Jonathan David Hickox enlisted as a Private June 21, 1862 for the war at Waynesville, GA, the "Camden Mounted Rifles," CAPT Nathan Atkinson Brown, a unit of the Cavalry Command south of the Altamaha River. This company subsequently became Co. "C" of the 4th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Cavalry (COL Duncan L. Clinch).

He was absent on furlough in Ware County GA from Aug 23 to Sep 1,1862, and was present thru Jun 19,1862. He was listed as AWOL June 20 to (nlt Jun 30); but was listed as present Jun 30 to Dec 1, 1863.

Jonathan was transferred to CAPT Nicholas Bayard Clinch's Artillery Company Dec 1, 1863 (See note below); Present thru Sep 15,1864; AWOL Sep 16, 1864; Last paid March 1, 1864; No further record. Note:

Accounting for an AWOL during the final days of a "losing war" is no simple task. Yet we should not let the final entry depict "desertion from duty," when bravery had already been demonstrated in prior battles.

According to muster records, both Benjamin (his brother) and Jonathan were present with this unit during all of 1863 and up to Jonathan's AWOL on Sep 16, 1864, it is probable that both were involved in all the listed actions of the unit up through that time. This including the Jul 1863 attempt by the Federals to take Fort Wagner, of "Glory" fame) except, of course, the siege of Savannah and the Fort McAllister battle during which it appears that Jonathan was not present.'

At present, we have no information on the degree of Jonathan's participation in the war subsequent to Sep 16,1864. There are many reasons for his absence; records during the final days of the war were skimpy at best; perhaps he had returned from his AWOL status and served on and the records are just incomplete, or he may have been wounded, sick, or captured.

A more likely reason for his absence, having suffered the loss of two brothers, one not yet twenty years of age, and the other his twin with whom (killed July 18, 1864) he had been very close, was his family responsibilities. Definitely there were pressures from from the home front; a young wife and family with a farm in sore need of attention. It is also possible that he had come to see the futility and the awful cost of the struggle. His last record of wages paid were six months in arrears. Perhaps, he just went home as did so many other thousands who had fought the good fight, but were ready to accept the inevitable in late 1864 and early 1865.

At any rate, he left his brother Benjamin still in the fight for Savannah and his brother Perry in Northern Virginia carrying on the struggle there until both were captured and, ironically, reunited at the Federal Prison camp at Point Lookout MD. Thankfully, we do know that he and both his brothers, Benjamin and Perry, survived the war and he lived to the then ripe old age of seventy plus.

Jonathan David was born on March 15, 1839 with a twin, named David Jonathan.  Jonathan David was married to Lucinda "Loucy" Green.  He died on October 23, 1909 and is buried at High Bluff Cemetery

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