Washington County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings

12th Georgia Battalion
Georgia Light Artillery

WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

(Vol. II 1867 - 1880, p. 370)

Thursday, April 15, 1880

12TH GEORGIA BATTALION

Headquarters, Army of Va., March 25, 1865.
Below is a roll of the survivors of Company B., 12th Georgia Battalion, at the storming of Fort Steadman from Colquitt's salient, a desperate dash of a forlorn hope:

Captain John W. Rudisell

1ST Lt. Hans T. Robson, 2d Lt. James K Kinman, 1st Sgt. William E. Watkins, 2d Sgt. Jasper Stubbs, 3d Sgt. Jesse A. Robson, 4th Sgt. C. A. Moye; 5th Sgt. C. J. Davis, 1st Cpl. James Rudisell, 2d Cpl. B. A. Mathis, 3d Cpl. M. G. Wood, 4th Cpl. J. D. Howell, 5th Cpl. E. W. Jones.

PRIVATES,

Amason, A. J.
Haynes, T. H.
Jordan, J. P.
Kelley, George
Layton, Lenard
Martin, J. A.
Trawick, M. W. Underwood, J. F
Barnes, A. A.
Brown, James F
Cox, Cullen
Finch, F. W.
Martin, J. D.
Maye, Robert J.
Pope, Roads G.
Smith, H.
Tanner, J.
Williams, F. / Avant, G. L.
Hartley, J. M.
Jordan, S. T.
Kittredge, Ed
Leverette, F. M.
Tison, Thomas L.
Underwood, H. F.
Vinan, A. M.
Barksdale, W. D.
Burnsed, James
Cumming, Thomas
Fountain, Harris
Martin, E. L.
Peddy, J. H.
Pittman, W. H
Stanley, Joel C.
Taylor, John D.
Yelvington Gideon / Avant, W. H.
Hunter, Jesse
Jordan, Nathan
Knight, W. G.
Leverette, George I
Turner, John L.
Underwood, J. R. G
Avant, James
Barber, James
Burnsed, P.
Dortch, A. A.
Glover, Elias
McGlohorn, H.
Powell, Bennett
Renfroe, Joe
Silas, J. William
Watkins, L. W.
Wallace J. T.* / Avant, H. H.
Howell, W. D.
Jordan, William J. Layton, John W. Leverette, M. D. Turner, William D. Underwood, R. Anderson, W. B. Barwick, A. J.
Cason, George D. Downs, Stiles
Gibson, T. E.
Mills, George W. Powell, 0. D. Sheppard, Davis
Sills, William
Watkins, M. W.

*Killed in action 25th March, 1865, while charging Fort Steadman, near Petersburg.

The above roll of honored names, survivors of Company B., 12th Georgia Battalion, March 25th , 1865, will be read with deep interest by their numerous friends and acquaintances throughout this section of the State. These still surviving are especially desired to be present and participate in the memorial services on the 26th instant.

(Note: Lieutenant James K. Kinman was a POW at the time of the assault on Ft. Steadman)