**This company subsequently became Company A, 11th Regiment Georgia Cavalry
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William J. Acre, 17 year old Farmer, born in Banks County, Georgia, enlisted as a Private in Company A, 30th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry** May 2, 1864 at Mossy Creek, White County, Georgia to serve in the North Eastern part of Georgia, no further records
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11th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
11th Cavalry Regiment was organized near Athens, Georgia, in November, 1864, by consolidating the newly formed 30th Georgia Cavalry Battalion and four companies raised under the authority of the War Department where the conscript act could not be enforced. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in M.W. Hannon's and R.H. Anderson's Brigade. It fought at Savannah, but many of the men were captured. In February, 1865, only 90 effectives were present and in April most of these were captured at Macon. Colonel Andrew Young, Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Barclay, and Major Madison Bell were its commanders.
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Waynesboro, Ga.,
Dec. 4, 1864.
3d Division, 14th Army Corps, and Kilpatrick's Cavalry.
Kilpatrick reached Thomas' station, about 8 miles south of
Waynesboro on the Savannah & Augusta railroad, late in the
afternoon of the 3d and made a disposition of his forces to
protect Gen. Baird's infantry division, which was engaged in
destroying the track. Part of Wheeler's cavalry made a
vigorous attack on the 92nd Ill. mounted infantry, commanded by
Lieut.-Col. Van Buskirk, and the skirmishing continued until
about 8 p. m., when the Confederates were driven off.
Toward midnight another attack was made, the enemy this time
shelling Van Buskirk's position, killing 2 men and wounding
another. Again they were driven off, but desultory firing was
kept up at various points along the railroad until morning. At
daylight on the morning of the 4th Kilpatrick advanced with his
whole command against the Confederates.
Their skirmish line was met about a mile from the station and
driven back on the main body, dismounted and posted behind
barricades, with well protected flanks. Col. Atkins,
commanding the 2nd brigade, was ordered to charge the
barricades, but the enemy's position was stronger than was
anticipated and Atkins was forced back.
The 10th Ohio and 9th Mich. were then moved to the right, the
9th Ohio to the left, each regiment formed in columns of four
by battalions, and the 92nd Ill. mounted infantry was
dismounted and stationed in front. The 10th Wis. battery,
under Capt. Beebe, was brought up to within 600 yards and
opened fire on the barricades, forcing the enemy to withdraw
his artillery.
The charge was now sounded and the whole line steadily
advanced. The 92nd Ill. was armed with Spencer rifles and as
it moved forward kept up an incessant fire that kept the
Confederates close behind their breastworks. Several counter-
charges were made by the enemy to save his dismounted men and
check the Union advance.
For a time it looked as though Van Buskirk would be driven back
by these onslaughts, but Col. Heath, with the 5th Ohio, made an
impetuous charge on the enemy's flank and rear that threw his
lines into confusion. Seeing this, Van Buskirk pushed forward
and before the Confederates had time to rally drove back the
center. The enemy now gave way at all points and made a rapid
retreat to Waynesboro.
Here in greater force he took up a position behind another line
of barricades, with his flanks so far extended that
Kilpatrick's force was not sufficiently large to attempt to
turn them. Murray's brigade was thrown forward, with orders to
take the town. The 8th Ind. was dismounted as skirmishers, and
behind this regiment Murray formed his line with the 9th Pa. on
the left, the 3d Ky. in the center and the 2nd and 5th Ky. on
the right.
As soon as the skirmishers became engaged the whole line
advanced, the 9th Pa. and the 3d Ky. delivering a cross-fire
from the left and right, which, with the steady work of the
regiments in the center, soon drove the enemy from his works.
Three successive lines of barricades were carried in the single
charge and the 5th Ohio, 5th Ky. and 9th Pa. followed Wheeler
to Brier creek, 8 miles from where the fight commenced, and
burned the railroad bridge and two wagon bridges over that
stream, after which they joined the command and went into camp
near Alexander. The Union casualties in these engagements were
included in the general statement for the campaign.
Wheeler's loss at Waynesboro alone was 50 killed, 150 wounded
and 87 captured.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 6, p. 915