Company F, Hart & Elbert Counties

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38th Georgia Volunteer Infantry - Co. F, Thornton's Line Volunteers

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*This company was originally known as Co. I.

Commissioned Officers, Noncommissioned Officers & Staff:

Thornton, John C. - Captain 10/15/1861 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862. Resigned February 11, 1863. Elected Captain of Co. D, 1st Regiment Ga. Reserve Inf. (Fannin's,) April 29, 1864. Died of typhoid fever in Savannah, Ga. hospital October 19, 1864.

Teasley, John H. H.- 1st Lieutenant 10/15/1861. Died in Savannah, Ga. hospital June 19, 1862 .

Brown, Benager T. - 2d Lieut. Benager Teasley Brown 10/15/1861. Elected 1st Lieut. June 22, 1862. Died at Staunton, Va. July 27 or 29, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Maxwell, Jackson O. Jr. ( Jackson Oliver Maxwell) 2d Lt. 10/15/1861. Elected 2d Lt. June 22, 1862; 1st Lt. 8/18/1862; Capt. 2/11/1863. Wounded 11/12/1864. Resigned 1/24/1865. Born in Georgia, farmer, married Mary Caroline Fleming 12/13/1859, daughter of Moses Fleming. Their children were Fannie Elzora, Pamela Amanda, Martha Elizabeth Elnora, Thomas Martin, Tarrence Mansfield, Lois, William Jefferson, Robert Oliver and Lea Jackson Maxwell. Both Jackson and wife buried at Concord United Methodist Church, Elbert County, GA, dates on tombstone read: born Mar 6th, 1839, died Feb 16th, 1881. CAPT CO F 38 GA INF-CSA. Son of Thomas Jackson Maxwell (1804-1869), brother of Chandler, Benjamin M., and William H. Maxwell of Co. F. Brother-in-Law of Corp. David R. Fleming of Co. F. 1st cousin of Charles W. Maxwell of Co. H.

Rucker, William B. - 1st Sgt. William Barden Rucker 10/15/1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 22, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. August 1, 1862, of typhoid fever.

Hunt, Reuben S. - 2d Sgt. 10/15/1861. Appointed 1st Sgt. June 22, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 29, 1863. Roll dated November 6, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Eavenson, John W. - 3d Sgt John William Eavenson 10/15/1861. Appointed 2d Sgt June 22, 1862. was wounded Dec 13, 1863 and disabled, at Fredericksburg, Va. Appointed 1st Sgt March 29, 1863. Transferred to Co. G, 25th Battn. Ga. Provost Guard Inf. in 1864. Appears on rolls of Co. M, 25th Battn.Ga. Provost Guard Inf. dated April 16, 1864, as 2d Lt., presence or absence not stated. Elected 2d Lt. Co. E, 1st Battn. Ga. Reserve Cavalry March 23, 1864. Roll from March 23, to October 31, 1864, only roll on file, shows him absent sick. No later record. (Born in Elbert County, Ga. May 28th, 1840. Died December 1, 1935.)

Brown, William J. - 4th Sgt. William Jefferson Brown 10/15/1861. Died of typhoid fever in Belmont Hospital at Lovingston, Va. August 14, 1862.

Almond, John A. H.- 5th Sgt. October 16, 1861. Died at Savannah, Ga. May 14, 1862.

Harper, James Willis - 1st Corporal 10/15/1861 . Wounded in left thigh at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Appointed 2d Sgt. August 22, 1864 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 16, 1865 and furloughed for 60 days March 28, 1865 .

Partain, Robert P. - 2d Corporal 10/15/1861. Wounded in 1864. At home on wounded furlough September 11, 1864. Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May 19, 1865.

Partain, Henry H. - 3d Corporal 10/15/1861. Appointed Color Guard March 1862. Wounded in leg at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 18, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. October 11, 1864, and exchanged October 29, 1864. No later record. (Born in Anderson County S. C. March 17, 1832.)

Fleming, David R. - 4th Corp. David Reese Fleming 10/15/1861. Discharged, disability, 10/31/862 . Born in 1828, died in 1894.

Hutcherson, James M. (or Hutchinson) - Musician 10/15/1861 . Appointed Regimental Musician. Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 .

Nelms, William - Drummer, December 14, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died 1/15/1880 in Athens, Ga.

Privates:

Adams, Alfred H.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg or Waterloo, Pa. July 1863 . Died of disease at Point Lookout, Md. August 1, or 26, 1864 .

Adams, Harper - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, February 20-21, 1865 .

Adams, H. P. - Pvt. Hiram P. Adams 8/29/1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Died of wounds in General Hospital # 24 (Moore Hospital,) at Richmond, Va. January 24, 1863.

Adams, James Joseph - Pvt. James Jordan Adams 8/29/1862 . Wounded in 1864 . Captured near Petersburg, Va. 3/25/1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. 6/23/1865.
Brother of Hiram P. & Lawrence Adams, also of Co. F. Died in 1905 in Elbert Co. Ga., buried at Coldwater United Methodist Church Cemetery, Elbert Co, Ga.

Adams, Lawrence M. - Pvt. Lawrence Mansfield Adams 10/15/1861. Appointed 4th Corporal February 1863 ;3d Corporal in 1863. Died at Elberton, Ga. November 5, 1863.

Adams, Tinsley R. - Pvt. Adams, Tinsley R. - Pvt. Tinsley Rucker Adams March 5, 1863. Captured near Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 23, 1865. (Resident of Ga. since 1845.) Captured during attack on Fort Steadmam at Petersburg, Va, Born 2/25/1845 in Elbert Co, GA, single, living with parents John M. and Agnes M. Hulme Adams in 1860. His father was a farmer and his personal/real property was valued at $5,500. Source. 1860 US Census records for Elbert County, GA, page 105. Married in Elbert Co. on 16 Nov 1869 to Frances L. Adams (1851-1933.) Became a reverend after the war. Filed a CSA pension application on 8/13/1919. Died 9/22/1919 in Elbert Co, GA, buried at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elbert County Georgia. Cousin of James Jordan Adams and brothers, also of Co. F.

Adams, William H.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Appointed 4th Sgt. May 1862 ; 3d Sgt. March 1863 ; 1st Sgt. January 1864 . Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 14, 1865 .

Adams, William M.- Pvt. William Mansfield Adams 10/15/1861. Absent without leave October 31, 1861. "Note: this is one of the persons vouched for the day we were mustered in by me and he has never been mustered in really. (Signed) J. C. Thornton, Com'dg. Co."

Alexander, Philemon W. (or Pleasant W.) - Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. E, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 28, 1861 . Discharged, furnished Ulysses M. Robert as substitute, October 23, 1861 . Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. F, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 23, 1862 . Appointed Quartermaster Sgt. April 1, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. August 28, 1863 . Appointed paymaster clerk in C. S. Navy April 1864 . Paroled at Augusta, Ga. June 3, 1865 .

Almond, Isaac B.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. service January 24, 1864 . On roll for August 31, 1864 , he is reported to have "died, date unknown." Filed a pension application and stated was in a Federal prison at the time of Gen. Lee’s surrender. Pvt D. A. Fortson testified in his pension application. The pension review board stated the roll of prisoners stated he took the oath of allegiance and enlisted in US Army.

Almond, John Benjamin or John Butler Almand - Pvt. March 23, 1862 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Pension records show he enlisted as a Pvt. in Lee's Battn. Surrendered at Augusta, Ga. April 1865. (Died in Elbert County, Ga. November 27, 1899.)

Bailey, John A.- Pvt. May 1, 1864 . Wounded and captured at Gaines Mill, Va. June 3, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 11, 1865 . (Born in Bartow County, Ga. April 1845. Died at Hartwell, Ga. July 2, 1910.)

Bentley, John D. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Wounded in 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Bentley, Joseph A. J. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Appointed 8d Sgt. August 1862 ; 2d Sgt. March 1863 ; 3d Sgt. August 1864 . Sick in Harrisonburg, Va. hospital October 24, 1864 . Captured near Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 26, 1865 .

Bentley, McAlpin - Pvt. McAlpin Anslem Bentley 5/10/1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862. Died June 6, 1864.

Bentley, R. F. - Pvt. Robertus F. Bentley May 14, 1862 . Appointed 3d Corporal January 1864 . Wounded, date and place not given. Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Bond, Andrew J. - Pvt. Andrew Jackson Bond March 10, 1862. Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May 18, 1865.

Brewer, Columbus - Pvt. March 16, 1862. Discharged June 24, 1862.

Broadwell, William T. - Pvt. William “Billy” Thomas Broadwell 10/15/1861 . Appointed 4th Corporal January 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Home on wounded furlough; time out unknown." Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May 18, 1865 .

Brown, Asa C. - Pvt. 5/10/1862 . Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 5, 1864 .

Brown, Burton T. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Wounded in shoulder, resulting in complete atrophy of muscles of arm from removal of several inches of bone, at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 ; shows him "Absent in hospital in Ga., wounded." Unfit for further service.

Brown, Eppy W.- Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. C, 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 15, 1861 . Transferred to Co. F, 38th Regiment Ga.Inf. Wounded in right hand, necessitating amputation of three fingers, at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Discharged, disability, October 12, 1864 . (Born in Elbert County, Ga. April 23, 1836.)

Brown, John A. J.- Pvt. John Andrew Jackson Brown 10/15/1861 . Wounded in left leg at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . On wounded furlough October 31, 1862 . Pension records show he was transferred to the 25th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1864 . (Born in Elbert County, Ga. in 1843.)

Brown, Joshua C. - Pvt. Joshua Clark Brown October 1862 . Wounded in 1864 . Died of wounds and chronic diarrhoea in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 1 or 5, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. Grave is marked b. 9/21/1818, d. 7/5/1864, CO F, 38 GA INF, CSA, buried in section U, grave #421. Married Elizabeth Pendleton Vaughan in 1843. Widow filed a CSA pension application in 1891 in Madison Co. Ga. Widow stated they were married in 1843 and she had been a resident of Ga. since 1818. Witnesses for pensioner: Daniel Brown, C. M. Seymore, I. D. Glower.

Brown, William A. D. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange, February 24, 1865 , and received there March 10, 1865 .

Burnes, Joseph (or Burns) - Pvt. September 8, 1862 . Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 . Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, August 24, 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange August 28, 1863 . In Columbia, S. C. hospital, wounded, November 6, 1864 . No later record.

Campbell, James C.- Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. F, 15th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 15, 1861 . Transferred to Co. F, 38th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for John H. Hulme, October 10, 1862 . Appointed 5th Sgt. August 22, 1864 . Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 4, 1865 .

Carpenter, Francis N.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Roll dated October 31, 1861 , shows him "Absent without leave. Never mustered in."

Collins, William - Pvt. William E. “Bill” Collins December 10, 1862 . Deserted Dec 10, 1863 .

Crump, Robert J. C. W. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Absent without leave 10/15-31/1861 . No later record.

Davis, Henry B.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Discharged on account of tuberculosis December 16, 1861 .

Davis, William H.- Pvt. April 23, 1862 . Died at Elberton, Ga. November 11, 1863 .

Denny, J. M. (or Denney) James M. Denny - Pvt. 2/2/1862 . Roll to 8/31/1864 , bears remark: "Died, date unknown."

Duncan, Jeptha H.- Pvt. October 20, 1861 . Discharged, furnished substitute, prior to October 31, 1862 .

Duncan, J. W. - Pvt. James Washington Duncan February 2, 1862 . Wounded in finger, necessitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Dutton, William J.- Pvt. February 12, 1862 . Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Released at Fort McHenry, Md. May 5, 1865 .

Eavenson S. A. (or T. A.) - Pvt. 2/31864 .

Eavenson, Thomas M.- Pvt. March 10, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 . Died from wounds August 25,1864 , or at Harrisonburg, Va. September 28, 1864. (Born in Elbert County, Ga. in 1843.)

Eavenson, Willis Jefferson - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Wounded in 1864. At home on sick furlough 11/ 6/1864. No later record. (Born in Elbert Co. Ga in 1842.)
Evans, William W.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Absent without leave December 1863 . No later record.

Fleming, David F.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital at Charlottesville, Va. August 26, 1862 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Fleming, John H.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Discharged, disability, 5/10/1862 . Reenlisted in 1863 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 15, 1864 . Died of disease at Point Lookout, Md. July 15 or August 1, 1864 .

Fortson, DeLancey (or Dellancy) A.- Pvt. May 14, 1862 . Transferred to Co. I, 15th Regiment Ga. Inf. January 1, 1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Fortson, Eastin L.- Pvt. May 14, 1862 . Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 .

Fortson, George G.- Pvt. May 14, 1862 . Discharged, furnished substitute, December 10, 1862 .

Fortson, Jesse W.- Pvt. 5/10/1862 . Died at Staunton, Va. July 27, 1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Fortson, Stephen H. - Pvt. Stephen “Ham” Fortson May 14, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 1863.

Fortson, William T.- Pvt. William Thomas Fortson 10/15/1861 . Appointed 5th Corporal 3/1/1862 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Died from wounds December 15, 1862 .

Greenaway, L. A. (or Greenway)- Pvt. Lindsey A. Greenaway September 5, 1862 . Died in Richmond, Va. hospital in 1862 .

Guest, J. B. - Pvt. John B. Guest September 5, 1862 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 ,last on file, shows him "Absent, detailed in Govt. Shoe Shop at Augusta, Ga. March 1863 ." Born in S.C. abt. 1840.

Gulley, R. P. - Pvt. Robert P. Gulley 5/10/1862 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 . Detailed nurse in General Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 1864 . Discharged from Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. and detailed to duty at Anderson, S. C. 11/26/1864 . No later record.

Hendricks, W. J.- Pvt. May 22, 1864 . Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864 . Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. October 1, 1864 . Exchange October 29, 1864 . Died at sea, while en-route to Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga., November 10, 1864 .

Hickman, Benjamin H.- Pvt. December 14, 1861 . Wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Died of wounds in Douglas Hospital at Washington, D. C. 2/8/1863 . Buried at Arlington, Va.

Hickman, C. J.- Pvt. Columbus Judson Hickman February 12, 1862 . Sick in Augusta, Ga. hospital April 1862 . Discharged at Savannah, Ga. May 23, 1862 .

Higginbotham, Daniel T.- Pvt. March 26, 1862 . Sent home with his brother, Elijah B. Higginbotham, who lost both legs at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 , and remained until close of war. (Died in Elbert County, Ga. May 28, 1876.) <

Higginbotham, Dozier John - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Roll for August 31, 1864 , shows him "Absent in Major G. W. Lee's Battn. in Ga." Pension records show he was severely wounded in back and hips at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1863 , and was discharged, disability, January 16, 1864 . (Born in Elbert County, Ga. March 28, 1840.) Buried at Liberty Cemetery, Franklin, Co, GA.

Higginbotham, Elijah B. - Pvt. Elijah Benson “Bense” Higginbotham May 14, 1862. Wounded in both legs, necessitating amputation below knees, at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864. Discharged in 1864.

Higginbotham, John T. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Died at Augusta, Ga. June 13, 1862.

Howland, T. J. - Pvt. Thomas Jefferson Howland March 17, 1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Hulme, John H.- Pvt. May 14, 1862. Transferred to Co. F, l5th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for James C. Campbell, October 10, 1862. Captured at Dandridge, Tenn. January 22, 1864. Died from variola at Rock Island, Ill. March 24, 1864.

Hulme, J. D. - Pvt. September 5, 1862. On May 21, 1863. he received commutation of rations while on sick furlough from January 24 to March 1863. No later record.

Hunt, B. T.- Benjamin T. Hunt Pvt. May14, 1862. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Died from wounds July 30, 1862.

Hunt, Dozier C.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Mine Run, Va. November 28, 1863 . Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. September 30,1864 . Died at Richmond, Va. November 15, 1864 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Hunt, B. A. T. - Pvt. Beverly A. T. Hunt 8/29/1862. Died from variola in General Hospital at Danville, Va. December 1, 1862.

Hunt, James W. H. - Pvt. March 10, 1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 18, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. March 10, 1865.

Hunt, J. M. B. - Judge Middleton Barrett Hunt - Pvt. July 4, 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Hunt, Singleton J. W. - Pvt. March 10, 1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 18, 1864 . Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. for exchange March 10, 1865 . (Born June 28, 1838. Died at Elbert County, Ga. April 2, 1914.)

Hunt, Thomas J. M. - Pvt. 5/10/1862. Died at Augusta, Ga. May 20, 1862.

Hutcherson, Benjamin H. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Appears last on roll for April 1863.

Hutcherson, John M.- Pvt. 10/15/1861. Died June 21, 1862.

Hutcherson, John M. D.- Pvt. March 10, 1862 . Discharged 5/10/1862 .

Jenkins, Elias Pearce - Pvt. September 5, 1862 . Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va. September 22, 1864 . Transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 17, 1865 . (Born in Ga. January 22,
1843.)

Jordan, F. M. (or Jourdan) - Pvt. Francis M. Jordan September 5, 1862 . Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May 18, 1865 .

King, Thomas W.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him in Macon, Ga. hospital. No later record.

Loftin, A. (or Lofton) - Pvt. May 11, 1862 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave June 20-August 31, 1864 . No later record.

Loftin, William D. (or Lofton) - Pvt. 9/9/1862. Roll dated 11/6/1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Maxwell, Benjamin M. - Pvt. Benjamin “Martin” Maxwell 5/10/1862. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862. Born in Georgia about 1837, farmer, married and a five month old baby boy at home. Real estate valued at $800 and personal property valued at $200. 1860 US Census for Hart County, GA, McCurry District, page 3. Widow, Drucilla C. Teasley Maxwell filed for a CSA widow’s pension in Hart Co. in 1891. Record states he received a gun shot wound through the head at the battle of 2nd Manassas and died a few hours later on the battlefield. Witnesses for pensioner: J. M. Thornton, R. B. Thornton, & J. W. Harper. Son of Thomas Jackson Maxwell (1804-1869), brother of Chandler, Jackson O., and William H. Maxwell of Co. F. Married 16 Dec 1858. (Source: Book "Hart Co., GA Marriages 1854-1898" by Savannah River Valley Genealogical Society.)

Maxwell, Chandler - Pvt. August 29, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Exchanged at David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, September 1, 1863. Detailed at Augusta, Ga. Arsenal March 1864. Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May 18, 1865. (Resident of Ga. since 1844.) Born 1843, farmer, single, living with parents, Thomas J. and Annie B. Maxwell in 1860, along with six siblings. Source: 1860 US Census records for Elbert County, GA, page 104. He married Mary H., last name unknown, on 12/5/1865. Filed a CSA pension application in 1919 in Elbert Co. Witnesses for pensioner: S. G. Seymour. Stated he was wounded in the body at Gettysburg and captured, then sent to David’s Island CSA prison in N.Y. harbor, stated he was sent to Augusta to perform light duty due to wounds after exchanged and, was at home on a furlough at the time of the surrender. Buried at Concord United Methodist Church, Elbert County, GA, died April 25th, 1926. Brother of Benjamin M., Jackson O., and William H. Maxwell of Co. F.

Maxwell, Thomas - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Absent without leave 10/15-31/1861; remarks: "The names marked 'Absent without leave' are persons who were vouched for by me the day we were mustered in and have never been mustered in really. (Signed) J. C. Thornton, Com'dg. Co."

Maxwell, William H. - (William Hayden Maxwell) Pvt. 3/10/1862. Appointed 5th Sgt. March 29, 1863 ; 4th Sgt. June 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Elbert County, Ga. June 22, 1864. Widow, Amelia A. Oglesby Maxwell, filed for a Ga. CSA pension in 1891 in Madison Co. She said he was sent home on a sick furlough and died. She stated she was a resident of Ga. since 6/28/1840 and they were married 7 Oct/1858 in Elbert Co. Witnesses for pensioner: D. R. Fleming, T. D. Thornton, T. R. Adams. Brother of Benjamin M., Jackson O., and Chandler Maxwell of Co. F.

McCurry, James D.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 30, 1865 .

McCurry, John G., Jr.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 18, 1862 ; 2d Lieutenant March 29, 1863 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.

McCurry, William E.- Pvt. 5/10/1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. June 30, 1865 . Born in Georgia about 1842, farmhand, single, living with parents. Lauchlise SP? and Eliza P. McCurry, father owns $800 in property and $500 in personal property, seven siblings. Brother of James D. and John G. McCurry, also of Company F. 1860 US Census records, Hart County, GA, McCurry District, page 11.

Moss, Benson - Pvt. March 1, 1863 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 . Died of disease at Point Lookout, Md. July 1, 1864 .

Moss, Hambleton (or Hamilton) - Pvt. 5/10/1862 . Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. May 11, 1865 .

Motes, W. A.- See Pvt. Co. H.

Nelms, James C.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Died of wounds, date not given.

O'Briant, William (or O'Bryant) - Pvt. March 25, 1862 . Discharged, furnished substitute, September 18, 1862 . Enlisted in Co. A, 3d Regiment Ga. Militia June 1864 . Pension records show he was detailed to hunt stragglers at Augusta, Ga. March 1865 .

Page, William J. H.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Discharged December 16, 1861 .

Parks, Archibald H. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent, teamster, pontoon train. Detailed by General Lee."

Parks, John M.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Absent without leave October 15-31, 1861 , remarks: "The names marked 'Absent without leave' are persons that were vouched for the day we were mustered in by me and have never been mustered in really.(Signed) J. C. Thornton, Com'dg. Co."

Partain, Benjamin P.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. October 7, 1864 . Returned to duty November 9, 1864 .No later record. <

Partain, B. E. - Pvt. Benjamin E. Partain 5/10/1862. Died of smallpox February 6, 1863.

Partain, Henry C. -Henry Carter Partain - Pvt. April 6, 1862. Discharged, disability, June 24, 1862.

Partain, Lindsey B. Lindsey Bonaparte Partain -Pvt. April 6, 1862. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862. Roll dated November 6, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Partain, L. M. - Pvt. Lindsey Marshal Partain December 27, 1862 . Retired by Medical Examining Board at Columbia, S. C. September 18, 1864. (Born in Anderson County, S. C. June 24, 1834.)

Pearson, George W.- Pvt. May 1, 1863 . Wounded June 1864 . Captured at Atlanta, Ga. September 4, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Camp Douglas, Ill. and enlisted in 6th Regiment U. S. Vols.4/1/1865.

Pearson, Littleton D. - See Pvt. Co. H.

Powell, James L. - Pvt. James Lewis Powell 10/15/1861, was believed to be wounded at either Gaines Mill or Savage Station. The record is not clear. He was sent home to Elbert County, Georgia and remained there until his death on Oct. 9, 1863.

Powell, Wiley Powell, Wiley - Pvt. July 29, 1862. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862. Died of tuberculosis in General Hospital #3, at Lynchburg, Va. January 24, 1864. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 7, 3d Line, Lot 200 - Ferguson's.

Powell, William J. - Pvt. William Joseph Powell 10/15/1861 . Appointed 5th Corporal June 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863. At some point after the war, probably in the 1870's, his remains were identified, exhumed, and transported to Savannah, Georgia, where he was buried at Laurel Grove Cemetery. His grave is marked Corp. William J. Powell, CO F, 38 GA INF CSA.

Rice, Asa M. - Pvt. May 14, 1862. Wounded June 1863. At home, wounded, November 7, 1864. No later record.

Roberts, John T.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Captured at Berryville, Va. August 10, 1864 . Died with variola at Elmira, N. Y. April 23, 1865 .

Sayer, David W. - Pvt. February 12, 1862 . Discharged, disability, February 12, 1862 .

Sayer, William O. - Pvt. February 12, 1862 . Captured at Winchester, Va. August 17, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. July 7, 1865 . (Born in Elbert County, Ga. June 29, 1845.)

Sayer, William T. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 20, 1864 . Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. and sent to James River, Va. for exchange March 2, 1865 .

Shiflet, W. J. - Pvt. William J. Shiflet May 14, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 .

Smith, Stephen F. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Appears on roll dated October 31, 1861 , with remark "Absent without leave; never mustered in."

Stamps, James J. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U.S. service at Point Lookout, Md. January 24,1864 .

Stansell, James - Pvt. November 17, 1862 . Wounded in right arm at Marye's Heights, Va. May 3, 1864 ; in right hand at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 ; in right hip at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864 . Discharged, disability, September 10, 1864 . (Born in DeKalb County, Ga. in 1818.)

Teague, William - Pvt. October 20, 1861 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent, Staunton, Va. Had notice from Dr. Marshall that he had detained him until he could get shoes." No later record.

Teasley, J. J. - Pvt. John J. Teasley August 3, 1862 . Died in Jordon Springs, Va. hospital July 5, 1863.

Terry, Elijah M.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Terry, Joseph C.- Pvt. December 27, 1862 . Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11-21, 1865.

Terry, William J.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Elbert County, Ga. April 23, 1825.)

Thomason, William G.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Absent without leave 10/15-31/1861 . No later record.

Thornton, Asa C.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent, detailed nurse September 1863 ."

Thornton, Benjamin F.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Died in Richmond, Va. hospital August 25, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Thornton, James C. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865.

Thornton, James William - Pvt. March 18, 1864. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Md. November 1, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River,
Ga., November 15, 1864. Pension records show he enlisted in Reserve Cavalry in 1865, and was disbanded at Macon, Ga. April 23, 1865. (Resident of Ga. since 1845.)

Thornton, Depth M. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. November 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15, 1864.

Thornton, Jesse M. - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862. Appointed 4th Corporal 8/30/1863. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. 7/ 9/1864. Died from wounds same day.

Thornton, R. B. - Pvt. Reuben Benjamin Thornton 5/10/1862 . Appointed 5th Sgt. February 10, 1863 ; 4th Sgt. March 1863 . Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. May 29, 1863 .

Thornton, Thomas D. - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Elected 2d Lieutenant 8/18/1862; 1st Lt. 3/29/1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865. (Resident of Ga. since 1839.)

Thornton, William M.- Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Appointed 5th Sgt. June 1863 ; 4th Sgt. August 22, 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Thornton, William T.- Pvt. September 5, 1862 . Appointed 5th Sgt. November 3, 1862 . Wounded through right eye at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Died from wounds January 29, 1863 .

Tiner, James A. (or Tyner) - Pvt. 10/15/1861. Discharged at Savannah, Ga. 5/23/1862. Enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. B, 24th Regiment Ga. Inf. 3/11/1863 . Captured in 1864 or 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. 6/20/1865.

Tiner, John H. (or Tyler) - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Absent without leave October 15-31, 1861 . No later record.

Tiner, Thomas Joshua P. (or Joshua Thomas P.) - Pvt. 10/15/1861 . Died at home December 5, 1862 .

Vaughn, C. B.- Pvt. Charles B. Vaughan April 6, 1864 . Wounded in 1864 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Home on wounded furlough. Time out unknown."

Wansley, Thomas Nathaniel (or Warnsley) - Pvt. September 5. 1862 . Roll dated November 6, 1864 , last on file, shows him "At home on sick furlough. Time out unknown." Born in Georgia about 1834, farmer, married with three small children, residing in Elbert County in 1860. Source: 1860 US Census, Elbert County, GA.


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