Company A, 27th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA "Georgia Drillers"

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MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 27th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER COMPANY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.
MARION AND SCHLEY COUNTIES, GEORGIA

"GEORGIA DRILLERS"

*Rolls of this company on file in War Department at
Washington, D.C. cover period only from January  1, to
April  30, 1864.

 
27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

27th Infantry Regiment, formed at Camp Stevens, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Pike, Bibb, Jackson, Taylor, Talbot, Appling, Quitman, and Clay counties. Ordered to Virginia the regiment totalled 428 men in April, 1862, and was assigned to General Featherston's and Colquitt's Brigade. It was prominent on many battlefields from Williamsburg to Chancellorsville, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and later to Florida. After the fight at Olustee the 27th returned to Virginia. Here it saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River. At Seven Pines it lost almost forty percent of the 392 engaged, had 9 killed and 76 wounded at Gaines' Mill, and 15 killed and 89 wounded during the Maryland Campaign. It sustained 31 casualties at Chancellorsville and 74 at Olustee. In 1865 the unit participated in the Battle of Bentonville and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonels Levi B. Smith and Charles T. Zachry; Lieutenant Colonels Septimus L. Brewer, Hezekiah Bussey, Jasper N. Dorsey, James Gardner, William H. Rentfro, and John W. Stubbs; and Majors Charles J. Dennis Henry B. Holliday.

Carr, Perry C.-Captain May  17, 1861.  Died of disease
Richmond, Va. June 5,1862.  His picture can be viewed
in the Marion Photo Archives.

Carson, Adam-1st Lieutenant June  29, 1861 . Died April
1862.  

Dougherty, William E.-2d Lieutenant May  17,1861.
Elected Captain June 10, 1862 . Resigned, disability,
July  20, 1863.

Patton, Robert-Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 17, 1861 . Elected
1st Lieutenant June  10, 1862; Captain July  20, 1863.
Captured at Petersburg, Va. June  16, 1864.  Paroled at
Fort Delaware, Del. October  30,1864. Received at Venus
Point, Savannah, River, Ga., November  16, 1864 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.
Christian, widow of Robert filed for pension in Worth
Co.  b. 20 Aug 1826  d. 27 July 1893, burial Concord
Cemetery, Schley Co.

Chapman, G. W.-1st Sergeant September  10, 1861.  Roll
for April  30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.
No later record.

Smith, John C.-2d Sergeant September  10, 1861.
Pension records show he was wounded at Sugar Loaf Hill,
N.C. January 19,1865.  Furloughed for 60 days from
Raleigh, N.C. hospital in 1865 . Furlough extended for
60 days.  He filed for pension in Thomas Co.

Calhoun, John C.-3d Sergeant March  4, 1862.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Dodson, Rufus A.-4th Sergeant September  10, 1861.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Williamson, Wiley J.-5th Sergeant March  4, 1862.  Roll
for April  30,1864,  last on file, shows him present.
No later record.

Myrick, Septimus Weathersby-1st. Corporal September
10, 1861.  Roll for April  30,1864, last on file, shows
him present. Wounded at Bentonville, N.C. March  25,
1865 , and in hospital there close of war. (Born in
Georgia in 1837.)  He filed for pension in Floyd Co.

Woodall, Killight-2d Corporal September  10, 1861.
Roll for April  30,1864, last on file, shows him
present.  No later record.

Mitchell, T. W.-3d Corporal September  10, 1861 . Roll
for April  30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.
No later record.

Stewart, Peter- 4th Corporal September  10, 1861.
Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va. May  2,1863.
Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26,1865. (Born in
Georgia July  9,1843.)  He filed for pension in Schley
Co.

PRIVATES

Alexander, William- private  September 10,1861.
Discharged, disability, at Petersburg, Va. September
10, 1864 . Born in 1804.

Arnold, S. T.- private  in 1862.  Died in 1863.

Binston, R- private  September  10, 1861.  Died at
Richmond, Va. July 15,1862.  Buried there in Hollywood
Cemetery.

Blythe, Samuel L - private  September  10, 1861.
Captured and paroled at Macon, Ga. April  20-21, 1865.

Braselton, James F. (or Brazelton)- private  1864.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26,1865.

Bryant, S. W.- private  February  26, 1862 . Wounded at
Wilderness, Va.  May  6, 1864.

Cody, R. D.- private  February  28, 1862.  Appointed
Sergeant.  In Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va.
September  10, 1864.  No later record.

Davis, William Joseph- private  September  10, 1861.
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Denning, G. W.-private  September  10, 1861.  Roll for
April  30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.  No
later record.

Dodson, W. C.- private September  10, 1861.  Elected
Jr. 2d Lieutenant July  20,1862.  Died Mar 5,1863.

Donnan, W. T.- private  September 10,1861.  Roll for
April  30,1864, last on file, shows him present.
Cemetery records show he died August 1, 1864, and was
buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond, Va., appears
also as Dennon and Dowman.

Dunn, Washington L.- private  September  10, 1861.
Wounded in right leg. Roll for April  30, 1864, last on
file, shows him present.  Clothing was issued to him
September  30, 1864.  Transferred to Co. B, 46th
Regiment  Ga. Inf. March  1865 . Surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C., April  26, 1865 . (Born in Marion
County. Ga. December  29, 1840.  Died at Atlanta, Ga.
February  8, 1926.)  Alice Lee Dunn widow of Washington
filed for pension in Worth Co.

Flurry, John R.- private  February  27, 1862 . Wounded
in right arm at Chancellorsville, Va. May  3, 1863 .
Roll for April  30 1864, last on file, shows him
present. No later record. (Born October  13, 1823.)  He
filed for pension in Taylor Co., witness for T.L.
Jinks, Taylor Co. and Lewis Hill, Schley Co.

Flurry, Robert D.- private  February  27, 1862 .
Wounded in hip at Seven Pines, Va. May  31,1862.
Surrendered at Greensboro N. C. April  26, 1865.  He
filed for pension in Schley Co.  b. 13 Aug 1832  d.
28 May 1904 burial Concord Cemetery, Schley Co.
Obit in Schley Newspaper Archives.

Goodroe, Richard B.- private  July  9, 1862 .
Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April  26,1865.
Witness for pension of Lewallen W. Wall, Talbot Co.

Harrell, Thomas A.- private  September 8, 1862.
Appointed Sergeant.  On detail duty at Fort Sumter, S.
C. January  1, 1864 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C.
April  26, 1865.

Highsmith, E J.- private  September  10, 1861 . Roll
for April  30 1864, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Highsmith, J. T.-private  September  10, 1861 . Roll
for April  30 1864, last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

Highsmith, Samuel D.- private  October  23, 1863 .
Received pay at Richmond, Va. September  29, 1864 . No
later record.

Hobbs, J. B - private 1864.  Admitted to General
Hospital at Petersburg, Va. June  25,1864, from which
he was transferred to Richmond, Va.  Admitted to C.S.A.
General Hospital #11 at Charlotte, N.C. April  28, 1865
, and transferred to another hospital April  29,1865 .
(Born in Ga. July  1846.) He filed for pension Muscogee
Co.

Holt, David B.-private  1861 . Discharged, disability,
in 1862  Enlisted as a  private  in Co. E, 63d Regiment
Ga. Inf. February  10 1863.  Surrendered, Appomattox,
Va. April  9, 1865. (Born in Taylor County, Ga. January
15, 1845.)  He filed for pension Dodge Co.

Hunley, J. J.- private  March  10, 1862 . Surrendered,
Greens boron, N.C.  April  26, 1865 . (Born in Pleasant
Hill, Ga. in 1838.)  He filed for pension Marion Co.,
and Jane, widow, filed Marion Co. also.  Buried Old
Bethel Methodist Church, Marion Co.

Jones, J. T. (or T. J.)- private  September 10,1861 .
Died of typhoid fever at Griffin, Ga. November  9,
1861.

Jordan, James M.- private  September  28,1862 .
Captured at Petersburg; Va. June  16,1864 . Died of
chronic diarrhoea, at Elmira, N. Y. January  26, 1865 .
Grave #1628, Woodlawn National Cemetery.

Kendrick, H. H.- private  September  1, 1862 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26,1865 . (Born in
Ga.1845.) He filed for pension Stewart Co., Mary Etta
filed widow's claim Stewart Co.

Kendrick, William E.- private  April  15, 1863 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865 . (Born
in Ga.)  He filed for pension in Irwin Co.

Kilcrease, Daniel- private  March  4, 1862 . Appointed
3d Corporal December  1863 . Transferred to Co. A, 27th
Regiment  Ga. Inf. April  1, 1865 . Surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Lawhorne, Simeon P.-private  April  25,1864 . Died of
measles in Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va. July  21,
or August   1, 1864 . Buried there in Hollywood
Cemetery.

Little, Edward O.  private  May  12, 1862 . Roll for
April  30; 1864, last on file, shows him present.
Paroled, Albany, Ga. May  18,1865.  Widow Emmaline E.
Little filed for pension Carroll Co.

Little, Joseph Harrison- private  September  10, 1861 .
Appointed Sergeant. Elected 2d Lieutenant July  20,1863
. Pension records show he was wounded at Bentonville,
N.C. March  18, 1865 , and was in Charlotte, N.C.
hospital, wounded, close of war. (Born in Jones County,
Ga. December 5, 1840)  He filed for pension Wilcox Co.

McElmurray, Andrew J.- private  February  23, 1862 .
Captured at Petersburg, Va. June  16,1864.  Released at
Elmira, N.Y. June  16,1865.  (Born in Bibb County, Ga.
April 12,1840)  He filed for pension in Taylor Co,
trnsfd to Marion Co.  Widow Joanna filed in Marion Co.
b. 12 Apr 1840 d. 17 Oct 1927 buried Tazewell Cemetry,
Marion Co.

McGahee, S. F.- private  July  29, 1863 . Roll for
April  30, 1864 , last on file, shows him present. No
later record.

McKinney, A.- private  December  28, 1863 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C., April  26, 1865.

McSwain, Daniel- private  September  28, 1862 . Roll
for April  30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.
No later record.  Mrs. M.C. Mcswain filed widow's claim
Heard Co.

Murphy, George T.-private  February  23, 1862 .
Captured at Petersburg, Va. June  16,1864.  Released at
Elmira, N.Y. July  19,1865.

Murphy, Mike- private  1862 . Surrendered, Greensboro,
N.C. April 26,1865.  Matilda Murphy filed widow's claim
Schley Co.

Murray, Stephen- private  September  10, 1861 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.  Mrs.
H.A. Murray filed widow's claim Schley Co. b. 26 Oct
1827  d. 19 Jun 1889  burial Concord Methodist
Schley Co.

Myrick, Nathaniel Wesley- private  May  12, 1862 .
Appointed Corporal.  Wounded and captured at
Petersburg, Va. August   19,1864 , on which date his
left thigh was amputated. Paroled at Elmira, N.Y. and
sent to James River, Va. for exchange, February  9,
1865 . Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James
River, Va., February  20-21, 1865 . Received at
Receiving & Wayside Hospital, at Richmond, Va. February
22, 1865 , and sent to Jackson Hospital there same
date, and was in said hospital March 16,1865.  Filed
for pension Schley Co., also widow's claim by Cornelia
Myrick.

Perry, Joseph- private  September  10, 1861 . Appointed
Corporal. Died of pneumonia at Richmond, Va. November
15,1861.  Mary A. Perry widow of Joseph filed widow's
claim in Schley Co.

Perry, William S.- private September  10, 1861 . Died
of measles August 1, 1862.   Mrs. M.E. Perry filed
widow's claim Marion Co.

Phelps, William S.- private  September  10, 1861 .
Wounded March  15, 1864.  In Floyd House Hospital at
Macon, Ga. August   5, 1864.  Furloughed for 60 days in
1864.  Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Rogers, A. J. (or Rodgers)- private  July  10, 1862 .
Roll for April 30,1864 , last on file, shows him
present. No later record.

Rogers, M. R. (or Rodgers)- private  September  10,
1861 . On detached duty at Richmond, Va. November  1862
-April  30, 1864 . No later record.

Shipp, James R.- private  March  6, 1862.   In Macon,
Ga. hospital March 1, 1864.  Surrendered, Greensboro,
N.C. April  26, 1865.

Shipp, Thomas J.- private  May  12, 1862 . Captured
near Wilmington, N.C. February  21, 1865 . Released at
Point Lookout, Md. June  19,1865.

Smith, Columbus W.- private  February  24, 1862. On
detached duty at Macon, Ga. May  5, 1863.  Surrendered,
Tallahassee, Fla. May  10,1865.  paroled, Albany, Ga.
May  18, 1865.

Snellgroves, R. A.- private  February  9,1862.
Captured at Kinston, N.C. March  8, 1865.   Released at
Point Lookout, Md. May  15, 1865.

Stewart, Eli- private  February  24, 1862.  Elected 2d
Lieutenant June 10, 1862; 1st Lieutenant July  20,
1863. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. April  26, 1865.
b. 13 Jan 1839 d. 5 Apr 1911 burial Stewart Family
Cemetery, Schley Co.

Stewart, Henry- private  September  10, 1861.  Died of
pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #1, at Richmond, Va.
April  5, 1862.  Sophia, widow of Henry filed widow's
claim in Schley Co.

Stone, W. T.-private  September  10, 1861 . Discharged,
disability, at Danville, Va. July, 1864. (Born in
Louisiana.)  Filed for pension in Schley Co.

Taylor, W.F.- private  August   22, 1864 . Surrendered,
Greensboro, N.C. April  26, 1865.

Teat, William A. J. (or Teate)- private  February  24,
1862.  Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant March  5, 1863.
Wounded.  Absent, sick, March  8, 1864.  Wounded and
permanently disabled between Weldon Railroad and
Petersburg, Va. August  1864 . (Born in Ga. in 1845.)

Tidd, Wiley B.- private  February  24, 1862.  Captured
at Petersburg, Va. June  16, 1864.  Died of pneumonia
at Elmira, N.Y. December  21, 1864.

Tidd, William J.- Enlisted as a  private  in Co. H, 7th
Regiment  Ga. Inf.  March  4, 1862.  Transferred to Co.
A, 27th Regiment  Ga. Inf. February 1, 1863.  Killed at
Petersburg, Va. June  12, 1864.  Mrs. filed widow's
claim in Cobb Co., then trnsfd to Fulton Co.

Wall, George W.-private  January  12, 1864 . Captured
near Wilmington, N.C. February  21, 1865.  Released at
Point Lookout, Md. June  22, 1865.  See Co. G, 5th Ga
roster, Schley Archives.

Wall, L W.  private-1864 . Surrendered, Greensboro,
N.C. April  26,1865.  (Born in Twiggs County, Ga. in
1825.)  Mary Wall filed widow's claim in Terrell Co.
and then trnsfd to Talbot.

Williams, E. T.- private  April 18, 1862 . Took oath of
allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Louisville, Ky., and
released to remain north of Ohio River during war,
September  26,1864.

Williams, J. J.- private  September  10, 1861 .
Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. November  12,
1862. (Born in Taylor County, Ga. September  28,1844.)

Williams, William J.- private  March  4, 1862 .
Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April  26,1865.

Willis, John B.- private  September  10, 1861.
Captured near Kinston, N.C. March  8, 1865.  Released
at Point Lookout, Md. June  21, 1865.

Willis, Jordan F.-private  March  4, 1862 . Roll for
April  30, 1864, last on file, shows him present.
Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C.
April  26, 1865 . (Born in Henry County, Ala. May  16,
1839.)  He filed pension app. in Worth Co.  He was an
officer of the Camp Bill Harris (UCV) for a number of
years and as was mentioned as such as late as 1906
(History of Worth Co.)

Woodall, Jacob T.-private  September 10,1861.  Admitted
to General Hospital at Orange Court House, Va. December
18,1861.  Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #1,
at Danville, Va. July  25, 1862.