First Georgia Infantry, Co. A.
"Newnan Guards"
Coweta County, Georgia.
C. S. A.
Calhoun, Abner W., 4th Corporal Mar. 18, 1861. Discharged at Winchester, Va. Dec. 31, 1861. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major June 2, 1864. Wounded at Winchester, Va.Sept. 19, 1864; Hatcher's Run, Va. Feb. 6, 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9,1865..
Addy, Reuben, L., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 53d Regt. Ga. Inf. Apr. 30, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant Mar. 13, 1863. Wounded at Baker's Creek, Miss. May 16,1863; Wilderness,Va. May 6, 1864. Appointed Regimental Ensign June 15, 1864.Captured, date and place not given. Released near Sandusky,O. June 18, 1865.
Askew, William S., Private May 7, 1861. Discharged at Monterey, Va. Aug. 21, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn.Dec. 4, 1863. Sent to Camp Morton, Ind. Transferred to Co.F, 13th Regt. Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. Appointed 4th Corporal. Transferred from Camp Morton, Ind. to Fort Delaware, Del. and paroled there Feb. 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves,James River, Va. for exchange, Mar. 10-12, 1865. Died at Newnan, Ga. Apr. 1917.
Beadles, William Sterling, Private May 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862; 2d Lieutenant Sept. 1863. Wounded in leg and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Leg amputated at Frederick City, Md. July 11, 1864. Paroled at West's Bldgs. Hospital, Baltimore, Md. for exchange Sept. 21,1864.
Freeman, Alvan D., Private May 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of 2d Co.A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Exchanged. Appointed Brevet Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery Feb. 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9,1865.
Hartsfield, Wiley F., Jr., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 53d Regt. Ga. Inf. May 5, 1862; Major Nov. 8, 1863; Lieutenant-Colonel Dec. 3, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.Elected Colonel. Killed at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865.
Hollis, James F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Discharged at Staunton,Va. Sept. 23, 1861. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864; Winchester, Va. Sept. 19, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days on account of wounds Apr. 5,1865.
Jackson, James M., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed Sergeant of Co. H, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry Apr. 19, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant Aug.5, 1863. Wounded Dec. 12, 1863. Applied for extension of furlough on account of fracture of left thigh Jan. 13, 1865. No later record.
Johnson, Marcus S., Private Mar. 18,1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. July 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. K, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. C, 34th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 30, 1862.Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant Nov. 25, 1863; 1st Lieutenant Feb. 5, 1864. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June. 27, 1864. Elected Captain Jan. 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Leigh, Anselm B., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. July 10, 1864. Exchanged at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. Nov. 15, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days on account of wounds Apr. 6, 1865.
Mann, Josiah L., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant Apr. 3, 1861 Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862; 2d Lieutenant Mar. 1863; 1st Lieutenant. Killed at Winchester, Va. Sept. 19,1864.
Moore, George W., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Transferred to Co.F, Cobb's Legion Ga. Inf. and elected 1st Lieutenant Sept. 18, 1861; Captain June 25, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863. Transferred from Camp Chase, O. to Fort Delaware, Del. and released May 30, 1865.
Neil, Michael J., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Transferred to regimental band Dec. 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed Sergeant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Captured at Battery Wagner, S. C. July 1863. Paroled at Montgomery, Ala. May 17,1865.
Persons, Henry T., Private June 1, 1861. Discharged at Monterey, Va. Aug. 21, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry, date not given. Captured at Warrenton, Va. May 24, 1863. Paroled at Washington, D. C. June 10, 1863.Received at James River, Va. for exchange June 12, 1863. Wounded at Funkstown, Md. July 10,1863. No later record.
Ransom, Columbus F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Captured at Frederick City, Md.July 10, 1864. Received at Savannah River, Ga. for exchange Nov. 15,1864. No later record.
Ray, Lavender Roy, Private July 6, 1861. Discharged at Laurel Hill, West Va. July 6, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry Apr. 19, 1862. Appointed Sergeant 1862 or 1863. Detailed for duty in Ordnance Dept. and ordered to report to Major M. H. Wright at Atlanta, Ga. July 18,1863. Appointed Adjutant of the 1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry Sept. 3, 1864. Assigned to duty as Lieutenant and Acting Ordnance Officer of Iverson's Brigade Oct. 16, 1864; as Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer of Young's Cavalry Division. Ordered to report to S. P. Kerr, Chief Ordnance Officer, Wheeler's Corps Cavalry, for duty as Acting Ordnance Officer, Iverson's Division, Jan. 18, 1865. Ordered to proceed to Athens, Ga. to procure ordnance and ordnance stores, Apr. 9, 1865. Paroled at Augusta,Ga. May 2, 1865. (Born at Newnan, Ga. Dec. 15, 1842. Died at Atlanta, Ga. May 27, 1916. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery at Newnan, Ga.)
Semmes, Martin W. Thompson, Private Mar. 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Monterey, Va. Aug. 30, 1861. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded in 1863. Sent to Charleston, S. C, hospital Aug.20, 1863. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry Feb. 27, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. Apr.26, 1865.
Stallings, Andrew J., Private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. F, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 14, 1862. Wounded at Blountville, Tenn. Sept. 21, 1863. Transferred to Co. F, 13th Regt. Ga.Cavalry May 21,1864.
Tench, John W., Private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. K, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry May 1, 1862. Appointed Adjutant. Wounded near Steubenville, Ky. June 1863. Elected Major Dec. 1864.Judge Advocate of Martin's Division Cavalry. Paroled at Charlotte, N. C. May 3, 1865.
Turnipseed, Hiram W., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G,53d Regt. Ga. Inf. Apr. 30, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant Aug.1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 20, 1865.
Welsh, Francis S., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co.A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange Mar. 15, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. Mar. 18, 1865.
Williams, Madison F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Captured at Farmville, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
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Askew, William S., Private May 7, 1861. Discharged at Monterey, Va. Aug. 21, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn.Dec. 4, 1863. Sent to Camp Morton, Ind. Transferred to Co.F, 13th Regt. Ga. Cavalry May 2, 1864. Appointed 4th Corporal. Transferred from Camp Morton, Ind. to Fort Delaware, Del. and paroled there Feb. 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves,James River, Va. for exchange, Mar. 10-12, 1865. Died at Newnan, Ga. Apr. 1917.
Beadles, William Sterling, Private May 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862; 2d Lieutenant Sept. 1863. Wounded in leg and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Leg amputated at Frederick City, Md. July 11, 1864. Paroled at West's Bldgs. Hospital, Baltimore, Md. for exchange Sept. 21,1864.
Freeman, Alvan D., Private May 7, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of 2d Co.A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Exchanged. Appointed Brevet Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery Feb. 1865. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9,1865.
Hartsfield, Wiley F., Jr., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. H, 53d Regt. Ga. Inf. May 5, 1862; Major Nov. 8, 1863; Lieutenant-Colonel Dec. 3, 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.Elected Colonel. Killed at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865.
Hollis, James F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Discharged at Staunton,Va. Sept. 23, 1861. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864; Winchester, Va. Sept. 19, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days on account of wounds Apr. 5,1865.
Jackson, James M., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed Sergeant of Co. H, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry Apr. 19, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant Aug.5, 1863. Wounded Dec. 12, 1863. Applied for extension of furlough on account of fracture of left thigh Jan. 13, 1865. No later record.
Johnson, Marcus S., Private Mar. 18,1861. Discharged, disability, at Richmond, Va. July 31, 1861. Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. K, 4th Regt. Ga. State Troops Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered out Apr. 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. C, 34th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 13, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant June 30, 1862.Captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8,1863. Elected 2d Lieutenant Nov. 25, 1863; 1st Lieutenant Feb. 5, 1864. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. June. 27, 1864. Elected Captain Jan. 1865. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. Apr. 26, 1865.
Leigh, Anselm B., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Captured at Fredericksburg, Va. July 10, 1864. Exchanged at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. Nov. 15, 1864. Furloughed for 60 days on account of wounds Apr. 6, 1865.
Mann, Josiah L., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant Apr. 3, 1861 Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862; 2d Lieutenant Mar. 1863; 1st Lieutenant. Killed at Winchester, Va. Sept. 19,1864.
Moore, George W., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Transferred to Co.F, Cobb's Legion Ga. Inf. and elected 1st Lieutenant Sept. 18, 1861; Captain June 25, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 1863. Transferred from Camp Chase, O. to Fort Delaware, Del. and released May 30, 1865.
Neil, Michael J., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Transferred to regimental band Dec. 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Appointed Sergeant of 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Captured at Battery Wagner, S. C. July 1863. Paroled at Montgomery, Ala. May 17,1865.
Persons, Henry T., Private June 1, 1861. Discharged at Monterey, Va. Aug. 21, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry, date not given. Captured at Warrenton, Va. May 24, 1863. Paroled at Washington, D. C. June 10, 1863.Received at James River, Va. for exchange June 12, 1863. Wounded at Funkstown, Md. July 10,1863. No later record.
Ransom, Columbus F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Captured at Frederick City, Md.July 10, 1864. Received at Savannah River, Ga. for exchange Nov. 15,1864. No later record.
Ray, Lavender Roy, Private July 6, 1861. Discharged at Laurel Hill, West Va. July 6, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry Apr. 19, 1862. Appointed Sergeant 1862 or 1863. Detailed for duty in Ordnance Dept. and ordered to report to Major M. H. Wright at Atlanta, Ga. July 18,1863. Appointed Adjutant of the 1st Regiment Georgia Cavalry Sept. 3, 1864. Assigned to duty as Lieutenant and Acting Ordnance Officer of Iverson's Brigade Oct. 16, 1864; as Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer of Young's Cavalry Division. Ordered to report to S. P. Kerr, Chief Ordnance Officer, Wheeler's Corps Cavalry, for duty as Acting Ordnance Officer, Iverson's Division, Jan. 18, 1865. Ordered to proceed to Athens, Ga. to procure ordnance and ordnance stores, Apr. 9, 1865. Paroled at Augusta,Ga. May 2, 1865. (Born at Newnan, Ga. Dec. 15, 1842. Died at Atlanta, Ga. May 27, 1916. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery at Newnan, Ga.)
Semmes, Martin W. Thompson, Private Mar. 18, 1861. Discharged, disability, at Monterey, Va. Aug. 30, 1861. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded in 1863. Sent to Charleston, S. C, hospital Aug.20, 1863. Enlisted as a private in Co. D, Phillips' Legion Ga. Cavalry Feb. 27, 1864. Surrendered, Greensboro, N. C. Apr.26, 1865.
Stallings, Andrew J., Private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Co. F, 16th Battn. Ga. Cavalry May 14, 1862. Wounded at Blountville, Tenn. Sept. 21, 1863. Transferred to Co. F, 13th Regt. Ga.Cavalry May 21,1864.
Tench, John W., Private June 1, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. K, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry May 1, 1862. Appointed Adjutant. Wounded near Steubenville, Ky. June 1863. Elected Major Dec. 1864.Judge Advocate of Martin's Division Cavalry. Paroled at Charlotte, N. C. May 3, 1865.
Turnipseed, Hiram W., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G,53d Regt. Ga. Inf. Apr. 30, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant Aug.1863. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 20, 1865.
Welsh, Francis S., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co.A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Va. for exchange Mar. 15, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, Va. Mar. 18, 1865.
Williams, Madison F., Private Mar. 18, 1861. Mustered out at Augusta, Ga. Mar. 18, 1862. Enlisted as a private in 2d Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery May 1, 1862. Wounded, date and place not given. Captured at Farmville, Va. Apr. 6, 1865. Released at Newport News, Va. June 25,1865.
Author. I have all the Georgia C. S. A. Regiments and companies if you need help.
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