I suspect that the Minute-Men may have been a pre-war militia unit.
Edward J. Walker
Residence Richmond County GA;
Enlisted on 4/26/1861 as a Captain.
On 4/26/1861 he was commissioned into "G" Co. GA 3rd Infantry
He died of wounds on 8/21/1864 at Richmond County, GA
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/23/1863 Manassas Gap, VA
Promotions:
* Major 6/15/1862
* Lt Col 6/19/1862
* Colonel 7/1/1862
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John H. Hull
Residence Richmond County GA;
Enlisted on 5/11/1861 as a Captain.
On 5/11/1861 he was commissioned into "C" Co. GA 5th Infantry**
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 4/11/1862 Huntsville, AL
* Received 9/20/1862 Vicksburg, MS
* Exchanged 11/10/1862 Aiken's Landing, VA
* Wounded 9/19/1863 Chickamauga, GA (No further record
Promotions:
* Acting AIG (To Gnl Stovall in 1863)
** There is no M. Rice, but a Newton Rice listed in the roster of this regiment
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Mathew S. Rice, Jr
Residence Richmond County GA;
Enlisted on 4/26/1861 as a 2nd Sergt.
On 4/26/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. GA 3rd Infantry
He was Retired, wounds on 7/30/1864
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA (Leg, amputated)
Promotions:
* 1st Sergt
* Capt (1864)
* 2nd Lieut 4/28/1862
* 1st Lieut 6/19/1862
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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Mathew S. Rice Jr., 2nd Sergeant, Company G, 3rd Regiment Georgia Infantry, enlisted April 26, 1861 at Augusta, Ga. by Capt. E. Walker for one year, promoted 2nd Lieutenant April 28, 1862, promoted 1st Lieutenant June 3, 1863, wounded July 3, 1863, admitted General Hospital No. 4, Richmond, Va. August 4, 1863, amputated right leg lower 3rd, furloughed for 60 days August 14, 1863, leave extended November 17, extended February 19, 1864, retired to Invalid Corps. because of disability from wounds July 30, 1864, paroled at Augusta, Ga. May 22, 1865, resident of Augusta, Ga., his file contains correspondence between the Adjutant General, War Department with the Georgia State Board of Pension Commissioners dated Feb. 8, 1916
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia