COMPANY " E "

42nd Georgia Infantry Regiment

NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

HARPER GUARDS



 

Mercer, Thomas J.- Captain March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 7, 1863. Sick in Atlanta, Ga. hospital October 31, 1863.

Heard, Joseph - 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Walker, James D.- 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Died of fever at Camp McDonald, Ga. June 29, 1862.

Osborne, Lazarus (or Ozburn) - Jr. 2nd Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Resigned August 10, 1862.

Nolen, William H. H. (or Nolan) - 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862. A private on account of ill health in 1862. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga. July 22, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Middlebrooks, Zere Pendergrass - 2nd Sergeant March 4, 1862. Died of measles at Loudon, Tenn. July 3, 1862.

Cowan, James P. (or Cowen) - 3rd Sergeant March 4, 1862. Died August 18, 1863.

Ivy, John W. (or Ivey) - 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Left in Newton County, Ga. on indefinite sick furlough April 15, 1862. Reduced to ranks in 1862. Roll for March -April 1863, last on which borne, shows he "Deserted; absent without leave since March 20, 1862."

Brewer, Drewry Jefferson - 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant in 1862. Wounded at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864. Captured near Decatur, Ala. October 31, 1864. Sent to Camp Douglas, Ill.   where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. March 24, 1865. Mustered into service as a private in Co. F 6th Regiment U. S. Inf. March 26, 1865.

Boyd, Thomas A.- 1st Corporal March 4, 1862. Appointed Color Bearer. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Ga. in 1842)

Mercer, James M.- 2nd Corporal March 4, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant August 15, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863, last on file, shows him present. No later record.(Born in Newton County, Ga. January 1, 1836)

Huff, Seth K.- 3rd Corporal March 4, 1862. Appointed Color Bearer. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Killed at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864.

Elliott, James J.- 4th Corporal March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 7, 1863. Killed at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865.

Aikens, Jeptha A.- private. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Allen, William J.- private February 28, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863, last on file, shows him "Absent without leave. Bounty due." Pension records show he "Was taken sick at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863. Was paroled home and did no further service."(Born in Edgefield, S. C. December 25, 1830. Died April 1908)

Almand, John - private March 4, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant August 16, 1862. Died at Conyers, Ga. December 18, 1862.

Almand, Thomas Jefferson (or J. T.) - private May 12, 1862. Discharged, disability, August 17 or September 25, 1863.

Almand, Thomas S.- private March 4, 1862. Lost right eye, at Knoxville, Tenn. November 1863. Captured   at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16, 1863. Paroled in 1863. Received at City Point, Va. for exchange July 6, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Newton County, Ga. August 12, 1838)

Aycock, Isham Melville - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Wounded in left leg at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864; gangrene developed, resulting in permanent disability.(Born in Ga. September 14, 1838. Died in Oconee County, Ga. in 1904)

Bennett, Rufus King - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Ga. November 2, 1838)

Biggers, James P. W.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861. Roll dated April 16, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April or May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E 42nd Regiment Ga. Inf. August 19, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Biggers, John R.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Camp McDonald, Ga. June 29, 1862.

Biggers, J. P.- Pension records show he enlisted as a private April 1862, and surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. {Born in Newton County, Ga. March 1843)

Bishop, C. W.- private August 19, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Appears on list of sick and wounded prisoners shipped from Vicksburg, Miss. to Mobile, Ala., on Steamer St. Maria, July 30, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Boggus, Henry J.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal April 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 1863. Appointed 1st Sergeant May 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro,  N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Ga. in 1843)

Boggus, Robert W.- private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Boyd, James T.- Appointed 3rd Sergeant of Co. H 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861. Roll dated April 16, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April or May 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E 42nd Regiment Ga. Inf. April 4, 1863. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Boyd, William P.- private May 12, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863, last on file, shows him present. Unofficial records show he was killed at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864.

Brewer, Elisha M.- private May 12, 1862. Died at Camp McDonald, Ga. June 10, 1863.

Brewer, W. N.- private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.  

Bryan, James M.- private August 19, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 3, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Died in 1863.

Bryant, Joel C.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1863.

Chaffin, Joel Madison (or Chafin, Madison M.) - private March 4, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. June 10, 1863.

Chaffin, William T.- private March 4, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present.  No later record.

Childers, John - private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in East Tenn. in 1827)

Childers, Samuel - private March 4, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863 last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Childers, William - private March 4, 1862. Roll dated June 28, 1862, last on which borne, shows him present. Died in service.

Cody, William (or Coody) - private March 4, 1862. Roll to April 30, 1862, last on which borne, shows him present. Hospital roll to August 31, 1862, shows him "Present in Convalescent Camp Hospital at Knoxville, Tenn." No later record.

Cook, George J.- private May 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July  6, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Died at Attapulgus, Ga. June 23, 1899)

Cook, James T.- private March 4, 1862. Died April 24, 1862.

Cowan, Calvin B. (or Cowen) - private March 4, 1862. Died May 18, 1863.

Cowan, Cornelius A. (or Cowen) - private March 4, 1862. Died at Enterprise, Miss. date not stated.

Cowan, Harvey K.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861. Roll dated December 16, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. April or May  1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E 42nd Regiment Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Died in Vicksburg, Miss.   hospital in 1863

Cowan, James C. C.- private March 4, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him "Absent, sent to Rome, Ga. hospital." Wounded at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865.(Died January 7, 1924)

Dick, James F.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant in 1862; 3rd Sergeant August 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Dick, Levi - private . Died in service.

Edwards, Henry H.- private March 4, 1862. Died in Fair Grounds Hospital #l, at Atlanta, Ga. December 27, 1862.(Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.)

Edwards, Thomas L.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Killed at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864.

Elliott, George Robert - private March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. B 53rd Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange  for Samuel L. McNair, November 8, 1863. Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died of wounds November 4, 1864.

Elliott, William James - private March 4, 1862. Died at Big Shanty, Ga. April 5, 1863.

Ellis, William B.- private July 16, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Wounded in left leg at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 25, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Newton County, Ga. November 13, 1825)

Ewings, Joseph (or Ewens) - private March 4, 1862. Died in service.

Ewings, Thomas (or Ewens) - private March 4, 1862. Died in hospital.

Fincher, John E.- private February 23, 1863. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 19, 1865.

Fincher, J. M.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Released at Camp  Douglas, Ill. June 19, 1865.

Geiger, William H. H.- private March 4, 1862. Died April 15, 1862.

Gilpin, William T.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant March 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 16, 1863. On detached duty in Macon, Ga. Arsenal October 31, 1863 -July 1864. No later record.

Goodson, Thomas D.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 3rd Corporal; Color Bearer. Died at Bean Station, Tenn. in 1863.

Green, James M.- private May 12, 1862. Died March 7, 1863.

Green, William Frank - private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled   there July 6, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Green, William J.- private March 4, 1862. Rejected.

Hailey, William T.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal; 2nd Corporal. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent without leave. Pension records show he was absent, sick, September  1864, to close of war. (Resident of Ga. since 1855)

Harris, Henry G.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 2nd Corporal March 1863; 4th Corporal; 3rd Corporal. Captured near Kinston, N. C. March 10, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27, 1865. 

Harris, James Thomas - private March 4, 1862. Died of disease in Newton County, Ga. April 22, 1862.

Heard, Herbert S.- private March 4, 1862. Died at Bean Station, Tenn. August 16, 1863.

Hewell, Hope H.- Enlisted as a private in Co. H 6th Regiment Ga. State Troops October 21, 1861. Discharged, disability, January 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E 42nd Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent in Jackson, Miss. hospital. Died in hospital.

Hinton, John L.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July   6, 1863. Pension records show he was wounded, left hand disabled and two fingers of right hand amputated,  at Jonesboro, Ga. August 31, 1864, and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Newton County, Ga. March 15, 1836)

Ingram, John W.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Color Bearer. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. July 20, 1863.

Jones, Benjamin F.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Ga. July 3, 4 or 5, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 16, 1865.

Jones, W. C. C.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Newton County, Ga. October 12, 1844)

King, James M.- private May 18, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Miss. prior to April 15, 1863.

King, John Asberry - private March 4, 1862. Wounded, left leg permanently disabled at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864. At home, wounded, close of war. Leg amputated April 6, 1892.(Resident of Ga. since December 11, 183. Died in Rockdale County, Ga. June 12, 1909)

King, John B.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26,   1865.

King, Samuel A.- private July 27, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present. Died in service.

Kitchens, Charles - private May 12, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga.)

Kitchens, Henry Z. ("Dude".)private February 23, 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Newton County, Ga. in 1845)

Kitchens, John E.- private in 1864. Captured by 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, at Macon, Ga. April 20  or 21, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1847)

Kitchens, Moses ("Pete".)private May 12, 1862  Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Lee, Augustus J.- private March 4, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant March 15, 1863. Wounded at Orangeburg, S. C. February 12, 1865. Died in General Hospital #l, at Columbia, S. C. March 21, 1865.

Leech, John W. (or Leach) - private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Lowry, Joseph E.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed Musician. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Lowry, William G.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

McCullough, Perry O.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Ga. August 23, 1864. released at Camp Chase, O. June 11, 1865.

McKitrick, Hugh D.- private March 4, 1862. Died April 16, 1862.

McNair, Samuel Lawson - Enlisted as a private in Co. B 53rd Regiment Ga. Inf. May 1, 1862. Transferred  to Co. E 42nd Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Robert Elliott, November 8, 1863. Wounded in left thigh at Kinston, N. C. March 14, 1865. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865.

Mercer, William F.- private March 4, 1862. Died April 12, 1863.

Morgan, William - private February 23, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present. Died in service.

Morris, Francis M.- private Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Nolen, Isaac Newton (or Nolan) - private March 12, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 1863. Died in service.

Nolen, J. M. (or Nolan) - private April 13, 1864. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Nolen, Stephen W. (or Nolan) - private March 4, 1862. Died in Vicksburg, Miss. hospital February 26,    1863.

Parker, Aaron J.- private March 4, 1862. Died March 26, 1863.

Parker, James M.- private May 12, 1862. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present.    No later record.

Parker, John C.- private February 28, 1863. In Bragg Hospital at Newnan, Ga. January 1, 1864. Died in service.

Pickett, S. P.- private August 1, 1862. Appointed Musician. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file,   shows him present. No later record.

Piper, Alexander - private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave March 20, 1862 -April 1863. No later   record.

Piper, Wesley - private March 4, 1862. Died of variola in Atlanta, Ga. hospital January 16, 1863.

Polk, Charles E.- private May 13, 1862. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at Bentonville, N. C.  March 19, 1865. Captured in Raleigh, N. C. hospital April 13, 1865.

Polk, John E.- private May 12, 1862. Died at Greeneville, Tenn. May 12, 1863.

Polk, J. K.- private August 17, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him absent, sent to Rome, Ga. hospital. No later record.

Polk, Thomas W. O.- private May 12, 1862. Appointed Musician. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, at Pine Mountain, Ga. June 24, 1864. Discharged, disability, in 1864.

Pope, Andrew James - private March 4, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. November 25, 1862.

Pope, Henry B.- private May 13, 1862. Died September 5, 1863.

Pope, John Clark - private May 12, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Wounded in right hip at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, 1865. Died of wounds in General Hospital #13, at Raleigh, N. C. April 1, 1865. Buried there in Confederate Cemetery.

Pope, William - private May 18, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863 and paroled there July 6, 1863. Wounded, date and place not given. Admitted to Way Hospital at Meridian, Miss., wounded, January 13, 1865; remarks: "furloughed."

Queen, E. D.- See 4th Sergeant Co. H.

Reagan, Stephen D.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born near Anderson Court House, S. C. in 1840)

Robinson, Thomas D.- private March 4, 1862. Died of variola in General Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. January  25, 1863.

Rogers, David L.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled there July 7, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863. last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.(Born in Jasper County, Ga. about 1823)

Russell, Albin (or Abin) - private March 4, 1862. Roll dated April 12, 1862, shows he was rejected.

Sams, John R.- private August 1, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July  4, 1863. and paroled there July 6, 1863. Killed at Resaca, Ga. May 15, 1864.

Smith, A. Tire - private February 23, 1863. Roll dated December 10, 1863 last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Newton County, Ga. February 6, 1841)

Smith, James H. (or H. James) - private March 4, 1862. Discharged March 31, 1863.

Smith, John O.- private August 1, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Smith, Joseph A.- private March 4, 1862. Captured, date and place not stated. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 19, 1865. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. in 1839)

Smith, J. W.- private August 19, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863. and paroled July 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Ga.)

Smith, Madison M.- private March 4, 1862. Absent without leave December 10, 1863. No later record.

Smith, William - private August 19, 1862. Appears last on roll dated April 30, 1863. Died in hospital.

Sockwell, William - private March 4, 1862. Died in Soldiers' Home Hospital, at Jackson, Miss. between  April 1, and July 10, 1863.

Stone, Charles W.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there  July 7, 1863. Killed at Smithfield, N. C.

Taylor, Fenton J.- private March 4, 1862. Captured, date and place not stated. Exchanged at City Point, Va. July 6, 1863. Killed at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June 27, 1864.

Taylor, Richard - private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Thomas, Enoch - private March 4, 1862. Roll for March 4 to April 30, 1862, shows he was "Left in Newton County, Ga. on indefinite sick furlough." Died at home January 1, 1863.

Thomas, James W.- private March 4, 1862. Killed at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863.

Thompson, William B.- private March 4, 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. November 27, 1863. Died of pneumonia at Rock Island, Ill. January 18, 1864.

Tucker, Jesse L.- private August 1, 1862. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1863. Admitted to Pettigrew General Hospital #13, at Raleigh, N. C., March 10, 1863. Transferred March 21, 1865, place not stated.

Tucker, William E.- private March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant April 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865.

Tyler, John - private March 4, 1862. Died April 21, 1862.

Victory, Levi - private. Captured near Franklin, Tenn. December 17, 1864. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Military Prison at Camp Chase, O. February 28, 1865. Grave #1489, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.

Wiley, Thomas J.- private March 4, 1862. Died in Vicksburg, Miss. hospital April 29, 1863 .

Wilkerson, Thomas M. (or Wilkinson) - private March 4, 1862. Appears on prisoner of war roll of captured troops under Major General F. J. Herron with remark: "Captured in a rifle pit stormed by our men June 24, 1863 " Paroled at Vicksburg, Miss. July 1863. Died in service.

Wilson, William - private May 12, 1862. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #20, place not stated,  June 13, 1863 .

"This company left Vicksburg, Miss. May 1, 1863. and marched to Warrenton, Miss. Left there May 2nd and marched two miles below Big Black River towards Port Gibson, Miss., thence to Baker's Creek, Miss., where we engaged the enemy May 16, 1863, Retreated and covered the retreat of the entire army to Big Black River that night. Marched back to Vicksburg, May 17, 1863. and went into the 'Rifle Pits' same night, remained there until the surrender, July 4, 1863. Left Vicksburg July 12, 1863. Marched to Enterprise by    the 20th of July, a distance of one hundred and sixty five miles, with four days' rations. Left Enterprise July 22, 1863; arrived at Mobile, Ala., where we were furloughed for thirty days. Exchanged and reorganized at Decatur, Ga. and drew arms October 1, 1863. Took the field again in East Tennessee."

 

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