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1861
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First Year of the War---Military Companies
The election for municipal officers, on the second Saturday in December last,
was contested in a lively manner. There were four candidates for Mayor--D. B.
Thompson, F. G. Wilkins, W. N. Hutchins and William Perry. The vote stood--
Thompson 300, Wilkins 281, Hutchins 186, Perry 140.
The following gentlemen were elected Aldermen:
1st Ward, G. W. Dillingham, T. S. Spear
2d, J. F. Bozeman, F. C. Johnson
3d, J. Hazleton, T. O. Douglass
4th, John Ligon, W. L. Salisbury
5th, E. Croft, Van Marcus
6th, George Stein, J. M. Bivins
James M. Hughes was elected Marshal
Geo. A. Huckeba, Deputy Marshal
George W. Jones, Clerk of Council
Jas. D. Johnson, Treasurer
H. M. Harris, Sexton
Council elected:
John Peabody, City Attorney
Joseph E. Webster, Wharfinger
C. F. Neuffer, Magazine Keeper
Mrs. Isabella McGehee, Hospital Keeper
____ Jordan, Bridge Keeper
W. R. Jones, Clerk of the Market
Times, City Printer
Port Wardens: A. Ingmire, James M. Everett, W. S. Holstead, Jas. M. Denson and
Sam'1 Law.
Health Officers: Dr. Flewellen, B. F. Coleman, A. O. Blackmar, Dr. Baird, J.
Kyle, T. H. Sloan, R. W. Denton, Hatch Cook, Joseph Drumright, James Kivlin,
John Seeley, D. S. Porter.
The political excitement caused by the election of Lincoln as President
continued and increased. The Georgia Legislature had called a State Convention
to consider the question of Secession, and had appointed the 2d of January as
the day for the election of delegates. The two parties in Georgia were the
immediate Secessionists and the Co-Operationists. The former nominated Hon. H. L.
Benning, Jas. N. Ramsey, Esq., and A. S. Rutherford as their candidates for
delegates for Muscogee; the Co-Operationists nominated Hon. Hines Holt, N. L.
Howard and Porter Ingram, Esqrs. The Secession ticket was elected by a vote of
944 to 459. Notwithstanding the great excitement and the vast importance of
the issue, the vote of the county was two hundred short of that cast at the
Presidential election in November previous.
The several Military Companies of Columbus were among the first to signify to
Gov. Brown their readiness to respond to any call for the defense of the State.
This they did before Georgia had seceded.
The Georgia State Convention passed the ordinance of Secession on the 19th of
January, and on the night of the 21st Columbus was brilliantly illuminated in
honor of the event. Cannons were fired, a great torchlight procession, with
transparencies and banners, paraded the streets; the Military Companies of the
city then organized--viz: the Columbus Guards, City Light Guards, Georgia Grays,
Muscogee Mounted Rangers, and company D of the Southern Guard, also Fire Company
No. 5, which had assumed a military character, participated in uniform. The
illumination was general and the whole display was a very imposing and inspiring
one.
The "Muscogee Mounted Rangers," a new military company raised by Col. John A.
Strother, in view of the probability of a war between the States, was organized
in February.
A Board of Trade was organized in Columbus on the 29th of March, by the election
of the following officers: President, R. M. Gunby; Vice President, H. S. Estes;
Secretary, Geo. W. Dillingham.
All of the organized military companies of Columbus were prompt to tender their
services to the support of the cause of the Confederacy. The first one called
out was Company "D" of the Southern Guard, Captain Wilkins. It was called out by
Governor Brown, in response to a requisition by President Davis for two thousand
Georgia Troops. This company left Columbus, to rendezvous at Macon, on the first
of April. The following is a list of officers and members of the company, made
out a day or two before its departure. It received several recruits afterwards:
Company "D" Southern Guard
Captain:
F. G. Wilkins
Lieutenants:
1st James N. Ramsey
2d Geo. W. Atkinson
3d W. R. Turman
Sergeants:
1st Lawrence W. Wall
2d James W. Dennis
3d James M. Wiley
4th James J. Lovelace
5th Chas. H. Althiser
Corporals:
1st Peter Key
2d Thomas Sweet
3d Wm. H. Thompson
4th M. G. Watson
Privates:
William F. Allen
Wilkins Brooks
Reason Banks
Wm. H. Bryant
Chas. W. Baker
Frank Bussey
John Barker
Wm. Baker
James Clegg
Wm. Benton
Robert H. Clinton
Frank Collier
Luke Conly
George W. Cooper
Seaborn Cook
Junius Currence
Burwell M. Denson
Richard Deshaser
Christopher Edwards
Stephen Etchinson
Patrick Foran
J. E. Flynn |
Nath. C. Ferguson
William L. Foyle
Jno. Fletcher
Wm. Hall
Moses Hall
James Henderson
John P. Hellings
Jos. B. Hagans
Wm. Holstead
Seaborn L. Jones
Randolph Key
Drewry A. Lawrence
Mat. Murphy
James McElrath
George Magnus
Richard Massey
John C. McCurdy
Milton Malone
Alex. McDaniel
Leva D. Matthews
James H. Nix |
Vincent Ogletree
Levi D. Phelps
David Purcell
John Chappel Reese
Aug. B. Ridenhour
T. J. Smith
Lewis Simmons
Jason T. Smith
Thos. Sturdevant
John W. Seats
Isaac Smith
Geo. F. Taylor
J. W. Tucker
Jeptha Wiggins
James Wood
Jacob P. White
Clayton Wilson
Leonard H. Young
A. P. Sanderland
James Lynah
James P. Lawrence |
This company was at Macon incorporated into the First Georgia Regiment, of which
1st Lieutenant James N. Ramsey was elected Colonel. The regiment passed through
Columbus in a few days after its organization, enroute for Pensacola.
Columbus Guards
Capt. P. J. Semmes having been appointed a Brigadier General by Governor Brown,
resigned his position as Captain of the Columbus Guards, and on the 15th of
April Lieut. Roswell Ellis was elected Captain of that company;
W. C. Hodges, 1st Lieut.
W. G. Clemons, 2d Lieut.
J. M. Everett, 3d Lieut.
This company left Columbus on the 16th of April for Savannah, the place of
rendezvous, with 112 men rank and file. It was there made Company G of Second
Georgia Regiment, of which P. J. Semmes was elected Colonel. After a short
service on Tybee Island, it was ordered to Brunswick, Ga., and thence in July,
1861, to Virginia. The following account of the services of this company during
the war, and list of its members and casualties at various times, we copy from
Haddock's Directory of Columbus:
This company furnished from among its privates more officers than any other
Company, some of them rising to the position of Colonels. In Virginia they were
attached to Toombs' Georgia Brigade. They participated in the following
engagements, besides numerous skirmishes:
April 16, 1862, siege of Yorktown;
June 27, 1862, Garnet's Farm;
July 1, 1862, Malvern Hill;
Aug. 29, 1862, Thoroughfare Gap;
Aug. 30, 1862, Second Manassas;
Sept. 17, 1862, Sharpsburg;
Dec. 13, 1862, Fredericksburg;
May 3, 1863, Siege of Suffolk;
July 2 and 3, 1863, Gettysburg;
July 25, 1863, Thornton River;
Sept. 19, 20, 1863, Chickamauga;
Oct. 28, 1863, Lookout Valley;
Nov. 16, 1863, Campbell's Station;
Nov. 18 to 30, 1863, siege of Knoxville;
Dec. 14, 1863, Bean Station;
Jan. 17, 1864, Dandridge;
May 6, 1864, Wilderness;
May 8th to 14th, 1864, Spottsylvania;
May 23 to 26, 1864, Hanover Junction;
May 28th to 30th, 1864, Totopotomy;
June 1st to 6th, 1864, Second Cold Harbor;
June 17,1864, Bermuda Hundreds;
June 18th to 30th, 1864, siege of Petersburg;
Aug. 14, 1864, Deep Bottom;
Aug. 16, 1864, Fussell's Mills;
Sept. 29, 1864, Fort Gilmer;
Sept. 30, 1864, Fort Harrison;
Oct. 7, 1864, Darbytown;
Oct. 13, 1864, Darbytown Road;
April 2, 1865, Petersburg;
April 9, 1865, Appomattox.
When the war closed, they were few in numbers, most of them having been killed,
or died in the service of their country.
Officers:
Capt. Paul J. Semmes, elected Col. 2d Ga., May, '61, promoted Brigadier General
December, '61, died from wounds received at Gettysburg, July, 1863.
Roswell Ellis, 1st Lieutenant, promoted Captain May, 1861, and Adjutant General
of Brigade December, 1863.
W. C. Hodges, 2d Lieutenant, promoted 1st Lieutenant, May, 1861, and Lieutenant
Colonel 17th Georgia, and subsequently Colonel.
W. G. Clemons, 3d Lieutenant, promoted Adjutant, April, 1862, and Major Cumming's
Brigade, March, 1863.
J. M. Everett, 4th Lieutenant, promoted 3d Lieutenant May, 1861, and died in
Columbus, summer 1863.
J. S. Allen, Jr., 1st Sergeant, promoted to Lieutenant, 1862, and Adjutant 2d
Georgia.
J. M. Denson, 2 Sergeant. promoted 1st Lieutenant.
Van Marcus, 3d Sergeant, transferred to Quarter Master Department, Columbus.
R. Potter, 4th Sergeant, promoted Lieutenant and killed at Malvern Hill.
J. D. Carter, Jr., 1st Corporal.
Wm. Redd, 2d Corporal, transferred and promoted Lieutenant and Adjutant.
J. R. Sanders, 3d Corporal, promoted Sergeant.
T. Chaffin, Jr., 4th Corporal, promoted Captain, April, 1862.
Rev. J. H. DeVotie, Chaplain.
Privates:
J. C. Apple
S. R. Andrews, Jr., transferred to artillery
W. L. Anderson
G. H. Abercrombie
Wiley Abercrombie, promoted Sergeant Major of Regiment to Gen. Canty's Brigade
O. S. Acee
A. E. Acee
W. A. Barden, promoted Lieutenant Colonel
T. M. Barnard
J. F. Birch, promoted Lieutenant, killed at the Crater, Petersburg, 1864
John Ballard, died near Richmond
J. J. Bradford, transferred and promoted Major 37th Georgia
P. S. Bradford, transferred and promoted Lieutenant Co. B, 37th Georgia
W. Banks, killed at Atlanta, July, 1864
E. Banks, killed at Resaca, July, 1864
E. B. Briggs, promoted Sergeant Major and Captain and aid to Gen. Semmes
C. A. Bailey, killed at Gettysburg, July, 1863
Wm. K. Bedell
J. G. Blalock
J. R. Bedell
H. B. Beecher, Sergeant Major, 2d Georgia
T. E. Blanchard, promoted Captain and transferred to Co. B, 37th Georgia
T. M. Beasley, promoted Lieutenant
D. B. Booher, promoted Lieutenant and killed at Crater, Petersburg, 1864
Jos. D. Bethune, transferred to Nelson Bangers
John G. Bethune
Wm. A. Brown, transferred to Nelson Rangers
W. B. Butt, transferred to Nelson Rangers
R. A. Bacon
A. A. Coleman, transferred to Telegraph Department
C. Coleman, transferred and appointed drill officer
T. G. Coleman
T. M. Carter, transferred to Nelson Rangers
A. A. Calhoun, transferred to Nelson Rangers
J. C. Calhoun, promoted to Captain and Ass't Q. M.
J. A. Cody, transferred and promoted Captain on Gen. Cumming's staff
J. J. Clapp,
O. Cromwell
W. G. Croft, transferred and promoted Lieutenant artillery
J. H. Crowell, transferred and promoted Captain
W. S. Davis, transferred and promoted Lieutenant, killed at Spottsylvania
A. B. Davis
R. A. Daniel, transferred to Nelson Rangers
S. M. Dixon
B. H. Dixon, died in Richmond, Va., 1861
J. G. DeVotie
G. W. Dillingham, promoted Capt., and transferred to Commissary Department, 1863
D. T. Dawson
M. D. Doney, died in Columbus, 1864
James Dubose
J. A. Dunn
Robert Enderman, died from wounds received at Chickamauga
J. A. Fogle
T. T. Fogle, promoted Lieutenant and killed in battle Wilderness
W. F. Fergusson
J. L. Girdner, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
H. H. Hall,
W. F. Hall,
J. C. Hogan
W. B. Houghton, promoted O. Sgt.
R. N. Howard, transferred and promoted
Lieutenant
R. M. Howard
J. T. Howard
A. Harris
J. W. Hughes
B. H. Hudson, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
D. C. Henry died in 1863
B. H. Holt, promoted Lieutenant Colonel
J. H. Hicks
W. N. Hawks, Jr., transferred
W. N. Hutchins, transferred, promoted Captain and killed at Chickamauga
Harris Johnson, killed at Wilderness
Arthur Ingmire, acting Q. M. of Company
J. T. Johnson, transferred, promoted and killed at Wilderness
L. Q. Johnson
W. E. Jones, Jr., promoted Sergeant, May, 1861
Boykin Jones
W. Jones
S. L. Jones, transferred to navy and promoted Midshipman
J. E. King
W. D. Kyle, transferred and promoted Captain
B. C. Luckie
E. M. Luckie
J. L. Lindsay
J. B. Lindsay
James R. Lively
W. M. Moses
Allen Matthews
M. J. Moses, transferred and appointed Surgeon
T. H. Muse, killed at Gettysburg
W. A. McDongald, transferred and promoted to Lieutenant
W. A. Martiniere, transferred to Nelson Rangers
J. R. Munn, died 1861
G. W. Mays, promoted Lieut. and killed at Gettysburg
Etter Martin
C. McBride
T. J. Nuckolls, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
J. S. Owens, promoted Lieutenant in Nelson Rangers
W. T. Patterson, promoted Lieutenant and killed at Chickamauga
R. C. Pope
J. C. Perry, died 1861
W. H. Perrine
G. H. Peabody
T. G. Paine
J. T. Park, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
S. R. Pitts, transferred and promoted Lieut.
George Phelps
T. F. Ridenhour
N. L. Redd, promoted Lieutenant
Wm. Redd, promoted Lieutenant
J. K. Redd, Jr., promoted aid to General Semmes, raised a Company and was
Captain, killed near Petersburg, 1864
N. R. Roberts
G. G. Ragland, transferred and made Captain Nelson Rangers
A. E. Ragland, transferred and promoted Captain
O. S. Ragland, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
G. G. Rucker
Z. C. Rucker,
R. M. Rutherford, transferred and promoted
A. H. Rutherford, transferred and promoted
C. R. Russell, transferred to Company K., promoted Captain 1861
E. S. Shorter, transferred and promoted
L. G. Schnessler
C. V. Smith, transferred and promoted in Wheeler's Cavalry
J. H. Sanders
J. H. Slade, killed at Sharpsburg
W. S. Shepherd, transferred, promoted Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel
E. G. Stewart, promoted Lieutenant and Adjutant
I. C. Spivey, killed at Sharpsburg
D. C. Seymour, transferred and promoted Captain
W. Walker, transferred
J. A. Weems
David Ware, transferred and promoted Lieutenant
M. W. Wooten
C. H. Williams, transferred to 1st Ga.
M. A. Williams, transferred to Nelson Rangers
John Wise
A. C. Wingfield, transferred
J. H. Ware, transferred and promoted Lieutenant, killed at Mechanicsville
Wm. A. Young, transferred.
The following is a list of the members of Columbus Guards present at the final
surrender of the army by Gen. R. E. Lee, at Appomattox Court House:
Thomas Chaffin, Jr., Captain; Eugene Stewart, Lieutenant. W. E. Houghton; J. C.
DuBose; W. L. Anderson; T. G. Coleman; Martin Etter; J. G. Blaylock; W. F. Hall;
G. G. Rucker; G. W. Dillingham; John O. Payne; W. M. Moses.
In June, 1873, the company re-organized and received arms from the State, and
are now well drilled and in good discipline. The officers elected on its
re-organization were: W. S. Shepherd, Captain; Chas. H. Williams, 1st
Lieutenant; Wm. N. Hawks, 2d Lieutenant; Thos. W. Grimes, 3d Lieutenant; Cliff.
B. Grimes, 4th Lieutenant. At the present time (1875) the following are the
commissioned officers: W. S. Shepherd, Captain; T. W. Grimes, 1st Lieutenant;
Cliff. B. Grimes, 2d; J. J. Clapp, 3d.
Home Guard
About the middle of April, a large company called the Home Guard, composed of
men from 45 to 70 years of age, was formed, and organized by the election of R.
A. Ware, Captain; John A. Urquhart, 1st Lieutenant; Hines Holt, 2d Lieutenant;
J. J. McKendree, 3d Lieutenant; J. M. Hughes, 1st Sergeant. This company
numbered upwards of 90 members.
City Light Guards
The City Light Guards were the next Columbus Company called into active service.
They were ordered to report at Norfolk, Va., and left for that place on the 20th
of April. The following muster-roll and war-record of this company are also
copied from Haddock's Directory:
Enlisted in the Southern Cause, April 19th, 1861, and were sent to Norfolk, Va.,
while the Navy Yard was still burning. At Norfolk they became a part of 2d
Georgia Battalion of Infantry, and on the 20th of May, 1861, were engaged from
battery at Sewell's Point with the enemy's vessels, Star of the West and Steam
Tug, carrying cannon. In this, the first engagement in Virginia, they succeeded
in disabling and driving off the vessels. Remaining at Norfolk eleven months,
they were ordered to Goldsboro, and afterwards to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Here they were re-organized. May, 1862, by the election of Lieutenant C. J.
Moffett, Captain, and were ordered to Petersburg, Va., from that time becoming
part of the Great Army of Northern Virginia, taking part in the battles around
Richmond, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Petersburg,
Farmville, &c., suffering severely in every campaign, and finally surrendered
with Gen. R. E. Lee, at the fatal Appomattox Court House, the first and only
time the Company was surrendered during the entire war between the States. The
members of this Company having gained an enviable reputation in the service of
their country, when the smoke of battle was over returned with equal energy to
the quiet pursuits of life, and are all today active, useful members of
society, endeavoring to place themselves and section in their former condition
of prosperity.
P. H. Colquitt, Captain afterwards Colonel of 46th Ga. Reg. 1st Infantry, and
killed at Chickamauga.
Charles J. Moffett, 1st Lieutenant, elected Captain at the re-organization in
1862, promoted to Major 2d Ga. Battalion Infantry after battle of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania.
J. A. Shingleur, 2d Lieutenant, in 1862 went upon staff of Gen. S. G. French,
afterwards promoted to Major on staff.
F. S. Chapman, 2d Lieutenant, resigned 1861, raised a Company and joined Georgia
Regiment.
H. M. Sapp, elected 1st Lieutenant at re-organization May, 1862, and subsequently
Captain.
R. B. Lockhart, ensign.
Rev. Thos. H. Jordan, Chaplain
V. H. Taliaferro, surgeon.
W. H. Williams, 1st Sergeant, promoted Brevt. 2d Lieutenant, May, 1861
A. M. Luria, 2d Sergeant, promoted Lieutenant, and killed at battle Seven Pines,
June, 1862
E. V. White, 3d Sergeant, promoted to engineer on Steamer Merrimac
W. D. Mathews, Corporal
J. J. McKendree, Jr., Corporal
John Cook, Quartermaster, discharged from disability
Geo. B. Young, Commissary, promoted Lieutenant of Artillery, December, 1861.
Privates:
S. W. Alexander, transferred
R. Bugg
H. Brown, killed at Chancellorsville, May, 1863
J. G. Brown, transferred
E. L. Bailey, killed near Gettysburg, July, 1863
Scott Bussey, died in Richmond, December, 1862
G. M. Bryan, transferred
R. A. Chambers, promoted Adjutant 2d Ga. Battalion,
afterwards Captain General Canty's staff
Henry W. Chapman
James Cargill, wounded at Petersburg, June 1864.
O. C. Cleveland
James J. Carnes
H. H. Colquitt, promoted to Lieutenant, General Colquitt's staff
C. C. Dunn, killed at Petersburg, June, 1864
T. L. Devore, discharged from disability, December, 1861
G. W. Doles
Mark Daily, detailed to Q. M. department
T. Deaton, killed at Gettysburg, July, 1863
T. T. Edmunds
Z. M. Estes, transferred to Q. M. department, Richmond
J. S. Esler, transferred to Q. M. department, Richmond
W. S. Freeman, transferred to cavalry and promoted Sergeant
Jas. Fricker
Thomas J. Garrison
E. Goldman
J. D. Godwin
S. Lowther, wounded at Petersburg, June 1863
J. H. Loeb
C. C. McGehee, transferred to Q. M. department, Columbus
M. Metzga, discharged by substitution
E. McDonald, discharged from disability
W. W. Martin
Z. N. Mayo, died since war
W. McKendree
J. B. O'Neil, killed at Fredericksburg, December, 1861:
Wm. Nesbitt transferred to Ala. Regiment
J. B. Oliver, transferred to Q. M. department, Columbus
J. T. Odom, missing
Albert Porter, discharged
R. Z. Rucker
W. S. Robinson, promoted to Adjutant 2d Ga. Battalion
J. J. Reese,
J. P. Ryan, discharged from wounds at Gettysburg
M. Riley
W. C. Seats, discharged
P. T. Schley, Jr.
Ed. B. Schley, detailed to surgeon department
G. P. Shepperson, missing
L. C. Strong, discharged from disability
Isaac Sterne
R. Sheridan
C. A. Shivers, transferred to Signal corps
G. E. Thomas, promoted to Ordnance Sergeant, department Petersburg
H. M. L. Torbett, promoted Sergeant
C. F. Taliaferro, discharged from disability
V. H. Taliaferro, promoted to surgeon 2d Ga. Battalion, May, 1861, and Colonel
of Cavalry, 1862
M. Thweatt, discharged
S. T. Thweatt, died in Richmond, December, 1864
W. J. Underwood, transferred
D. D. Updegraff
W. C. Vincent, transferred
E. P. Wagner, killed at Culpepper C. H., August, 1863
T. Waldren transferred to signal corps
W. R. Wilkerson
A. M. Kimbrough promoted 2d Lieutenant, died Jan'y, 1865
G. J. Peacock, promoted 2d Lieutenant, March, 1863
W. J. Mims
A. Young, promoted Captain of Artillery, 1861
J. Adams, discharged from disability, since dead
__ Sullivan, transferred to artillery, killed
Henry Henes, transferred to scout duty, died since the war
W. J. Alston
J. C. Brown
J. C. Calhoun
James Davis
H. Fields
B. E. Ledbetter
George Stovall
D. Saxon
L. A. Roberts
R. Johnson
James Williams
__ Huff
C. C. Shepperson, promoted Sergeant
B. S. Shepperson
W. H. Mims
Thos. D. Threwitte, died since the war.
The following were the members present at the surrender of Gen. R. E. Lee, 9th
April, 1865
Maj. C. J. Moffett, commanding 2d Georgia Battalion
G. J. Peacock, Lieutenant commanding
H. M. L. Torbet, 3d Sergeant
J. P. Parker, 3d Corporal.
Privates:
Chas. E. Booher
Thos. F. Brown
James J. Carnes
H. W. Chapman
John M. Coleman
George W. Doles
P. J. Golden
Thomas M. Golden
George W. Henderson
J. E. Jenkins
B. E. Johnston
Grigsby T. Long
Uriah P. Mitchell
Wesley A. Oliver
Ben. S. Shepperson
George W. Stovall
Charlton Thompson
W. R. Wilkerson
In 1872 the company re-organized, and elected the following officers:
Captain, C. J. Moffett;
W. H. Williams, 1st Lieutenant;
G. J. Peacock. 2d Lieutenant;
P. L. Brooks, 2d Brev. Lieut.
At the present writing (1875) the following are the commissioned officers:
W. A. Little. Captain;
F. L. Brooks, 1st Lieutenant;
A. W. Brantley, 2d Lieutenant;
John C. Cheney, 2d Brevet Lieutenant.
Georgia Grays
The Georgia Grays took their departure from Columbus on the 7th of May, for
Macon, the place of rendezvous of the 5th Georgia regiment, of which they were
made a part. Of this regiment, John K. Jackson was elected Colonel, and W. L.
Salisbury, Major. It was first sent to Pensacola, and afterwards did gallant
service in opposing Rosecrans and Sherman, suffering severely at Murfreesboro and
Chickamauga, and remaining in the service to the close of the war. We again copy
from the Directory:
Officers:
John F. Iverson, Captain, promoted Colonel in December, 1862-
W. E. Sandeford, 1st Lieutenant, resigned 1861.
W. L. Salisbury, 2d Lieutenant, elected Major, 11th May, 1861.
L. M. Burrus, Bvt. 2d Lieutenant, promoted Captain, 1862.
W. J. Dillon, Sergeant, elected Lieutenant, 1861, discharged, May, 1862.
W. R. Wood, Sergeant.
J. N. M. Reese, Sergeant, elected Lieutenant, 1861.
A. T. Calhoun, Sergeant, elected Lieut., 1862.
W. I. Strupper, Corporal, promoted 5th Sergt., 1861.
T. Ribero, Corporal, killed at Chickamauga, September 19th, 1863.
John Barber, Corporal, discharged.
M. V. Cook, Corporal, wounded at Murfreesboro.
Privates:
R. Anthony
John Avery, missing
Eli M. Averett, elected Lieutenant in 1862
G. Banks, wounded and discharged Dec. 31, 1862, at battle Murfreesboro
W. Banks
A. J. Boland, transferred to 2d Ga. Battalion
T. Brown, killed at Chickamauga, September 19, 1803
J. Baxley
Richard Brannon
T. Carrol, discharged, August, 1862
J. P. Chapman
W. Carington, discharged, lost leg at Murfreesboro
J. Courtney discharged from wounds
William Clark, discharged from wounds
Henry Clay, discharged
Sidney Crow
J. Davies, transferred
J. M. Dennis, discharged
Charles Dever, discharged
Thornton Dukes, died at Pensacola, Fla.
____ Ellis
John Everitt, wounded at Murfreesboro
Thomas Everett, first killed from Columbus, October 9th, 1861, at battle Santa
Rosa, Fla.
George Fackler, discharged from severe wounds at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862
George Hammond, discharged
____ Hammock, died
Daniel Hoopaugh, missing
L. P. Jepson, transferred to artillery
J. D. Johnson, died at Tazewell, Tenn.
A. S. Johnson, discharged
J. Jefferson, discharged
T. J. Jones, discharged
T. Jones, discharged
J. W. Jones, discharged
Jack Keenan, discharged
____ Kemp, died
Joseph Little, discharged
Milton Long, died
George Lapham, transferred
J. C. Leslie, transferred and killed at Petersburg, 1864
Asa Lynch
P. H. Madden, discharged
J. Maddox, transferred to engineer corps
E. McEachren, transferred
J. Marler, died
Tom Nobles
Wm. Newman
J. T. Ogletree, transferred to Company A, 2d Battalion Sharp Shooters, and
promoted 1st Lieutenant
F. M. Parkman
Julius Prager, missing
John Quin, transferred to engineer corps
Martin Riley, transferred to 2d Battalion Georgia Sharp Shooters
W. H. Robarts
J. Robinson
T. C. Robinson, discharged, April 1862, and joined 1st Bat. Georgia Sharp
Shooters
J. M. Robinson, transferred to Washington Artillery, Feb., 1862
Jasper Rooke, died
Lewis Sheline, missing
G. W. Shearer, wounded at Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862
James Short, killed at Chickamauga, 19th September, 1863
G. Smith, discharged
J. Smith, missing
Jep Smith, transferred to 2d Battalion Ga. Sharp Shooters
George Snell, discharged
Larry Sturges. discharged
Martin Surles, died
L. B. Townsley
____ Taylor, transferred to Sharp Shooters
____ Vandenberg
Barney Veasey, died at Chattanooga, 1863
Hamp Wagner, transferred orderly to Gen. Hardee
W. Ward, killed at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862
____ Willis, discharged
R. A. Wood, transferred and elected Capt. 41st Georgia
Joseph Wood
Jason Yarbrough, transferred to 2d Georgia Battalion Sharp Shooters
Needham Averitt
L. P. Aenchbacker, promoted Corpl, wounded at Chickamauga, September 19th, 1863
Joseph Barnes, deserted
Chas. Kendall, discharged
John Crouch
John E. W. Henderson
A. H. Allen
J. H. Almonds, died
J. L. Baskin, died
Cornelius Bachelor
J. Bradford, died
W. S. Bradford, killed at Chickamauga, 19th September, 1863
A. J. S. Brooks, died from wounds at Chickamauga 19th September, 1803
Maynard Corley
J. J. Davis
A. L. Davis
J. K. Freeman:
U. L. Guthrie, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, 1863
H. R. Hannah
R. L. Hern
W. A. Jackson
J. A. Lovelace
F. M. McHugh
M. L. McKee
John G. Merck, died
John Ogle, died
J. D. Pittman
R. Rumsey
T. J. Roe, died
J. E. Smith
J. E. Stockwell
U. R. Taylor
J. Taylor
A. J. Widner
LeGrand Guerry, wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862
A. Jones
Wesley Gilbert
The following were battles of the war in which the Georgia Grays were engaged:
Santa Rosa Island, Florida. October 9, 1861
Perryville
Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862
Chickamauga, September 19, 1863
Resaca
on Lookout Mountain
Port Royal
Bentonville
"Confederate States Sentinels"
The "Confederate States Sentinels," Captain R. R. Hawes, took their departure
from Columbus, for Richmond, Va., on the 23d of May, making the fifth Columbus
company sent to join the Confederate army. This company numbered 71 members,
some of whom were from Columbus, but the larger portion from the surrounding
county. We regret that we cannot find its muster roll. The officers elected at
the time of its organization, on the 26th of April, were
R. R. Hawes, Captain
C. S. Pryor, 1st Lieutenant
S. E. Taylor, 2d Lieutenant
Joseph B. Wynn, 3d Lieutenant
Company G. of Southern Guard
The sixth Columbus Company, being Co. G. of the Southern Guard, left Columbus
for the seat of war on the 28th of May. The following was its muster roll:
Officers:
Captain, John A. Jones
Lieutenants:
1st, Van Leonard
2d, F. M. Brooks
3d, C. S. Hart
Sergeants:
1st, C. B. Mims
2d, T. H. Smith
3d, Wm. Bond
4th, J. T. Scott
Corporals:
1st, B. Daniel
2d, Arthur McArdle
3d, W. A. Wales
4th, D. B. Castleman
Privates:
Alex Aides
Levi Blake
John W. Bozeman
D. M. Crenshaw
Owen Casey
R. S. Crane
A. K. Crane
J. L. O. Davis
Daniel Davis
Thos. Durham
Peter Edgar
William Frazier
Erastus Flemming
J. H. Frampton
James A. Gue
Daniel Grant
Fleming Hodges
George Henderson
James Hodges
Henry Henderson |
Calvin Hearn
G. M. Henley
Jesse J. Halton
W. A. Hill
J. E. Jones
William R. Jones
G. W. Jarrett
J. Leonard Jones
Leroy Kilgore
Alfred H. Kimbrough
Thomas H. Knowles
John Lassiter
James Lanning
John T. Moye
George W. Massey
James Manning
John C. Morgan
Amos Murphy
Josiah Murphy
Jack Milton
John McPhatter |
A. N. McCarra
Henry W. Martin
John Ousley
J. R. Posey
J. R. Park
James Rivers
Hiram Riley
James P. Russell
John Shores
Patrick Shandley
Wm. Sherrer
James Smith
W. C. Thomas
William Waytor
James A. Williams
Ransom W. Wood
Hampton Wilson
Pat. A. Weatherford
W. O. M. Whitehurst
Stephen G. Wilson
R. C. Yarbrough
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"Border Rangers"
The "Border Rangers," Captain J. A. Strother, was the next Company that left
Columbus for the Confederate service. It left on the 13th of June, and was a
fine body of men, numbering 106 who left on that day. It was raised chiefly in
Muscogee and Harris Counties, with a few from Russell County, Ala. We have not
been able to obtain its muster roll. The Lieutenants were H. C. Mitchell, J. A.
Granberry, J. T. Scott, Hardy Cornett.
Columbus Guards
The Columbus Guards, while stationed at Brunswick, Ga., were on the 9th of June
divided into two companies by order of Col. Semmes. They were designated as
Columbus Guards, Companies A and B. The following officers for the two companies
were elected:
Company A:
Roswell Ellis, Captain
John S. Allen, Jr, 1st Lieutenant
W. G. Clemons, 2d Lieutenant
Richard Potter, 3d Lieutenant
A. A. Calhoun, 1st Sergeant
J. M. Denson, 2d Sergeant
Van Marcus, 3d Sergeant
J. J. Clapp, 4th Sergeant
Company B:
W. C. Hodges, Captain
J. M. Everett, 1st Lieutenant
T. M. Barnard, 2d Lieutenant
Thos. Chaffin, Jr., 3d Lieutenant
B. H. Holt, 1st Sergeant
W. A. Barden, 2d Sergeant
R. M. Rutherford, 3d Sergeant
J. A. Cody, 4th Sergeant
But this division was overruled by superior authority, and as neither the
division of the company, nor the increase of its members to over 114 men would
be permitted, a squad of recruits who had gone to Brunswick to join it returned
to Columbus on the 26th of June.
"Independent Light Infantry"
The "Independent Light Infantry," Captain R. A. Hardaway, took their departure
from Columbus for the seat of war on the 15th of June.
"Muscogee Rifles"
On the 18th of June, the "Muscogee Rifles," Capt. T. B. Scott, making the tenth
company, left Columbus for the Confederate service. This company had 63 men in
its ranks when it left, and Lieut. Sikes left in a few days afterwards with some
privates unavoidably detained. The company comprised many young men of promise
and standing. The following was its muster roll in July, when in camp near
Richmond:
Captain, Thaddeus B. Scott
Lieutenants:
James A. Whitesides, 1st
Jesse H. Sikes, 2d
James K. Deckrow, 3d
Sergeants:
Wm. L. Robinson, 1st
Augustus M. Green, 2d
Patrick H. Thornton, 3d
Hiram A. Gibson, 4th
Corporals:
Joseph W. Holmes, 1st
Sidney C. Lloyd, 2d
James Simmons, 3d
George W. Cooper, 4th
Commissary:
J. P. Floyd
Privates:
John Wm. Allen
John Andersen
A. J. Autry
Wm. W. Autry
Isham R. Brooks
Joseph H. Brooks
James C. Brooks
John H. Britt
Wm. R. Britt
Amos R. Blackmon
Bryan Burns
Jacob Bluhm
W. V. Bartlett
Jeptha Bergamy
M. A. Bryan
Moses Clay
R. P. Camlino
Smith Colter
B. M. Colter
William Cherry
S. E. Cornett
J. W. Curenton
Henry Dunn
Joseph H. Davie
Joseph Davis |
J. W. Davis
James H. Dawson
James J. Dukes
John T. Dean
Joshua Ellis
Howell W. Freel
A. J. Giddens
John C. Griffin
George Gaddis
Calvin L. Grant
Alfred Harris
Achibald B. Hobbs
Wm. L. Hill
Calvin Jernigan
Wm. Knight
Albert Kilgore
Patrick Kelley
John Kirkland
Isaac Lynn
Julius Lipman
J. W. H. Latham
Richard Lewis
Lewis W. Motley
Lewis P. Mosely
F. M. Mitchell |
Hugh McTigue
John C. Milton
Wm. H. Miller
W. N. Marchant
Wm. Mooney
R. Clay McCoy
Sowell W. Markham
Gardner Moye
Robert J. Orr
Wm. Omily
N. W. Pittman
Joseph Putnam
Jesse Quick
David Roland
Timothy Smith
Whitford Smith
James L. Smith
James Smith
Josiah M. Smith
D. D. Singleton
B. J. Stonaker
Wm. W. Skates
Lewis A. Taylor
C. J. Woulfe
Drummer, George Blankenship
Fifer, W. G. Slaughter
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Total number present, 4 officers and 85 rank and file-89
"Jackson Avengers"
The "Jackson Avengers" left Columbus for Virginia on the 21st of July. The
following was its muster roll:
Captain:
J. J. Bradford
Lieutenants:
1st, Wm. H. H. Phelps
2d, W. A. McDougald
3d, Thomas E. Blanchard
Sergeants:
1st, P. S. Bradford
2d, John Schnell
3d, James R. Lively
4th, John C. C. Walker
Commissary:
Chas. E. Johnson
Corporals:
1st, D. D. Adlington
2d, H. T. Huff
3d, W. C. Kelly
4th, Paul Haller
Privates:
Job Alford
M. Blanchard
R. B. Brookins
Jerry Broadaway
J. C. Broadaway
J. C. Brooks
P. A. Browning
Charles Chaffin
James Compton
G. W. Culpepper
E. M. H. Duke
Joseph Ellison
A. Everidge
H. Everidge, Jr.
Joseph Everidge
Thomas Ellis
Calvin Evers
J. W. Evans
John Gardner
Thomas Garrett
George Greer
J. M. Gray
John Heratt |
John Helton
John Hoffman
J. H. Harald
William Hudson
John Jones
Leroy Kilgore
M. Kenny
A. L. Kinsey
George Kirle
James Kilcrease
James Lambert
Benjamin Logan
J. B. Morgan
J. C. McCarty
George McGee
J. N. McKenney
A. B. McCrary
John W. Mainor
B. F. Mainor
Jas. Martin
James Norris
B. F. O'Neal
Wiley Percy |
Pink Pike
George Pike
Esaw Pike
Henry Pike
Littleton Pike
John Phelps
James Powers
W. W. Peddy
J. C. Peddy
B. Raiford
P. T. Smith
W. B. Smith
Thos. Thompson
Wm. Thompson
Frank Veach
John Wade
M. M. Wadkins
C. Williams
H. Williams
R. Williams
Wm. Wells
James Wooten
Musician, Wm. Quinn
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"Ivey Guards"
The "Ivey Guards," a fine company commanded by Capt. John R. Ivey, left on the
21st of July. The following was its muster roll:
Captain:
John R. Ivey
Lieutenants:
1st, Wiley N. Hutchins
2d, Thomas S. Fontaine
Brevt. 2d, S. B. Cleghorn
Sergeants:
1st, Charles L. Williams
2d, Aug. 0. Garrard
3d, Joshua S. Roper
4th, Wm. D. Miller
Corporals:
1st, James H. Moore
2d, James Broderick
3d, James S. Williams
4th, Elias N. Beall
Privates:
R. O. Allen,
H. T. Armstrong,
E. Armstrong,
David J. Adams,
T. J. Alford,
Lawrence W. Anderson,
Solomon Belcher,
James Burran,
Stephen Blackmar,
Hiram F. Bailey,
George W. Brodie,
Henry Coy,
Jesse Crosby,
Edw. C. Daniel,
Wyatt L. Dalton
Daniel C. Foster,
John Fox,
John W. Forby,
Christopher C. Farr,
Simon Farrell,
Jackson Grimes,
Alex. Gerald,
Dennis Govey,
Joseph A. Howard, |
Saul Huey,
Robert A, Huey,
Henderson Henley,
Enoch J. Hodge,
John F. Jordan,
William H. James,
Jefferson James,
William James,
William H. Lantern,
Michael Leddy,
Elisha Marlow,
Thomas Moorehead,
Thomas Morgan,
Alex. C. Morton,
Samuel T. McKenzie,
Joseph C. McKenzie,
Absolom McDaniel,
Joseph McMillan,
William McElrath,
Thomas McEchern,
M. D. Odom,
William P. Ogletree,
Andrew J. Odom,
James Pike, |
Andrew J. Ragland,
Charles M. Russell,
John Riley,
H. S. Riley,
Joshua A. Reams,
John Rembert,
Wm. Rotenberg,
Erastus V. Sevell,
Walter Stewart,
William Simmons,
John Singon,
William C. Thomaston,
John S. Thomaston,
Joseph Thornton,
John F. Underwood,
Shepherd Welch,
Reuben B. Wilkerson,
Theophilus Wilson,
John W. Wills,
Wm. H. Woodruff,
William C. Williford,
John M. Wallace,
John Wheeler,
James Yarbrough.
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"Semmes Guard"
The "Semmes Guard," Captain William S. Shepherd, left on the
24th of July. The following was its muster roll of officers and of the privates
from Muscogee County:
Captain:
Wm. S. Shepherd
Lieutenants:
R. N. Howard, 1st
Charles R. Russell, 2d
Wm. Redd, Jr., Brevet, 2d.
Ensign:
J. J. Jones
Privates from Muscogee County:
J. A. Weems
J. D. Bethune
W. A. Barker
W. Lynch
J. B. Hopkins
O. E. Ligon
David Lyons
G. W. Ainchbacker
H. Oliver
Rolin A. Russell
D. G. Russell
J. Greenwood
L. Green
"Columbus Volunteers"
The "Columbus Volunteers," Captain F. S. Chapman, and the "Georgia Guards,"
Captain D. B. Thompson, left Columbus on the 14th of August for Atlanta, where
they formed part of a regiment of which Hon. H. L. Benning was elected Colonel.
It was the 17th Georgia Volunteers. The following account of the services of
the Columbus Volunteers, and its muster roll and casualties, are taken from the
Directory:
The "Columbus Volunteers" arrived with the regiment, (17th Ga.,) at Manassas after
the first battle of that memorable field, and went into camp nearby. Soon after
they went into Prince William's County, and there built winter-quarters. Early
the Spring following they moved with the army of North Virginia before
McClellan's advance, and pitched tents for some time at Orange C. H. Thence they
were ordered to the Peninsula, passing through Richmond and taking steamer for
King's Landing on the James. Here they confronted the enemy at Warwick River,
and began one of the most severe campaigns in the history of the war, occupying
during the day, water filled muddy trenches, and being relieved every other
night, to rest a short distance away in the wet swamp. The retreat to Richmond
shortly followed, and after a short respite before that city, occupying a
portion of the time on Garnett's farm, occasion ally skirmishing with the enemy,
and took part in the memorable and glorious Seven Days battles. From this period
the Company followed the fortunes of General Longstreet's corps, taking part in
battles, campaign and march, till at last the sad surrender of the gallant
remnant was made by Gen. Lee.
This Company was made up of young men from Columbus, Marion, Chattahoochee and
Upson; many of them are sleeping their last sleep on the fields of honor in
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Officers:
F. S. Chapman, Captain
Lieutenants:
1st, J. J. Grant
2d, J. R. Mott, promoted Adjutant and Capt. on Gen. Benning's staff.
L. E. O'Keefe. Brevt. 2d Lieut., transferred to Trans-Mississippi department and
promoted Captain and Adjutant Lewis' Brigade.
Sergeants:
1st, A. D. Brown;
2d, J. H. Brown, missing;
3d, W. H. Dickerson, promoted Lieutenant and killed at Gettysburg;
4th, S. R. Jaques, promoted to Orderly.
Corporals:
1st, Matt Underwood, killed at second battle Manasses;
2d, Douglass Moore, killed by railroad accident at Reynold's creek;
3d. James C. Garrett, promoted Sergt.
Privates:
Wm. S. Brown, killed Gettysburg, July, 1864
Robert Beeman, killed
Wm. C. Cousens, promoted to Captain, lost leg and resigned
Henry Chapman, killed
John Culpepper, killed
Jasper Culpepper, killed at 2d battle Manassas
James W. Dickey, promoted Commissary Sergeant
C. C. Fickling, wounded and discharged
William Fickling, died
John Fickling, died
James Gorham, killed
Wm. Harbuck, died
T. B. Howard, transferred and promoted Major
W. B. Johnson, died
Lewis Jenkins, died
Hugh Key, killed at Gettysburg
J. H. Lawrence, promoted Sergeant
J. F. Lowe, killed at Manasses
H. C. Lowe, transferred and promoted Hospital Steward
Benjamin Ledbetter, transferred
J. C. Lightfoot, missing
John Lindsay, killed
A. C. McCord, promoted Captain
J. B. Moore, promoted Major
T. J. Majors, promoted Sergeant, killed at Fort Gilmore
Henry Moore, lost an arm and discharged
D. D. Munn, killed at Gettysburg
Frank McGehee, died
L. Meyer, discharged
Valentine Martin, died
_____ Pearce, died
S. E. Robinson, promoted Sergeant and Adjutant
B. P. Shaw, killed at 2d Manassas
A. L. Short, killed at Gettysburg
Willis J. Skinner, killed at Gettysburg
John Skinner, died
_____ Snead, killed
John Sutton, died
J. A. Sellars, promoted 1st Sergeant
John Thorn, lost arm and discharged
Joseph Terry, transferred to engineer corps
S. F. Walker, killed at battle of Wilderness
Henly Williams, died
E. L. Wells, promoted Sergeant
_____ Watson, died
A. Young, died
James G. Brown
William Beck
Isaac Beckwiths
N. Barrett
William Bentley
Berry Bentley
Mark Bentley
J. J. Boswell
W. D. Chapman
Jeff. Culpepper
Joel Culpepper
William Culpepper
George Corbet
Martin Clark |
William J. Chaffin
C. Carpenter
W. H. Dickey
M. Frank
James Hollman
Joshua Jones
Clark Jenkins
J. W. Jack
John Key
Jasper Majors
J. McCulloch
William Martin
William Norton
Robert Noles |
Cyrus Northrop
J. H. Patterson
J. D. Patillo
Dan. Pope
Jack Pope
Jacob Revier
Isaac Rice
Newton Royals
Isaac Simmons
T. J. Story
O. T. Thweatt
Allen Talbot
H. Talbot
Isaac Wineberger
T. J. Young
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"Georgia Guards"
The following was the muster roll of the "Georgia Guards":
Officers:
Captain, D. B. Thompson.
Lieutenants:
1st, Henry McCauley;
2d Charles A. Klink;
Brevet 2d, P. Gittinger. Jr.
Sergeants:
1st, Thos. J. Cay;
2d, Thomas Sweet;
3d, John H. Weeks;
4th, George Potter.
Corporals:
1st, Frank Goldsmith;
2d, A. J. Snipes;
3d, J. R. Horton;
4th, W. J. Langston.
Quartermaster: J B. Aquem.
Commissary: John H. Madden.
Privates:
C. Arnold
M. J. Anthony
William J. Bird
James Brock
J. A. Boswell
J. W. Cone
Willis Cook
H. Cannon
William Cone
F. Curtem
T. Comer
Henry Corry
W. M. Davis
J. Davis
Thomas Donnovan
R. P. Falford |
Peter Finnigan
John Foran
E. A. Gossette
Thomas Graves
W. M. Hally
S. W. Hall
H. H. Hall
George Hall
J. W. Hall
C. Hargroves
Jas. M. Jones
C. Johnson
J. H. Jones
Henry Jones
Henry Langley
J. B. Lewis |
A. Murphy
J. Martin
W. McMichael
J. T. Mullins
L. Maddox
William Murray
D. Purcell
Charles Owens
W. Riley
G. B. Ragan
J. Riley
A. Smith
William Singleton
J. Turner
P. Wry
M. T. Walker
G. W. Lavar |
Mayor Thompson having entered the service, Dr. J. F. Bozeman filled the position
of Mayor until the regular election.
A meeting of Ladies of Columbus, held on the 21st of May, formed the "Ladies'
Soldier's Friend Society," the object of which was to furnish clothing and other
comforts for the soldiers. The following officers were elected: Mrs. A. H.
Chappell, President; Mrs. Robt. Carter, Vice President; Mrs. J. A. Urquhart,
Secretary; Mrs. RE. Patten, Treasurer.
The City Council, at its meeting held on the 6th of May, passed resolutions
expressing regret for the resignation of Alderman Salisbury, who was about to go
with his company to "the front," and declaring "that each member of this Board
will imitate his gallant example whenever necessity may require it." Council,
at the same meeting, also passed a resolution appropriating $200 for the benefit
of the Georgia Grays, and promising a like sum to each company recruited out of
and by citizens of Columbus for the Confederate army.
"Georgia Light Infantry"
The "Georgia Light Infantry," a fine company of young men, Captain Apollos
Forrester, left Columbus for the Confederate service on the 7th of October.
"Terrell Artillery"
The "Terrell Artillery," Captain Edgar Dawson, 1st Lieut. John W. Brooks; 2d,
Charles Wright; 3d, T. M. Barnard, left on the 17th of October.
"Columbus Minute Men"
The "Columbus Minute Men," Capt. Hatch Cook, a company formed for coast defense
in the service of the State, left for Savannah on the 29th of October.
"Columbus Flying Artillery"
The "Columbus Flying Artillery," a large and well appointed company, raised by
Captain Ed. Croft, left Columbus for Savannah on the 23d of December.
We cannot find the muster rolls of these companies, all of which were composed
of volunteers partly from Columbus and partly from the surrounding country, both
of Georgia and Alabama.
The war, while it drew off so many valuable citizens, stimulated many
industries, and built up some new ones, in Columbus. The Factories were pushed
with work, a very large portion of their fabrics being made for the Confederate
and State authorities, for clothing the soldiers in the field. The Columbus
Foundry and Machine Shops had to enlarge and increase their working force to
supply the demand for machinery and materials of war. The Quartermaster's
establishment, under the chief management of Colonel F. W. Dillard, gave
employment to a large number of women and girls, most of them wives or daughters
of soldiers. Among the new industries were a Cap Manufactory by Samuel Thorn,
and a Sword Factory by Haiman & Co. The ladies had a Soldier's Aid Society,
which afforded valuable aid in clothing and sending comforts to the soldiers in
the field.
The prices of many commodities advanced greatly even during this first year of
the war, and some became so scarce that the people generally had to do without
them and to look out for "substitutes." Salt was one of the first articles of
prime necessity whose scarcity and high price were severely felt. We make the
following quotations of prices for December: Bacon 25 to 30c.; Flour $10 to $12;
Coffee 67½c.; Sugar 10 to 12c.; Salt $10 per sack; Corn 85c. to $1; Wheat $2;
Prints 15 to 25c.; Osnaburgs 17 to 20c.; Flannels 75c. to $1.25; Shirtings and
Sheetings 15@20c.
Incidents
Mr. John W. G. Gorden, an old conductor on the M. & W. P. Railroad, was found
dead in the lower part of Columbus on the morning of the 15th October. It was
supposed that he died of heart disease.
A member of the Columbus "Flying Artillery," named Jas. Smith, was stabbed by
Isaac Harrell, on the night of the 10th of November, and died in a few minutes.
Smith was from Chambers County, Alabama. The killing took place in a liquor shop
in Wamackville. Other members of the company burned the shop and the dwelling of
the owner.
The extensive tin and hardware establishment of Capt. D. B. Thompson was
destroyed by fire on the night of the 2d of December. The stock was very large,
valued at $50,000 or $60,000, and insured to only a small amount.
At the State election in October, Dr. A. I. Robison and Col. J. A. L. Lee were
chosen Representatives of Muscogee County.
Capt. Jacob G. Burrus was killed on the 8th of April, in a difficulty with John
and Thomas Redd. He was shot with a pistol, on "Triangle Street."
Ed. Croft was in May elected an Alderman of the 4th Ward vice W. L. Salisbury,
resigned.
Osborne, a little son of Mr. Wm. Douglass, was drowned in one of the brick yard
holes on the 18th of May.
A special election on the 14th of June for one Alderman each for the 1st and 5th
Wards, resulted in the choice of Jno. B. Wright for the 1st, and John Peabody
for the 5th.
James Gibson, a youth of about thirteen years, was drowned near the upper
bridge, while bathing in the river, on the 6th of June.
The Eagle Manufacturing Company, in June, adopted resolutions tendering to the
Confederate Government, in exchange for its bonds, the sum of one thousand
dollars per month until the end of the war; also appropriating one hundred
dollars per month as a contribution in aid of the city fund for the support of
families of volunteers.
Aleck Lamar, a youth connected with the Sun office, was drowned in the river
above the railroad bridge while bathing on the 23d of June.
The Bank of Columbus, in June, subscribed $75,000 to the Confederate loan, which
was in addition to $60,000 previously subscribed, and to $35,000 loaned the
State of Georgia.
Capt. James Abercrombie, an old and prominent citizen of Russell County,
Alabama, living in the vicinity of Columbus, who had removed to Pensacola, Fla.,
died there on the 2d of July. His remains were brought to Columbus for
interment.
A deplorable accident to the train conveying the Columbus Volunteers and Georgia
Guards to Atlanta occurred on the evening of the 14th of August, near Randall's
Creek. Several of the cars were precipitated into a broken culvert.
Mr. Douglas C. Moore, of the Columbus Volunteers, and a Negro boy belonging to
Mr. Edward Croft, were instantly killed. Several other persons were wounded.
The first new cotton was brought in on August 30th, being two bales from the
plantation of Mr. George Hernden, of Marion County. It classed strict middling,
and was sold at 10 5/8 cents. Very heavy and long continued rains fell during the
first three weeks in August, badly damaging all crops, and preventing the
maturity and picking of cotton.
A shock of earthquake was felt in the city on the 31st of August, doing no
damage.
The receipts of cotton for the year ending August 31st, amounted to 83,166
bales. Stock on hand 1st Sept., 2,234 bales.
Wm. Butler, the engineer, was killed on the 11th of Sept., by the running off
the track of his train on the Mobile and Girard Railroad, at Station No. 6.
Work on the common passenger shed for the several Railroad Companies was
suspended in January, on account of the pressure of the times.
Miss Ann Rankin was killed on the 8th of January, being thrown from a buggy in
which she and another lady were riding, a few miles from the city.
The stores on the west side of Broad Street, occupied by T. B. Scott and Mr.
Fischacker, were burned on the night of the 20th of January. They were owned by
B. Wells & Co.
Personal
John Quin and F. M. Brooks were Magistrates, and J. B. Hicks and D. Crockett
Constables of the Lower District, and W. H. Brannon and John G. Bethune were
Magistrates, and John Lloyd Constable for the Upper District.
Wm. A. Lawes was elected Sheriff of Muscogee County, on the 9th of March, to
fill the unexpired term of J. Hazleton, resigned.
Marriages
January 4, Elias B. Presley and Rebecca J. Stinson
Jan. 15, Thomas J. Wynne and Arry M. J. Fincher
Jan. 15, Henry C. Mitchell and Rowena Gunby
Jan. 15, William H. Gibson and Gussie Greenwood
Jan. 16, Alexander P. Pryor and Mary J. Sneed
Jan. 22, George W. Gafford and Elizabeth Chatman
Jan. 22, Wm. Rodgers and Frances Champion
Jan. 24, Joseph Ellison and Ellenora Garrett
Jan. 24, James S. Tatum and Sarah Tatum
Jan. 28, Wm. Lawrence and Ellen Silas
Jan. 29, William T. Griffin and M. F. Thompson
Jan. 29, George McDaniel and Sarah Pritchard
Jan. 29, John Turner and Martha Cooper.
February 10, Daniel H. Wynne and Mary A. Morrison
Feb. 14, Thos. J. Willis and Elvira E. Jones
Feb. 16, George W. Clay and Caroline Hines
Feb. 19, Daniel Grant and Mary E. Hungerford
Feb. 25, Wm. Sills and Elizabeth James
Feb. 26, John C. Martin and Mary Pittman
March 1, Wm. T. Merchant and Sarah McMullen
March 3, Monroe M. Belcher and Martha Clegg
March 5, Alexander C. Morrison and Mary E. Williamson
March 5, Wm. Pike and Winnie Thompson
March 6, Wm. H. Russell and Mary E. Tomlin
March 10, Geo. M. Venable and Susan P. Davis
March 10, James B. West and Louisiana Prather
March 12, James T. Redding and Martha B. Hardaway
March 16, Wm. J. Webb and Adaline Williams
March 21, Phineas Gray and Rachel Gray
March 24. James T. Owens and Rachel R. Hoffman
April 1, Alfred I. Young and Clara Wildman
April 9, Edward J. Holley and Elizabeth Wynne
April 16, Isaac T. Tichnor and Emily C. Boyken
April 20, George B. Young and Mary J. Norton
April 25, Edward A. Kleber and Mary B. Barden
May 3, Jesse Schnider and Kate Corbally
May 5, Thos. F. Ridenhour and Charlotte T. Davis,
May 5, Lawrence M. Burns and Mary A. Harris
May 9, James Hearn and Elizabeth Corlie
May 10, Milton J. Walker and Ella G. Rowe
May 26, Thomas McAlister and Nancy Fletcher
May 29, Robert C. Mclntyre and Martha L. Murdock
May 30, Edward Bozeman and Nancy Robinson.
June 2, Mathew H. Pool and Sarah A. Skinner
June 5, George R. Clark and Rhoda A. Odom
June 6, Conrad Bravogle and Mary A. A. Barry
June 14, Williford Cherry and Susan Turner
June 18, Robert E. O'Brien and Mariah A. Brown
June 18, Harvey Jones and Mary B. Rhodes
June 20, Green L. M. Thompson and Sarah Morris
June 23, Daniel D. McDuffie and Elizabeth Ham
June 27, Richard J. Hunter and Anna C. V. Howard
July 1, David E. Moody and Mary D. Upton
July 14, Wm. J. Langston and Mattie E. Parr
July 18, Walter Stewart and Elizabeth M. Rembert
July 25, Wm. M. Foster and Susan Barker
July 28, James M. Willis and Nancy J. King
August 2, John J. Kemp and Emaline Moody
August 4, Joseph Pittman and Mary Bradley
August 14, Wm. Amos and Lucy P. Cox
August 17, Jesse C. Ousley and Elizabeth P. Evans
August 25, Wm. R. Green and Antionett V. Vanzant
September 5, James C. Huckaba and Nancy L. Thomas
Sept. 8, James Belcher and Elizabeth Newsom
Sept. 15, Franklin J. Johnson and Alice A. Mealing
Sept. 17, Wm. S. Tooke and Lucy A. Bussey
Sept. 22, Andrew Grande and Lizzie Wynne
Sept. 24, James A. Shingleur and Martha E. Flewellen,
Sept. 24, Lewis Scott and Winney Hurst
Sept. 26, James W. Doles and Mary T. Jones
October 6, Thos. P. Lunsford and Anna J. King
Oct. 8, Charles E. Brooks and Virginia E. Barden
Oct. 15, Benjamin A. Stripling and Ann E. Champion
Oct. 24, Lovick Goodwin and Malinda Rodgers
Oct. 24, Peyton H. Colquitt and Julia P. Hurt
Oct. 31, Amory D. Barnett and Sarah A. Tarner
November 5, Lemuel Lockhart and Cally A. E. Vinson
Nov. 12, James C. Edwards and Ann Mclntyre
Nov. 17, E. J. Mathews and Susan Colter
Nov. 21, James C. Gartman and Sarah T. Hobbs
December 1, James V. Averett and Mary R. Skinner
Dec. 3, Thos. C. Parham and Eugenia T. Womack
Dec. 8, Wm. Odom and Elizabeth R. Patrick
Dec. 9, John Livingston and Elizabeth Tadlock
Dec. 10, Wm. A. Speris and Narcissa J. Robinson
Dec. 10, Francis J. Abbott and Mary A. Dutton
Dec. 15, John Olive and Melvina Hatton
Dec. 18, Wm. C. Cooke and Clara W. Abercrombie
Dec. 24, Cincinatus B. Kendrick and Mary Holcomb
Dec. 26, Alexander Frazier and Rena Smith
Dec. 31, William A. Teal and Sarah E. Brittain
Dec. 31, Frederick F. Coulter and Emaline A. Hill
Deaths
Jan. 31, Horace H. Taft
Feb. 1, (in Girard) Jesse Hays
Feb. 12, (drowned at Mobile) Rev. Noble DeVotie
Feb. 19, Charles Markham
March 7, Infant daughter of H. H. Epping
March 23, (in Wynnton,) Mrs. Eliza, wife of Hu. B. Dawson
March 28, Charles D. Wales
April 3, Samuel B. Harvell
April 3, Neil G. Smith
April 10. Samuel J. Hatcher
April 15, Dr. Alphonso C. Kivlin
April 24, James Lawrence Hill
May 9, Child of Dr. Tichnor
May 22, Mrs. O'Bannon
May 31, Dr. LeRoy Holt
June 5, John C. Wakefield
June 6, infant son of Jesse Cox
June 17, Eva, daughter of G. H. Peabody
June 18, Thos. S. Allen
June 23, infant daughter of F. J. Clemons
June 22, Alex. B. Lamar
June 24, infant daughter of J. P. Murray
June 30, infant son of Geo. C. Renfroe
July l, Mrs. James D. Code
July 3, Mrs. R. L. Mott
July 8, Mrs. Bradford
July 22, Mrs. Sallie L., wife of Rev. A. Wright
July 25, J. D. Baldwin
July 30, Miss Sarah E. Crews
August 2, Col. Van Leonard,
August 2, Mrs. Nancy Fields
August 7, infant son of Rev. H. H. Parks
August 15, Wm. J. Caraway
Sept. 3, Infant son of E. M. Clarke
Sept. 5, infant son of James M. Chambers
Sept. 8, E. J. King
Sept. 13, Mary S. Fackler
Sept. 14, Margaret Sanders
Sept. 23, (in Richmond.) H. B. Dixon
Dec. 1, (in Augusta) George W. Winter, formerly of Columbus
Dec. 24, (at Montgomery) A. S. Rutherford, Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee
Source: Columbus, Georgia from its Selection as a Trading town in 1827 to its
Partial Destruction by Wilson's Raid in 1865, compiled by John H. Martin,
Published by Thos. Gilbert, Book Printer and Binder, Columbus, GA, 1874
Transcribed by Judy White 2014©
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