37 of the company surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
59th Infantry Regiment was formed in the spring of 1862 with men from (A) Decatur, (B) (D)Washington, (C)Taylor, (I) Hancock (E) Clay, (F) Worth, (G) (H)Marion, and (K) Bibb counties. After serving for some time in Georgia and North Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia. Early in 1863 it was attached to General G.T. Anderson's Brigade where it remained for the balance of the war. The 59th fought at Gettysburg, moved with Longstreet to assist Bragg at Chickamauga, then served in the Kentucky Campaign. Returning to Virginia, it took part in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox operations. The unit lost more than twenty-five percent of the 525 engaged at Gettysburg and sustained 69 casualties from May 6 to April 14 and 85 from August 1 to December 31, 1864. Fifteen officers and 251 men were present at the surrender. Its field officers were Colonel Jack Brown; Lieutenant Colonels Bolivar H. Gee, Charles J. Harris, and George R. Hunter; and Majors Mastin G. Bass and William H. Fickling.
37 of the company surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
A Amison Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
Daniel J. Amoss
Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Corporal.
On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was
Mustered Out on 4/15/1862
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry.Promotions:
Sergt Corpl 5/7/1862 Hospitalized Lynchburg, VA. Wounded
7/10/1863 Funkstown, MD. POW 12/5/1863 Knoxville, TN. He died as
a result of thigh amputation. on 1/1/1864 at Middlebrook, TN Hospl. Buried
in Middlebrook, TN.
George B. Amoss Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St. Troops. Promotions: * Qtr Master
Serg He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into
"I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. 1st Sergt 5/7/1862. He was Killed on 7/10/1863
at Funkstown, MD
Needham Andrews Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
Eli Arnold Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. (Roll dated 05/20/62 shows that he received payment of bounty.
Thornberry Arnold Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Roll dated 05/20/62 shows that he received payment of bounty.
William H. H. Arnold Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. He was Killed on
7/10/1863 at Funkstown, MD
William Askew Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/27/1862 as a Private.
POW 11/29/1863 Knoxville, TN
George W. Ausborne Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private.
He was discharged on 10/19/1862 at Macon, GA
James K. Barnes Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted as a Private.
He transferred into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. On 7/15/1861 he mustered
into "K" Co. GA 15th Infantry. He was transferred out 1863. Hospitalized
Lynchburg, VA. Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA. AWOL 2/28/1865,
Overstayed furlough of indulgence. At home, wounded,
at close of war.
Benjamin Smith Bass
Residence Hancock County GA;
Enlisted as a Private. He transferred into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry.
On 7/15/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. GA 15th Infantry
(Roll for Feb. 1863 shows him present.Promotions: 3rd Corpl,
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Other Information:
born in Hancock County, GA. Born: 03/11/33.
Milton T. Bass Residence
Hancock County GA; On 12/13/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 1st Ind Battn
St Tps. Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.He was Mustered Out on 5/2/1862
at Camp Lee, Savannah, GA. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th
Infantry. Promotions: Sergt Major 6/17/1862 . Intra Regimental Company
Transfers: * 6/17/1862 from company I to Field & Staff, Adjutant 10/15/1863.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Littleberry N. BatchelorResidence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Daniel Beckam Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He died of pneumonia
in camp 2/20/1863. Buried in forks of road at Drewry's Bluff,
VA.
George Reeves Binion
Residence Hancock County GA; On 10/6/1861 he mustered into "A" Co.
GA 2nd Battn St Troops Promotions: 1st Sergt * 2nd Sergt 2/1/1862.
He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 2/10/1863 he mustered into "I" Co.
GA 59th Infantry a 3rd Sergt. * Furloughed 8/15/1864 Sent Home
(Sick furlough ) Returned. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Court House, VA. Died of incurable form of exzema, Hancock County, 10/20/70.
Green W. Blount Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded 5/12/1864
Spotsylvania Court House, VA. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Court House, VA
Bborn in Hancock County, GA 06/13/32.
Charles E. Boyer Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Promotions: Musician
6/20/1862. Furloughed Died of chronic diarrhoa at home on 08/15
or 08/31.
Joel Crawford Boyer Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/16/1862 as a Private. POW 8/14/1864
Deep Bottom Run, VA. Paroled 2/18/1865 Point Lookout, MD. Exchanged
2/20/1865 Boulware & Cox's Wharves, VA
Born in GA, 12/02/31.
Ishmael R. Broome Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Sick 12/4/1863
Knoxville, TN. POW 12/15/1863 Knoxville, TN Oath of Allegiance
1/8/1864 Knoxville, TN
Francis BrownResidence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded 7/1/1863
Gettysburg, PA. POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA. He died of wounds on
7/16/1863
Americus A. C. Butts Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/29/1862 as a Private.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
F E. Butts Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/29/1862 as a Private. Hee died in camp
on 2/18/1863.
J W. Butts Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/29/1862 as a Private. ppears last on roll for Jan - Feb. 1863.
J. L. B. Butts Residence Hancock Co GA; Enlisted on 6/29/1862 as a Private. Discharged on 10/19/1862 at Macon, GA
Elisha Cain Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Captain.He died on 6/14/1862
Larkin Cawthorn Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/14/1862 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 6/14/1862 he was commissioned into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry.
POW 10/15/1862 Bourbon County, KY
Received 10/28/1862 Camp Chase, OH. Transferred 11/3/1862
Cairo, IL. Exchanged 12/2/1862 Steamer "Metropolitan", Vicksburg,
MS
Amos Cobb Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He died on 4/15/1864
in hospital. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, VA.
Frank H. Cobb Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private. Hospitalized 4/20/1863 Petersburg, VA
Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA. Hospitalized 9/15/1864
Macon, GA. AWOL 2/15/1865 (Overstayed sick furlough. Estimated day.)
John L. Culver Residence
Hancock County GA; On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry
as a Private. Hospitalized with pneumonia 11/3/1862 Confederate Hospl,
Culpepper, VA. He was discharged for disability on 11/15/1862 at Culpeper,
VA. He mustered into GA Militia in 1864. He was Surrendered in 1865 at
Macon, GA
Born in Greene County, GA. Died in 1888.
Joshua L. Culver Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Corporal. Promotions: 4th
Sergt
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Born
in Greene County, GA. Died at Sparta, GA. 01/19/13.
Adolphus C. Devereaux Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Promotions: Musician 6/15/1862 Furloughed. AWOL 2/15/1865 (place not stated) (Overstayed furlough)
James Henry Dickens Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
On 11/15/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was
Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th
Inf. Promotion: Corpl 5/7/1862. Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court
House, VA
Born in GA.
Thomas Dickens Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
Benjamin Blanton FarrisResidence
Hancock County GA; 18 years old. Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He
was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Other Information:
born 2/24/1844 in Clarke County, GA
John Franks Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/20/1862 as a Private.
He died on 9/11/1862 at Macon, GA (Place of death also given
as Richmond, VA.)
Robert Franks Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/20/1862 as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. (Born, in GA, in 1847.)
Daniel W. Frasier Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
L. Frasier Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was listed as:
* POW 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA. Paroled 11/5/1864 Point Lookout, MD
. Exchanged 11/15/1864 Venus Point, GA. Paroled 5/18/1865 Augusta,
GA.
Ransom B. Frasier Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He died of disease
on 4/25/1864 (Died of fever in hospital)L Buried in Confederate Cemetery
at Charlottesville, VA.)
Thomas J. Frasier Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted
on 5/7/1862 as a Private. AWOL 2/15/1865 (place not stated) (Overstayed
sick furlough. Estimated day.) Furloughed At Home (Close of war.)
(Last name: Frasier or Frazier. Born, in GA, 01/10/31.
William R. Garland Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private.
He was discharged on 10/19/1862 at Macon, GA
Thomas J. GrantResidence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
He was listed as: * POW 5/24/1864 Near Hanover Junction, VA (Alternate
location, Bull's Church, VA.)
He died on 9/1/1864 at Point Lookout, MD
T. Griffith Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted as a Private He transferred into "I" Co. GA
59th Infantry
(In Exchange for Hardy Poole, 1863.) He was transferred out.
On 3/4/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 49th Infantry
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
William Griffith Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded 12/18/1863
(place not stated) (Accidentally wounded by fall.). Wounded 5/6/1864
Wilderness, VA (Wounded in breast, three ribs fractured.)
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. (Born,
in GA, 04/03/35.)
William S. Hall Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1863 as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery
at Macon, GA.
J T. Hammond Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1863 as a Private. POW 6/29/1863
Reedsville, VA. Transferred 7/7/1863 Camp Chase, OH. Transferred
7/14/1863 Fort Delaware, DE
Fred Hanft Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 9/16/1862 as a Private. (Never joined Regmt) Promotions: Musician
William R. Harben Residence
Hancock County GA; On 5/16/1861 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 8th In
Wounded 4/30/1863 Spotsylvania Court House, VA (Right elbow, causing
resection of joint.) e was transferred out on 12/14/1863. On 12/14/1863
he transferred into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. (Last name: Harben or Harbin.
Born, in GA, 03/10/42)
Adolphus A. Hardwick Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Adoniram Judson Hardwick Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted
on 3/5/1864 as a Private.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Benjamin I. Harper Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/25/1862 as a Private. Promotions:
2nd Corpl
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Wilkins J. Harper Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 7/15/1861 as a Private.
He was discharged for disability on 10/28/1861. On 5/7/1862 he
mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry
(Appears last on roll 06/16/62.) He transferred into Talbot's
Scouts He was Surrendered on 4/15/1865
Other Information: born in Hancock County, GA : 10/20/38.
William H. Harper Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/16/1862 as a Private.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Tyler H. Harrison Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Born in Hancock County, GA
in December of 1841.
Tyre Heath Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. POW 7/14/1863
Williamsport, MD. Williamsport, MD (date not stated) (Left as nurse)
Oath of Allegiance Point Lookout, MD
On 10/14/1864 he mustered into US Army
William B. Herndon Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Promotions:
Corpl
He was Killed on 7/10/1863 at Funkstown, MD
Joseph H. Hester Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 11/15/1861 as a Private. On 11/15/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. He died on 12/21/1862
at Richmond, VA
Thomas M. Hester Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Absent 12/31/1862 Drewry's Bluff, VA (Left in camp, wounded in hand.) Roll for 02/63 shows him present
David Hitchcock Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Hospitalized until
death 10/15/1863. He died on 9/16/1864. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at
Richmond, VA.
John W. Hutcherson Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 11/15/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St. Troops. Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he was commissioned into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry Promotions:
1st Lieut 5/7/1862 Capt 6/14/1862. He was Killed on 6/1/1864
at Cold Harbor, VA
H H. HutchersonResidence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 10/15/1862 as a Private. On 10/15/1862 he
mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. POW 11/29/1863 Knoxville,
TN. Wounded 11/29/1863 Knoxville, TN He died on 12/6/1863 at Middlebrook,
TN in hospital. Buried in Middlebrook, TN.
J H. Hutcherson Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 9/2/1862 as a Private.
He was Killed on 7/10/1863 at Funkstown, MD
James E. Jackson Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/26/1862 as a Private.He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Died in Hancock, GA, 10/27/06.
Julius C. Jackson Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was discharged on 8/15/1862
L F. Jackson Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 12/12/1861
as a Private.On 12/12/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops.
He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1865. On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "I" Co.
GA 59th Infantry
Last roll on file, 02/65, shows him present. At Danville, VA
at close of war. Born in Hancock County, GA 1831.
John J. Jenkins Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. AWOL 2/15/1865
Goodwin Johnson Residence Hancock Co GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Hospitalized 9/15/1862 Charlotte, NC
Henry L. Johnson Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 12/27/1861 as a Private. On 12/27/1861 he
mustered into "F" Co. GA 7th State Troops. He was Mustered Out on 8/29/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Wounded 11/25/1863
Knoxville, TN. He died of chronic diarrhoea at home on 1/6/1865.
J C. Johnson Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Appears only on pay roll dated 05/20/62.
Martin Johnson Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Sergeant. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Hospitalized
6/9/1863 Staunton, VA. Wounded 8/16/1864 Deep Bottom Run, VA
Absent, wounded 2/15/1865. AWOL 2/15/1865
Algernon B. Jones Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 10/26/1861 as a 4th Corpl.
On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was
Mustered Out on 4/15/1862
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
(Born in GA.)
John Thomas Jones Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/29/1862 as a Private. He was discharged for minority on 11/15/1862. (Substitute for J.H. Walker. Walker was ordered to take the place of Jones, when he was discoved to be under-age.)
Willis B. Jones Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 11/22/1861 as a Private. On 11/22/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 2/10/1863 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Hospitalized
6/9/1863 Staunton, VA. Died on 6/15/1863 at Staunton, VA. Buried in Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, VA.
Samuel M. Lary Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
John R. Latimer Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant. . Promotions:
1st Lieut 6/26/1862. Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA Capt 6/1/1864.He
was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
W W. Lewis Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/20/1862 as a Private. He died on 1/15/1863
at 2nd Gen. Hospl, Richmond, VA
Charles Edgar Little Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/2/1862 as a Private. He was listed as:
Paroled Camp Chase, OH . POW 11/30/1863 Knoxville, TN. Wounded
11/30/1863 Knoxville, TN (Left arm amputated at shoulder.) Exchanged
2/25/1865 City Point, VA. Wounded At Home (Close of war.)
Born 07/11/46. Died in Clarke County, GA, 04/24/09.
Alexander Lofton Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Last on roll 2/15/1863
Samuel Long Residence
Hancock County GA;Enlisted as a Private. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865
at Appomattox Court House, VA
Thomas M. Long Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/16/1862 as a Private. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.Born Apr. 7, 1827, GA.
E R. Lovett Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded in leg..
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Born
in Marion County, GA Feb, 21 1830
James Riley Marcham Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Furloughed. Absent 2/15/1865 (Sick)
Thomas J. Marchman Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded 6/1/1864
Cold Harbor, VA in right leg. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Court House, VA. Born in Greene County, GA in 1843.
William McWhorter Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/24/1862 as a Private. POW 7/24/1863 Chester
Gap, VA. Returned 6/29/1865 Point Lookout, MD
Algernon Sidney Mitchell Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 1/30/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St. Troops. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Wounded 10/7/1864 Darbytown Road, VA (Finger on right hand amputated.) Wounded 9/29/1864 Fort Harrison, VA (Right leg permanently disabled) Hospitalized 10/15/1864 Jackson Hospl, Richmond, VA. AWOL 2/15/1865 (place not stated) (Overstayed wounded furlough). Furloughed At Home (At close of war) Born: GA 05/06/41 Died: 05/23/11.
John W. Mitchell Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was Absent without leave on 2/15/1863
James C. Muse Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 5/7/1862 he mustered
into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry Wounded 10/7/1864 Darbytown Road, VA (Finger
on right hand amputated.)
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
(Born in GA, Dec. 18 1830)
Marcus A. O'Rear Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 5/7/1862 he mustered
into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Sick (Developed tuberculosis
in 1864) Wounded 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. (Born in GA, Nov.
3, 1842. Died Hancock Co, GA May 2, 1927.
Joseph Israel Palmer Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 11/1/1861 as a Private. On 11/1/1861 he
mustered into "D" Co. GA 7th State Troops. He was discharged on 2/23/1862.
On 6/16/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Intra Regimental
Company Transfers: from company I to company F (In 1863, in exchange
for Robert C. Wright). He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court
House, VA
W G. Parnell Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/20/1862 as a Private. POW 5/6/1864
Wilderness, VA. Absent 2/15/1865 (Prisoner of war.)
A B. Parrott Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 7/15/1861 as a Private. POW
7/5/1863 Gettysburg, PA. Wounded 7/5/1863 Gettysburg, PA. Exchanged
9/8/1863 City Point, VA. Paroled David's Island, NY Harbor in 1863.
He was Absent without leave on 2/28/1865
John H. Parrott Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 11/16/1861 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 7th State Troops. He was Mustered Out on 5/1/1862. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Promotions: Regt Musician 9/15/1862
Francis Payne Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted as a Private He was listed as: POW 12/15/1862
Meigsville, KY. Paroled 4/1/1863 Military Prison, Alton, IL.
Exchanged 4/8/1863 City Point, VA (Roll bears remark: "Not sent-dead.")
Sanford Payne Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted as a Private in 1862. POW 12/9/1862
Nicholasville, KY. Transferred 12/13/1862 Louisville, KY. Transferred
12/13/1863 Vicksburg, MS (On Steamboat Citizen for exchange.)
Nathaniel E. Pease Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Promotions: Jr. 2nd Lieut 6/26/1862. Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA. In Hospital 2/15/1865 Augusta, GA
J F. Phillips Residence
Hancock Co GA; Enlisted on 6/16/1862 as a Private. Killed on 5/22/1864
at Petersburg, VA
Thomas E. Phillips
Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/16/1862 as a Private.
He was listed as: POW 11/27/1863 Knoxville, TN. Exchanged 5/23/1865
New Orleans, LA
Hardy Poole Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He was transferred
out in exchange for John T. Griffith in 1863. Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness,
VA. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Born
in Hancock County, GA in 1844
John G. Poole Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private. Wounded 7/10/1863 Funkstown, MD
* Hospitalized 7/11/1863 Richmond, VA. Transferred Hospital.
Wounded 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA (Right hip and lung permanently
disabled). Furloughed 2/15/1865 (Sick) Born in GA in 1832
W J. Posey Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Wounded 7/10/1863
Funkstown, MD. He died on 7/14/1863 at Hospital, Hagerstown, MD (Died from
excision of shoulder joint.)
Lorenzo C. Radney Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
On 11/15/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd State Troops. On
5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Promotions: Corpl.
He was Killed on 5/10/1863 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
William A. Ray Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private. On 12/7/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 5th State Troops.
He was discharged on 3/31/1862. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA
59th Infantry
Furloughed 2/15/1865 (Indulgence). Born in GA, June 30, 1839.
Jasper Reese Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 4/22/1861 he mustered
into "A" Co. GA 6th Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 1/12/1862
at Yorktown, VA. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry.
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
Lewis H. Reese Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/9/1862 as a Private.On 6/17/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 6th Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 1/11/1862 at Yorktown, VA. Disch disability 2/15/1862 On 6/9/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry.
Louis Reese Residence Hancock County GA; . On 6/17/1861 he mustered
into "A" Co. GA 6th Infantry; He was discharged for disability on 1/12/1862
at Yorktown, VA. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry
as a Private.
Absent 11/15/1863 (Sick)
James W. ReynoldsResidence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd State Troops. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. POW 7/10/1863
Funkstown, MD. Wounded 7/10/1863 Funkstown, MD. Paroled 8/23/1863
Baltimore, MD. Returned 8/24/1863 City Point, VA. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
William J. Reynolds Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
John Roberts Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
Reuben Shell Residence
Hancock County GA;Enlisted on 8/25/1862 as a Private. He died on 11/19/1862
at Lynchburg, VA, Langhorne's Factory Hospital. Buried in Confederate Cemetery
No. 6, 2nd Line, Lot 144-Langhorne's Factory.
John A. Simmons Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a 2nd Sergt. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Battn St Troops. Promotions: 2nd Lieut
1st Sergt 2/1/1862. Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 5/7/1862 he mustered
into "I" Co. GA 59th Inf. Sergt 5/7/1862. Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Court House, VA
Aaron Irvin Smith Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 7/15/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. GA 15th Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 10/28/1861. On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Promotions: 1st Lieut. 2nd Lieut 11/27/1862. Wounded 8/16/1864 Deep Bottom Run, VA. Transferred 8/17/1864 Hospital, Richmond, VA. Absent 2/15/1865 (Wounded)
Henry S. Smith Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 9/16/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Bttn State Troop. Promotions: * Corpl 10/26/1861 (1st Corpl. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 9/16/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Wounded. Furloughed 2/15/1865
Sidney J. Smith Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 2/10/1863
as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Bttn State
Troop. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 2/10/1863 he mustered into
"I" Co. GA 59th Infantry
Sick 9/15/1864 Poplar Lawn Hospital, Petersburg, VA
Thomas J. Smith Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Bttn State Troop. He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862.
On 5/7/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. He was Surrendered
on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
John T. Swint Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. POW 7/4/1863
Gettysburg, PA. Wounded 7/10/1863 Funkstown, MD.Paroled 3/14/1865
Point Lookout, MD
Exchanged 3/14/1865 Aiken's Landing, VA
Joseph S. Sykes Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Jr 2nd Lieut.. On 5/7/1862 he was commissioned into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry Promotions: 2nd Lieut 6/26/1862. He Resigned on 11/22/1862 at Richmond, VA
William A. Epps Sykes Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 9/15/1862 as a Private. On 7/15/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. GA 15th Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 3/28/1862. On 9/15/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. Promotions: Regt Musician 12/31/1862. He was Dropped from Rolls on 8/15/1863. Detailed Georgia as Sub-enrolling Officer.
James B. Thornton Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 8/26/1862 as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he
mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Bttn State Troops. Promotions: 3rd Sergt
2/1/1862, He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 8/26/1862 he mustered into
"I" Co. GA 59th Infantry. 4th Sergt 10/26/1862. Wounded 7/2/1863
Gettysburg, PA Furloughed 8/8/1863. He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Court House, VA. Born in GA, Dec. 26, 1836.
Alexander W. Turner Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. Sick 5/15/1864
Hospital. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.)
J H. Walker Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 6/28/1862
as a Private. He was Absent without leave on 12/15/1863
R J. Watkins Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted as a Private in 1862
He was listed as: POW (Captured in 1862). * Exchanged 12/2/1862
Steamer "Metropolitan", Vicksburg, MS
John Richard West Residence Hancock County GA; On 10/26/1861
he mustered into "A" Co. GA 2nd Bttn State Troop
He was Mustered Out on 4/15/1862. On 9/10/1862 enlisted as a Private
into "I" Co. GA 59th Infantry in 1862. Promotions: Regt Musician
9/15/1862. On 1/22/1863 he mustered into GA 8th Infantry. Detailed 4/2/1865
Richmond, VA in charge of regimental baggage.Born in GA.
T J. West Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 9/15/1862
as a Private. Promotions: Regt Musician
He was discharged on 10/6/1862
Jabez M. White Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862
as a Private. Promotions: Regt Musician 6/16/1862
He was listed as: Wounded in right hip 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA.
AWOL 2/15/1865 Born May 20, 1839. Died in Bibb County, GA Dec. 31, 1908.
Thomas G. White Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private.
Wallace R. Wilson Residence Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Sergeant. Hospitalized 7/2/1863 Staunton, VA. Absent, sick 8/15/1863. Absent Aug. to Oct.
Robert C. Wright Residence
Hancock County GA; On 6/12/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. GA 9th Infantry.
He was transferred out on 2/28/1863. On 2/28/1863 he transferred into "I"
Co. GA 59th Infantry Enlisted on 2/28/1863 as a Private. Absent 2/28/1863
(Wounded)Wounded. He died of wounds on 7/2/1864
Green G. Youngblood Residence
Hancock County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. He died on 12/21/1862
at Henningsen Hospl, Richmond, VA
source:- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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