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CO. A, B, & C GEORGIA CAVALRY

LOCAL DEFENSE TROOPS

VOLUNTEERS

ARMY OF TENNESSEE

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

COBB COUNTY GEORGIA

"ROSWELL BATTALION"

The battalion was organized on June 28, 1863,. "This company is organized for home defense to protect the portion of the state of Georgia lying north of Atlanta to the Alabama and Tennessee lines (under the Act of Congress for home defense), not to be called upon except to repel a raid of the Yankees and not to be kept on service longer than is necessary for that special purpose.  A large portion are composed of detailed men now at work for the Confederate State Government under Major G.W. Cunningham, Q.M. for Atlanta at Roswell Factories, 20 miles north of Atlanta. It is composed of men and boys from 60 years down to 16 years of age.� �This company was originally a battalion of Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery, organized for local defense and composed principally of the men detailed to operate the cotton and woolen mills at Roswell, Cobb County, Georgia. Having been ordered into field service at the evacuation of Marietta by our forces, a number of the men deserted: after which the Captain Commanding the battery was ordered to turn over the artillery and mount the remainder of the men, they mounting themselves." On December 31, 1864 Roswell Battalion merged with the 24th Alabama Cavalry Battalion Co.B, Co. A Georgia and later merged with the 53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Partisan Rangers All three Cavalry units served in th Confederate States of America, Army of Tennessee with General Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Corps.

Capt. Clark, J.P. Capt. Dunwoody, Charles A. Capt. King, James R. Capt. King, Thomas E. Capt. Zachry, A.A. Lt. Adams, Theodore D. 1 Lt. King, Joseph H. 1 Lt. King, Ralph, B. Sr. 1 Lt. Pratt, Charles Jr. 1 Lt. Pryor, James J. 2 Lt. Flowers, B.J. 2 Lt. Minhinnett, Frank J. 2 Lt. Sherman, Randloph E. 2 Lt. Smith, John 2 Lt. Touchstone, Solomon 2 Lt. Watkins, Gary Sr. 3 Lt. Kinley, John R. Sgt. Faulkner, C.W. Sgt. Fields, P.C. Sgt. Fortner, Charles W. Sgt. Ball, M Sgt. Brown, John J. Sgt. Brown, John N. Sgt. Bush, Asa Sgt. Dodgen, Wiley Sgt. Gilbert, William Sgt. Groover, Raford J. Sgt. Groover, Raybond J. Sgt. Manwaring, J. Sgt. Roberts, John Sgt. Smith, S.D. Sgt. Voss, Nat Sgt. West, Isacc C. Sgt. Whittington, J.N. Sgt. Farrier Jackson, Lewis A Ord. Sgt. Brown, Cisero S. Corp. Mayfield, H. Corp. McGullion, Matthew Corp. Medlin, Joel J. Corp. Medlin, R.J. Corp. Robinson, John Corp. Waldrop, Harry Corp. Wallace, Amanias Corp. Gaddy, P.S. Pvt. Albritten, James L. Pvt. Allen, Martin Pvt. Allgood, Nathen Pvt. Arnold, John W. Pvt. Ashley, John Pvt. Bailey, John Pvt. Barker, John Pvt. Bentley, William A. Pvt. Bolton, W. H. Pvt. Bonfoy, Samuel Pvt. Brown, A.P, Pvt. Brown, H. Pvt. Boyce, M. Pvt. Boyles, William R. Pvt. Bradford, James Pvt. Brown, John C.

Pvt. Brown, Melvin P. Pvt. Browlee, B. W. Pvt. Bryant, A.F. Pvt. Bryant, P.H. Pvt. Cain, H. Pvt. Camp, E. J. Pvt. Camp, George H. Pvt. Cassells, Thomas Pvt. Cassells, William Pvt. Cobb, D.D. Pvt. Cobb, Durand Pvt. Cobb, Jame Thompson Pvt. Cooley, George F. Pvt. Cooley, John Pvt. Couch, A.N. Pvt. Cronan, Joseph Pvt. Cruse, S.O. Pvt. Dodgen, William R. Pvt. Drake, John Pvt. Dremon, J.W. Pvt. Echols, George W. Pvt. Ellenbury, J.E. Pvt. Elliott, John L. Pvt. Farr, Johathan Pvt. Fenn, T.A. Pvt. Fields, J.F. Pvt. Fretwell, Littleton Pvt. Gann, George Pvt. Garrett, William Pvt. Garrett, W.P. Pvt. Garrison, John Pvt. Garrison, P.W. Pvt. Grey, Andrew Pvt. Green, H.M. Pvt. Grimes, John Pvt. Groover, Milton Pvt. Groover, Peter Pvt. Hopkins, George W. Pvt. Hopkins, W.C. Pvt. Hunter, James S. Pvt. Hunter, J.J. Pvt. Jackson, J.E. Pvt. Jenkins, J.W. Pvt. Jones, B.W. Pvt. Jones, Singleton Pvt. Kelley, James Pvt. Kelpin, Charles Pvt. Kinley, Hugh Pvt. Kirk, Frank Pvt. Lamb. E.S. Pvt. Lewis, James Pvt. Long, Reuben Pvt. Low, Samuel Pvt. Mackey, Harris Pvt. Mackey, Simon Pvt. McGullion, Albert J. Pvt. Medlin, George Pvt. Medlin, John Pvt. Minhinnett, John Pvt. Mitchell, Jessee

Pvt. Moon,John Pvt. Moore, John Pvt. Newman, William Pvt. Nix, William Pvt. Norris, James Pvt. Osborn, B.W. Pvt. Owens, David Pvt. Paden, Rovert S. Pvt. Poore, Gresham Pvt. Pratt, William Pvt. Quinn, Thomas Pvt. Reddings, Kinson Pvt. Reeves, Benjamin Pvt. Reynolds, J.T. Pvt. Riding, K. Pvt. Roberts, J.H. Pvt. Robert, John W. Pvt. Robert, William S. Pvt. Roche, Theodore Pvt. Sherman, John Pvt. Sherman, Luther Pvt. Sherman, Nat Pvt. Sigman, E. Pvt. Smith, E.W. Pvt. Smith, Henry Pvt. Sprayberry, B. Pvt. Steadley, D.B. Pvt. Stephens, Thomas S. Pvt. Steward, James A. Pvt. Swords, John Pvt. Thompson, James H. Pvt. Torbush, James Pvt. Watson, Benjamin W. Pvt. Watson, John Pvt. West, J.T. Pvt. Wing, John L. Pvt. Wood, Jason S. Pvt. Wood, John Pvt. Wood, William

Corp. Eades, George W. Corp. Lindsey, Ransom Pvt. Anderson, J.M. Pvt. Barker, James Pvt. Burnett, John Pvt. Cobb, James Pvt. Coleman, John Pvt. Coleman, William Pvt. Copeland, Andrew J. Pvt. Dupree, Benjamin H. Pvt. Fretwell, Isaac Pvt. Green, Newton Pvt. Grey, Andrew Pvt. Hindman, Asel Pvt. Ridens, Kinson Pvt. Webb, Clinton M. Pvt. Whelchel, Daniel D. Pvt. Whelchel, Hiram Pvt. Whelchel, Major Pvt. William, Jessee

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