COMPANY "D"

40th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

        ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A.

    GORDON COUNTY, GEORGIA

CALHOUN BLUES

Hall,  Francis H.-  Captain February   20, 1862 .  Died in   Gordon or Floyd County, Ga. July  28, 1863 .

Wylie,  David G.,  Jr.- Appointed  4th Sergeant  of Co.  C, 1st Regiment  Ga. Regulars February  22,  1861 ; Color  Bearer in   1861 . Discharged, "To enable him  to accept  service in   Georgia Confederate States Army," December   29, 1861 .   Elected 1st  Lieutenant of Co. D, 40th Regiment  Ga. Inf.  February   20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg,  Miss.  July   4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July   6, 1863 . Elected Captain November   1863 . Roll  dated December   31, 1863 ,  last on file, shows him present.

Chandler,  Andrew  J.-  2nd  Lieutenant  February  20,   1862 . Elected 1st Lieutenant. Died at Atlanta, Ga. in 1863

Hunt, Gabriel M.- Jr.  2nd Lieutenant  February  20,  1862 . Resigned, disability, August   9, 1862 .

Williams,  Augustus  F.-  1st  Sergeant  February  20,   1862 . Transferred to Co. K, 42d Regiment  Ga. Inf. Surrendered  at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 . (Born in Oglethorpe  County, Ga.  March   10, 1841.)

Hunt,  Henry  C.-  2nd  Sergeant  February   20,   18.62.  Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there July   6, 1863 . Enlisted in  Co., 57th  Regiment  Virginia   Inf. and  served twelve months.  Returned to  company September    1863 . On  detached service with General  Barton December    1863 . Surrendered  at Greensboro,  N. C. April  26, 1865 . (Born in Ga. December  1842.)

Ginn,  Francis  M.-  3rd  Sergeant  February   20, 1862 .  Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there July    6, 1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file,  shows him   present. No later record.

Roe,  Andrew  A.-  4th  Sergeant  February   20,   1862 .  Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there July   6, 1863 . No later record.

Hackney,  Robert  B.-  5th Sergeant  February  20,  1862 . Discharged July  23, 1862 . Buried in Chandler Cemetery at Calhoun, Ga.

Phillips, Thomas F.- 1st  Corporal February   20, 1862 .  Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there July   6, 1863 . Appointed  5th Sergeant  November  1863 .  Killed at   Columbia, Tenn. December  20, 1864 .

Jackson,  Charles  P.-  2nd  Corporal  February  20,   1862 . Appointed 1st Corporal November  1863 . Surrendered as  2d Sergeant  at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Morrow,  George  R.- 3rd  Corporal February   20, 1862 .   Appointed 2nd Corporal  November   1863 . Captured  in Gordon  County, Ga.   June  3, 1864 . Sent to Louisville, Ky., where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., and was released to remain north of  Ohio River during  war,  June   6,  1864 .  (Born in  Newton County,  Ga. in 1831.)

Boswell,  Augustus  W.-  4th Corporal  February  20,   1862 . Captured at  Vicksburg, Miss.  July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there   July  6 1863 .  Appointed  4th  Sergeant November   1863 ; 1st   Sergeant. Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file,  shows him  present. Pension records  show  he  was  discharged  at  Kingston,   Ga.  May  12, 1865 . (Born in Franklin County, Ga. in 1838.)

PRIVATES

Abbott,  Armstead  A.-   private   May   7,   1862 .  Captured  near Atlanta,  Ga.  August   13,  1864 . Released  at Point   Lookout, Md. June  22, 1865 .

Akin,  Thomas  (or  Aiken)  -   private  February    20, 1862 .  Died in Cobb County, Ga. in 1862  or 1863 .

Bailey, G. W.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured   near Atlanta, Ga.  August    13,  1864 .  Released  at  Fort  McHenry, Md.  May  9, 1865 .

Bailey, James  M.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there  July  6,  1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.  at Chattanooga, Tenn. May  29, 1864 .

Bailey,  Jordan  -   private   February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Captured  at  Resaca,  Ga. May   16, 1864 .  Released at   Camp Morton, Ind. May  18, 1865 . (Born in DeKalb County, Ga. in 1829.)

Bailey,  Joseph  A.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Appointed  3d  Sergeant  November   1863 . Deserted.  Took oath  of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released  to remain north of Ohio River during war, July  8, 1864 .

Bailey,  Vard  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  16,  1863 . Deserted. Took  oath of  allegiance to  U. S.  Govt. at  Chattanooga, Tenn. March  24, 1864 .

Barnes,  E.-   private   February   20,  1862 .  Captured  at  Vicksburg, Miss. July   4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July   6, 1863 .  No later record.

Barnes,  William  W.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Died  at Calhoun, Ga. November  30, 1862 .

Barnes,  W.  H.-   private  February   20, 1862 .   Appears on  bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Barnett, J. C.-   private  February   20, 1862 .   Appears only  on bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 .

Barrett,  John  W.-  private   February  20,  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 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last  on file,  shows him   "Absent, prisoner in the hands of the enemy." No later record.

Baugh,  James  W.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Captured  at Baker's Creek,  Miss.  May   16, 1863 ,  and in  Prison Hospital   there May 17-23, 1863 . Deserted.  Took oath  of allegiance  to U.  S. Govt. at  Louisville,  Ky.  June  18,  1864 . Received  by Dept.  of Cumberland to be sent north of Ohio River June  20, 1864 .

Black,  Benjamin  -   private   February   20, 1862 .  Died at  home December  12, 1862 .

Bowdoin,  J.  W.-   private   February   20,   1862 .  Wounded   and  disabled at Baker's Creek, Miss. May  16, 1863 . No later record.

Bowdoin,  William  C.-    private   February     20,  1862 .   Wounded  at Baker's  Creek,  Miss.  May   16,  1863 .  Captured   at  Vicksburg, Miss.  July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Received off Mobile Harbor,  Ala. for  exchange August    4, 1863 .   Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No  later record.

Bray,  Bannister  O.-  private   May  7,  1862 . Captured  at Adairsville, Ga. May  19, 1864 . Released  at Rock  Island, Ill.  May   22, 1865 .

Bray,  Bannister  R.-   private   February    20,  1862 .  Appointed Chaplain.  Captured  at Vicksburg,  Miss. July   4, 1863 ,   and paroled there July  6, 1863 . Captured  at Adairsville,  Ga. May    18, 1864 , and  forwarded  to  Louisville,  Ky.  May   24,   1864 .   No  later record.

Bray,  Francis  J.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Deserted  in 1864 . Took oath of allegiance  to U.  S. Govt.  at Louisville,  Ky. and released June  1, 1864 .

Bray,  Jackson  O.-   private   May   7,   1862 . Captured  at Adairsville, Ga. May  17, 1864 . Released  at Rock  Island, Ill.  May   22, 1865 .

Bray,  Rufus  W.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg,  Miss.  July   4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July    6, 1863 . Killed at Resaca, Ga. in 1864 .

Bray, W. M.-  private  February  20, 1862 . Received $50 bounty March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Brock,  Reuben  -   private   February   20,   1862 .  Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on  file, shows  him present.  No later record.

Brown,  James  J.-   private   February   20,   1862 .  Captured  at Cassville,  Ga.  May   20,  1864 . Volunteered  in U.   S. Army  but was rejected. Took oath  of allegiance  to U.  S. Govt.  and released October  26, 1864 . (Born in Cherokee County, Ga. in 1840.)

Brownlow,  John  W.-   private   February    20,  1862 .   Deserted.  Took oath of allegiance to  U. S.  Govt. at  Louisville, Ky.,  and released  to  remain  north  of  Ohio River  during war,   September  26, 1864 .

Caldwell - See Colwell.

Carey,  Lewis  M.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Captured and paroled at Hartwell, Ga. May  19, 1865 .

Cargal,  J. A.-   private  February   20, 1862 .   Deserted. Took  oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky.  June  28,  1864 , and released there June  1864 .

Chambers,  John  -   private   February  20,   1862 . Received  $50 bounty March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Chambers,  Marion  -   private   February    20,  1862 .   Deserted.  Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. and released September  26, 1864 .

Chandler,  Abraham  R.-   private   May   7,   1862 .  Deserted.  Took oath  of allegiance  to U.  S. Govt.  at Chattanooga,  Tenn. June 3, 1864 . Released at Louisville, Ky. June  1864 .

Chandler,  Josiah  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Absent without leave September  12-December  31, 1863 . No later record.

Columbus, Jacob -  private  February  20, 1862 .

Columbus, Marion -  private  February  20, 1862 .

Colwell, John  (or Caldwell)  -  private   February  20,   1862 . Captured at  Resaca,  Ga.  May   16,  1864 . Released  at Camp  Morton, Ind. May  18, 1865 .

Covington,  Ananias  -   private   February     20,  1862 .   Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled  there July   16, 1863 . Absent without leave September  12-December  31, 1863 .

Covington,  David  -   private   May   7,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  16,   1863 . Exchanged off Mobile Harbor, Ala.  August   4,  1863 . No   later record.

Coyle,  Thomas  -   private   July   10,   1862 .  Appointed Sergeant; ordnance  Sergeant. Captured  at Vicksburg,  Miss. July   4, 1863 , and paroled there July  6, 1863 .  Roll dated  December  31,   1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Craft, Larkin J.-  private  February  20, 1862 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Darnall,  William  H.  (or Darnell)  - Enlisted  as a    private  in Co.  E, 1st  Regiment  Ga.  Regulars February   25, 1861 .  Discharged December 29, 1861 . Enlisted as a   private  in  Co. D,  40th Regiment Ga. Inf. February   20,  1862 . Elected  2nd Lieutenant  in 1862 ;   1st Lieutenant of Co.  C, 40th  Regiment  Ga.  Inf. August    1862 . Wounded  at Atlanta, Ga.  July  22,  1864 . Surrendered  at Greensboro,  N. C.   April  26, 1865 .

Dempsey, Ellis - Pension records  show he  enlisted in  1862 , and was  discharged, on  account of  rheumatism, at  Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862 . (Born in South Carolina in 1834.)

Dempsey,  Patrick  C.-   private   February     20,  1862 .   Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July  6, 1863. Received  off  Mobile  Harbor,  Ala. for  exchange August   4, 1863 . Furloughed  by  Medical   Examining  Board   for   60   days  from Opelika, Ala. hospital March  8, 1865 .

Dempsey,  William  C.-   private   February   20,  1862 .   Wounded  and disabled  at  Baker's  Creek,  Miss.  May   16, 1863 .  Captured at Adairsville, Ga. May  17,  1864 . Enlisted  in U.  S. Army   at Rock Island, Ill., but was rejected by mustering officer, and released on oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. October  11, 1864 .

Dodd,  Thomas  J.-   private   February   20, 1862 .  Died of  disease at Calhoun, Ga. August   11, 1862 .

Eaves,  Eli  T.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Appointed  3d Corporal November   1863 .  Wounded  at  Resaca,  Ga. May    16, 1864 .  Paroled at Charlotte, N. C. May  6, 1865 .

Evans, Robert  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there July   16, 1863 .  Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last  on file,  shows him  absent, sick.   No later record.

Farmer,  D.  Hosack  -   private   February   20,  1862 . Wounded  at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June  27, 1864 .

Ferguson,  William  E.-   private   February    20,  1862 .   Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July    6, 1863 . Absent  on detached  duty with  pioneer party  December  31,   1863 . No later record.

Fincher,  Reuben  -   private   February  20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 ,  last on  file, shows  him absent,   sick. No. later record.

Fowler,  M.  Bunpass -   private  February   20, 1862 .  Died of  fever at Calhoun, Ga. November  1862 .

Gant,  William  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Surrendered  at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Garrett, Joshua  -  private   August   1,  1863 . Captured  near Atlanta, Ga.  August    13,  1864 .  Died  of   pneumonia  in Military  Prison at Camp  Chase,  O.  December   10,  1864 .  Grave   #596,  Camp  Chase Confederate Cemetery.

Garrett,  Zachariah  -   private   February    20,  1862 .  Deserted.  Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June  20, 1864 .

Greeson,  Benjamin  F.-   private   April  30,   1862 . Captured  at Atlanta, Ga.  August   13,  1864 . Released  at Camp   Chase, O.  June  11, 1865 .

Hall,  William  J.-   private  February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Died on  boat  between  New  Orleans,  La.  and  Mobile,   Ala.  August   4, 1863 .

Hanes,  Warren  T.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss.  July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July   6,  1863 . Received  off  Mobile  Harbor, Ala.  for exchange  August    4,  1863 . No later record.

Hefner,  J.  W.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss.  July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  16,   1863 . Received off  Mobile  Harbor,  Ala. August    4, 1863 .   Killed at  Atlanta, Ga. July  22, 1864 .

Henderson,  F.-   private   February   20,    1862 .  Died   in  Vicksburg, Miss. hospital prior to April  14, 1863 .

Hulsey,  Andrew  J.-   private   February    20,  1862 .  Captured  at  Resaca,  Ga.  May   16,  1864 . Died  of smallpox  in U.S.A.  Post and Prison Hospital at Alton, Ill. March  14, 1865 .

Ingles,  James  D.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 ,  last on  file, shows  him present.   No later record.

Jackson, C. W.-  private  February  20, 1862 . Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 .

Jackson, J. M.-  private  February   20, 1862 .  Died at   Knoxville, Tenn. prior to April  14, 1863 .

Jackson,  W.  R.-   private   February   20,   1862 .  Died  at  Knoxville, Tenn. prior to April  14, 1863 .

Jones,  C.  A.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Died  of disease  at Calhoun, Ga. June  1862 .

Jones,  Stephen  -   private   February   20,   1862 .  Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file, shows  him present.  No later record.

King,  John  L.-   private   February   20,   1862 .  Appointed Corporal. Transferred to Co. C,  8th Battn.  Ga. Inf.  February  1,   1864 . Captured  at  Atlanta,  Ga.  July  28,  1864 . Transferred   from Camp Chase, O. to City Point, Va. for exchange March  4, 1865 .

Lane, John  H.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss.  July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  1863 .   Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Lay,  George  W.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July   1863 . Absent without leave September  12-December  31, 1863 . No later record.

Long,  Lunsin  -  private   August   1,  1863 . Surrendered  at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Malone, J. B.-   private  February   20, 1862 .  Appears only  on bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 .

Mattox, H. H.-   private  February   20, 1862 .  Appears only  on bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 .

McLendon, J. B.  (or McClendon)  -  private   February   20,  1862 . Died August   10, 1863 .

Miller,  Bailus  E.-   private   February    20,  1862 . Appears  only on bounty pay roll dated March  27, 1862 .

Miller,  John  A.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg,  Miss. July   4, 1863 ,  and paroled  there July    1863 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file, shows  him present.  No later record.

Miller, Mathew E.-   private  February   20, 1862 .   Died of  disease in Gordon County, Ga. December  1862 .

Moore, Milton H.-  private  February  20, 1862 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Neal,  John  W.-  private   March  4,  1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4,  1863 , and  paroled there  July  6,   1863 . Captured in  Gordon County,  Ga. May   16, 1864 .  Took oath  of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill., and volunteered for service in U. S. Army but was rejected, October  26, 1864 .

Owen,  Thomas  C.-   private   March   4,   1862 . Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled there  July  6,  1863 . Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 .

Phillips, Reuben  W.-  private   August   18,  1862 . Wounded  in 1862 . In  Convalescent  Hospital  at Knoxville,  Tenn. August  31, 1862 . Roll dated December  31, 1863 , last on file, shows him  present. Pension  records  show he  was wounded  in hip  and left   foot, and permanently  disabled  at Resaca,  Ga., May   16, 1864 .   (Born in Oconee County, S. C. May  19, 1837.)

Ray,  William  A.-   private   February   20,   1862 . Deserted  in 1864 . Took oath of  allegiance to  U. S.  Govt. at  Chattanooga, Tenn. June  7, 1864 . (Born in North Carolina in 1829.)

Rice, Rufus  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured   near Atlanta, Ga. July  22, 1864 . Paroled at Camp Chase, O. May  15, 1865 .

Rider, Amos  H.- Enlisted  as a   private  in  Co. C,   8th Battn. Ga. Inf. January  21, 1862 . Transferred  to Co.  D, 40th   Regiment  Ga. Inf. February  1864 . Killed at Resaca, Ga. May  14, 1864 .

Robbins,  Amos  C.-   private   May   7,   1862 . Captured  near Atlanta,  Ga.  August    13, 1864 .  Released at   Camp Chase,  O. June 11, 1865 .

Russell, James R.-  private  March   4, 1862 .  Right arm   broken in service  in  Kentucky.  Surrendered as  2d Corporal  at Greensboro, N. C. April   26, 1865 .  (Born in  Newton County,  Ga. March  19,  1837.  Died  at Confederate  Soldiers' Home,  Atlanta, Ga. June  25, 1922. Buried at Marietta, Ga.)

Russell, William M.- Enlisted as a  private  in Co. G, 21st Regiment Ga. Inf. July  4, 1861 . Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November  1, 1861 . Enlisted as a  private   in Co.  D, 40th   Regiment  Ga. Inf. February  20, 1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July   4, 1863 , and  paroled  there  July   6, 1863 .  Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863 . Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1863 . Roll dated December   31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Scott, M. P.-  private  February  20, 1862 .  Received $50   bounty March 27, 1862 . No later record.

Shirley,  George  F.-   private   February    20, 1862 .  Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U.  S. Govt.  at Chattanooga,  Tenn. July 18, 1864 , and again at Louisville, Ky., and released  to remain north  of  Ohio  River during  war, July   27, 1864 .   Appears on rolls of Co. C, this regiment but no record of transfer.

Stephens, Holland  -  private   February  20,  1862 . On   sick furlough March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Tate, Evans C.-  private   February  20,  1862 . Appointed   2nd Sergeant November  1863 . Deserted in 1864 . Took oath of  allegiance to  U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. June  15,  1864 . Released  at Louisville, Ky. June  1864 .

Thomas,  J.  H.-   private   February  20,   1862 . Received  $50 bounty March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Wade, Henry  -  private   February  20,  1862 . Captured   near Calhoun, Ga. May  17, 1864 . Forwarded  to Louisville,  Ky. May   24, 1864 . No later record.

Wester, W. Van -  private  February  20, 1862 .  On sick   furlough March  27, 1862 . No later record.

Wofford, Ira -  private  February  20, 1862 . In  Convalescent Hospital at Knoxville, Tenn. August   31, 1862 . No later record.

Wood,  Robert  C.-   private   March   4,   1862 .  Wounded  and captured  at  Baker's  Creek,  Miss.  May  16,  1863 . Died  at Fort Delaware, Del. July  21, 1863 .

Wylie, William  M. R.-   private  March   4, 1862 .   Discharged January  1864 .

Youngblood,  James  M.-   private   February    20,  1862 .  Captured  at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863 , and paroled  there July   6, 1863 . Killed at Resaca, Ga. in 1864 .

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