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CIVIL WAR FOR MURRAY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Co. E, 40th Infantry Regiment Georgia
GORDON COUNTY GA Military Co E 40th Regiment
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COMPANY "E"
40th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A.
GORDON COUNTY, GEORGIA
GORDON INFANTRY
OFFICERS:
Groover, J. F.- Captain March 4, 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.
Montgomery, William - 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862.
Resigned August 27, 1862. Johnson, Albert B.- 2nd
Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Absent without leave
September 15, 1863 -January 8, 1864. Deserted in 1864.
Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter,
May 29, 1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U.
S. Govt., and was released to remain north of Ohio
River during war, May 31, 1864.
Arnold, I. R. (or J. R.) - Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 4,
1862. Resigned April 27, 1863.
Chase, William D.- 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862 .
private. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November
25, 1863. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain
north of Ohio River during war, June 10, 1864.
Strickland, W. P.- 2nd Sergeant March 4, 1862.
Died in Kentucky in 1863.
Smith, William M.- 3rd Sergeant March 4, 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. June 19, 1864.
Strickland, T. S.- 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862.
Deserted at Resaca, Ga. May 1864 . Took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky. May
10, 1864 , and again at Nashville, Tenn. May 28,
1864, and released to remain north of Ohio River
during war, May 26, 1864. Ganaway, E. G. (or
Gannaway) - 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Appears only
on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862.
Hickman, James O. A.- 1st Corporal March 4,
1862. private in 1863. Wounded in right hand at
New Hope Church, Ga. May or June 1864. Hand
amputated at wrist. "Totally disqualified and retired
Sept. 10, 1864." (Died at Milledgeville, Ga. May 31,
1908.)
Thomason, C. J. (or Thomasson) - 2nd Corporal March
4, 1862. Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 27,
1862 . Thomason, George W. (or Thomasson) - 3rd
Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga.
August 13, 1864. Died of variola in Military
Prison at Camp Chase, O. January 23, 1865. Grave
#853, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
Kelley, Philemon - 4th Corporal March 4, 1862.
private Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 ,
and paroled there July 6, 1863. No later record.
PRIVATES
Adams, A. R.- private March 4, 1862 . Deserted at
Knoxville, Tenn. July 15, 1862.
Adams, Francis M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured
near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Released at Point
Lookout, Md. June 22, 1865.
Adams, O.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without
leave March 27, 1862. No later record.
dcock, C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 8th Battn.
Ga. Inf. October 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 40th
Regiment Ga. Inf. June 20, 1862. No later record.
Armstrong, W. C.- private May 1, 1862. Roll for
December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.
Arthur, J. H.- private March 4, 1862. Captured in
1862. Sent from Cairo, Ill. October 25, 1862, and
exchanged near Vicksburg, Miss. November 1, 1862. No
later record.
Berton, J. A.- private March 4, 1862. Absent
without leave March 27, 1862. No later record.
Blackwood, John - private March 4, 1862.
Deserted at Rutledge, Tenn. October 26, 1862.
Blalock, Newbern W. (or Newborn W.) -private
March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. F, 8th Battn. Ga.
Inf. June 28, 1862; to Co. E, January 1, 1863.
Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19, 1863.
Absent without leave May 14, 1864 . Deserted in
1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Louisville, Ky. June 15, 1864, and released to
remain north of Ohio River during war, June 19, 1864.
Brison, T. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Paroled at
Fort Delaware, Del. July 3, 1863 , and left in hospital
there. No later record.
Brown, William J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 31, 1864 .
Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 24, 1865 .
Callahan, Alex E.- private March 4, 1862 .
Deserted in 1864 . Forwarded from Chattanooga, Tenn.
to Louisville, Ky., where he took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Govt. and was released to remain north of Ohio
River during war, May 15, 1864. Campbell, John M. (or
John N.) - private May 1, 1862 . Deserted. Took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky.
and released June 1, 1864 . Campbell, W. W.- private
May 1, 1862 . Captured in Gordon County, Ga. June
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 10, 1864 . (Born
in Abbeville, S. C. in 1833.)
Chase, Alfred A.- private March 4, 1862 . Deserted.
Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga,
Tenn. in 1864, and again at Louisville, Ky., where he
was released to remain north of Ohio River during war,
June 13, 1864.
Cochran, H. C. (or H. M.) - private March 4, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 17, 1863 . Absent without leave
September 1-December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Coggins, James L. (or James F.) - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 ,
and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave
September 1-December 31, 1863. Captured in Gordon
County, Ga. May 1864 . Sent to Louisville, Ky., where
he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was
released, May 15, 1864.
Coggins, William T.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appointed 2nd Corporal November 1863 . Wounded, left
leg permanently disabled, at Missionary Ridge, Tenn.
November 25, 1863 . Absent, wounded, December 31,
1863 . No later record. (Born December 24, 1842.)
Corban, R. C.- private May 1, 1862 . Absent
without leave November 25, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath
of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn.
May 27, 1864 , and again at Louisville, Ky., and
released to remain north of Ohio River during war, May
31, 1864 .
Cowan, Joseph H. (or Cowen) - private May 1,
1862 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 29, 1864 . Received at
Louisville, Ky., where he took oath again and was
released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June
1, 1864 .
Cowan, W. W. (or Cowen) - private November 19,
1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
at Chattanooga, Tenn May 29, 1864 . Received at
Louisville, Ky., where he took oath again and was
released to remain north of Ohio River during war,
June 1, 1864 .
Dillard, E. J.- private March 4, 1862 . Roll for
December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.
Dillard, M. M.- private May 1, 1862 . Captured at
Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Released at Camp
Chase, O. June 11, 1865 .
Drake, J. R.- private March 4, 1862 . Appears only
on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Dyer, N. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent with
leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Ellis, William Curtis - private March 4, 1862 .
Appointed 5th Sergeant November 1863 . Deserted in
1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of Ohio
River during war, June 20, 1864 .
Fain, G. J.- private March 4, 1862 . Appears only
on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Falkner, W. Charles (or Faulkner) - private March
4, 1862 . Deserted in 1864 . Took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Govt., place not stated, May 25, 1864 , and
released to remain north of Ohio River during war, May
31, 1864 .
Farmer, Peter - private May 1, 1862 . Deserted
at Walden's Ridge, Tenn. November 18, 1862 .
Fisher, J. W.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Groover, Thomas S.- Enlisted as a private in Co. F,
8th Battn. Ga. Inf. October 18, 1861 . Transferred to
Co. E, 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. June 27, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . Deserted in 1864 .
Captured in Gordon 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, July
27, 1864 .
Harlan, George - private May 1, 1862 . Elected 1st
Lieutenant August 27, 1862 . Resigned, Special Order
#295, December 12, 1864 .
Harlan, John T.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appointed Sergeant. Died in Fair Grounds Hospital at
Knoxville, Tenn. November 17, 1862 .
Hewett, A.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent without
leave on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 . No later
record.
Hewitt, Perry - private January 1, 1863 . Captured
near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Released at
Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 . (Born in Ga.)
Hickman, M. F.- private May 1, 1862 . "Returned
to duty January 1, 1864 ." No later record.
Hickman, Robert S. (or Robert P.) - private March
4, 1862 . Captured at Tilton, Ga. May 14, 1864 .
Paroled at Camp Morton, Ind. and transferred for
exchange February 26, 1865 .
Hogan, David H.- private March 4, 1862 . Died
of fever at Knoxville, Tenn. April 1862 .
Holmes, Augustus (or Hames) - private March 4,
1862 . Deserted at Calhoun, Ga. December 24, 1862 .
Hooper, William J.- private . Captured at
Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 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
19, 1864 . (Born in Ga. in 1840.)
Hooper, W. J. Y.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave November 25, 1863 . Deserted. Took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga,
Tenn. and released March 19, 1864 .
Horton, Charles F.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 9, 1863 . Appointed 1st Corporal November
1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. June 3, 1864 , and
released north of Ohio River June 9, 1864 .
Horton, George W.- private May 1, 1862 .
Captured at Edward's Depot, Miss. May 18, 1863 .
A paroled prisoner in Camp at Demopolis, Ala. June
5, 1863 . Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and released to remain north of
Ohio River during war, June 8, 1864 . Horton, J. A.-
private March 4, 1862 . "Returned to duty January 1,
1864 ." No later record.
Jarrett, J.- private March 4, 1862 . Appears
only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Johnson, T. W.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862
.
Keath, D. A. (or Keith) - private March 4, 1862 .
Absent without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Kelley, William H.- private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863. Admitted to C. S. A.
General Hospital #11, at Charlotte, N. C. March 2,
1865 . Returned to duty March 8, 1865 . Pension
records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.
April 26, 1865 . (Born in South Carolina.)
Kiker, Charles Richard - private March 4, 1862
. Bounty pay roll March 27, 1862 , shows him absent
without leave. No later record.
Kiker, Richard T.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record. Lackey,
Milton - private March 4, 1862 . Pension records
show he was wounded in right shoulder at Resaca,
Ga. May 1864 . Deserted in 1864 . Received at
Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, June 9, 1864
, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.
and was released July 10, 1864 . (Born February
10,1832).
Lewis, W. J.- private May 1, 1862 . On detached
service with Captain Rowan's Company, Stephens' Ga.
Light Artillery, November 15, 1863 . No later record.
Love, J. I.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent without
leave November 25-December 31, 1863 . Deserted. Took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga,
Tenn. and released March 19, 1864 . Love, W. H.-
private March 4, 1862 . Appears only on roll
dated March 27, 1862 .
Marshall, J. K. P.- private July 5, 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 same
day.
Marshall, J. M.- private July 5, 1862 . Deserted
at Rutledge, Tenn. October 26, 1862 . McBrayer, Oliver
- private March 4, 1862 . Deserted in 1864.
Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, May
25, 1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt., and was released to remain north of Ohio River
during war, May 27, 1864 .
McClure, R.- private March 4, 1862 . Received
$50 bounty March 27, 1862 . No later record.
McKee, Bentley (or McKnee) - private March 4,
1862 . Deserted at Manchester, Tenn. June 1862 .
Montgomery, S.- private March 4, 1862 . Appears only
on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Moore, J. S.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Appointed 2nd Sergeant November 1863 . Roll
for December 31, 1863 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.
Moss, John W.- private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered
at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Owens, James - private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . Deserted. Received at
Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, May 29, 1864 ,
where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was
released May 30, 1864 .
Owens, J. U. A. (or J. N. A.) - private March 4, 1862
. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and
paroled there July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave
September 1-December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Parks, Benjamin - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Exchanged in
1863 . Returned to company January 1, 1864 . No later
record.
Penn, Jefferson H.- private March 4, 1862 .
Transferred to Co. D, 8th Battn. Ga. Inf. June 20,
1862 . Deserted. Captured in Gordon County, Ga. in 1864
. 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, August 10, 1864 .
Prather, Asalia - private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 16, 1863. Absent, sick, at Vicksburg, Miss.,
December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Prince, Kendrick - private March 4, 1862 . Died
near Loudon, Tenn. November 1, 1863 .
Quinn, Ferdinand - private March 4, 1862 .
Captured at Calhoun, Ga. May 17, 1864 . Died of
smallpox at Alton, Ill. May 6, 1865 .
Quinn, H.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Died at New Orleans, La. August 3, 1863 .
Ray, J. R.- private May 1, 1862 . Deserted in
1864 . Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at
Chattanooga, Tenn, and released April 2, 1864 .
Ray, M. M.- private May 1, 1862 . Deserted in
1864 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate
deserter, June 1, 1864 , where he took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. and. was released same
day.
Roberts, David F.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appointed 1st Sergeant November 1863 . Captured at
Resaca, Ga. May 17, 1864 . Received at Military
Prison, at Alton, Ill. May 25, 1864 , and released
there May 16, 1865 .
Rucker, J. A.- private March 4, 1862. Captured
at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Paroled at Alton, Ill.
and sent to James River, Va. for exchange February
1865.
Sanders, Wesley G.- private August 1, 1863.
Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Released
at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865 . (Born in North
Carolina April 1844.)
Shackelford, H. D.- private May 1, 1862 .
Appointed 4th Corporal November 1863. Captured at
Resaca, Ga. May 17, 1864. Released at Military Prison,
Alton, Ill., May 16, 1865.
Shaw, L. D.- private March 4, 1862. Wounded in
left eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Jackson,
Miss. May 14, 1863 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a
Confederate deserter, July 25, 1864 , where he took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released,
July 27, 1864 . (Born October 10, 1844.)
Stanfield, John T.- private March 4, 1862 .
Appears only on roll dated March 27, 1862 . Pension
records show he was discharged, disability, at
Cumberland Gap, Tenn. October 1862. (Born in Troup
County, Ga. in 1836. Died in Gordon County,Ga. prior to
December 1895.) Thomason, J. W. (or Thomasson) -
private March 4, 1862 . Deserted in 1864 . Received
at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, May 29,
1864 , where he took oath of allegiance to U. S.
Govt. and was released May 30, 1864.
Trammell, Malcolm J.- private March 4, 1862 .
Deserted in 1864 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a
Confederate deserter, May 25, 1864 , where he took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released May
26, 1864 .
Turner, J. G.- private March 4, 1862 . Appears
only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862 .
Turner, W. L.- private March 4, 1862 .
Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865 .
Wade, N.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Waldrop, Loren A. (or Waldrip) - private March 4,
1862 . Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 18, 1864 . Took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill.
and enlisted in U. S. Army for frontier service October
6, 1864 .
Walraven, Floyd - private March 4, 1862 :
Deserted in 1864 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a
Confederate deserter, May 29, 1864 , where he took
oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt., and was released
to remain north of Ohio River during war, May 31, 1864
.
Walraven, John M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Dallas, Ga. June 3, 1864 . Took oath of allegiance
to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill. and transferred to
U. S. Navy July 6, 1864 .
Watts, J. C.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there July
6, 1863 . Deserted at Calhoun, Ga. September 1, 1863 .
Wells, W. F.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
White, Enoch (or Enos) - private July 5, 1862 .
Wounded at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 . Died
at Raymond, Miss. June 1, 1863 .
Wickett, J. N.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Absentwithout leave October 1-December
31, 1863 . No later record.
Wiley, J. M.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Wiley, J. R.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Wiley, Nathan - private March 4, 1862 . Died at
home in Gordon County, Ga., date not given.
Wiley, William - private March 4, 1862 . Wounded
and captured at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863 .
Admitted to Prison Hospital there May 17 or 28, 1863 .
Absent, wounded, December 31, 1863 . No later record.
Wilson, Henry J.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Resaca, Ga. May 17, 1864 . Released at Military
Prison, Alton, Ill., May 24, 1865 . (Born in South
Carolina in 1836.)
Wilson, J. F. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Wilson, J. T.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Wofford, B. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured
at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 , and paroled there
July 6, 1863 . Roll for November -December 1863 , last
on file, shows him "Absent, sick, and returned to
duty." No later record. (Born in Spartanburg, S. C. in
1834.)
Wofford, John W.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at
Bean Station, Tenn. October 9, 1862 .
Wofford, I. E.- private May 1, 1862 . Wounded in
right hip and captured at Jonesboro, Ga. August 31,
1864, and forwarded to Dept. of Cumberland. No later
record. (Born October 20,1838.)
Wyatt, G. F.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent
without leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Wyatt, L.- private March 4, 1862 . Absent without
leave March 27, 1862 . No later record.
Wyatt, William - private May 1, 1862 . Deserted in
1864 . Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate
deserter, June 1, 1864 , where he took oath of
allegiance to U. S. Govt. and was released same day.
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