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27th Georgia Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

I will enter more information as soon as I can get to my ancestor book.
Contributor Bobby SandersDate added 9/17/2014

Company A

Sergeant

Dodson, Rufus A. 4th Sergeant September 10, 1861 . Surrendered, Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865 Muster roll of 'Georgia Drillers', Company A, 27th Ga Inf Rufas A. Dodson Red haired, CSA Company A, 27 Ga Inf. Enlisted at age 16 with brothers William and James, on Sept 10, 1861. William died in war.
Contributor J. Luttrell RichardsonDate added 7/26/2010

Company B

Private

Henry enlisted 10 Sept. 1861. He died of pneumonia at Moore Hospital at Manassas Junction Va. on 5 Feb. 1862. He is the son of Rigdon S. Thomas and Catherine Murray of Bibb County Georgia
Contributor Phillip Thomas Date added 1/12/2014

Company B

Private

Nelson's file consists of 15 cards. He enlisted 10 Sept 1861. His unit is sent to the Richmond Va. area. He is sick and admitted to the hospital at Danville. He is found as a patient in the hospital at Ocmulgee, Macon Georgia in Dec of 1864. There is a card in his file with the name [Thomas] as having been wounded in action on 20 feb. 1864 at the battle of Olustee, Florida. As Nelsons name is not on the card and he has several other brothers in the same unit its not possible to determine which of the brothers was wounded in that action.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 1/12/2014

Company B

Private

Seaborn Thomas is from Bibb Co. Georgia and is buried in the Thomas family cemetery there. He died 1 March 1905. I have found his CSA gravestone but have not located his records. His parents were Rigdon Thomas and Catherine Murray.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 12/29/2013

Company B

Private

Stephen was 20 years old when he enlisted on 10 Sept. 1861 along with two other brothers, Henry and Nelson. The unit was sent to Virginia. Stephen become ill and is admitted to CSA Hopitial at Charlottesville Va. He is discharged back to his unit. His condition worsens and he is readmitted to Moore Hospital at Manassas Junction and he dies of pneumonia on 9 Feb. 1862. His brother Henry died four days earlier of pneumonia at the same hospital. His father Rigdon S. Thomas had Stephens commander act as atrorney for settlement which was $64.66 cents. Stephen did not marry and left no family.
Contributor Phillip Thomas Date added 1/13/2014

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ronnie RanewDate added 11/11/2007

Company C

Rank unknown

See Carl Vincent Institute of GA, 27th GA, Co C, Wounded
Contributor Richard DanielDate added 7/29/2007

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jacob McMichaelDate added 10/25/2016

Company D

2nd Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Hunter BagwellHomepage www.bagwells.comDate added 10/11/2008

Company D

Doctor

Sion J. Farmer was born in 1836 in Decatur, Georgia. He enlisted as a physician to serve the Confederacy on 23 Sept. 1862. He practiced as a doctor in Taliaferro County, Georgia after the War. He was my great grand uncle.
Contributor Cathy FarmerDate added 1/2/2011

Company D

Private

Was stationed along Bloody Lane at Sharpsburg. Was wounded and died in a field hospital a couple days later. His sister, who was blind towards the end of her life (early 1900s), would call out 'Charlie? Charlie is that you?' whenever she'd hear someone coming up the porch steps (from my great-aunt Trudy, remembering her grandmother).
Contributor Ralph PearceDate added 11/14/2009

Company D

Private

Born Oct 25, 1842 Died Dec 26, 1906 Married: Sidney Bliss Smith Born Mar 10, 1848 Died Sept 19, 1904 Enlisted Mar 1862 and served as a private, Co D under Captain Jasper N Dorsey, Army of the Tennessee. Buried Hall County Georgia
Contributor Bill JaynesDate added 7/9/2008

Company D

Private

1907 Lamar Co Al Confederate Census-Present Post Office address: Bedford, Ala; Was born on March 4, 1835 in the county of Pickens in the state of S.C.; first entered the service as Private on Jun 27, 1861 at Hall Co, Ga. in Co D 27th Ga. Inf. and continued until paroled at Greensboro, N.C. in May 1865.
Contributor Jay CassadyDate added 3/17/2017

Company E

Private

My g-grandfather joined the CSA in Augusta, Georgia, at age 16 in August 1863. He states he was surrendered by J.E. Johnston to Sherman, April 1865 after the Battle of Bentonville. He mentioned paroled at Rockingham Station. I have copies of Application for CSA Pension, the examining doctors statement, that he was partially blinded due to paralysis of the optic nerve, damage to his spine and 'other' physical problems. I want to know: at what battle was he wounded, I want his medical records; when he was transferred to 'Limited Duty' Inf. and why. Noted that in September & October 1864 he was absent from Muster due to: absence due to being in the hospital. Muster was at White Marsh Island.
Contributor Leanora PhippsHomepage ?Date added 7/4/2015

Company E

Private

Enlisted in August 1861, Fayette County, GA. Co. E 27th GA. Volunteer Infantry. Died August 17, 1862 near Richmond. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.
Contributor Alton GuiceDate added 12/13/2007

Company F

2nd Lieutenant

Enlisted as Pvt 9 Sep 1861. His regiment was serving with the Army of the Potomac when he was killed in action in the Battle of Sharpsburg, MD on 17 Sept 1862.
Contributor Ron HarrisDate added 12/27/2007

Company F

Private

Lewis Was born 14 Feb 1828 in Robeson Co. North Carolina. The 1860 census finds him at age 33 in Military District 743 in Taylor Co. Ga. He has 6 items in his archival file. He enlists 9 Sept, at Camp Stephens [ camp of instruction] Co F was known as the [Taylor Guards]. Upon reaching Virginia they are assigned to General Featherstone & Colquitt's Brigade. The regiment was rushed South in Feb 1864 where it was engaged at the battle of Olustee [Ocean Pond] Florida and then sent back to Virginia. He is engaged in 27 major battles and is wounded by gunshot to right ankle on 30 May 1862 and again on 2 May 1863 at Chancellorsville. He stayed faithful to the cause until the end. His last fight was at Bentonville, NC. on 18 March 1865. He drew a pension beginning in 1898. He died 9 Julu 1904 in Schley County, Georgia. His is buried in the Concord Methodist Church in that county beside his wife who was my 2nd cousin 4 X removed.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 4/11/2024

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ronnie RanewDate added 11/11/2007

Company G

Rank unknown

John S. Sullivan, Co. G, 27th Reg’t, Georgia. D. 28 SEP 1864. Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA. Section V, lot 454. Georgia County Line Guards, Pike and Spalding Counties.
Contributor John C. SullivanHomepage www.sullivansirishamerica.blogspot.comDate added 8/21/2010

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William AlexanderDate added 9/17/2009

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William AlexanderDate added 9/17/2009

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William AlexanderDate added 9/17/2009

Company H

Private

Henry County, Georgia.Enlisted at Decatur,Ga.Dec.9,1862, Killed Cedar Creek, Fla.,March 16,1864.
Contributor Mike WebbDate added 11/21/2009

Company H

Private

My great grandfather buried 1884 Johnston Co. NC never went back to Ga. after Bentonville.Fought Antietam wounded 17 Sept and captured exchanged at Richmond Captured as POW after the Bentonville Battle 11 April 1865 in skirmish with two other 27th men by Sherman's Sharpshooters Ohio 7th also wounded at time after was released at surrender May 1865.Had 3 other brothers that all fought from Henry Co. Ga. Zachry's Rangers..
Contributor James Isaac HenryHomepage 27th Ga. InfantryDate added 2/11/2010

Company I

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor bill walkerDate added 7/25/2010

Company I

Private

Enlisted 9/10/1861 into Co.'I' and was listed on the rolls 4/30/1864, with no further record.
Contributor Randy PeacockDate added 11/14/2005

Company I

Private

Enlisted 9/10/1861 into Co.'I', died 1/18/1864 at hospital in Charleston, SC.
Contributor Randy PeacockDate added 11/14/2005

Company K

Private

My great-great grandfather. Died in Richmond, VA in 1862.
Contributor Patricia Pound BarryDate added 3/14/2008

Company K

1st Corporal

He was captured at Sharpsburg and sent as a prisoner to Ft. Delaware, Penn and then exchanged in Aikens and went bach to unit. He was again captured at Bentonville and sent as a prisoner to Point Lookout, Maryland and released in June 1865. He drew a Confederate pension from 1908-1910 when he died. His widow drew on the pension until her death in 1914. They are buried in Egnima, Ga. (Berrian County).
Contributor Dianne BryarsDate added 8/3/2007

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