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63rd Georgia Infantry
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Josiah Brewster - Private
Josiah Brewster was living near Hiwassee, Towns County, GA when he enlisted into the 63rd Ga. Inf. A few years after the war Josiah and his family moved to Wellsville, Blount County, Tn., not far from where he served during the war.
Contact Name: L. R. McR. Hawkins
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Date Added: 8/22/2013

Company A
John R. Edwards - Private
Lived in Baltimore, MD at start of war. Next records show enlistment in Co. A,12th Georgia Light Artillery on April 10, 1862. Unit was merged into 63rd Regiment as Co. A. Captured near Decatur, AL Oct. 30, 1864. As prisoner, transited TN and KY during which many in unit were executed in reprisals for confederate guerrilla actions; four for every Northerner killed in raids. They actually drew straws to see who would die each day. Likely under orders from 'Butcher' Burbridge. His brief memoir on this is harrowing. Was a prisoner in IL until war's end. Then back to Baltimore.
Contact Name: James Beckstrom
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Date Added: 3/5/2015

Company A
William H Prouty - Private
He enlisted on April 10th, 1862 in company A, 12th Ga Bttn light artillery. He was transferred to company A, 63rd Ga on October 15th, 1862. He signed a parole on May 1st, 1865 at Greensboro, nc.
Contact Name: Shawn Verdine
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Date Added: 5/1/2007

Company B
ARCHIBALD DAVID CARROLL - Private
some research showed company B later became company K.
Contact Name: KAREN MATHIS HUDSON
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Date Added: 4/28/2010

Company B
John James Evans - Private
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Contact Name: David Evans
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Date Added: 1/13/2009

Company B
George Graham - Private
Enlisted September 14, 1863. Appointed assistant cook October, 1863.
Contact Name: Wyatt Parker
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Date Added: 4/22/2008

Company C
Samuel Solomon Lee - Private
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Contact Name: Stephen C. Lee
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Date Added: 5/30/2008

Company C
William Henry McDonald - Private
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Contact Name: David McDonald
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Date Added: 5/27/2007

Company C
M. McNelisRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Eileen Clark
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Date Added: 7/14/2005

Company C
Thomas Franklin Spruill - Private
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Contact Name: Brian Watson
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Date Added: 2/3/2010

Company C
Thomas Franklin Spruill - Private
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Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Date Added: 3/28/2014

Company C
Thomas H Stephens - Private
Information from Gravestone:
Thomas H Stephens
PVT Co C 63 GA INF
Confederate States Army
SEPT 20 1821 SEPT 30 1863
Contact Name: MeLinda
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Date Added: 4/26/2018

Company D
William Sutton - Private
He enlisted on 1 Aug 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA.
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Date Added: 12/21/2008

Company D
John Alonzo Tucker - Private
Joined on 23 Sep 1863 at Savannah, GA. Wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA on 27 Jun 1864, Bullet or Shell fragment in upper back. Prisoner of war surrendered at Tallahassee, FL on 10 May 1865. Paroled In Thomasville, GA on May 25, 1865.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 11/25/2008

Company E
Richard Bell - Private
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Contact Name: Richard H. Bell
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Date Added: 7/1/2015

Company E
Thomas Jefferson Bell - Private
Thomas was born 10 Jun 1840 in Taylor Co. Ga. He has 2 cards in his archival file. H enlisted 4 March 1863 at Buena Vista, Marion Co. Ga., enlisted by Capt. Taylor. He was in good company as he had another 5 or 6 brothers and in-laws in the company. He saw action in the Atlanta and Carolina
Campaigns & around Charleston, Battery Wagner, He died 23 Jan 1913 and is buried at Rose Hill Cem. Osceola Co. Fla. He was the husband of my 1st cousin 5 x removed.
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Date Added: 11/30/2023

Company E
Abner Thomas Chapman - 3rd Sergeant
Abner is 17 years old the son of Abner Chapman and Eleanor DeWitt. He enlists on 11 Dec 1862 at Thunderbolt Ga. Enrolled by Capt. Black into Gordon's Regt. This unit will become Co. E 63rd Georgia Infantry. His record is sparce and find's him sick and in the Regimental Hospital. He is absent with leave in April of 1863 to accompany his brother home. In Dec. 1863 he is back in his unit and promoted to 3rd Sergeant. This company is also known as Co. E Phoenix Reg't Georgia Infantry
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Date Added: 11/27/2013

Company E
Martin Daniel Chapman - Sergeant
Martin enlisted with three of his brothers on 11 Dec. 1862. Sworn in by Capt. Black into Gordon's Reg't. Ga. Infantry. At Thunderbolt, Ga. This unit was also know as Co. E Phoneix Regt. Ga. Inf. It became Co. E 63rd Georgia Infantry. He is in his company a week later and promoted to 4th Sergt. and paid $50 bonus. His record does not mention any military action.
CMR Mar-April 1863 he is promoted to 5th Sergt.
1-10th Sept he and Pvt. A.F. Owens are assigned special service to return to Marion Conty Ga. and round up deserters. On 10 Oct. 1863 they are paid $30 to cover their expenses.
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Date Added: 11/28/2013

Company E
Martin Danridge Chapman - Sergeant
Martin enlisted 11 Dec. 1862 at Thunderbolt, Georgia in Gordon's Infantry Regt. This would also be called the Phoenix Regt. CMR Mar-April he is promoted to 5th Sergeant. This card shows he was enlisted by a Capt BLACK and paid by a Capt. WHITE.He is on special detail chaseing deserters between 1-10 Sept 1863. He is paid $30.00 for expenses. Note that he has a cousin in this unit also a 5th Sergeant with the same name except for the middle name.
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Date Added: 2/25/2014

Company E
Samuel Delano Chapman - Sergeant
Samuel was born in Marion County Ga. the son of Abner Chapman and Eleanor DeWitt. He enlisted on 11 Dec. 1862 in Gordon's Regiment Ga. Infantry. this unit was also known as Co.E Phoenix Regt. Ga Infantry. This unit became Co. E. 63rd Georgia Infantry. He was sworn in by Capt.Black at Thunderbolt, Ga. for three years. He was promoted to 4th Corporal Dec. 30th 1862. and paid $50 bounty.
May- June 1863 he is home in Marion County on furlough. July-Aug 1863 he is promoted to 5th Sergt. 12 May 1865 he appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War in hospital. He is a patient at hospital in Citronella Ala. He is paroled at Meridian, Miss. on 12 May 1865.
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Date Added: 11/27/2013

Company E
Stephen Decatur Chapman - Private
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Contact Name: Phillip Thomas
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Date Added: 2/25/2014

Company E
Warren Lafayette Chapman - Private
Warren enlisted on Dec. 11 1862. for three years in Gordon's Company Georgia Infantry at Thunderbolt Ga. This unit is also known as Co. E. Phoenix Regt. Georgia Infantry. Warren's career was cut short as he was discharged for disability on 21 April 1863. The circumstances of this disability is not know.
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Date Added: 11/27/2013

Company F
Adolphus Burkhart - Private
This is my Great Grand Father. I am trying to find information about georgia 63rd infantry company F. I was looking for a picture is there is one.
Contact Name: Marlene Hatcher
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Date Added: 1/23/2008

Company F
William Racer Evans - Private
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Contact Name: David Evans
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Date Added: 1/13/2009

Company F
John Husto Lopez - Captain
John H. Lopez (my Great Grandfather)joined Co. F in Dec. of 1861. He was elected Captain in March or April of 1862. He lived in Savannah Ga. Chatham county.. He lived with his soon to be father in law Charles E. O''Sullivan. His Wife to be was O''Sullivans daughter.
Contact Name: Tim Meitin
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Date Added: 3/18/2005

Company F
John McNelisRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Eileen Clark
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Date Added: 7/14/2005

Company G
William Harmon Harden - 3rd Corporal
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Contact Name: John H. Harden, Jr.
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Date Added: 3/10/2005

Company G
Nathan Jacobs - Private
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Contact Name: Jimmy Jacobs
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Date Added: 7/17/2008

Company G
William C. Davis McWhorter - Private
My 2nd G.Grandfather. Joined 63rd in Griffin, Georgia. Lived in Spalding County at the time. Captured at Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, and sent to Camp Douglas, IL. Released at war's end and returned home. Later moved to Cedartown, Georgia with other relatives where he died.
Contact Name: Paul Witt
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Date Added: 3/24/2011

Company G
William H O'Rear - Private
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Contact Name: Jane Frazer
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Date Added: 8/22/2007

Company G
David Quick - Private
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Contact Name: Lester Houston
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Date Added: 6/12/2010

Company H
Duncan Graham - Private
Enlisted on January 13, 1863. AWOL, February, 1864.
Contact Name: Wyatt Parker
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Date Added: 4/23/2008

Company H
James C. Graham - Private
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Contact Name: wyatt parker
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Date Added: 4/22/2008

Company H
John Mimms - Private
Enlisted January, 1863. Killed at Kennesaw, Georgia in 1864. One of three sons of Benjamin and Lydia Mimms to die in battle or as a result of war realted injury/disease.
Contact Name: Wyatt Parker
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Date Added: 4/25/2008

Company I
Gilbert Gholston - Private
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Contact Name: Mike Goswick
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Date Added: 11/13/2018

Company I
Thomas William Powell - Private
Pvt. Thomas Wm Powell enlisted in Co. I, 63rd GA Infantry on 22 Dec 1862 and served until the surrender in May 1865 at Smithfield, NC. Co. I was comprised of men primarily from Gordon and Cass Co., GA. Descendants of Pvt. Powell have a 100% Y-DNA match (Haplogroup I1) with Powells of Brunswick Co., VA, Chatham Co., NC and Gordon Co., GA. Pvt. Powell's ancestor, Wm Powell, Sr., moved from Chatham Co., NC to Pendleton District, SC in the 1790's then to Habersham Co., GA about 1819. About 1837, Pvt. Powell's relatives moved to the area in Cass Co., GA that became Gordon Co., GA when that county was constituted.
Contact Name: John W. Powell
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Date Added: 11/5/2008

Company I
David A TAFF - Private
Taff enlisted in Co. I, 63rd Georgia Infantry on 23 December 1862, leaving behind a wife, three young sons and a young daughter and remained with this unit till the war's end. He fought for states rights. He owned no slaves.
Contact Name: Jimm Taff
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Date Added: 10/16/2007

Company I
Jackson William Wiley - Private
Died 27 November 1864 Rock Island Prison,Rock Island,Illinois.
Contact Name: Stephen Woodard
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Date Added: 8/19/2023

Company K
J. H. CossarRank Unknown
Have no information on this distant relative. The surname Cossar is most likely one of perhaps a hundred variants of the original surname Cossart; nevertheless, there remains the possibility that 'Cossar' is a misspelling of a completely unrelated name. Would appreciate learning any information others may have on this individual.
Contact Name: Jim Couzzourt
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Date Added: 2/1/2007

Company K
John Mixon - Private
Enlisted 13th Battalion Co B Jul 24, 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA as a private. This company became Co K , Gordon’s Regiment GA Infantry Dec 1862. In May 1863 the unit became Co K 63 GA Infantry.
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Date Added: 12/1/2008

Company K
William M. Mixon - Private
Enlisted 13th Battalion Co B Jun 22, 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA as a private. This company became Co K , Gordon’s Regiment GA Infantry Dec 1862. In May 1863 the unit became Co K 63 GA Infantry.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 12/1/2008

Company K
Thomas W Pierce - Private
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Contact Name: Jim Hershman
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Date Added: 5/7/2012

Company K
Thomas W. Pierce - Private
Enlisted 13th Battalion Co B Jul 24, 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA as a private. This company became Co K , Gordon’s Regiment GA Infantry Dec 1862. In May 1863 the unit became Co K 63 GA Infantry.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 12/1/2008

Company K
David Sutton - Private
He enlisted on 22 Jun 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 12/21/2008

Company K
John Jackson Sutton - Private
Enlisted on 22 Jun 1862 at Thunderbolt Battery, GA.
Contact Name: Herman Johnson
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Date Added: 12/21/2008

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