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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A
23d REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE CSA
BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA
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Name	Rank	Enlisted	Remarks
OFFICERS
Pool, Benjamin G. P.	Captain	August 31, 186l	Resigned April 22, 1862. Elected Captain of a company bearing his name, Six Months Local Defense Troops, Bartow County, Ga., August 19, 1863. No later record.
Irwin, Clayton F.	1st Lieutenant	August 31, 1861	Resigned, disability, February 8, 1862. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 3, 1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 4, 1864.
Boston, William J.	2d Lieutenant	August 31, 1861	Elected Captain April 22, 1862 ; Major August 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Davis, Tyre B.	Jr. 2d Lieutenant	August 31, 1861	Elected 2d Lieutenant April 22, 1862; 1st Lieutenant February 21, 1864; Captain January 4, 1865. No later record.
Covington, William F.	1st Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Discharged, disability, April 22, 1862. (Born in Spartanburg, S. C. May 12, 1823.)
Alexander, Joseph L.	2d Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862.
Costner, Thomas P.	3d Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Elected 1st Lieutenant January 1863. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Died of wounds February 21, 1864.
Goodwin, S. S.	4th Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Bruce, Lumpkin	1st Corporal	August 31, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Logan, Joseph	2d Corporal	August 31, 1861	Discharged April 22, 1862.
Guyton, D. J.	3d Corporal	August 31, 1861	Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Georgia in 1842.)
Hunt, George W.	4th Corporal	August 31, 1861	Captured in 1862. Paroled September 30, 1862. Appointed Ensign January 5, 1863. No later record.
PRIVATES
Alexander, B. J.	private	August 31, 1861	Elected 1st Lieutenant February 8, 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Resigned on account of wounds December 23, 1862.
Arnold, J. Willis	private	August 31, 1861	Appointed 2d Corporal in 1863. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864.
Baker, James W.	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Barron, John A.	private	August 31, 1861	Discharged, disability, April 16, 1862.
Bentley, Dotson	private	April 3, 1862	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Bentley, G. M.	private	January 10, 1864	Died of brain fever at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 21, 1864.
Bentley, John W.	private	August 31, 1861	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Bishop, John	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Richmond, Va. June 13, 1862. Brady, A.- private. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865. No later record.
Brewster, Jesse	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded near Peters-burg, Va. June 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Brewster, William	private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Hagerstown, Md.
Brown, John M.	private	August 31, 1861	Elected Major of the 8th Regiment Ga. State Troops December 19, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. May 1862. Elected Major, command not given. Wounded at New Hope Church, Ga. May 25, 1864. Died of wounds in 1864.
Buice, Abraham	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Danville, Va. August 15, 1862.
Buice, Joshua	private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Crampton's Gap. Md. September 14, 1862.
Burdett, Berry, Jr.	private	November 11, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Burdett, Berry, Sr.	private	-	Detailed at Iron Works.
Burdett, Lindsay	private	August 31, 1861	Roll far April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Burdett, S. G.	private	April 3, 1862	Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. for exchange May 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. Elected Jr.2d Lieutenant in 1863 ;1st Lieutenant (to rank from August 15, 1864 ), January 4, 1865. No later record.
Cantrell, John	private	August 31, 1861	Discharged, disability, at Danville, Va. October 15, 1862.
Cantrell, Rudisil	private	August 31, 1861	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Carter, George W.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Williams-burg, Va. May 5, 1862 , and sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. in 1862. Paid at Atlanta, Ga. December 11, 1862. No later record.
Chitwood, Daniel	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Chitwood, John	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled May 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Chitwood, Pleasant	private	August 31, 1861	Died of chronic diarrhoea at Richmond, Va. October 30, 1862. Cochran, Upson- private August 31, 1861. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled for exchange May 23, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Compton, L. J.	private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862.
Copeland, A. J.	private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862.
Costner, Eli (or Castner)	private	August 31, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Culver, Augustus	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. in 1863. Received at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. No later record.
Culver, H. G.	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Discharged December 12, 1863.
Culver, Joseph	private	September 3, 1863	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Culver, William M.	private	August 31, 1861	Died of fever at Yorktown, Va. March 28, 1862.
Daniel, James S.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled May 7, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. Furloughed from Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. for 30 days from July 13, 1864. No later record.
Davis, Elnathan	private	August 31, 1861	Transferred to Co. E, January 1862. Discharged on account of old age and debility at Yorktown, Va. January 30, 1862.
Davis, George W.	private	August 31, 1861	Transferred to Co. K, December 16, 1861 ; to Co. F, l6th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 22, 1861. Left at Goldsboro, N. C. sick, April 5, 1862. No later record.
Dobbs, Charles F.	private	August 31, 1861	Absent without leave November 1-December 31, 1861. No later record.
Dunn, William M.	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862. Appointed 3d Sergeant in 1863. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23, 1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Edwards, Hosea	private	August 31, 1861	Died of disease at Winchester, Va. November 2, 1862.
Hays, J. B.	private	August 31, 1861	Appointed 1st Corporal in 1863. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant September 1863. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va, wounded in thigh, June 3, 1864. No later record.
Helton, Joseph Isham	private	August 31, 1861	Roll dated April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him "present- pioneer." No later record.
Helton, Marion	private	August 10, 1863	Wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Hunt, Z. T.	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. wounded in neck, June 6, 1864 , and died there of wounds July 2, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Jenkins, Ephraim	private	August 31, 1861	Appointed 2d Sergeant in 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Jenkins, Henry	private	August 31, 1861	Captured and paroled at Anderson, S. C. May 3, 1865.
Keen, John B.	private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Seven Pines, Va. May 30, 1862. (Born in Virginia in 1840.)
Knight, Joshu	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. Wounded in 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him "Present in arrest for desertion." No later record.
Lawrence, A. J.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 2, 1863. Paroled at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D. C., June 10, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Lawrence, William M.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. May 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange May 23, 1863. Appointed 2d Sergeant February 24, 1864. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864.
Lee, A. W.	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Richmond, Va. May 20, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Lee, Jefferson O.	private	August 31, 1861	Died of fever at Richmond, Va. July 1862.
Lewis, Pickens R.	private	August 31, 1861	Home on sick furlough December 16, 1861 -February 28, 1862. Detailed in Quartermaster Dept. at Richmond, Va. April 8, 1862. Received pay at Atlanta, Ga. September 26, 1862. No later record.
Martin, George W. (or Martina)	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died of wounds July 12, 1862.
Mathis, Daniel ~ See private, Co. K.
McElwee, Thomas	private	September 3, 1861	Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Died of wounds at Sharpsburg, Md. September 20, 1862.
McEntyre, Obediah (or Mclntyre)	private	August 31, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Minyard, Thomas A.(or Maynard) ~ See private, Co. I.
Motes, James C.	private	August 31, 1861	Detailed in Richmond, Va. hospital in 1863. On detached duty in Quartermaster Supply Depot at Atlanta, Ga. April 30, 1864. No later record.
Motes, Wesley M.	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Yorktown, Va. January 26, 1862.
Nix, Newton	private	August 31, 1861	Died of erysipelas in General Hospital #18, at Richmond, Va. July 6, 1862. Patterson, A. J.- private August 31, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862.
Pinson, Elbert N.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. May 23, 1863. Dropped from rolls for continued absence without leave April 30, 1864.
Reed, Robert	private	February 3, 1864	Deserted at Baldwin, Fla. March 12, 1864.
Reid, James (or Reed)	private	August 31, 1861	Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. August 10, 1864, and again at Louisville, Ky. August 29, 1864, when he was released to remain north of Ohio River during war.
Reid, John H.(or Reed)	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Yorktown, Va. January 6, 1862.
Roberts, Stephen T.	private	May l, 186l	Enlisted as a private in Co. G, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. May l, 186l. Transferred to Co. A,23d Regiment Ga. Inf. December 1, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant; Quartermaster Sergeant in 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. E,64th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 2, 1863. Resigned January 10, 1865.
Rouce, James Marion (or Rouse)	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Discharged, disability, March 30, 1863.
Rouce, James M.(or Rouse)	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Arrested and brought back March 1864. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 19, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Point Lookout, Md., released and enlisted in U. S. service October 14, 1864.
Sanders, Allen	private	August 31, 1861	Died at Richmond, Va. August 21, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Shepherd, Thomas (or Shepard)	private	August 31, 1861	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Shinall, Berry	private	August 31, 1861	Appointed 3d Corporal in 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Sizemore, Ansel	private	August 31, 1861	Detailed to work in iron furnace but went to Army of Tennessee and was killed.
Smith, William	private	August 8, 1863	Wounded through right breast at Morris Island, S. C. September 6, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Strain, William A.	private	August 8, 1863	Roll far April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Strickland, Samuel	private	August 31, 1861	Wounded in 1862. Died of wounds at Richmond, Va. September 1, 1862. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Charlottesville, Va.
Tracey, McDonald (or Tracy)	private	November 11, 1861	Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861.
Vincent, Levi	private	August 31, 1861	Captured in 1862. Paroled October 2, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. November 10, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal in 1863. Transferred from Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Va. to Lynchburg, Va., suffering from contusion of back, May 23, 1864. No later record.
Waters, Adolphus	private	September 13, 1861	Discharged at Richmond, Va., on account of fracture of right thigh which rendered him incapable for service, June 3, 1862.
Wheeler, William H.	private	August 31, 1861	Captured in 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Bartow County, Ga. in 1840.)
Williams, George	private	November 11, 1861	Deserted at Old Fair Grounds, Va. November 15, 1861.
Williams, J. F. M.	private	August 31, 1861	Discharged, disability, December 23, 1861.
Wood, Berry	private	August 31, 1861	Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
Wood, W. J.	private	February 1864	Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Wright, Henry	private	November 12, 1863	Wounded at Weldon Railroad, Va. August 18, 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. March 23, 1865. Deserted March 31, 1865.
Wright, James M.	private	August 31, 1861	Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1863. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va. May 23, 1863. Killed at Bentonville, N. C. March 18, 1865.
Wright, Samuel	private	August 31, 1861	Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.
Young, Burrell L.	private	June 13, 1861	Enlisted as a private in Co. H, l8th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 13, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 23d Regiment Ga. Inf. November 19, 1861; to Co. I, December 18, 1861. Died at Frederick City, Md. October 17, 1862.
Young, Henry	private	August 31, 1861	Transferred to Co. H, 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 19, 1861. Appointed wagon master. On recruiting service February 28, 1862. Went into service at Camp McDonald, Ga. August 31, 1861. Ordered to Virginia November 11, 1861. Reached Richmond, Va. November 15, 1861, and went into camp at Old Fair Grounds.

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