MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY* A, 61st REGIMENT
GEORGIA INFANTRY
IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
IRWIN COW BOYS
OR
IRWIN COUNTY COW BOYS
McDuffie, James Y. Captain August 27, 1861. Elected Lieutenant Colonel May
31, 1862. Resigned, ill health, November 2 or 19, 1862. Mathews, W. J. 1st
Lieutenant January 1862. Elected Captain May 31, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg,
Md. September 17, 1862.
Wilcox, George D. 2nd Lieutenant August 27, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May
31, 1862; Captain September 17, 1862. Wounded and disabled at
Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Resigned on ac count of wounds August
15, 1863. Resignation accepted August 21, 1863.
Henderson, John Jackson-Jr. 2nd Lieutenant August 27, 1861. Elected 2nd
Lieutenant May 31, 1862; 1st Lieutenant September 17, 1862; Captain October
1, 1863. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864. Released at Fort
Delaware, Del. June 16, 1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. August 27, 1827.)
Mathis, William-1st Sergeant August 27, 1861. ------------------------2d
Sergeant. ------------------------3d Sergeant. -----------------------4th
Sergeant.
Vickers, William, Sr. Sergeant. Pension records show he sur rendered at
Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Died in Coffee Coun ty, Ga. June 11, 1916.)
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*Company A, 7th Battalion Georgia Infantry was mustered into Confederate
service at the Junction on Augusta and Savannah R. R. August 1861. Went to
Savannah, Ga. and from Savannah to Brunswick, Ga. then to Jekyll Island,
then was ordered to Camp Bethesda below Savannah, from there to Virginia and
became Co. A, 61st Regiment Georgia Infantry.
This regiment was successively designated the 26th Regiment (Lamar's),
Georgia Infantry, 7th Battalion Georgia Infantry and 61st Regiment Georgia
Infantry. A number of names added to this roll by members of company do not
appear on original rolls, and no service record has been found for them.
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Clements, Jacob-1st Corporal August 27, 1861. Appointed 1st Ser- geant.
Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md.
February 18, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's
Wharves, James River, Va., February 20-21, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May
22, 1865.
Brussels, E. 2d Corporal August 27, 1861. Roll dated Petersburg, Va. March
1865, shows him absent.
Bass, John Columbus-3d Corporal August 27, 1861. Appointed Sergeant.
Captured in Richmond, Va. hospital April 3, 1865. Sent to Provost Marshal
April 28, 1865. In Jackson Hospital at Rich mond, Va. May 28, 1865.
Young, George Isaac-4th Corporal August 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862.
Akins, J. Wesley (or Aikins)---- private. Killed at Monocacy, Md. July 9,
1864.
Bailey, Walter---- private August 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862.
Barton, John T. --- private August 27, 1861. Wounded in head, foot and hip
at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Captured at Spotsyl vania, Va. May
18, 1864. Paroled at Elmira, N. Y. February 9, 1865. Received at Boulware &
Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. for exchange, February 20, 1865. Admitted to
General Hospital #9, at Richmond, Va. February 20, 1865. Disposition,
Jackson Hospital, Rich mond, Va. February 21, 1865. (Born in Randolph
County, Ga. April 18, 1840.)
Branch, David---- private August 27, 1861. Wounded in left leg and knee,
right arm permanently disabled, and captured at Sharps burg, Md., September
17, 1862. Roll for March April 1863, shows he was "Exchanged and retaken on
the road March 19, 1863. " Pension records show he was at home on wounded
furlough close of war. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 10, 1865. (Born in Ga.
November 17, 1843.)
Branch, Elias---- private August 27, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal. Paroled at
Albany, Ga. May 22, 1865.
Branch, James T. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 49th Regiment Ga. Inf.
March 4, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 60th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 1, 1862.
Roll dated Petersburg, Va. March 1865, shows he was disabled from disease
and old age. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1847.)
Branch, John---- private. Roll dated Petersburg, Va. March 1865, shows him
present.
Branch, William M. --- private February 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant.
Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1840. Died in
Worth County, Ga. November 15, 1912.)
Chandler, Francis H. --- private August 27, 1861. Died of pneumonia in camp
near Port Royal, Va. February 5, 1863.
Chandler, G. --- private August 27, 1861.
Chandler, Virgil I. --- private August 27, 1861. Captured at Fred-
ericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Paroled for exchange December 17, 1862.
Killed at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864.
Cobb, William---- private August 27, 1861.
Conger, William B. (or Congo)---- private August 27, 1861. Died of measles
in Brunswick, Ga. hospital October 21, 1861.
Connell, Jesse J. --- private August 27, 1861. Roll for July -August 1863,
last on which found, bears remark. "Dropped August 31, 1863; sup posed dead.
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Denby, James Henry (or Demby)---- private August 27, 1861. Wounded at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862; Captured there October 1, 1862. Paroled
and received at Aiken's Landing, Va. for ex change October 19, 1862.
Exchanged November 10, 1862. No later record.
Dorminey, Jacob (or Dorminy)---- private August 27, 1861. Detailed for
hospital duty in 1864. Captured at Strasburg (or Staunton), Va. September
26, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. May 15, 1865.
Dorminy, Willis---- private August 27, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieu- tenant
September 23, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant. Resigned March 17, 1864.
Finn, James---- private.
Fletcher, Elbert---- private August 27, 1861. Discharged July 27, 1862.
Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 10th Battn. Ga. Inf. July 30, 1862. Wounded
and permanently disabled at Petersburg, Va. June 22, 1864. Paroled at
Albany, Ga. May 22, 1865.
Fletcher, Horton---- private August 27, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Md.
September 17, 1862.
Fletcher, William---- private. Roll dated Petersburg, Va. March 1865, shows
him absent.
Gordy, Henry A. J. (or Gorday)---- private May 17, 1862. Cap- tured at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Paroled at Point Look out, Md. and transferred
to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange March 28, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga.
May 23, 1865. (Died in Turner County, Ga. March 29, 1911.)
Gratham, Jefferson---- private August 27, 1861. Wounded at Fred- ericksburg,
Va. December 13, 1862. Roll for May -June 1863, shows he was "In hospital,
wounded. " Roll for July -August shows him "Dropped; supposed dead. "
Gray, George Thomas (or Thomas George)---- private May 2, 1862. Transferred
to Co. H, in 1862; to Co. K. Died of typhoid fever in Receiving and Wayside
Hospital (General Hospital #9,) at Richmond, Va. February 1, 1863.
Gray, Wiley---- private August 27, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864, last
on file, shows him present.
Griffin, James---- private August 27, 1861. Retired to Invalid Corps
November 25, 1864.
Griffin, Raiford---- private.
Hansell, M. --- private. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered at Appo-
mattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. in 1830.)
Henderson, Daniel D. --- private August 27, 1861. Killed at Sharps- burg,
Md. September 17, 1862.
Henderson, Robert Huriah (or Robert Uriah)---- private May 17, 1862.
Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in
Irwin County, Ga. in 1831. Died at Brookfield, Ga. January 15, 1915.)
Hobby, Reuben---- private.
Howard, Richard H. --- private August 27, 1861. Discharged, disabil- ity, at
Jekyll Island, Ga. January 31, 1862.
Hunter, David W. --- private August 27, 1861. Appointed 1st Cor- poral. Died
of typhoid fever at Waynesville, March 1, 1862.
Hunter, R. --- private August 27, 1861.
Jernigan, Aaron---- private August 27, 1861. Wounded and captured at
Monocacy, Md. July 10, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. Received at Venus
Point, Savannah River, Ga. November 15, 1864. Pension records show he was at
home on wounded furlough close of war.
Key, G. --- private August 27, 1861.
Key, Stephen William---- private August 27, 1861. Died from chronic
diarrhoea in Lynchburg, Va. hospital July 7, 1862.
Kinard, James---- private.
Kinard, John---- private.
Kinard, Rion F. (or Ryan F.)---- private August 27, 1861. Appointed 1st
Corporal. Pension records show he was wounded through foot at Wilderness,
Va. May 6, 1864. Unable to return to com mand. (Born in Irwin County, Ga.
February 16, 1833. Died in Berrien County, Ga. February 20, 1905.)
Leigh, J. Henry R. --- private August 27, 1861. Captured in Jackson Hospital
at Richmond, Va. April 3, 1865. Released at Hammond General Hospital at
Point Lookout, Md. July 25, 1865.
Lord, William Henry---- private August 27, 1861. Appointed 3d Cor- poral.
Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Paroled at Richmond, Va.
April 30, 1864. Killed May 5, 1864.
Luke, Duncan Hamilton---- private August 27, 1861. Died of disease at
Charleston, S. C. June 9, 1862.
Luke, J. C. --- private October 31, 1861. Wounded and missing at
Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862.
Luke, J. L. --- private.
Luke, William---- private August 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, October
26, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 49th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4,
1862. Died of typhoid fever at Camp Davis, Ga. April 6, 1862. (Born in
1841.)
Mathis, H. --- private.
McCrory, Daniel---- private.
McDuffie, John-Appointed 1st Corporal of Co. H, 10th Regiment Ga. Inf. May
20, 1861. Retired as Corporal June 15, 1861. Trans ferred to Co. A, 61st
Regiment Ga. Inf. August 17, 1861. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant August
17, 1862. Captured at Crampton's Gap, Md. July 4, 1863. Paroled at Fort
Delaware, Del. July 30, 1863. Transferred to City Point, Va. for exchange
August 1, 1863. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
McRae, William O. (or McRea)---- private August 27, 1861. Ap- pointed 2nd
Corporal; 4th Sergeant; 3rd Sergeant; 2d Sergeant. Wounded and captured at
Bristoe Station, Va. October 14, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and
transferred to Aiken's Land ing, Va. for exchange February 24, 1865. Pension
records show he was at home on furlough close of war. (Born in Ga.)
Merritt, Mark---- private August 27, 1861. Rolls from March 1, to August 31,
1864, last on file, show he was wounded in thigh, perma nently disabled, at
Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Roll dated Petersburg, Va. March 1865,
shows him absent. (Born in Coffee County, Ga. about 1830.)
Mobley, John B. --- private August 27, 1861. Roll dated Petersburg, Va.
March 1865, shows him absent.
Monighan, John B. --- private August 27, 1861. Died of chronic diarrhoea in
General Hospital at Farmville, Va. January 27, 1863.
Nasworth, J. --- private.
Nasworth, N. --- private. Captured, date and place not given. Roll dated
Petersburg, Va. March 1865, shows him a "Prisoner of War. "
Nicholson, Thomas (or Nickels)---- private.
Paulk, Henry---- private August 27, 1861. Pension records show he
surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. Died in Coffee County, Ga. in
1899.
Paulk, Hiram L. --- private August 27, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in
arm at 2d Manassas, Va. August 20, 1862. Died of wounds in Clhimborazo
Hospital #2, at Richmond, Va. in 1862.
Pridgen, Marcus - --- private August 27, 1861. Roll dated November 4, 1864,
last on file, shows him absent, sick. Roll dated Petersburg, Ga. March 1865,
shows he was discharged on account of palsy.
Purvis, William Y. --- private August 27, 1861. Died of pneumonia at Camp
Bethesda, near Savannah, Ga. April 22, 1862.
Ross, William D. --- private August 27, 1861. Died of chronic diar- rhoea in
Camp Winder Hospital Division #3, at Richmond, Va. August 8, 1862.
Rountree, Reuben---- private August 27, 1861. Appointed Corporal August 17,
1862; Sergeant March 31, 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863.
Sinclair, John D. --- private August 27, 1861. Appointed 1st Cor- poral.
Discharged, disability, at camp near Richmond, Va. July 13, 1862.
Sloan, Alexander L. --- private May 13, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant
June 28, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant September 17, 1862. Cap tured at Spotsylvania,
Va. May 12, 1864. Released at Fort Dela ware, Del. June 16, 1865.
Solomon, Elias---- private.
Solomon, H. Peter---- private August 27, 1861. Paroled at Lynch- burg, Va.
April 13, 1865. (Born in Ga.)
Solomon, Lazarus---- private October 31, 1861. Absent after battle near
Richmond, Va. July 1, 1862. Died in camp near Orange Court House, Va.
January 12, 1864.
Taylor, Lemuel---- private August 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. H, March 31,
1862.
Tucker, Daniel---- private August 27, 1861. Discharged, disability,
resulting from measles, at Camp Bethesda, near Savannah, Ga. May 4, 1862.
(Born in Ga. in 1843.)
Tucker, Jasper---- private August 27, 1861. Appointed Corporal April 26,
1862. Died of typhoid fever, at Camp Bethesda near Savan nah, Ga., May 15,
1862.
Tucker, Micajah---- private August 27, 1861.
Waters, Alfred---- private August 27, 1861. Discharged on account of
consumption November 24, 1861.
Watson, Robert C. --- private August 27, 1861. Paroled at Mount Jackson, Va.
April 21, 1865.
Watson, William---- private August 27, 1861. Captured at Williams- port, Md.
July 6, 1863. Died at Seminary Hospital at Hagers town, Md. August 3, 1863.
Webb, Kinchen J. --- private August 27, 1861. Died in Orange Court House,
Va. hospital February 3, 1864.
Webb, William---- private.
Whitley, Jacob---- private August 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, October
26, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 49th Regiment Ga. Inf. September
1, 1863. Appointed 1st Corporal. Surrendered at Appomat tox, Va. April 9,
1865. (Born in Irwin County, Ga. August 12, 1843. Died there in 1908.)
Williams, William J. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 26th Regiment Ga. Inf.
September 1, 1861. Transferred to Co. A, 61st Regiment Ga. Inf. October 12,
1861; to Co. A, 26th Regiment Ga. Inf. December 19, 1861; to Co. B, 4th
Regiment Ga. Cavalry (Clinch's), May 12, 1862. Roll for June 30, 1864, last
on file, shows him present. Pension records show he surrendered at Camp
Walker, Glynn County, Ga. in 1865.
Willis, Elbert---- private May 17, 1862. Wounded in left leg, neces-
sitating amputation, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864. (Born in Ga. August 4,
1840. Died in Worth County, Ga. March 22, 1920.)
Young, James---- private August 27, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Beaulieu
near Savannah, Ga. March 23, 1862.