Effingham County, Georgia Veterans

TROOP A 2nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry “Effingham Hussars” “Captain Bird’s Mounted Company” Captain Edward Bird Captain Henry J. Strobhar, Commanding

The Effingham Hussars

The Effingham Hussars were organized at Springfield, Georgia, Abt. 1846, and officially entered Confederate service in April 1861 as Company A, Squadron B, Georgia Cavalry. The company subsequently became Captain Bird?s Mounted Company, 2nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry (Dec 1861), and then Company A, 2nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry. Most of its members were from Effingham County, Georgia, with only a few men from other counties. The company was sometimes called Captain Bird’s Company, and then Captain Strobhar’s Company. Many of the members of this company were in the unit from 1861 to the end of the war in Apr 1865. The Hussars spent the first two years of the war patrolling the Georgia Coast protecting private property from attacks from the Union Navy and Army. They were the outer defense of Savannah. The 2nd Battalion was in the Department of Georgia under the command of BRIGADIER GENERAL H. W. MERCER. The Department of Georgia was a division of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida, under MAJOR GENERAL P. G. T. BEAUREGARD. When the Battalion was first organized, it was commanded By LT. COLONEL MONTGOMERY CUMMING. Later CAPTAIN EDWARD BIRD would be promoted to Lt. Colonel and would take command. On 20 Jan 1863, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of Georgia Cavalry were organized into the 5th Georgia Cavalry, under the command of Colonel Robert H. Anderson. The Effingham Hussars became Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry.

Captain Edward BIRD entered service as a Captain in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Calvary on 7 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He was promoted to Lt. Colonel of the 2nd Battalion on May 17, 1862. See Field and Staff for link to family history and photo. ^[1]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Captain Henry J. STROBHAR entered service on 7 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. Records show he was a 1st Lieutenant at Camp Lawton serving as post Acting Quartermaster on duty in Brigadier General A. R. LAWTON’S Brigade, Department of Georgia. He was elected Captain of the “Effingham Hussars”, Company A, 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion. The Effingham Hussars became Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. ^[2]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 151st Lieutenant James J. BREWER entered service as a 2nd Lieutenant on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah Georgia. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant 20 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[3]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

2nd Lieutenant John David GROOVER enlisted on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant on 10 Oct 1861, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 20 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[4]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Jr. 2nd Lieutenant Joseph A. RAHN enlisted on 7 Sep 1861. He was elected 1st sergeant on 10 Oct 1861. He was elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant on 22 May 1862. ^[5]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

1st Sergeant Fredrick Phillip HORNING enlisted as a 4th Sergeant in Company E, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 1 Mar 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. He was promoted to 1st Sergeant in June, 1862. He transferred to Company A on 1 Sep 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[6]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

2nd Sergeant Joshua Christopher SHEAROUSE enlisted on 17 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was reduced in rank to 3rd sergeant in an election held on 10 Oct 1861. He was later defeated in an election held on 8 May 1862 and assumed the rank of private. ^[7]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

2nd Sergeant James David LEE enlisted as a 5th Sergeant on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was elected 2nd Sergeant on 1 Oct 1861. He was discharged due to chronic bronchitis in May 1862. James D. Lee then enlisted as a 4th Sergeant in Miller’s Mounted Company of Partisan Rangers on 15 May 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He transferred with his company to Company C, 21st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 11 Feb 1863. Company C became Company B, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 13 Feb 1864. He died of chronic diarrhea on 25 Jul 1864. ^[8]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15 – GALLANT

2nd Sergeant Eli Wesley WILSON enlisted as 4th Sergeant on 17 Sep 1861 in the Effingham Hussars, and was promoted to 2nd Sergeant on 24 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[9]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

3rd Sergeant Harlan P. BREWER enlisted as a 2nd Corporal on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah Georgia. He was appointed 1st Corporal 10 Oct 1861, elected 3rd Sergeant 8 May 1862. ^[10]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

3rd Sergeant J. C. SHEAROUSE enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 17 Sep 1862 as a 2nd Sergeant. He was selected as 3rd Sergeant on 10 Oct 1861. He was reduced in rank on 8 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[11]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

3rd Sergeant W. T. GIBSON enlisted as a private in the Effingham Hussars on 3 Mar 1862. He was elected 5th Sergeant on 8 May 1862 and he was promoted to 3rd Sergeant on 24 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[12]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

4th Sergeant David Haupt DASHER enlisted as a 3rd Corporal in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 10 Oct 1861. He was promoted to 1st Corporal on 8 May 1861, and to 4th Sergeant on 24 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[13]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

5th Sergeant Henry Lewis FOY enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion., Georgia Cavalry, 7 Sep 1861, at Tybee Island, Georgia. He was elected 3rd corporal on 8 May 1862. He was promoted to 5th Sergeant on 24 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[14]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

5th Sergeant Nathaniel Shearouse enlisted as 1st Corporal in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Calvary on 7 Oct 1861 at Savannah Georgia. He was elected 5th Sergeant on 10 Oct 1861. Discharged 6 May 1862 by virtue of the Conscription Act. ^[15]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

1st Corporal James T. GRIFFIN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah. He was promoted to 3rd Corporal on 10 Oct 1861, and to 1st Corporal in Dec 1861. He was reduced in rank to private in election held on 8 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[16]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

1st Corporal John Norwood GRIMES enlisted in Company B, 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, on 21 May 1861. He was admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Virginia, on 25 Sep 1861, with dyspepsia. He was furloughed from there on 4 Oct 1861 for 30 days. He was discharged from service on 9 Dec 1861. John enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 1 Apr 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He was elected 3rd corporal on 8 May 1862 and was promoted to 1st corporal on 24 May 1862. He was transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. ^[17]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14 – HENDERSON – GALLANT

2nd Corporal James T. GRIFFIN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah. He was promoted to 3rd Corporal on 10 Oct 1861, and to 2nd Corporal in Dec 1861. He was reduced in rank to private in election held on 8 May 1862. He transferred to company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. ^[18]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

2nd Corporal M. L. (S.) ARCHER enlisted as a private 7 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He was elected 4th corporal on 8 May 1862. He was promoted to 2nd corporal on 24 May 1862. Corporal Archer transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. ^[19]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

3rd Corporal George William GROVENSTEIN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was elected 3rd Corporal on 24 May 1862. George transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. ^[20]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

4th Corporal Arzada K. POWERS enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was reduced in rank on 8 May 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[21]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

4th Corporal James Franklin BERRY enlisted 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia, and was promoted 4th Corporal on 24 May 1862. Corporal Berry transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry, 20 Jan 1863. ^[22]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Quartermaster Robert M. RIEVES enlisted in Effingham Hussars on 1 Jan 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He was appointed company quartermaster on 15 July 1862. He furnished J. M. LEE as a substitute for the month of Jul 1862. ^[23]MIL REC – GALLANT

Private Christian SCHMIDT enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 5 Mar 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. He served as Company Bugler. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[24]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Private W. L. BEVILL enlisted on 14 Jul 1862 at Savannah, Georgia, as a substitute for J. W. LEE. He was detailed as company teamster on 8 Nov 1862. ^[25]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Private Henry GALLAGHER enlisted on 18 Oct 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. He was detailed for special duty at W. W. Lineous Drug Store by order of General Mercer. The Nov- Dec 1862 muster roll lists him on detail as Hospital Steward for the Company. ^[26]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Private John Andrew GNANN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was detailed as a company teamster on 5 Mar 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[27]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

PRIVATES

H. D. W. ALEXANDER enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 17 Sep 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. ^[28]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

D. J. ARCHER enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 8 Sep 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. ^[29]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

George S. BARTHELMESS enlisted in the Effingham Hussars in 1862. He transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He was promoted to Captain and assigned to Colonel Anderson’s staff as ADC. He surrendered with his command at Hillsboro, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. A marriage license was issued to George S. BARTHELMESS and Jeanie E. S. FERGUSON on 31 Oct 1865 and according to pension records they where married on 4 Nov 1865. George died 13 Nov 1897 at Savannah, Georgia. ^[30]PEN REC GC

James S. BEVILL enlisted as a private in Company A, Squadron B, Georgia Cavalry on 9 Dec 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged 25 Jun 1862, due to physical disability. He was born in Screven County, Georgia and his occupation is farmer. ^[31]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Robert BEVILL enlisted on 17 Aug 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[32]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

W. B. BLAND ^[33]NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE

James BIRD enlisted as a private in Co. A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Calvary on May 15, 1862 at Savannah, Georgia . He was promoted to Sergeant Major of 2nd Battalion 26 Dec 1862. See Field and Staff. ^[34]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

William BIRD enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 7 Sep 1861. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. On 23 Oct 1862, he enlisted in Company A, 63rd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry. In Feb 1864, he was detailed as a carpenter. Private Bird surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. ^[35]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14 – GALLANT

Charles E. BRASH enlisted on 4 Jul 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. he was detailed as clerk for Captain Strobhar. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[36]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

William P. BRAY enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion Georgia Cavalry 7 Sep 1861. He transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry 20 Jan 1863; to Company F, 54th Regiment Georgia Infantry 2 Mar 1863. He was captured near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. 3 Jul 1864. Released at Camp Morton, Ind. 12 Jun 1865. ^[37]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14 – HENDERSON

Joseph R. BREWER enlisted on 1 Apr 1862, at Savannah Georgia. ^[38]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

J. R. C. CHAPMAN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 12 Apr 1862. He was from Savannah, Georgia. ^[39]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Robert Jonathan CHRISTIE was born 14 Dec 1814. He enlisted when he was 45 years old on 11 Oct 1861, at Tybee Island. He was discharged on 6 May 1862 by virtue of the Conscription Act. He died on 7 July 1871, and is buried at Jerusalem Lutheran Church near Rincon, Georgia. ^[40]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14 – GALLANT

W. S. CHRISTIE enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 26 May 1862. He was detailed to the Ordinance Department in Macon, Georgia, by order of General Mercer, on 4 Sep 1862. ^[41]MIL REC

Thomas J. COMFORT enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 4 Apr 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. On 4 Apr 1862 he left the company on a ten day furlough, but he never returned. It was learned he was in arrest at Macon, Georgia for murder. He was removed from the rolls in Oct 1862. ^[42]MIL REC

S. A. DANIEL is listed as 21 years old when he enlistment in Captain Bird’s Company on 23 Nov 1861. He was enlisted at Savannah, Georgia. ^[43]MIL REC FILM M266 # 14 – NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE

W. R. DANIEL is listed as 19 years old when he enlistment in Captain Bird’s Company on 23 Nov 1861. He was enlisted at Savannah, Georgia. ^[44]MIL REC FILM M266 # 14 – NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE

James DASHER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 11 Oct 1861, at Tybee Island, Georgia. He is listed as being in Guyton General Hospital at Guyton, Georgia, in Oct 1863. He is found on the muster rolls of Company B, 1st Regiment, Troops and Defenses, Macon, Georgia, in Nov & Dec 1864. The Dec 1864 roll for Company I, lists him as absent without leave. ^[45]MIL REC FILM M 266 #14 – GALLANT – GSAF

Jasper Benjamin DASHER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 10 Mar 1862, at Tybee Island. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[46]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Richard G. DAVIS enlisted 22 Mar 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. Sergeant Davis was listed on Dec 1864 roll as “absent without leave” since 10 Nov 1864. He surrendered under Major General Samuel Jones at Tallahassee, Florida. ^[47]MIL REC FILM M266 # 14 – GALLANT

Daniel DeFIELD was 31 years old when he enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. He is listed as “present” in the last roll on file in Dec 1862. ^[48]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

F. DEIDESHERMER was mustered in, as a substitute for William R. PETTERS, on 13 Sep 1862. ^[49]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

James W. DENTON enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 17 Sep 1861, and was discharged by rules of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. He enlisted in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia cavalry, as a substitute for R. M. Wade, on 1 Sep 1862. The roll for Dec 1862, last on file, shows him present. ^[50]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

A. P. EDWARDS enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He died of disease, at home, on 26 Nov 1861. A. P. was born on 21 May 1825 and is buried at Corinth Baptist Church, near Shawnee Community, in Effingham County, Georgia. ^[51]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14 ? GALLANT ? 1860 Eff.12th Dist: Egypt REEL NO: M653-120 PAGE 2

Farley S. EDWARDS enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah., Georgia. He transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. He is buried at Laurel Hill Lutheran Church, Clyo, Georgia. ^[52]MIL REC ? GALLANT

John A. EDWARDS enlisted 7 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. Company roll for Dec 1864, last on file, lists him as being present. No further record on file. ^[53]MIL REC FILM M266 #14 ? GALLANT

Paul M. EDWARDS was born on 14 Sep 1842. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 11 Mar 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. He surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. Paul died on 7 Apr 1912 and is buried at Powers Baptist Church, Effingham County, Georgia. ^[54]MIL REC ? GALLANT ^[55]Sidenote: My greatgrandfather was Paul Marlow Edwards. My grandfather, Robert Smets Edwards lived in Meldrim, GA. He passed away in 1965, when I was 15 yrs. old. He would sometimes talk about the … Continue reading

R. E. FALLIGANT was enlisted by Major Dunwoody on 5 Sep 1862. Muster for Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[56]MIL REC FILM M266 #14

Dougald FERGUSON enlisted as 3rd Corporal on 31 May 1861, in the 2nd Republican Blues, Chatham County, for 60 days. Dougald enlisted as a private in Company C, 1st Regiment Georgia Infantry (Olmstead’s), on 20 Aug 1861, and transferred to Company A, 2d Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 1 Dec 1862. He was transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment Ga. Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863, and was paroled at Hillsboro, North Carolina, on 3 May 1865. ^[57]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

George Washington FETZER enlisted and was was appointed 1st Corporal of Company C, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops 18 Sep 1861. Mustered out 18 Mar 1862 . He then enlisted as a private in Company I, 54th Regiment Georgia Infantry on 6 May 1862 , and was appointed Corporal. He was again discharged at Beaulieu, Georgia, 15 Oct 1862. On 7 Nov 1862 he enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry and transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia regiment on 20 Jan 1863. ^[58]MIL REC FILM M266 #14 – GALLANT

William A. FLAKE enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 30 Jun 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He was transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. The company roll for Dec 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick in Effingham County, Georgia. No further record. ^[59]MIL REC FILM M266 #14 – GALLANT

Jacob Lot FREYERMOUTH enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 17 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[60]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Noah E. FRY enlisted on 17 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. He was detailed for special duty on the S & G Railroad by order of General Pemberton. ^[61]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

John A. GARDENER enlisted on 22 mar 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[62]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Dr. John A. GAYLORD, M.D. enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 Mar 1862. Dr. GAYLORD enlisted in Company B, 13th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, at Thunderbolt Battery, Georgia, on 23 Sep 1863. He was discharged on 24 Sep 1862, after he furnished J. F. HELMY as a substitute. No further record. ^[63]MIL REC – GALLANT

William B. GIBBONS enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 14 Apr 1862. Private Gibbons transferred to Company I, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. Records show he transferred to Captain J. W. McKlpin?s Company, Engineer Corps, by order of General Mercer. This company became Company D, 2nd Engineer Troops, C.S.A. William B. Gibbons married Annie R. Jaugstetter in Savannah, Georgia, on March 18, 1879. Annie R. Gibbons was living at 656 E. 37th Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, in 1929. ^[64]GSU-PEN

Lewis Christopher GNANN enlisted in Company A, 2nd battalion, Georgia Cavalry, on 26 Nov 1862, at Savannah, Georgia.

W. F. GRAHAM enlisted on 21 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[65]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Burton B. GRIFFIN enlisted in enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[66]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Luther C. GROOVER enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[67]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

James George Henry GROVENSTEIN enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[68]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

Robert Yerby HARRIS, Jr. enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry for 30 days 1 Jun 1861. He was mustered out on 30 Jun 1861. He then enlisted as a private in Company G, 9th Regiment, Georgia State Troops on 13 Nov 1861. He was appointed 3rd Sergeant 27 Nov 1861, and then Sergeant Major on 5 Jan 1862. He was mustered out at Savannah, Georgia on 15 May 1862. He enlisted as a private in Company C, 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 22 May 1862. Robert was detailed to Signal Corps at Savannah, Georgia in Nov 1862. He transferred to Company E, 62nd Regiment Georgia Infantry and then to (New) Company E, 8th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 25 Oct 1864. The company roll dated Nov – Dec 1864 shows he was on detail with Signal Corps at Savannah, Georgia, since 18 Nov 1862. ^[69]MIL REC – HENDERSON

Horace S. HEIDT enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[70]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

J. F. HEIDT enlisted in Company B, 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry on 27 Aug 1861. This company was also known as the Savannah Volunteer Guards of Olmstead’s Georgia Infantry. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 15 Apr 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by Writ of Habeas Corpus on 1 Dec 1862. ^[71]MIL REC – GALLANT

Pharis E. HEIDT enlisted in Company C, 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops on 18 Sep 1861, for six months. Pharis then enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 21 Apr 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[72]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 14

J. A. JONES ^[73]NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE

Thomas M. KELLER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1861. He was transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[74]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

William Anderson Keller enlisted as a private 31 May 1861, in the 2nd Republican Blues, Chatham County. Term of service 60 days. He then enlisted as a private in Company C, 1st Regiment Georgia Infantry (Olmstead’s), 20 Aug 1861. William transferred to Captain Claghorn’s Company, Chatham Siege Artillery, 4 Mar 1862, and then to Company A, 20th Battalion Georgia Cavalry, on 1 Jun 1862. On 12 Jun 1862 he transferred to Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry. By special order # 20, he transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, on 20 Jan 1863. He was killed at Noon Day Church, Georgia, on 20 Jun 1864, and is Buried there. ^[75]MIL REC – HENDERSON – GALLANT

John R. KERN enlisted on 17 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. ^[76]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Thomas W. LANIER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1861. He was discharged due to physical disability on 10 Nov 1861. He is listed as born in Screven County, Georgia and his occupation is Baptist Minister. ^[77]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Joseph M. LEE enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was detailed as company quartermaster on 7 Sep 1861. He was discharged on 15 Jul 1862, after he furnished W. L. BEVILL as a substitute on 15 Jul 1862. Joseph M. Lee then enlisted in Company B, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 1 Mar 1864 at Dorchester, Virginia, He was captured at Trevilian Station, Virginia, on 11 June 1864, and was sent to Elmira Prison in New York state. He was exchanged on 11 Oct 1864. ^[78]MIL REC – GALLANT

John LEONARDY enlisted on 17 Apr 1862 at savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[79]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

George H. MALLETTE enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1862. . He was transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[80]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

A. J. MARTIN ^[81]NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE

Isadore Bartow METZGER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 13 Feb 1862 at Tybee Island, Georgia. ^[82]MIL REC – GALLANT- GSAF 205

James T. METZGER enlisted on 17 Sep 1861. He was discharged on 13 May 1862 due to disability. ^[83]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

William Backman METZGER enlisted on 12 Jan 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[84]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

John George MINGLEDORFF enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[85]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Alonzo D. MOORE enlisted as a 5th sergeant in Company C, 1st Brigade, Georgia State troops on 18 Sep 1861, for six months. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 March 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[86]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Angus P. MOORE enlisted as a private in Company C, 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops on 18 Sep 1861, for six months. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Mar 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[87]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Benjamin Joseph MOREL enlisted in Company I, 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry on 16 Aug 1861. He transferred to Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia cavalry on 31 Oct 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[88]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

B. P. MOREL transferred from the Bryon Guards on 31 Oct 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[89]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

John Gindrat MOREL enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 15 May 1862, at savannah , Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[90]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Benjamin L. MORGAN enlisted on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[91]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Daniel Green MORGAN enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[92]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Joseph Harmon MORGAN enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[93]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Lewis J. MORGAN enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. ^[94]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Nesbit Ryall MORGAN enlisted in Company D, 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion, in August 1861. enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[95]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

J. F. MOYE enlisted on 4 Dec 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[96]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

J. M. MOYE enlisted on 4 Dec 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. ^[97]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

S. T. NEWTON enlisted on 17 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[98]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

S. H. OLIVER enlisted on 21 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[99]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

William R. PETTERS enlisted on 13 Sep 1862 and was discharged after furnishing F. DEIDESHERMER as a substitute. ^[100]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Henry B. PITTS enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 30 Dec 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged due to a disability on 16 Jan 1862, at Charleston, South Carolina. He then enlisted in Miller’s Company of Partisan Rangers on 18 Aug 1862 at Charleston, South Carolina. He transferred to Company K, 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry on 15 Dec 1862. ^[101]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15 – GALLANT

John J. PITTS enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 30 Dec 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of The Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. He was 55 years old and was discharged for being overage. He enlisted in Miller’s Mounted Company of Partisan Rangers on 12 June 1862. He transferred to Company K, 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry on 15 Dec 1862. He deserted at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on 10 Jan 1865. He took the oath of allegiance to the U.S. Government. ^[102]MIL REC – GALLANT

R. T. PITTS enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 30 Oct 1861 at Tybee Island, Georgia. He died in service on 6 Jan 1862. ^[103]MIL REC – GALLANT

Edward B. PORTER was born on 3 Nov 1832. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 11 Oct 1861, at Tybee Island, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of Conscription Act on 6 May 1862 for eye trouble. ^[104]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Ferdinand M. PORTER enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He was transferred to Company I, 5th regiment, Georgia cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He was sent to GUYTON General Hospital, Guyton, Georgia on 20 Feb 1864. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[105]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

T. K. PORTER enlisted on 9 Dec 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. ^[106]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Hugh O. POWERS enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 26 Apr 1962 at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by Writ of Habeas Corpus on 5 Sep 1862. He enlisted in Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry on 1 may 1864, at Cedar Creek, Florida. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[107]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15 – GALLANT

Henry E. SECKINGER enlisted in Georgia Hussars on 1 Nov 1862, at Tybee, Island. ^[108]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Jonathan SHEAROUSE enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. Jonathan reenlisted in Company A on 1 Nov 1862. ^[109]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

H. SHEPPARD enlisted as a substitute for J. N. WALKER on 26 Apr 1862. He was detailed to the Confederate States Steamer Georgia on 22 Nov 1862, and transferred to the CSS Georgia on 20 Dec 1862 by order of the Secretary of War. ^[110]MIL REC James Nicholas SHUPTRINE enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. … Continue reading

Berrien L. SMITH (listed as L. B. SMITH on official record) enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company at Tybee Island, Georgia, on 17 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[111]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Oswell Eve SMITH enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[112]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

James W. SNOOKS enlisted in Company A, Squadron B, Georgia Cavalry on 30 Oct 1861 at Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia. He was 17 years old at the time. Company A, Squadron B which subsequently became Captain Birds Company (Company A), 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[113]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

John B. STROBHAR enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 28 Sep 1861. He was discharged by virtue of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. John enlisted in Company D, 22nd Battalion, Georgia Heavy Artillery on 29 Nov 1864, at Savannah, Georgia. ^[114]MIL REC – GALLANT

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James P. TROWELL enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 24 Oct 1861, at Tybee Island, Georgia. he was transferred to Company I, 5th Regiment, Georgia cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He surrendered with his company in Apr 1865. ^[116]MIL REC – GALLANT

Cammel TYSON enlisted in Company A, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 26 Apr 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[117]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

George N. TYSON enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[118]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

N. M. ULMER enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 12 Apr 1862. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[119]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Jeremiah USHER enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[120]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

E. W. WALDHAUER ^[121]NPS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS DATABASE & Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Edwin R. WALDHAUER enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[122]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

J. N. WALKER enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 25 Apr 1862. ^[123]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

James G. WATT enlisted in Company A, 2nd battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 16 Nov 1862 at Savannah, Georgia.^[124]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

F. M. WHITE enlisted in Company A, 2nd battalion, Georgia Cavalry on 17 Apr 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[125]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Andrew J. WILSON enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah Georgia. He was discharged on 19 Oct 1861 because of heart disease. ^[126]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

George Golphin WILSON enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 17 Sep 1861 at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged on 17 June 1862 due to disability. His Disability Certificate lists him as 6 feet and a quarter inch in height with a light complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. His occupation at enlistment was a merchant. ^[127]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

William Henry WILSON enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 11 Oct 1861, at Tybee Island, Georgia. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[128]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

John C. WRIGHT enlisted in the Effingham Hussars on 15 Oct 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[129]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Christian Edward ZIPPERER enlisted in enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861, at Savannah, Georgia. He was discharged by venture of the Conscription Act on 6 May 1862. He enlisted in Bank’s Company of Partisan Rangers on 10 Nov 1862, at Savannah, Georgia. This unit became Company B, 21 battalion, Georgia cavalry on 11 Feb 1863. He was elected 3rd Lieutenant on 20 Mar 1863. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in July 1863. He was transferred to Company E, 7th Regiment, Georgia cavalry on 13 Feb 1864. He was captured at Trevilian Station, Virginia on 11 Jun 1864. He was sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware. He took the oath of allegiance to the U. S. government, and was released on 4 Jun 1865. ^[130]MIL REC – GALLANT

George R. ZIPPERER enlisted in enlisted in Captain Bird’s Mounted Company on 7 Sep 1861. The muster roll for Nov – Dec 1862, last on file, lists him as present. ^[131]Mil Rec Microcopy # 266 Roll 15

Source: Ancestry.com Military Data Base – FAM Records – national archives microcopy # 266 rolls 14 & 15 – NPS Soldiers And Sailors Database.

Source: This roster compiled by Roger Ashley Pollette a descendant of Eli Wesley Wilson.