Company " C "

43rd. Georgia Infantry Regiment

PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA

PICKENS VOLUNTEERS

Hanie, Benjamin Franklin - Captain *March 10, 1862. Resigned April 2, 1862.

Simmons, Philip R.- 1st Lieutenant March 10, 1862. Elected Captain May 25, 1863. Resigned, permanent disability, December 21, 1863.

McClain, Newton C.- 2nd Lieutenant March 10, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was furloughed for 30 days February 1865. Elected sheriff while on furlough.(Born in Ga. in 1829)

Simmons, Richard L.- 2nd Lieutenant May 25, 1863. See Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, Co. L.

Arthur, William - Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 10, 1862. Resigned June 11 or July 1, 1862.

Hanie, John W. (or John R.) - Appointed 3rd Corporal of Co. E 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. August 31, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Co. C 43d Regiment Ga. Inf. July 12, 1862. Resigned, disability, November 19, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 1863. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Port Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Exchanged in 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present.

Stearns, Thomas G.- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant December 21, 1863. Recommended for Captain November 3, 1864. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865. Paroled at Pettigrew General Hospital #13, at Raleigh, N. C. April 21, 1865.

Morris, Jabez B.- 1st Sergeant March 10, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant June 11, 1862. Died at home in  Pickens County, Ga. July 4 or 5, 1862.

Dorsey, John Denny - 2nd Sergeant March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 21, 1862 . Returned to Co. C,  May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Corbin, Chesley D.- 3rd Sergeant March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged   at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave.(Born in Pickens District, S. C. in 1832)

West, Mordecai F.- 4th Sergeant March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 16, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Long, Francis P.- 5th Sergeant March 10, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal December 1863. Took oath of allegiance  to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released March 26, 1864.

McArthur, Leonidas V.- 1st Corporal March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L July 14, 1862. Died in 1863.

Akens, Benjaman F.- 2nd Corporal March 10, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,  1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 11, 1864.(Born in Ga. in 1840)

Talley, Samuel F.- 3rd Corporal March 10, 1862. Appointed Color Sergeant in 1862. Died in Pickens County, Ga. date not stated.

McArthur, Leonard L.- 4th Corporal March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. in 1864. Received   at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. for exchange, November 16, 1864. Pension records show he was in Pickens County, Ga., a paroled prisoner, close of war.(Born in Asheville, N. C. in 1841) 

Abbott, Sloan H.- private May 1, 1862. Died in Pickens County, Ga. June 28 or July 9, 1862.

Akens, Silas - See private Co. L

Ammons, William C.- private March 10, 1862. Died while home on sick furlough December 15, 1862.

Anderson, John N. J.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L July 14, 1862. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Resident of Ga. since 1844)

Arwood, James P.- private March 10, 1862. Deserted to enemy February 1864.(Born in South Carolina in 1833)

Barnett, Valda - private March 10, 1862. Died in Big Shanty, Ga. hospital April 6, 1862.

Barnett, William R.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July    7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Biddy, Jackson - private March 10, 1862. Died of fever at Atlanta, Ga. July 8, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.

Blackwell, Francis M.- private March 10, 1862. On detached service December 1863 -February 1864. On extra duty as a mechanic at Richmond, Va. June 1864. No later record.

Blackwell, George W.- private March 10, 1862. Died of fever in Pickens County, Ga. July 2, 1862.

Blackwell, Joel - private March 10, 1862. Died in Newsome Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. June 8, 1862.

Bradley, John C. (or Jaba C.) - See private Co. L

Bradley, Lucius C.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L July 14, 1862. Returned to Co. C May 25,    1863. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Bradley, Rufus C.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L July 14, 1862. Returned to Co. C May 25,     1863. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Bradley, Thomas R.- private May 1, 1862. Deserted near Ringgold, Ga. November 26, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Nashville, Tenn. February 27, 1864.

Bradley, Virgil - private May 1, 1862. Died of fever in Pickens County, Ga. July 20, 1862.

Brooks, Berry Benson - private March 10, 1862. Died, date and place not given.

Brooks, Henry - private March 10, 1862. Appears last on roll dated August 31, 1862, with remark: "Absent, sick, at Atlanta, Ga."

Brown, George W.- private March 10, 1862. Died of fever at Atlanta, Ga. June 11 or July 3, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery. 

Brown, Henry T.- private March 10, 1862. Deserted prior to August 31, 1862.

Brown, Jeremiah - private June 18, 1862. Captured, date and place not given. Released at Point Lookout, Md.  June 24, 1865.

Brown, Samuel - private June 18, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Bryant, Elisha - private March 10, 1862. Died in Atlanta, Ga. hospital May 23, 1862.

Byers, William F.- private March 10, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. July 10, 1862.

Callahan, William - See private Co. L

Carr, Mathew L. (or Karr) - private March 10, 1862. Died in Empire Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. November 25, 1862.

Carr, William J.- private March 10, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 19, 1864.(Resident of Ga. since 1839)

Carroll, E. L. D.- See Crowell.

Cayson, Griffin - private March 10, 1862. Deserted to enemy February 1864.

Chadwick, Humphrey - private March 10, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Champion, Thomas C.- private June 18, 1862. Deserted to enemy February 1864.(Born in Ga.)

Childers, Robert (or Childress) - private March 10, 1862. Appears last on roll dated August 31, 1862.

Clayton, Isaac L.- private May 1, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7,   1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he enlisted in Co. C Graham's Battn. Ga. Militia Cavalry.(Born in Ga.)

Cline, Thomas M.- See private Co. L.

Collett, Elsley W.- private May 1, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. June 19, 1862.

Collett, Enoch N.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, September 26, 1864.(Born in Ga. in 1837.)

Cook, Thomas A. (or Thomas K.) - private March 10, 1862, Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and  paroled there July 7, 1863 . Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Cook, Thomas H.- private May 19, 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 19, 1864.

Corbin, Andrew J.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Died in 1864.

Corbin, Jasper - See private Co. L.

Cowart, Benjamin M.- private June 18, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863, and admitted to Prison Hospital there where leg was amputated, in 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows he was absent, sick.(Born in Ga. August 18, 1842)

Cowart, Stephen D.- private March 10, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 16, 1865.

Cowart, Thomas N.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Died at Fort Delaware, Del. June 24, 1863.(Born in Ga. in 1845)

Crow, Stephen Edward - private March 10, 1862. No latex record.

Crowell, E. L. D. (or Carroll) - private March 16, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. In Polk Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. May 31-June 30, 1864. No later record.

Darby, Newton C. (or Derby) - private March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.   at Louisville, Ky. and released September 26, 1864.(Born in Ga. in 1842)

Darby, Reuben W. (or Derby) - private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Darnell, James W.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Darnell, Joshua - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Dean, Jeptha J.- private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Dearing, John B.- See private Co. L.

Dinkins, Asa - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Eddleman, John - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Elrod, Thomas - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7,  1863. No later record.

Eubanks, Joseph - private November 7, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick.  No later record.

Eubanks, Robert S.- private June 18, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 1864. Unfit for further service.(Resident of Ga. since 1847)

Eubanks, Thomas J.- private June 18, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga. August 31, 1864. Pension records show he was at home  on wounded furlough close of war.(Born in Hall County, Ga. October 2, 1830)

Evans, James H.- See private Co. L.

Ferguson, James M. (or Joseph M.) - private June 18, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Died at Fort Delaware, Del. July 23, 1863.

Ferguson, John W.- private June 18, 1862. Captured at at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. February 16, 1864.

Ferguson, Leander - private June 18, 1862. Died near Loudon, Tenn. October 28, 1862.

Fitts, Henry T.- private May 1, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave.   No later record.

Forrest, John B.- private November 10, 1863. Died in Griffin, Ga. hospital May 6, 1864.

Forrester, Ezekiel W.- private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent  without leave. No later record.

Fowler, Jasper - private March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 6, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 8, 1864.

Gibbs, Van Buren - See private Co. L.

Godfrey, Ansel - private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Grogan, James Webb - private May 1, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal in 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was "Furloughed home February 1865. Could not reach command when furlough expired. Enlisted under General Wofford and surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865."(Resident of Ga. since 1844)

Hales, John P.- See private Co. L.

Hales, William H.- See private Co. L.

Hallett, Benjamin - private May 19, 1862. Died of fever in Pickens County, Ga. July 8, 1862.

Hammett, James P.- See private Co. L.

Harris, Virgil P.- private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Hazelwood, John H.- private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort  Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 26, 1864.

Hazelwood, Joseph Jasper - See 4th Corporal Co. L.

Heath, James - private March 10, 1862. Roll dated August 31, 1862, last on which borne, shows him absent, sick   in hospital. Died prior to May 11, 1863.

Hendrix, George - private June 18, 1862. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. November 28, 1863.

Hendrix, William M.- private June 18, 1862. Wounded, right leg permanently disabled, and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled May 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows him absent,   sick. Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war.(Born in Pickens County, Ga. in  1833)

Hobson, Henry E.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Holbert, Benjamin - private March 10, 1862. Died of disease at home, in Pickens County, Ga., June 27, 1862.

Hollingshead, Mitchell V.- See private Co. L.

Holtzclaw, Benjamin F.- See private Co. L.

Ingram, Thomas Harvey (or Tilman Harvey) - private March 10, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863)

Jordan, C. Pinkney - private June 18, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Jordan, William K.- See private Co. L.

Karr, Mathew L.- See Carr.

Kaylor, Alfred W.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. E 23rd Regiment Ga. Inf. April 1, 1862. Died at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., June 13, 1862.

King, Joel G.- private March 10, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled in 1863. In Division Hospital at Marion, Miss. October   31, 1863 , injury, "flesh wound left leg." Roll  dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick.

King, Lewis Calvin - private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 21, 1862 . Roll dated November 9, 1862, only roll on file, shows him present. Died at Vicksburg, Miss.

King, William T.- private March 10, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Kiter, Joel - private May 1, 1862. Died September 18, 1862.

Ledford, Dred - See private Co. L.

Ledford, Henry - private March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Military Prison, Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, July 16, 1864.

Ledford, James Washington - See private Co. L.

Ledford, William N.- private March 10, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal December 1863. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn., and released to remain North of Ohio River during war, July 11, 1864.

Lindsey, G. White - private May 4, 1862. Died in Pickens County, Ga. July 4 or 11, 1862.

Manley, Julius C. (or James C.) - private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L, May 19, 1862. Returned to Co.    C  May 25, 1863. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 16, 1864.

Mann, Emsley O.- private June 18, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,     and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No   later record.

McCollum, Stewart M.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled July 6, 1863. Died of disease at Fort Delaware, Del. July 29, 1863.

McCreary, Andrew J.- private June 18, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863, Admitted to Foard Hospital at Marietta, Ga. September 23, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Appears on roll of Co. E but no record of transfer.(Born in Gwinnett County, Ga. March 11, 1822)

McCutchen, James (or McCutcheon) - private June 18, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

McGaha, George W. (or McGaah) - private March 10, 1862, Deserted to enemy February 1864.

McGaha, William B. (or McGaah) - private June 18, 1862. Died of measles July 1862.

McHan, Barney - private June 18, 1862. Deserted February 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Nashville, Tenn. and released July 23, 1864.

McHan, Wilkey - private June 18, 1862. Appears only on  roll dated August 31, 1862, with remark: "Home on    sick furlough."

Moore, Alfred R.- private March 10, 1862. Wounded, right leg permanently disabled, at Baker's Creek, Miss., May 16, 1863. Absent, sick, February 29, 1864. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865, and paroled there   May 1865.(Resident of Ga. since August 28, 1845)

Morris, Joseph - private June 18, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No   later record.

Morris, Pinkney - private May 1, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Q. May 15, 1865.(Born in South Carolina March 21, 1841)

Morrison, Franklin J. (or Franklin S.) - See private Co. L.

Moseley, James - private June 18, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. No later record.

Moyel, William - Pension records show he enlisted December 28, 1863. "Captured at Powder Springs, Ga. in   1864. Held a prisoner at Chattanooga, Tenn. barracks until May 1865." Not on original rolls. No official record.

Mulkey, Abraham B.- private March 10, 1862. Wounded, "taking off entire chin and lower teeth," necessitating amputation of jaw on both sides, and severe injury to tongue, and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled May 23, 1863. Wounded near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. No later record.(Born September 7, 1844)

Mulkey, Dudley D.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July  15, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 2, 1864.

Mullinax, Benson - private. Captured in Pickens County, Ga., date not given. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.  Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and sent from Dept. of Cumberland to be released north of Ohio River during war, June   6, 1864.

Mullinax, James - private March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 6, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released June 8, 1864.

Mullins, Griffin - See private Co. L.

Murphy, Shadrick C.- private.

Murphy, William J.- private March 10, 1862. Admitted to U. S. A. General Hospital #l, at Chattanooga, Tenn.   from Military Prison April 10, 1865, and transferred to General Hospital, place not stated, May 16, 1865.

Newman, Curtis C.- private April 1, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Newman, James E.- private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Nicholson, Francis M.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Nicholson, James H.- private April 1, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. September 14, 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. September 22, 1864, and furloughed for 30 days September 29, 1864. No later record.

Nicholson, Naman C.- private April 1, 1862. Captured in Kentucky in 1862. Exchanged October 13, 1862. Transferred to Atlanta, Ga. hospital November 9, 1863. No later record.

Nicholson, Silas - private June 18, 1862. Captured in Kentucky September 8, 1862. Exchanged September 16,   1862. Discharged November 4, 1863.

Nicholson, William B.- private May 14, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 18, 1863. Exchanged at Fort Delaware, Del. March 7, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va., March 10-12, 1865.

Odom, Eli C.- private March 10, 1862. Admitted to General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., September 16, 1863, and transferred to Jackson Hospital January 21, 1864.

Padgett, Alfred L.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Padgett, Alfred P.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Padgett, John M.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Parker, James - private June 18, 1862. Died of fever at Tazewell, Tenn. September 4 or 10, 1862.

Patterson, Ezekiel - private March 10, 1862. Died of measles July 1862.

Paul, Joseph - See private Co. L.

Pendley, Harvey (or Harvie) - private March 10, 1862. Died in hospital near Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Pinion, Thomas, Sr.- private March 10, 1862. Pension record show he was wounded, right thigh permanently disabled at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.(Resident of Ga. since 1848)

Pinion, Thomas J.- private March 10, 1862. Died at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 7 or 16, 1862.

Poole, John - private November 10, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Died  in Pickens County, Ga. in 1864.

Poole, John M.- See private Co. L.

Poole, William S.- See private Co. L.

Price, Leander H.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort  Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863 . Received at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick, returned since last muster. No later record.

priest, Martin - See private Co. L.

Quinton, Henry - private March 10, 1862. Died in Atlanta, Ga. hospital May 12 or June 12, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.

Ramsey, William (or Rainey) - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.  Admitted to Prison Hospital there May 17-24, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Ray, William - private June 18, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Recce, Jothn - See 2nd Corporal Co. L.

Richards, Eli - private June 18, 1862. Captured in Kentucky in 1862. Exchanged at Tazewell or Cumberland Gap, Tenn. September 5, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Richards, William A.- private June 18, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. and exchanged July 4, 1863. Died of pneumonia and chronic diarrhoea in General Hospital at Petersburg, Va. July 19 or 29, 1863.

Rogers, Zaddock G. (or Zadoc G.) - private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L in 1862. Returned to Co. C, May 25, 1863. Deserted to enemy February 1864.

Rutledge, Thomas J.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged May 27, 1863. Roll dated December 31, 1863, last on which borne, shows he was transferred to Atlanta, Ga. hospital November 10, 1863. Pension records show he was relieved from field duty and sent to hospital June 1864.(Born in South Carolina March 27, 1831)

Sawyer, Allen - See private Co. L.

Seay, John - private. Died in Atlanta, Ga. March 4, 1864. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.

Shirley, Nathaniel - private March 10, 1862. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. November 28, 1863.

Silvey, James H. (or Silva) - private March 10, 1862. Died of fever at Knoxville, Tenn. July 1 or 27, 1862.

Simmons, Franklin S.- See private Co. L.

Simmons, Henry R.- See 2nd Sergeant Co. L.

Smith, Solomon - private March 10, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. No    later record.

Sosebee, Andrew J.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L in 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss.  May 16, 1863. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863. Appointed 5th Sergeant December 1863. Detailed to guard Ordnance Train   in 1864. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was crippled in  right shoulder while on detail.(Born in Habersham County, Ga. May 6, 1844)

Sosebee, James L.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L in 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss.   May 16, 1863. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange July 3, 1863. Appointed 1st Corporal December 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Sosebee, Jeremiah - See private Co. L.

Sosbee, John W., Jr.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 19, 1862. Returned to Co. C July 14,  1862. Ap- pointed 2nd Corporal December 1863. Pension records show he was wounded in both legs and permanently disabled at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864, and was at home, wounded, close of war.(Born in Habersham County, Ga. June 11, 1846)

Sosebee, John W., Sr.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L July 14, 1862. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Died of fever and diarrhoea in Petersburg, Va. hospital August 25, 1863.

Sosebee, Joseph W.- private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863. No later record.

Spears, James Marion (or Speers) - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Killed at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864 .

Spence, Daniel N.- private June 18, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July    1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was   sent home with fever from Petersburg, Va. hospital October 1863. Furloughed for 60 days. Furlough extended. Enlisted in Co. A 11th Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry January 1865, and surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865.(Born in Cherokee County, Ga. in 1843)

Stanfield, Allen - private March 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. L May 19, 1862. Returned to Co. C May 25, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded, right arm permanently disabled at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. At home, wounded, close of war.

Stover, Jacob - private March 10, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled May 1863. Captured in Pickens County, Ga. in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky.    June 1, 1864, and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 3, 1864.

Stover, Jeremiah V. S.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Stover, John C.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Stover, Samuel C.- private March 10, 1864. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. "Absent from September 15 to 30, 1864. Supposed to have gone to home in Pickens County, Ga." No later record.

Stover, Sidney C.- private March 10, 1862. Died in Kentucky, date not known.

Swofford, Miles - See private Co. L.

Swofford, William N.- See 5th Sergeant Co. L.

Tankersley, William - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July  6, 1863. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. October 3, 1863.

Tarbutton, Marion - private March 10, 1862.

Tatum, Hugh - See private Co. A.

Tatum, Samuel - See 3rd Corporal Co. L.

Tatum, William - See private Co. L.

Taylor, Daniel - private March 10, 1862. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863, and in Prison Hospital there May 17-23, 1863. No later record.

Taylor, Thomas - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Exchanged in 1863. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. December 3, 1863.

Thompson, Huel L. (or Hugh L.) - private June 18, 1862.

Deserted to enemy near Dalton, Ga. January 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. February 14, 1864.

Varner, William - See private Co. L.

Waldrup, Samuel - private June 18, 1862. Wounded in right hip and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. No later record.

West, Ferdinand C.- See private Co. L.

West, John R.- private May 1, 1862. Discharged, disability, at Atlanta, Ga. January 8, 1863.

Whelchel, Francis - private March 10, 1862. Died in Atlanta, Ga. hospital May 7, or 27, 1862.

Whitamore, James Newton - private March 10, 1862. Died of fever at Camp Hatton, Ga. July 4, 1862.

Whitfield, John C.- private May 1, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was wounded in face, jaw bone broken and five teeth destroyed, at Nashville, Tenn. December   16, 1864. Sent to Macon, Ga. hospital. Unfit for further service. Surrendered at Augusta, Ga. in 1865.(Resident      of Ga. since 1843)

Whitfield, William - private May 1, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Wiginton, Warren N.- private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 16, 1863. Died of disease at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Wilbanks, Cuthbert B.- private March 10, 1862. No later record.

Williams, H.- private in 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. April 30, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Wofford, Eber - See 4th Sergeant Co. L.

Wofford, Jacob - See 1st Sergeant Co. L.

Wood, Israel W.- private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Wooten, John M.- private March 10, 1862. Died of fever at Atlanta, Ga. July 7, 1862.

Worley, Thomas David - private March 10, 1862. Absent with- out leave January -February 1864. Received by Provost Marshal General at Chattanooga, Tenn., a Confederate deserter, July 26, 1864. Took oath of allegiance   to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released north of Ohio River, September 26, 1864.

Yancey, Floyd - private March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 16, 1863. No later record.

Yancey, Nathaniel - private March 10, 1862. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No  later record.

Young, Isaac - private March 10, 1862. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. December 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to  U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 2, 1864.

Young, Samuel - private March 10, 1862. Deserted near Dalton, Ga. December 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance   to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. April 2, 1864.

"43d Regiment Ga. Volunteers, S. O. #123 A. &I. G. O., May 25, 1863. Companies L. & C. of this regiment are hereby consolidated and will be reorganized as Co. C. It will be commanded by the following officers, Philip R. Simmons, Captain, Newton McClain, 1st Lieutenant, Richard L. Simmons, 2nd Lieutenant."

*Date of enlistment   of this company given also as March 4, 1862 .

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