Judy,

You may want to take a look at this man and see if he is your William Middleton Haygood. Is this Wayne the Wayne he served under??? And they did go to Virginia.

Rosters of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia

MUSTER ROLL OF
COMPANY E, 1st REGIMENT
GEORGIA REGULARS
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
C. S. A.

Wayne, Richard A.--Captain February 1, 1861. Elected Major October

Haygood, William----- private February 21, 1861. Captured near Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 19, 1865.

CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS

1st Regiment, Georgia Regulars

1st Regulars Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Macon, Georgia, in April, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were from Atlanta and Brunswick, and Glynn and Montgomery counties. It was brigaded under General Toombs and in April, 1862, contained 367 effectives. Transferred to G.T. Anderson's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It then was ordered to Florida, assigned to G.P. Harrison's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and fought at Olustee. During the summer of 1864, it was stationed in the Charleston area and later saw action at Savannah and in North Carolina. The regiment reported 3 killed and 19 wounded at Savage's Station, had 27 killed and 77 wounded at Second Manassas, and lost 3 killed and 25 wounded at Olustee. Only 45 officers and men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels William J. Magill, Richard A. Wayne, and Charles J. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels E.W. Chastain, Miller Grieve, Jr., and William Martin; and Majors E.R. Harden, A.A. Franklin Hill, William D. Smith, and John D. Walker.

I hope this helps you in some way,
Gary D. Bray