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48th Georgia Infantry
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DEKAL JAMES - Private
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Contact Name: BILLY LITTLE
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Date Added: 5/11/2010

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W newsom - Private
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Date Added: 3/19/2014

Company A
John Marshall Chalker - Private
Wounded at Gettysburg and Sharpsburg. With Lee at Appomattox. Died in 1912 in Texas.
Contact Name: Clint Hale
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Date Added: 9/29/2006

Company A
William Jack Hogans - Private
My 3rd Greatgrandfather. Died in the Battle of Gettysburg. Wife, whom I am named after by her Granddaughter, was left a widow with 5 boys to raise and she never remarried.
Contact Name: Julie Mattson Hiller
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Date Added: 5/31/2011

Company A
Emanuel J Jordon Kitchens - Private
Enl 4 Mar 1862, Glascock Co, GA at age 19. Taken Prisoner at Gettysburg, VA 7/5/1863 and died of disease at Hammond General Hospital, Point Lookout Prison, MD, 7 Nov 1863.
Contact Name: N Lavin
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Date Added: 4/26/2011

Company A
Jorden Green McCoy - Private
Listed as J McCoy in roster. Enlisted 4 Mar 1862, age 28, Glascock Co, GA. Died 14 Apr 1863 in hospital in Lynchburg VA.
Contact Name: N Lavin
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Date Added: 4/26/2011

Company A
John C Norris - Private
Enlisted as a Private on May 5,1862, Co A, 48th Infantry Regiment. Residence-Glascock County,Georgia. KIlled July 30, 1864 in Petersburg, VA. Would appreciate any information.
Contact Name: George Norris
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Date Added: 9/19/2006

Company B
Benjamin Burton Black - Private
He was from Warren County, GA and was captured while a wounded straggler in Winchester, VA Was a POW at Camp Chase, Ohio and Fort Delaware, DE he returned to Warren County, GA after the war and farmed until he died. He was a 37 year old private when captured.
Contact Name: Bob Thomas
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Date Added: 3/8/2013

Company B
William T. Gunn - Private
Enlisted May 15, 1862. Paroled at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Contact Name: Charles Gunn
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Date Added: 2/17/2023

Company B
Matthew Robert Hall - Colonel
Captain 4 March 1862. Elected Major 17 July 1863; LCOL 24 December 1863. Wounded at Wilderness, VA 6 May 1864, Elected Colonel, P.A.C.S., 19 January 1865, to rank from 12 November 1864. On detail at Danville, VA at the close of the War. Paroled Augusta, GA 1865. Born 1837.
Contact Name: Ben H. Willingham
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Date Added: 2/18/2008

Company B
Warren G. Hunter - Private
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Contact Name: Roy Hunter
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Date Added: 1/13/2006

Company B
Henry H Kitchens - Corporal
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Contact Name: Mary Thomas
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Date Added: 6/13/2010

Company B
John Winfrey Norris - Corporal
On March 4th,1862 at age 23 enlisted as a Corporal in Co. B the Warren Infantry.
Wounded on May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville,VA.
Wounded June 9, 1864 at Petersburg,VA.
Surrendered April 9 1865 at Appomattox Court House,VA.Died 31 August 1900, and buried at Johnson Methodist Church,Warrenton,GA.
Contact Name: George Norris
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Date Added: 9/19/2006

Company B
Hershal William Todd - Private
Transferred to Co. A March 4, 1862 and appointed corporal. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.
Contact Name: Charles Gunn
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Date Added: 2/17/2023

Company C
Charles A Robbe - Captain
Charles is my g-g-g-g-grandfather. He came to Augusta, Georgia by way of Savannah and originally from Peterboro, NH. He enlisted as a Sgt. and soon rose through the rank to 2nd Lt. then 1st Lt. Just days before the surrender of the ANV at Appomattox, he received a field commission as a Capt. He was the senior company officer on April 9, 1865.

After the war, Charles served as a Representative to the State House and then went on to one term in the State Senate. After a few years of private practice (he had a plumbing and pipe fixture company Charles A Robbe Sons), he was asked to run for Mayor of Augusta. He died in office on July 7, 1900. He is buried in Magonlia Cemetery in Augusta.
Contact Name: Michael Robbe
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Contact Homepage: http://camp2007.scv.org
Date Added: 11/28/2005

Company D
James Martin - Private
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Contact Name: Cindy Martin
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Date Added: 3/27/2010

Company D
John William Pritchett - 2nd Sergeant
2x great grandfather
Contact Name: Hugh Pritchett
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Date Added: 10/6/2018

Company D
Uriah Skinner - Captain
Uriah was killed July 2nd 1863 at Gettysburg.
Contact Name: Jamie Newton
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Date Added: 4/20/2014

Company E
John Wesley Cheatham - Captain
John Wesley Cheatham,of Jefferson County, Georgia, was born in 1836. He enlisted as a private in Co. E of the 48th Georgia Infantry on 4 March 1862. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 10 Dec 1862, to Full 1st Lieutenant on 15 Jul 1863, and to Full Captain on 30 Nov 1863. He was mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 7/18/2011

Company E
Zachariah Claxton - Sergeant
Wounded at Petersburg remained hospitalized in Richmond for the duration of the war.
Contact Name: Cora Claxton Hartle
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Date Added: 1/12/2007

Company E
Henry G. W. Fields - Private
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Contact Name: Rufus Fields
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Date Added: 6/2/2007

Company E
James L WhiteheadRank Unknown
Died 6/25/62 Richmond, VA.
Contact Name: BLStroud
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Date Added: 6/12/2010

Company F
Joel Anderson - Private
Surrendered April 9, 1865 at Appomatox Court House Virginia
Contact Name: Cora Claxton Hartle
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Date Added: 1/12/2007

Company F
Stanley Manning Foskey - Private
Killed at Gettysburg in July 1862 along with one of his brothers. Lived in Johnson County, GA.
Contact Name: Charles Brantley
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Date Added: 1/31/2010

Company F
Jasper Newton Price - Private
Jasper Newton 'Dude' Price is my Great-Great-Grandfather.
He enlisted as a Private on September 24, 1864. Pension records
show he was in Richmond, Virginia, hospital with typhoid fever,
March 1865, to close of war. (Born in Washington County, Georgia December 1847.)
Contact Name: Steve Blanchard
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Date Added: 11/19/2010

Company F
Leaston D. Spence - Private
Leaston D. Spence is my 3rd Great-grandfather. He is the son of Bluford Thorpe Spence and Carity Smith. He was born 1842 in Jefferson County, Ga and married Sarah Fortner. They had Obediah Silas Spence whom married Susie Flora Price. They had Eva DeBertha Spence whom married Henry Gilbert Simpson. They had Opal Inez Simpson whom married Benjamen Franklin Brown. They had Dan Edwin Brown, Sr., my father.

Leaston D. Spence served Jan 1864 - Apr 1865. He was captured in a hospital at High Bridge, VA as POW 3 Apr 1865 and taken at Newport News. His Combined Service Record includes a card that notes him as having taken the oath 25 June 1865.
Contact Name: Paul Warren Brown
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Date Added: 2/15/2009

Company H
Elisha S Coleman - Private
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Contact Name: Susanne Jones Fordham
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Date Added: 8/31/2010

Company H
Richard Creech Edenfield - Private
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Contact Name: Jan Stewart
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Date Added: 10/29/2012

Company H
Authur Herrington - Private
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Contact Name: James Herrington
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Date Added: 5/27/2007

Company H
ephraim Herrington - Private
Ephriam was born in 1842 in emanuel co. ga.He enlisted in company H 48th regiment, as a private,he was paroled at augusta ga. may 18 1865.
Contact Name: James Herrington
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Date Added: 5/27/2007

Company H
William W. Kea - Private
died 8/2/62
Contact Name: BLStroud
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Date Added: 6/12/2010

Company H
Bennett Kea (Key) - Private
captured at Mine Run Va 11/30/63. Exchanged 11/1/64; on home furlough end of war.

Company H, McLeod Volunteers, Emanuel County Ga
Contact Name: BLStroud
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Date Added: 6/12/2010

Company H
Henry Kennedy - Private
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Contact Name: Bill Morrow
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Date Added: 3/8/2012

Company H
James Smith Kitchens - Private
Enlisted March 4, 1862 at Swainsboro, Emanuel County, GA. Company H, McLoud Volunteers with his brother Gaston A. Kitchens and his cousins Asa L. Thompson and Dempsey Moore.
Served in The Seven Days Campaign, Second Manassas, Antitem, Fredricksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Killed in action July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Gaston A. Kitchens survived the war.
Dempsey Moore died in hospital, Richmond VA. Buried at Hollywood Cemetery.
Contact Name: Donald Allen Blackburn
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Date Added: 8/28/2010

Company H
Dempsey Moore - Private
Enlisted 3/4/1862 and died that same year. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.
Contact Name: William Bridges
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Date Added: 6/7/2016

Company H
Philip Hugh Nunez - Sergeant
Killed at Battle of Poore Creek VA, June 30, 1864. He had enlisted in 1862 at 40 years old.
Contact Name: Robert Taylor
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Date Added: 7/21/2014

Company H
Hiram Nunn - Private
Served at 7 Pines, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Manassas Gap. Started out in 3rd GA Regiment. Lost a finger at Malvern Hill. Had younger brother Joshua who served with him in 48th. Mustered in from Statenville, GA.
Contact Name: James L. Vincent
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Date Added: 1/5/2005

Company H
Joshua Nunn - Private
Fought at Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. Taken prisoner there after being left behind with severe pneumonia and was mustered out from a hospital in Philadelphia.
Contact Name: James L. Vincent
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Date Added: 1/5/2005

Company H
John Jack Stroud - Private
McLeod Volunteers, Emanuel Co. Ga. Co H.

Enlisted (conscript/draft act) March 1862.

Muster roll for May and June 1862 dated July 20 1862 states absent - in hospital. National Archive documents state he was on wounded furlough and sent home from August - Nov 12 1862.

Present at Fredericksburg, wounded at Chancellorsvile. Present at Gettysburg. Captured Nov 30 1863 near Manassas during skirmish at Mine Run Va.

Held prisoner at Old Capitol Prison, Washington DC until sent to Pt. Lookout prison in Maryland in Feb 1864. Exchanged Feb 1865, sent to Camp Lee, Va then to hospital in Richmond VA due to illness.

Paroled at Augusta, GA May 1865.

Records indicate he passed on May 1890.

Several records show his name as John 'Jack' or John Jackson Stroud (not to be confused with his son James Jackson Stroud)
Contact Name: B L Stroud
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Date Added: 6/11/2010

Company H
Asa L. Thompson - Private
Asa Thompson was my great-grandfather's older brother. Born 1837. Enlisted 3/4/1862, died on 7/2/1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Contact Name: William Bridges
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Date Added: 6/7/2016

Company H
Robert Bird Thompson - Private
RBT was my great-grandfather. Born 4/5/1843, died 12/5/1923. Enlisted 3/4/1862, wounded at 2nd Manassas 8/30/1862, captured at Fussel's Mill, VA, 8/17/1864. Imprisoned at Pt. Lookout, MD. Exchanged 3/14/1865 and paroled at Augusta, GA 5/18/1865.
Contact Name: William Bridges
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Date Added: 6/7/2016

Company H
James J Warren - Private
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Contact Name: Susanne Jones Fordham
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Date Added: 8/31/2010

Company K
Green Lawson Fulbright - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 at the age of 19.
Captured at Gettysburg, PA on 2 July 1863.
Sent to Fort Delaware, DE on 6 July 1863.
Forwarded to Point Lookout, MD on 22 October 1863.
Exchanged on 13 February 1865.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 8/6/2010

Company K
John Andrew Fulbright - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 at the age of 17.
Wounded at Gettysburg, PA on 3 July 1863.
Returned to service on 9 September 1863.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 8/5/2010

Company K
Humphrey Offutt Pearre - Private
Humphrey O. Pearre is my ancestor. I'm a member to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. I'm trying to get more indepth information on his Company's battle history. I also found a Joel C. Pearre in the same company so I'm trying to see if he's related to H.O. Pearre.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Beth
Contact Name: Beth Webb
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Date Added: 10/7/2009

Company K
Jerry C. Smith - 3rd Sergeant
Died 7 Aug 1862 at Camp Falling Creek VA
Contact Name: D. Rogers
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Date Added: 9/23/2006

Company K
Charles WADE - Private
Wade enlisted on 4 March 1862 from Columbia County, Georgia.
Contact Name: Jimm Taff
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Date Added: 10/16/2007

Company Field & Staff
William Hauser - Chaplain
Rev. William Hauser, M.D., was appointed Chaplain by the CSA Secretary of War on March 8, 1863. Rev. Hauser was also a surgeon and served in that position as well. Rev. Hauser was later well known for his gospel hymnals which he wrote using the shape note technique. He resigned his commission on 6 Feb 1864.
Contact Name: Bruce James
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Date Added: 7/19/2011

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