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Muster Roll of Company H

8^thREGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY of NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA
("FLOYD INFANTRY")

"Eighty men strong, the Floyd Infantry left Rome on May 10, 1861, under the command of Capt. John Frederic Cooper..."

128 names and service records from Henderson's "Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia..." follow. Further information, such as letters, journals, biographies, photos, etc. are under construction. Please let me know of any information available for these Company H soldiers. Thanks!

OFFICERS:

Cooper, John Frederic-Captain May 13, 1861. Elected Major July 21, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds September 6, 1861.

Yarbrough, George N. 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.

Cooper, Mark E.---1st Lieutenant May 13, 1861. Resigned January 28, 1862.

Reece, John H. 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.) Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome. He was a Judge.

Johnson, Joseph-2d Lieutenant December 19, 1863.----See private, Co. A.

Echols, Robert W.---Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 13, 1861. Resigned in 1861. First cousin of John H. Echols, listed below. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome. (View photo of R. W. Echols' headstone, at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia.)

Langston, H. M. 1st Sergeant May 13, 1861. Received pay at Decatur, Ga. July 25, 1863. No later record.

Martin, George G.-2d Sergeant May 13, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Burns, Henry--3d Sergeant May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 20, 1861.

Bryant, Lawson P.----4th Sergeant May 13, 1861. Died at Winchester, Va. July 24, 1861.

Silman, J. W. 1st Corporal May 13, 1861. No later record. (Born in 1842.)

Duke, John Paulden. 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. (View Duke's 1863 photo, war-time biography and "sketch." Ancestor of Martha Bowers, Gloria Ramsaur, James Wood, Allen Bond, Paul Allen Bond, Sara Duke Bond, Dennis Duke, Connie Duke Wood, and Heather Marie Bond.)

Porter, O. M.-3d Corporal May 13, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. September 3, 1861.

Drummond, J. D.-4th Corporal May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. November 29, 1861.

Echols, Washington-Musician May 13, 1861. No later record (Born in 1817.)

Hawkins, Edmund-Musician May 13, 1861. No later record.

PRIVATES:

Adams, E. J. ---- private March 24, 1863. Roll for October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on detail duty in hospital. No later record.

Allen, William Thomas ----- private May 13, 1861. Granted a certificate of discharge, on account of disability, July 2, 1862, but action taken thereon is not shown. Deserted at Bull Gap, Tenn. March 22, 1864. (View Allen's Biography. Ancestor of Ellis S. Allen, Philip Bertram and Jack Allen.)

Allred, Stephen (or Seaborn)----- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 26, 1861. (Born in 1839.) (Ancestor of Hayden Jennings and Delane Jennings.)

Bagwell, Joel----- private May 13, 1861. Wounded in 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 11, 1861; remarks: "Has been sick with measles; suffered a severe cough and afterwards with rheumatism."

Barber, T J.----- private May 13, 1861. Deserted at Manassas, Va. August 1, 1861. (Born in 1843.)

Bean, Frank----- private May 13, 1861. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 14, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 16, 1865.

Beavers, Robert O.----- private May 13, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. August 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. November 16, 186l. Assassinated by deserters in 1862.

Bevill, Francis Bartow----- private May 20, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. September 17, 186l. Enlisted as private in Co. B. Discharged at Richmond, Va. January 1862. Appointed Midshipman in C. S. Navy.

Bishop, William----- private May 13, 1861. Deserted in 1863. Voluntarily took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Knoxville, Tenn. December 13, 1863.

Brantley, W. C. ---- private May 13, 1861. Absent, sick at Winchester, Va., June 30, 1861. No later record.

Burns, J. M. ---- private May 13, 1861. Severely wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Orange Court House, Va. January 6, 1862.

Burrows, F. M.----- private May 13, 1861. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Callahan, J. L.------- private May 13, 1861. Absent without leave in Ga. January 30, 1862. No later record.

Carnes, Elias Grady ------- private February 20, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to James River, Va. for exchange February 25- March 3, 1865. (Brother of James Carnes, listed below. Elias was with his brother, James, when James was shot at Gettysburg, and Elias elected to be taken prisoner so he could be with his brother. Information provided by Stephen H. Carnes.)

Carnes, James Canada ----- private, mustered in at Rome, Ga. February 20, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4, 1863. Died from wounds in U. S. A. General Hospital at Gettysburg, Pa. August 31, 1863. (Son of Shem Carnes and Elizabeth Adams, of Bartow County, Ga. Brother of Elias Grady Carnes, listed above. James C. Carnes married Louisa Elizabeth Shugart in Floyd County, Ga. on May 23, 1858. James was actually wounded on July 2, 1863, not the 4th. James was originally buried in Adams County, Pa. in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, but in 1867 was among the last 13 known Confederate soldiers who were disinterred and moved to Savannah, Ga.) (Relative of Fran Weatherby; ancestor of Stephen H. Carnes.)

Chambers, Jackson L.------- private February 20, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in 1844. Chambers appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Chastain, W. J.----- private May 13, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Davis, Howell C. ------- private May 13, 1861. No later record. (Howell C. Davis was 26 years old when he enlisted in John F. Cooper's Company, May 13, 1861, in Rome GA. This company later became Company H of the 8th Georgia Infantry. He was mustered in on May 28, 1861, at Howard's Grove, near Richmond VA. Howell Davis was sick/wounded March 1, 1862 in General Hospital, Front Royal VA, and died there March 5, 1862 of "Phleg. Erysiphelas." Relative of Ian D. Swart.)

Dempsey, J. M. ---- private February 20, 1862. Deserted March 25, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at New Creek, Va. and sent north March 1865.

Dorrough, J. T.----- private March 28, 1863. Absent without leave October 31, 1864. No later record.

Drennons, W J.------- private May 13, 1861. Captured at Russellville, Tenn. April 26, 1864. Paroled at Camp Morton, Ind. and transferred for exchange March 15, 1865.

Dunn, J. H.----- private May 13, 1861. Killed.

Echols, John H.----- private May 13, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant December 20, 1861; 1st Lieutenant September 29, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. (John Echols was buried behind the Plank farm at Gettysburg, and years later he was among several Confederate bodies moved to Richmond, and reburied there in unmarked graves. First cousin of Lt. Robert W. Echols, listed above. Relative of Russel. Echols.)

Estes, T. C.------- private May 13, 1861. Transferred to Co. E. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Thoroughfare Gap, Va. August 28, 1862. Discharged on account of wounds October 11, 1862.

Farmer, L. H.-------- private May 13, 1861. Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 8, 1862. (Born in 1843.)

Farmer, L. J.------- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, February 8, 1862.

Farrar, Andrew W. ---- private May 22, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant November 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Died in General Hospital at Chester, Pa., result of amputation of thigh, July 21, 1863.

Farrar, F. B. (or Pharr)----- private March 20, 1863. Deserted. Captured in Gwinnett County, Ga. in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released February 29, 1864.

Ford, Brown L. ---- private May 13, 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. June 2, 1864.

Formby, Moses V.----- private May 13, 1861. Killed at Darbytown Road, Va. October 7, 1864.

Formby, William Jasper - Enlisted on February 20, 1862. Discharged on July 28, 1962 because of disability (Certificate of Disability dated July 25, 1862), and died on July 30th near Richmond, Va. View William Formby's biography. (Ancestor of RaNelle Parker.) (Not listed in Henderson.)

Fowler, William E.------- private May 13, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. On duty in Medical Purveyor's Office April 18, 1864. Ordered to report to company April 18, 1864. Absent without leave October 31, 1864. No later record.

Gallagher, G. W.------- private February 22, 1864. Deserted at New Market, Tenn. February 28, 1864.

Gilham, Robert E. (or Gilliam)----- private August 26, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Nashville, Tenn. and released January 11, 1864.

Gillespie, Grover L. ---- private February 20, 1862. Deserted at Beverly W.Va. March 20, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Clarkesburg, W. Va. and sent north March 25, 1865. (As of August 1909, Grover Gillespie was living in Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, and was 70 years of age. Information provided by Ed Phillips.)

Gordon, A. J. ---- private May 13, 1861. Deserted. Captured at Department Hdqrs., Washington, D. C.; took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. October 9, 1864.

Gordon, J. M. ---- private May 13, 1861. Died from concussion of brain October 3, 1861.

Gray, John M. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 3d Battn. Ga. Inf. July 12, 1861. On sick furlough to Gainesville, Ga. for 20 days from January 23, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1862. Discharged, disability, January 30, 1863.

Green, John M ----- private May 13, 1861. Killed at Frazier's Farm, Va. June 28, 1862.

Griffith, G. W. ---- private May 13, 1861. Discharged on account of tuberculosis August 15, 1861.

Hammitt, William A. ---- private May 13, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (View War-time photo of Hammitt in his Confederate uniform. Ancestor of Ruby Giles; also ancestor of Robert Johnson, and Mary Louise Bohanon.)

Harbin, J. H.----- private May 13, 1861. No later record.

Harrison, B. S.------- private 1864. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, N. Y. April 17, 1865.

Harshaw, A. W. ---- private May 13, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Hayes, F. M. ---- private March 21, 1863. Transferred to Co. H, 11th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 1, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Henderson, William H.------- 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. (View photo of William H. Henderson on this website. Or visit his webpage at http://purple.vei.net/family/CaptainBillyHenderson.htm which includes photo and biographical information, courtesy of Jimmy E. Justice. Ancestor of Jimmy E. Justice; also ancestor of Cindi Frayman.)

Henderson, Wilson------- private May 13, 1861. Deserted in 1864.

Hicks, Andrew W. ---- private February 20, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 23, 1865. (Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. View biography of Andrew W. Hicks. Ancestor of Jim Lear.)

Hidle, W. Jack ------- private May 13, 1861. Sent to hospital November 24, 1861. Died at Crumpton's Factory in Va. July 6, 1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. November 4, 3d Line, Lot 160. (Son of William R. Hidle, listed below. View more information at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knoble/ld5.htm#a310 . Relative of Jack Hidle.)

Hidle, William R. ------- private May 13, 1861. Wounded at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. Died from wounds at Orange Court House, Va. August 8, 1861. (Father of W. Jack Hidle, above. Married Ann Mariah Hidle. View information at website: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/Lyndall-J-Mayes/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0072.html . Relative of Jack Hidle.)

Holbrook, J. T.----- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, September 3, 1861.

Holbrook, W. L. ---- private February 20, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Holcomb, M.----- private March 28, 1863. Deserted in 1864.

Hopkins, F. W.(or F. N.)------- private May 13, 1861.Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Huckaby, William J ---- private February 20, 1862. Died of pneumonia in Charlottesville, Va. hospital April 29, 1862. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Hufford, Daniel H.----- private May 13, 1861. Died in College Hospital in Va. June 13, 1864. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. No.1, 3d Line, Lot 201.

Jones, A.------ private May 13, 1861. Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 29, 1865.

Jones, Charles A. ---- private May 13, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 15, 1861; 1st Lieutenant January 21, 1862. Resigned September 20, 1862.

Kanes, Frank------- private February 20, 1862. Wounded and captured at Loudon, Tenn. November 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange September 28, 1864. Received at Varina, Va. October 6, 1864. Furloughed on account of disability January 17, 1865. Buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome. Born in Silgo, Ireland in 1835, died Jan. 25, 1904 in Rome, Ga.

King, Frank M. ---- private May 21, 1861. Wounded. Captured February 6, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O. February 26, 1864. No later record.

Loyd, T. N.-----See private, Co. E.

Lumpkin, C. D. - Private May 13, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 5, 1863. Enlisted in U. S. service at Point Lookout, Md. and released October 17, 1864.

Lumpkin, W. L.------- private February 20, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. November 29, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Madry, J. (Josiah Jr.) F. (Frank?)----- private May 13, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861. (Relative of Donald Patrick; ancestor of Lindy Sheehan.)

Mahan, W. R. (or Mayhan)----- private February 20, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 15, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 18, 1865. (Born Sep. 26, 1843; married Sarah Tilery Jan. 12, 1871; died Dec. 31, 1928. Mahan [Mahon?] appears as one of 26 veterans in an 8th Georgia Regiment reunion picture, 1901. View this image.)

Manes, Edward (or Manis)----- private May 13, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. A. 1st Foreign Battn. October 16, 1864. Resigned February 10, 1865. (Manis [Mannis?] is mentioned as one of the 8th's color bearers in a letter by Major Magruder to Colonel Towers. Read this letter, which describes Manis taking up the fallen flag at Gettysburg, where he was wounded.)

Manning, A. F.----- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 15, 1861.

Manning, J. R.----- private May 13, 1861. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Washington, D. C. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. October 12, 1864.

Martin, N. J. ---- private May 13, 1863. Deserted July 10, 1864. Received at Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. July 15, 1864.

Martin, T. R. ---- private May 13, 1861. Deserted to enemy July 10, 1864. Received at Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. July 15, 1864. (Born in 1842.)

McCune, T. J.------ private February 20, 1862. Appears last on roll April 30, 1864.

McCune, Zachariah (or McKane)----- private April 17, 1864. Captured March 25, 1865, and sent to Military Prison at Wheeling, W.Va. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at New Creek, W.Va., date of taking oath not given.

McGuire, William------- private May 13, 1861. Deserted at Bean Station, Tenn. November 18, 1863. Received at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., a Confederate deserter, January 12, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and sent north of Ohio River, January 15, 1864.

McKinney, T. M.------- private May 13, 1861. No later record. (Born in 1826.)

Morrow, Leonard ---- private May 13, 1861. Wounded November 4, 1861. Discharged, disability, November 20, 1861.

Nowlin, Samuel J. (or Nowlen)----- private May 28, 1861. Transferred to Co. F, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for William F. Parish, October 8, 1862. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 16, 1865.

Overby, G. H.----- private May 13, 1861. No later record.

Padgett, John W.------- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Centreville, Va. November 18, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 1st Regiment Ga. Cavalry March 13, 1862. Roll for February 1863, shows him absent on furlough. Roll for December 31, 1863 shows him absent in Georgia. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released March 30, 1864.

Parish, William F. (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.

Pharr, F. B.-----See Farrar, F. B.

Phillips, William------- private 1862. Received pay at Richmond, Va. October 2, 1862. No later record.

Pinson, G. W.----- private May 13, 1861. Absent on road duty November 30, 1861. No later record.

Poole, D. A. ---- private May 13, 1861. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1864. Killed.

Quarles, George B. ---- private May 13, 1861. Captured at Richmond, Va. April 12, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and sent to Knoxville, Tenn. April 12, 1865.

Reeves, Joel Embert (or Ambert) ---- private May 13, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Va. October 5, 1862. (Joel E. [or A.] Reeves joined company on 28 May 1861, Howard’s Grove near Richmond, VA. In C.S.A. General Hospital, Danville, VA on May 15, 1862. Returned to duty 9 Sep 1862. Discharge papers noted "Unfit for duty the entire time" due to loss of use of right hand, which had been burnt as a child. Hand is "deformed & contracted." Fingers are totally disabled even for most ordinary use. Can never be of use as soldier. Discharged 5 Oct 1862 Richmond, VA. Information from Ann Ward.)

Richardson, Thomas H. -- Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 22d Regiment Ga. Inf. August 30, 1861. Sent to General Hospital at Richmond, Va. June 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf. in exchange for John H. Whitlock. Slightly wounded in hand at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Roll dated October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent on furlough. No later record.

Roach, George W.------- private October 28, 1863. Severely wounded in head at Cold Harbor, Va. June 2, 1864. Arrested by Provost Marshal General March 25, 1865. Oath of allegiance was administered to him at Clarksburg, W. Va. and he was sent north March 25, 1865. (Read about his defiant sister Lizzie in Rome, Ga. during Sherman's occupation.) (Ancestor of Dot O'Neal; relative of Jackie Summers Brosch and Diane Summers Buzbee and Charlene Herreid.)

Rogers, J. B. (or C. B.)------- private May 13, 1861. Absent without leave April 30, 1864. No later record.

Smith, J. P.------- private May 13, 1861. No later record.

Smith, William A. ---- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 2, 1861. Reenlisted and appointed Corporal February 20, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862.

Stallings, J. P.------- private May 13, 1861. Roll dated October 31, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, in arrest. No later record.

Stephens, Robert M. ---- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 26, 1861. (Ancestor of Alan Stephens.)

Stone, H. A.---- private May 13, 1861. On detail duty with ambulance corps December 31, 1862. Died at Clayton's Hospital in Va. April 1, 1863. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. No. 8, Line 4, Lot 199.

Summers, George W.----- private May 13, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Died from wounds in hospital August 4, 1864. (View 1864 portrait photograph. Born in 1837. Relative of Jackie Summers Brosch and Diane Summers Buzbee.)

Summers, Louis------- private February 15, 1864. Arrested March 25, 1865, and sent to Military Prison at Wheeling, W. Va. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at New Creek, W. Va., date of taking oath not given. (View 1864 portrait photograph, his Southern Cross of Honor, and read his obituary. Born in 1843. Ancestor of Jackie Summers Brosch and Diane Summers Buzbee.)

Swilling, S. A.----- private May 13, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Centreville, Va. October 27 or November 13, 1861. (Born in 1838.)

Tolbert, George W.------- private May 13, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November 14, 1861. Died December 1862. (Ancestor of Mike Buffington, who writes: George W. Tolbert was discharged in Nov. 1861 sick, and died in 1881 in Tennessee. His widow Malinda Barton Tolbert collected a pension and died in Floyd Co., Ga.)

Towers, Daniel R.------- private May 13, 1861. Appointed Ordnance Sergeant in 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant of this company August 15, 1863. Killed at Fort Harrison, Va. September 30, 1864. (View photo of his grave headstone, and Hollywood Cemetery. Son of the 8th Georgia's Colonel John R. Towers.)

Turner, M. H. (or W. H.) ---- private March 10, 1863. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Vernon, A. ---- private May 13, 1861, or March 10, 1863. Deserted prior to October 31, 1864.

Vincent, J. A. ---- private March 10, 1863. Deserted. Captured July 29, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. in 1863.

Wade, J. Lindsay ---- private February 20, 1862. Captured at Funkstown, Md. July 9, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, February 20-21, 1865.

Wamack, Alfred F. (or Warnock) ---- private May 13, 1861. Killed at 1st Manassas, Va. July 21, 1861.

Warren, R. J. H. ---- private May 13, 1861. No later record.

Warren, T. J.------- private August 26, 1862. Absent, sick, October 31, 1864. No later record.

Weatherly, Augustus----- private July 1863. Died of disease March 1865. (Not on original roll.)

Webb, John L.------- private February 20, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Ancestor of Jerry Webb.)

White, Andrew J. ---- private May 13, 1861. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. March 16, 1865. (Settled in Jackson County, Alabama, after the war. Ancestor of Chris Villarreal.)

Whitlock, John H. ---- private February 20, 1862. Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Va. September 29, 1862. Admitted to General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. November 4, 1862. Furloughed for 60 days from November 5, 1862. Transferred to Co. G, 22d Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Thomas H. Richardson. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Williams, Francis------ private December 20, 1861. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 21, 1865.

Wooddell, F. R. B. (or Wooddil) ---- private May 13, 1861. Absent without leave October 31, 1864. No later record.

Wright, Thomas------- private May 13, 1861. Severely wounded in shoulder. Discharged, disability, March 15, 1862. Remained in hospital at Rome, Ga. until November 7, 1863.

No rolls of this company are on file in the War Department at Washington, D. C. from August 1, 1861 to March 1, 1864.

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