Company " L "

43rd. Georgia Infantry Regiment

PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA

Volunteer Infantry

West, Maric H.- Captain May 19, 1862. Died of jaundice in Tenn. November 1, 1862.

Simmons, Leander Augustus - Elected 2nd Lieutenant of Co. E 23rd Regiment Ga. Inf. August 31, 1861. Resigned December 10, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. L 43rd Regiment Ga. Inf. May 19, 1862. Resigned, disability, March 9, 1863.(Born in Gilmer County, Ga. in 1835. Died at Gainesville, Ga. July 31, 1910)

Paris, Hezekiah M.- 2nd Lieutenant May 19, 1862. Appears only on roll dated August 31, 1862. He stated in pension application filed and disapproved in Bartow County, Ga. in 1908, that he "Resigned the office of 2nd Lieutenant and went home, being quite ill and disabled. Enlisted in Phillips' Battn. Georgia State Line September 1863. Was in Indiana. Captured August 1864. Took the oath and went north."(Born in South Carolina in 1834)

Simmons, Richard L.- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C and elected 2nd Lieutenant May 25, 1863. Resigned November 1, 1864.

Wofford, Jacob - 1st Sergeant May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C as a private May 25, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant December 21, 1863. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Sent from Camp Chase, O., via New Orleans, La. for exchange, May 2, 1865. Received at Vicksburg, Miss. May 12, 1865.(Born in Spartanburg, S. C. October 7, 1840)

Simmons, Henry R.- Enlisted as a private in Co. E 23rd Regiment Ga. Inf. August 31, 1861. Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Co. L 43rd Regiment Ga. Inf. May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Appointed 3rd Sergeant December 1863. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. September 17, 1864. Died of pleurisy at Camp Douglas, Ill. April 4, 1865.

Taylor, Augustus C.- 3rd Sergeant May 19, 1862. Roll dated November 9, 1862, last on which borne, shows him present.

Wofford, Eber - 4th Sergeant May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C as a private May 25, 1863. Wounded in right  leg, necessitating amputation, at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865. Paroled in General Hospital at Thomasville,  N. C. May 1, 1865.(Resident of Ga. since February 1, 1872. Died December 4, 1916)

Swafford, William N.- 5th Sergeant May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C as a private May 25, 1863. 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 M.- 1st Corporal May 19, 1862. Appears last on roll dated August 31, 1862.

Reece, John - 2nd Corporal May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C as a private May 25, 1863. Deserted near   Dalton, Ga. January 29, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released   February 14, 1864.

Tatum, Samuel - 3rd Corporal May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C as a private May 25, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. May 8, 1865.

Hazelwood, Joseph Jasper - 4th Corporal May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Exchanged July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on file, shows   him absent without leave. Pension records show he was "On hospital duty close of war."(Born in South Carolina December 22, 1837)

Akens, Silas - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Died of chronic diarrhoea in C. S. A. Hospital at Petersburg, Va. August 10, 1863.

Anderson, John N. J.- See private Co. C.

Bradley, John C. (or Jaba C.) - private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled May 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Admitted to 1st Mississippi C. S. A. Hospital at Jackson, Miss. August 29, 1863. Returned to duty September 3, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Bradley, Lucius C.- See private Co. C.

Bradley, Rufus C.- See private Co. C.

Callahan, William - private July 18, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. January 6, 1865. Returned to duty January 21, 1865. No later record.

Cline, Thomas M.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August   13, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1866.(Resident of Ga. since February 19, 1841)

Corbin, Jasper - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Crane, James - private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Died at Fort Delaware, Del. June 22, 1863.

Crane, William - private July 26, 1862. Died, date or place not given. Receipt for soldier's effects filed in 1863.

Dearing, John B.- private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. and released March 29, 1864.

Dorsey, John Denny (or Joshua D.) - See 2nd Sergeant Co. C.

Evans, James H.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last   on file, shows he "Deserted February 1864. Supposed to be with enemy."

Evans, Marcus - private May 19, 1862. Died at home in Jasper, Ga. July 7, 1862.

Gibbs, Van Buren - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated December 1863, last    on which borne, shows him absent without leave.

Hales, John P.- private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C  May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 4, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows he was "Absent, sick. Returned since muster." No later record. (Born in Cobb County, Ga. in 1828)

Hales, Rieves - private May 19, 1862. Died in 1862 or 1863.

Hales, Warren - private May 19, 1862. Died at home in Jasper, Ga. November 3, 1862.

Hales, William H.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, O. May 15, 1865.(Born in Talbot County, Ga. May 7, 1826)

Hammett, James P.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864,   last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Hollingshead, Mitchell V. (or Hollinshead) - private May 19, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without  leave. No later record.

Holtzclaw, Benjamin F.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded through lung at Resaca, Ga. May 25, 1864. Sent to Atlanta, Ga. hospital, thence to Forsyth, Ga. hospital July 1, 1864. Furloughed home. Never able to return. (Resident of Ga. since January 1, 1860)

Johnson, James F.- private May 19, 1862. Died in Kentucky September 4, 1862.

Jones, Charles - private May 19, 1862. Deserted prior to August 31, 1862.

Jordan, William K.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 3, 1864. 

Kennedy, William (or Keneda) - private August 18, 1862. Roll dated November 9, 1862, shows he was "Absent at Convalescent Camp near Knoxville, Tenn." No later record.

King, Lewis Calvin.- See private Co. C.

Ledford, Dred - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Absent, sick, January -February 1864. No later record.

Ledford, James Washington - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 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, May 30, 1864.

Manley, James C. (or Julius C.) - See private Co. C.

McArthur, Leonard L.- See 4th Corporal Co. C.

McArthur, Leonidas V.- See 1st Corporal Co. C.

Mears, Francis M.- private August 18, 1862. Appears only on roll to August 31, 1862.

Morrison, Franklin J. (or Franklin S.) - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Killed at Jonesboro, Ga. August 31, 1864.

Mullins, Griffin - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him absent without leave.

Paris, Martin - private October 1, 1862. Died, date or place not given.

Paul, Joseph - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Discharged, disability, at Atlanta, Ga. January 10, 1863. Died in Pickens County, Ga. November 29, 1863.

Poole, Jasper - private May 19, 1862.

Poole, John M.- private May 19, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Admitted to Prison Hospital there May 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Died at Mobile, Ala. October 9, 1863.

Poole, William S.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 16, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Alton, Ill. January 4, 1865.

Priest, Martin - private July 1, 1862. Sick at Paris, Ky. August 1862. Captured in 1862. Received near Vicksburg, Miss., on board Steamer Maria Denning, November 15, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. No later  record.

Reese, Warren M.- private May 19, 1862. Died of measles at Loudon, Tenn. in 1862 or 1863.

Reese, William Madison - private May 19, 1862. Died at Knoxville, or Loudon, Tenn. July 7, 1862.

Rice, John - private September 15, 1862. Roll dated November 9, 1862, shows him present. No later record.

Rogers, Zaddock G. (or Zadoc G.) - See private Co. C.

Sawyer, Allen - private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C  May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange July 4, 1863. Roll dated April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Simmons, Franklin S.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Appointed 4th Sergeant December 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Sosebee, Andrew J.- See private Co. C.

Sosebee, James L.- See private Co. C.

Sosebee, Jeremiah - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Appointed Regimental Ensign October 28, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Habersham County, Ga. October 18, 1829)

Sosebee, John W., Jr.- See private Co. C.

Sosebee, John W., Sr.- See private Co. C.

Sosebee, Joseph W.- See private Co. C.

Stanfield, Allen - See private Co. C.

Suttles, Henry - private June 26, 1862. Died at McMillan Station, Tenn. August 7, 1862.

Swafford, Miles - private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Captured in Pickens County, Ga. in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, August 10, 1864.

Tatum, Hugh - See private Co. A.

Tatum, William - private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange July 4, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864 , last on  file, shows him present. No later record.

Varner, William - private May 19, 1862. Captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange July 4, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

West, Ferdinand C.- private May 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. C May 25, 1863. Roll dated February 29, 1864,    last on file, shows him present. No later record.

*This company was transferred to Co. C, this regiment, per Special Order #123, A. & I. G. O., May 25, 1863.