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Company C, 17th Regiment

Muscogee County
"Columbus Volunteers"

Barrett, N. -- Private - February 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Beck, William M. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died in hospital June 1862.

Beckworth, Isaac -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Beeman, R. G. W. -- Private - May 3, 1863. Died at Buena Vista, Georgia August 20, 1862.

Bentley, Berry -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Paroled November 10, 1862. Transferred to Company G, 59th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for John Sutton, in 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough. No later record.

Bentley, W. F. -- Enlisted as a private in Company D, 46th Regiment Georgia Infantry June 16, 1862. Transferred to Company C, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for Mark Clark, July 16, 1862. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him detached with Division Provost Guard.

Bentley, William -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Boswell, John J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured at Chattanooga, Tennessee October 29, 1863. Paroled at Camp Morton, Indiana, forwarded to City Paint, Virginia for exchange, and received at Boulware & Cox s Wharves, James River, Virginia, March 10-12, 1865. No later record.

Brown, A. Dwight -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant April 9, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Georgia in Ordnance Department No later record.

Brown, James G. -- Enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion Georgia Infantry April 20, 1861. Transferred to Company C, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry September 6, 1861. Employed in Artillery Workshops at Richmond, Virginia in 1862. On detached duty in Ordnance Department at Columbus, Georgia1862 to close of war.

Brown, Joseph H. -- 2nd Sergeant - August 14, 1861. Wounded and captured at Darbytown Road, Virginia October 7, 1864. Received from Fortress Monroe, Virginia May 3, 1865, and released June 14, 1865.

Brown, William S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Killed, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Captured, Macon, Georgia, April 20-21, 1865.

Carpenter, C. S. -- Private - August 17, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Chaffin, William J. -- Private - August 14, 1861.

Chapman, Foster S. -- Enlisted as a private in Company A, 2nd Battalion Georgia Infantry April 20, 1861. Elected Lieutenant in 1861. Resigned in 1861. Elected Captain of Company C, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry August 14, 1861. Resigned, disability, June 9, 1862. Elected Captain of Chapman's Company Independent Georgia Infantry August 15, 1863. Roll dated August 29, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Chapman, Henry D. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital in 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Chapman, Wiley D. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia December 13, 1862.Captured in Jordan Springs Virginia hospital July 26, 1862, and paroled there August 2, 1863. Wounded and captured at Chickamauga, Georgia September 20, 1863.

Chase, George W. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Musician. Clark, Mark. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 46th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for W. F. Bentley, June 16, 1862.

Clark, Martin V. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Corbett, George C. -- Enlisted as a private in (Old) Company A,1st Regiment Florida Infantry April 8, 1861. Discharged, disability, August 3 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company F, 5th Regiment, Georgia State Troops December 29, 1861. Discharged, disability, March 12, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant of Company G, 59th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 6, 1862. Transferred to Company C, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry in 1863. Admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Virginia July 12, 1863. Transferred to General Hospital at Lynchburg, Virginia July 13, 1863. Transferred to Company C, 59th Regiment Ga, Infantry January 1864. Admitted to Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia June 17, 1864, where he remained as a patient, nurse and Acting Hospital Steward, and was captured there April 3, 1865, and paroled there April 26, 1865.

Cousins, William T. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant January 18, 1863; Captain July 12, 1864. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation, in 1864. Captured at Richmond, Virginia April 3, 1865, and released June 14, 1865.

Culpepper, James -- Private - August 14, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862.

Culpepper, Jasper -- Private - August 14, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862.

Culpepper, Jefferson C. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Culpepper, Joel H. -- Private - March 2, 1862. Died of disease in Richmond, Virginia hospital June 27, 1862.

Culpepper, John -- Private - August 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Culpepper, William M. -- Private - August 14, 1862. On detached duty, Columbus, Georgia, January -February 1865. Transferred from Lee Hospital at Columbus, Georgia to Marshall Hospital, same place, March 27, 1865, where he remained until close of war.

Devotie, Howard -- Private - August 14, 1861.

Dickey, James Willis -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Commissary Sergeant in 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Dickey, William H. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Severely wounded in right knee, at Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862. On detail duty in Atlanta, Georgia on account of wounds September 11, 1863. On detached duty in Upson County, Georgia February 28, 1865. (Born in Georgia July 28, 1841. Died June 1924.)

Dickinson, Frederick W. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant May 9, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Ficklin, C. C. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, near Richmond, Virginia July 1, 1864. Retired and ordered to report to Commandant of Post at Columbus, Georgia January 28, 1865.

Ficklin, William John -- Private - September 1, 1861. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital January 16, 1862.

Frank, Moritz -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Gorham, J. A. -- Private - May 3, 1863. Substitute for Elbert L. Wells. Wounded and captured at Farmville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Died of wounds in U. S. Hospital at Farmville, Virginia April 17, 1865, and buried there.

Grant, John J. -- 1st Lieutenant - August 14, 1861. Resigned May 9, 1862.

Groover, J. H. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Died at Newnan, Georgia Buried there.

Harbuck, William R. (or Hairbuck) -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died of typhoid fever at Camp Johnson, near Manassas Junction, Virginia, October 4, 1861.

Harris, Martin S. -- Private. Captured, date and place not given. Died October 26, 1864. Buried in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Grave #365.

Holleman, James H. -- Private - February 3, 1863. Wounded in 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick.

Howard, Thacker Brock, Jr -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862. Appointed Sergeant Major September 1, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant and Drillmaster, C. S. A., November 25, 1862. Resigned. Elected Captain of Company A, 27th Battalion Georgia Infantry (Non-Conscripts), May 25, 1863; Major December 13, 1863. Battalion was disbanded May 21, 1864.

Jack, James W. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded in eye, resulting in loss of sight, near Richmond, Virginia September 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war.

Jaques, Samuel R. (or Jacques) --1st Sergeant - August 14, 1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, Virginia August 5, 1862. Paroled at Aiken's Landing, Virginia August 26, 1862. Discharged, furnished W. L. Snead as substitute, February 3, 1863. Elected Captain of the 1st City Battalion Columbus, Georgia July 8, 1863. Transferred to Company A, 19th Battalion Georgia State Guards. Elected Major, date not given. Roll dated February 28, 1865, last on roll on file, shows him present. No later record.

Jarrett, James C. -- 5th Sergeant - August 14, 1861. Appointed 4th Sergeant. Severely wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863. Discharged, disability, in 1864.

Jarrett, S. -- Private.

Jenkins, Lewis S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital May 3, 1862.

Johnson, W. B. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died in service.

Jones, J. A. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died in service.

Jones, Joseph S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Jones, Joshua J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Jones, R. -- Private - August 14, 1861.

Key, Hugh -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863, and captured there July 5, 1863. Died of wounds July or August 5, 1863.

Key, John -- Private - August 14, 1861. Transferred to Company D, 46th Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia June 17, 1864. Died of wounds in Marietta, Georgia Hospital June 17, 1864.

Lavier, Jacob -- See Reviere, Jacob

Lawrence, John H. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. On detached duty at Columbus, Georgia 1862-February 28, 1865. No later record.

Ledbetter, Benjamin E. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant February 3, 1863. Transferred to Hardaway's Battery Alabama Artillery (Hurt's Battery), April 9, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on furlough since February 6th. No later record.

Lightfoot, J. C. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured on retreat from Yorktown, Virginia

Lindsay; John B. -- Private - April 16, 1862. Transferred February 1863. Killed by Provost Guard while trying to escape, while a patient in Lee Hospital at Columbus, Georgia, February 18, 1865.

Littlefield. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died at Richmond, Virginia May 24, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Lowe, D. -- Private. Died in 1862.

Lowe, Henry C. -- Private - February 3, 1862. Appointed Hospital Steward, C. S. A., and ordered to report to Medical Director at Columbus, Georgia November 23, 1864. On detached duty at Columbus, Georgia February 28, 1865. No later record.

Lowe, James F. -- Private - March 2, 1862. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Died of wounds September 24, 1862.

Maddox, George, W. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Detailed Division Pioneer. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Majors, Jasper T. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 3rd Sergeant in 1864. Wounded at Fort Harrison, Virginia September 29, 1864. Died of wounds September 1864.

Majors, William J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Martin, William -- Private - February 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Mason, D. D. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

McCord, Augustus P. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant December 1, 1864; Captain. Wounded, date and place not given. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

McCullough, Jackson -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured at Morton Ford, Virginia February 6, 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Washington, D. C. and released March 22, 1864.

McGehee, Frank S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital August 16, 1862.

Meyer, Lazarus -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. On detached duty at Columbus, Georgia February 28, 1865. No later record.

Moore, Douglas C. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Killed in railroad accident at Randall's Creek.

Moore, James B. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Elected Captain June 9, 1862; Major July 12, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Moore, William Henry -- 4th Corporal - August 14, 1861. Transferred to Company H,46th Regiment Georgia Infantry February 8, 1864. Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation above elbow, at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia June 27, 1864.

Mott, John R. -- 2nd Lieutenant - August 14, 1861. Appointed Adjutant August 19, 1861; A. D. C. with rank of 1st Lieutenant (to rank from January 17, 1863), April 29, 1863, and ordered to report for duty to General H. L. Benning, with whom he was serving December 21, 1864. No later record.

Munn, David D. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major in 1863. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Died of wounds July 7, 1863.

Northrup, Cyrus, Jr. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Norton, Valentine -- Private - August 14, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Virginia March 30, 1862, and transferred to Hospital #3, same date. No later record.

Norton, William -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died of typhoid pneumonia in Chimborazo Hospital #3, Richmond, Virginia, April 8, 1862.

O'Keefe, Lawrence Eugene -- Jr. 2nd Lieutenant - August 14, 1861. Transferred to Trans-Mississippi Department Wounded, date and place not given. Elected Captain. Captured at Richland, Tennessee May 23, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island, Ohio and sent to City Point, Virginia for exchange February 24, 1865. No later record.

Parrish, James -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died November 1861. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Richmond, Virginia November 24, 1861.

Patillo, James D. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Georgia. No later record.

Patterson, James H. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died of typhoid fever in General Hospital #21, at Richmond, Virginia, June 26, 1862.

Pearce, John Harper -- Private - September 1, 1861. Died in General Hospital at Richmond, Virginia November 28, 1861.

Pope, Andrew J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured August 26, 1862. Paroled in 1862. Wounded, Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him on detached duty at Columbus, Georgia. No later record.

Pope, Simon D. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded in hand, necessitating amputation of three fingers, near Richmond, Virginia, June 1862. Captured on retreat from Petersburg, Virginia in 1864. Exchanged. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in Muscogee County, Georgia January 23, 1833.)

Reviere, Jacob -- Private - August 14, 1861. Admitted to Charlottesville, Virginia hospital March 1, 1862. Returned to duty March 5, 1862. Wounded in 1864. In Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Va, August 20-27, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865. Appears also as Lavier, Levere, Ravere and Ravier.

Rice, Isaac -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appears only on roll for January -February 1863, with remark; "Absent, regimental sutler."

Rice, N. H. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died at Staunton, Virginia August 26, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery.

Robinson, Samuel E. -- 4th Sergeant - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863. Appointed Adjutant January 1, 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave. No later record.

Rutherford, R. A. -- Private - August 14, 1861.

Ryles, John J. -- Private - September 20, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Ryles, Wiley N. -- 2nd Corporal - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia August 9, 1865.

Sellars, John A. (or Sellers) -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1864. Wounded in 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Captured at Macon, Georgia April 21, 1865.

Shaw, Banks P. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Killed at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862.

Short, Augustus L. (Gus) -- 3rd Corporal - August 14, 1861. Captured at Malvern Hill, Virginia August 5, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Virginia August 26, 1862. Detailed Acting Commissary Sergeant February 21, 1863. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863.

Simmons, H. Isaac -- Private - September 1, 1861. Appointed Drum Major. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 5, 1863. Exchanged at City Point, Virginia March 20, 1864. Wounded at Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record.

Simmons, W. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Discharged in 1861.

Skinner, John B. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died of pneumonia at Richmond, Virginia November 18, 1861.

Skinner, Willis J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863. Sent to hospital July 1863. Transferred to Provost Marshal December 2, 1863. No later record.

Snead, W. L. -- Private - February 3, 1863. Roll for February 28, 1865, last on file, shows him absent, sick. Report of paroled prisoners of war, dated Richmond Virginia May 18, 1865, shows he was paroled April 21, 1865.

Story, Thomas J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1863.

Sutton, John -- Enlisted as a private in Company G, 59th Regiment Georgia Infantry May 28, 1862. Transferred to Company C, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry, in exchange for Berry Bentley, in 1863. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3, 1863. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government and released on joining U. S. Army June 24, 1864.

Terry, Joseph W. -- 1st Corporal - August 14, 1861. On detail with 1st Georgia Engineer Troops 1862 -1865. Surrendered, Tallahassee, Florida May 10, 1865, and paroled there May 17, 1865.

Thorn, John E. -- Private - August 14, 1861. In Chimborazo Hospital #4, at Richmond, Virginia, with acute bronchitis, May 13-June 17, 1862. Wounded in arm necessitating amputation, at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862.

Thweatt, Marion -- Private.

Thweatt, Owen T. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed courier February 15, 1863. Applied for authority to organize a company of Nonconscripts May 21, 1863. Nominated Adjutant of Battalion of Non-conscripts and Exempts at Columbus, Georgia November 28, 1863. Appointed Adjutant of the 5th Regiment Georgia Reserve Infantry June 8, 1864. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.

Thweatt, Robert -- Private - August 14, 1861.

Tolbert, Allen S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal. Wounded in eye, resulting in loss of sight, at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war.

Tolbert, Harmon V. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Captured in 1862. Exchanged November 10, 1862. Wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia September 19, 1863. On detached duty in Marion County, Georgia November 1864-February 1865.

Underwood, Mathew (or Mathis) -- Private - August 14, 1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal. Wounded at 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 30, 1862. Died of wounds in 1862.

Walker, Samuel F. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Killed at Wilderness, Virginia May 6, 1864.

Watson, John J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #5, at Richmond, Virginia October 27, 1861. Returned to duty February 24, 1862. Died in service.

Weinberger, Isaac S. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 28, 1863, with remark: "Absent without leave." No later record.

Wells, Elbert L -- 3rd Sergeant - August 14, 1861. On recruiting duty 1862 -March 22, 1863. Discharged, furnished J. A. Gorham as substitute, May 3, 1863. Enlisted in Company A, 19th Battalion Georgia Infantry State Guards (rank not shown), July 8, 1863. Appointed Ensign. Elected 1st Lieutenant of Company B; 1st Lieutenant of Company D, 1st City Battalion Georgia Infantry (Columbus), May 1, 1864. Return of Post of Columbus, Georgia for February 1865, shows him present: remark: "Adjutant."

Williams, Henry (or Henly) -- Private - March 1862. Absent without leave January -February 1863. Apprehended as a deserter at Decatur, Georgia November 12, 1863. No later record.

Young, Archibald -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died at Lynchburg, Virginia in 1861.

Young, Thomas J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Virginia April 9, 1865.

Young, W. J. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Died at Lynchburg, Virginia Sept 18, 1861.

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