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 .