Greensboro GA
15 Dec 1903

Dear Sir [Guilford L. Dobbs of Co I],

Your letter of 21st Oct last came promptly to hand, but it is difficult to get information like that you request.

I send here with a history of Co I the best we that are here could make. There are inaccuracies in the list, but they were mainly made in the printing office.

For instance W. J. Orear is made a Lieut, he was a Sergeant and the name of W. G. Davis is omitted altogether. If you should discover others, write me. I wish to finally have the list recorded in the office of our Ordinary here.

Further I send you a list of all our Co that are now alive, so far as I know, and their post office address. I should think your parole would entitle you to a cross, but I will sign any thing you send.

Truly al

Columbus Heard

P.S. There were 3 Dobbs in our Co. D. M. Dobbs was from Cobb County. Was the other Dobbs your brother and if so is he alive now.

C.H.

John C. Reid - Atlanta, Ga.
C. Heard - Siloam, Ga.
J. P. McCall - Chattanooga, Tenn.
J. F. Thornton - Greensboro, Ga.
J. J. Copelan - White Plains, Ga.
Jeff Copelan - White Plains, Ga.
W. J. Orear - Pride, Ga.
E. D. Bruce - Veazey, Ga.
W. R. Copelan - Macon, Ga.
W. G. Davis -Buckner, Ark.
Jeff Davis - Buckner, Ark.
S. T. Gentry - Union Point, Ga.
R. A. Gentry - White Plains, Ga.
W. R. Kenney - Benton, Ark.
J. T. Lewis - Ruth, Ga.
A. H. Smith - Greensboro, Ga.
Albert Williams - Ruth, Ga.
John E. Finch - Greensboro, Ga.
Cicero Marchman - Lovett, Laurens Co., Ga.
James Coley - Siloam, Ga.
James Barret - Augusta, Ga.
J. Rhodes - Greensboro, Ga.
John Y. Tidwell - Madison, Ga.
W. R. Harbin - Waycross, Ga.
Joe Cain - East Macon, Ga.
G. L. Dobbs - Spring Garden, Ala.
E. C. Dobbs - Rome Ga.

STEPHENS' LIGHT GUARDS
Company I, 8th. Regiment, Georgia Volunteers
Complete Muster of This Gallant Company.
[note: this roster differs from Henderson's Co I roster]
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Geo O Dawson, Captain, Wounded at 2^nd Mannassas Aug. 28 1862, wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.

Thomas J Blackwell, 1^st Lieut. Wounded at Garnett’s Farm June 18 1872; promoted to Capt. in 1863, killed at Wilderness May 6 1864

William H Clark 3^rd Lieut, resigned August 1862.

John C Reid 2^nd Lieut, wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863; Promoted Capt. 1863.

Frank H Crone 1^st Seargant, killed Yorktown May 8 1862.

J. P. McCall, 2^nd Seargeant, appointed Seargeant June 1 1862; wounded at 1^st Mannassas July 21 1861, resigned July 15 1862.

Columbus Heard 3^rd Seargeant, elected Aug 15 1862, wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863.

Joel F. Thornton 4^th Seargeant, wounded at Winchester 1861.

George Goodnight 1^st Corporal, wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863.

H B Jones 2 Corporal killed at Fort Harrison Sept. 30 1864.

J. F. Copelan 3^rd Corporal, wounded at Gettysburg July 3^rd 1863, wounded at Darbytown Oct. 7 1864

W. J. Ovear, 4^th Lieut., wounded at Gains Mills June 10 1864

Anderson G killed at Mechanicsville May 24 1862.
Askew J killed at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1864.
Atkins J P died from sickness Aug 10 1861.
Aaron George killed at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Barrett J discharged 1861.
Bruce G W died from sickness March 6 1863.
Bruce E D.
Bruce W S.
Broom A W discharged from wounds March 12 1863.
Brewer S J G wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863, died from same wound July 5 1863.
Brewer S.
Brennan P wounded at Garnett’s June 28 1862, died from same wound July 10 1862.
Brooks J E killed at Wilderness May 6 1864.
Bailey, J W discharged of wounds Aug 8 1861.
Battle H.
Clifton J wounded at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1862 died from same wound June 29 1892
Cane J discharged Aug 10 1861.
Chapman L D died from sickness May 10 1862,
Chapman J Missing August 4 1864.
Copelan W R wounded at Manassas July 21 1861, discharged from wounds Feb 8 1862.
Copelan W O wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863, died from same wound July 5 1933
Copelan W D killed at Knoxville Nov. 29 1863.
Copelan W H H killed at Funktown July 6 1863.
Copelan J app wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863, appointed 2^nd corporal

Christopher J G wounded at Manassas July 21 1861, promoted Seargeant 1863.
Davis J E F
Dobbs D M wounded at Rapahannock Aug 15 1864,
Dobbs E C.
Dobbs G L wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861.
Day E
Daniel A H killed at 1^st Manassas July 22, 1861,
Daniel W C wounded 1^st Manassas July 21 1861, died from same wounds in 1862.
Everett S H wounded at Garnett’s Mill June 28 1862.
Everett J A missing in 1864.
Evans B F wounded at Gains Mills June 28 1862.
Foster J A wounded at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1862, died from same wounds July 8 1862.
Finch J E wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863, wounded again at Darbytown Oct. 8 1864.
Gentry R A wounded at Garnett’s farm June 20 1862, wounded again at Gettysburg July 3 1863,
Gentry S T
Goss A.
Goodwin H missing Sept. 10 1863
Gordon J D killed at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Harbin W. R. Transferred to 59 Ga. Regiment Dec. 14 1863.
Holden W Discharged of bad health October 5^th 1861.
Heard G killed at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861.
Heard W F died from sickness June 23 1862.
Howell F S killed at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861.

Kinney W R wounded at Fort Harrison Sept. 30 1864.
Lane W H wounded at Petersburg Aug 10 1864.
Lewis J T wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861, wounded again at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1862.
Leadbetter R killed at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1862.
Mays E. J. wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Moody J W killed at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Mitchell W G killed at Garnett’s Farm June 28 1862.
Mitchell J H wounded at Rapahannock Aug 15 1864
Moore D wounded 1^st Manassas July 21 1861, died from same wound Aug 1861.
Moreland, J.
Merritt, B F died from sickness Dec 10 1861.
Merritt F wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861, discharged from same wound Aug 8 1861.
McCleskey J W wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Marchman C A wounded at Petersburg May 10 1864.
Nichols T killed at Gettysburg July 3 1863.
Nichols W P D died from sickness Feb. 4 1864.
O’Brian J disch. acct. of old age Feb. 4 1863.

Owens C wounded at Spottsylvania May 10 1864.
Parnell, J. B.
Price, E N wounded at Pains Mills June 10, 1864.
Price, J killed at 1^st Manassas July 21 1861.
Powers, N F died from sickness Dec. 10, 1861.
Palmore J killed 1^st Manassas Jul. 21 1861.
Smith, A H wounded at Garnett’s Farm June 28, 1863; discharged from wounds in 1863. Elected captain of a company in the 27^th Ga. Battalion in 1864.
Smith, C R.
Smith, J D died from sickness Aug, 15, 1861.
Sears, W P died from sickness April 12, 1862.
Shedd, R died from sickness Rock Island Feb. 18, 1864.
Sidwell, J.
Schlein, F wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21, 1861.
Stover, O C transferred to 1^st Ga. Regulars in 1863.
Rhodes, J missing Sept. 6, 1863.
Rhodes, H discharged from bad health Oct. 4, 1861.
Ranson, T H wounded at Rapahannock August 15, 1864.
Raden, D discharged from bad health Oct. 10, 1861.
Robinson, W. H wounded at Garnett’s Farm June 28, 1863; missing Nov. 6, 186?
Ray, B F.
Townsend, E.
Wood, J
Wood, J W wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21, 1861, discharged from wounds Aug. 20 1861.

Williams, A wounded at Petersburg Aug. 5, 1864.
Williams, W P wounded at 1^st Manassas July 21, 1861.
Williams, J wounded at Petersburg Aug. 9, 1864.
Waterson, P discharged from bad health May 4, 1862.
Williams, J died from sickness June 27, 1861.
Willis, G W appointed assistant surgeon April 12, 1863.

Lunsford, P H wounded at the Wilderness May 6, 1864.
Harper, J missing Aug. 7, 1862.
Maloy, C killed in railroad accident June 4, 1861.
Roberts, E transferred to 6^th Ga. Regt. May 9, 1862.
Parks, J discharged from bad health Feb. 6, 186?
Parrott, J transferred from 59^th Ga. Regt. To 8^th Ga. Regt. Sept 6, 1863.

We, the undersigned Original Members of the Stephen’s Light Guards, which was Co. I, 8^th Georgia Regiment, C. S. A., do hereby certify that the above Roll is a true statement of the records of the company from 1861 to 1865 as taken from the Muster Roll and our own recollection.

This Oct. 20, 1903. Signed:

COLUMBUS HEARD, 1^st Lieut.
JEFF F. COPELAN, 1^st Seargeant
J. J. COPELAN, 2d ?
JOHN F. ?
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[Above information contributed by John A. Roberts, descendant of Guilford L. Dobbs]