Richard T Parker - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 17, Records indicate he was appointed Ensign (a new color bearer position) 4/20/1864, The letter from Lt Colonel Hamilton recommending Parker for the appointment states that "he has borne our colors in every engagement since the battle of Fredericksburg and always behaved with the greatest coolness and bravery in action", Camp Winder Hospital records then clearly show that he was mortally wounded 5/12/1864 at Spotsylvania and died in Richmond 5/20/1864, Buried at Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery section I lot# 206, Born about 1844 to Joseph R and Susan A Parker
Robert Toombs Parker - Enlisted 4/1/1864, Roll dated 10/5/1864 lists him sick at hospital and later rolls show him "at home on sick furlough, Records show him admitted to Richmond's Jackson hospital 10/7/1864 suffering from chronic dysentery, Furloughed home for 60 days 11/10/1864, No further record, Born about 1848 to E S and Rebecca Parker
John T "Dock" Parrott - Enlisted 3/1/1862, KIA 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va., Probable burial at Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery under marker reading "Ga JTP", Born about 1838 to Curtis and Sarah Parrott
Lomi Crawford Perdue - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA (contusion of side & wrist) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Va., Home disabled for remainder of war, Born in Ga 8/28/1841 to Daniel and Mary Finlay Perdue, Died January 1911, Buried at Greensboro City Cemetery, Older brother of Marquis L Perdue
Marquis (or Marcus) Lafayette Perdue - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 17, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and imprisoned at Rock Island until released 6/20/1865, His Oath shows him to be 22, 5'9" with auburn hair and blue eyes, Born 2/22/1843 to Daniel & Mary Finlay Perdue, Died 9/27/1902, Buried Oaklawn Cemetery in Wise County Texas, Younger brother of Lomi Crawford Perdue
William T Phelps - Enlisted 4/1/1864, "Present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further military record but 1921 Florida pension application states that he was captured 4/6/1865 and put on a boat to Savannah at Newport News in June 1865, Born in Elbert County Ga 1/22/1846, Married Louisa A Seymour in Elbert County 7/21/1867, Moved to Alachua County Fl 12/24/1912 from Lowndes County Ga, Died 3/17/1924 in Alachua County, Fl.
James A Poore - Enlisted 4/1/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/16/1865, His Oath shows him to be 5'6" with auburn hair and hazel eyes
Horatio W Porter - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 24, Discharged 8/10/1861, Son of B F & D S Porter. Older brother of William Anthony Porter
William Anthony Porter - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 21, Transferred to Co E 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion as 2nd Sgt in May 1863, Promoted 1st Sgt in July 1863, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/17/1865, Son of B F & D S Porter, Younger brother of Horatio W Porter Buried at Penfield Cemetery in Greeene County, No death date shown
Robin S Purifoy - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 23, Captured 9/18/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md., Exchanged 10/17/1862, Sept/Oct 1863 roll shows him as 2nd Cpl, Furloughed home for 60 days from Richmond GH#9 9/13/1864, Carried AWOL on all later rolls, No further record
George I Reed - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Died 9/22/1862 "in barn four miles from Fairfax Court House, Va." from typhoid, Death claim filed by widow Mary E Reed
James M Reynolds - Enlisted 3/1/1862, MWIA 5/6/1864 at Wilderness, Died 6/21/1864 at Lynchburg GH#1 (Burtons Factory hospital), Buried Lynchburg City Cemetery #7 in 1st line lot 186, Born 3/27/1830, There is a memorial marker for him at Wright Cemetery in Greene County, Uncle of James R Reynolds
James Redden Reynolds - Enlisted in Co D 15th Ga Infantry 7/15/1861 Transferred to Co A 3/8/1862, WIA (arm) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, WIA & captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville. Imprisoned at Fort Delaware until exchanged 9/30/1864, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox (listed as J B Renals), Nephew of James M Reynolds, Died 7/16/1894
Titus Richards - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 20, Discharged 6/30/1862, Born 1840, Died 1914, Buried at Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery in Taliafero County
William A Richards - Enlisted 8/2/1861, Age 33, "Present" on all rolls through war, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Albert Monroe Robbins - Enlisted 5/15/1862, WIA (chest) 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md., Captured 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg and imprisoned at Fort Delaware until exchanged 10/31/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Newport News until released 6/26/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'8" with dark hair and grey eyes, Born 3/17/1837 to John & Elizabeth Robbins, Died 12/27/1899, Buried at Walker Church Cemetery in Greene County, Brother of James and Seaborn Robbins
James Richard Robbins - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 20, Went home sick in July 1861 and joined Georgia Coastal Service, Returned to Co A in April 1862, Fell ill again and went home until early 1863, "Present" through 1863 but is shown home sick again on rolls dated 12/14/1864 and 1/30/1865, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/17/1865, His Oath shows him to be 6'1" with light hair and dark blue eyes , Became a doctor in Greene County after the war, Born 11/23/1839 to John & Elizabeth Robbins, Died 2/27/1925, Buried at Greensboro City Cemetery, Greene County, Ga., Brother of Albert and Seaborn Robbins
Seaborn M Robbins - Enlisted 8/2/1861, Age 19, His service record ends with a notation that he was WIA & captured at Gettysburg but there are no Federal hospital or POW records for him, A reminiscence written in 1920 by his brother James Richard Robbins states that "Seaborn was killed by a grapeshot through the body at Gettysburg", Highly probable that he was mortally wounded at Gettysburg and died on the field, Born about 1842 to John & Elizabeth Robbins, Brother of Albert and James Robbins
Phillip Baldwin Robinson - Enlisted 6/26/1861 as Captain, Age 29, Resigned 10/9/1861, Buried at Greensboro City Cemetery, Death date not indicated, Born abt 1832 to Phillip and Elizabeth Emmanuel Robinson
William A Robinson - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 20, "Present" on 10/31/1861 roll, No further record, Born about 1841 to John P and Sally Robinson
Daniel Benjamin Sanford - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 22, Promoted to 2nd Lt 12/18/1861, Promoted to 1st Lt 5/1/1863, Promoted to Captain 5/10/1864, WIA (left thigh & right foot) & captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek, Hospitalized at Washington DC until released 6/6/1865, Born in Greene County 4/11/1839 to Daniel and Elizabeth Sanford, Uncle of Thomas J Sanford
Thomas J Sanford - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 19, "Present on rolls though war, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/19/1865, Son of Robert and Elizabeth Sanford, Nephew of D B Sanford
James Thomas Scott - Enlisted 6/26/1861 as 3rd Cpl, Age 21, Shown as 4th Sgt on 11/30/1862 roll, WIA (right leg amputated) 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg, At Camp Letterman hospital Gettysburg until October 1863 when transferred to Baltimore GH, Exchanged 11/12/1863, Furloughed home from Richmond's Winder hospital 11/28/1863, Home disabled remainder of war, Died 3/29/1886 in Greene County
William T Shannon - Enlisted 6/26/1861 as 1st Sgt, Age 40, Discharged at Frederick, Md. 9/8/1862
Thomas Stanley - Enlisted 5/15/1862, KIA 8/29/1862 at Second Manassas, Death claim filed by John A Cartwright Estate Administrator, Born about 1835 to Ezekiel Lowe and Leah Ann Tunnell Stanley
Tapley H Stewart - Enlisted 6/25/1862, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured 8/16/1864 at Front Royal, Va., Imprisoned at Elmira until exchanged 3/14/1865, No further record, Born 8/25/1844 to Levi A & Elizabeth Holder Stewart, Died 12/26/1920
R G Stovall - Enlisted 6/25/1862, "Present" on June 1862 roll, No further record
Eugenius N Wagnon - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Gave age as 18, "Present" on all rolls through war, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/22/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'11&1/2" with brown hair and blue eyes, Born 1844 to Harriet Crutchfield and Thomas Poythress Wagnon, Brother of Wesley Wagnon
George H Wagnon - Enlisted 3/1/1862, "Absent sick" on rolls through February 1863, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863 as Cpl, Captured 8/16/1864 at Front Royal, Va. and imprisoned at Elmira NY until released 7/7/1865, Born 1837, Son of Martha Swindelle and Daniel Monroe Wagnon, Brother of Pitman Wagnon
Pitman Monroe Wagnon - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, WIA 11/29/1863 at Knoxville, "Present" on October 1864 roll, AWOL after December 1864, No further record but survived the war, Born 11/17/1840, Died at Tyler Texas 10/28/1918, Son of Martha Swindelle and Daniel Monroe Wagnon, Brother of George Wagnon
Wesley F Wagnon - No enlistment record, Not on rolls, Casualty list in 7/2/1863 Richmond Enquirer lists a W F Wagnon of Co A as KIA during the period from 5/6/1864 through 5/16/1864. While there is no service record for a W F Wagnon in the Legion it turns out that another Co A soldier Eugenius N Wagnon had an older brother named Wesley F Wagnon. A newspaper article in the July 13th 1864 Augusta Daily Chronicle and Sentinel relates that Wesley had joined the 6th Alabama Infantry in 1861 and served with that unit until wounded at the battle of Seven Pines in 1862. Returning to Alabama he then enlisted in the 53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers, serving in the western theatre. Wishing to serve with his younger brother he transferred into Legion Co A on May 3rd 1864 and was killed at the Wilderness or Spotsylvania before he was ever recorded on a muster roll. Born 1842 to Harriet Crutchfield and Thomas Poythress Wagnon, Older brother of Eugenius Wagnon
Joseph B Walker - Enlisted 6/26/1861 as musician, Age 26, MWIA 9/14/1862 at Fox's Gap, Md., Died at Boonsboro 9/28/1862, Buried 150 yards northwest of Hoffman barn, Disinterred in 1872 and reburied at Washington Confederate Cemetery in Hagerstown, Md., Death claim initially filed by John E Jackson Estate Administrator, Descriptive list shows him to be 5'11" with black hair and blue eyes born Edgefield District SC, Another death claim filing shows Estate administrator as James W Walker
Franklin B Ward - Enlisted 6/26/1861 as Color Cpl, Age 19, Died 10/28/1861 at Raleigh Court House, Va. (today's Beckley, W Va) of fever, Son of R H and Sarah M Ward
Hinton A Ward - Enlisted 6/11/1861, Age 27, Shown as 5th Sgt on February 1863 roll, Shown AWOL on roll dated 10/5/1864 and all rolls thereafter, No further record
Alexander H S Wheeler - Enlisted 7/25/1864, "Present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further military record, Born 8/20/1849 in Newton County, 1916 Florida pension application shows him living at Jacksonville and states he was "struck in the shoulder by tree blown up by cannon at Fishers Hill Va.", A doctor's report says he suffered a fractured left humerus, Application also states he was discharged in May 1865 at Augusta
William C White - Enlisted 5/15/1862, Captured 6/1/1864 at Cold Harbor, Died at Elmira NY prison 11/19/1864 from chronic dysentery, Buries at Woodlawn Cemetery grave #945 (or #901)
James E Williams - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Died 12/3/1862 at Knights Factory hospital Lynchburg Va. of bronchitis, Buried at Lynchburg City Cemetery #7 in line 2 lot 100
John Williams - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 19, "Present" on all rolls through war until 1/30/1865, No further military record but his family informed us that he was actually a German immigrant (Born in Bavaria 1/28/1844) named John Wilhelm from New York, He was living with an uncle named Joseph W Funk in Greene County when the war broke out and joined Co A, After serving faithfully through the entire war he returned to New York, married to Mary Swick in 1867, raised a large family and lived to a ripe old age, He died 11/23/1921 at St Marys hospital in Hoboken NJ and is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens NY
William F Williams - Enlisted 7/1/1862 or 8/9/1862, KIA 9/14/1862 at Fox's Gap, Md.
Eugene L Willis - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 26, At Richmond's Jackson hospital 11/14/1864 with nephritis/kidney disease, Furloughed home 12/24/1864 for 60 days, 1/31/1865 roll lists him "absent sick", No further record, Born about 1835 to Lowden and Sarah D Willis
John R Wilson - Enlisted 9/1/1862, Rolls through 10/5/1864 show him "home on sick furlough", "Present" on roll dated 12/14/1864, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/22/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'5" with brown hair and grey eyes, Born about 1836
J G W Winters - Enlisted 5/15/1862, "Present on all rolls through Sept/Oct 1863, No further record, Born about 1843 to John and Ellen Winters
Edward B Wood - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 17, 10/31/1861 roll shows him "left sick at Lynchburg 9/28/1861", No further record
John E Woodham - Enlisted 5/15/1862, Captured 10/19/1864 at Cedar creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/21/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'10&1/2" with dark brown hair and grey eyes, Born in Greene County 7/17/1835 to Garrett and Mary Woodham
James Osborne Wright - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age stated as 19, Captured near Savannah 4/11/1862, Exchanged 8/5/1862, Captured 8/16/1864 at Front Royal and imprisoned at Elmira NY until released 6/21/1865, Oath shows him to be 6' with black hair and grey eyes, Born in Greene County 9/23/1834
Lorenzo Dow Wright - Enlisted 5/15/1862, Age 16, WIA 9/17/1862 at Sharpsburg, Md., Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox, Died 1/4/1922 in Ellis county Tx
Samuel S Yarbrough - Enlisted 8/1/1861 as musician in Cobb Legion Infantry Co A, Transferred into Legion during 1863 and joined Legion Band, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
Leonidas S Youngblood - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 23, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion 5/1/1863, KIA 5/2/1863 at Chancellorsville per casualty list in 5/15/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy
Richard J Youngblood - Enlisted 6/26/1861, Age 21, Captured 4/11/1862 near Savannah, Exchanged 8/5/1862, Sept/Oct 1863 roll shows him "absent on wounded furlough", Casualty list in 7/2/1864 Richmond Enquirer covering period 5/6/1864 through 5/16/1864 lists him as severely wounded, Captured 10/19/1864 at Cedar Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/22/1865, Oath shows him to be 5'10&1/2" with brown hair and hazel eyes
Samuel W Zachary - Enlisted 5/15/1862, Died 4/5/1863 at Richmond's Chimborazo hospital from dysentery, Death claim filed by father John Zachary, Born about 1840 to John R and Penina Zachary
Compiled by Kurt Graham
