MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 9th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
 ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA
     "FORT GAINES GUARDS"

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WEBB, John G. - Captain June 11, 1861. Wounded in left arm, necessitating amputation at shoulder joint, at Ream's station, Va. Aug. 25, 1864. Elected Major Oct. 26, 1864; Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 23, 1865.

TENNILLE, William A. - 1st Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Appointed Captain and Adjutant and Inspector General on Brigadier General Anderson's staff Nov. 19, 1863.  Retired on account of chronic diarrhea and chronic hepatitis, contracted in line of duty, Jan. 11, 1865.

CALHOUN, Aaron S. - 2d Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Resigned Oct. 11, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 5, 1863.  Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange Feb. 15, 1865. No later record.

HILL, John C. - Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 11, 1861. Elected 2d Lieutenant Oct 11, 1861. Wounded and disabled at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Elected 1st Lieutenant Feb. 22, 1864.  Retired to Invalid Corps Sept. 15, 1864.  Pension records show he was at home on wounded furlough close of war.

SMITH, Albert H. - 1st Sergeant June 11, 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

JOHNSTON, Charles R. - 2d Sergeant June 11, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant in 1863. Wounded at Funkstown, Md. July 12, 1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant Feb. 22, 1864; Captain Oct. 26, 1864.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

McDOWELL, Thomas E. - 3d Sergeant June 11, 1861.  Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

TENNILLE, Albert A. - 4th Sergeant June 11, 1861.  Discharged, disability, Sept. 9, 1861.  Enlisted as a private in Nelson's Independent Company Ga. Cavalry Apr. 18, 1862.  Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865.

DODWELL, James M. - 1st Corporal June 11, 1861.  Wounded at Petersburg, Va. July 9, 1864.  Reduced to ranks in 1864.  Absent without leave Sept. 18, 1864 - Feb. 28, 1865.  No later record.

TENNILLE, Francis T. - 2d Corporal June 11, 1861.  Surrendered as a private, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

ALEXANDER, Michael - 3d Corporal June 11, 1861.  Absent, sick in Richmond, Va. hospital Sept. 3, 1861.  No later record.

RALEY, Henry D. - 4th Corporal June 11, 1861. Wounded at Petersburg, Va. June 17, 1864.  Died from wounds in 1864.

ANDREWS, Eli M. - Private June 11, 1861. Died in Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Va. Apr. 12, 1862.

ANDREWS, Jasper DeKalb - Private June 11, 1861.  Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863, and captured there Dec. 5, 1863.  Transferred from Rock Island, Ill. to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange Feb. 15, 1865. No later record.  Died Jan. 14, 1915. Buried at Montgomery, Ala.

ANTHONY, Lewis A. - Private Aug. 13, 1861. Absent without leave Aug. 6, 1864. No later record.

BIDDLE, Louis - Private June 11, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

BLOW, Benjamin L. - Private June 11, 1861. Absent without leave Aug. 6, 1864. No later record.

BRASILL, Benjamin - Private June 11, 1861. Deserted Oct. 1863.

BRAXTON, William J. - Private June 11, 1861. Died in Charlottesville, Va. hospital Oct. 26, 1861.

BROWN, George W. - Private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. E, 59th Regt. Ga. Inf. Feb. 27, 1862.  Absent without leave June 30, 1864. No later record.

BROWN, James E. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 4th Corporal.  Appears last on roll for Aug. 31, 1864.

BROWN, Robert S. - Private June 11, 1861.  Wounded and disabled at
Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Retired to Invalid Corps Jan. 1865.

BROWN, T.E.M. - Private June 11, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

BURNHAM, David H. - Private June 11, 1861. Appointed 2d Corporal.
Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

BURNHAM, Joel C. - (or Joseph C.) - Private June 11, 1861. Appointed 5th Sergeant; Regimental Chaplain Feb. 1863.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

CAMPBELL, Thomas C. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died at Orange Court House, Va. Mar. 22, 1862.

CHAPPELL, Obediah - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Corporal. Paroled at Burkeville, Va. Apr. 14-17, 1865.

CHERRY, James - Private June 11, 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

COKER, Henry - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Ensign.  Killed at Deep Bottom, Va. Aug. 16, 1864.

COLE, Joseph - Private June 11, 1861. Died in Strasburg, Va. hospital Aug. 11, 1861.

CONNALLY, Reuben R. - Private June 11, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

DAVISON, Thomas P. (or DAVIDSON) - Private June 11, 1861.  Sick in Richmond, Va. hospital Feb. 28, 1862.  No later record.

DYER, John T. - Private Sept. 19, 1862. Died of typhoid pneumonia in Winder Hospital at Richmond, Va. Nov. 7, 1862.  Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

ELLIOTT, William - Private June 11, 1861.  Sick Feb. 28, 1862.  Discharged in 1862.  Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 59th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 10, 1862. Discharged Feb. 15, 1863.

ELLIOTT, William H., Sr. - Private June 11, 1861.  Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862.

EVANS, Andrew N. (or Andrew M.) - Private June 11, 1861. Killed at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.

EVANS, Joel J. - Private June 11, 1861. Died at Staunton, Va. Dec. 4, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

GILL, H.M. - Private June 11, 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

HECKWORTHY, James - Private June 11, 1861.  Deserted from Warrenton, Va. hospital Sept. 3, 1861.  No later record.

HENDERSON, William L. - Private June 11, 1861.  Deserted Oct. 8, 1863.

HENRY, Martin - Private June 11, 1861.  Deserted at Fredericksburg, Va. Feb. 4, 1863.

HOLLOWAY, William T. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died in Richmond, Va. hospital subsequent to Oct. 1861.

HOMER, W. H. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died at Richmond, Va. Nov. 16, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

HUDSON, William A. - Private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. K. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 25, 1864.  Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. Feb. 1865. Exchanged Mar. 7, 1865.  No later record.

HUMPHREYS, John G. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Corporal. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Va. Aug. 28, 1862.

HUNT, Martin E. - Private June 11, 1861. Died in Richmond, Va. hospital in 1863.

IRWIN, Marion M. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 1st Corporal.  Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Died at Fort Delaware, Del. Oct. 11, 1863. Buried there.

JOHNSON, William S. - Private June 23, 1863.  Detailed in Quartermaster Dept. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Died at Fort Delaware, Del.

JOHNSON, W. T. - Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 2d Regt. Tenn.  Cavalry Oct. 4, 1861.  Transferred to Co. D, 9th regt. Ga. Inf. Nov. 1863. Transferred to Pruden's Battery Light Artillery Ga. State Troops Aug. 23, 1864.  Roll for Oct. 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

JOHNSTON, Washington A. - Private June 11, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant Oct. 11, 1861.  Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died at Fort Delaware, Del. June 14, 1864.

JONES, Abner W. - Private June 11, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Died at Fort Delaware, Del. Dec. 5, 1863.  Buried there.

JONES, John C. - Private June 11, 1861.  Captured at Clinch Mountain, Tenn. Dec. 6, 1863, or Rogersville, Ala. Dec. 10, 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, Ill, for exchange Mar. 2, 1865. No later record.

JONES, Thomas J., Sr. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 2d Sergeant in 1863.  Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Died at Point Lookout, Md. Nov. 9, 1863.

JONES, Thomas J., Jr. - Private June 11, 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

LANIER, Epps. T. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 1st Sergeant Sept. 21, 1861.  Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 28, 1862. Captured Nov. 8, 1864, and took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. Received by Provost Marshall General, Washington, D.C. a Confederate deserter, Nov. 11, 1864.

LEE, Thomas - Private June 11, 1861.  Discharged from General Hospital at Richmond, Va. Aug. 22, 1861.  In St. Charles Hospital at Richmond, Va. Aug. 31, 1861.

LOFTON, Giles O. - Private June 11, 1861.   Wounded and permanently disabled at 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862.  On detail duty in General Hospital Feb. 28, 1865.  No later record. (Born in Georgia Aug. 3, 1832.)

MANN, James W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Killed at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.

MARION, John A. - private June 11, 1861. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Pension records shows he escaped from Fort Delaware, Del. Aug. 13, 1863.  Swam the Delaware Bay and reached Richmond, Va. Aug. 1863.  Furloughed in 1863.  Roll for Aug. 1864, last on which borne, shows him absent without leave since Sept. 15, 1863.  No later record.

MASHBURN, David - Private May 4, 1864.  Surrendered, Appomattox , Va. April. 9, 1865.

MASHBURN, James H. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 4th Sergeant. Killed subsequent to Aug. 1864.

McCRANE, Wesley - Private June 11, 1861.  Died at Yorktown, Va. Apr. 19, 1862.

McKAY, Dougald A. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died at Camp Winder, Richmond, Va. Jan. 16, 1863.

McKAY, John W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Wounded and captured at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, Del. Sept. 14, 1864.  Received at Varina, Va. for exchange Sept. 22, 1864.  No later record.

McKENNEY, Johnson (or McKENZIE) - Private June 11, 1861. Transferred to Co. K. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864.  Died of variola at Elmira, N.Y. Feb. 10, 1865.  Grave #1952. Woodlawn National Cemetery.

McKENNEY, William H. (or McKIMMIE) - Private June 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, Sept. 11, 1861.

McLANE, John J. - Private June 11, 1861. Captured at Spotsylvania, Va. May 6, 1864.  Died at Port Royal, S.C. Nov. 14, 1864.

McLENDON, Allen Z. - Private June 11, 1861.  Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863.

McLENDON, Asa - Private 1862.  Transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar 4, 1862.  Died in service.

McLEROY, William H. - Private June 11, 1861.  Discharged, disability, Nov. 27, 1861.  Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va. Nov. 12, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

MEEKS, James A. - Private June 11, 1861.  Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Transferred from Fort McHenry, Md. to Fort Delaware, Del. July 1863.  No later record.

MERCER, Harmon S. - Private June 11, 1861. Wounded in leg at 2nd Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862.  Captured and paroled at Warrenton, Va., where leg was amputated, Sept. 29, 1862.

MERCER, John F. - Private Aug. 13, 1861. On sick furlough Feb. 11-28, 1865. No later record.

MILLS, John F. - Private June 11, 1861.  Discharged, disability, Jan. 8,
1862.  Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862. 
Appointed 3d Corporal Jan. 1863.  Appears last on roll for Feb. 1863.

MILLS, Newton C. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died of typhoid fever at Camp Bartow, near Fairfax Court House, Va., Sept. 6, 1861. 

MOUNT, Samuel - Private June 11, 1861.  Appears last on roll for Oct. 31, 1861.

MOUNTAIN, Miles H. - Private June 11, 1861.  On detail on C.S.A. Steamer Richmond Feb. 28, 1865.  No later record.

MUNDEVILLE, James F. (or MONDEVILLE) - Private Aug. 13, 1861.  In Richmond, Ga. hospital Oct. 31, 1861.  No later record.

MURRAY, Moses H. - Private June 11, 1861. Appointed 3d Corporal; 4th Sergeant.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

MURRAY, Robert H. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 5th Sergeant. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.  (Born in Georgia in 1839.)

NORRIS, John W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Discharged on account of chronic dysentery Sept. 23, 1861.

ODUM, William J. - Private June 11, 1861.  Paroled at Farmville, Va. Apr. 11-21, 1865.

OWENS, John W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Captured at Greencastle, Pa. July 9, 1863.  Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt. at Fort Mifflin, Pa. and released Dec. 2, 1863.

PATRICK, Thomas C. - Private June 11, 1861. Discharged, disability, General Hospital Aug. 22, 1861.  Enlisted as a private in Co. I, 51st Regt. Ga. Inf. Mar. 4, 1862.  Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.  Captured at Mine Run, Va. May 6, or 12, 1864. Rleased at Elmira, N.Y. June 23, 1865.

PIERCE, John F. - Private June 11, 1861. Died of remittent fever in camp at Centreville, Va. Dec. 8, 1861.

PITTMAN, Joel N. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died in Richmond, Va. hospital in 1861.

PITTMAN, John B. - Private June 11, 1861.  Died in Ferguson's Factory Hospital June 24, 1862.  Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va. No. 9, 2d Line, Lot 173.

RAIDEN, William L. - Private Aug. 4, 1863.  Appointed Sergeant.  Appears last on roll for Jan. 31, 1864.

SCOTT, John W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. Sept. 17, 1862.  Discharged Jan. 20, 1864.

SHEPHERD, Seaborn Asbury, Sr. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 2d Corporal in 1863.  Wounded at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863.  Roll for Feb. 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present.  No later record.

SMEDLEY, William Thomas - Private June 11, 1861.  Transferred to Co. E, 59th Regt. Ga. Inf. July 1, 1864.  On furlough of indulgence Feb. 28, 1865.  No later record.

SUTLIVE, John W. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Assistant Quartermaster Oct. 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

TENNILLE, Alexander St. C. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Captain and Assistant commissary of subsistence Aug. 1862.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

THOMPSON, Robert - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 2d Sergeant in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

TYNER, George S.-  Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed Corporal.  Killed at 2d Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862.

WARD, Thomas A. - Private June 11, 1861.  Discharged on account of chronic rheumatism Mar. 3, 1862.  Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 59th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 10, 1862.  Appointed 3d Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

WATTS, Walter P. Jr. - Private June 11, 1861.  Appointed 4th Sergeant Sept. 11, 1861.  Appears last on roll for Oct. 1861.

WATTS, Walter P., Sr. Private June 11, 1861.  Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

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