51st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company D
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA
Baker, Colquitt, and Miller Counties, Georgia
Miller Guards

Officers:

• Hopkins, Francis M. D. ~ Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment, GA Inf. May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 20, 1861. Elected Captain of Co. D, 5lst Regiment GA Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned April 29, 1863. (Born in 1815.)
• Sheffield, John C., Jr. ~ Elected 2d Lieutenant of Company E, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, GA State Troops October 8, 1861; 1st Lieutenant of Co. D, 5lst Regiment GA Inf. March 4, 1862. Resigned August 21, 1862. Appears on a Register of Medical Director's Office at Richmond, VA as having returned to duty December 5, 1862. No later record. (Born in 1832.)
• Chapman, William P. ~ 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected 1st Lieutenant August 21, 1862; Captain April 29,1863. Wounded August 1864. (Born in 1838.)
• Ivy, Alexander C. ~ Jr. 2d Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Elected 2d Lieutenant August 21, 1862; 1st Lieutenant April 29, 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, VA October 19, 1864. (Born in 1835.)
• DeGraffenried, John C. ~ 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862. (Born in 1832.)
• Hearn, Abner ~ 2d Sergeant March 4,1862. (Born in 1815.)
• Cheshire, William J. ~ 3d Sergeant March 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant August 1862. (Born in 1816.)
• Fudge, Edward David ~ 4th Sergeant March 4, 1862. On sick furlough for 20 days from June 20, 1862. No later record.(Born in 1821.)
• Pace, Bryant ~ 5th Sergeant March 4, 1862. (Born in 1819.)
• Hopkins, J. S. ~ 1st Corporal March 4, 1862. (Born in 1840.)
• Cross, Young ~ 2d Corporal March 4, 1862. Appointed 1st Corporal May 1863. On detached service August 1864. (Born in GA April 8, 1826.)
• Baughn, V. B. (or Vaughn) ~ 3d Corporal March 4, 1862. Appointed 2d Sergeant August 1862. Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant May 12, 1863. (Born in 1844.)
• Sheffield, Council A. ~ 4th Corporal March 4, 1862. Wounded in head, date and place not given. Captured near Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, MD in 1865. (Born in Early County, GA February 14, 1845.)

Listed as private with date Mar. 4, 1862, unless otherwise indicated:

• Acree, John B. ~ private, August 22, 1862. Roll for November -December 1864, shows him present. Absent without leave, at Camilla, GA, February 20, 1865. Letter from Mrs. J. L. Brown, Camilla, GA, states he was "On detail at Richmond, Va. March 25, 1865. Detailed guard on President Davis' train and remained until train was captured or scattered near Washington, Ga."
• Adam, William M. ~ Furnished William Cato as substitute same day.
• Batchelor, J. W. G. (or Bachelor) ~ private May 10, 1862. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1864 .
• Braswell, James A. ~ Appointed 4th Corporal August 1864. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Released at Elmira, NY in 1865. At home on furlough close of war. (Born in Stewart County, Ga. December 25, 1839.)
• Bush, Pleasant B. ~ (Born in 1838.)
• Carter, John T. ~ Died at Logansville, SC, June 23, 1862.
• Carter, T. J. ~ private May 10, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863.
• Cato, William ~ Substitute for William M. Adams. Absent without leave December 1862. (Born in 1846.)
• Cheshire, Henry Marshall ~ Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. (Born in 1844.)
• Collier, George A. ~ (Born in 1835.)
• Connally, J. W. ~ Deserted March 6, 1864 .
• Cook, Enos ~ Wounded in hip and right hand, necessitating amputation of two fingers, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. (Born in Ga. December 15, 1827.)
• Cook, William C. ~ Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born in Ga.)
• Cowart, James W. ~ (Born in 1846.)
• Cowart, L. P. ~ private November 22,1864 .
• Davis, Samuel ~ (Born in 1827.)
• Dawson, Joseph D. ~ Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865 . (Born in Baker County, Ga. in 1836.)
• Dees, George W. ~ Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 5lst Regiment Ga. Inf. March 4, 1862. Wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Va. May 16, 1864; Petersburg, Va. August 16, 1864. At home on wounded furlough close of war. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 22, 1865. (Born in 1844.)
• Dees, W. W. ~ private in 1862. Transferred to Co. H, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for Samuel G. Ivy, July 25, 1862.
• Dennis, T. J. ~ Died at Atlanta, Ga. November 26, 1863. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
• Dunn, William ~ Absent without leave January-February 1863. No later record.
• Faircloth, Nathaniel ~ Discharged, furnished Riley B. Faircloth as substitute, same day.
• Faircloth, Riley B. ~ Substitute for Nathaniel Faircloth. Died at Logansville, S. C. June 4, 1862. (Born in 1833.)
• Freeman, John W.
• Freeman, J. R. ~ Pension records show he was in hospital at Savannah, Ga. April 1865 .
• Glass, Calvin ~ (Born in 1824.)
• Glass, James ~ Wounded at Crampton's Gap, Md. September 14, 1862. Absent without leave December 1862. (Born in 1832.)
• Glass, Robert ~ (Born in 1840.)
• Gordon, James ~ Died at Mount Jackson, Va. Buried there in Mount Jackson Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Va.
• Gordon, Samuel E. ~ Appointed 5th Sergeant December 1864. Captured at Farmville, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 27,1865. (Born in 1838. Died in Miller County, Ga. July 2, 1896.)
• Gordon, Wiley ~ (Born in 1840.)
• Gordon, W. H. ~ private July 23, 1863 . Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died at Camp Chase, O. April 27, 1865 . Grave #146, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
• Grimes, Francis M. ~ (Born in 1840.)
• Grimsley, William J. ~ Wounded in arm, necessitating amputation, on march to 2d Manassas, Va. August 26,1862. Died near Manassas, Va. September 15, 1862. (Born in 1835.)
• Groce, Solomon H. ~ Detailed wagoner December 1862. (Born in 1834.)
• Grocher, Joseph W. ~ Wounded and captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863 .
• Grow, Milo W. ~ Wounded September 8, 1864. Died of wounds November 10, 1864 . (Born in 1826.)
• Hair, Duncan M. ~ (Born in 1840.)
• Hair, F. C. ~ (Born in 1844.)
• Hair, Malcolm ~ Captured near Richmond, Va. April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout, Md. in 1865. (Born in Baker County, Ga. February 12, 1844.)
• Hall, Henry ~ (Born in 1842.)
• Hammond, Francis M. ~ Appointed 5th Corporal August 1862. Absent without leave January 1865. No later record. (Born in 1831.)
• Hardin, H. D. ~ Absent without leave January 1863 .
• Hardy, Anderson ~ private May 10, 1862. Died in Virginia. Buried in Confederate Cemetery at Lynchburg, Va., No. 6,1st Line, Lot 181-Clayton's Factory.
• Hardy, Josiah (or Isaiah) ~ private May 10, 1862. Captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. (Born in 1835.)
• Hargrove, William R. ~ Killed at Petersburg, Va. June 19, 1864. (Born in 1828.)
• Harrell, H. N. ~ (Born in 1836.)
• Hathcock, James S. ~ Absent with leave January 1865. (Born in 1835.)
• Hilburn, George W. ~ Wounded in right arm, necessitating amputation below elbow, at Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. On detached service on account of disability August 1864. (Born in Ga. July 12, 1843.)
• Hilburn, William H. ~ Wounded, right shoulder permanently disabled, and middle finger of left hand shot off, at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3,1863. Pension records show he surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865. (Born in Ga. October 6, 1839.)
• Hilburn, W. C. ~ private April 28,1862 .
• Hood, Thomas J. ~ Appointed 3d Sergeant May 1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. Released at Point Lookout, Md. in 1865. (Born in South Carolina in 1835. Died in Terrell County, Ga. November 1886.)
• Hopkins, J. H. ~ private July 24,1863.
• Ingram, A. T. J. ~ (Born in 1838.)
• Ingram, S. J. H. ~ private April 28,1862. Absent without leave January 1863.
• Ivey, B. F. ~ Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2,1863 .
• Ivey, Samuel G. ~ Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 6th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 27, 1861. Transferred to Co. D, 5lst Regiment Ga. Inf., in exchange for W. W. Dees, July 25, 1862. Appears last on roll for February 28,1863.
• Jarrett, Richard S. ~ Appointed 3d Corporal August 1862. (Born in 1844.)
• Johnson, A. W. ~ Discharged, disability, in 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal of Co. H, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry July 25, 1863. Roll dated October 31, 1864 , last on file, shows him sick in General Hospital #1, since October 1, 1864. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Fla., May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Ga. May 23, 1865. (Born in Burke County, Ga. December 6,1833. Died in Early County, Ga. in 1912.)
• Johnson, Elbert ~ (Born in 1816.)
• Johnson, H. W. ~ private May 10,1862 .
• Jones, Benjamin ~ Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 . (Born in 1834.)
• King, William C. ~ Wounded and captured at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29, 1863. (Born in 1842.)
• Kinney, Daniel ~ (Born in 1841.)
• Lane, Andy T. ~ Appointed 3d Sergeant August 1862; 2d Sergeant May 1863. Wounded and disabled. On detached service on account of wounds August 1864. (Born in 1839.)
• Lane, James M. ~ Appointed 3d Corporal August 1862. Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Paroled May 23, 1863. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout, Md. February 18, 1865. Paroled at Tallahassee, Fla. May 17, 1865. (Born in 1841. Died at Iron City, Ga. August 29, 1910.)
• Lane, Joseph ~ (Born in 1840.)
• McCarthy, Turner C. (or McCarter) ~ Died at Richmond, Va. May 21, 1863. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery. (Born in 1846.)
• McMullen, Clayton ~ Wounded, hand disabled. Discharged, disability, January 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1830. Died from dropsy in Miller County, Ga. May 1, 1873.)
• Mercer, J. T. (or J. F.) ~ Died at Richmond, Va. February 7, 1863. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
• Metts, T. W. ~ private May 10, 1862 .
• Myrick, Thomas J. ~ (Born in 1842.)
• Nipper, J. L. ~ private May 10, 1862. Wounded August 1864. Died of wounds at Harrisonburg, Va. February 22, 1865 . Buried there.
• Pace, B. ~ private November 4, 1862. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864 .
• Pace, L. S. ~ private July 14, 1863 . Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June l, 1864. Died in prison.
• Parker, W. J. ~ Severely wounded in right thigh at Sharpsburg, Md. September 17, 1862. Sent to Richmond, Va. hospital. Contracted gangrene which destroyed muscles in leg, rendering it useless. (Born in Ga. January 31, 1843.)
• Pate, Richard ~ Wounded and disabled at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. (Born in 1832.)
• Perry, Hardy ~ Absent without leave February 1863. (Born in 1817.)
• Phillips, John Berry ~ Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. No later record. (Born in 1846. Died at Colquitt, Ga. March 18, 1904.)
• Poole, William R. ~ Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant October 16, 1862; 2d Lieutenant April 29, 1863. In arrest January 1865. (Born in 1832.)
• Porter, D. O. ~ Wounded in hand, resulting in amputation of finger, at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864 .
• Rachals, Robert L. ~ Admitted to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Ga. October 23, 1863, and furloughed for 30 days November 7, 1863 . No later record in this regiment. Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 29th Battn. Ga. Cavalry March 2, 1864. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on file, shows him present. Surrendered May 10, 1865, and paroled at Albany, Ga. May 19, 1865. (Born in 1844. Died July 24, 1906.)
• Rawls, James M. ~ (Born in 1825.)
• Riley, W. B. ~ private April 28, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.
• Rish, John F. ~ Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war.
• Roberts, J. B. ~ Absent without leave January 1865. (Born in 1834.)
• Roberts, T. B. F. ~ Appointed 4th Sergeant August 1862; 1st Sergeant May 1863. (Born in 1842.)
• Rogers, T. H. ~ private .
• Segars, Willis ~ Died at Staunton, Va. October 31, 1862. Buried there in Thornrose Cemetery. (Born in 1831.)
• Sheffield, Arthur ~ private May 2, 1864. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. (Born in Ga. February 3, 1847.)
• Sheffield, Etheldred ~ (Born in 1832.)
• Sheffield, J. A. ~ private May 10, 1862. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863.
• Simpson, A. T. ~ Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864 .
• Smith, D. W. ~ (Born in 1844.)
• Smith, James C. ~ Appointed 3d Corporal August 1864. Captured at Cold Harbor, Va. June 1, 1864. (Born in 1836.)
• Smith, J. A. ~ (Born in 1841.)
• Smith, J. E. ~ Died at Logansville, S. C. May 21, 1862 .
• Smith, W. T. ~ Absent without leave February 1865. (Born in 1842.)
• Stanford, D. E. ~ Absent without leave February 1863. (Born in 1844.)
• Stanford, James M. ~ Absent without leave January 1865. (Born in 1835.)
• Stanford, Moses D. ~ (Born in 1827.)
• Sutton, Felix G. (or Sitton) ~ (Born in 1830.)
• Tarver, John ~ private. Pension records show he was wounded in leg, necessitating amputation below knee, at Warrenton Springs, Va. October 12, 1863.
• Tipton, John S. ~ (Born in 1831.)
• Toole, Luke ~ Died at Logansville, S. C. June 16, 1862. (Born in 1835.)
• Trussell, J. W. (or I. W.) ~ (Born in 1836.)
• Wade, George H. ~ Pension records show he was captured April 1865, and was discharged at Washington, DC April 6, 1865. (Born in Darlington District, S. C. December 21, 1825. Died in Worth County, Ga. in 1905.)
• Weaver, Julius ~ Discharged June 11, 1862.
• Weaver, William ~ Discharged, furnished William R. Poole as substitute, same day.
• Widener, John W. ~ Wounded August 1864. Roll for February 1865, last on file, shows him present. Captured at Macon, Ga. April 20-21, 1865. (Born in 1840. Died in Miller County, Ga. March 1874.)
• Wilkinson, R. P. (or Wilkerson) ~ Deserted March 6, 1865. (Born in 1825.)
• Williams, Leroy ~ Captured at Gettysburg, Pa. July 2, 1863. Died in prison. (Born in 1836.)
• Willis, Daniel M. ~ Absent without leave January 1863. (Born in 1845.)

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