Company D (Continued)
Thomas Nix - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 47, Discharged 10/14/1862, Overage
James M Partain - Enlisted 3/29/1864, WIA at Wilderness 5/6/1864, Right arm and leg amputated, Furloughed from Charlottesville hospital 2/14/1865 then at Richmond hospitals, Captured at war's end, Sent to US Small Pox hospital at Richmond 5/23/1865, Discharged and released 6/10/1865, Age at release 18, Son of B W & Nancy Partain, Age 14 in 1860 Polk census
Julius Algernon Peek - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 3rd Lt, Age 23, Shown as 2nd Lt on roll dated 8/31/1861, Promoted 1st Lt 10/4/1862, WIA at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 (neck), Shown as acting AQM on 10/5/1864 roll, Surrendered at Appomattox 4/9/1865, Born 4/4/1838 to William W & Elizabeth Reid Peek, Brother of Luthur Peek, Died 7/12/1924, Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Cedartown, Ga.
Luthur C Peek - Enlisted 2/24/1862 as a musician, Discharged by furnishing a substitute (Daniel Crutchfield) 11/25/1862, Son of William W & Elizabeth Reid Peek, Brother of Julius Peek
L M Poor - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Discharged 7/2/1861
George S Rentz - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 3rd Sgt, Age 18, WIA (neck) 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg per casualty report in 7/20/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, Shown as a private on roll dated 1/14/1864 and all rolls thereafter, Shown "present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, Born 6/11/1843 in Houston County to John A & Josephine Moore Rentz, Died 5/5/1919 in McLennan County, Tx, Buried in Bosqueville Cemetery McLennan County
William H Riddlesperger - Enlisted 6/21/1862, Last shown on Jan/Feb 1863 roll as "sick", This entry for him was later lined out, 1906 Roster Commission roll states "Died January 1863", Highly probable that he died in the hospital in January 1863 from disease, Possibility that he is buried at Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery under a tombstone marked "W.R.-Ga.", Born February 1843 in Pickens County to Thomas & Mary Brooks Riddlesperger, New information indicates that he survived the war and returned to Alabama where he married the widow of fellow Co D soldier Jefferson Lovell in 1865, He was then killed by a horse 05/06/1876 and is buried at Union Chapel Cemetery in Walker County, Alabama
D J Robertson - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Only shown on one roll dated 1/14/1864, 7/2/1864 Richmond Enquirer casualty list for period from 5/6/1864 to 5/16/1864 lists him as "mortally wounded - since died", It is possible that he had transferred into the Legion from another unit in late 1863 which would explain why he does not appear on earlier Legion muster rolls
Newton Washington Robinson (shown as Robertson)- Enlisted 9/20/1863, Captured near Sailors Creek 4/06/1865 and paroled at Burkeville, Va 4/14/1865, Son of James & Malinda Robinson, Born 1/02/1842 in Paulding County Ga., Died 12/28/1925 and buried at Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery In Polk County, Brother of Jasper H and James R Robinson
James Riley Robinson (shown as J R Robertson and Jasper Robertson) - Enlisted 10/25/1863 in Tennessee, Shows "furloughed home sick" on roll dated 10/5/1864, Jackson Hospital Richmond records shows hospitalized with measles 7/10/1864 then furloughed to Macon Ga on 8/23/1864, Still listed as "absent sick" on roll dated 1/30/1865, Son of James & Malinda Robinson, Born 1/25/1846 in Polk County, Died 12/06/1904 and buried at Van Wert Church Cemetery in Polk County, Brother of Newton W and Jasper H Robinson
Jasper Hayworth Robinson - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 17, Last shown on February 1863 muster roll but then appears on a medical record at Winder hospital Richmond 8/08/1863, Federal records indicate that he deserted at Atlanta and took the Oath of Allegiance on 9/2/1864, Sent north of the Ohio River for duration of the war on 9/26/1864, Oath shows him to be 5'6" tall with dark eyes & light hair, Born 7/4/1840 in Scott County, Mo to James and Malinda Robinson, Died 12/28/1925, Buried Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Polk County, Brother of Newton W and James R Robinson
Minor M Rogers - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 21, Discharged due to disability 12/17/1861
James T Rosser - Enlisted 5/5/1862, "Sick" on June 1862 roll, No further record, 1906 Roster Commisssion roll states "Discharged, disability"
Samuel H Sanders - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 33, Roll dated 12/2/1862 shows him detailed as a shoemaker at Richmond, Va., Later rolls show him detailed as a shoemaker in Atlanta, Ga., Still shown on this detail on final roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, Born Habersham county, Ga. 9/24/1826
Asa C Scott - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 20, WIA & captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville, Sent to Fort Delaware 3/4/1864, Paroled and released February 1865, No further military record, Born 1/12/1837, Died 2/25/1907, Buried Hills Creek Cemetery in Polk County
B F Scott - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 18, Roll dated 1/14/1864 shows "home wounded", Shown "present" on all later rolls until 1/30/1865, No further record
John Matthew Scott - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 19, Shown "present' on all rolls throughout the war, Paroled and released at Burkeville, Va. 4/14/1865
John A Scott - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 24, KIA at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862
T R Scott - Enlisted 11/19/1863, Furloughed home sick 8/6/1864, Still listed as home on sick furlough on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record
William Jackson Scott - Enlisted 3/19/1862, "Present" on 1/30/1865 roll, No further record, 1906 Roster Commission roll states "Wounded at 2nd Manassas Aug 28, 1862", Alabama pension application states that he was wounded at both Second Manassass and Fredericksburg ((hand & head) and also states that he was captured while on picket duty the Friday before the surrender, Born 1842, Died in Cleburne County Alabama 1/26/1914
David T Searcey - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 26, "Present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, 1906 Roster Commission roll states "Wounded at Sharpsburg, Md. Sept 17, 1862"
H Bruce Sherrel - Enlisted 6/14/1861, KIA at Knoxville 11/29/1863
A J Shular - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 18, Transferred to 3rd Ga. Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1st 1863, WIA (heel) May 1863 per casualty list in 5/19/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, Roll dated Feb 1864 states "in 3rd Ga. Cav", Roll dated June 1864 states "in 6th Ga. Cav", No further record
Todger J Sims - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 23, Last shown on 10/31/1861 roll as "sick at Meadow Bluff" No further record
M Young Sims - Enlisted 1/21/1862, KIA at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862
Nathaniel G Sims - Enlisted 5/14/1862, Captured at Sailors Creek 4/6/1865 and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/19/1865, Born 2/18/1847 in Abbeville SC to A B & Silla Sims, Died 1925, Buried Rose Hill Cemetery at Rockmart Ga
William Jasper Sims - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, WIA (finger) 12/13/1862 at Fredericksburg, Roll for December 1862 shows "hospital Richmond wounded in hand", Deserted 2/23/1865 at Bermuda Hundred, Took Oath 2/27/1865 and sent to Boston
John Smith - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 5th Sgt, Age 39, Became a teamster in June 1863, Shown as a private on rolls after this date, Surrendered 4/9/1865 at Appomattox
R D Spence - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 3rd Corporal, Age 22, 10/31/1861 roll shows him "sick at Beckley", No further record
James W Spratling - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 29, KIA at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862
Thomas Stanford - Enlisted 3/8/1862, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and imprisoned at Rock Island until released 5/21/1865, Age 26, Widow Elizabeth Gant Stanford filed for a pension in Alabama noting that he died in Lineville, Al 3/8/1901
John M Steward (Stewart) - Enlisted 5/14/1862, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion May 1863, In Virginia hospitals with ulcerated foot June - Nov 1863 then furloughed home 11/24/1863, Deserted 7/5/1864, Captured 9/5/1864 in Tennessee, Imprisoned at Camp Douglas, Illinois until released 5/12/1865, Born 8/3/1838, Died 12/18/1896, Buried Greenwood Cemetery at Cedartown Ga
George H Stidham - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 25, Appointed Color Corporal 8/2/1861, Shown as Color Sgt on May/June 1862 roll, Elected Jr 2nd Lt 10/17/1862, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Johnsons Island until released 6/20/1865
W P Stidham - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, Last shown "present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, Born in Cass county 1/14/1839, Died in Paulding county in 1911
Thomas Jefferson Stone - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 25, Transferred to 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion as 3rd Sgt in May 1863, Died from disease at a Rome, Ga hospital 12/1/1863, Born SC in 1836 to Abner and Rebecca Starnes Stone
W J Sumner - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, Captured at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862, Exchanged 12/15/1862, Deserted 1/24/1865 at Bermuda Hundred, Took Oath and sent to Philadelphia
Hezekiah M Terrell - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Age 24 in 1860 census, Jan/Feb 1863 roll states "sent to hospital at Staunton, Va., not heard from since", No further record
Ivy F Thompson - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 23, Shown as 2nd Sgt on May/June 1862 roll, Captured at Knoxville 11/29/1863 and imprisoned at Rock Island until released 6/21/1865, Died 11/27/1894 at Cedartown, Ga.
William H Thompson - Enlisted 5/14/1862, Captured at Knoxville 11/29/1863 and imprisoned at Rock Island until exchanged 2/15/1865, No further military record, Born in Gwinnett county, Ga. 8/14/1832, Died at Soldiers Home Hospital, Atlanta 6/13/1903, Buried at West View Cemetery, Atlanta grave #81
Warren Troupe Thurmond - Enlisted 5/14/1862, Absent sick throughout the war, Shown as "AWOL" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, Born in Ga 1833, Died in 1894
Augustus Jackson Tomlinson - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 4th Sgt, Age 21, Elected 2nd Lt 10/17/1862, Captured 11/29/1863 at Knoxville and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, Transferred to Fort Delaware 3/27/1864, Released 6/12/1865, Born January 26,1840 in Walton County, Ga. to Eleven Summers and Olivia Jackson Tomlinson, Married Sarah A McIver August 22, 1867 at Cedartown, Ga., Died November 19, 1908, Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Cedartown, Ga.
Samuel M Turner - Enlisted 8/1/1862, WIA & captured at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862, At Camden hospital Baltimore until exchanged 11/5/1862, Shown "sick at hospital" on roll dated 1/14/1864, In Richmond hospitals March/April/May 1863 then transferred to Danville 5/14/1863, Furloughed from Danville for 30 days 5/15/1863 citing chronic dysentery, AWOL on all further rolls, No further record
W P Vaughn - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, Jan/Feb 1863 roll shows "under arrest for being AWOL", Sick at Richmond hospital in July/August 1863, No further record
Thomas Willoughby Waters - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, WIA at Sharpsburg, Md. 9/14/1862, Transferred to 3rd Ga. Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863 as 1st Sgt, Captured at Front Royal 8/16/1864, Died at Elmira prison 4/17/1865 of pneumonia, Buried Woodlawn National Cemetery grave #1364, Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Thomas Willoughby and Hannah Musgrove Waters
George W White - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 19, Last shown on 10/31/1861 roll as "nurse at Green Sulphur Springs, Va. hospital", 1906 Roster Commission roll states "Died in W. Va. 1861"
John B Wilcoxon - Enlisted 6/11/1861 as Captain, Elected Major commanding Legion Cavalry Battalion 6/14/1861, Resigned 7/4/1862
E Cannon Williams - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Captured at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862, Exchanged 10/2/1862, WIA at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 (finger), WIA near Chattanooga 9/24/1863, Final entry in service record states "wounded, leg off, in hospital", 1906 Roster Commission roll states "died of wounds Sept 1863 near Chattanooga"
Ellis E Williams - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 26, KIA at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862
John H Wilson - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 24, Shown as 4th Sgt on roll dated 12/2/1862, Captured 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek and imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/22/1865
Augustus P Wimberly - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as 2nd Sgt, Age 21, Admitted to Richmond hospital 5/12/1864 with wound (WIA at Wilderness in thigh per casualty list in 6/8/1864 Athens Southern Banner), Roll dated 10/5/1864 shows "at home on wounded furlough", Roll dated 12/64 states "Promoted Captain Co G Murchisons Cavalry Battalion 9/6/1864" BUT then is shown as captured with the Legion 4/6/1865 at Sailors Creek. Imprisoned at Point Lookout until released 6/21/1865, Son of Henry F & Ann Wimberly, Brother of John Wimberly
Henry F Wimberly - Enlisted 6/14/1861 as Captain, Age 48, Resigned 10/3/1862 due to poor health
John R Wimberly - Enlisted 5/5/1862, Promoted to 3rd Sgt Oct 1864, Last shown "present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, Pension application states "furloughed home 2/6/1865 and unable to return", Son of Henry F & Ann Wimberly, Brother of Augustus Wimberly, Age 16 in 1860 Polk County census
Henry E Wimpee - Enlisted 5/14/1862, Shown as "present" on roll dated 1/30/1865, No further record, Age 21 in 1860 Polk County census
Robert F Wimpee - Enlisted 3/1/1862, WIA at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 (head), Transferred to 3rd Ga. Sharpshooter Battalion May 1863, Captured at Gettysburg 7/3/1863, Sent to Fort Delaware, Deserted and joined Federal artillery unit in August 1863, Son of David & Emily Wimpee, Age 18 in 1860 Polk County census
Mark J Wimpey - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, Furloughed home 1/1/1865, Paroled and released at Augusta, Ga. 5/23/1865, Born 9/11/1842, Died 1/7/1907, Buried at Wax Community Cemetery in Floyd County, Ga.
Joseph Fletcher Winn (Wynn) - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 17, Surrendered at Appomattox 4/9/1865, 1906 Roster Commission roll states "appointed mail carrier for brigade"
James Springer Wood - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 22, Captured at Fox's Gap, Md. 9/14/1862, Exchanged 10/6/1862, Surrendered at Appomattox 4/9/1865, Born 12/4/1838, Died 8/8/1902, Buried Greenwood Cemetery at Cedartown, Ga.
William H Wood - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 21, Died 10/24/1861 at New River in western Va. from typhoid
John Woody - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 18, WIA at Sharpsburg, Md. 9/17/1862, Furloughed home from Richmond hospital 10/26/1862, Jan/Feb 1863 roll states "not heard from", No further record
J W Woorley - Enlisted 4/29/1862, Shown on June 1862 roll but no status indicated, No further record
Josiah Cowan York Jr - Enlisted 6/14/1861, Age 19, WIA (eye) 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg per casualty list in 7/20/1863 Atlanta Southern Confederacy, Admitted to Richmond hospital 7/18/1863, 2nd Corporal on roll dated 1/14/1864, Same roll shows him home wounded, Further research shows that he joined Co A of the 1st Ga Cavalry in February 1864, A roll for Nov/Dec 1864 lists him as AWOL, No further record, Born in 1841 to Josiah Cowan and Sarah Blake York, Married to Lucie Virginia Mason of Henry County after the war, Died in 1922, Buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Rockmart, Ga.
Compiled by Kurt Graham
