Company A, 39Th Regiment

Company A, 39th Regiment

Murray County

"Cohutta Rangers"

Adair, Virgil B. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1863.

Adams, James -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. In hospital April 22, 1864. No later record.

Aikin, Silas M. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Chattahoochee, Georgia July 5, 1864. Died of bronchitis at Camp Douglas, Illinois, February 27, 1865.

Allen, William F. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died in Atlanta, Georgia hospital.

Bagby, Edward M. -- 2nd Lieutenant - February 25, 1862. Resigned March 10, 1862.

Bailey, Allen -- Private - March 10, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U.S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee July 22, 1864.

Bailey, Madison -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 15, 1863. Deserted May 17, 1864. Captured in Murray County, Georgia May 27, 1864. Arrived at Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, June 3, 1864, and sent from thence to Rock Island, Illinois, where he was received as a Confederate deserter June 6, 1864. Released from latter place June 18, 1865.

Ballew, Daniel -- Private - August 1, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Ballew, J. J. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Wounded, knee disabled at Rocky Face, Georgia February 25, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Ballew, Langston G. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee and released February 28, 1864.

Ballew, Robert M. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Wounded in knee joint at Bridgeport, Alabama April 29, 1862. On detached service April 14, 1864. No later record. (Born December 22, 1844.)

Banner, Mathew R. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company I, April 25, 1862. Prisoner of war records show he surrendered at Jonesboro, Tennessee May 13, 1865, and was released at Nashville, Tennessee May 22, 1865.

Barnes, James W. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 15, 1863. Appears without remark on roll for March -April 1864. No later record.

Bates, John S. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died of fever in Murray County, Georgia July 21, 1862.

Bates, Madison -- Private - March 10, 1862. Transferred to Company ?, 3rd Regiment Confederate Cavalry December 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee May 29, 1864. Received at Rock Island, Illinois, June 6, 1864, as a Confederate deserter, but refused to take oath, and was released from said prison May 18, 1865.

Bates, Rice R. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Appears last on bounty pay roll dated March 28, 1862. Pension records show he furnished substitute September 1862. (Born in Hall County, Georgia January 27, 1821.)

Bates, William M. - - Private- died of disease Knoxville, Tennessee July 12, 1862.

Black, Alexander -- 2nd Corporal - March 10, 1862. Absent without leave July 15, 1862. No later record.

Black, John A. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Black, William R. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865. (Born in Cocke County, Tennessee in 1846.)

Blair, S. A. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Mississippi May 25, 1863.

Bland, Isaac E. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee September 16, 1864, and released at Louisville, Kentucky, to remain north of Ohio River during war, September 26, 1864.

Boatright, Jackson -- Private - April 4, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Bramlett, William H. -- Enlisted as a private in Company A, 37th Regiment Georgia Infantry January 28, 1864. Transferred to Company A, 39th Regiment Georgia Infantry April 1, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Bright, Felix C. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Killed at New Hope Church, Georgia May 25, 1864.

Brown, John J. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Marietta, Georgia July 4, 1864. Released at Camp Morton, Indiana, May 18, 1865.

Caldwell, Robert -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted August 25, 1863. Received at Louisville, Kentucky, a Confederate deserter, June 3, 1864, where he took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government, and was released to remain north of Ohio River during war, June 4, 1864.

Calley, William (or Colley) -- Enlisted as a private in Company E, 10th Regiment Georgia State Troops December 16, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company A, 39th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 10, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864. Released at Camp Chase, Ohio, May 15, 1865.

Carney, T. -- Private - April 5, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Carr, George H. (or Corn) -- Private - March 10, 1862. Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 28, 1862.

Carroll, Thomas J. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Pay roll dated March 28, 1862, shows he received $50 bounty. No later record.

Carter, Andrew -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died of fever in Cynthiana, Kentucky hospital September 12 or 20, 1862.

Chappell, William H. (or W. F.) -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died in Knoxville, Tennessee hospital October 14, 1862.

Childress, William -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted July 1862. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Nashville, Tennessee and released March 19, 1864.

Cobb, Thomas -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died in Huntsville, Alabama hospital May 21 or 28, 1862.

Coffee, Alfred O. E. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia September 5, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 12, 1865.

Coffee, William N. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia September 5, 1864. Died of typhoid fever at Camp Douglas, Illinois, April 30, 1865.

Connally, David -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - February 25, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant December 3, 1862. Wounded in 1863. Died of wounds at Raleigh, Mississippi July 27, 1863.

Connally, Dixon -- Private - March 10, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant December 3, 1862. Wounded at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant September 1863. On detached duty at Resaca, Georgia April 4, 1864. No later record.

Connally, M. -- Private - March 29, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Cooper, William P. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. No later record.

Craft, Absalom Madison -- Private - January 6, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee and released February 18, 1864.

Craft, Thomas J. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted April 1864.

Crook, Leander W. -- Captain - February 25, 1862. Died of disease, at home in Whitfield County, Georgia, November 27, 1862.

Davis, Charles C. -- 1st Corporal - March 10, 1862. Deserted in 1864. Appears on roll of deserters from the Confederate army, received July 14, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, July 16, 1864.

Davis, Francis M. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal January 15, 1864. Deserted in 1864. Captured at Jonesboro, Georgia August 31, 1864, and carried to Kentucky. Appears on list of Confederate deserters received October 30, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and released to remain north of Ohio River during war, November 10, 1864. (Born in South Carolina in 1838.)

Davis, Jeremiah M. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Louisville, Kentucky, and sent from Department of Cumberland to be released north of Ohio River, July 16, 1864.

Davis, John William - private. "Confined as prisoner of war at Camp Hamilton, Virginia and released May 30, 1865."

Davis, Richard M. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 3, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Elected Lieutenant of Company.?. 62nd Regiment Tennessee Infantry October 3, 1863, but name is not borne on rolls of said regiment.

Davis, William J. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in South Carolina in 1835.)

Dodd, J. H. -- Private - February 2, 1864. Roll dated April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Eakin, Silas M. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Captured at Chattahoochee, Georgia July 3, 1864. Died of bronchitis at Camp Douglas, Illinois, February 27, 1865.

Field, William G. -- 3rd Sergeant - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 15, 1863. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant September 15, 1863; 2nd Lieutenant. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Fortner, Leander -- Private - April 1, 1863. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Freeman, William C. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Appointed 3rd Corporal January 15, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Gamble, John H. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Gamble, Josiah N. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee November 25, 1863. Deserted at Atlanta, Georgia September 2, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee November 12, 1864. (Born in Georgia January 1, 1842.)

Gamble, Josiah N. J. (or Josiah A. J.) -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 1863. Wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee November 25, 1863. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Garner, Samuel G. -- 2nd Lieutenant - March 10, 1862. Elected Captain December 3, 1862; Major. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Gilreath, Nathan H. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Atlanta, Georgia September 5, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 18, 1865. Remarks: "Deserted to avail himself of amnesty proclamation."

Gilreath, W. H. C. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Glass, John A. (or Glover) -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured at Dalton, Georgia May 20, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 12, 1865.

Gordon, Charles P. -- Private - March 10, 1862. On July 21, 1862, he was reported "Absent, detailed Assistant Sergeon, Dalton, Georgia" Appointed Asst. Surgeon of the 34th Regiment Georgia Infantry (to rank from October 8, 1862,) July 10, 1863. Absent, sick, May 18-June 10, 1864. Transferred to Hospital Department December 1864. No later record.

Gray, F. C. -- Private - August 1, 1863. Died at Atlanta, Georgia October 2, 1863.

Gray, J. A. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured. Paroled April 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Gray, William R. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Green, S. Percy (or Greene) -- Private - March 10, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company I, April 25, 1862. Appointed Adjutant. Elected Captain of Company H. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Harrison, Andrew P. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Captured in Walker County, Georgia date not given. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee April 11, 1864.

Hawks, John H. -- See private Company K.

Hawks, Lindsey W. -- Private - August 1, 1863. Captured at Chattahoochee, Georgia July 4, 1864. Applied for oath of allegiance at Camp Douglas, Illinois, January 1865; remarks: "Claims to have been loyal. Was conscripted. Deserted to avail himself of amnesty proclamation." Mustered into 6th Regiment U. S. Volunteers, March 26, 1865.

Haynes, Rufus -- Private - March 10, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Heifner, George W. -- 3rd Corporal - March 10, 1862. Reduced to ranks January 15, 1864. Wounded in 1864. In Floyd House & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia, with wounded left heel, September 2, 1864. No later record.

Hemphill, B. B. -- 5th Sergeant - March 10, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Henderson, John -- Private - March 10, 1862. Killed at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863.

Henderson, Joseph -- Private - August 1, 1863. Killed at Baker's Creek, Mississippi May 16, 1863.

Hogan, John A. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Georgia June 25, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.

Holden, James -- Private - March 10, 1862. Deserted August 25, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Chattanooga, Tennessee and released March 26, 1864.

Holland, Joseph B. -- Private - March 10, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.