Company I, 2nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
"Buena Vista Guards"

Only known surviving Flag of 2nd Georgia Infantry CSA

This flag is not backwards, it is 3'x4'.

  The eight Georgia ladies who made the flag were Sallie Jones, Sallie Blount, Vic Warner, Julia Blount, Lattie Carter, Annie Mandell, Florence Lyne and Sarah Whitehead. When

the ladies presented the flag to the regiment, in May 1861, Captain William R. Holmes remarked, “This flag shall be our rallying point around which every sharpshooter will claim

no greater honor than to protect and defend.” This 1st National flag was carried into some of the major battles of the War Between the States: Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg,

Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga and finally Appomattox.. After the war, the flag was returned to Burke County, Ga.

The flag went up for auction in 2008, and I do not know of its current location.

If you would like to add information, please contact me.

OFFICERS

Wiggins, Charles R. - Captain Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Peebles, I.H. - 1st Lieut. Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Maddox, John T. - 2nd Lieut. Apr 15 1861. Elected Captain April 28 1862. Resigned Oct 8 1863.

Calhoun, James G. - Jr 2nd Lieut. Apr 15 1861. Resigned Aug 30 1861.

Farr, John B. - 1st Sergt Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for July 1 1861.

Webb, Lewis - 2nd Sergt Apr 15 1861. Received pay at Richmond Va for period Aug 1 1861 - Apr 15 1862, on Dec 11 1862. No later record.

Cottingham, John T. - 3rd Sergt Apr 15 1861. Home on sick furlough Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Brasington, James L.(or Brassington) - 4th Sergt Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Crew, Eli A. - 1st Corporal Apr 15 1861. On duty as Enrolling Officer, Marion Co Ga, Dec 31 1864. No later record.

Bullock, James H. - 2nd Corporal Apr 15 1861. Died July 16 1862.

Butt, William H. - 3rd Corporal Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Wiggins, James W. - 4th Corporal Apr 15 1861. Received pay at Richmond, Va for period Jan 1 - Apr 30 1862, on May 20 1862. No later record.

 

ENLISTED MEN

Anderson, George W. - Private Apr 15 1861. Surrendered Apr 9 1865 at Appomattox, Va.

Ashmore. Albert G. - Private Apr 15 1861. Sick in hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Belk, Joseph T. - Private Apr 15 1861, wounded; finger amputated. Roll for Dec 31 1864, last on file, shows him on detached duty.

Belk, Zack - Private Apr 15 1861. Paid for commutation of rations while on furlough Mar 27 1863. No later record.

Bell, E.J. - Private July 14 1861. Died Apr 20 1862.

Benson, J.L. - Private Aug 8 1861. Surrendered Apr 9 1865 at Appomattox, Va.

Bigham, Samuel - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears on roll Aug 31 1861.

Birdsong, C.W. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appointed Sergt. Wounded in Va June 27 1862. Paid for commutation of rations Mar 17 1863. No later record.

Bowling (or Bolan) E.H. - Private. Paroled Augusta Ga May 18 1865.

Braddy, John M. - Private. Appointed Corporal. Paroled May 18 1865 in Augusta, Ga.

Brooks, Robert D. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died July 1 1862.

Brown, Reuben - Private Apr 15 1861. Discharged Oct 24 1861. Elected 2nd Lieut. of Co G, 10th Regt Ga State Troops Dec 16 1861. Mustered out May 1862. Enlisted as a private, Co G, 59th Regt Ga May 6 1862. Elected 1st Lieut. Nov 1862. Wounded Petersburg, Va Sept 1864. Furloughed for 30 days from Jackson Hospital Richmond Va Nov 23 1864. Wounded & in Richmond, Va hospital at the close of the war.

Buckner, C.R. - Private July 8 1861. Home on furlough Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Butt, Richard E. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died of typhoid fever Sept 29 1861 at Camp Pine Creek Va.

Butt, William B. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appointed Sergt in 1861. Discharged, disability Oct 29 1861.

Calhoun, James G. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 30 1861.

Cato, James - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Cato, John W.R. - Private Apr 15 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band June 1 1861. Appointed 2nd Sergt. Deserted to enemy Sept 20 1864. Received by Provost Marshal General, Defenses South of Potomoc, Washington D.C. Sept 24 1864. Took oath of allegiance to US Govt. and sent to Fairfield, Conn Sept 24 1864.

Chambless, Henry B. - Private Apr 15 1861. Elected 2nd Lieut. July 1 1862. Surrendered Appomatox Va Apr 9 1865.

Dowd, Andrew H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appointed 1st Sergt. Received pay May 17 1862. No later record.

Dudley, George H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Discharged, disa - bility Brook's Station Va July or Aug 1861. Elected Jr 2nd Lieutenant of Co G 10th Regt Ga State Troops Dec 16 1861. Mustered out May 1862. Elected Jr 2nd Lieut. Of Co H 59th Regt Ga IM May 6 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg July 3 1863. Died Aug 27 1863. Buried Thornrose Cemetery Staunton Va.

Edge, Jehu - Private Aug 8 1861. Discharged disability Aug 24 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co E 3rd Regt Ga Cavalry Apr 28 1862. Wounded near Murfreesboro Tenn. Captured at Cumberland Mountain or McMinnville Tenn Oct 3 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, Ill for exchange Mar 20 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River Va Mar 27 1865. Died in Madison Co Ga Sep 25 1903.

Fulford, William - Private Apr 15 1861. Discharged disability Nov 25 1861.

Gunn, Wilson L. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died at Yatesville, N.C. Apr 18 1863.

Guy, Walter T. - Private July 14 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va Apr 9 1875.

Guy, William J. - Private Apr 15 1861. Surrendered May 10 1865 at Tallahassee, Fla. Paroled Albany Ga May 17 1865.

Halley, James Madison. - Private July 14 1861. Discharged disability Dec 5 1861. (Born Mar 11 1840 Marion Co, died July 30 1885 and buried Tazewell.)

Halley, Nathaniel D. - Private July 14 1861. Wounded in 1862. Died of wounds in Hospital #4 Wilmington, N.C. July 21 1862. (Born Sept 22 1837 Marion Co. Buried Tazewell.)

Halley, N.T. - Private July 14 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Hardison, Franklin L. - Private Apr 15 1861. Elected 2nd Lieut. April 28 1862. Killed at Malvern Hill Va july 1 1862.

Harrold, (or Harrell) John S. - Private May 5 1861. Surrendered Appomattox Va Apr 9 1865.

Hertz, Jacob Herman - Private Apr 15 1861. Discharged exempt from service July 11 1862.

Hester, Joseph L. - Private July 14 1861. Surrendered Appomattox Va Apr 9 1865.

Horn, Joel G. - Private Apr 15 1861. Home on sick furlough Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Horn, Levi - Private Apr 15 1861. Died Oct 17 1861.

Ivey, Joseph C. - Private Apr 15 1861. Paid commutation of rations for period Sept 3 1862 - Feb 21 1863 on Aug 24 1863. No later record.

Johnston, William R. - Private. Surrendered Tallahassee Fla May 10 1865. Paroled Albany Ga May 17 1865.

Josey, S.T. - Private Aug 8 1861. In Richmond Va Hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Kemp, Larkin B. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died in 1862.

Kendrick, John A. - Private Apr 15 1861. Elected 2nd Lieut. Co C, 37th Regt Ala Inf Aug 5 1862. On roster dated Dec 31 1864, name appears with remark as to date and cause of vacancy "P. Aug 2 1864".

Kennerly, William W. - Private Apr 15 1861. Elected Jr 2nd Lieut. Apr 28 1862. Wounded and captured Gettysburg July 5 1863. Elected 1st Lieut Oct 8 1863. Paroled Johnson's Island Mar 1865. Received Cox's Wharf James River Va for exchange Mar 22 1865.

Lowe, James William - Private Apr 15 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band July 10 1861. Wounded, leg amputated. Discharged having been elected to civil office May 21 1864.

Mason, L.B. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward June 1 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va Apr 9 1865.

Mathis, Britten H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appointed Sergt on June 7 1861. Appears last on roll of Aug 31 1864.

Mathis, Harvey O. - Private Apr 15 1861. Absent on indefinite furlough Aug 1 1861. No later record.

McCarroll, Perryman - Private Oct 21 1864. Surrendered Appomattox Apr 9 1865.

McMichael, John - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

McMichael, Seaborn W. - Private Apr 15 1861. Received pay while on furlough at Richmond Va for period July 1 - Aug 31 1861 on Sep 13 1861. No later record.

McPherson, T.D. - Private July 8 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Monk, Silas - Private Apr 15 1861. At home on sick furlough Aug 31 1861.

Moore, Dunbar - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Moore, John - Private Apr 15 1861. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government, released and furnished transportation to Philadelphia Oct 10 1864.

Norman, James T. - Private July 14 1861. Paid for period Jan 1 - June 30 1862 on July 19 1862. No later record.

Oliver, Thaddeus - Private Apr 15 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #1 in Richmond Va Mar 21 1862. Elected Captain of Co E 63rd Regt Ga Inf on Dec 11 1862. Resigned May 29 1863. Elected 1st Lieut. Co D 28th Battn Ga Siege Artillery on Aug 6 1863. Wounded John's Island S.C. in July 1864 and died there of his wounds on Aug 20 1864.

Memorial to Thaddeus Oliver at the Marion County Courthouse

O'Tyson, J.H.H. - Private Aug 8 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Owen, George W. - Private July 14 1861. Died in Richmond Va on Sept 27 1861.

Patrick, William J. - Private Aug 8 1861. Discharged on disability Oct 26 1861.

Paul, Jabez M. - Private Aug 8 1861. Discharged on disability Nov 6 1861.(Buried Old & New Providence Bap Ch Cemetery)

Paul, John - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Pearson, E.P. - Private Apr 15 1861. Transferred to Co I 17th Regt Ga Inf July 1862. On furlough Feb 28 1865. Furloughed for 30 days at Petersburg Va Mar 12 1865.

Peebles, Francis G.M. - Private June 20 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Phillips, Benjamin F. - Private July 24 1861. Lost an eye at Chicamauga Ga Sept 19 1863. Roll for Dec 31 1864, the last one on file, shows him present.

Powell, James M. - Private Apr 15 1861. Captured Vicksburg, Miss July 3 1863. Received at Pt Lookout Md Oct 20 1863 and died there Feb 25 1864.

Rogers, A.J. - Private July 14 1861. In Richmond Va hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Rushin, John R. - Private Apr 15 1861. Discharged on disability Nov 25 1861. Elected 2nd Lieut Co H 46th Regt Ga Inf Mar 4 1862. Wounded Chickamauga Ga Sept 20 1863. Retired to the Invalid Corps Dec 15 1864.

Ryan, James Water - Private June 28 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band July 25 1861, and to C.5 Navy Sept 17 1864. Served at Wilmington N.C. 1863 - 1864. Born Waterford, Ireland Sept 25 1836.

Sanders, W.J. - Private July 14, 1861. Appears last on the roll for Aug 31 1861.

Scogin, Richard W. - Private Apr 15 1861. Captured, Dandridge Tenn Jan 17 1864. Released Rock Island Ill, June 21 1865.

Scogins. L.H. - Private July 14 1861. Absent, waiting on brother at hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Sheppard, John Abner - Private June 20 1861. Wounded in Virginia June 27 1862. Paid at Richmond Va on July 2 1862 for the period Jan 1 - June 30 1862. Elected Jr 2nd Lieut. Co E 63rd Regt Ga Inf Dec 11 1862, and 2nd Lieut. May 28 1863, Captain July 22 1864. Furloughed Feb 1865. On detail duty Mar 1 1865 to close of war. Born in Ga 1841.

Shipp, James R. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on the roll for Aug 31 1861.

Slaughter, John W. - Private May 5 1861. Appointed 1st Sergt. Shot twice in left hand, resulting in amputation of finger at Wilderness Va May 6 1864. Absent, wounded Dec 31 1864. Surrendered Tallahassee Fla May 10 1865. Paroled Albany Ga May 16 1865. Died in Atlanta Ga Sept 9 1895.

Smith, John T. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Smith, William T. - Surrendered Appomattox Va April 9 1865. (Buried Buena Vista Cemetery.)

Statham, M.D. - Private July 24 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Stokes, William - Private May 5 1861. The last roll on file, Dec 31 1864 shows him absent on Surgeon's certificate.

Story, Joseph - Private Aug 28 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Story, Josiah P. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died Nov 11 1861 in Richmond, Va.

Story, William - Private Apr 15 1861. Home sick on Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Tamplin, William H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on the July 1 1861 roll.

Tidd, Mathew M. - Private Apr 15 1861. Wounded May 6 1864 at Wilderness Va. Surrendered Tallahassee Fla May 10 1865. Paroled May 22 1865 at Albany Ga.

Toney, H.M. - Private Aug 8 1861. Appears last on the Aug 31 1861 roll.

Upton, G.S. - Private Aug 8 1861. Severely wounded May 6 1864 at Wilderness Va. Surrendered Tallahassee Fla May 10 1865. Paroled Albany Ga May 18 1865.

Upton, R.M. - Private Aug 8 1861. In Culpepper Court House Hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.

Wall, Carey J. - Private Apr 15 1861. Died Sept 12 1861.

Watkins, J.B. - Private July 14 1861. Surrendered Apr 9 1865 at Appomattox.

Watts, H.C. - Private July 14 1861. Appointed Sergt. Captured, in hospital at Richmond, Va Apr 3 1865. Transferred to Pt Lookout Md May 2 1865.

Watts, M.B. - Enlisted as a private Co G 10th Regt Ga State Troops Dec 16 1861. Mustered out May 1862. Enlisted as a private Co H 59th Regt Ga Inf May 6 1862. Transferred to Co I 17th Regt Ga Inf in exchange for John Shierling, Jr on Feb 24 1863. Transferred to Co I. 2nd Regt Ga Inf Mar 1 1863. No later record.

Wiggins, Jasper M. - Private Apr 15 1861. Killed Wilderness Va May 6 1864.

Windsor, N.A. - Private July 14 1861. Surrendered May 10 1865 at Tallahassee Fla. Paroled Albany Ga May 17 1865.

Windsor, R.S. - Private July 14 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Wisdom, F.L. - Private Apr 15 1861. Elected Captain Oct 8 1863. Wounded in foot at Wilderness Va May 6 1864. Furloughed account of wounds Mar 31 1865.

Wooten, Cullen H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Transferred to Regimental Band June 25 1861. Left Chimborazo Hospital Richmond Va without permission.

Wyatt, Philip H. - Private Apr 15 1861. Appears last on roll for Aug 31 1861.

Wyatt, W.W. - Private Aug 8 1861. In Culpepper Court House Va hospital Aug 31 1861. No later record.