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25th Georgia Infantry

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Company Unknown

Rank unknown

I accessed my great grandfather's unit, the 25th Regiment of Georgia volunteer infantry, CSA, also known as the Ogeechee Rifles. Could not get past first page of unit members, so am wondering if you have him. He entered as 3rd Lt. and exited as Captain in Company K. Thanks. PS I have lots of his personal info, but would like a summary of the unit's activities during the Civil War.
Contributor Jeffrey J. WellsDate added 6/23/2010

Company Unknown

1st Lieutenant

Rufus E. Lester was the Adjutant of the 25th Georgia Infantry.
Contributor James Allen KnechtmannDate added 3/29/2004

Company A

Private

This gentleman is my grat-granddaddy. I would like to know more about his military career. He was with the Bryan Independent Riflemen, Company A. Thanks Kay Rushing
Contributor Kay RushingDate added 5/6/2009

Company A

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor PangeDate added 4/22/2026

Company A

Private

The Body was pick up at Tunnel Hill Georgia by his Father My question is? where was he buried?
Contributor James R. SmithDate added 9/20/2006

Company A

Private

Enlisted 8/14/1861 at Savannah. Admitted to St. Marys Hosptial, West Point Miss. on 1/10/1865. Served in Co. A 25th Geo. Vol. Inf. Bryan Independent Riflemen.
Contributor John BradanickDate added 5/29/2009

Company C

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Joyce HeiserDate added 9/14/2007

Company C

Private

William has scant records in the Archives. His service is listed as Pvt. Co. C, Co L, and Co H of 25th Regiment Georgia Vol.Infantry [Calhoun Repeaters ] He enlisted 20 Sept. 1861 in Calhoun County, Ga. In Capt. R.J. McClary's Company for one year. His signature appears on a list of POW's dated July 18, 186- at Canton Miss.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 1/20/2014

Company D

Private

Based on UDC Cross of Military Service received by Lt. Alma Cox Reedy, for service in the 'WORLD WAR and WHEREAS, she is a lineal descendant of Leonard Franklin Cox, who served honorably as a Private in Co. D 25th Georgia Infantry Regiment, in the War Between the States,...'
Contributor Sharon Reedy BrownDate added 4/28/2007

Company D

1st Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor James Allen KnechtmannDate added 3/29/2004

Company E

Private

O.J. Ayers from Henry County, Alabama. AYERS, O. J. Born July 14, 1833 Pvt. Enrolled April 16, 1862 discharged April 12, 1964 “Irwin Invincibles”, “Liberty Volunteers” or “Henry Light Infantry” A voluntary independent company of infantry was organized by John L. Irwin (Captain) in August of 1861. They assembled at Franklin Alabama on or about the 8th of August, and set forth to join their kinsmen and friends at the front. The name “Irwin Invincibles” come from the Company’s first Captain and 1st Lt., R. W. Irwin. The Captain died of Typhoid fever and pneumonia at Maddon Bluff, Virginia in 1861, but R. W. Irwin fought throughout the war and later lived and died in Fort Gaines, Georgia. This company organized in Henry County, Alabama joined the 25th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry and became Company E. The Roster of these men, as recorded in Georgia Archives, is as follows: Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Atlanta Georgia, Fulton Co, GA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54981794 1850 Census Orin/Arin J. Ayers Raeville, Henry Co, AL 1860 Census Orin/Arin J. Ayers Raeville, Henry Co, AL
Contributor Neal AyersDate added 6/6/2015

Company E

2nd Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gordon HolmesDate added 11/11/2005

Company E

Captain

My great-great grandfather. His daughter, Mary Amarintha Norman, married Isaac Beckett, a former Union Lieutenant from New York in 1868. They were my great-grandparents. Wish I had been there!
Contributor Tom WeissDate added 3/2/2012

Company F

Private

He enlisted 14 Aug 1861 and was sent to Virginia. By Nov/Dec, sickness had set in and measles became one of the problems. He was sent home sick and his death was reported 20 Mar 1862. His only son was born 5 weeks later on 27 Apr 1862. He was laid to rest at Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in what was then, Liberty County,GA. His widow, Nancy remarried to J. F. Tatum and started a new family.
Contributor Lynda RutenkrogerDate added 10/11/2023

Company F

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 at the age of 36. Discharged on 15 June 1862.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/13/2010

Company F

2nd Sergeant

Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 at the age of 21. Promoted to 2nd Sergeant on 13 May 1862
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/13/2010

Company F

2nd Corporal

Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 at the age of 26. Promoted to 2nd Corporal on 11 May 1862.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/13/2010

Company F

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 at the age of 34.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/13/2010

Company F

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 8 August 1861 at the age of 22. Mustered in Company F, 25th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 14 August 1861. Died on 28 August 1862.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/13/2010

Company F

Private

Buried at North Newington Baptist Church, Newington,Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company F

Private

Watson, James F. -- Private - August 14, 1861. Roll for October 31, 1862, last on file, shows him present. Pension records show he was ruptured and wounded through left knee at Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864, and was at home on wounded furlough close of war. (Born in Laurens County, Georgia April 17, 1830.)
Contributor R. C. WatsonDate added 7/12/2011

Company G

Rank unknown

Buried at Middle Ground Baptist Church, near Sylvania, Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Private

According to a book by C.D. Hollingsworth 'Familys of Screven County, Ga. My GGGrandfather was wounded at Caustons Bluff near Savannah in August 1862 and Died in October of 1862 from those wounds. He is buried in Bryan Family cemetary near Sylvania, Ga. (Newington)
Contributor Jesse E. BrannenDate added 6/17/2019

Company G

Captain

Buried at Bryan Family Cemetery, near Newington, Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Rank unknown

Buried at North Newington Baptist Church, Newington, Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Private

Also attached to 47th Reg. Co E...POW...Now buried North Newington Baptist Church, Newington Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Rank unknown

Grave marker at Bryan Family Cemetery,near Newington,Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Rank unknown

Grave marker at Bryan Family Cemetery near Newington, Ga.
Contributor MASDate added 2/23/2009

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor cecil mallardDate added 12/10/2008

Company H

Sergeant

Born in Hinesville, Georgia to Richard Fuller Baker and Elizabeth G. (Dawsey) Baker in 1844. Enlisted Savannah, Ga August 27, 1861. Raised from the ranks to Sergeant in 1862. Wounded Chickamauga September 19, 1863. Died Medical Hospital College, Atlanta, Ga. on November 3, 1863. Buried Flemington Presbyterian Church, Hinesville, Ga.
Contributor Roger BarrDate added 10/19/2012

Company H

Rank unknown

Died from wounds received at Battle of Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864.
Contributor Lori ClarkDate added 8/11/2009

Company I

Private

Born in Bulloch Co, GA on March 5th, 1827. Enlisted October 25th, 1862 at Camp Young in Savannah, GA. Fought in the Siege of Vicksburg and Battle of Chickamauga. He was wounded in the left hand at the Battle of Chickamauga and thereafter could not perform regular duty. He was then sent to serve at a hospital in Macon, GA to help nurse the sick until the surrender. In 1908, he was living near Blocher, GA (Liberty Co.), which was right on the Liberty/Tattnall Co line. In that year, at age 81, he applied for his pension. Although he was poor and completely disabled, he was denied because he owned the little piece of land he lived on. He died the following year. He willed this piece of land to his grandson James 'Jessie' Groover (Charles Allen Groover's son) on the condition he take care of JW and his wife in their old age. In the GA court case Wilkes v. Groover, his daughter (Catherine America Groover Wilkes) sued to have the land taken away, claiming he did not take care of them as required.
Contributor Brenda SellersDate added 5/25/2009

Company K

2nd Lieutenant

John was born in 1821 in Sumter Co Ga. He enlisted 16 Apr 1862 in Dale Co. Ala. Enlisted as a Pvt and elected to 3rd Lieut, in [2nd] Co. K 25th Georgia Infantry. 5 May 1862 elected to 2nd Lieut. He developed a disabling respiratory disease and had to resign. He married Amanda Pullum and resided in Sylvan Grove, Dale Co. Ala. He was the Parental grandfather of husband of mu 4th cousin 3 x removed.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 10/29/2018

Company K

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Pam BaldwinDate added 10/3/2007

Company K

Captain

I wrote earlier, but now have found that you do have George Archibald Jackson, but do not have his rank and company. Please add that he exited the 25th Georgia Infantry Regiment as Captain of Company K. He entered service as third Lt., being promoted to 2nd and then 1st Lt. and finally, captain. I have documentation. He was wounded severely near Orangeburg SC on 11Fed1865 and was hospiralized at USC in Columbia until the end of the war.
Contributor Jeffrey J. WellsDate added 6/25/2010

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jimmy E Dailey Jr.Date added 4/8/2012

Company K

Private

He is my Great,Great,Granddaddy I would like to find out more about his time in the war.
Contributor Garrett YarberDate added 7/14/2010

Company L

2nd Lieutenant

James T.L. Powell is my great-great grandfather. Taken as prisoner at Nashville, December 1864 and sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio. Released from prison June 17, 1865. Moved from Calhoun County, GA to Cherokee County, Texas between 1870 & 1877. Died September 1890; buried DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Contributor Jerry L. EllerbeeDate added 4/3/2018

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