MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 49th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
WILCOX COUNTY, GEORGIA
STATE RIGHTS GUARDS
Fuller, Samuel D.- Captain March 4, 1862 . Resigned, dis-
ability, July 28,1863 . (Born in 1828. Died in 1885.)
McCall, David L.-Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. H, l0th Regt
Ga. Inf. May 20, 1861 . Resigned October 11, 1861 . Elected 1st
Lieutenant of Co. E, 49th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862 . Died
of disease in General Hosptal at Camp Winder, Richmond,
Va., August 2,1862 . (Born in 1829.)
Brown, Phillip-2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Dropped from
rolls October 9 or 29,1862 . (Born in 1837.)
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Bowen, Robert V.- Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862 . Elected
2d Lieutenant October 29, 1862 . Resigned in 1862 . (Born in
1839.)
McLennan, Alexander C. -1st Sergeant March 4, 1862 .
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 27, 1862 . Elected 1st
Lieutenant August 15, 1862 . Wounded in right thigh at Fred-
ericksburg, Va. December 13,1862 . Elected Captain July 28,1863 .
Roll dated February 28, 1865 , shows him on furlough of indul-
gence to expire March 1, 1865 . (Born at Lumber City, Telfair
County, Ga., March 4, 1840.)
Roberts, William B.- 2d Sergeant March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Died of pneumonia at Camp
Gregg, Va. April 1, 1863 . (Born in 1844.)
McCartney, Thomas M.- 3d Sergeant March 4, 1862 . Died of
pneumonia at Richmond, Va. December 15,1862 . (Born in 1839.)
Peacock, Merrill Jefferson (or Jefferson Merrill)-4th Ser-
geant March 1862 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,
1862 . Died of chronic diarrhoea at Richmond, Va. September 5,
1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. (Born in 1838.)
Handley, John A.- 1st Corporal March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Cedar Run, Va. August 9, 1862 . Appointed 5th Sergeant August
9, 1862 . Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Released
June 15,1865 . (Born in 1826. Died in 1887.)
Covington, John D.- 2d Corporal March 4,1862 . Died of pneu-
monia in General Hospital, #12, at Richmond, Va. November 15,
1862 . (Born in 1839.)
Luke, James C.- 3d Corporal March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Discharged, having been
elected to civil office, February 26, 1864 . (Born in 1820.)
Walden, Charles R. (or Waulden)-4th Corporal March 4,
1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant February 7, 1863 ; 2d Lieutenant
July 28,1863 . Retired by S. O. #115, May 18,1864 . Restored
by S. O. #159, July 8,1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va.
April 9,1865 . (Born in 1835.)
Adams, John- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneumonia at
Camp Gregg, Va. Meh. 5, 1863 .
Ball, G. C.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of typhoid fever in
Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 18, 1862 .
Barker, William- private March 4, 1862 . Died at Staunton,
Va. in 1862 .
Barrett, Henry A.- private March 4,1862 . Roll for February 1865 ,
last on file, shows him absent without leave since December 4,
1864 . Pension records show he suffered sunstroke June 1,
1864 , and was furloughed for 60 days. Furlough extended
60 days. Unable for further service. (Born in Twiggs County,
Ga. November 26, 1844.)
Bell, Reddick W.- private May 10,1862 . Admitted to C. S. A.
General Hospital at Danville, Va. with fever April 3, 1865 .
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Paroled at Danville, Va. July 7, 1865 . (Born in Houston
County, Ga. March 15, 1833.)
Brooks, W. T.- private March 4,1862 . Died at Richmond, Va.
July 6,1862 . Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Brown, Abner- private March 4, 1862 . Died of brain fever at
Wilmington, N. C. April 10,1862 . (Born in 1836.)
Brown, John- private May 10, 1862 . Died of disease July
21, 1862 .
Brown, Samuel ; private May 10, 1862 . Discharged, disabili-
ty, November 24, 1862 .
Cason, Bryant- private May 10, 1862 . Wounded and per-
manently disabled at 2d Manassas, Va. August 29, 1862 . In
Augusta, Ga. hospital February 28,1865 . Captured at Macon, Ga.
April 20-21,1865 . Died in Dooly County, Ga. March 20, 1879.
Cason, Sampson- private May 10, 1862 .
Cason, Wherry- private May 10, 1862 . Wounded at Seven
Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Died in 1863 .
Cason, Whitehouse- private September 4, 1862 . Killed at Wilder-
ness, Va. May 5,1864 .
Conner, Andrew- private March 4,1862 .
Conner, Hugh G.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of disease in
Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. November 29, 1862 . (Born in
1844.)
Conner, James- private March 4,1862 . Discharged on account
of chronic rheumatism September 23,1862 .
Conner, Lewis B.- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Frazier's
Farm, Va. June 30, 1862 . (Born in 1842.)
Covington, John- private March 4,1862 . Died in 1862 .
Covington, Joseph L.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Mine Run, Va. November 29,1863 . Furloughed for 30 days February 3,
1865 . (Born in 1827.)
Covington, Martin V.- private May 10, 1862 . Wounded at
Rappahannock Station, Va. November 8, 1862 . Died of pneumonia
at Guinea Station, Va. April 7, 1863 .
Crawford, James- private May 10,1862 . Dropped from rolls
for prolonged absence without leave February 15, 1865 . (Born in
Wilkinson County, Ga. July 12, 1831.)
Davie, Joseph D.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of measles in
Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 26,1862 .
Doster, Andrew J. (or Doseter)- private March 4, 1862 . Ap-
pears last on roll for December 1864 . (Born in 1841.)
Dunn, Elijah J. H.- private March 4,1862 . Roll for May-June
1864 , shows him sick in hospital. Died of pneumonia at Rich-
mond, Va. in 1864 . (Born in 1838.)
Dunn, Zachariah S.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia at Lynchburg, Va. December 17, 1862 . Buried there in Con-
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federate Cemetery. No. 2, 1st Line, Lot 123-Christian's.
(Born in 1833.)
Eason, John J.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneumonia at
Camp Gregg, Va. March 24,1863 . (Born in 1838.)
Faircloth, James M.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862 . Died from wounds February
12, 1863 . (Born in 1844.)
Faircloth, Sugar F.- private May 10,1862 . Killed at Frazier's
Farm, Va. July 3,1862 .
Fitzgerald, James B.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of typhoid
fever in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. August 23, 1862 .
Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
Fitzgerald, John- private March 4,1862 . Killed at Cedar Run,
Va. August 9, 1862 . (Born in 1841.)
Fitzgerald, Thomas J.- private September 6, 1862 . Appointed 2d
Corporal February 1863 . Detailed for light duty by Medical Ex-
amining Board at Richmond, Va. in 1865 , and captured there
April 3, 1865 . Paroled at Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 .
Fortner, Jonathan L.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 1st
Corporal August 7,1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April
9, 1865 . (Born in 1842.)
Gibbs, Allen- private March 4, 1862 . Died of typhoid fever
December 11,1862 .
Gibbs, Elbert S.- private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Cedar
Run, Va. August 9,1862 . Detailed in hospital March 1863 . Killed
at Fort Steadman, Va. March 25,1865 . (Born in 1843.)
Gibbs, Isaac- private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at Appo-
mattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in 1842.)
Gibbs, Jerry- private March 4,1862 . Discharged July 1,1863 .
Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. in 1863 . (Born
in 1844.)
Gibbs, John A.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Gettys-
burg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Sent to Fort McHenry, Md. July 6,
1863 ; to Fort Delaware, Del. July 1863 , and died there of
smallpox November 4, 1863 . (Born in 1834.)
Gibbs, John J.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of measles in
camp near Richmond, Va. July 29, 1862 .
Gibbs, Nathaniel S.- private December 22,1862 . Detailed in Rich-
mond, Va. hospital February 1863 . Died of pneumonia in Chim-
borazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. April 21, 1863 .
Gibbs, Richard- private March 4,1862 . Discharged, disability,
May 23, 1862 . (Born in 1833.)
Gibbs, Thomas T., Jr.- private March 4, 1862 . Died December 5 or
10, 1862 .
Gibbs, Thomas T., Sr.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia at Richmond, Va. January 15, 1863 .
Gibbs, William M.- private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Cedar
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Run, Va. August 9, 1862 . Appointed 4th Corporal December 1863 ;
3d Sergeant October 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April
9, 1865 . (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1843.)
Gordon, Francis H.- private May 15, 1862 . Appointed 1st
Corporal April 1862 . Detailed in Commissary Department
August 1863 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Died in 1865 .
Ham, James- private May 10, 1862 . Killed at Cedar Run,
Va. August 9,1862 .
Harsey, Bethell Washington (or Horsey)- private March 4,
1862 . Died in 1862 . (Born in 1834.)
Harvey, Henry A., Jr.- private March 4, 1862 . Died in 1862 .
Harvey, Henry A. B.- private March 4, 1862 . Died at home
of disease November 6, or 26,1862 . (Born in 1827.)
Hollingsworth, James V.- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . (Born in 1844.)
Hollingsworth, John W.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Appointed 2d Corporal
December 1863 ; lst Corporal February 1864 . Died at Richmond, Va.
(Born in 1846.)
Holt, J. Calvin- private May 10, 1862 . Died of smallpox in
General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va., November 20,
1862 .
Horsey, Bethell Washington. See Harsey, Bethell Washington.
Howell, Robert W.- private March 4, 1862 . Discharged, dis-
ability, February 11, 1863 . (Born in 1842.)
Humphrey, Irwin (or Umphrey)- private March 4, 1862 .
Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, and captured at
Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Paroled at Old Capitol
Prison, Washington, D. C., June 25, 1863 . Received at City
Point, Va. for exchange June 30,1863 . Roll for February 28,1865 ,
last on file, shows he was detailed at home to collect strag-
glers. (Born in 1841.)
Hunter, Elijah J.- private June 13, 1864 . Roll for February 28,
1865 , last on file, shows him present. Pension records show
he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in
Irwin County, Ga. in 1847.)
Hunter, Hardy E.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded in 1862 .
Died of measles and wounds in Chimborazo Hospital at Rich-
mond, Va. November 25,1862 . (Born in Ga. in 1841.)
Hunter, Hardy E. M.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Richmond, Va. June 29,1862 . Discharged, disability, February 16,
1863 . (Born in 1841.)
Hunter, Hezekiah- private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Cedar
Run, Va. August 9,1862 . Furloughed for 30 days February 12,1865 .
(Born in 1842.)
Hunter, Redding F.- private March 4, 1862 . Discharged, dis-
ability, February 24, 1864 . (Born in 1819. Died in 1886.)
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Land, Robert- private March 4, 1862 . Died of typhoid fever
in Camp Winder hospital at Richmond, Va. July 6, 1862 .
(Born in 1830.)
Lawson, Allen- private June 13, 1864 . On furlough January 29-
March 14, 1865 . Died in 1884.
Lawson, Henry A.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed Cor-
poral. Wounded at Fort Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865 . Sur-
rendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 . (Born in 1838.)
Lee, Clifford M.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 2d Ser-
geant December 1862 . Wounded and captured at Petersburg, Va.
April 3,1865 . Died from wounds in Jackson Hospital at Rich-
mond, Va. April 25, 1865 . (Born in 1831.)
Luke, Thomas A.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of measles in
camp near Richmond, Va. July 19, 1862 .
Luke, William A.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneumonia
in General Hospital #19, at Richmond, Va. January 20, 1863 .
(Born in 1836.)
McCall, A. J.- private May 10, 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieu-
tenant December 24, 1862 ; 2d Lieutenant February 2, 1863 ; 1st Lieu-
tenant July 28,1863 . Killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 .
McCall, Joshua A.- private March 4,1862 . Appointed 1st Cor-
poral December 1863 . Absent without leave November 5, 1864 -February 28,
1865 . (Born in 1841. Died in 1880.)
McCall, William- private March 4, 1862 . Died of typhoid
fever November 2,1862 .
McCartney, James R.- private March 4, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia in General Hospital #16, at Richmond, Va. December 10,
1862 . (Born in 1841.)
McCartney, John- private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Sharps-
burg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Appointed 3d Sergeant December 20,
1862 . Appointed 2d Sergeant. Absent without leave January 25-
February 1865 . (Born in 1839.)
McCrimmon, Duncan F.- private March 4, 1862 . On furlough
April 24, 1862 . Discharged to practice medicine in 1862 .
McCullar, Andrew J.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Died from wounds at Rich-
mond, Va. July 8,1862 . (Born in 1841.)
McLennan, Kenneth M.- private March 8, 1862 . Died of ty-
phoid fever in General Hospital #16, at Richmond, Va. June
25, 1863 . (Born in 1843.)
Merritt, Mathew J.- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Spot-
sylvania, Va. May 12, 1864 . (Born in 1832.)
Minchew, Isaac- private March 4,1862 . Killed at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 2,1863 . (Born in 1840.)
Minchew, James- private May 10, 1862 . Died at home of
disease September 29,1862 .
Mulkey, William- private March 4, 1862 . No later record.
Nasworth, Lewis- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at Mal-
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vern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862 . Surrendered at Appomattox, Va.
April 9,1865 . (Born in Wayne County, N. C. March 8, 1830.)
Newell, John- private March 4,1862 . Captured at Petersburg,
Va. April 3, 1865 . Released at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor
June 15, 1865 . (Born in 1831. Died in 1870.) Mrs. E.
Newell, widow of John Newell, stated in her pension appli-
cation approved in Wilcox County in 1891, that John Newell
came home sick with chronic diarrhoea and died October 26,
1864 .
Odom, Robert I.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of measles in
camp near Richmond, Va., July 22,1862 .
Owens, George W.- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Me-
chanicsville, Va. June 26, 1862 . (Born in 1841.)
Peacock, Merrill- private March 4,1862 . Discharged February 16,
1863 . Died in 1863 . (Born in 1809.)
Peacock, Seaborn S.- private September 10, 1862 . Died of disease
at Huguenot Springs, Va. August 5,1862 . (Born in 1844.)
Player, George W.- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at
Cedar Run, Va. August 9,1862 . Captured at Hanover Junction
Va. May 23, 1864 . Exchanged September 18, 1864 . Received at,
Varina, Va. September 22, 1864 . Absent without leave October 27,
1864 -February 28, 1865 . Pension records show he was at home,
disabled by wounds, close of war. (Born in 1841. Died in
1875.)
Player, Thomas G.- private May 10, 1862 . Killed at Gettys-
burg, Pa. July 2, 1863 .
Player, Zinnamon D.- private September 10, 1862 . Killed near
Petersburg, Va. March 25, 1865 .
Reid, Drury- private May 10, 1862 . Appointed 1st Sergeant
October 18,1862 . Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30,1862 ;
Fredericksburg, Va. December 13,1862 ; Chancellorsville, Va. May
3,1863 . Discharged December 15,1863 .
Reid, George W. private May 10, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865 .
Reid, Henry L.- private June 13, 1862 . Killed at 2d Manas-
sas, Va. August 29, 1862 .
Rhodes, Joseph- private May 10,1862 . Wounded at Sharps-
burg, Md. September 17, 1862 . Captured near Petersburg, Va.
March 25,1865 . Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 17,1865 .
Roberson, Allen- private May 10, 1862 . Killed at Frazier's
Farm, Va. June 30, 1862 .
Rollins, Joseph W.- private March 4, 1862 . Surrendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in 1844.)
Scaff, Ezekiel- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Seven
Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Exchanged Appears last on roll
for December 1863 . Pension records show he was discharged, dis-
ability. (Born in 1810. Died in 1870.)
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Smith, Allen- private March 4, 1862 . Sick in Macon, Ga. hos-
pital February 28, 1865 . Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 23, 1865 .
(Born in 1822.)
Smith, Daniel W.- private March 4,1862 . Wounded at Gettys-
burg, Pa. July 2, 1863 . Appointed 3d Corporal December 1863 .
Captured near Petersburg, Va. April 3, 1865 . Released at
Newport News, Va. June 25, 1865 . (Born in South Carolina
August 14, 1841.)
Smith, George- private March 4, 1862 . Killed at Richmond,
Va. June 28, 1862 .
Smith, Griffin- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at Chancel-
lorsville, Va. May 3, 1863 . Exchanged May 10, 1863 . Sent
from City Point, Va. to Washington, D. C. April 12, 1865 ,
and furnished transportation to Norfolk, Va. (Born in 1840.
Died in 1865 .)
Smith, Jacob M.- private May 10, 1862 . Appointed 3d Cor-
poral February 1863 ; 1st Corporal August 17, 1863 . Captured at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Exchanged October 3, 1864 . Ap-
pointed 4th Sergeant October 1864 . Surrendered at Appomattox,
Va. April 9,1865 . Born in South Carolina December 2,1839. Buried
near Rochelle, Ga.
Smith, Jasper- private March 4, 1862 . Died of brain fever in
Danville, Va. hospital November 23, 1862 . (Born in 1837.)
Stephens, Ansel- private May 10, 1862 . Died of fever at
Richmond, Va. July 20,1862 .
Stone, H. J.- private September 12, 1862 . Appointed 4th Cor-
poral October 1864 . Wounded at Petersburg Va. March 25, 1865 .
In C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Va. April 4, 1865 , to
close of war. Resident of Ga. since 1846.
Stone, Samuel B.- private March 4,1862 . Absent without leave
April 1862 . Pension records show he was on sick furlough.
(Born in 1824.)
Stone, William- private March 4,1862 . In Richmond, Va. hos-
pital February 28,1865 . Paroled at Lynchburg; Va. April 15,1865 .
(Born in 1822. Died in 1876.)
Swain, Robert H.- private March 4, 1862 . No later record in
this company. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, l0th Regiment Ga.
Inf. March 8,1862 . On detached duty, nurse in Richmond, Va.
hospital March 30, 1865 .
Taylor, Dennis M.- private May 10, 1862 . Died of typhoid
fever October 1,1862 .
Taylor, George W. private May 10, 1862 . Died of variola
in Howard's Hospital at Richmond, Va. February 18, 1863 . (Born
in 1840.)
Taylor, Henry H.- private September 16, 1862 . Discharged, dis-
ability, December 26,1862 . (Born in 1839.)
Taylor, John A.- private March 4, 1862 . Discharged on ac-
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count of chronic disease of kidneys December 20, 1862 . (Born in
Ga. January 26, 1833.)
Taylor, William Frank= private September 12, 1862 . On furlough
February 28, 1865 . (Born in Columbus County, N. C. Died at
Pineora, Ga. December 3, 1911.)
Thomas, W. T.- private March 4,1862 .
Tomberlin, Henry W.- private March 4, 1862 . Captured at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 . Died of typhoid pneumonia at
Elmira, N. Y. October 1, 1864 . Grave #410, Woodlawn National
Cemetery. (Born in 1844.)
Tomberlin, John A.- private March 4, 1862 . Appointed 3d
Corporal August 1863 ;1st Sergeant December 1863 . Captured at Fort
Steadman, Va. March 25, 1865 . Released at Point Lookout,
Md. June 20, 1865 . (Born in Irwin County, Ga. February 20,
1843.)
Tomberlin, John W.- private May 10, 1862 . Appointed 4th
Sergeant in 1862 . Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant August 7, 1862 .
Captured at Wilderness, Va. May 10,1864 . Received at Fort
Delaware, Del. May 17, 1864 , and released there June 16,
1865 .
Turner, Gibson G.- private September 1, 1862 . Discharged on ac-
count of chronic diarrhoea. "Sent back to army. Died of
disease contracted in service."
Turner, Stephen Ellis- private March 4,1862 . Died of typhoid
fever in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. July 22, 1862 .
Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. (Born in 1826.)
Turner, William- private March 4, 1862 . Died of disease in
hospital.
Umphrey, Irwin-See Humphrey.
Walden, William G.- private November 18, 1862 . Died of pneu-
monia at Richmond, Va. December 22, 1862 .
Walker, James- private March 4,1862 . Died in 1862 .
Walker, Washington- private March 4,1862 . Died of typhoid
fever August 11, or 12, 1862 . (Born in 1816.)
Warren, Merritt- private March 4, 1862 . Died of disease in
General Hospital #26, at Richmond, Va. November 28,1862 . (Born
in 1844.)
Whittle, William H.- private May 10, 1862 . Wounded and
captured at Wilderness, Va. May 6,1864 . Exchanged. On 30
days' furlough February 28, 1865 .
Willcox, Woodson L. (or Wilcox)- private March 4, 1862 .
Discharged, under-age April 1862 . (Born in 1844.)
Wilson, Giles (or Willson)- private March 4, 1862 . Died,
ascites, in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. September 1, 1862 .
Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. (Born in 1844.)
Wright, George James (or James George)- private Mch 4
1862 . Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. May 31, 1862 . Died of
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pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. January 17,
1863 . (Born in 1842.)
York, William A.- private May 10,1862 . Wounded at Fred-
ericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862 . Died of wounds in Winder
Hospital at Richmond, Va. December 18,1862 .
Young, William- private March 4, 1862 . Wounded at Rappa-
hannock River, Va. March 29, 1862 . Died of inflammation of
lungs at Camp Gregg, Va. May 17,1863 . (Born in 1840.)