Phillips Legion Infantry - Company C - The Habersham Volunteers or The Habersham Rifles
See flag description on Infantry Battalion page.
Although this company was formed in 1861 with men from Habersham County, a number of recruits from Cobb County were added during early 1862
James Sanford A Alley - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Captured 9/14/1862 at Fox's Gap, Md, Exchanged 10/2/1862, Sick at various hospitals until his death 5/17/1863 at Richmond's Buchanan hospital from disease, Born 10/22/1827 in Ga to William A and Martha Alley, Younger brother of PAC Alley
Paul Augustus Cunningham Alley - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA (thigh) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Born 8/28/1823 to William A & Martha Alley, Older brother of JSA Alley
Henry D Ayres - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 40, Received medical discharge 10/22/1862, 1906 Roster Commission roll states that he died at home from disease
Noah Ballew - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 18, Discharged 8/1/1861
Elihu S "Sandy" Barclay - Enlisted 6/11/1861 as Captain of Co C, Age 29, Promoted to Major 7/6/1862, Severely wounded (spine and ankle) and captured 9/14/1862 at Fox's Gap, Md, Exchanged late 1862, Promoted to Lt Colonel 12/13/1862 but did not return to active duty until 5/10/1863, Effects of wound forced him to drop out of Gettysburg campaign, Resigned his commission 8/5/1863, Elected to Ga Legislature in November 1863, Resignation was accepted by War Dept effective 12/31/1863, Born at Clarkesville, Habersham County Ga 5/24/1832, Died 3/6/1879 at Darien, Ga, Buried there at St Andrews Cemetery, His older brother William was Colonel of the 23rd Ga Infantry and was KIA 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md., His younger brother Julius was Captain of Co G of the 52nd Ga Infantry and was KIA 7/22/1864 at the Battle of Atlanta
Samuel P Barfield - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 19 in 1860 Cobb County census, Captured at Knoxville 11/29/1863 and imprisoned at Rock Island until released 6/18/1865, Oath shows age at release 23, 5'8" with brown hair and blue eyes, Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Underwood Barfield, Brother of David D Barfield of Co O
Andrew Milton Barr - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Surrendered at Appomattox 4/9/1865 (listed as A M Burr), Born 3/2/1842 in Ga to Sidney & Eliza Barr, Died 2/18/1924, Buried at Level Grove Cemetery near Cornelia Ga.
James R Barrett - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Captured 7/7/1863 at Gettysburg, Died 2/11/1864 at Point Lookout from pneumonia, Buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, Md
John H Bellah - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 20, Promoted to Sgt in 1864, WIA (shoulder) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, WIA (face) May 1863 at Chancellorsville per casualty list in 5/19/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, KIA at Cedar Creek 10/19/1864 (10/29/1864 letter from G O Megarity states that Bellah, W S Manning, J Lambert and J Kistleburg were all killed by a single shell burst), Born 3/19/1841 in Ga to Rev Samuel J & Sarah Patterson Bellah, Brother of Richard and Robert Bellah
Richard Watson Bellah - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 18, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/24/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'3&3/4" with brown hair and blue eyes, Born 11/29/1843 to Rev Samuel J & Sarah Patterson Bellah, Died 1/8/1935, Buried at Mt Bethel cemetery in Roswell Ga, Brother of John and Robert Bellah
Robert Pollok Bellah - Not shown on final roll dated 1/30/1865 so presumed to have enlisted after that date, 13 years old in 1860 census, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/24/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'4&1/4" with dark brown hair and blue eyes, Born 4/15/1847 to Rev Samuel J & Sarah Patterson Bellah, Died 12/2/1921 at Columbus, Ga, Buried Linwood Cemetery, Brother of John and Richard Bellah
Francis Marion Betterton - Enlisted 3/1/1862, 6/30/1862 roll shows him home on sick furlough, All later rolls list him as AWOL, Born in Georgia 1837 to Levi & Elizabeth Betterton
William A Boatner - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 17 in 1860 Cobb County census, WIA May 1863 at Chancellorsville per casualty list in 5/19/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, WIA (hand) 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg per casualty list in 7/20/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, MWIA 10/19/1864 at Cedar Creek, Died 11/2/1864 at Mt Jackson hospital from effects of leg amputation, Buried at Our Soldiers Cemetery. Mount Jackson, Va., Son of Lewis & Matilda Boatner
James G C Bothwell - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 46, Discharged 3/29/1862
Lewis J Bradberry - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 31, WIA (thigh) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Detailed as shoemaker in February 1863 but in hospital with typhoid until 3/9/1863, Shown on sick furlough on roll dated 1/19/1864, AWOL on roll dated 10/5/1864, Returns to unit in late 64 or early 65 since he is captured at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/24/1865, Oath shows him to be 6'1" with dark brown hair and grey eyes, Son of Ambrose & Mary Bradberry, Buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Habersham County
John L Carpenter - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Born 2/14/1830 in DeKalb county, Hospitalized a great deal throughout 1862, 1863 and 1864 with ascites, debility and nephritis, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox (listed as a Sgt), Died 10/6/1893 in Roswell, Ga.
James A Carter - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 20, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg and imprisoned at Fort Delaware until released 6/16/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'11" with dark hair and grey eyes, Became a policeman in Taccoa, Ga and was killed in the line of duty 5/10/1892 while trying to stop a bank robbery, Son of W M Carter Sr & Sarah L Carter, Brother of W M Carter Jr
William Marion Carter Jr - Enlisted 8/1/1861, Age 24, Died 10/25/1861 at Green Sulphur Springs Va (Now W.Va.) of typhoid, Son of W M Carter Sr & Sarah L Carter, Older brother of James A Carter
William Madison Carter Sr - Enlisted 6/25/1861 as 2nd Cpl, Age 51, Discharged (overage) 10/15/1862, Discharge shows him to be 5'10" tall with dark hair and blue eyes, Born in Rutherford County NC, Died 5/9/1893 at Taccoa, Ga., Buried at Taccoa City Cemetery, Father of W M Carter Jr and James A Carter
P R Cason - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md, WIA (arm) and captured at Gettysburg 7/2/1863 and imprisoned at Fort Delaware until exchanged in February 1865, Furloughed home 3/22/1865
James J Chitwood - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 26, Shown "home on furlough" on roll dated 10/5/1864, 1906 Roster Commission Roll states that he transferred to the Cavalry in December 1864, Captured at Bentonville, NC 3/21/1865 and imprisoned at Harts Island, NY until released 6/15/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'10&3/4" with light hair and blue eyes, Son Of John J & Mary Ann Chitwood, Brother of Robert Chitwood
Robert A Chitwood - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 24, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865. Oath shows him to be 5'8" with brown hair and blue eyes, Born 4/26/1837 to John J & Mary Ann Chitwood, Brother of James Chitwood, Died 2/9/1904, Buried at Old Clarkesville Cemetery in Habersham County
Benjamin Franklin Church - Enlisted 3/10/1863, Captured 6/1/1864 at Cold Harbor and imprisoned at Elmira NY until exchanged 10/29/1864, Final roll dated January 1865 lists him as being AWOL, No further military record but genealogical records show that he lived out his life in Habersham County, dying 3/27/1904, Buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Habersham County, Born there 3/5/1827, Had previously enlisted in Co A of the 2nd Ga Infantry 4/20/1861 and was discharged for disability 1/8/1862, A record exists for him in the 2nd Ga indicating he was captured & paroled at Augusta, Ga 5/8/1865
Charles E Clyde - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 19, Shown as 4th Sgt on June 1862 roll, WIA 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md, MWIA and captured at Gettysburg 7/2/1863, Died 7/20/1863 at Federal II Corps hospital four miles southeast of Gettysburg from effects of amputation of right leg, Body disinterred in 1872 and reburied at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va., Son of Thomas M & Harriett Clyde
O N Coker - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 18 in 1860 Cobb County census, Died 9/30/1862 at Warrenton, Va of intermittent fever, Buried at Warrenton Confederate Cemetery, Son of A T & Mary Coker
Benjamin Franklin Conger - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 31 in 1860 Cobb County census, Roll dated 1/19/1864 shows him "sick at hospital", Later 1864 rolls list him as "absent sick" and "absent AWOL", Detailed to Winder hospital Richmond as a nurse 5/6/1864, Received clothing 11/25/1864, No further record
George Buchanan Conger - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 27 in 1860 Cobb County census, "Present" on all rolls through January 1865, No further military record but we know he survived the war since he filed for a pension, Born in Cobb County in 1833 to Zachariah and Mary Conger
Zach Conger - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Surrendered at Appomattox 4/9/1865 (listed as Z Congs)
John G Crow - Enlisted 2/1/1862, Disability discharged 4/19/1862, Age at discharge 35, Born in 1833
Moses N Daniel - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 25, Age 22 in 1860 Fulton County census, WIA 8/30/1862 at Second Manassas, Captured and immediately paroled at Leesburg, Va. hospital, At Richmond hospital 10/19/1862 with gun shot wound, Returned to duty 10/23/1862, WIA (hand) 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg on casualty list in 7/20/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, "Present" on all rolls throughout war until deserting 3/19/1865 near Petersburg, Took Oath of Allegiance and sent to Richmond, Ohio, 1901 Alabama pension application states his age as 64 and also says he was wounded in the arm 6/1/1864 at Cold Harbor and and in the left thigh at Petersburg 6/27/1864
Tyre Swift Davis - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 18, Promoted to 3rd Sgt in late 1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'8" with brown hair and blue eyes, Born 12/28/1844, Died 4/20/1907, Buried at Taccoa City Cemetery in Stephens County, Ga
James Jackson Delk - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 16 in 1860 Cobb County census, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'11&1/4" with light hair and blue eyes, Born 9/4/1844 in Cobb County to W J & E T Delk
William H Dobbins - Enlisted 8/1/1861, Age 20, KIA 9/14/1862 at Fox's Gap, Md., Death claim filed by father John S Dobbins, Born 7/6/1841
Henry William Dodd - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 23, MWIA at Fox's Gap, Md., Died 11/12/1862 at Winchester, Va., Born 4/8/1839 in Habersham County to William & Abby Dodd
Barnett W Donehoo - Enlisted 4/5/1862 in Co L, Transferred to Co C 5/1/1862, Age 52 in 1860 Cobb County census, Discharged 9/1/1862 due to loss of eyesight, Age 54, Discharge shows him to be 5'7" with grey hair and hazel eyes, Son of Cornelius & Elizabeth Donehoo
John Edgeworth - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 31 in 1860 Cobb County census, "Present" on all rolls through war, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'7&1/2" with brown hair and light blue eyes, 1893 Alabama pension application shows his age as 67
George W Edwards - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 26, MWIA(head) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Died 12/26/1862 at Richmond GH#20, Buried at Richmond's Oakwood Cemetery
James W Elliott - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 22, 1906 Roster Commission Roll states he was KIA 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg but this is not correct, He transferred to the 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Casualty list in 7/2/1864 Richmond Enquirer covering period from 5/6/1864 through 5/16/1864 lists him as slightly wounded in the head, He was then captured 8/16/1864 at Front Royal, Va., Briefly imprisoned at Elmira, NY he died there from typhoid 9/4/1864, Son of Samuel & Elizabeth Elliott, Brother of William Elliott
Samuel N Elliott - Enlisted 1/1/1862, Discharged 6/16/1862 for being overage (54), Father of James & William Elliott
William John Elliott - Enlisted 1/1/1862, KIA 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Death claim filed by father Samuel N Elliott, Son of Samuel & Elizabeth Elliott, Brother of James Elliott
John H H Elrod - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 20, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout, On a list of sick prisoners released 6/4/1865, 1906 Roster Commission roll states that "he died on way home after surrender", Son of Miriam Elrod
William Thomas Elrod - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA(lost arm) 8/30/1862 at Second Manassas, At home disabled remainder of war, Born 1/12/1830, Died 1/4/1894, Buried at Old Clarkesville Cemetery in Habersham County
Alexander Smith Erwin - Enlisted 6/11/1861 as 2nd Lt, Age 18, Promoted 1st Lt 10/16/1862, WIA(arm) 9/24/1863 near Chattanooga, Detailed to recruiting/conscription duty in Ga during 1863 and 1864, Promoted to Co C Captain 12/31/1863, Attempted to return to the company in early 1865 but effects of wound caused him to be retired from service 3/6/1865, Married Howell Cobb's daughter, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, after the war and became a judge at Athens, Ga, Recipient of Southern Cross of Honor #1, Son of Alexander & Catharine Wales Erwin, Younger brother of Joseph B Erwin, Born 7/19/1843 at Clarksville, Ga and died 6/6/1907 at his home in Athens, Ga., Buried at Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens
John Miller Erwin - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 18, Promoted 3rd Cpl 12/1/1862, Admitted Jackson hospital Richmond with ascites and hernia 6/5/1864, Detailed as a nurse there 6/24/1864, Furloughed home from hospital 9/26/1864 and was back with the Legion by November 1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'7&1/2" with light brown hair and dark grey eyes, Born 2/15/1844 in Gordon County, Ga. to William G & Martha "Patsy" McCurry Erwin, Older brother of Sidney Lauchlin Erwin, Died in 1898 from injuries received in a lumbering accident near Sharon, Tennessee
Joseph Bryan Erwin - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 20, Shown as Commissary Sgt on November 1862 roll, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863 as QM Sgt, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Older brother of Alexander S Erwin, Born 1/15/1841 at Clarkesville to Alexander & Catharine Wales Erwin, Died 4/26/1916, Buried at Old Clarkesville Cemetery in Habersham County
Sidney Lauchlin Erwin - Enlisted 2/1/1863, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'6&1/2" with auburn hair and blue eyes, Born in Ga in 1845 to William G & Martha McCrary Erwin, Younger brother of John M Erwin, Sid would die in a gunfight in 1880 at McAlester, Oklahoma
William Robert Evatt - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 20, Died 10/5/1861 at Ladies Relief hospital, Lynchburg, Va of typhoid, Death claim filed by mother Emma S Evatt, Buried at Lynchburg City Cemetery #7 in 4th line lot 159
George Washington Fenn - Enlisted 5/6/1862 in Co O, Transferred to Co C 7/1/1862, Promoted to 5th Sgt in December 1862, Died 2/26/1865 at Richmond's Jackson hospital of chronic dysentery, Buried at Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery section W lot #6, Born 1835 in Clarke County to Thomas A & Lydia Fenn, Younger brother of Newton and William Fenn
Newton Jasper Fenn - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Listed as sevely wounded in foot 10/19/1864 at Cedar Creek on casualty list in 11/9/1864 Athens Southern Banner, Shown "wounded at hospital" on a late 1864 roll, Deserted near Petersburg 4/2/1865, Took Oath of Allegiance and sent to Ricmond, Ohio, Born 1837 in Hall County to Thomas A & Lydia Fenn, Brother of George and William Fenn, Died July 1910 in Fulton county
William P Fenn - Enlisted 3/1/1862, KIA 11/29/1863 at Knoxville, Death claim filed by widow Susan E Fenn, Born June 1823 in Hall County to Thomas A & Lydia Fenn, Older brother of George and Newton Fenn
William Forrester - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 22, Died 10/31/1861 at Cotton Hill, Va (now W Va) of typhoid fever, Death claim filed by widow Sallie A Forrester
Alfred D Fuller - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA (neck, mouth) at Cold Harbor in early June 1864, furloughed home 6/19/1864, "Present" on a late 1864 roll, A medical board record dated 2/22/1865 shows him to be 19 years old 5'10" with light hair and blue eyes and assigns him to light clerical duties due to disability from wounds, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Born 1845 at Clarkesville Ga to John Elder & Livonia Jeffers Fuller, Brother of Johnathon and Peyton
Jonathan W Fuller - Enlisted November 1864, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Born 10/5/1836 at Clarkesville Ga to John Elder & Livonia Jeffers Fuller, Brother of Alfred and Peyton
Peyton W Fuller - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 18, Promoted Color Cpl 7/1/1862, Shown as Color Sgt 11/30/1862 roll, Transferred in late April 1863 to the unit that would officially become 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in June 1863 as 2nd Lt of Co B, KIA 5/2/1863 at Chancellorsville before his promotion could be confirmed, Born 1843 at Clarkesville Ga to John Elder & Livonia Jeffers Fuller, Brother of Alfred and Jonathon
Edward Presley Gaines - Enlisted 8/1/1861, Captured 6/2/1864 at Cold Harbor, Exchanged 10/11/1864, A late 1864 roll shows him "home on parole", Later rolls list him as being AWOL, Died 2/28/1881, His widow's pension application states he returned to his unit and surrendered at Appomattox but he is not listed in the surrender/parole records
Graniteville L Gay - Enlisted 6/11/1861 as 3rd Cpl, Discharged 10/18/1862 for being overage
Junius Augustus Griggs - Enlisted 6/16/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/27/1865, Oath shows him to be 6'4" with red hair and blue eyes, Born 2/3/1834 to Junius & Sarah Griggs, Postwar pension application states he was an enrolling officer at Decatur, Ga until June 1864, Died 2/19/1911
Samuel Guren (or Gerrin) - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 36, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and imprisoned at Rock Island until exchanged 3/2/1865, No further record
J R "Jack' Hargroves - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Transferred to 7th Ga Infantry 10/1/1862, Promoted 1st Sgt Co H 11/20/1862, "Present" on Jan/Feb 1863 roll, No further record
Robert T Harkins - Enlisted 6/1/1861 as 1st Sgt, Age 35, Discharged 3/8/1863 due to disability
Spencer Harrin - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 25, Deserted 7/14/1861, No further record
John W Hays - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 17, Transferred to Co L April 1862, Sick a great deal, Detailed to Danville hospital in late 1862 then to Atlanta as a shoemaker in mid 1863, Listed AWOL on roll dated 1/28/1865, No further record but postwar pension application states he was captured by Sherman and sent to Cairo Illinois in September 1864, Born 9/24/1844 in Anderson District SC, Died 8/27/1919 in Cobb County
Thomas H Hayes - First shown on roll dated 10/5/1864 with no enlistment date indicated, Captured at Knoxville in early December 1863, Died 7/6/1864 at Rock Island of pneumonia, Buried grave #1343, Age 14 in 1860 Cobb County census, Son of John O & Louisa Hayes
Pinckney 'Pink' R Heaton - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA (lost two fingers) 8/29 or 8/30/1862 at Second Manassas, Discharged from service 5/9/1863, Born 5/15/1836 in SC to Samuel & Malinda Heaton, Older brother of Zach Heaton, Died 5/16/1900, Buried at Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery in Stephens County
Zachariah Heaton - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 18, WIA (neck) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Shows as deserted 6/30/1863 at Caledonia, Pa. but must have been picked up by Federals since he is next shown at Fort Delaware prison, Joined Co D 3rd Md (US) Cavalry in September 1863, Enlistment shows him to be 20 years old 6' tall with blue eyes and brown hair, Deserted from this unit 12/24/1863, Entry states that he "deserted from steamer while leaving Baltimore", No further record, Born in SC to Samuel & Malinda Heaton, Younger brother of Pink Heaton
David W Henderson - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 18, WIA (finger) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, WIA (head) and captured 6/2/1864 at Cold Harbor and imprisoned at Elmira NY until released 6/23/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'8" with auburn hair and blue eyes, Born 2/15/1842 in Ga to Vincent & Margaret R Henderson
Samuel Washington Hicks - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 20, WIA (concussion) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Captured 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg and held at Point Lookout until exchanged 3/3/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/28/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'10&1/2" with black hair and blue eyes, Born 4/27/1841 in NC to William W & Cynthia Lamberth Hicks
Henry Lumpkin "Lump" Hill - Records state he enlisted 6/29/1862 but he is not listed on 1862 rolls and early 1863 rolls, A hospital records shows him furloughed 11/17/1862 from Winder hospital Richmond, Listed as "present" on a roll dated 1/19/1864, Captured 4/3/1865 at Richmond and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/28/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'4" with dark hair and blue eyes, Born in Habersham County in 1833 to David & Elizabeth Eaton Hill, Married Salina C Gay 1/12/1858 in Habersham County
Charles Henry Hockenhull - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 25, Shown as 2nd Sgt on roll dated 7/1/1862 and 1st Sgt on roll dated 12/1/1862, Transferred to Co A 11th Ga Infantry per entry on 1/19/1864 roll, (His father Capt & ACS John Hockenhull was the Commissary officer for the 11th so the transfer was probably made due to family connection after the death of his younger brother James at Knoxville), Transferred to brigade commissary effective 4/1/1864, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Born 10/14/1834 At Cheshire England to John and Mary Kemp Hockenhull, Older brother of James Hockenhull
James Fagan Hockenhull - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA (arm) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, KIA 11/29/1863 at Knoxville, His father recovered his remains after the war and reinterred him at Salem M E church at Barrettsville, Ga., Born in Georgia 12/4/1842 to John and Mary Kemp Hockenhull, Younger brother of Charles Hockenhull
Moses Hooker - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 36 in 1860 Cobb County census, Died 9/27/1862 near Bunker Hill, Va., Cause not stated but probably typhoid or dysentery, Death claim filed by widow Elizabeth A Hooker
John J Howard - Enlisted 06/11/1861 as 1st Cpl, Age 27, Shown as private on Sept/Oct 1862 roll, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured at Gettysburg July 1863 and imprisoned at Point Lookout, Joined 3rd Maryland US Cavalry 9/22/1863 and served with this unit until mustered out 9/5/1865
John J Hughes - Enlisted 8/1/1861, Age 30, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville but no Federal prison or exchange records so he may have escaped, A 1/19/1864 roll shows him "absent sick at hospital", Captured at Front Royal 8/16/1864 and imprisoned at Elmira NY until exchanged in October 1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/28/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'8&1/2" with dark hair and eyes
William J "Jeff" Hunter - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 30, Shown "home sick" on rolls from November 1862 through roll dated 1/19/1864, Paid $420.71 back pay and allowances on 7/20/1864 and discharged for disability, Born in NC to Nathan B & Ann Hunter
Marshall C Jackson - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 21 in 1860 Cobb County census, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and imprisoned at Rock Island until released 6/18/1865, Oath shows hom to be 25, 5'8" with light brown hair and blue eyes, Born 1839 in Ga to Lewis A & Mary Jackson, Died 2/24/1913 in Fulton county
Sam Jackson - No enlistment date given , Only appears on one roll dated 10/5/1864 with notation "Died at hospital 7/7/1864" No cause of death stated, Probably a spring 1864 conscript or enlistee
William Jackson - No enlistment date given, Only appears on one roll dated 1/19/184 with notation "KIA 11/29/1863 at Knoxville", Probably a fall 1864 conscript or enlistee
John T Johnston - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and imprisoned at Rock Island until exchanged 3/2/1865, No further record, Born 3/13/1841, Died 3/8/1914 in Cobb County
William J Johnston - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 21, KIA 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md., Death claim filed by father William M Johnston
Daniel P Jones - Enlisted 6/25/1861, Age 19, Promoted 2nd Cpl 12/1/1862, WIA (chest) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Casualty list in 7/2/1864 Richmond Enquirer covering period from 5/6/1864 through 5/16/1864 lists him as slightly wounded, Captured 10/19/1864 at Cedar Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/28/1865, Oath shows him to be 6' with light brown hair and hazel eyes
William M Jones - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 24, At Danville hospital 6/17/1864 with gun shot wound and typhoid, Subsequent rolls show him home on sick furlough then AWOL, No further military record but we know he survived the war because he filed a postwar pension application, Pension application states he surrendered at Appomttox but he is not shown on the parole roster, Born 1835 to Richmond & Jane Jones, Died 10/12/1895
William P Jones - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 24, Died 12/17/1861 at Red Sulphur Springs, Va (now W Va) from typhoid, Death claim filed by mother Eliza Jones, Son of Benjamin & Eliza Jones
George Lumpkin "Lump" King - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Rolls dated 1/19/1864 and 10/5/1864 show him "home on sick furlough" and later rolls list him as AWOL, Captured and paroled 5/3/1865 at Anderson SC, Born 1/26/1845 in Habersham County, Died 12/24/1917 in Atlanta, Buried in Franklin County, Ga
Peter King - Enlisted 9/14/1863, "Present" on roll dated 1/19/1864, Shown "home sick" on roll dated 10/5/1864 and AWOL on later rolls, Medical records show him furloughed home 9/1/1864 suffering from chronic dysentery, Captured and paroled 5/18/1865 at Hartwell, Ga., Born 2/5/1822, Died 5/24/1903 in Cornelia, Ga, Buried at Allens United Methodist Church Cemetery in Douglas County Ga
William Howard Kisselburg - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 19, WIA (shoulder) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/19/1865, Born 1842 in Ga to Henry & Jinsey Kisselberg, Younger brother of James Kistleberg
James D Kisselburg - Enlisted 7/1/1862, WIA (left shoulder)12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, KIA 10/19/1864 at Cedar Creek (10/29/1864 letter from G O Megarity states that J H Bellah, W S Manning, J Lambert and J Kisselburg were all killed by a single shell burst), Born 1833 in Ga to Henry & Jinsey Kisselberg, Older brother of William H Kisselberg
Colden C Kitcham (Ketchum) - Enlisted 5/16/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/14/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'10&1/2" with brown hair and grey eyes, Born 1847 in Ga to Rev R C & Sarah Ketchum
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