Dougherty County
Georgia
Civil War Rosters
Co. E, 4th Regiment


"The 4th Regiment was in Doles-Cook Brigade, Rodes' Division, 2nd Corps. Y. G. Rust was the Captain when this company was organized, on 28 Apr 1861. As a matter of interest, especially to the old-timers of our section, Gen. Cook succeeded Gen. Doles. Gen. Cook owned a farm in Lee County, Ga., and, as I recall it, was elected Congressman while living in Americus, and was Secretary of the State of Georgia for many years."


Muster Roll of Company E, 4th Regiment
Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Army Northern Virginia
C.S.A.
Dougherty County, Georgia
Albany Guards
(Extracted from the Albany Sunday Herald, 26 Mar 1961 Edition)


Last Name First Name Rank - Date of Enlistment Status
OFFICERS
Rust Youel G. Captain - 28 Apr 1861 Resigned 28 Apr 1862. Died at Albany, Ga. in 1901.
Willis William H. Captain - 1862 See 1st Lieutenant Co. I
Smith William E. 1st Lieutenant - 28 Apr 1861 Elected Captain 28 Apr 1862. Wounded in right leg, resulting in amputation at King's Schoolhouse, Va. 25 Jun 1862. Resigned, disability, 1 Aug 1862. Died at Albany, Ga.
Jones Edwin Thomas 2nd Lieutenant - 28 Apr 1861 Resigned on account of ill health, 4 Mar 1862. Died at Albany, Ga.
DeGraffenried Spicer F. Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - 28 Apr 1862 Resigned 30 Sep 1861. Enlisted as a private in Nelson's Independent Company Ga. Cavalry. Surrendered Greensboro, NC 26 Apr 1865.
DeGraffenried Francis H. 1st Sergeant - 28 Apr 1861 Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant 30 Sep 1861. 1st Lieutenant 28 Apr 1862. Captain 1 Aug 1862. Appointed Adjutant in 1862. Elected Major 5 Aug 1864. Left leg torn off at Fort Steadman, Va. 25 Mar 1865. Died of wounds in hospital, Army of Potomac, 26 Mar 1865.
Camfield Caleb H. (or Caleb Hally) 2nd Sergeant - 28 Apr 1861 Transferred to Co. D, Cobb's Legion Ga. Cavalry 10 Aug 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant 31 Dec 1861; 1st Lieutenant; Captain; Major of the 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry, (to rank from 10 Dec 1863), 10 Mar 1864. Paroled at Albany, GA. May 1865.
Welch Issac (Ike) 3rd Sergeant - 28 Apr 1861 Transferred to Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery 14 Jun 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant, On detail as clerk in Quartermaster Dept. 28 Feb 1865. No later record.
Whitehead Charles L. 4th Sergeant - 28 Apr 1861 Elected Major 8 May 1861. Resigned 28 Apr 1862. On 22 Aug 1863, while acting as Captain and A.D.C. on Gen. Wright's Staff, he applied for position of Colonel of one of the organizations raised for State defense, stating that his health was impaired by wounds received at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862 and that the surgeon recommended that he be transferred South. No later record.
Mounger (or Munger) Terrell T. 5th Sergeant - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed 3rd Sergeant 10 May 1861. Transferred to Co. G, 14th Regt. Ga. Inf. 9 Jul 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant 14 Nov 1861; Captain 22 Feb 1862. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. 3 May 1863.
Sanders J. M. Sergeant - 1 May 1864 Absent without leave 30 Oct - 31 Dec 1864. No later record.
Stephens (or Stevens) Jeremiah Griffith 1st Corporal - 28 Apr 1861 Elected 2nd Lieutenant 6 May 1862; 1st Lieutenant 15 July 1862. Wounded in left leg, resulting in amputation, at Wilderness, Va. 5 May 1864. Resigned, disability, in 1864.
Barksdale Matthew F. 2nd Corporal - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded, date and place unknown. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Born in 1833.
Harris Benjamin F. 3rd Corporal - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Sergeant. Discharged, furnished Hines H. Harris as substitute 11 Jun 1862.
Hester James G. 4th Corporal - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Regimental Musician. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865. Died at Atlanta, Ga. in 1900.
Moss Lewis A. Musician - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, furnished Thomas M. Gardner as substitute, 26 Aug 1862.
ENLISTED MEN
Alexander Henry C. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed 1st Sergeant. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862.
Alexander Philemon W. (or Pleasant W.) Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, furnished Ulysses M. Roberts as a substitute, 23 Oct 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 36th Regt. Ga. Inf. 23 Jan 1862. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant 1 Apr 1862. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. 3 Jul 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Va. 28 Aug 1863. Appointed paymaster clerk in C.S. Navy Apr 1864. Paroled at Augusta, Ga. 3 Jun 1865.
Andrews James Gray Private - 18 Nov 1862 Substitute for Emanuel Seaman. Discharged, disability, 24 Dec 1862.
Beazley or Beasley Cornelius J. Private - 21 Jul 1861 Discharged 7 Dec 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 5th Regt. Florida Inf. 3 Mar 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 12 May 1864. Released at Elmira, NY 30 Jun 1865.
Bettison William Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, overage, 28 Jul 1862.
Boynton Columbus A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged 30 Apr 1862.
Brinkley John Q. W. Private - 2 May 1862 Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862. Absent, wounded 31 Dec 1862. No later record.
Brinkley Joseph W. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Deserted. Took oath of allegiance U.S. Govt. and released at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC 12 Mar 1864.
Brinson Issac J. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded, date and place unknown. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Macon, Ga. 21 Apr 1863(?). No later record.
Brown Robert A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, disability, 27 Jan 1862.
Butler Michael Private - 28 Apr 1861 Deserted near Norfolk, Va. 12 May 1862.
Camfield Joseph S. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed, 1st Sergeant 2? Sept 1861. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. 2 May 1863.
Campbell Henry M. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 10 May 1864. Paroled at Ft. Delaware, Del. Feb 1865. Received at Boulware? & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange 12 Mar 1865. No later record.
Cargile John F. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded, date and place unknown, surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. 16 May 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. 2? May 1863.
Cauley (see Corley)
Chastain William J. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Died of typhoid fever near Camp Jackson, at Richmond, Va. 26 Aug 1861.
Churchill Thomas F. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. 1 Jul 1862. Died of wounds 3 (8?) Jul 1862.
Clarke Thomas H. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. 1 Jul 1862. Discharged, disability, in 1862.
Corley (or Cauley) William W. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Killed at Frederick City, Md. 9 Jul 1864.
Cosby Absalom W. Private - 21 Jul 1861 Appointed Corporal. Wounded in leg, resulting in amputation, at Wilderness, Va. 5 May 1864. Paroled at Albany, Ga. 15 May 1865.
Cosby John H. Private - 26 Jul 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 10 May 1864. Died at Ft. Delaware, Del. 7 Jul 1864.
Cosby William G. Private - 26 Jul 1862 Captured at Ft. Steadman, Va. 25 Mar 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. 26 Jun 1865.
Cromwell Benjamin M. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Assistant Surgeon 14th Regt. Louisiana Inf. 24 Oct 1861. Transferred to 15th Regt. Louisiana Inf. as Assistant Surgeon 1 Feb 1862. Appointed Surgeon 24 Jun 1862. Transferred to 5th Regt. North Carolina Inf. Aug 1862. Temporarily assigned to 1st Regt. North Carolina Inf. as Surgeon Jan 1863. Transferred to 3rd Regt. North Carolina Inf. 6 Apr 1864. Captured at Winchester, Va. 19 Sep 1864. Exchanged 6 Jan 1865. Appointed Surgeon 1st Regt. South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) in 1865. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865.
Daniel Benjamin B. Private - 26 Sep 1861 Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. 12 May 1864.
Davis Andrew L. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded and permanently disabled at Chancellorsville, Va. 3 May 1863. Discharged on account of wounds 28 Jan 1864.
Duncan Joseph L. R. Private - 24 Sep 1863 Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. 10 May 1864. Died of smallpox at Ft. Delaware, Del. 5 Jan 1865.
Dyke Warren F. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded at Ft. Steadman, Va. 25 Mar 1865. No later record.
Ely Robert M. Private - 2 May 1861 Appointed Quartermaster of the 6th Regt. Ga. Inf. 4 Jun 1861. Appointed Brigade Quartermaster 23 Nov 1863. Surrendered Greensboro, NC 26 Apr 1865.
Faulkner Emanuel J. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Corporal. Killed at Hanover Junction, Va. 29 May 1864.
Flint Thomas J. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Captain and Assistant Commissary of the 2nd Regt. Ga. Cavalry 7 May 1862. Dropped by General Order No. 70, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va. 2? May 1863.
Gardner Thomas M. Private - 2? Aug 1862 Substitute for Lewis A Moss. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862.
Gilbert R. H. Private Killed at Ft. Steadman, Va. 25 Mar 1865.
Gilbert William Henry Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded in foot, resulting in amputation, at Spotsylvania, Va. 12 May 1864. Paroled at Albany, Ga. 12 May 1865.
Green Jesse C. Private - 21 Jul 1861 Discharged 7 Jan 1862.
Greenwood George S. Private Surrendered Appomattox, Va. 9 Apr 1865.
Greenwood John B. (or C.) Private - 21 Jul 1861 Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862. Died of wounds.
Greer James A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged on account of deafness 2 Ma? 1862.
Gregory Aaron T. Private - 21 Jul 1861 Did in North Carolina Hospital at Petersburg, Va. 7 Jun 1862.
Griffis Morgan Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded, right arm disabled, at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862. On wounded furlough 31 Dec 1862. Discharged, disability.
Gunnison Samuel Winkler Private - 28 Apr 1861 Wounded in right leg, resulting in amputation at Charlestown, West Va. 23 Aug 1864. Admitted to U.S.A. Depot Field Hospital at Winchester, Va. 28 Aug 1864. Transferred to another hospital 31 Oct 1864.
Harris Henry T. Private - Jun 186? Captured in Virginia 3 Apr 1865. Released May or Jun 1865.
Harris Hines H. Private - 1? Jun 1862 Substitute for Benjamin Harris. Killed at Chancellorsville, Va. ? May 1863.
Harris Thomas H. or (Governor) Private - 31 Aug 1863 Captured at Farmerville, Va. 6 Apr 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Md. 4 Jun 1865.
Harrington John N. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Killed at Sharpsburg, Md. 17 Sep 1862.
Hester John T. Private - 31 Jul 1861 Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. G, 61st Regt. Ga. Inf. 31 Jan 1863. Severely wounded at Spotsylvania, Va. ?2 May 1864. Captured at Ft. Steadman, Va. 25 May 1865. Released at Ft. Delaware, Del. 17 Jun 1865.
Hill A. J. Private Recruit. Died in service.
Hill James A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Captain and Assistant Quartermaster of the 2nd Regt. Ga. Cavalry 6 Jun 1862. Resigned 16 Jul 1863.
Hill John L. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Died Camp Jackson at Richmond, Va. 29 Aug 1861.
Hines Allie N. (or W.) Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, disability, at Camp Advance, Va. 28 Jun 1862.
Hines Iverson A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Sergeant of Co. D, 87th Regt. Ga. Inf. 5 Sep 1862. No later record.
Hoyt Henry F. Private - 30 Jun 1861 Appointed Chaplain of the 10th Regt. Ga. Inf. 1 Aug 1861. Resigned Nov 1861. Appointed Chaplain of the 2nd Regt. Ga. Cavalry 17 May 1862. Accepted appointment 28 May 1862. No later record.
Hughes Malcolm D. Private - 28 Aug 1863 Wounded in arm, resulting in amputation at Winchester, Va. 1? Sep 1864. At home on wounded furlough at close of war.
Jackson Joseph A. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Discharged, disability, 20 Jul 1862.
Jennings Alexander K. Private - 24 Sep 1861 Substitute for A. C. Spencer. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa., 3 Jul 1863. Paroled at Baltimore, Md. 23 Aug 1863. Received at City Point, Va. 24 Aug 1863, and transferred to Office Provost Marshal General 10 Sep 1863. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Co. K, 28th Battn., Ga. Siege Artillery 26 Mar 1864. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla. 10 May 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. 18 May 1865.
Johnson George W. Private - 21 Jul 1861 Wounded and captured at Richmond, Va.3 Apr 1865. Transferred to Pt. Lookout, Md. 2 May 1865. Admitted to U.S.A. General Hospital at Ft. Monroe, Va. 8 Jul 1865. Released from said hospital 17 Jul 1865.
Johnson Malcolm T. (or P.) Private - 10 Jun 1861 Discharged Jun 1861.
Jones Martin P. Private - 28 Apr 1861 Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant of Co. D. 2nd Battn. Ga. Sharpshooters 12 Jun 1862; 2nd Lieutenant 1? May 1864; 1st Lieutenant. Paroled at Albany, Ga. 10 May 1865.
Kalbflelach or Kolbflinch Peter Private - 28 Apr 1861 Appointed Musician. Transferred to Co. G. Captured at Cleveland, Tenn. 25 Nov 1863. Enlisted in U.S. Navy at Rock Island, Ill. in 1863. Transferred to Naval Rendezvous at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. 25 Jan 1864.

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