secure mount February 10, 1865. Shank, John W.-4th Sergeant June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant. On detached duty February 28, 1865. No later record. Anderson, William T.-1st Corporal June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. 6, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded at Mine Run, Va. November 28, 1863. Died of wounds at Charlottesville, Va. December 10, 1863. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. Cothran, Hartwell S: 2d Corporal June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant April 22, 1862. Killed at Richmond, Va. June 27, 1862. Cordes, Henry-3d Corporal June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Nance, John F.-4th Corporal June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Conscripted and ordered to report to Lieutenant Arnold, on detached duty in Ga., April 2, 1863. On detached duty to cut wood for Artillery Corps Hospital February 28, 1865. No later record. Alexander, James H.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Captain in Signal Service May 29, 1862; Major and Assistant Adjutant General and assigned to Major General J. F. Golmer September 14, 1863, and serving in this capacity November 30, 1864. No later record. Anderson, Tazewell L.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Detailed Medical Officer in First Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 6, 1862. Appointed Assistant Surgeon (to rank from May 27, 1863 ), July 13, 1863. Ordered to report to Medical Director of Longstreet's Corps at Russellville, Tenn. January 30, 1864. No later record. Anthony, James Rembert- private June 11, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. 1, 1st Regiment Ga. Regulars September 5, 1861; 1st Lieutenant October 3, 1862. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. in 1864. Elected Captain of Co. C, March 28, 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Washington, Ga. September 2, 1841.) Anthony, John W. - private. Armstrong, William S. - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward in 2d Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 3, 1862; Assistant Surgeon, C. S. A., and assigned to 2d Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. (to rank from July 23, 1862 ), September 26, 1862. Ordered to report to Medical Director at Mobile, Ala. April 14, 1863. Serving as Assistant Surgeon October 23, 1864. Paroled, Columbus, Miss. May 17, 1865. Arnett, George F: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861; to Co. B, 8th Regiment Louisiana Cavalry November 1864. No later record. Arnett, William E.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On guard duty at Artillery Corps Commissary February 28, 1865. (Born in Wilkes County, Ga. July 11, 1841.) Arnett, W. F: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. B, 62d Regiment Ga. Inf.; to Co. B, 8th Regiment Ga. Cavalry July 11, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Bailey, George S: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Barnett, John Samuel- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation below the knee, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Discharged, disability, February 1, 1864. Barnett, Joseph W. - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Elected 2d Lie- tenant May 16, 1862; 1st Lieutenant. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Battle, Charles I.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On detail duty as foragemaster with Captain Thorhum in Ordnance Dept. February 28, 1865. No later record. Booker, Jabez M. - private June 11, 1861. Died at 24th Virginia Hospital September 30, 1861. Booker, Oscar E.- private June 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. September 19, 1861., Booker, Simpson - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Bowdre, Walter T.- private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Boyd, William S: - private June 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. September 21, 1861. Brady, Thomas Benton- private July 6, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Absent, sick, April 23, 1863. Absent without leave, furlough expired January 24, 1865. No later record. Bruckner, George D. (or Buckner)- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Killed at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Callan, John M. (or Callin)- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Chapple, Robert C.- private June 11, 1861. Wounded at Price's Farm, Va. June 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last On file, shows him present. No later record. Cofer, C. M: - private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital April 19, 1862. Cofer, Joseph B.- private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On detached duty at Fort Gregg, Va. February 1865. Captured in 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865. Cofer, Joshua- private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Cofer, Thomas- private September 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Combs, George B.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Died June 1, 1862. Combs, John A.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Killed at Fort Gregg, Va. April 3, 1865. Combs, Wesley P.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant April 22, 1862. Detailed for 24 days to go to Georgia for supplies February 19, 1865. No later record. Cooper, George A. (or George D.)- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Corbin, George B. - private June 11, 1861. Died at Culpeper, Va. October 9, 1861. Cox, James A.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Darracott, Garland W: - private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Davy, William- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 12, 1863. Dolan, William W.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. DuBose, James R. - private June 11, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. M, 1st Regiment Ga. Regulars July 25, 1861. Elected Captain of Co D, in 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. Farmer, Thomas- private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Ca. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Ficklen, John F. - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 11th Corporal January 1, 1864. Retired by order of Secretary of War February 15, 1865. On post duty in 1865. Ficklen, William A: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 7th Corporal; 5th Corporal. Sick furlough expired February 21, 1865. Fitzpatrick, John H.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 12th Corporal; 11th Corporal; 9th Corporal. Captured at Green Castle, Pa. July 2, 1863. On parole February 28, 1865. No later record. Floyd, John D: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 6th, Corporal; 3d Corporal. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Fouche, Alexander- private. Fouche, Daniel H.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. hospital December 13, 1862. Fouche, Jeremiah T. - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Accidentally killed at Gordonsville, Va. August 29, 1863. Fouche, Lewis- private September 20, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Died at Lynchburg, Va. August 10, 1863. Fouche, Wesley P. - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Wilkes County, Ga. in 1837. Died at Athens, Ga. January 10, 1912.) Hackney, John W.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Detailed to go to Georgia to secure supplies February 19, 1865. No later record. Hampton, John R: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Hardy, Alexander- private September 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Harris, James J.- private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Died at Petersburg, Va. August 15, 1862. Harris, Robert A.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Corporal; 4th Sergeant. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 20, 1864. Furloughed for 24 days from February 15, 1865. No later record. Hester, Simeon- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On detail as courier for General Pendleton January 12-28, 1865. No later record. Huling, Wesley J: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows sick furlough expired February 21, 1865. Irvin, Charles E: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Elected 2d Lieutenant June 14, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Jones, William J.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 30, 1863. Keough, William L.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. "Absent with leave, to appear before retirement board, February 28, 1865." No later record. Kitto, George B.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 9th Corporal in 1862. Discharged September 27, 1863. Reenlisted. Killed. Lamb, David- private July 6, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll dated February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Lane, Bowling A.- private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed Chief Bugler for Battn. January 1, 1865. Sent to Georgia on detail of 40 days to secure horse January 1865. Lewis, Thomas J.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Killed at Richmond, Va. June 26, 1862. Maguire, John- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor June 15, 1865. Mathis, Welcome- private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Maxwell, James R.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Detailed artificer. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Murphy, Seaborn- private June 11, 186l. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Palmer, Stephen R.- private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 20, 1865, last on file, shows him present; detailed battalion mail carrier. No later record. Paschal, Benjamin G.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Detailed assistant blacksmith. Discharged, disability, at Petersburg, Va. November 16, 1864. Paschal, William Thurmond- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861; to Co. B, Sth Regiment Ga. Cavalry December 27, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Pope, Henry Abner- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Popham, Thomas- private September 30, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. February 23, 1862. Prather, James J: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Revere, Samuel F.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Died in Lynchburg, Va. hospital March 15, 1863. Roherts, Virgil Stewart- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Left leg broken by falling tree while in service. Wounded through left shoulder and captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 17, 1865. (Born in Columbia County, Ga. July 17, 1842.) Robinson, Llewellyn- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On guard duty with Artillery Corps, Quartermaster, February 9-28, 1865. No later record. Rooney, William- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. On guard duty with Captain Parker, Commissary, Artillery Corps, January 22- Feb 28, 1865. No later record. Sanders, John W: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 11th Corporal October 1, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Schmidt, Daniel W.- private June 11, 1861. Discharged November 22, 1861. Seay, Reuben F.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Shank, Alvin J.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Shearer, Lewis D- private October 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. Short, James R.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal. Killed at Suffolk, Va. April 15, 1863. Simmons, William H.- private June 11, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. September 26, 1861. Slaton, Henry T.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 11th Corporal; Sergeant October 1, 1864. On detached duty February 23, 1865. No later record. Smallwood, Larkin- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Absent, Collecting forage with Battn. wagons, February 28, 1865. No later record. Smith, Elbert G.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C. 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Smith, Green - private September 30, 1861. Died at Richmond, Va. October 22, 1861. Smith, James W.- private June 11, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Warrenton Springs, Va. July 11, 1861. Strother, Alphonzo R.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Strother, Josephus R.(or Josephus E.)- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Discharged, disability, February 27, 1864. Stummers, John C: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Appointed 5th Corporal October 1, 1864; 2d Corporal. Roll for February 28, 1865, Last on file, shows him present. No later record. Vance, John L.- private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Wounded at Price's Farm, Va. June 26, 1862. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, Shows him present. No later record. Waddy, James E.- private June 11, 1861. Appointed Assistant Commissary Sergeant August 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Resigned June 13, 1862. Waller, Robert W: - private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Williamson, John C.- private September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 12, 1862. Wolf, George A: - private June 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 10, 1861. By Special Order #580, Hdqrs. Army of Potomac, this company became Co. C, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery December 12, 1861