Company " I "

40th. Georgia Infantry Regiment

BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA

BARTOW RANGERS

OFFICERS

Johnson, Abda - Captain March 4, 1862. Elected Colonel March 19, 1862. Wounded and captured at        Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.                         April 26, 1865.

Johnson, Erastus V.- 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Resigned in 1862.

Wofford, James W.- 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant in 1862. Captured at                 Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Killed near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga.                   June 27, 1864.

Dodd, Thomas J.- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Died of disease contracted in service at                      Manassas, Va. August 11, 1862.

Lowery, Joseph G. (or Lowry) - 1st Sergeant April 27, 1862. Detailed in Commissary Dept. in 1862. No later record.

Wofford, James C.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H 18th Regiment Ga. Inf. November 4, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 11, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant of Co. I 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862.            Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863 . Absent without leave                  November 16, 1864. Pension records show he left command on sick furlough February 1865. Could not reach command when furlough expired.

Hardy, E. G.- 3rd Sergeant October 16, 1862. Discharged on account of weak eyes in 1864.   FRANCES WRIGHT HARDY JUNNILA

Wade, Henry J.- 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                there July 6, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded in right hip bone at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864,               and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Gwinnett County, Ga. December 26, 1830)

Grogan, John M.- 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. May 18, 1865.

Hardy, John W.- 1st Corporal Mar 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Died of variola at           Camp Chase, O. December 23, 1864. Grave #656, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. : FRANCES WRIGHT HARDY JUNNILA

Green, Richard L.- 2nd Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Paroled at                  Camp Chase, O. and transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange March 4, 1865. At home on furlough at    surrender. (Born in Spartanburg, S. C. August 30, 1835)

Casey, James T.- 3rd Corporal August 27, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864 . Received at      Camp Chase, O. September 3, 1864, and released there July 10, 1865. - 4th Corporal.

Armstrong, L. C.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vickiburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there                 July 6, 1863. Absent without leave December 1-31, 1863. No later record.

Aunspaugh, Lewis P.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Musician November 1862. Captured at                   Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file,                shows him present. No later record.

Autry, William A.- private March 4, 1862. Killed near Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 1864.

Barton, Bailey - private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. October 28, 1863.

Barton, Cannon - private March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Knoxville, Tenn. December 2, 1862.

Bates, John W.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Beaman, Lewis R.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. C 4th Regiment Ga. Cavalry                         November 1, 1862. (Whether Avery's or Clinch's not stated.) Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 14, 1864.        Released, place not stated, June 12, 1865.

Bell, Thomas S.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Died at                                    Camp Morton, Ind. February 17, 1865.

Best, John W. F.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Surgeon May 19, 1862. Roll for                                       December 31, 1863, shows him present. No later record.

Bogle, Joseph - private March 4, 1862. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864.                                         Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 4, 1865.

Brock, Charles J. M.- private March 4, 1862. Died of fever at Marietta, Ga. prior to                                       November 26, 1863.

Brock, James O.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1-December 31, 1863.                    Captured at Stilesboro, Ga. June 7, 1864, and forwarded to Provost Marshal at Kingston, Ga. June 14, 1864.

Brooks, Parker R.- private March 4, 1862. Died of fever at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.

Brown, James W. (or Broom) - private March 4, 1862. On furlough March 27, 1862. No later record.

Campbell, Benjamin N.- private March 4, 1862. Killed.

Carter, James Henry - private March 4, 1862. Appointed Captain & A. Q. M. May 19, 1862.                            Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863,                last on file, shows him present. Appears as 1st Corporal of Co. G, but no record of transfer.

Carter, Richard C.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.                   July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Absent by authority of Medical Board August 27, 1864.                      No later record.

Casey, Joseph L.- private March 4, 1862. Roll dated March 27, 1864, shows him absent on furlough.                      No later record.

Cauley, Simeon - private August 20, 1863. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 16, 1864. Died of disease at               Camp Morton, Ind. December 15, 1864.

Center, William B.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain March 19, 1862. Resigned November 1862.

Chunn, William A.- Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Co. I 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops               October 5, 1861. Roll dated April 7, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out April 1862.                    Enlisted as a private in Co. I 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 27, 1862. Appointed Commissary Sergeant.                  Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Clarke, William J.- private March 4, 1862. On furlough March 27, 1862. No later record.

Collins, Andrew J.- private March 4, 1862. On detached duty at Mount Brannan, Etowah, Ga.,                      December 31, 1863. No later record. (Born in North Carolina November 14, 1834)

Cooper, .George W.- private March 4, 1862. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. No later record.

Cox, Silas J.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                               there July 6, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Craddock, Leonard T.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863,                                      and paroled there July 6, 1863. Received off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4, 1863.                     Wounded near Pine Mountain, Ga. June 1864. Died of wounds.

Dodd, David W.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864.

Dodd, Thomas W.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain. Absent from inspection by authority of Medical Examining Board September 19, 1864. No later record.

Dudley, Marion J.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Assistant Surgeon. Resigned in 1863.

Fite, Henderson Wesley - private March 4, 1862. Appointed Hospital Steward; Assistant Surgeon                       April 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Received off Mobile Harbor, Ala. for exchange August 4, 1863. Appointed Surgeon December 1863. Roll for December 31,                  1863 , last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in McMinn County, Tenn. November 27, 1825)

Fontenberry, J. William - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and                      paroled there July 6, 1863. Appointed 4th Corporal November 1, 1863. Roll for .December 31, 1863, last on        file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in South Carolina August 1832)

Garrett, Thomas W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                  there July 6, 1863. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865. (Born in Monroe County, Tenn. September 24, 1838)

Grogan, William - private March 4, 1862. Died at Louden, Tenn. November 22, 1863.

Hargis, Richard R.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. D  Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. in 1862.                        Roll for September -October 1864, last on file, shows him "Absent, detached by order of General Lee,     September 21, 1864." Pension records show he was on detached duty April 1, 1865, to close of war.

Hawk - See Houk.

Hays, Charles - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1, 1863. Took oath of                      allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Chattanooga, Tenn. May 29, 1864. Received at Louisville, Ky.                                    June 1, 1864, where he took oath again and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war,                     June 3, 1864.

Henderson, Euell, or (Ewell) - private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Hendrix, Hillery W.- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. June 7 or 14, 1862.

Hendrix, James M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and                             paroled there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Cavalry and elected Captain September 1864.

Hendrix, William H.- private March 4, 1862. Died of measles June 14, 1862.

Holcomb, W. P.- private September 1, 1862. Died in Vicksburg, Miss. hospital July 1863.

Houk, John C. (or Hawk) - private March 4, 1862. Deserted December 19, 1863.

Huffman, David - private August 2, 1863. Died of disease at Marietta, Ga. December 4, 1863.

Jackson, Ziniri W. (or Zimira) - private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862,                            shows him on furlough. No later record.

Jones, James R. P.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.                             July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Captured near Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Released at             Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865.

King, Alfred C.- private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862, shows him on furlough.                   No later record.

King, John W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Released at Rock                     Island, Ill. May 22, 1865. (Born in Ga. March 17, 1842)

Landers, Ramine W.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Levy, Samuel - private March 4, 1862. Rejected over-age, March 27, 1862.

Lewis, Harleston D.- private March 1862. Wounded in foot and captured at Vicksburg, Miss.                                July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. A 8th Regiment Mississippi                              Cavalry February 1, 1864. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1864; 1st Lieutenant July 25, 1864.                              Surrendered at Citronelle, Ala. May 4, 1865. Paroled at Gainesville, Ala. May 14, 1865.                               (Resident of Ga. since 1849)

Lowery, Isaac G. (or Lowry) - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave November 1-December 31, 1863. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, July 25, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to  U. S.  Govt., and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, July 27, 1864.

Mann, J. C.- private August 11, 1862. Deserted October 1, 1863.

Mauldin, John (or Maulding) - private March 4, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Maxwell, John U.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                      there July 16, 1863. Absent without leave September 1-December 31, 1863. No later record.                               (Died at Pine Log, Ga. March 27, 1915)

McMillan, William R.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                 there July 6, 1863. Wounded through shoulder and permanently disabled at Resaca, Ga. May 14, 1864.           Pension records show he was furloughed home and unable to return to command.                                                    (Born in North Carolina May 14, 1830. Died in Bartow County, Ga. May 10, 1909)

Murphy, J. Benjamin F.- private April 27, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled               there July 6, 1863. Transferred to Co. B Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. in 1864. Roll for October 1864,                            last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Murphy, Silas - private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863.

Murphy, Thomas L.- private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. B Phillips' Legion Ga. Inf. July 4, 1863.               Roll for September -October 1864, last roll on file, shows him "Absent, detached by order of                           General Lee since September 21, 1864." No later record.

Norwood, John H.- private March 4, 1862. Deserted October 1, 1863. Captured at Calhoun, Ga. May 18, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Rock Island, Ill., enlisted in U. S. Navy and transferred, June 10, 1864.

Odom, Alexander (or Odum) - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1, 1863. Received at Louisville, Ky., a Confederate deserter, August 3, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt.                and was released same date.

Peak, John L.- private March 4, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862.

Pilgrim, Jackson - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there               July 6, 1863. Died December 1863.

Pittard, Samuel La Fayette - private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he was transferred to                       Captain Smith's Company Mississippi Light Artillery June 1862, and was sent home from Columbus, Miss.           on sick furlough in 1864. Unable to return. (Died at Cassville, Ga. May 1900)

Pittard, Thomas N.- private 1862. No record in this company. Enlisted as a private in Captain W. B. Turner's Company Mississippi Light Artillery (formerly Captain M. Smith's Company) February 22, 1864. Captured near Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Camp Chase, O. and released March 16, 1865. (Died in Bartow County, Ga. September 1907)

Price, John A.- private March 4, 1862. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. No later record.

Reaves, Robert - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 13, 1864. Released at                        Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865.

Reynolds, Thomas H.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and                         paroled there July 6, 1863. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. Pension records show he was sent                            to Rome, Ga. hospital with chronic dysentery September 1863, and was unable to return to command.                (Born in Elbert County, Ga. April 1833)

Richards, Jasper M.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave September 1-December 31, 1863.                     No later record.

Robertson, H.- private August 11, 1862. Deserted October l, 1863.

Shaw, John H.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. prior to July 31, 1863.

Sheats, Archibald Y.- private March 4, 1862. Elected Captain April 22, 1862. Resigned December 23, 1862.

Sheats, Nicholas - private March 4, 1862. Died near Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.

Sheats, Samuel - private March 4, 1862. Bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862, shows him on furlough.     Remained with company only a few days.

Simpson, Robert E.- private March 4, 1862. Lost both arms at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863.

Smith, W. Green - Enlisted as a private in Co. F 3d Battn. Mississippi Inf. (subsequently the 33rd Regiment Mississippi Inf., and afterwards the 45th Regiment Mississippi Inf.) January 6, 1862. Transferred to                     Co. I 40th Regiment Ga. Inf. October 25 or November 1, 1863. "Deserted before reporting to this company.     Have received no descriptive list."

Smith, Zachariah M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there        July 16, 1863. Sick in hospital December 31, 1863. No later record.

Stepp, James - private August 11, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there                  July 6, 1863. Died June 10, 1864. Buried in Oakland Cemetery at Atlanta, Ga.

Stepp, Joseph - private March 4, 1862. Wounded at New Hope Bridge, Ga. May 1864. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Ga. May 21, 1864. Returned to duty May 28, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C.        April 26, 1865.

Stovall, Patrick H.- private March 4, 1862. Died at New Orleans, La. August 8, 1864.

Thompson, Charles A.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled             there July 6, 1863. Died at Brandon, Miss. prior to December 31, 1863.

Thompson, Gilbert T. (or Gilbert P.) - private March 4, 1862. Wounded. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss.                 July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 6, 1863. Absent without leave September 1-December 31, 1863.                       No later record.

Tolbert, Benjamin H.- private March 4, 1862. Rejected March 27, 1862.

Tomlin, Edwin A.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Tuck, John R.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled                            there July 16, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave from         September 1, 1863. Returned to company."

Upshaw, William L.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.

Vining, John L.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Cassville, Ga. July 17, 1864. Released at                            Camp Douglas, Ill. June 16, 1865.

Wade, B. F.- private August 2, 1863. Discharged December 9, 1863.

Wells, Thomas J.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. June 1862.

Weems, William F.- private March 4, 1862. Discharged June 1862.

Whitfield, Sterling T.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and                          paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll for December 31, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

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