Pvt. A. S. Ellison, enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Georgia Cavalry, August 13, 1863 at Talbotton, Falbot Cty., Georgia, for a period of three years, recorded Absent without leave, Rec'd a certificate Sick," on the Nov./Dec. 1863 muster, next reported "Present" on the Nov./Dec. `1864.
This is the extent of his two card file in the CSRs.
Talbotton is in Talbot County and appoximately 15 miles NE from Ellerslie, which is in Harris County, approximately 15 miles NE from Columbus.
George Martin
3rd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized by Colonel M. J. Crawford and mustered into Confederate service at Athens, Georgia, during the early summer of 1862. Some of the men were from Rabun, Whitfield, and Cherokee counties. It fought in Kentucky with General Wheeler, but at New Haven most of the unit was captured. A detachment saw action at Murfreesboro and after those captured were exchanged, the command was assigned to J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. It participated in the campaigns of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Atlanta, was involved in Northern Alabama and Georgia, and in 1865 participated in various conflicts in the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Their field officers were Colonels Martin J. Crawford, Richard E. Kennon, and Robert Thompson; Lieutenant Colonel James T. Thornton; and Majors Daniel F. Booton and Hiram H. Johnson.