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59th Georgia Regiment History

MUSTER ROLL of COMPANY D, 59th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ANDERSON'S BRIGADE, HOOD'S DIVISION - LONGSTREET'S CORPS
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA - C.S.A.

WASHINGTON & HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA
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Alford, John W. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Appointed Corporal of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Died from wounds July 20, 1863.

Anderson, James M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died of disease at Charlottesville, Virginia, May 3, 1864. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Archer, William H. – Private - September 9, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Auston, C. H. (or Austin) -- Private. Appears only on prisoner of war records as follows. On a list of Confederate soldiers remaining in the U. S. A. Military Prison (Libby), at Richmond, Virginia, April 10, 1865, with remark: ”Deserter: ” Appears also on a record of paroled prisoners as taking oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Richmond, Virginia, April 10, 1865.

Baker, John H. -- See Private Company B.

Barbee, J. R. – Private - July 28, 1862. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Paroled at Washington, Georgia June 12, 1865.

Bostick, Erastus Q. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862;1st Lieutenant December 19, 1863. Retired September 17, 1864.

Bostick, N. L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appointed 3rd Sergeant November 7, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Brantley, Benjamin D. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia in 1846.)

Brantley, Benjamin T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Transferred to Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry December 25, 1862. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, at Bentonville, North Carolina March 19, 1865.

Brantley, Harris – Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Died from wounds June 12, 1864. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Virginia,

Brantley, James L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Transferred to Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 1, 1863. Admitted to Hospital #4, at Wilmington, North Carolina December 28, 1864. Returned to duty January 14, 1865. No later record.

Brantley, John – Private - September 29, 1863. Captured at Knoxville, Tennessee, December 9, 1863. Sent to Military Prison Hospital and died there of typhoid pneumonia, December 30, 1863. Buried in City Cemetery.

Brantley, John A. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. Released at Elmira, New York June 19, 1865. (Born in Georgia)

Brantley, Thomas J. – Private - June 15, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Johnson County, Georgia)

Brantley, William M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Braswell, Jesse B. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Rolls from July 1864, to February 1865, report him absent without leave.

Brock, John A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863. Died from wounds in hospital near there July 20, 1863.

Brown, A. W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Brown, Andrew -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 1, 1862. Wounded in 1863. Admitted to Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia, with wound in left hand, October 21, 1863. Returned to duty November 14, 1863. No later record.

Brown, N. Turner (or W. Turner) – Private - July 1, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Hancock County, Georgia April 9, 1833.)

Brown, Samuel Lewis -- Appointed Artisan in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865 bears remark: ”On detached service: ” Pension records show he was captured April 1865. Released at Richmond, Virginia, April 1865. (Born in Alabama in 1833. Died at Sandersville, Georgia November 22, 1908.)

Brown, William G. -- Appointed 6th Sergeant of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Appointed Quartermaster; 4th Sergeant. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 19, 1862. Resigned December 19, 1863. Date of resignation shown also as January 9, 1864.

Burns, James Minter – Private - April 5, 1864 Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, November 3, 1847.)

Burns, W. T. S. T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Pension records show he was furloughed home for 90 days January 1865. Enroute to command when war closed. (Born in Georgia)

Carter, Jesse M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Killed at Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864.

Chester, Isaac -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded, left arm permanently disabled at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 29, 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1837.)

Cobb, Craven T. – Private - September 12, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Died in Fitzgerald, Georgia, August 14, 1913.

Cobb, W. S. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Wounded at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.

Davis, James -- Enlisted as a private in Company C, 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Discharged, general disability at Camp Mason near Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 9, 1862. Discharged at Richmond, Virginia, December 29, 1862. (Born in 1841.)

Davis, John R. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged September 25, 1864. Died December 8, 1888.

Davis, Thomas J. – Private - September 9, 1862. Discharged at Richmond, Virginia, December 29, 1862. Pension records show he left command February 15, 1865. Sent to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia, with pneumonia February 15, 1865, and remained until close of war. (Born in Washington County, Georgia)

Dudley, J. E. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, shows him present.

Durden, Francis T. – Private - September 12, 1862. Captured in Washington County, Georgia, November 23, 1864. Received at Fort Delaware, Delaware March 12, 1865. Released there June 16, 1865.

Edge, Zachariah T. -- Private - August 27, 1862. Substitute for Charles T. Smith. Surrendered at Appomattox, Georgia April 9, 1865. (Born in South Carolina in 1807. Died in Laurens County, Georgia in 1897.)

Farris, James -- Enlisted as a private in Company C, 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 5, 1864. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry January 1, 1865. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Wounded in left leg at Bentonville, North Carolina March 18, 1865. Pension records show he was in Richmond, Virginia, hospital, wounded, April 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1837.)

Fountain, J. Rias (or J. Rids) – Private - August 16, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863. Exchanged in 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Fountain, William A. -- Enlisted as a private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 25, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry in 1864. Deserted to enemy February 18, 1865. Appears on a register of Confederate deserters received at Washington, D. C. February 24, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and furnished transportation to Savannah, Georgia

Fowler, Alexander W. – Private - September 9, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.

Gilbert, Thomas -- Enlisted as a private in Company B, 7th Regiment, Georgia State Troops December 24, 1861. Mustered out April 29, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 13, 1862. Died in Richmond, Virginia, hospital November 18, 1862.

Giles, Calvin D. – Private - September 9, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, February 14, 1820.)

Gladden, J. R. Corporal May 8, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Died from wounds in 1864.

Gladden, Solomon L. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded in right eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Funkstown, Maryland, July 1863. Transferred to Company C, 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry November 22, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. ("Became totally blind result of wounds.”) (Born in Georgia. Died in Washington County, Georgia in 1915.)

Griffin, Z. -- Private - May 8, 1862. No later record.

Hamilton, John F. (or John H.) -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died of disease June 9, 1864.

Hammock, G. W. – Private - July 1, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Hammock, James A. – Private - April 14, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Hammock, Samuel J. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Wounded in head, resulting in permanent impairment to sight at Smithfield, Virginia, June 1864. Pension records show he was discharged close of war. (Born in Georgia June 29, 1842. Died in Montgomery County, Georgia, April 25, 1913.)

Hardaway, B. O. -- Private. Appears only on a roll of prisoners of war paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865.

Harrell, George W. -- Enlisted as a private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 25, 1861. Transferred to Company F, 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry June 23, 1862; to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, in exchange for George W. Toler, and appointed Corporal July 1863. Returned to Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. (Born in Burke County, Georgia in 1824.)

Hitchcock, S. Pleasant -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Horn, Henry H. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-5, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, September 27, 1863. Retired under General Order #34, July 1864. Pension records show he died in Thomas County, Georgia, from effects of wounds, August 1878.

Isdoll, James T. (or Isdel) – Private - July 9, 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Died at Point Lookout, Maryland, October 1863.

Ivey, Pleasant -- Private - July 2, 1862. Died near Richmond, Virginia, with measles and pneumonia, September 12, 1862.

Jackson, Lewis -- Private - August 1, 1862. Substitute for Richard Tanner, Jr. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Jewell, W. C. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Jewell, William W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Died from wounds June 28, 1864.

Johnson, B. I. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Hancock County, Georgia, March 14, 1834. Died in Laurens County, Georgia December 1912.)

Johnson, C. G. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Johnson, H. P. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor, September 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, September 8, 1863. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Kersey, James D. -- Enlisted as a private in Company F, 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, in exchange for W. L. Outlaw, July 1, 1863. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Paroled at Hammond U. S. A. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 1864. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 4, 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 18, 1865. (Born in Georgia January 13, 1831.)

Lloyd, Drewry (or Drew) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Pension records show he was on detail to guard Oconee River Bridge close of war. (Born in Georgia in 1847. Died in Johnson County, Georgia, April 2, 1928.)

Martin, John Hardee -- Appointed 6th Corporal of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Died in Washington County, Georgia in 1877.

Massey, Solomon H. B. -- 1st Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1863. Wounded at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 29, 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia)

McAfee, J. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded and captured near Funkstown, Maryland, July 5, 1863. Right leg amputated, middle third, in Hammond U. S. A. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Maryland, in 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 16, 1864. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 20, 1864. Absent, wounded, close of war.

McAfee, John A. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Rolls from October 31, 1864, to February 1865, last on file, show him absent without leave.

McCoy, Lewis -- Private. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Appears on roll of prisoners of war at Fort Delaware, Delaware, dated August 30, 1863, as being desirous of entering the service of U. S. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Fort Delaware, Delaware and transferred to 3rd Maryland, U. S. Cavalry, and sent from that post September 22, 1863.

McDaniel, C. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia. Died in Glascock County, Georgia, December 30, 1913.)

McVay, William Thomas (or McVay) -- Appointed 8th Sergeant of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862; 6th Sergeant in 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 17, 1862. Transferred to Company F, 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, in exchange for Daniel Sheppard, in 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant June 1, 1863;1st Lieutenant September 5, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Miller, Benton H. -- Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company D, 59th Regt Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862; Captain December 19, 1862. Wounded, left thigh permanently disabled by compound fracture, and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 4, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 3, 1864. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 6, 1864. Retired under General Order #34, July 1864. (Born in Georgia August 26, 1833.)

Mills, W. S. -- See Private Company B.

Morris, B. C. – Private - July 1, 1862. Roll for July -August 1863, last on which borne, shows him absent, sick at hospital. No later record.

Morris, George W. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia. Died in Washington County, Georgia, January 1924.)

Morris, William -- Enlisted as a private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 25, 1861. Wounded in finger, necessitating amputation, at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry in 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. In hospital April 1865. Pension records show he was paroled at Lynchburg, Virginia, April 1865. (Born in North Carolina in 1828. Died in Johnson County, Georgia in 1906.)

Murphy, Benjamin F. (or Murphey) -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia. Died in Washington County, Georgia, June 12, 1918.)

Oliver, Harrison – Private - August 13, 1862. Rolls from December 1862, to February 1865, show him sick in hospital. No later record.

Osborn, Henry -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.

Osborn, T. J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died of disease June 29, 1863.

Outlaw, W. L. – Private - July 1, 1862. Transferred to Company F, 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, in exchange for James D. Kersey, July 1, 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Page, A. E. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appears only on muster roll to August 31, 1862, with remark: ”Absent, taken off by Enrolling Officer."

Page, Joseph E. -- Appointed Artisan in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Appointed Corporal of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Wounded in knee and shoulder at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, (Born in Washington County, Georgia November 23, 1834.)

Page, Solomon S. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Appointed Color Corporal. Wounded in left thigh and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1, or 3, 1863. Died from wounds in U. S. A. General Hospital at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania August 7, 1863.

Page, William -- Private - May 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Parker, Evan -- Appointed 3rd Sergeant of Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 25, 1861. Appears last on roll dated August 31, 1862. No record of discharge or transfer. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 1, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation at shoulder at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. (Born in Georgia November 20, 1836. Died in Montgomery County, Georgia, April 25, 1913.)

Parker, Jeremiah A. private -- Private - May 8, 1862. Rolls from May 8, 1863, to February 1865, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Pridgen, A. -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Roll from May 8, to August 31, 1862, last on which borne, shows him present.

Prosser, Elisha A. – Private - September 9, 1862. Died in camp at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, February 2, 1863.

Radney, James T. -- Enlisted as a private in Company K, 7th Regiment, Georgia State Troops October 21, 1861. Mustered out at Camp Brown, Georgia April 20, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 9, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal. Wounded above kidneys at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 29, 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Talbot County, Georgia, March 15, 1833.)

Rawls, Elisha F. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Rountree, M. M. – Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Transferred to Hammond U. S. A. General Hospital at Point Lookout, Maryland, October 21, 1863, and died there February 5, 1865.

Salter, Joseph Augustus -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, October 24, 1832.)

Sheppard, Daniel -- Enlisted as a private in Company F, 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry February 24, 1862. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry in exchange for William Thomas McVay, in 1863. Fell from railroad train while the ground was frozen injuring his spine. Died in hospital in State of Virginia, March 11, 1864.

Sheppard, John Thomas -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded in right temple at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, May 11, 1840. Died in Johnson County, Georgia, June 7, 1910.)

Smith, Charles T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, furnished Zechariah T. Edge as substitute, August 27, 1862.

Smith, Daniel C. -- Appointed 1st Corporal of Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Discharged April 13, 1862. Elected Captain of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Died in Richmond, Virginia, hospital December 19, 1862.

Smith, David S. -- 5th Sergeant - May 8, 1862. Captured at Hanover Junction, Virginia, May 24, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, New York October 11, 1864. Exchanged at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia, November 15, 1864. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, January 27, 1832.)

Smith, M. G. W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3, 1863. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.

Smith, William J. M. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded in right leg and thigh while on detail at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 4, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia July 20, 1842.)

Stanley, S. J. (or Standley) -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll to June 16, 1862, shows him present. No later record.

Stanley, William R. -- Enlisted as a private in Company C, 49th Regiment, Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Appointed 2nd Corporal of Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in 1837.)

Steptoe, Abraham C. (or Abram C.) -- Enlisted as a private in Company I, 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry July 17, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry March 14, 1863. Wounded at Ream's Station, Virginia, August 25, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on which borne, shows him present. Wounded in arm at Bentonville, North Carolina March 18, 1865. Pension records show he was at home on sick furlough close of war. (Born in Kentucky 1835 or 1836. Died in Johnson County, Georgia May 14, 1900.)

Steptoe, John R. –Private - June 28, 1862. Died at Richmond, Virginia, September 3, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Steptoe, William M. -- Private - August 19, 1862. Wounded in little finger of right hand necessitating amputation, at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Deserted to enemy February 18, 1865. Appears on a roll of Confederate deserters received at Washington, D. C. February 22, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and furnished transportation to Savannah, Georgia February 24, 1865. (Born in Georgia September 20, 1842. Died in Toombs County, Georgia, July 28, 1917.)

Tanner, Mathew -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Tanner, Mitchell -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1862, last on which borne, shows him present.

Tanner, Richard, Jr. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Discharged, furnished Lewis Jackson as substitute, August 1, 1862.

Tanner, Richard, Sr. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died May 6, 1863.

Thomas, John Allen – Private - July 4, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Thomas, William J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded in temple, resulting in loss of right eye, at Deep Bottom, Virginia, August 16, 1864. (Born in Georgia August 2, 1845.)

Thomison, Augustus -- Private. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 14, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Fort Delaware, Delaware and transferred to 3rd Regiment Maryland, U. S. Cavalry September 22, 1863.

Toler, George W. – Private - July 1, 1862. Transferred to Company F, 48th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, in exchange for George W. Harrell, July 1863; to Company A, January 1, 1864. Pension records show he was paroled at Augusta, Georgia May 1865. (Born in Warren County, Georgia, May 28, 1830. Died at Wrightsville, Georgia January 23, 1911.)

Tucker, Henry H. -- Enlisted as a private in Company H, 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry September 25, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry in 1863. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia in 1840.)

Tucker, John W. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded through left arm, resulting in amputation at shoulder, at Darbytown Road, or Deep Bottom, Virginia, October 7, 1864. (Born in Georgia in 1835 or 1837.)

Tucker, Thomas H. -- Enlisted as a private in Company F, 14th Regiment, Georgia Infantry July 11, 1861. Admitted to General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Virginia, December 14, 1861. Returned to duty December 1861. Recommended for discharge on account of disability, December 21, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry June 15, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in North Carolina in 1816. Died in Johnson County, Georgia in 1902.)

Vann, John W. – Private - August 25, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Vann, Samuel T. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Vickers, J. D. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Return for December 1862, shows him sick at home in Georgia. Roll for January February 1863, last on which borne, shows him absent without leave.

Vickers, James Rattler – Private - June 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Walker, Richard -- Enlisted as a private in Captain Horatio N. Hollifield's Battery Light Artillery, Georgia State Troops, February 22, 1862. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Company D, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present.

Weaver, Jackson -- See Private Company G.

Welch, Asa F. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Died of diarrhoea in Richmond, Virginia, hospital November 12, 1862.

Welch, David private -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for June 30, 1864, shows him absent, sick. Rolls from July 1864, to February 1865, show him absent without leave.

Welch, Jasper J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Ruptured while in service. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Washington County, Georgia, June 1840. Died there in 1916.)

Williams, John F. – Private - August 10, 1862. Wounded in left temple, impairing sight, in Tennessee, November 29, 1863. Wounded in back near Petersburg, Virginia, June 3, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia December 14, 1843.)

Williams, Shadrick -- Private - May 8, 1862. Roll for February 1863, last on which borne, shows him absent without leave.

Williams, William M. – Private - September 17, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Willis, T. J. -- Private. Captured at Appomattox, Virginia, April 5, 1865. Released at Hart s Island, New York Harbor, June 15, 1865.

Wilson, C. Daniel -- Private - May 8, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Yarbrough, Franklin – Private - July 1, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

Young, G. Jasper -- Private - June 15, 1862. Rolls from May 1863, to February 1865, show him absent, sick. At home in Washington County, Georgia close of war. (Born in Washington County, Georgia in 1841.)

Young, James J. -- Private - May 8, 1862. Rolls from July 1864, to February 1865, show him absent without leave.


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The basic roster information is from Lillian Henderson's Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 - 1865, Volume VI.

SOURCES: Additional sources as noted above.


59th Georgia Regiment History