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Muster Roll of Company D
8th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY of NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
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102 names and service records from Henderson's "Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia..." follow. More information is also given below. Please let me know of any further sources of information for these Company D soldiers. Thanks! The "Echols Guards" were named in honor of Colonel Robert M. Echols. |
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OFFICERS: Howard, Columbus W. - Captain May 18, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Malone, H. E. - 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 Jones, James F. - 2d Lieutenant May 18, 1861. Resigned July 21, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. F, 41st Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned May 6, 1862. Commissioned Major of the 3d Regiment Ga. State Troops June 1, 1863. (Born in Troop County, Ga. January 26, 1839.) Mobley, E. C.---Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 18, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 31, 1861. Resigned January 1, 1862. (View biographical and gravestone information.) Trammell, R. J. 1st Sergeant May 18, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant January 26, 1862. Resigned August 15, 1863. (Resigned after Gettysburg because he contracted smallpox. Relative of David Lanier.) Craver, A. D.---2d Sergeant May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. June 6, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 15, 1863; Sergeant Major December 1863. (Born in North Carolina in 1846.) Tucker, B. K.----3rd Sergeant May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 19, 1861. Clements, T. W. - 4th Sergeant May 18, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died of wounds in hospital there July 7, 1863. Hartnett, William H. - 1st Corporal May 18, 1861. Wounded, right arm permanently disabled, at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Detailed sub-enrolling officer in Pike County, Ga., on account of wounds, in 1864. Elected Captain of Co. G, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. (Fannin's), April 18, 1864. Roll dated October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Cone, L. - 2d Corporal May 18, 1861. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Died from wounds October 1864. Adams, J. E.---3d Corporal May 18, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Greenville, Ga. March 18, 1840.) (J. E. Adams is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida, along with 16 other Confederate veterans. His tombstone there shows: "Sgt. James Early Adams, Co. D, 8th Ga. Regt Infantry.") McGehee, John M. - 4th Corporal May 18, 1861. Died from fever October 28, 1861. Adair, R. D. - Corporal September 23, 1862. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. Glow, William - Musician May 18, 1861. Paroled, Burkeville, Va. April 17, 1865. Horan, Thomas - Musician May 18, 1861. Absent with leave May 30, 1861. No later record. |
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PRIVATES: Abrahams, J. W.----- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. No later record in this company. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 15, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps January or June 1864. Adams, Lewis S.----- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died of disease August 7, 1861. Allen, A. A.----- private June 18, 1861. Severely wounded in shoulder at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864. Died from wounds at Richmond, Va. November 20, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Allen, Clement Jeremiah ---- private June 18, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. No later record. (Lost both his eyes at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Ancestor of Carol Johnson Cooper.) Allen, J. H. R. ---- private May 18, 1861. Died September 3, 1861. Blount, Eli H. ---- private March 14, 1862. Wounded October 7, 1864, Darbytown Road, Virginia. On wounded furlough October 31, 1864. No later record. (View Eli Blount's pension file information. Son of Freeman W. Blount. Brother of Levi P. Blount, see below. Ancestor of Betty Schimpf; relative of Alan Blount.) Blount, Levi "Lee" P.------- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged on account of wounds December 23, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 41st Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Read Levi "Lee" Blount's obituary. Son of Freeman W. Blount. Brother of Eli H. Blount, see above. Relative of Betty Schimpf; ancestor of Alan Blount.) Brantley, A. H.----- private October 1, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Braswell, J. W.----- private August 1, 1862. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record. Christian, J. O.----- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at Fort Harrison, Va. September 29, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Clements, B. S. ---- private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 26, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Cobb, Howell E. ---- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Paroled, Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. Cochran, Elisha Harris----- private May 1862. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. June 1, 1863. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 5th Battn. Ga. State Guards Inf. August 4, 1863. (Ancestor of Lynne Lewis Crum.) Cousins, Richard Henry ---- private September 23, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. for exchange February 1865. Received at Cox's Landing, James River, Va. February 15, 1865. No later record. Crawley, J. H.------ private May 18, 1861. Discharged on account of hernia, at Camp near Centreville, Va., December 17, 1861. Crouch, T. B. ---- private August 24, 1862. Captured at Gaines Mill, Va. May 31, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N. Y. May 8, 1865. Grave #2775, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Crouch, William C. ---- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at Seven Days Fight near Richmond, Va. (Garnett's Farm) June 28, 1862. Died from wounds June 29, 1862. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1839 or 1840.) (Age 22?, light eyes, red hair, fair complexion; 5 ft. 8 in. and farmer; signature as Wm. C. Crouch; affidavit of his father, Thomas Crouch dated (on file) Meriwether Co., Ga Oct 4, 1862 states said soldier died, and that he left neither wife, child or children. Ancestor of Mark Bridges.) Culpepper, John Wesley ---- private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant January 25, 1862; 1st Lieutenant August 1863. Killed at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. (See diary entries from 1861 at website: Culpepper, J. W. diary. There were 7 Culpepper brothers, 6 of whom fought for the Confederacy, including Simeon F. Culpepper (see below). John died in his brother Simeon's arms and was buried by Simeon. Relative of Warren Culpepper and Chip Culpepper and Barbara Queen.) Culpepper, Simeon Fletcher----- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Brother of John W. Culpepper, see above. Relative of Warren Culpepper, Chip Culpepper, and Barbara Queen. S. F. Culpepper appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.) Dunlap, William C. - private May 18, 1861. Appointed Chaplain February 22, 1862. Resigned February 7, 1865. (Read William Dunlap's biography. He appears on Regimental Staff and Band page. Information submitted by Terry Rumph.) Edge, S. C. ---- private May 18, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 21, 1863. Evans, E. A.----- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Folds, D. D.------- private May 1, 8, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 15, 1861. Folds, James J.------- private May 18, 1861. Received by Provost Marshal General, Washington, D. C., as a Confederate deserter; took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Cincinnati, 0. December 7, 1864. Freeman, A. H.----- private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant April 26, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant August 1864. Paroled at Johnson's Island, O., and forwarded to City Point, Va. for exchange, February 24, 1865. No later record. Freeman, James------- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 7, 1862. Gammon, R. W. ---- private May 18, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Garrett, Benjamin------- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, over-age and disability, August 5, 1861. (Read Benjamin Garrett's obituary. Information submitted by Betty Schimpf.) Glass, J. P. ---- private May 18, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant July 1, 1861. Resigned, disability, at Richmond, Va. March 28, 1862. Glazier, Franklin H.------- private Oct 1, 1862. On detail duty with Co. C, 2d Battn. Troops and Defenses at Macon, Ga., October 31, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. Gleron, Edward (or Glenn)----- private May 18, 1861. On daily duty as butcher January 1862. No later record. Godbey, W. H. C.----- private May 18, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Graham, M. W. ---- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick, at Winchester, Va. June 30, 1861. No later record. Grant, John H.------- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Detailed sub-enrolling officer in Meriwether County, Ga. on account of wounds in 1863. Elected Captain of Ga. Local Defense Troops April 9, 1864. Transferred to Co. E, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. (Fannin's), in 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Grant, J. W.----- private March 4, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Grier, W. H.------- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 23, 1861. Grow, P. P.---- private May 18, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Va. September 9, 1861. Harman, W. A. ---- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Harris, Jacob------- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, February 11, 1862. Hartnett, J. R.----- private May 18, 1861. Herndon, James Mathews----- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (View biography and photos of James Herndon, his wife Lavinia, and his headstone. He was born Feb. 26, 1841; married Lavinia Brandenburg Dec. 11, 1870; died Apr. 18, 1916. Buried in Alvaton, Ga. at the Baptist Church Cemetery. Ancestor of Frank C. Roberts; also ancestor of Steve Herndon.) Hood, A. C.------- private May 10, 1864. Discharged, general debility, August 4, 1864. Howard, R. A.---- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, furnished John L. Kerr as substitute, February 17, 1862. Hutchens, M. Augustus------- private May 18, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Jones, John O. ---- private May 18, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Discharged, disability, at camp near Orange Court House, Va. April 10, 1862. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1842.) Keith, D. G.---- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. No later record. Kempson, B. G. W.------ private January 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. January 10, 1846. Died in that county January 10, 1914.) Kerr, John L.----- private February 17, 1862. Substitute for R. A. Howard. Kilpatrick, W. T. ---- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Mann, William M.----- private May 18, 1861. Wounded in both legs at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Martin, James Pope----- private May 18, 1861. Died of pneumonia March 23, 1862. Buried in Martin family cemetery near Greenville, Ga. Massengill, J. H.----- private July 22, 1862. Roll for October 30, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave from February 18, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. February 1864. Massingill, J. R. ---- private May 18, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. November 1862. Mathews, O. P.------- private May 18, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Acting as Hospital Steward for the 47th Regiment Ga. Inf. on various dates in 1862 and 1863. Roll for Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. for October 31, 1864, reports him "absent, detailed as Hospital Steward." No later record. McCarty, Dennis------- private May 18, 1861. Absent, sick, December 31, 1862. No later record. McCrary, Rufus Coggins ----- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 1st Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (View McCrary's Photo, Biography, and two excellent War-time letters. Ancestor of Walter Turner; also ancestor of Heather Voelkel and John Neely.) McKnight, J. C. G.----- private March 4, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1864. McLendon, Willis M.----- private May 18, 1861. Wounded in right leg, necessitating amputation, and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. September 18, 1864. Received at James River, Va. for exchange September 22, 1864. Died at Woodbury, Ga. October 4, 1929. McLendon, W. A. ---- private May 18, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863, and captured there July 5, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 14, 1864. Pension records show he was at home, wounded, close of war. Moore, John E.------- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Moreland, J. W. ---- private May 18, 1861. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1864. Morgan, Francis A.-----See private, Co. F. Nelson, A. L.------- private May 18, 1861. Appointed 4th Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Pope, H. J.------ private August 18, 1862. On sick furlough October 31, 1864. No later record. Pope, W. T. C. ---- private May 18, 1861. Died of pneumonia February 7, 1862. Porch, J. E.------ private May 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 19, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 15, 1863. Porch, W. E. ---- private May 18, 1861. No later record. Powell, B. F.----- private May 18, 1861. In General Hospital November 30, 1861. No later record. (Born in 1835.) Reese, J. B. ---- private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Seven Days Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Render, Thomas C.----- private May 18, 1861. Died of fever at Orange Court House, Va. August 19, 1861. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1839.) Rosser, Simpson, A.----- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, under-age, June 18, 1862. Shores, H. T.------- private August 27, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Stinson, John F.----- private May 18, 1861. Captured in Virginia April 3, 1865. Paroled at Richmond, Va. May 3, 1865. Strozier, E. N.------ private May 18, 1861. Died September 13, 1861. Suber, H. H. ---- private May 18, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Sullivan, Ed A.------ private May 18, 1861. Captured at Hanover Junction, Va. May 24, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 24, 1865. Thornton, A. Y.----- private May 18, 1861. Discharged, under-age, at Centreville, Va. January 14, 1862. Trippe, W. J. P.------- private September 23, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Ward, Francis R.------ private June 4, 1864. Wounded and disabled. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Wilhit, P. R. ---- private February 10, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Wilhite, J. F. ---- private March 1, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died from wounds in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 2, 1863. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Wilhite, William Henry ---- private May 18, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Williams, Alexander----- private June 18, 1861. Wounded in Virginia October 13, 1864. Died from wounds October 14, 1864. Williams, C. D. ---- private September 26, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Williams, John C. ---- private May 18, 1861. In General Hospital November 1861. No record of discharge or transfer. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 26th Battn. Ga. Inf. August 25, 1863. Roll for January - February 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record (Born in 1845.) Williams, J. H.----- private May 18, 1861. On daily duty as Quartermaster Sergeant January 1862. No later record. No rolls of this company are on file in War Department, Washington, D. C., from August 1, 1861, to February 1, 1863. |
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