Shepard G, Pryor.

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Captain Shepard G, Pryor entered the service as second sergeant in the Muckalee Guards, Company A, Twelfth Georgia Regiment, and was promoted successively until he became captain on the 8th of May, 1862.  He was elected sheriff of Sumter county, Ga., and resigned his commission as captain in June, 1864, to accept the position tendered by his county. He was a brave and efficient officer and commanded the confidence and respect of every member of his company. He died in Sumter county after the surrender.

Doles-Cook Brigade.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 12th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.
SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA
("MUCKALEE GUARDS")

Pryor, Shepard Green—2d Sergeant June 15, 1861. Elected Jr.  2d Lieutenant Feb. 6, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Apr. 10, 1862; Captain May 8, 1862. Wounded in Virginia Oct. 12, 1863. Resigned  Feb. 10, 1864.

Capt Shepherd Green Pryor.

Birth: Dec. 7, 1828.
Death: May 2, 1911.

Parents: Robert Pryor, Lucinda Scrutchin Pryor (1811 - ____).

Wife: Penelope E Tyson Pryor (1834 - 1915).

Children: Ada Pryor Usry (1855 - 1926), Shepherd Green Pryor (1861 - 1952), Wilson Pryor (1865 - 1866), Minnie Pryor Wilson (1867 - 1936), Guy S. Pryor (1874 - 1948), Laura Pryor (1878 - 1882).

Burial: DeSoto Cemetery, Desoto, Sumter County, Georgia.