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Regimental Officers, Staff and Band

Company Commanders (Companies A through K; also listed under separate company rosters)

8th Georgia Regimental Officers, Staff and Band:

(Information from "Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia," by Lillian Henderson and/or "Confederate Military History," vol. 6, ed. by Clement A. Evans).

Colonel:

Francis S. Bartow; (Captain [Co B] May 21, 1861. Elected Colonel June 1, 1861; Brigadier General P. A. C. S. in 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.)
William M. Gardner; (Lt. Colonel June 8, 1861; Colonel July 21, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas. Promoted to Brig. Gen. Nov. 14, 1861 in command of the District of Middle Florida, appointed as Military Prison Commander July 26, 1864; Nov. 28, 1864 commanded post at Salisbury, NC; commanded Military Post at Richmond Jan. to April, 1865. Surrendered, Augusta, Ga. May 20, 1865. Born 1824, died in 1901.)
Lucius M. Lamar; (Captain [Co C] April 15, 1861. Elected Major September 12, 1861; Lt. Colonel December 24, 1861; Colonel January 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Savage Station, Va. June 28, 1862, and left there severely wounded June 1862. Resigned December 1862. Appointed member of Military Court. As Colonel of the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. he was granted extension of leave of absence to June 7, 1864.)
John R. Towers (Captain [Co E] May 14, 1861; at First Manassas; elected Lt. Colonel Nov. 16, 1861; in Rome on furlough Feb. 23, 1862; promoted to Lt. Colonel Feb. 1862; appointed Colonel Dec. 16, 1862; at Appomattox surrender Apr. 9, 1865.)

Lt. Colonel:

William M. Gardner; (Lt. Colonel June 8, 1861; Colonel July 21, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas. Promoted to Brig. Gen. Nov. 14, 1861 in command of the District of Middle Florida, appointed as Military Prison Commander July 26, 1864; Nov. 28, 1864 commanded post at Salisbury, NC; commanded Military Post at Richmond Jan. to April, 1865. Surrendered, Augusta, Ga. May 20, 1865. Born 1824, died in 1901.)
Thomas L. Cooper; (Captain [Co F] May 22, 1861. Elected Major June 1, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel July 21, 1861. Killed by fall from horse, having received concussion of the brain, at Centreville, Va. December 24, 1861.)
Lucius M. Lamar; (Captain [Co C] April 15, 1861. Elected Major September 12, 1861; Lt. Colonel December 24, 1861; Colonel January 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Savage Station, Va. June 28, 1862, and left there severely wounded June 1862. Resigned December 1862. Appointed member of Military Court. As Colonel of the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. he was granted extension of leave of absence to June 7, 1864.)
John R. Towers; (Captain [Co E] May 14, 1861; at First Manassas; elected Lt. Colonel Nov. 16, 1861; in Rome on furlough Feb. 23, 1862; promoted to Lt. Colonel Feb. 1862; appointed Colonel Dec. 16, 1862; at Appomattox surrender Apr. 9, 1865.)
Edward J. Magruder (Captain [Co A] May 18, 1861. Elected Major January 28, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel December 16, 1862. Wounded June 21, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.)

Major:

Thomas L. Cooper; (Captain [Co F] May 22, 1861. Elected Major June 1, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel July 21, 1861. Killed by fall from horse, having received concussion of the brain, at Centreville, Va. December 24, 1861.)
John F. Cooper; (Captain [Co H] May 13, 1861. Elected Major July 21, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds September 6, 1861.]
Lucius M. Lamar; (Captain [Co C] April 15, 1861. Elected Major September 12, 1861; Lt. Colonel December 24, 1861; Colonel January 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Savage Station, Va. June 28, 1862, and left there severely wounded June 1862. Resigned December 1862. Appointed member of Military Court. As Colonel of the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. he was granted extension of leave of absence to June 7, 1864.)
Edward J. Magruder; (Captain [Co A] May 18, 1861. Elected Major January 28, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel December 16, 1862. Wounded June 21, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.)
George O. Dawson (Captain [Co I] May 16, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Elected Major December 16, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Assigned as Commandant of Post at Columbus, Ga. June 10, 1864. Applied to Secretary of War for assignment to Military Court of General Hampton, C. S. A., March 28, 1865. No later record.)

Adjutant:

John L. Branch; (Appointed 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry; 1st Lieutenant, May 22, 1861; Adjutant 8th Regiment Ga. Infantry June 1, 1861. Killed at First Manassas, July 21, 1861, in the arms of his younger brother, Sanford. Refer to "Charlotte's Boys, Civil War Letters by the Branch Family of Savannah," by Mauriel P. Joslyn, c. 1996, Rockbridge Publishing Co., Va., for more on the Branch family.)
Armistead R. Harper; (3d Lieutenant [Co E]; present at First Manassas; appt. Adjutant Oct. 2, 1861; in Rome Dec. 1861; elected Major 1st Reg. Georgia Cavalry Mar. 30, 1862; Lt. Col. May 28, 1862; in Rome Oct. 1862; Wounded in Tennessee, Oct. 20, 1863; died of wounds Oct. 28, 1863.)
William F. Shellman; (4th Sergeant [Co B] May 21, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 17, 1861; 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant April 30, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Retired, on account of wounds, October 15, 1864. Elected Major of Shellman's Local Battalion, Savannah, Ga. in 1864. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 11, 1865.)
Amos W. Brantley; (4th Corporal [Co C] April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant January 12, 1863; 1st Lieutenant July 2, 1863. Appointed Adjutant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)
Charles M. Harper (Private [Co E], present at First Manassas; elected 2nd Lt. Oct. 14, 1861; taken prisoner, Woodstock, VA June 1862; returned to Rome July 1862; wounded at Gettysburg; appt. Adjutant Oct 15, 1864; at Appomattox surrender.)

Chaplain:

William C. Dunlap (Private May 18, 1861. Appointed Chaplain February 22, 1862. Resigned February 7, 1865.)

Sergeant
Major:

Henry J. Menard; (Private [Co C] April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major in 1861. Elected Captain October 22, 1861. Died of smallpox December 22, 1862.)
Lewis H. Andrews (Private [Co C] July 16, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major July 15, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)

Quartermaster
and Assistant:

W. Frank Ayer; (Quartermaster June 1, 1861. Resigned Sept. 1861. Born Jan. 23, 1830; died June 21, 1904. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.)
E. A. Wilcox; (2d Lieutenant [Co C] April 15, 1861. Elected Captain September 12, 1861. Appointed Assistant Quartermaster October 5, 1861; Quartermaster. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)
Hugh Dixon Cothran; (Private [Co A] May 18, 1861. Appointed Captain and Assistant Quartermaster to rank from October 23, 1862; assigned to Post at Columbus, Ga. in charge of the transportation. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present at that Post, transportation Q. M.)
E. W. Davis; (Private [Co B] May 21, 1861. Appointed Captain and Assistant Quartermaster October 19, 1863. Wounded. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Fla. May 10, 1865. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 20, 1865.)
Calvin Wheeler; (Private [Co F] May 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant; Quartermaster July 10, 1864. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, in Virginia December 1864.)
William Henry Bennett (Private [Co B] May 21, 1861. Appointed Asst. Quartermaster.)

Quartermaster
Sergeant:

J. H. Williams; (Private [Co D] May 18, 1861. On daily duty as Quartermaster Sergeant January 1862. No later record.)
S. H. M. Hall; (Private [Co B] May 21, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant. Reduced to ranks and returned to Co. B, July 8, 1864. Deserted, and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. August 6, 1864.)
Harrison G. Wellborn (Private [Co F] May 22, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant July 10, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.)

Ordnance
Sergeant:

William E. Davis; (Private [Co K] May 15, 1861. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. July 10; 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry April 28, 1864. Roll for September - October 1864, last on file, shows him present. Paroled, Thomasville, Ga. May 18, 1865.)
Daniel R. Towers; (Private [Co H] May 13, 1861. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant in 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co H August 15, 1863. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864.)
David Green Fleming (Private [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal October 1861; 3d Sergeant June 10, 1862. Severely wounded at Suffolk, Va. April 17, 1863. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant August 20, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)

Commissary:

Charles Henry Smith ("Bill Arp"); (Commissary, with rank of Major, June 1, 1861. Resigned July 1862.)
George C. Norton; (Private [Co A] May 18, 1861. Appointed Captain and Assistant Commissary Sergeant July 17, 1861. Serving as Assistant Commissary of Anderson's Brigade July 1, 1863 - March 22, 1864. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 10, 1865.)
W. J. Morrell (Private [Co B] May 21, 1861. Appointed Acting Commissary Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)

Surgeon:

Homer Virgil Milton Miller; (Surgeon June 6, 1861. Attended to the mortally wounded Col. Bartow at First Manassas, July 21, 1861. On sick furlough in Rome, Dec 6, 1861. Transferred to Medical Dept. of South Carolina and Georgia May 1, 1862. Received pay at Greensboro, Ga. Sept. 19, 1864. No later record. Born in 1814, died in 1896. 1st Senator from Georgia after the War in 1868.)
Bushrod Taylor; (Acting Surgeon December 12, 1861. On duty as Surgeon with 14th Regiment Ga. Inf. and 16th Regiment North Carolina Inf. Surgeon and Medical Purveyor, A. V. D., October 11, 1864. No later record.)
John F. Jackson (Surgeon May 1, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)

Assistant
Surgeon:

J. W. McIlhaney; (Appointed Assistant Surgeon, C. S. A., from Virginia and ordered to report to Surgeon General C. S. A., September 13, 1861. Resigned on account of ill health October 10, 1862. Applied for reappointment and was ordered to report to Army of Northern Virginia April 1863. Declined this appointment on account of ill health. Appointed Assistant Surgeon 8th Regiment Ga. Inf.)
John T. McFarland; (Elected 1st Lieutenant of the 2d Republican Blues, Independent Company, Ga. Inf. [See Co C, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf. Olmstead's], May 31, 1861. Appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 5, 1861. Resigned October 28, 1861. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, C. S. A., and ordered to report to 1st Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters February 17, 1862. Appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 5th Regiment Ga. Cavalry January 20, 1863; Surgeon June 1, 1864. On detached duty at Columbus, Ga. hospital September 19, 1864. No later record.)
James M. Hoyle; (Appointed Assistant Surgeon, State of Mississippi, October 28, 1861. Assigned to duty with 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 20, 1861. Resigned February 3, 1862.)
George G. Griffin; (Appointed Assistant Surgeon C. S. A., from Georgia January 11, 1862. Ordered to report to a Georgia hospital March 15, 1862. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 31, 1862. On duty in Field Hospital of General D. R. Jones' Division July - August 1862. Assistant Surgeon in General Hospital at Petersburg, Va. February 1, 1863. Relieved from duty at latter hospital and ordered to report to Surgeon S. H. Stone, C. S. A., Medical Director, Macon, Ga. for assignment to duty September 27, 1863. No later record.)
W. H. Cole; (Assistant Surgeon July 1, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Transferred from Norfolk, Va. to Fort McHenry, Md. August 10, 1863. Roll dated April 30, 1864, reports him absent, detached to remain with wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.; assigned to duty elsewhere April 3, 1864. No later record.)
D. W. Willis; (Private [Co I]; Assistant Surgeon April 12, 1863).
J. T. Parker; (Assistant Surgeon August 1, 1863. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1864.)
C. A. Bates; (Assistant Surgeon February 12, 1864. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)
George S. Barnsley (Private [Co A] May 18, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward December 24, 1862. Detailed in Medical Dept. at Richmond, Va. in 1864. Appointed Assistant Surgeon March 22, 1865.)

Hospital
Steward:

J. L. Brodie; (Private [Co A] June 22, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange August 20, 1863. No later record.)
A. T. Brightwell; (Private [Co K] May 15, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward October 4, 1862, and serving as such November 30, 1864. No later record.)
Thomas M. Barns (Private [Co A] May 18, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward. On detached duty October 31, 1864. No later record.)

Musician:

G. G. Merck; (Musician [Co A] May 18, 1861. Appointed Chief Musician in 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.)
A. H. Affleck; (Musician [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician. Discharged, disability, February 10, 1862.)
S. B. Buckley; (Private [Co C] April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental drummer January 20, 1864. Appears last on roll dated April 30, 1864.)
Josephus Carruthers; (Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 10th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 20, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 8th Regt. Ga. Inf., in exchange for General W. Love, June 5, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician January 1862.)
William C. Connelly; (Private [Co F] May 22, 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band in 1861. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865.)
M. M. (or W. M.) Dupree; (Musician March 23, 1862. Paroled at Farmville, Va. Between April 11, and 21, 1865, and was in U. S. Hospital there April 7 - June 15, 1865.)
Washington Echols; (Musician [Co H] May 13, 1861. No later record. Born in 1817.)
W. C. Edwards; (Musician Feb. 2, 1864. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864 last on file, shows him present. Union records of prisoners of war show William C. Edwards, Co B, said regiment, on undated list as remaining in Libby U. S. A. Military Prison at Richmond, Va. April 10, 1865, with remark, "Deserted.")
John T. Fleming; (Private [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. Died at Winchester, Va. in 1863.)
William Glow; (Musician [Co D] May 18, 1861. Paroled, Burkeville, Va. April 17, 1865.)
James M. Harris; (Musician [Co K] May 15, 1861. Remaining in U. S. A. Military Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Va. April 10, 1865.
Edmund Hawkins; (Musician [Co H] May 13, 1861. No later record.)
John H. Holmes; (Musician Feb. 9, 1864. Died in hospital June 1864.)
Thomas Horan; (Musician [Co D] May 18, 1861. Absent with leave May 30, 1861. No later record.)
Paul Kreuger (or Kruger); (Musician May 2, 1861. Transferred to Co B. Captured at Cashtown, Pa. July 5, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md. And enlisted in U. S. Army Feb. 2, 1864.)
A. W. Latimer; (Musician June 2, 1862. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 13-15, 1865.)
John H. Lowry; (Private [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.)
Andrew McKenna; (Musician [Co C] April 15, 1861. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. Received citation from regimental commander for bravery in action. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865. Born in Limerick, Ireland in 1840. Died December 8, 1885.)
Frank L. Miller; (Musician [Co E]. Appointed Sgt.; deserted Sep. 1, 1864.)
John H. Miller; (Musician [Co E]. Died Dec. 22, 1862, of disease in General Hospital at Howard's Grove, VA.)
L. F. Moore; (Musician [Co K] May 15, 1861. Died May 11, 1862.)
William F. Parish (or Parrish); (Enlisted as a private in Co F, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 13, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Samuel J. Nawlin, October 8, 1862. Appointed Regimental Musician. Deserted. In U. S. A. Military Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Va., a Confederate deserter, April 10, 1865.)
J. H. Parrott; (Musician May 7, 1862. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 15, 1865.)
F. Schwab; (Private [Co C] April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1861. Captured, but escaped, at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Remaining in U. S. A. Military Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Va., a Confederate deserter, April 10, 1865.)
Henry Alonzo Smith; (Musician [Co A] May 18, 1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Farmville, Va. April 7, 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)
Charles Henry Spear (or Speer); (Musician [Co F] May 22, 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band in 1861. On detached duty as baker at Macon, Ga. October 31, 1864. No later record.)
Albert Starowski (or Sterouski); (Private [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.)
S. W. Walker; (Private [Co C] April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. No later record.)
John Richard West; (Enlisted as a private in Co I, 59th Regiment Ga. Inf. Sept. 10, 1862. Appointed Regimental Musician Sept. 15, 1862. Transferred to band of 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. Jan. 22, 1863. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.)
Felix A. Williams; (Musician [Co C] April 15, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1861. Captured, but escaped, at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1863. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va. April 13, 1865.)
Benjamin Nutter Williford; (Musician [Co F] May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 1, 1861.)
Pleasant J. Wray; (Private [Co K] July 1, 1862. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1862. Furloughed for 30 days from September 30, 1864. No later record.)
John A. Young (1st Sergeant [Co G] May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician June 25, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. 6, April 25, 1862; Captain March 20, 1863. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 10, 1863.)

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Company Commanders:

Companies A through K; also listed under separate company rosters:
(Information from "Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia," by Lillian Henderson and "Confederate Military History," vol. 6, ed. by Clement A. Evans).

 A - Rome Light Guards
Rome, Floyd Co.

Edward J. Magruder (Captain May 18, 1861. Elected Major January 28, 1862; Lieutenant Colonel December 16, 1862. Wounded June 21, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.)
Sydney H. Hall; (1st Lieutenant May 18, 1861. Elected Captain February 13, 1862. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Died from wounds December 1, 1863.)
James T. Moore; (1st Sergeant May 18, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 26, 1861; 1st Lieutenant November 16, 1863; Captain December 1, 1863. Wounded at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent on furlough. Pension records show he was in Augusta, Ga. hospital, wounded, close of war.)
Robert T. Fouche; (Private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant February 13, 1863; 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1863. Absent, on Brigadier General Anderson's Staff, October 31, 1864. Roll for December 27, 1864, shows him present. No later record. [Possibly appt. Captain of Co. A in April 1865.])

 B - Oglethorpe Light Infantry
Savannah, Chatham Co.

Francis S. Bartow (Captain May 21, 1861. Elected Colonel June 1, 1861; Brigadier General P. A. C. S. in 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.)
Joseph J. West; (1st Lieutenant May 21, 1861. Elected Captain July 3, 1861. Resigned August 1, 1861. Appointed Surgeon C. S. A.)
Hamilton Couper; (2d Lieutenant May 21, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 3, 1861; Captain September 1, 1861. Killed at Centreville, Va. November 8, 1861.)
A. F. Butler (2d Lieutenant May 21, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Elected Captain December 17, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, 10 and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange February 24, 1865.)

C - Macon Guards
Macon, Bibb Co.

Lucius M. Lamar; (Captain April 15, 1861. Elected Major September 12, 1861; Lt. Colonel December 24, 1861; Colonel January 28, 1862. Wounded and captured at Savage Station, Va. June 28, 1862, and left there severely wounded June 1862. Resigned December 1862. Appointed member of Military Court. As Colonel of the 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. he was granted extension of leave of absence to June 7, 1864.)
E. A. Wilcox; (2d Lieutenant April 15, 1861. Elected Captain September 12, 1861. Appointed Assistant Quartermaster October 5, 1861; Quartermaster. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)
H. J. Menard; (Private April 15, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major in 1861. Elected Captain October 22, 1861. Died of smallpox December 22, 1862.)
C. M. Ballard; (1st Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant October 22, 1861; Captain December 22, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Born in 1837.)
James H. Fields (2d Corporal April 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 1, 1861; Captain July 2, 1863. Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863, and captured there December 4, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange March 7, 1865.)

D - Echols Guards
Echols, Meriwether Co.

Columbus W. Howard; (Captain May 18, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.)
H. E. Malone (1st Lieutenant May 18, 1861. Elected Captain July 31, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, Ohio and transferred to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March 14, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 22, 1865).

E - Miller Rifles
Rome, Floyd Co.

John R. Towers; (Captain May 14, 1861; at First Manassas; elected Lt. Colonel Nov. 16, 1861; in Rome on furlough Feb. 23, 1862; promoted to Lt. Colonel Feb. 1862; appointed Colonel Dec. 16, 1862; at Appomattox surrender Apr. 9, 1865.)
Dunlap S. Scott (2 Lt. Wounded in heel at First Manassas; elected Capt. Feb. 10, 1862; returned to Rome Feb. 15, 1862, recruiting; in Rome Oct. 29, 1862 to secure supplies for the 8th Reg; at Appomattox surrender.)

F - Atlanta Greys
Atlanta, Fulton Co.

Thomas L. Cooper; (Captain May 22, 1861. Elected Major June 1, 1861; Lieutenant Colonel July 21, 1861. Killed by fall from horse, having received concussion of the brain, at Centreville, Va. December 24, 1861.)
James T. Lewis; (1st Lieutenant May 22, 1861. Elected Captain July 4, 1861. Resigned, disability, July 1, 1862.)
Seymour B. Love; (2d Lieutenant May 22, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 4, 1861; Captain July 26, 1862. Resigned August 10, 1862.)
Jennings M. C. Hulsey; (1st Sergeant May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant July 4, 1861; 1st Lieutenant July 26, 1861; Captain August 10, 1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.)
Charles H. Lewis (Private May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant July 15, 1862; 1st Lieutenant August 10, 1862; Captain August 30, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.)

G - Pulaski Volunteers
Pulaski Co.

T. D. Lawrence Ryan; (Captain May 16, 1861. Resigned on account of ulceration of leg February 11, 1863. Resignation accepted March 20, 1863.)
John A. Young; (1st Sergeant May 16, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician June 25, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. G, April 25, 1862; Captain March 20, 1863. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 10, 1863.)
William W. Williamson (Private May 16, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant June 28, 1862. Wounded, Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Elected Captain July 9, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died at Milledgeville, Ga. January 4, 1882.)

H - Floyd Infantry
Rome, Floyd Co.

John F. Cooper; (Captain May 13, 1861. Elected Major July 21, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds September 6, 1861.]
John H. Reece; (2d Lieutenant May 13, 1861. Elected Captain September 15, 1861. Resigned October 1, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of 2d Co. G, 1st Confederate Regiment Inf. May 11, 1862; Captain. Captured near Rome, Ga. September 10, 1864. Released at Johnson's Island, 0. June 16, 1865. Born in 1839.)
George N. Yarborough; (Appointed 2d Sergeant of Co. B, 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. June 24, 1861. Elected Captain of Co. H, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 20, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.)
Wm. H. Henderson [?]; (Private May 13, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant July 2, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Elected Captain July 3, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, O. March 14, 1865. Exchanged at James River, Va. March 22, 1865.)
John P. Duke (2d Corporal May 13, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 29, 1862; 1st Lieutenant July 2, 1863; Captain. Captured at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865. Paroled April 20, 1865.)

I - Greene Light Guards
(Stephens Light Guards)
Greene Co. (Albany?)

George O. Dawson; (Captain May 16, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862. Elected Major December 16, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Assigned as Commandant of Post at Columbus, Ga. June 10, 1864. Applied to Secretary of War for assignment to Military Court of General Hampton, C. S. A., March 28, 1865. No later record.)
Thomas J. Blackwell; (1st Lieutenant May 16, 1861. Wounded at Garnett's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862. Elected Captain December 16, 1862. Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.)
John C. Reid (2d Lieutenant May 16, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Elected Captain May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.)

K - Oglethorpe Rifles
Oglethorpe Co.

George Lumpkin; (Captain May 15, 1861. Resigned August 1861.)
Jacob Phinizy; (1st Lieutenant May 15, 1861. Elected Captain August 1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.)
Thornberry J. Bowling (2d Corporal May 15, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 1861; 1st Lieutenant July 1862; Captain August 30, 1862. Severely wounded at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.)

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