John Thomas Boykin

Residence Troup County GA;
Enlisted on 7/9/1861 as a Captain.
On 7/9/1861 he was commissioned into "F" Co. GA 21st Infantry
He Resigned, disability on 5/31/1862

21st GA Infantry, Organized: Richmond, VA on 9/27/61, Mustered Out: 4/9/65

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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John T. Boykin, age 27, Captain, Capt. Boykin's Company, Georgia Infantry,* joined for duty and enrolled July 9, 1861 at Antioch, Troup Co., Ga. for the war, mustered-in July 28, 1861 at Richmond Va., absent on sick leave at the end of the year, 1861, admitted Moore Hospital, Danville, Va. January 24, Fever, sent to Richmond hospital, n.d., recorded present on the February, 1862 Regimental Return in Camp near Manassas, submitted resignation March 24 " . . . on account of continued illness . . . ", (Chronic Diarrhoea) granted sick leave March 27, 1862, resigned May 31, 1862

* This company subsequently became Company F, 21st Regiment Georgia Infantry, which regiment originally consisted of nine companies and was known as the 4th Battalion (Mercer's) Georgia Infantry. Capt. J. B. Akridge's Company, Georgia Volunteers, was attached to the battalion and with nine other companies constituted a regiment September 5, 1861

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J. T. Boykin, Jr., Private, Capt. Heard's Co. (Troup Independent Cavalry), Georgia Cavalry,** joined for duty and enrolled September 8, 1863 at La Grange by Capt. Heard for six months, recorded present March 8, 1864 when mustered out of service, compensated for clothing, use & risk of horse 4 mos. 18 days,

** This company subsequently became Capt. Boddie's Company (Troup Independent Cavalry), Georgia State Guards

Muster in roll for Capt. C. M. Heard's Company for local defence in the counties of Carroll, Campbell, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Morgan, Jasper, Putnam, Baldwin, Wilkinson, Twiggs, Houston, Macon, Marion, Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Harris, Troup, Heard, Talbot, Meriweather, Coweta, Taylor, Upson, Pike, Spalding, Crawford, Monroe, Butts, Haralson, Clayton, Ga.

M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia