6th Georgia Cavalry

Commissioned a Captain on March 23, 1864. Capt. Ward originally was of the Gilmer County milita, & the 6th Calvary unit was jointly formed with Pickens County. At Lee''s surrender, Capt. Ward was a Union prisoner in Ohio. When released, he had to walk all the way back home to Ellijay, Georgia. He was my 2nd great grandfather.

B:1836 Georgia D:6-4-1896 Towns co GA.{at the battle of Aiken SC. Feb 11 1865.}

Enlisted as Private. {Smiths Legion} May 12 1862 Hiawassee Ga. {promoted 2nd LT} B:Jun 17 1844 Towns Co. Ga. D: Oct 18 1922 Towns Co. GA.

Caleb Decatur BOWERS was born 1830 in Habersham Co., GA a son of Lucinda GRIFFETH-BOWERS. He enlisted as a private in Blairsville, Union Co., GA and was promoted to sgt in Co. B and I. He was captured 9/1863 at Kingston, TN during Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee. He was sent to Lexington POW Camp first, then to Camp Douglas, IL. He died of disease Dec 14, 1864 and was buried in the Confederate Mound at Oakwoods Cem., Chicago, IL. His widow, Hannah BERRY-BOWERS, raised their 4 children on her father, Elias BERRY's, farm in Wolf Creek area of Union Co., GA. Their children were: Sarah Rebecca BOWERS-CRUMLEY {Mrs. Charles March Crumley} d. 1917 Pueblo Co., CO; Stephen Griffeth BOWERS d.1893 in Pickens Co., GA; Elias Berry BOWERS d. 1925 in Fannin Co., GA and William Carter BOWERS d. 1924 in Polk Co., TN.

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John was captured at Leets Tanyard in September 12, 1863 by Col. Wilder's Lightning Brigade. He was sent to Rock Island POW camp where he remained until exchanged in March 1865.

Merida enlisted at Sweetwater, TN in April 1863. According to his pension application, he surrendered in NC in 1865.

JB Watts enlisted in Union County Georgia on or about April 1862 and was assigned to Smith's Georgia Legion before the Consolidation with other independent Squadrons into the 6th Georgia Cavalry in 1863. He was in Co B of the 6th GA CAV. He fought throughout the War and participated in the Battles of Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Savannah as well as smaller battles and the final actions in the Carolinas. He surrendered with his Unit on May 3, 1865, in Greensboro NC. According to his Parole Orders he was Mustered Out of Service as a Sergeant.

Enlisted with his brothers, John and Lansford A. Whitt in 1862 in Capt Stiff's company C .

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Born 4 May 1823 in South Carolina. Married to Margaret S. Addington. Partents were John Tate Ralston and Lettie Harris. Samuel served as a Captain for Company D and Captain in Smith's Legion.

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Enlisted 13 May 1862. KIA Sevierville, TN 24 Feb 1864.

Enlisted 13 May 1862. KIA Franklin, TN 19 Sept. 1863.

Born: Aug 18 1843 Summersville Chattooga Georgia. Died : Apr 4 1920 Walker Georgia. {Enlisted: May 13 1862.Summersville Chattooga Georgia.

Isaac Smith is listed in the Muster Rolls as enlisting in May of 1862 along with his brother Joseph & Bud 'Alpine' Smith; followed by John A Smith in Jan 1863. He married at Chattooga Co, GA in 1859 & lived in Alpine, Cherokee Co, AL on 1860 census. In 1870 he's in DeKalb Co, AL & in 1880 he's back in Summerville, Chattooga Co, GA. In 1899 his wife filed a Widow's Pension Application in Etowah Co, AL, stating that he died 10 July 1898.

Joseph M Smith & his brother Isaac both enlisted at Chattooga County, Georgia on May 1862, along with Bud 'Alpine' Smith. In 1860 Census Isaac is in 'Alpine', Cherokee Co, AL census but I have been told that Alpine should have been listed in Chattooga Co, GA census at that time.

Died 24 Dec 1863, Dandridge, TN.

Died in Claiborne Co, TN - 13 Jul 1863. Buried in Cumberland Gap National Cemetery, TN.

J. A. Cofer was in old company E, 21st Ga. Infantry, Smith's Legion, and the 6th Ga. He was one of the 47 who surrendered with the regiment at the end of the war. For those of you that are interested we have a heritage group, the 6th Georgia Cavalry Association. I can be reached by the email address provided.

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Enlisted as a Private on 1 August 1862 at the age of 30.

Born:Oct 10 1838 Union Co. South Carolina. Died: Jun 22 1932 Franklin Texas.Enlisted:Jun 8 1862 Floyd Co. Georgia.[by Maj Stainback.Comanding/officer was killed at battle of Aiken SC.] Jun 30 1863 sick at CSA, Hospital. {at the battle of Aiken SC.Feb 11 1865.}

'Dave' Vann was my great-great uncle, brother-in-law to James A. Cofer.

Last name also spelled (or misspelled) as Cuzzart, Cuzzark, Cazzort, Cozort, Cazzork. From Floyd Co., very near border with Polk Co. William was my great-great-grandfather. His brother Columbus served in the 65th GA Infantry. William is buried at Jackson Chapel, near Cave Spring, GA, and has CW headstone. William's witness (Huckaby) for his pension testified that they both served as part of CSA President Jefferson Davis' escort during Davis 'run' from Richmond to where they were finally captured, Washington, GA. Apparently, William was cavalry escort for an Arkansas outfit, Wiggins' Battery, which surrendered in South Carolina. There, William's remnant of the Georgia 6th Cav was picked up by General Basil Duke and included as part of the roughly 2500-man Davis escort.

Captured 23 Feb 1863 at Lookout Mountain, TN. Died of smallpox at Camp Chase Military Prison, Columbus, Ohio 21 Sept. 1864. Buried at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Section 0, Site 262.

In April of 1862 James Harlow organized a company of men that later became Company E, 6th Georgia Cavalry. He resigned his commission in August, 1862 due to illness. After he recovered his health, he organized a second company for the 6th Cavalry. This would be designated Company H. He served with Company H for the duration of the war.

(Born - 18 May 1842 in Marion Co., Georgia) (Died - 18 Mar 1925 in Arkansas) (Father - Josiah Daniel) (Mother - Elizabeth Woods) (Married - Nancy Adeline West)

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Joined on 4 Jul 1863 at Calhoun, GA.

He re-enlisted in Co L 6th GA Calvary.