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12th Georgia Infantry
Company A
Shepherd Green Pryor - Captain
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Contact Name: Vick Tollison
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Date Added: 7/11/2007

Company B
Joshua Jackson - Private
Joshua Jackson served in Company B and was killed at McDowell, Virginia May 8 1862. John Jackson (younger brother)was a private at the end of the war and was wounded near Washington D.C. July 12 1864. Surrendered with Lee at Appamattox April 9 1865.
Contact Name: Trey Jackson
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Date Added: 3/18/2007

Company B
William G. Jackson - Private
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Contact Name: Mark Johnson
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Date Added: 9/26/2008

Company B
John Jackson III - Private
John Jackson was a private at the end of the war. Wounded near Washington D.C. July 12 1864. Surrendered with Lee at Appamattox April 9 1865. Oldest brother Joshua Jackson also served in Company B and was killed at McDowell, Virginia May 8 1862.
Contact Name: Trey Jackson
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Date Added: 3/18/2007

Company B
Abel James - Corporal
Abel and his brothers William and Thomas were all captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse and sent to Point Lookout POW Camp, and then Elmira. William died at Elmira and is buried in the cemetery there.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 7/18/2011

Company B
Thomas Jefferson James - Private
Thomas Jefferson James was born in June 1846 in Jones County, Georgia. He enlisted with Co. B, 12th Georgia -- his brothers' unit -- on 3 June 1863, just in time to deploy for the Battle of Gettysburg. He and his brothers William and Abel fought in their units' numerous battles until 10 May 1865 when they were all captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. Their unit, part of Doles' Brigade, were overwhelmed by Upton's charge at the western side of the Mule Shoe. They were taken prisoner and sent to Point Lookout POW Camp, and then Elmira. William died at Elmira and is buried in the cemetery there. According to Thomas' daughter, Annie May Carson, Thomas had attempted an escape by digging out with a spoon. He was recaptured and not released until the end of the war.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 7/18/2011

Company B
William J James - Private
William J James, from Jones County, Georgia, was born in 1842. He enlisted on 6 Sep 1861 and saw action in numerous battles with his brothers Thomas Jefferson James and Abel James. All three brothers were captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse along with others from Doles Brigade who were overwhelmed by Upton's assault on the western side of the Mule Shoe. The three brothers were initially sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, and then transferred to the notorious POW camp in Elmira, New York. William died of illness there and is buried in the National Cemetery there.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 7/18/2011

Company B
Riley Truit MartinRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Ben
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Date Added: 1/22/2009

Company C
George Washington Beggs(Baggs) - Private
War record shows name Biggs toward front and later as Beggs
after being released from Elmira Prison Camp in New York..
After the War it became Baggs....Captured Spottsylvania Court
House.Held Pt. Lookout,Md.-Transferred to Elmira,N.Y. until
War ended.
Contact Name: Wade Gilbert
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Date Added: 6/1/2012

Company C
James A Carson - Sergeant
Sgt. Carson died in Lynchburg, Virginia, on or about August 26, 1862. I suspect he died of a measles outbreak going through the regiment at the time.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 11/23/2011

Company C
Thomas D. A. Phillips - Private
Thomas D. A. Phillips was given several assignments such as Ewell''s Pioneer Corps, and was at Charlottesville, Virginia making shoes at the time of Lee''s surrender. He was present with his regiment at most all the major battles in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. According to his widow''s sponsor on her application for a Confederate Widow''s Pension, ''He was a true and brave soldier.'' He married and named his first born Thomas Jackson Phillips.
Contact Name: L. Harris Churchwell
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Date Added: 7/28/2003

Company C
George Cleveland Smith - Sergeant
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Contact Name: George Smith
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Date Added: 12/15/2007

Company E
Eli F CurryRank Unknown
my paternal g g g grandad Eli F Curry b1831-d1876
Eli served in Company E, Evans Brigade 12th GA CSA light artillery He survived the war but died at the young age of 45. His uncle was Ga Senator Ben H. Hill
Contact Name: Dan McConnell
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Date Added: 8/23/2010

Company E
John A Curry - Private
John A. Curry he married Mary Hattaway in Washington co GA 4-14-1844 he joined the CSA on 3-1-1863 in Company E, Evans Brigade. was captured in July 1864 at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia after he fell behind his company, too ill to continue. He died as a prisoner of war in August 11 1864.. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery near the Confederate Memorial (Sect. 16, Grave 55).
Contact Name: Dan McConnell
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Date Added: 8/23/2010

Company E
Allen Hewitt - Private
Enlisted on 25 Apr 1864 Decatur, GA.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 9/25/2009

Company G
Asa Monroe Marshall - Chaplain
Asa is my great-great grandfather. He was a private and Company G's Chaplain. He was wounded on Dec. 13, 1861 at the Battle of Allegheny Mountain in WVA. He became a minister in Eatonton GA after the war and lived until 1914. He is buried in Harmony Baptist church Cemetery in Eatonton.
Contact Name: Fred Marshall
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Date Added: 9/25/2009

Company G
Henry H Marshall - 4th Sergeant
Wounded at Battle of McDowell VA on May 8, 1962 and was captured at Gettysburg July 4, 1863 as a member of Dole's Brigade. He was sent to Fort Delaware DE and exchanged on July 13.
Contact Name: Fred Marshall
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Date Added: 9/25/2009

Company G
Stephen B Marshall - 1st Lieutenant
Severely wounded at Battle of McDowell VA and had to resign his commission in 1863. He is the brother of 4Sgt. Henry H Marshall with whom he enlisted on 15 June 1861.
Contact Name: Fred Marshall
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Date Added: 9/25/2009

Company G
William Edward Wilson - Private
enlisted 15 Jun 1862
Contact Name: Allison DeVan
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Date Added: 8/8/2010

Company G
Abner R. Zachry - Captain
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Contact Name: George Thomas
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Date Added: 5/2/2013

Company H
Malachi Parkerson - Private
Died 30 June 1865, Point Lookout, Maryland.
Contact Name: Phillip T. Parkerson
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Date Added: 12/4/2009

Company I
Joseph W Beckton - Private
Any information on Private Beckton would be appreciated.
Contact Name: Joseph Parker
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Date Added: 5/15/2009

Company I
william henry benefieldRank Unknown
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Date Added: 1/19/2013

Company I
william henry benefieldRank Unknown
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Date Added: 1/22/2017

Company I
John Harrison Dampier - Private
Pvt. John Harrison Dampier enlisted in the 50th Georgia Regiment Infantry Co. D, known as 'Valdosta Guards,' on March 4, 1862. He was transferred to Co. I, 12th Regt. Georgia Infantry in 1863. He was captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia on May 10, 1864 and was released at Elmira, N.Y. on June 16, 1865.
Contact Name: Walter Dampier
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Date Added: 10/1/2008

Company I
Robert Washington Dampier - Corporal
Cpl. Robert Washington Dampier, 12th Georgia Volunteers Infantry, Company I enlisted when the unit was organized on June 14, 1861 in Lowndes County, Ga. He was wounded at McDowell, Virginia March 8, 1862 and Wilderness, Virginia on May 10, 1864. He was home on wounded furlough in August of 1864.
Contact Name: Walter Dampier
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Date Added: 10/1/2008

Company I
William Berrien Dampier - Private
Pvt. William Berrien Dampier of the 12th Georgia Volunteers Infantry, Company I. He died at the engagement at Camp Allegheny, Allegheny Mountain, West Virginia on December 19, 1861.
Contact Name: Walter Dampier
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Date Added: 10/1/2008

Company I
John William King Goldwire - 2nd Lieutenant
Killed in action, May 8th, 1862 at the Battle of McDowell, Virgina
Contact Name: Mike Goldwire
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Date Added: 1/22/2010

Company K
Wyatt Frank Anders - Private
Wyatt Anders died at Camp Bartow Hospital on 22 Nov , 1861. We are still searching for his burial site.
Contact Name: Michelle Andrews
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Date Added: 2/22/2012

Company K
Willis C Carroll - Private
Enlisted June 15 1861. Captured Apr 2 1865 at Petersburg, VA. Released at Pt Lookout MD June 26 1865. Born April 20 1831 in Upson Co GA. My great grandfather from Charing, Taylor County, Georgia
Contact Name: James Carroll
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Date Added: 10/17/2008

Company K
Daniel James IIIRank Unknown
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Contact Name: James Powell
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Date Added: 8/2/2007

Company K
Augustus S. Lockett - Private
Born in Warren County, Georgia about 1831. Enlisted 15 Jun 1861. 1 Feb 1862 sent to hospital in Staunton, VA where he died of war injuries, death recorded as 'dropsy'. Son of Green H. Lockett 1801-1870 and Mary 'Polly' Ennis Lockett 1808-1877 both of Warren County, Georgia. Reportedly served in Co K with his brother Uriah Solomon Lockett 1832-1905. He is my 1st cousin, 3x removed.
Contact Name: Mike Lockett
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Date Added: 10/30/2011

Company K
Stephen Swain - Private
Stephen Swain was my great-great grandfather, who went to war when he was 41 years old. I'm interested in any additional information concerning him.
Contact Name: Matthew Harris
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Date Added: 10/11/2013

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