8^th Georgia Infantry Webpage

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Company E, the "Miller Rifles" was named in honor of Dr. H. V. M. Miller. Click here to read more about Dr. Miller, one of the most distinguished physicians in the South, who later became the first Senator from Georgia after the War in 1868.

"...It is made up of the best kind of fighting men, mostly from the country, and though but little used to drill at present, they are inured to many hardships that will enable them to drop into camp routine with comparative ease; and Capt. Towers is just the man to make this company one of the most efficient in the service."

[From the Rome Courier, May 30, 1861]

NOTE: I welcome any information, letters, writings, biographies, photos, or other references related to Company E of the 8th GA Infantry Regiment.

Towers, John Reed - Captain May 14, 1861; present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861; elected Lt. Colonel Nov. 16, 1861; in Rome on furlough Feb. 23, 1862; promoted to Lt. Colonel Feb. 1862; appointed Colonel Dec. 16, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born July 2, 1824; died Sep. 29, 1903. View Towers' photos, biography, complete military service records, and obituary. View Towers' Ft. Warren Prison Autograph Book, while imprisoned in July 1862. Ancestor of Andrea Towers Rohaly, John Towers, Tom Towers, Heath Roland, William M. Towers, Mary Dean Wilkes, Dorothy Dean Rumenik, Tom Jones, and Valeria Nichols.) (John R. Towers appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Scott, Dunlap S. - 2d Lt. May 14, 1861. Wounded in heel at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Elected Captain Feb. 10, 1862. Returned to Rome Feb. 15, 1862, recruiting; in Rome Oct. 29, 1862 to secure supplies for the 8th Reg. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome. (View photo and biography. Ancestor of Dee Curry Hayes, Denny Curry, David Curry, David C. Curry, and Tyler Scott Curry. Also ancestor of Ben Russell.)

Eve, Oswell B. - 1st Sgt. May 14, 1861. Wounded severely in the thigh at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds Aug. 20, 1861. (Born in 1834.) (Brother of John C. Eve, private, listed below. Read Eve's biography, widow's pension, see his photo and brooch, and see photo of his grave marker. Relative of Bill Rockwell and ancestor of Patricia Kruger; also ancestor of Dave Matthiessen and Cheryl Marie Lawton.)

Morrison, Augustus C. - 1st Cpl. Wounded severely to the leg in a charge at Fort Harrison. Wounded again in the right breast at Reams Station. Transferred from Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Va. on Oct. 27, 1864, to General Hospital No. 1 in Lynchburg, Va. Paroled at Lynchburg, Va., Apr. 14, 1865. (Born Oct. 5, 1831; married Martha E. Morrison (probably a cousin); died Jun. 2, 1909. Morrison appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image. Ancestor of Jim Rhodes.)

Price, Benjamin F. - 2nd Cpl. May 14, 1861. Slightly wounded in thigh at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died Sep. 13, 1861. Buried in Manassas Cemetery, Warrenton, VA. (Relative of Lil Prather.)

Miller, Frank L. - Musician May 14, 1861. Appointed Sgt. Deserted Sep. 1, 1864. (Possibly got lost from his regiment, rather than deserting. Brother of John H. Miller, musician; and private Hilary Cecil Miller, both of Co E. Relative of Larry Miller.)

Miller, John H. - Musician May 14, 1861. Died of disease in General Hospital at Howard's Grove, Va. Dec. 22, 1862. (Probably had pneumonia. Brother of Frank L. Miller, musician; and private Hilary Cecil Miller, both of Co E. Relative of Larry Miller.)

Duane, J. F., Dr. - Secretary-Treasurer. Killed at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged approx. June 3, 1861, because of lack of rifles. Immediately joined the Rome Light Guards, Co. A. View Dr. J. F. Duane's summary in Co. A. 

Andrews, William J. - Private May 14, 1861. On detached duty as nurse, Camp Winder Hospital, Richmond, Va. 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Absent, wounded, Oct. 31, 1864. No later record. (Born in 1835.) (View photo and biography. Ancestor of Dave Larson. Also ancestor of Kathy Gannuscio.)

Asbury, Thomas Wesley - Private May 14, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry Mar. 21, 1864. Elected 2d Lt. Dec. 21, 1864. No later record. (Born Mar. 30, 1841; married Susan Darden Dec. 22, 1868; died Sep. 4, 1919. Read Asbury's excellent Wartime biography. Thomas W. Asbury appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Bobo, Andrew G. - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded in the hand at First Manassas, Va., July 21, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863; at Fort Harrison, Va. Sep. 30, 1864. Recommended for retirement, on account of disability Feb. 4, 1865. (See special medical information.)

Cooper, John H. - Private May 14, 1861. Transferred to Co. I, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry Sep. 9, 1862. Captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jan. 5, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange Apr. 6, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 4-16, 1863, and sent to Kentucky to be released Dec. 1863. (Ancestor of Judy Cooper). (Relative of Barry Cooper.)

Eason, James Rice - Private Feb. 21, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Brother of Ewing M. Eason and John T. Eason. View James R. Eason's photo and biography. Ancestor of Phyllis M. Sherman.)

Eason, John T. - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded in the foot at First Manassas, July 21, 1861. Captured at Turkey Bend, Va. Aug. 1, 1864. Released at Elmira, N.Y. June 10, 1865. (Brother of Ewing M. Eason and James Rice Eason. View John T. Eason's photo and biography. Ancestor of George Hessong, friend of Dennis Quarles.)

Estes, J. A. - Private Jan. 1862. Died May 1862. (Note: may have died June 3, 1862, according to Francis Quarles' diary.)

Eve, John C. - Private May 14, 1861. Appears only on roll dated June 3, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged Oct. 2, 1861, badly wounded. (Brother of Oswell B. Eve, 1st Sgt. listed above. View Eve's biography. Relative of Patricia Kruger and Cheryl Marie Lawton.)

Funderburk, Marcus Laney - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Leg broken (thigh amputated). Died from wounds at Charlottesville, Va. Sep. 1861. (View biographical information, and Jeff Cumins' interpretation of Funderburk at Manassas Battlefield. Son of William Laney Funderburk Sr. and Axie Mangum. Ancestor of Becky Cumins.)

Garrett, Henry T. - Private May 14, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13, 1862. (View photograph of Henry T. Garrett's grave marker from his burial site at Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery, Virginia.)

Glenn, Thomas J. - Private May 14, 1861. Sick, July 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Ancestor of Jim Freeman and Ann Freeman and John Davis.)

Hardin, John A. - Private 1862. Died of typhoid disease in Danville, Va. hospital July 27, 1862. (View biographical information. Relative of Travis Hardin. Also relative of Lil Prather.)

Hardin, William A. - Private May 14, 1861. Killed at Seven Days Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. (View biographical information. Relative of Travis Hardin. Also relative of Lil Prather.)

Harper, Charles Mallory - Private May 14, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Elected 2nd Lt. Oct. 14, 1861, 1st Lt. July 1, 1862. Taken prisoner, Woodstock, Va. June 1862. Returned to Rome, Ga. July 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Appointed Adjutant Oct. 15, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. (View Charles Harper's photo, biography, and autobiography.)

Harper, Henry Clay - Private May 14, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in 1900. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. (View Henry Harper's diary and poems... perhaps the highlight of the 8th Georgia Webpage! His biography and a tribute to Henry after his death, are also available, courtesy of John Harper. Ancestor of John Harper.)

Jones, William Hemphill - Private Feb. 18, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry Jan. 7, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.

Judkins, Mortimer Sharp - Private May 9, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Ancestor of Celeste Becker, and Suzanne Sella.)

King, William A. - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded, arm shot off, at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds Aug. 30, 1861. Buried by mother in Tenn. (View War-time photo of William and his brother Felix, and more biographical notes. According to John King, family records indicate that William lost his arm on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, and died there July 4, 1863. In his last diary entry, he stated that he had been "mortally" wounded and that his brother Felix [color sergeant] would continue the diary. His 3 brothers, Felix, Elzaphan, and Palemon King were in Co. K of the 8th. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Ancestor of George King; relative of John King.)

Lanham, Berryman P. - Private Feb. 17, 1862. Captured at Calhoun, Ga. May 18, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and released Oct. 25, 1864. Volunteered in U. S. Army for frontier service but was rejected. (View his Confederate headstone from  Barnsley Methodist Church Cemetery, Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia.  Ancestor of Stanley Parker.)

Miller, Hilary Cecil - (Married Martha Ward. Brother of Frank L. Miller, musician; and John H. Miller, musician, both of Co E. Ancestor of Larry Miller.) 

Mitchell, R. N. - Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.

Montgomery, James M. - Private May 14, 1861. Elected 2nd Lt. Jan. 21, 1862, 1st Lt. Feb. 10, 1862. Wounded in Seven Days Fight near Richmond (Woodstock), Va. June 28, 1862. Died from wounds June 29, 1862. (Montgomery is mentioned as one of the 8th's color bearers in a letter by Major Magruder to Colonel Towers. Read this letter, which describes Montgomery carrying the flag during the Seven Days Battles, where he was killed.)

Norton, Frederick F. - Private Feb. 20, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (A soldier F. F. Norton appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Oswalt, John O. - Private May 14, 1861. Discharged on account of chronic ill health, Sep. 24, 1861. (Possibly re-enlisted in Co C, 40th Georgia Inf., the "Mitchell Guards," with two other brothers. Likely captured at Vicksburg, where he took the oath of allegiance. Ancestor of David Oswalt.)

Palmer, M. L. [probably Milo Livingston Palmer] - Discharged June 8 [3?], 1861, because of lack of rifles. Immediately joined the Rome Light Guards, Co. A. View M. L. Palmer's summary in Co. A.

Penny, Hampton H. - Private July 16, 1861. Wounded in shoulder at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born Apr. 16, 1832; died Dec. 13, 1907 in Fulton Co., GA. H. Penny appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Perry, James - Private Mar. 19, 1862. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital at Farmville, Va. June 9, 1862. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. (Relative of Imogene Reeves Yates.)

Price, David Garry - Wounded seriously, Second Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862. (Relative of Lil Prather.)

Price, Richard Dean - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded at Fort Harrison, Va. Sep. 30, 1864. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record. At home on account of wounds at surrender. Discharged June 1, 1865. (Born Mar. 14, 1842; married Susan L. Rogers Jan. 12, 1866; died Oct. 14, 1921. Price appears in a 1913 Confederate Veterans reunion photo. View this picture.) (Relative of Lil Prather.) 

Quarles, Francis West - Private May 14, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Rappahannock Bridge, Va. Aug. 20, 1862. Discharged, disability, Feb. 17, 1863. (View Quarles' ledger sheets from the UCV Camp in Rome, from the 1890s. Born Aug. 15, 1841; married Clara Hinton; died Feb. 14, 1913. Quarles appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image. Adjutant of United Confederate Veterans Camp 368, Rome, Georgia, in 1890s. Ancestor of Jim Freeman and Ann Freeman; also relative of Wesley Smith.)

Reece (Reese?), Jordan - [Discharged June 8, 1861, because of lack of rifles.] Private June 21, 1861. Wounded at First Manassas (arm shot off by cannon ball), Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds Aug. 18, 1861. Buried Aug. 25, 1861. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga. Born June 20, 1842.

Reeves, (Reaves?) Tilman K. - Private Feb. 22, 1862. Died Jan. 1864. (Ancestor of Imogene Reeves Yates; and David J. Yates; and Kim Wilson.)

Rice, Willis Francis - Private July 16, 1861. Died of disease at Richmond, Va. Sep. 5, 1861. (His little brother John Henry Rice served with the 1st Confederate Infantry, Co. G. Relative of Rob Bacon. Also relative of Bill Rose.)

Roberts, Samuel David - Private July 16, 1861. Received as substitute for T. J. Ellis. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Absent, wounded, Oct. 31, 1864. No later record. (View photos and other information. Ancestor of Roberta Taylor; also ancestor of Samuel W. Roberts.)

Self, Thomas Jefferson - [Discharged June 8, 1861, because of lack of rifles.] Private Mar. 4, 1862. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Discharged at Richmond at close of War. (Born in 1838. Married Mary Susie Hill, Apr. 1, 1860, Floyd County, Ga. Ancestor of Brad Hayes.)

Silvey, John H. - Private May 14, 1861. Slightly wounded at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Furloughed for 60 days from Sep. 15, 1864. Discharged at Kingston, Ga. May 1865. (View photo. John was severely wounded in the leg Aug. 16, 1864, at Fussel's Mill, Va. In his pension application he writes: "Aug 16 1864 was wounded and sent home never got able to return to duty but was back on detach duty at Augusta 1865…. Surrendered Augusta on account of surrender." Born in 1844. Married Julia C. Otts. Died Aug. 13, 1931, and buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Atlanta, Ga. Ancestor of Scott O'Bryant, Gregory Wojda, and Donald E. George.)

Skinner, William H. - Private May 14, 1861. Died of disease at Warrenton, Va. Sep. 11, 1861. Buried in Manassas Cemetery, Warrenton, Va. 

Taylor, James Manning - Private May 14, 1861. Absent, sick, Dec. 31, 1862. Pension records show he was transferred to Captain Crosby's Company, 4th Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry, in 1863, and was at home on furlough Mar. 1865, to close of War. (View headstone photo.) (Born in Georgia in 1846. When James M. Taylor was returning to his regiment near the end of the War, he came upon a group of Northern soldiers who were heading back. Before Taylor and a friend could get around the soldiers, they got notice that the War was over, and went back home. View headstone photo. Ancestor of D. Mouzon; Randolph King; and Jacqueline Pope.)

Taylor, William I. - Private May 14, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Paroled at U. S. A. General Hospital, Chester, Pa., for exchange in 1863. Received at City Point, Va. Sep. 23, 1863. Transferred to Co. E, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry April 3,1864; to Co. E, 16th Regiment Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. (Born Feb. 11, 1843; married Emily Williams Feb. 6, 1878; became judge; died Aug. 7, 1912. William I. Taylor appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Towers, Daniel R. - Private May 13, 1861. Transferred to non-com staff & then to Co. H, 8th Ga. Infantry. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. Sep. 30, 1864. (Son of Captain, later Colonel John R. Towers . Read Daniel Towers' Co. H service summary.)

Trout, William Parks - Private May 14, 1861. Slightly wounded on the cheek at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born Sep. 10, 1842. Married Lou Land Sep. 11, 1866; died Jul. 14, 1908. W. P. Trout appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Ware, William W. - Private May 14, 1861. Wounded in leg at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Taken prisoner Sep.-Oct. 1862 and immediately paroled. Elected Jr. 2nd Lt. Mar. 21, 1864. Captured near Malvern Hill, Va. Aug. 2, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 17, 1865. (Born Aug. 17, 1838. He was the son of Edward Ware and Sarah Daniels. He may be the William Ware who married Larough Ware in Floyd County, GA 26 Apr 1868, but this is not known for sure. He later moved to Texas and married at least one more time and possibly twice. William W. Ware survived the war, married, and had children after the war. William W. Ware had a first cousin named William Ware, who was a member of the Georgia  6^th Cavalry, possibly the Sardis Volunteers.  William Ware survived the war by only 9 days. These two men were first cousins (their fathers were brothers), and have been confused with each other because of their names. Biographical information from Kathleen Rose. William W. Ware is an ancestor of Kathleen Rose.)

Whitehead, Benjamin Taliaferro - Private May 14, 1861. Present at First Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Exchanged Mar. 17, 1864. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Served as a teamster. Born in 1838; married Katie Martin in 1866; died in 1906. Relative of Bill Gass.)

Whitehead, Charles Pembroke - Private Feb. 20, 1862. Slightly wounded Woodstock, Va. June 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. March 1864. Exchanged at City Point, Va. March 20, 1864. Captured near Van Wert, Ga., while home on wounded furlough May 24, 1864. Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in 1843; married Georgia Barnett; died in 1903. Relative of Bill Gass.)

There are no rolls for this company on file in War Dept., Washington, D. C., from July 1861, to January 1, 1864.