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Muster Roll of Company F
8th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY of NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
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Atlanta Gray's Flag Presentation - Read part of the Atlanta Grays' Company F flag presentation, from May 1861.125 names and service records from Henderson's "Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia..." follow. More information, when available, is listed below. Please let me know of any further information available for these Company F soldiers. Thanks! |
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OFFICERS: Cooper, Thomas L - 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. (Read Cooper's speech at the company flag ceremony, May 1861.) Lewis, James T. - 1st Lieutenant May 22, 1861. Elected Captain July 4, 1861. Resigned, disability, July 1, 1862. Love, Seymour B.---2d Lieutenant May 22, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant July 4, 1861; Captain July 26, 1862. Resigned August 10, 1862. Smith, Bartley M.--Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds August 1, 1861. Hulsey, Jennings Marion Clarke - 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. (Hulsey was born June 14, 1834 in De Kalb County, Georgia. He received a degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. in 1858, and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma, and the literary society Belle Lettres. After college he studied law in Atlanta and was admitted to the Bar. He is buried at St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church in Haymarket, Va. Source of information: 1908 Directory of Dickinson Alumni; and Confederate Veteran Magazine, Vol. V pg. 26, 1897. Provided by Barry Beringer.) Smith, James W. - 2d Sergeant May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant October 14, 1861. Resigned June 27, 1862. Bowman, John T.--3d Sergeant May 22, 1861. Roll dated May 27, 1861, reports him on four days leave. No later record. Emmel, Jacob - 3d Sergeant February 20, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. May 17, 1865. Powell, William A. - 4th Sergeant May 22, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Discharged, disability, February 13, 1862. Elected Major of the 2d Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. May 7, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Thomas, William Alonzo---1st Corporal May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, detailed by Medical and Examining Board. No later record. (Ancestor of Ray Pagliarulo.) Adair, James A. -- 2d Corporal May 22, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 15, 1862. Paroled, Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. (Ancestor of Cyndy Adair Coan.) Hammond, Theodore Augustus - 3d Corporal May 22, 1861. Detailed by Medical Board at Atlanta, Ga. October 1863. Appointed Sergeant. Died October 10, 1864. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va. Heggie, Mathew E. (or Mather E.)- 4th Corporal May 22, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Kroagg, Fred - Corporal August 15, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. No later record. Spear, Charles Henry (or Speer)---Musician May 22, 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band in 1861. On detached duty as baker at Macon, Ga. October 31, 1864. No later record. Williford, Benjamin Nutter - Musician May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 1, 1861. |
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PRIVATES: Adair, M. D.----- private August 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Adair, W. D. ---- private May 22, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Same soldier as above?) Allison, Francis H.------ private May 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 25th Regiment North Carolina State Troops January 3, 1863. Paroled, Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. (View biographical information about Francis H. Allison. Ancestor of Joe McDonald.) Barker, George----- private May 22, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1864. (Born in1826.) Bell, Henry G. ---- private May 22, 1861. No later record. (Born in 1834.) Blackstock, James E. ---- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. No later record. Bohler, Thomas------ private May 22, 1861. Left with wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. and captured there December 5, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. March 1865. Exchanged at James River, Va. March 12, 1865. (View biographical information and headstone photo of Bohler. Ancestor of Norma Bohler Whittington, and Raymond Bohler.) Bostain, Harvey W. (or Boston)----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 5, 1861. Bowen, Benjamin F.----- private. Appears on register of C. S. A. General Hospital at Farmville, Va., dated July 23, 1862, with remark: "Duty, Captain S. B. Love." No later record. Bowen, J. T. ---- private February 20, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Brooks, William W. ----- private May 27, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. On wounded furlough in Georgia November 30, 1861. No later record. (Ancestor of James Lewis.) Brown, John----- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Enlisted in Austell, Ga. Ancestor of Del Powell.) Burt, William M.------- private May 22, 1861. No later record. Butt, Jesse Moses ------ private May 22, 1861. No later record. (View photos of Jesse Butt and gravestone. Buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. Ancestor of Jim Wimbish and Nancy Wimbish.) Canant, Jeremiah H. ------- private May 22, 186l. No later record. Chapman, Phillip C. ---- private August 1861. Sick at Richmond, Ga. November 1861. Unofficial records show he died of disease April 23, 1863. Cheek, J. W.------- private February 20, 1862. Deserted to enemy October 8, 1864. Forwarded to Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, October 11, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was "to go to Philadelphia." Christian, Elam------ private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 1, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 42d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 10, 1862. No later record. Clark, Samuel------ private May 22, 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released February 25, 1864. Connelly, William C.----- private May 22, 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band in 1861. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865. Cook, Issachar----- private May 22, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Highway 29, Red Oak, Georgia. His daughter was Jane Cook Suttles. Ancestor of Rhita Covello.) Croft, David W. ---- private May 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in forearm, resulting in partial paralysis, in 1861. Discharged, disability, September 26, 1862. Daley, Marion M. ---- private May 22, 1861. Severely wounded in head at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 9, 1865. Died in Atlanta, Ga. August 11, 1927. (Ancestor of Dan Hunt.) Davenport, John H.----- private May 22, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. with lumbago August 13, 1862. Returned to duty February 9, 1863. Davis, Zachariah N.----- private May 22, 1861. Detailed to remain with wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. and captured there July 5, 1863. Transferred from Point Lookout, Md. to Cox's Landing, James River, Va. for exchange, February 14-15, 1865. DeTaum, Lafayette Wilbur----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged on account of disease of kidneys June 30, 1861. (Born in Columbia, S. C. in 1830.) Elliott, George O.------- private May 22, 186l. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. November 5, 1861. Farrar, Abner M. ---- private May 22, 1861. Detailed on account of disability, at Atlanta, Ga., March 10, 1864, received pay there May 3, 1864. No later record. Forsyth, Henry----- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds in 1861. Frank, Isaac----- private May 22, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Fraser, Charles W.----- private May 22, 1861. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 14, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and sent to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865. Gann, Berry ("Littleberry")----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. June. 25, 1862. (Relative of Douglas Davis.) Gavett, Sanford----- private May 22, 1861. Detailed for 60 days on railroad at Atlanta, Ga. from April 1, 1864. Absent without leave August 31, 1864. No later record. George, James S.----- private May 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant in 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Gill, John A ----- private May 22, 1861. Killed at Dam #1, Va. Gramling, George H.------ private May 22, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant July 4, 1861. Captured at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Received at Fort McHenry, Md. November 12, 1861. Sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. for exchange November 13, 1861. Wounded at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16, 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. Gramling, John F. (or John H.)----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. October 30, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 9th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 24, 1862. Roll dated June 30, 1862, shows him present. No later record. Gramling, William J.---- private May 22, 1861. Absent without leave since October 1, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. March 8, 1865. Released to remain north of Ohio River during war March 21, 1865. Griffin, Bigus Mobley------ private August 15, 1861. Captured near Knoxville, Tenn. December 3, 1863. Enlisted in U. S. Navy at Rock Island, Ill. and transferred to Naval Rendezvous at Chicago, Ill. January 25, 1864. (Born in Atlanta, Ga.) Grizzard, T. J.---- private February 20, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave March 1864. No later record. Guess, Edward W. H.----- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. July 21, 1862. No later record. Hamilton, Robert Bruce----- private May 22, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Hammond, George H.------ private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. On furlough in Ga. November 30, 1861. Absent, sick, January 31, 1862. No later record. Hammond, R. G.----- private May 3, 1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Hart's Island, New York Harbor, June 21, 1865. Harris, William W. ---- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, April 2, 1862. Henderson, Anthony F. ---- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 2, 1861. Hitchcock, Horace P. ---- private May 22, 1861. Furloughed to Montgomery, Ala. February 12, 1865. No later record. Holloway, James S. ---- private May 22, 1861. Discharged on account of rheumatism August 15, 1861. Holmes, Hyland F.----- private May 22, 1861. Detailed in office of Captain G. W. Lee, Commandant of Post at Atlanta, Ga. January 161863. Recommended as Adjutant of the 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guards June 11, 1863. No later record. Holtzclaw, James M.------- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged October 1, 1861. Hulsey, James J. ---- private May 22, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 19, 1863. Captured August 1, 1864. Prisoner of war October 31, 1864. No later record. Humphreys, William C.------ private May 22, 186l. Absent without leave November 1, 1862 - October 31, 1864. No later record. Irby, George W. Private, enlisted on May 22, 1861, at age 18. (Irby was killed June 28, 1862 in the Seven Days battles before Richmond, VA. He was born in 1843, and was the son of pioneer Henry Irby of "Buckhead," Atlanta, Fulton County. Ancestor of Sharon Matthews.) Johnson, Jesse C. ---- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, July 29, 1862. (Father of John W. Johnson, listed below. Relative of Kristofer Johnson.) Johnson, John William------- private May 22, 1861. Captured near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Transferred from Fort Columbus, N. Y. to Aiken's Landing, Va. and exchanged, August 5, 1862. On detail duty with Va. & Tenn. R. R. February - October 1864. No later record. (Son of Jesse C. Johnson, listed above. Relative of Kristofer Johnson.) Johnson, Richard Cecile------- private May 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. C, Cavalry Battn. Hampton's Legion, South Carolina Vols. September 12, 1861. Killed near Washington, D. C. Jones, Charles A. ---- private May 22, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant January 21, 1862. Resigned, disability, September 20, 1862. Kennedy, Edward D. ---- private May 22, 1861. Wounded near Petersburg, Va. July 1864. Died from wounds at Richmond, Va. July 18, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Kenady, Thomas J. ---- private February 20, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Died from pneumonia at Elmira, N. Y. March 2, 1865. Grave 2021, Woodlawn National Cemetery. (Enlisted on Feb. 20, 1862 with several other men on the same day. Receipt for pay Aug. - Nov. 1863. Relative of Michael C. Kenady.) Kerr, J. L.------- private May 17, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded, date and place not given. Paid for services covering period July 1- December 31, 1864, on January 20, 1865. No later record. Kershaw, James-Private May 22, 1861. Captured as a deserter September 17, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at City Point, Va. and sent to Philadelphia, Pa. September 20, 1864. Kicklighter, Frederick T.----- private May 22, 1861. Paroled at Richmond, Va. April 25, 1865. Knight, Aaron B. ---- private May 22, 1861. (Enlisted May 17, 1861.) Appointed Sergeant. On detail duty on account of disability September 27, 1864. No later record. (Aaron was admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Va. on Dec. 6, 1864, and was furloughed on Feb. 5, 1865. He was the father of J. P. Knight, and T. S. Knight, listed below. Ancestor of Bob Pauley.) Knight, J. P.----- private February 20, 1862. Ordered to report for duty to the Medical Director of hospitals, at Abingdon, Va., being unfit for field service, March 14, 1864. On said detail October 31, 1864. No later record. (Son of Aaron B. Knight, listed above.) Knight, T. S.------- private May 17, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Son of Aaron B. Knight, listed above.) Langley, A.------ private August 15, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Lewis, Charles H: ---- 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. Maguire, John A.------- private May 22, 1861. Disabled. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, detailed by Medical and Examining Board April 1863. No later record. Maner, John C. ---- private May 22, 1861. Wounded through lungs at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. Captured at Middlebrook, Tenn. December 5, 1863, and died from wounds in Middlebrook Hospital near Knoxville, Tenn. December 14, 1863, or January 13, 1864. (Ancestor of Teresa Maner.) Martin, G. W.------- private February 20, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Martin, John B. ---- private May 22, 1861. Died in 2d Georgia Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 26, 1862. Martin, T. Smith----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. November 5, 1861. McCravy, W. C.----- private August 15, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 14, 1865. McKennon, Michael G.------ private May 22, 1861. Wounded at Seven Days Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record. McMichael, John B.----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 15, 1861. Morgan, Francis A.----- private May 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1861. No later record. (Born in 1826.) Morris, Benjamin Franklin----- private May 27, 1861. Wounded in left leg and disabled permanently at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Detailed in Ordnance Dept. August 12, 1864. Paroled at Richmond, Va. April 29, 1865. (Born in Henry County, Ga. in 1832. Died in DeKalb County, Ga. February 1, 1922.) Norwood, Thomas------- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 21, 1861. On wounded furlough in Ga. November 30, 1861. No later record. Ogletree, Samuel Thomas----- private February 20, 1862. Appointed Musician. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Ancestor of Derek Smith.) Orr, Anderson McConnell----- private May 22, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Orr, George S.----- private May 22, 1861. On detail duty, nurse in Richmond, Va. hospital, November 30, 1861. No later record. Pruitt, John P.------- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 14, 1861. Ragsdale, Littleton R. ---- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at Seven Days' Fight near Richmond, Va. June 28, 1862. Discharged on account of wounds March 13, 1863. Randall, Rowan A.----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 9, 1861. Riech, Louis------- private May 22, 1861. Absent without leave December 31, 1862. No later record. Roberts, Ezekiel Mason------ private May 22, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, 35th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 24, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant December 2, 1861; 1st Lieutenant November 12, 1862; Captain November 6, 1863. Tendered his resignation, on the grounds that he was incompetent to fill the office, February 3, 1865, but no record found of any action having been taken thereon. Roll for January - February 1865, shows him absent without leave. No later record. Roberts, M. L.------- private August 20, 1861. Detailed by Medical and Examining Board October 23, 1862. Receipted for pay to October 31, 1862, at Richmond, Va. November 17, 1862. Self, John J.---- private November 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattannooga, Tenn. and released March 17, 1864. Shackelford, Francis W. (or Franklin W.)----- private May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 30, 1862. No later record. Shackelford, Henry B.----- private May 22, 1861. Recommended to Secretary of War for promotion as Lieutenant, on account of bravery, at 1st Manassas, Va., January 16, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1845.) Sharyer, S. C.------ private August 15, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Died from wounds October 1, 1864. Sharyer, T. O.----- private August 15, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at West Buildings Hospital, Baltimore, Md. November 12 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange November 17, 1863. No later record. Sisson, Vardy P. ---- private May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 15, 1862; 1st Lieutenant August 30, 1862; 1st Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer on General George T "Tige" Anderson's Staff. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (View several articles by and about Sisson. Ancestor of Beau Sisson, Leila Sisson Case, and Margaret Barrett Herndon.) Smith, David P. ---- private May 22 1861. Wounded and disabled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him detailed by Medical and Examining Board on account of wounds. No later record. Smith, Elom------- private May 22, 1861. Killed at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Stokes, Thomas------ private May 22, 1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Strickland, Cicero N.----- private May 22, 1861. Paroled at Burkeville, Va. April 15-17, 1865. Thompson, Richard------- private May 22, 1861. Deserted September 17, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. September 22, 1864. Tiller, James----- private February 20, 1862. Deserted. Surrendered to enemy at Bermuda Hundred, Va. November 23, 1864. Released at Nashville, Tenn. June 15, 1865. Touchstone, Thomas Franklin ---- private May 22, 1861. Died near Centreville, Va. (Born
Watkins, Benjamin M.------- private May 22, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds in 1861. Wellborn, Harrison G. ---- private May 22, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant July 10, 1864. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Wheeler, Calvin------- private May 22, 1861. Appointed Sergeant; Quartermaster July 10, 1864. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, in Virginia December 1864. (Ancestor of T Eugene Herndon; also ancestor of Lee Johnson.) White, H. O. ---- private February 20, 1862. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. Wilson, Jonathan B.----- private May 22, 1861. No later record. Winn, Lochlin J.------- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 26, 1861. Captured in Kentucky, date not stated. Exchanged at Cincinnati, 0. October 16, 1862. Wooding, Henry W.----- private August 15, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Wyman, Benjamin F.----- private May 22, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. October 29, 1861. (Ancestor of Kathie Cameron.) Yarborough, Joel Stephen------- private May 22, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, detailed by Medical and Examining Board December 1, 1863. No later record. (Read Yarborough's autobiography, and descriptive account of First Manassas, and other battles. Ancestor of Janet Hull.) This company [F] left Atlanta, Ga. May 21, 1861. Proceeded to Richmond, Va. by order of Secretary of War: arrived there on the 24th and reported to General Lee for duty, May 25, 1861. No rolls of this company on file in War Department, Washington, D. C., from July 1, 1861, to March 1, 1863. |
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