38th Georgia Volunteer Infantry - Co. G

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

*MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, 38th REGIMENT
JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
("BATTEY GUARDS")

*This company was originally known as Co. E.

Battey, William H. (William Henry Battey) - Captain 10/1/1861. Killed at Antietam, Md. 9/17/1862 .

Brinson, John W.- 1st Lieutenant 10/1/1861 . Elected Captain 9/18/1862 . Resigned 1/7/1863 .

Vaughn, Isaac C.- 2d Lieutenant 10/1/1861 . Elected 1st Lieutenant September 18, 1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865.

Farmer, Levin (or Leven) W.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant 10/1/1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant September 18, 1862 ; Captain January 12, 1863 . Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 .

Hudson, James C.- 1st Sgt. 10/1/1861. Discharged, disability, at Atlanta, Ga. May 27, 1862 .

Farmer, William J.- 2d Sgt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 1st Sgt. May 27, 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant September 24, 1862 . Killed or captured at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 .

Shirley, Marshall H.- 3d Sgt. 10/1/1861. Transferred to Co. H, 22d Regiment Ga. Inf. March 1862 . Paroled at Farmville, Va. hospital April 11-21, 1865 .

Swann, Jabez N.- 4th Sgt. 10/1/1861. Died at Richmond, Va. July 16, 1862 .

Swann, Thomas E.- 5th Sgt. 10/1/1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent detailed with Major Harman October 28, 1864 ." No later record.

Gunn, James - 1st Corporal 10/1/1861. Appointed 2d Sgt. June 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. June 1, 1862 .

Way, George M. T.- 2d Corporal 10/1/1861. Pvt. in 1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 19, 1864 . Died at Elmira, N. Y. July 25, 1864 . Grave #2850, Woodlawn National Cemetery.

Arrington, Levin C., Jr.- 3d Corporal 10/1/1861 . Discharged September 13, 1862 .

Smith, David T.- 4th Corporal 10/1/1861. Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 .

Adkinson, William F. (or Atkinson) - Pvt. 10/1/1861.Captured in 1862 . Exchanged. Captured at Fisher's Hill. Va. September 22, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. March 17, 1865 .

Anderson, Samuel - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Staunton, Va. August 4, 1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Anderson, William J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Richmond, Va. July 28, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery, section H, grave# 99.

Arnold, William C.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged, disability, July 25, 1862 . Died of disease in Jefferson County, Ga. August 23, 1862 .

Arrington, Hilliary W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Exchanged. Killed at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 .

Arrington, Joshua P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/10/1864 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Arrington, Silas E.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died in Lynchburg, Va. hospital September 6, 1862 .

Arrington, Thomas A.- Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Died of disease at Richmond, Va. August 11, 1862 .

Atwell, Reuben - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Winchester, Va. June 13, 1863 .

Bagget, Seaborn F.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Barrow, Henry J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded in 1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal July 1863 . Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. with chronic diarrhoea April 25. 1864 .
Died April 27 or May 4, 1864 . Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va.

Beasley, Benjamin - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1862 ; 1st Sgt. May 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Beasley, Edmund R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Brown, Beniah - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed Hospital Steward February 10, 1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865 .

Brown, George C.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Roll for November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave since November 1, 1864 . No later record.

Brown, James D.- Pvt. March 2, 1862 . Died at Staunton, Va. August 9, 1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Brown, William A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Absent, wounded, November 4, 1864 . No later record.

Campbell, J.- Not listed in Henderson’s Roster, burial records for Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va, list him assigned to Company G, 38th Ga., died June 22, 1862, buried in section Q, grave #146.

Carson, William D.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died near Richmond, Va. June 29, 1862 .

Chew, John C.- See Pvt. Co. C.

Clark, Elimah W.- Pvt. May 7, 1862 . Captured in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865 , and died there of typhoid fever April 28, 1865 .

Clark, Milton A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 3d Sgt. in 1863 . Wounded in leg, necessitation amputation, at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 . At home, wounded, close of war.

Connell, Rufus - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 3d Corporal in 1862 . Captured at Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865 . Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor June 15, 1865 .

Daniel, John C.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died in Atlanta, Ga. (also shown as Jefferson County, Ga.) June 7, 1862 .

Daniel, William A.- Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Discharged June 20, 1862 .

Dye, David R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 . Died of wounds at Lynchburg, Va. July 12, 1864 .

Farmer, George W.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged, disability, July 27, 1862 .

Farmer, James J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Captured near Mine Run, Va. 5/12/1864 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. And exchanged there March 7, 1865 .

Farmer, Sidney T.- Pvt. 3/1/1862 . Appointed 2d Sgt. 7/1/1862. Pvt. 11/1862 . Appointed Quartermaster Sgt. 12/1,1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant 1/2/1863. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/10/1864 . Buried at Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.

Farrer, Aguilla M.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded in hip at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/2/1863 . Captured at South Mountain, Md. 7/5/1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. 2/1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. For exchange, 3/10-12/1865 . Admitted to Wayside, or General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. 3/14/1865 , and furloughed for 30 days 3/15/1865 . (Born in Jefferson County, Ga. 4/10/1831. Died in Bartow County, Ga. in 1917.)

Farrer, Garvin H. (or Farrow) - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Died of wounds at Woodstock, Va. September 23, 1864 .

Farrer, William Harrison - Pvt. 3/1/1862 . Contracted measles in camp at Savannah, Ga. and died of pneumonia while home on furlough 3/20/1862 .

Folks, Green L.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died in Camp Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 16, 1862 .

Freeman, Moses - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at home in Jefferson County, Ga. December 30, 1861 .

Futrial, John - (or Feutrial) Pvt. 4/28/1862. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Captured near Mine Run, Va. 5/12/1864 . Died of chronic bronchitis at Fort Delaware, Del. 7/3/1864.

Gaines, John (or Gainous) - Pvt. 5/15/1862 . Died of diphtheria in General Hospital #25, at Richmond, Va. 12/24/1862 .

Gaines, William (or Gainous) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Discharged, disability, in 1863 .

Gay, Isaac H.- Pvt. 5/15/1862 . Wounded in 1864 . Died of wounds at Frederick, Md. 7/10/1864 .

Gay, John - Pvt. 5/15/1862 . Captured near Mine Run, Va. 5/12/1864 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. October 30, 1864 . Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 15, 1864 . No later record.

Gordon, Alexander - pvt10/1/1861. Died in Crumpton's Hospital at Lynchburg, Va. November 17, 1862 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery. No. 7, 3d Line, Lot 144.

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

Gunn, William L.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Richmond, Va. 6/27/1862 .

Hancock, Andrew J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded and missing at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 .

Howard, Jeremiah - Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Wounded in 1862 . Discharged March 1863 .

Hudson, Hampton J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded in leg. Roll dated November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave August 1, 1864 . No later record.

Hudson, Hezekiah H.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and enlisted in U. S. service at Point Lookout, Md. June 6, 1864 .

Ivey, I. H. (or J. H.) - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died at Staunton, Va. 10/28/1862 . Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Johnson, E. P. – Killed at Gettysburg. Listed among the dead buried at Gettysburg, Pa. Not listed in Henderson’s Roster of Georgia Confederate Soldiers.

Johnson, Jeremiah J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed Sgt. in 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. August 9, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Johnson, Sylvester - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged December 15, 1861 .

Jordan, James A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/1/1863 .

Jordan, Thomas J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded in 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. October 17, 1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Jordan, William P.- Pvt. September 6, 1862 . Detailed Hospital Steward at Richmond, Va. August 5, 1863 . Detailed nurse in General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., November 7, 1864 . Detailed for hospital duty at Macon, Ga. February 4, 1865 .

King, James - Pvt. October 1, 1861 . Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 .

Lowe, James E.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged by reason of chronic complaint which rendered him unfit for service June 5, 1862 .

Martin, Robert Augustus - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in Abbeville County, S. C. September 29, 1842.)

Mathews, William C. (William Collins Mathews) Severely wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1st during assault on Barlow’s Knoll. Captured at Smithburg, Md. July 4, 1863. Elected Captain 5/12/1864 . Paroled at Johnson's Island, O. and forwarded to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange March 14, 1865.

McCroan, Rhesa H. C. (or McCrone) - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged, disability, at Savannah, Ga. 6/5/1862.

McGahee, Samuel M. (or McGhee) - Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 19, 1864 . Died of general debility
at Elmira, N. Y. May 4, 1865 . Grave #2759, Woodlawn National Cemetery. Born in Ga. about 1830.

McGahee, William Green (or McGhee) - Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Deserted December 29, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at City Point, Va. and transferred to Chicago, Ill. January 1, 1865 .
(Born in Ga.)

Murphey, Augustus A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Roll dated November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent collecting stragglers in State of Georgia."

Patterson, James R.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died July 5, 1862 .

Peeples, Howell L. (or Peebles) - Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Died of wounds in hospital May 31, or June 15, 1864 .

Peeples, Thomas J. (or Peebles) - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 4th Sgt. November 1862 . Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, N. Y. Harbor, September 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange September 8, 1863 . Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865 . Released at Newport News, Va.
June 25, 1865 .

Pendry, William John (or Penrow, John William) - Pvt. April 28, 1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .

Pennington, William - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. August 28, 1864 . Died of wounds in hospital August 30, 1864 .

Perdue, John F.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Richmond, Va. July 5, 1862 .

Phillips, John P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died November 1, 1862 .

Phillips, William J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Captured at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange, March 15, 1865 .

Pipkin, John G.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at home of variola October 1, 1862 .

Pool, Isaac B.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged December 15, 1861 . Reenlisted August 25, 1862 . Died February 18, 1863 .

Pool, Michael W.- Pvt. May 1, 1862 . Killed at Richmond, Va. 6/27/1862 .

Powell, James P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861, 1862 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 . Roll for November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent, wounded. No later record.

Prescott, G. W.- Pvt. March 10, 1864 . Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 . Released at Fort Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865 .

Rivers, George Washington - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died of typhoid fever at Charlottesville, Va. August 1, 1862 . Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Robbins, Robert C.- Pvt. May 16, 1862 . Died of disease, near Richmond, Va., July 7, 1862 .

Rodgers, Alexander A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864. Brother of James W. & Edwin Rodgers shown below. Born about 1838.

Rodgers, Edwin M.- Pvt. March 26, 1862 . Died at Savannah, Ga. 5/15/1862. Born about 1844.

Rodgers, George A.- Pvt. June 24, 1862 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862.

Rodgers, James W. (or Rogers) - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 . Died of wounds July 5, 1862 .

Rodgers, John S.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 1st Corporal June 1862 . Pvt. July 1863 . Roll dated November 4, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Sessions, Robert J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Pope Hill, Ga. September 25 or October 8, 1863 .

Shirley, A.- Pvt. May 1864 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865 .

Smith, Amory S.- Pvt. November 21, 1861 . Appointed Acting Ordnance Sgt. . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. 4/9/1865.

Smith, James - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Died January 1, 1862 . Buried at Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Gordon Co., Ga.

Smith, James M.- Pvt. March 1, 1862 . Killed at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 .

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

Smith, Leroy - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 1st Sgt. September 24, 1862 . Wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864 .Absent, wounded, September 13, 1864 . No later record.

Smith, Luther C.- Pvt. 3/1/1862 . Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864 . On wounded furlough November 4, 1864 . No later record.

Smith, Patrick Henry - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 4th Sgt. 7/16/1862; 2d Sgt. 11/1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 5/12/1864. Roll dated 11/41864, last on file, shows him "Absent, prisoner of war." No later record.

Smith, Richard - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/2/1863 . Died of disease at Fort Delaware, Del. January 28, 1864 .

Smith, Weems F.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. 8/28/1862 .

Stewart, Beverly L.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Mount Jackson, Va. December 15, 1862 .

Stewart, James B.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . Buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Jefferson County, GA. No dates on tombstone.

Stewart, Levin Collins - Pvt. 3/1/1862 . Wounded in 1862 .Captured at Wilderness, Va. 5/12/1864 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. February 1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, March 10-12, 1865.

Stewart, Robert - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. September 1, 1862 .

Stewart, Thomas J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Appointed 3d Sgt. August 9, 1862 . Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Buried at Mount Jackson Cemetery in Shenandoah County, Va.

Stewart, Thomas P.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital at Gordonsville, Va. August 11, 1862 .

Stewart, William - Pvt. 10/1/1861 . Appointed 2d Corporal in 1862 . Wounded in 1862 . Detailed in hospital on account of disability in 1863 . Captured at Harper's Ferry, Va. July 10, 1864 . Released at Elmira, N. Y. May 29, 1865 .

Swann, Henry J.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Roll for Jan.-Feb 1862 , shows he was discharged, date not given.

Swann, Joshua K.- Pvt. May 15, 1862 . Captured and paroled in 1862 . Detailed in hospital August 1, 1864 . Died in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. February 8, 1865 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Thompson, Andrew L.- Pvt. March 1, 1862 . Died at Richmond, Va. July 6 or 16, 1862 .

Thompson, Edmund - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Savannah, Ga. January 1, 1862 .

Thompson, John Jesse - Pvt. August 12, 1862 . Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/1862 . Discharged on account of wounds, February 13, 1864 .

Thompson, William A.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 18, 1864 .

Way, William F.- Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged on account opacity of cornea from General Hospital at Farmville, Va. April 18, 1863 .

Weeks, Jesse W. - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war.

Whitehead, Robert - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Discharged on account general ill health and chronic rheumatism at Gordonsville, Va. July 27, 1862.

Willoughby, George T. - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died at Middleburg, Va. September 16, 1862.

Willoughby, John B. - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. 7/2/1863 and died there of wounds in General Hospital 8/3/1863.

Wise, Chelsea S. - Pvt. Nov. 24, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 28, 1862. Discharged March 1863.

Wright, William A. - Pvt. May 13, 1862. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Lincoln U. S. A. General Hospital, District of Columbia, June 12, 1865.

Young, Jacob F. - Pvt. May 1, 1862. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Young, James W. - Pvt. 5/10/1862. Died at Richmond, Va. December 24, 1862.

Young, Jesse - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Paroled at Farmville, Va. April 11,-21, 1865.

Young, Leroy B. - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Died April 11, 1862.

Young, Noah - Pvt. 10/1/1861. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at City Point, Va. January 1, 1865.

Young, Thomas J. - Pvt. 5/15/1862. Died near Richmond, Va. July 22, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.