MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 43d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.
BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA
MIDDLE RIVER VOLUNTEERS
Brown, William P.- Captain *March 4, 1862 . Died of measles
at Atlanta, Ga. May 15, 1862 .
Roe, John E.- 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Resigned, dis-
ability, November 5, 1862 .
Ragsdale, Michael J.- 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 7,
1863 . Elected Captain May 15, 1862 . Roll dated February
29,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Sloan, W. J.- 2d Lieutenant January 1863 . See private Co. A.
Martin, William L.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Cap-
tured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 7, 1863 . Died at Atlanta, Ga. May 15, 1865 .
Hooper, Alvin D.- 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862 . private February
20, 1863 . Pension records show he was en route home on sick
furlough close of war. (Born in Franklin County, Ga. April
12, 1827.)
Acry, James L.- 2d Sergeant March 4, 1862 . Pension records
show left arm was totally disabled near Sand Town on
Chattahoochee River, Ga. July 7, 1864 . Captured and pa-
roled at Hartwell, Ga. May 17, 1865 . (Resident of Ga. since
September 4, 1840.)
Segars, William A.- 3d Sergeant March 4, 1862 . private .
Wounded through right lung, left hip and leg and captured
at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Exchanged in 1863 .
At home, disabled by wounds, February 28, 1864 . (Born in Ga.
July 25, 1837.)
Broom, James C.- 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862 . private September
1, 1862 . Pension records show he was discharged on account
of rheumatism December 1862 . Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 26,
1865 . (Born in Anderson County, S. C. in 1814.)
Chapman, Peter P.- 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Ragland, O. S.- Sergeant in 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Elected
1st Lieutenant November 15, 1862 . Roll dated February 29, 1864 ,
last
on file, shows him absent without leave since December 1, 1863 .
Dropped, Special Order #119, May 23, 1864 .
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*Date of enlistment of this company given also as March 10, 1862 .
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Nations, William B.- 1st Corporal March 4, 1862 . Died of dis-
ease at Atlanta, Ga. December 23, 1862 .
Allred, William B.- 2d Corporal March 4, 1862 . Appointed
4th Corporal November 1863 . Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 25,
1865 . (Born in Hall County, Ga. in 1838.)
Whitfield, Harrison - 3d Corporal March 4, 1862 . Appointed
2d Corporal November 1863 . Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last
on
file, shows him present. No later record.
Ward, Nathaniel - 4th Corporal March 4, 1862 . private in
1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga. July 5, 1862 . Buried there in
Oakland Cemetery.
Allen, Robert E.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 7, 1863 . Died
in Banks County, Ga. August 29, 1863 .
Allen, William J.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll for March 10 to
October 31, 1862 , last on which borne, shows him "Absent, left
in Kentucky." Died of fever October 2, 1862 .
Allred, John Calvin, Sr.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed
2d Sergeant in 1862 . Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 .
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865 . (Born July
27, 1839. Died at Atlanta, Ga. in 1925.)
Arnold, Mark - private March 4, 1862 . Died in Kentucky September
1862 .
Ausburn, James D.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 7, 1863 .
Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No
later record.
Ausburn, Robert F.- private May 8, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Appointed 1st Sergeant November 1863 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Habersham County, Ga.
November 9, 1837.)
Austin, William K.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Loudon,
Tenn. May 1862 .
Blackburn, William M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware,
Del. July 3, 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. for exchange
July 6, 1863 . Appointed 3d Corporal November 1863 .
Captured
at Kinston, N. C. March 10, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout,
Md. June 24, 1865 . (Born in Ga. December 25, 1839.)
Boling, David - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Died at Fort Delaware, Del. June
20, 1863 .
Brady, Alvin D.- private March 4, 1862 . At home, sick, February
29, 1864 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
(Born in Banks County, Ga. August 10, 1833.)
Brady, Benjamin F.- private March 4, 1862 . Died August 27,
1862 .
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Brady, Lewis - private March 4, 1862 . Missing or captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Never returned to com-
pany.
Bray, Thomas - private May 8, 1862 . Died September 1862 .
Brock, E. R.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Vicksburg, Miss.
June 15, 1863 .
Brook, Jobe - private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Bentonville,
N. C. March 19, 1865 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April
26, 1866. (Born in Lumpkin County, Ga. April 7, 1844.)
Brock, J. R.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 16, 1863 . Died
July 27, 1863 .
Brown, Benjamin Pollard - private March 4, 1862 . At home,
sick, February 29, 1864 . Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga.
May 18, 1865 .
Brown, Hugh M.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 4th Ser-
geant November 1863 . Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13,
1864 .
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 24, 1865 .
Brown, Robert J.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Browning, James M.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Corporal. Wounded in right arm, date not given. Surrender-
ed at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in South Caro-
lina in 1835.)
Candell - See Caudell.
Cash, Alfred J.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Chattanooga,
Tenn. April 30, 1862 .
Cash, Clark Martin - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 7, 1863 .
Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent with-
out leave. No later record.
Cash, Dillard H.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga.
May 4, 1862 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Cash, Preston C.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll
dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without
leave since November 29, 1863 . Pension records show he was fur-
loughed for 30 days, sick with chills and fever, November 28, 1864 ,
and was unable to return. (Born in Ga.)
Cash, Rayford A.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Atlanta,
Ga. May 9, 1862 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Caudell, B. F.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Chattanooga,
Tenn. June 1862 .
Caudell, James H.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant in 1862 . Wounded, right foot permanently disabled
at Baker's Creek, Miss., May 16, 1863 . Roll dated February 29,
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1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent, at home, disabled by
gunshot wound." (Born in Ga. October 29, 1832.)
Caudell, Stephen D.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in 1862 .
Caudell, William M.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February
29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave since
August 1, 1863 . No later record.
Chitwood, James H.- *correction "M" Monroe from descendant* private May 8, 1862 . Captured at
Dallas, Ga. June 1, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and transferred to U. S. Navy July
6, 1864 . (Born in Habersham County, Ga. February 28, 1839.)
Chitwood, Richard - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at At-
lanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Paroled at Camp Chase, O. and
sent via New Orleans, La. for exchange May 2, 1865 . Re-
ceived at Vicksburg, Miss. May 12, 1865 .
Chitwood, William - private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February
29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent, "At home disabled
by disease." Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 25, 1865 . (Born
in Ga. in 1836.)
Cochran, James M.- private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Ga. September 6, 1834.)
Coker, John S. H. (or John T. H.) - private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 7, 1863 . Pension records show he was wounded in left
hip and side at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864 , and
was unable to return to command. (Born in Franklin County,
Ga. December 6, 1833.)
Coker, Marion R.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent without leave. Returned
since muster. Excused by regimental commander." No later
record.
Cotton, J. C. White - See Whitecotton, J. C.
Crump, R. G.- private April 1, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg,
Miss. July 4, 1863 , paroled there July 6, 1863 , and died there
of disease July 14, 1863 .
Darien, John T. (or Darian) - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase,
Q. May 12, 1865 ; remark: "Shown also to be a deserter."
(Born in Banks County, Ga. July 3, 1842.)
Davidson, A. J.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll for October 31 , 1862 ,
only one on which borne, shows him "Absent, unknown
where." Died in 1863 .
Davis, G. M.- private May 8, 1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga.
June 30, 1862 .
Davis, William G. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia at Atlanta, Ga. June 15, 1862 . Buried there in Oakland
Cemetery.
Dill, Robert A.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
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1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later
record.
Fagans, Wilmot - private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him "Absent without leave. Returned
since muster. Excused by regimental commander." No later
record.
Gault, Pressley - private . Died at Newnan, Ga. June 23,
1864 . Buried there.
Goswell, Thomas T.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Rough & Ready, Ga. August 31, 1864 . Died of chronic diar-
rhoea at Camp Douglas, Ill. February 5, 1865 . (Appears also as
Gaswell and Gosnell.)
Gunn, Jesse J.- private March 4, 1862 . Pension records show
he was discharged on account of rheumatism. (Born in .De-
Kalb County, Ga. April 1, 1828.)
Hambrick, Berry - private March 4, 1862 . Died at Vicksburg,
Miss. May 1, 1863 .
Hambrick, Floyd - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , paroled there July 6, 1863 , and died
there.
Hardy, L. B.- private September 8, 1862 . Died in Jackson County,
Ga. September 2, 1863 .
Hardy, R. C.- private May 8, 1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal
November 1863 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Higgins, John H.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him absent, sent to hospital. Cap-
tured near Kinston, N. C. March 10, 1865 . Released at Point
Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865 . (Born in Habersham County,
Ga. October 1840.)
Hill, Thomas F.- private May 8, 1862 . Surrendered at
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Ga. November 26, 1838.)
Hipps, Thomas T.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
House, Z. L.- private February 20, 1863 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Hulsey, Almond - private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him absent at home, disabled by
typhoid fever. (Born in Ga. December 25, 1836.)
Lane, Charles H.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 1st Ser-
geant in 1863 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 ,
and paroled there July 7, 1863 . Roll dated February 29, 1864 ,
last on file, shows him "Absent, in arrest." No later record.
Lane, John - private March 4, 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant
May 21, 1862 . Died in 1862 .
Lane, William A.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Died at Atlanta, Ga.
Lawrence, J. A.- private May 8, 1862 . Surrendered at
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Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Franklin County,
Ga. December 21, 1843.)
Lewallen, Jackson W.- private March 4, 1862 . Attached as
nurse to Breckenridge's Division Hospital #l, at Lauderdale
Springs, Miss. June 3, 1863 , and on duty there September 30 , 1863
.
Paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 25, 1865 . (Born in Franklin
County, Ga. January 9, 1822.)
Lewallen, John - private May 8, 1862 . Died July 19, 1862 .
Loftis, James G.- private May 8, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 .
Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present.
Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close
of war. (Born in South Carolina in 1832.)
Loftis, M. A.- private May 8, 1862 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Lowry, Edward - private March 4, 1862 . Discharged, dis-
ability, September 13, 1862 .
Mabry, F. A.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured near Atlanta,
Ga. August 13, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11,
1865 . (Died at Toccoa, Ga. January 12, 1917.)
Martin, Greene William S.- private March 4, 1862 . No later
record.
Martin, Truman W.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February
29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records
show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
(Born in Ga. August 16, 1834.)
Martin, W. L.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of fever in Missis-
sippi August 1, 1862 .
Meeks, John L.- private May 8, 1862 . Died at Harrodsburg,
Ky. November 6, 1862 .
Meeler, Burton - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Lexing-
ton, Ky. October 26, 1862 . Received at Vicksburg, Miss. for ex-
change December 8, 1862 . No later record.
Meeler, Matthew - private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows he "Deserted. Has been out of camp
almost the whole time feigning sickness."
Miller, James M.- private August 18, 1862 . Died at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. December 17, 1862 .
Miller, Robert F.- private May 8, 1862 . Died in Banks Coun-
ty, Ga., while home on sick furlough, July 6, 1862 .
Mize, Thomas A.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. Unofficial records show
he died in service.
Morris, Hampton B.- private March 4, 1862 . In General Hos-
pital at Meridian, Miss. April 30, 1863 . Unofficial records
show he died in service.
Morris, James H.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February
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29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pen-
sion records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April
26, 1865 . (Born in Habersham County, Ga. Feb; 14, 1827.)
Morris, McKinney A.- private May 8, 1862 . Wounded, left
knee disabled, at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864 . Cap-
tured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Released at Camp
Chase, O. June 11, 1865 . (Born in 1831. Died in 1896.)
Moss, John C.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Atlanta,
Ga. August 18, 1864 . Released at Camp Chase, O. July 3, 1865 .
Motes, Thomas John - private March 4, 1862 . Wounded near
Atlanta, Ga. July 1864 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865 .
Murray, Alexander - private May 8, 1862 . Pension records
show he was in hospital near Greensboro, N. C., with fever,
March 1865 , to close of war. Captured and paroled at Ander-
son, S. C. May 19, 1865 . (Born near Homer, Ga. November 25,
1839.)
Murray, James D.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him absent, sent to hospital. Died
in Atlanta, Ga.
Murray, James F.- private May 8, 1862 . Died of brain fever
at Atlanta, Ga. (or Franklin County, Ga.) June 13, 1862 .
Buried in Oakland Cemetery at Atlanta, Ga.
Murray, James L.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 1st
Corporal in 1862 . Roll dated October 31, 1862 , shows he was
"Left at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. and died November 5, 1862 ."
Murray, William F.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated October
31, 1862 , last on which borne, shows him present.
Nunnally, William J.- private May 8, 1862 . Pension records
show he was wounded, left leg permanently disabled by a
fall, in 1864 . Contracted measles and typhoid fever, resulting
in disability. (Born in Ga. April 2, 1846.)
Parker, James W.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in Academy
Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 26, 1862 .
Porter, Augustus A.- private April 1, 1862 . Died in Academy
Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. June 16, 1862 .
Pritchett, Lewis A.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Died of disease at Fort
Delaware, Del. June 21, 1863 .
Pruett, Empson (or Emerson) - private March 4, 1862 . Killed
at Baker's Creek,, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Ragsdale, Charles T.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. April 24, 1862 .
Ramsey, George W.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia July 19, 1862 .
Richards, John T.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll
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dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows he was sent to hos-
pital. Killed at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865 .
Sanders, Martin - private May 8, 1862 . Captured at Vicks-
burg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Roll
dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later
record.
Sanders, Moses H.- private September 3, 1862 . Died in Kentucky
in 1863 .
Savage, Taylor - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Exchangd at Fort Delaware, Del.
July 4, 1863 . Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him
absent without leave since October 7, 1863 . No later record.
Segars, Kimsey - private May 8, 1862 . Deserted from camp
January 14, 1864 .
Segars, Seth S.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded and cap-
tured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled in 1863 .
Killed at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863 .
Segars, Thomas - private March 4, 1862 . Died in Summit Hos-
pital at Knoxville, Tenn. November 15, 1862 .
Sewell, Francis M.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 3d Cor-
poral. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. July 22, 1863 .
Smith, Henry J.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in Fair Grounds
Hospital at Knoxville, Tenn. October 9, 1862 .
Smith, James Caleb - private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February
29, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records
show left arm was totally disabled at New Hope Church, Ga.
May 25, 1864 , and he was on detail to "Wait on sick near
Columbia, S. C. close of war." (Born in Ga. February 12, 1839.)
Smith, John - private March 4, 1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga.
June 27, 1862 .
Smith, William - private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at Greens-
boro, N. C. April 26, 1865 . (Born in Banks County, Ga. May
2, 1831.)
Stow, Robert - private March 4, 1862 . Died at Atlanta, Ga.
in 1862 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Varner, Robert P.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Knoxville,
Tenn. October 29, 1863 .
Wade, Henry S. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at At-
lanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Paroled at Camp Chase, O. May 2,
1865 , and sent via New Orleans, La. for exchange May 1865 .
Received at Vicksburg, Miss. May 12, 1865 .
Ward, Daniel C.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in Atlanta, Ga.
hospital November 29, 1862 . Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
Ward, James - private August 1, 1863 . On furlough February
29,
1864 . Killed at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864 .
Ward, Levi - private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Baker's
Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del.
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July 3, 1863 . Exchanged at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863 . Roll
dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows he was "Prisoner,
in hands of the enemy."
White, Joshua - private March 4, 1862 . Wounded, left arm
permanently disabled at Jonesboro, Ga., August 31, 1864 . Pa-
roled at Augusta, Ga. May 25, 1865 . (Born in Ga. October 29,
1837.)
Whitecotton, J. C.- private May 8, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him absent without leave since February
20, 1863 . Pension records show he was paroled at Talla-
dega, Ala. in 1865 . (Born in Habersham County, Ga. in 1838.
Died in Banks County, Ga. in 1918.)
Whitfield, Berry - private March 4, 1862 . Died in Banks Coun-
ty, Ga. April 30, 1862 .
Whitfield, William - private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at
Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Willis, John H.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll dated February 29,
1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show
right leg was permanently disabled at New Hope Church, Ga.
May 25, 1864 . At home on wounded furlough close of war.
(Born in Ga. April 4, 1839.)
Wills, Jasper - private March 4, 1862 . "In another company
as a recruit."