38th Georgia Volunteer Infantry - Co C

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*This company was also known as Old Co. A, New Co. D, and Co. M. It was originally called "McLeod Artillery," but was never outfitted with cannon, it remained a pure infantry company and was later called the "Ben Hill Guards." It was ordered to be permanently detached from the 38th Georgia Regiment on 5/6/1864 by Special Order #105, but this order was never carried out and the company remained as an infantry company with the 38th Ga. until the end fo the war.

NOTE: TEXT IN BOLD HAS BEEN ADDED BY AUTHOR AND WAS NOT ORIGINALLY FOUND IN HENDERSON'S ROSTER OF GEORGIA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.

McLeod, Willian L. - Captain 10/1/1861 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 .

Sherrod, John H.- 1st Lieutenant 10/1/1861 . Appointed Adjutant October 12, 1861 . Resigned April 30, 1862 .

Wright, Miller A.- 2d Lieutenant 10/1/1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant October 12, 1861 . Wounded at Antietam, Md. 9/17/1862 . Resigned November 30, 1863 .

Williamson, John A.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant 10/1/1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant October 12, 1861 . Resigned July 14, 1862 .

Pughsley, Jacob Perry - 1st Sgt. 10/1/1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant October 12, 1861 ; 2d Lieutenant July 14, 1862 ; 1st Lieutenant January 12, 1864 . Wounded and disabled at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864 . Admitted to Stuart Hospital at Richmond, Va., debility and old wounds, March 28, 1865 . Returned to duty March 31, 1865 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Thompson, Andrew J.- 2d Sgt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 1st Sgt. October 12, 1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 10-12, 1865 . (Born in Montgomery County, Ga. November 11, 1834.)

Higdon, Ebenezer G. (or Rigdon) - Enlisted as a Pvt. , Co. F, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 29, 1861 . Appointed 2d Sgt. Of Co. C, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1863 ; 1st Sgt. August 1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865

Pughsley, George W.- 3d Sgt. October 1, 1861 . Appointed 2d Sgt. October 12, 1861 ; Ordnance Sgt. February 1863 . Wounded, disabled and captured, at Fort Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865 . In Fair Grounds Post Hospital at Petersburg, Va. May 25, 1865 .

Hays, John (or Hayes) - 4th Sgt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 3d Sgt. October 12, 1861 . Pvt. in 1862 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Prisoner of war November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Williamson, V. L.- 5th Sgt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 4th Sgt. October 12, 1861 . Appears last on roll for April 1862 .

Webb, Levi E.- 1st Corporal 10/1/1861 . Died at Savannah, Ga. February 5, 1862 .

Coleman, Isaac W.- 2d Corporal 10/1/1861 . Appointed 3d Sgt. in 1862 . Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. December 18, 1862 . Paroled for exchange December 17, 1862 . On sick furlough January -April 1863 . Reduced to ranks in 1863 . Absent without leave April 1863 -November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Odom, (or Odion) William G.- 3d Corporal 10/1/1861 . Appointed 5th Sgt. in 1862 . Pvt. in 1863 . Captured at Gettysburg,Pa. July 3, 1863 . Died at Point Lookout, Md. January 11, 1864 .

Truitt, James Valentine - 4th Corporal 10/1/1861 . Appointed 3d Corporal in 1862 ; 1st Corporal May 1863 . Captured in Petersburg, Va. hospital April 8, 1865 . In Fair Grounds Post Hospital at Petersburg, Va. May 25, 1865 .

Allen, W. Y.- Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. 6/27/1862 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. April 27, 1864 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange April 30, 1864 . Died of disease at Richmond, Va. May 1864 .

Anderson, Calvin - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Discharged in 1862 .

Atkinson, Alexander, (or Adkinson) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va. October 1, 1862 . Died at Staunton, Va. December 1862 .

Baum, H. J. – Not listed in Henderson’s Roster

Bennett, J. P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Antietam, Md. 9/17/1862 . On detail duty as hospital nurse February - December 1863 . No later record.

Boyd, Abraham - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862 . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 .

Boyd, Benjamin H.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Captured at Boonesboro, Md. July 5, 1863 . Died of wounds in General Hospital at Frederick, Md. July 28, 1863 .

Boyd, James A. - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 28, 1865 . Appears on a pension roll for Confederate Veterans, for Gordon County, GA. Additional information may be found in the Georgia State Archives concerning his pension and war service. Source: History of Gordon County GA, 1933 by Lulie Pitts.

Boyd, John - Pvt. January 1, 1862 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va.6/27/1862 .

Braddy, James (or Joseph) - Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Died November 15, 1862 .

Brinson, James Daniel - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 .

Campbell, Isla - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died of typhoid fever at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., July 22, 1862 .

Chew, John C.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded in 1862 . Appointed Regimental Sgt. Major July 20, 1862 .; Quartermaster Sgt. . Transferred to Co. G, this regiment, as a Pvt. December 18, 1863 . Received pay at Richmond, Va. April 26, 1864 . No later record.

Coleman, Mathew - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 1st Corporal in 1862 . Killed at Antietam, Md. 9/17/1862 .

Cooksey, Thomas B.(or Cocksay) - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Slightly wounded in right breast at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Absent, wounded, November 7, 1864 . Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 18, 1865 .

Corbin, Nelson - Pvt. 10/1/1861.Discharged, disability, April 1862. Enlisted as a Pvt. in Claghorn's Company, Chatham Siege Artillery, 2/2/1863. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.( Born 7/10/1846, died in Emanuel County, Ga. May 1896.)

Corbin, Silas S. - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862. Brother of Nelson Corbin shown above, born about 1845, according to 1860 US Census records.

Curl, John - Pvt. 10/1/1862. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital 7/11/1862.

Curl, Mathew - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 4th Corporal January 12, 1864. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Died of wounds at Mount Jackson, Va. September 18, 1864 . Buried there. Buried at “Our Soldiers Cemetery," Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., Va.

Curl, Peter - Pvt10/1/1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Curl, Reuben - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Sick in hospital April 1862 . No later record.

Daniels, Benjamin E.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Roll for September 1, 1864 , shows him "Absent, detailed for hospital duty at Augusta, Ga. August 1864 ." No later record.

Daniels, Freeman H.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Transferred to Co. D, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863 . Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 22, 1864 . Roll for October 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Davis, William Jackson - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and sent to James River, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865 . Receivedat Boulware's Wharf, James River, Va., March 18-21, 1865 .

Dix, James F.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Captured at Fort Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 26, 1865 . (Born in Houston County, Ga. November 6, 1844. Died at Fitzgerald, Ga. October 28, 1910.)

Dix, John H.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 2d Corporal in 1862 . Pvt. May 1863 . Appointed 3d Corporal August 1863 ; 2d Corporal January 1864 . Captured at Port Republic, Va. September 27, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. service at Point Lookout, Md. October 17, 1864 .

Dix, W. R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June I4, 1865 .

Douglass, David Daniel .- Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Transferred to Provost Marshal July 14, 1863 . Admitted to Hammond U. S. A. Gen-
eral Hospital at Point Lookout, Md. January 12, 1864 . Died from gunshot fracture of right leg March 10, 1864 . Buried at Buried at Point Lookout, MD, memorial stone is beside wife and daughter buried at Moxley Cemetery, Emanuel County, GA.

Dudley, James - Appointed 2d Corporal of Co. H, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 ; 5th Sgt. June 26, 1862 . Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Appointed 4th Sgt. February 1863 ; 3d Sgt. May 1863 . Transferred to Co. C, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1863 . Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. January 17, 1865 . At Camp Lee near Richmond, Va. January 25, 1865 . No later record.(Born in 1822.)

Dudley, James W.- Pvt. . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. August 28, 1862 .

Durden, Norris N.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 3d Sergeant January 12, 1864 ; 2d Sgt. May 1864 . Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va.June 25, 1865 .

Faircloth, Benjamin - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Faircloth, George W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died near Port Royal, Va. January 8, 1863 .

Faircloth, James - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Absent without leave August 11-September 1, 1864 . No later record.

Flanders, John R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. 6/27/1862 ; Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862 . Appointed 5th Sgt. February 1863 . Transferred to Co. H, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 1863 . Appointed 3d Sgt. September 1863 . Wounded at Riddle Shop, Va. June 13, 1864 . Captured at Swainsboro, Ga. November 29, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865 . (Born in Emanuel County, Ga. May 6, 1843.)

Grant, William J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 .

Gregory, Ephraim - Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Died August 1, 1862 . Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va.

Griffith, William S.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died August 8, 1862 . Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va.

Hamilton, J. H.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent, sick, August 1863 - November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Hampton, Robert C.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed pioneer in 1863 . Roll for November 7, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Harrell, John W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent, sick, June 1864 . Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 28, 1864 . Died at Camp Douglas, Ill. December 16, 1864 .

Harrell, Robert - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861 .

Harrington, (or Herrington) Drury Stealy - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. June 13, 1863 . Absent without leave October 28 - November 7, 1864 . (Born in Georgia about. 1838

Harrington, (or Herrington) James W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Winchester, Va. June 13, 1863 .

Hays, James (or Hayes) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded in 1863 . Detailed for hospital duty at Lynchburg, Va. January 1864 , and paroled there April 13, 1865 .

Hays, Leroy (or Hayes) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 2d Corporal in 1862 . Died at Lynchburg, Va. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 2, 3d Line, Lot 162 - Cooledge.

Higdon, John B.- Enlisted as a Pvt. , Co. F, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 29, 1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. G, 28th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 2, 1861 . Resigned February 12, 1862 . Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. C, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 16, 1862 . Elected 2d Lieutenant November 1, 1862 ; Captain July 1863 . Wounded and disabled at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 15, 1865 .

Holton, Daniel (or Holden) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died from poison at Orange Court House, Va. May 4, 1864 .

Hooks, Joseph W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Winchester, Va., June 14, 1863 .

Johns, William - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appears on register of General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va. for April 28, 1864 , with remarks "To report to Surgeon Chambliss for duty." On July 22, 1864 , at Richmond, Va., he applied for transfer from Winder Hospital to Augusta, Ga. for hospital duty. No later record.

Johnson, Henry J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died at Camp Mercer, Savannah, Ga., April 1 or 3, 1862 .

Johnson, Jasper - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Died at Richmond, Va. July 6 or 7, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Jordan, Thomas F.- Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. D, 48th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Transferred to Co. C, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 6, 1863 . Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864, and captured there July 10, 1864 . Exchanged at Fort McHenry, Md. October 30, 1864 . Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. November 15, 1864 . No later record. (Born in 1844.)

Kersey, J. A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 .

Kersey, S. J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va., 6/27/1862 . Roll for November 7, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.

Lewis, Joshua K.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Appointed 4th Sgt. in 1862 . Pension records show he was elected Sheriff of Emanuel County, Ga. and discharged October 21, 1863 . (Born in Ga. in 1839.)

Lumpkin, Joseph - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent without leave October 1, 1863 .

McLean, John - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 .

McLean, P. H.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 .

McLean, William - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation of two fingers, at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Pension records show he was discharged in
1862 . (Born in Ga. February 1841.)

Meeks, Elisha - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/10/1864 .

Meeks, John - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Died at Richmond, Va.August 15, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Morris, B. T.- Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Appointed Corporal; 3d Sgt. May 1863 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 14, 1863 ; 2d Lieutenant January 12, 1864 . Roster of officers dated March
13, 1865 , shows him present. (Born in Ga.)

Moxley, Henry M.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Moxley, Joseph - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded February 1863 .Absent, wounded, April 1863 . No later record. (Died October 27, 1916. Buried in Moxley Cemetery at Swainsboro, Ga.)

Mullen, Francis M.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Appointed 4th Corporal August 1863 ; 3d Corporal January 1864 ; Sgt. . Killed at Winchester, Pa. September 19, 1864 .

Murray, Benjamin - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent, sick, Jun - Oct 1864 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. 10/14/1864 . Returned to duty 12/4/. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865.

Murray, William - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent without leave July 1863 -November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Odom, Elijah A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 3d Corporal in 1864. Severely wounded in at Cedar Creek, Va. 10/19/1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865. (Born in Emanuel County, Ga. in 1839.)

Phillips, James W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed Color Guard in 1861 . Died of chronic bronchitis in General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., January 7, 1864 .

Phillips, John D.- Pvt. July 21, 1862 . Discharged on account of defective eyesight December 7, 1862 . (Died in Montgomery County, Ga. March 13, 1912. Buried in Phillips' Cemetery at Tarrytown, Jefferson Co., Ga,)

Phillips, J. R.- Pvt. July 21, 1862 . Discharged December 7, 1862 .

Phillips, Thomas L.- Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 .

Prescott, John R.- Pvt. May 12, 1862 . Appointed Commissary Sgt. in 1862 . Roll for June 1863 , shows him present. No later record.

Rich, W. J.- Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Discharged, disability, December 20, 1862 .

Scott, William Thomas - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861 . (Died in 1892. Buried in Scott Cemetery at Swainsboro, Ga.)

Smith, David M.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Absent without leave February -September 1, 1864 . No later record.

Smith, Ebenezer P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865 .

Smith, George W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 .

Steele, John H., Jr.- See Pvt. Co. M.

Story, Josiah - Pvt. August 1, 1862 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Absent, wounded, November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Thompson, Berry A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 , and sent to Fort Delaware, Del. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in the 1st Regiment Connecticut Cavalry prior to October 4, 1863 .

Thompson, Solomon - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Appointed 5th Sgt. October 10, 1861 . Wounded in 1862 . Captured at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 .

Truitt, David - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Captured at Jericho Ford, Va. May 22, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. March 14, 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 16, 1865 .

Truitt, William P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Discharged, disability, July 28, 1862 .

Watts, John R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Discharged in 1862 . Died December 15, 1862 , or January 1, 1863 .

Wiggins, Ashley E.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded February 1863 . Absent without leave December 1863 -September 1, 1864 . No later record.

Wilkes, Francis - Pvt. May 8, 1862 . Severely wounded in shoulder at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Absent, wounded, November 7, 1864 . No later record.

Wilkes, F. M.- Pvt. . Died at Lynchburg, Va. November 1864 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery November 4, 1864 . No. 5, 3d Line, Lot 198- Reid's.

Wilkes, Peter J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appears last on roll for February 1863 .

Williamson, Andrew J.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded in 1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal December 1862 ; 2d Corporal May 1863 ; 3d Sgt. January 1864 . Killed at Snicker's Gap, Va.
July 18, 1864 .

Williamson, George Washington - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died in Lynchburg, Va. hospital August 12, 1862 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 9, 5th Line, Lot 177 - Burton's Factory.

Williamson, John G.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Wounded March 1863 . Appointed 4th Sgt. in 1863 ; 3d Sgt. September 1863 . Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Furloughed from hospital for 60 days February 1865 . Pension records show him at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Ga.)

Williamson, Riley - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Absent without leave January -September 1, 1864 . No later record.

Woods, A. R.- Pvt. June 1, 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Woods, John D.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died of tuberculosis in General Hospital g25, at Richmond, Va., December 20, 1862 .

Woods, John R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 18, 1864 . Died of typhoid fever at Elmira, N. Y. February 17, 1865 . Grave #235, Woodlawn National Cemetery.

Woods, William J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. May 3, 1865 .

Wright, Alexander H.- Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Detailed for hospital duty at Greensboro, N. C. September 1862 . In Bell Hospital at Eufaula, Ala. February 29-November 1, 1864 . No later record.