6th Regiment, Company F
Mitchell County
"Mitchell County Independents"
or "Camilla Guards"

Contributed by Virginia Crilley

Officers:

• Shackelford, E. H. ~ Captain, May 5, 1861. Resigned November 10, 1864.
• Hulsey, William Henry ~ 1st Lieutenant, May 5, 1861. Elected Major of the 42nd Regiment Georgia Infantry March 20, 1862. Wounded at Resaca, Georgia in 1864. Elected Lieut. Colonel (to rank from May 9, 1864 ), January 19, 1865.
• Keaton, B. D. ~ 2nd Lieutenant, May 5, 1861. Appears without remark as to presence or absence on roll dated October 31, 1861. No later record.
• West, George W ~ Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, May 5, 1861. Sick in camp October 31, 1861. No later record.
• Smith, Wingfield W. ~ 1st Sergeant, May 5, 1861. Captured at Fair Oaks, Virginia May 31, 1862. Died at Ft. Delaware, Delaware July 24, 1862.
• Poore, Munford S. ~ 2nd Sergeant, May 5, 1861. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant December 1861; 1st Lieutenant March 20, 1862. Wounded through right hip and permanently disabled at Seven Pines, Virginia May 31, 1862. Resigned on account of wounds May 17, 1863.
• Keaton, Benjamin B. ~ 3rd Sergeant, May 5, 1861. Discharged at Yorktown, Virginia December 7, 1861.
• Hull, Thomas ~ 4th Sergeant, May 5, 1861. Appears last on roll for October 31, 1861. No later record.
• Allen, Alexander A. ~ 1st Corporal, May 5, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Allen, Joseph W. ~ 2nd Corporal, May 5, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant November 29, 1861; 1st Lieutenant in 1862. Appears without remark as to presence ar absence on rolls to August 31, 1862. No later record.
• West, Jeremiah C ~ 3rd Corporal, May 5, 1861. Discharged, disability, October 15, 1861. Appointed 3rd Sergeant of Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862; 2nd Sergeant October 18, 1862. Captured at Burkeville, Virginia April 6, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Maryland June 30, 1865.
• Gay, William E ~ 4th Corporal, May 5, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in 1862; 1st Lieutenant. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.

Listed as Private:

• Adkinson, Henry (or Adkison) ~ Private, April 16, 1864. Wounded in 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Akridge, Henry I. ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia December 6, 1861.
• Akridge, H. J. ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Discharged at Yorktown, Virginia December 7, 1861.
• Allen, Benjamin ~ Private - March 4, 1862. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital June 5, 1862.
• Allen, Elias ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.
• Arline, Daniel H. H ~ Private, May 5, 1861. On detached duty in Georgia April 30, 1863. No later record.
• Atkinson, Ezekiel ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia August 12, 1861.
• Bishop, Jesse ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died of disease in Richmond, Virginia hospital June 4, 1862.
• Boatrite, John F. (or Boatright) ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Borders, Stephen H. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Captured at Weldon Railroad, Virginia August 19, 1864. Died at Pt. Lookout, Maryland January 26, 1865.
• Bradford, Nathaniel ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Brooks, James L. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia December 1, 1861.
• Brown, Jesse ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia January 18, 1862.
• Butler, Levi ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died April 30, 1862.
• Caldwell, R. L. ~ Private, May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, General Hospital #13, Richmond, Virginia, September 3, 1862.
• Caudle, William (or Candle) ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appears last on roll for December 31, 1861. No later record.
• Chancey, William N. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Died of wounds in Richmond, Virginia hospital June 27, 1862.
• Cooper, Jasper ~ Enlisted as a private in Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Transferred to Company F, 6th Regiment Georgia Infantry July 28, 1862. Died prior to October 8, 1862.
• Cooper, Newton ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Cox, Henry C. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Cumbie, Andrew J. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged November 8, 1861. Elected Captain of Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Resigned July 8, 1862. Born February 4, 1838.
• Cumbie, Milton C. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Transferred to Company E, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry August 12, 1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal September 1863. Deserted. Received by Provost Marshal General at Washington, D. C., a Confederate deserter; took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. and furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. March 30, 1865.
• Curles, W. Roan ~ Private, May 27, 1861. Discharged, disability, Richmond, Virginia, December 20, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry September 1, 1862. Paid for commutation of rations while on sick furlough April 24, 1863. Roll for January to February 1865, last on file, shows him absent without leave since January 1, 1863.
• Dalton, William H. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.
• Davidson, William H. ~ Private, September 11, 1862. Absent without leave March 23 - April 30, 1864. No later record.
• Davis, Elias ~ Private, May 1, 1862. Deserted prior to April 30, 1863.
• Davis, John ~ Private, May 5, 1861. On furlough June 1-20, 1863. No later record.
• Davis, Madison ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital July 8, 1862.
• Davis, William ~ Private, February 23, 1862. Discharged April 8, 1862. Reenlisted March 24, 1864. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Georgia May 13, 1865.
• Dillon, William ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Discharged November 8, 1861.
• Duke, Leroy ~ Private, March 18, 1864. Admitted to General Hospital #3 at Greensboro, North Carolina with chronic diarrhoea March 4, 1865. Sent to another hospital same day. No later record.
• Edwards, William E.(or William R. ) ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Ellis, Ulysses M.(or Eulysses M.) ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Everett, G. W. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.
• Everett, H. A. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Appears without remark as to presence or absence on roll dated August 31, 1862. No later record.
• Everett, Thomas J. ~ Private, October 4, 1861. Died at Richmond, Virginia April 10, 1862.
• Everett, William ~ Private, October 4, 1861. Died April 12, 1862.
• Faircloth, Martin V ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died September 20, 1861.
• Gay, John M ~ Private, May 1, 1862. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Gleam, Jeremiah P.(or Glynn) ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Glover, James W ~ Enlisted as a private in Ca. C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry March 4, 1862. Transferred to Company F, 6th Regiment Georgia Infantry Absent without leave April 21, 1864. No later record.
• Gregory, Richard M. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Killed June 18, 1864.
• Gregory, Samuel ~ Private, March 21, 1864. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, Georgia May 19, 1865.
• Gregory, Therod ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Died April 1862.
• Gregory, Willis N ~ Private, October 4, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Grimes, Thomas A. ~ Private, August 30, 1861. Rolls for March to April 1863, shows he deserted. (Said to have been transferred from Company F, 17th Regiment Georgia Infantry but name is not borne on rolls of any company of that regiment.)
• Griner, Elias ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died April 27, 1862.
• Griner, Jasper ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Transferred to Company F, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's), February 5, 1864. Roll for June 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Hardeman, John J. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Harp, Thomas ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died March 5, 1862.
• Harp, Thomas A. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia March 4, 1862.
• Harrell, James W. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Died at Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1862. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
• Harrell, Moses F. ~ Private, May 27, 1861. Deserted prior to April 30, 1863.
• Hart, William T. ~ Private, May 5, 1861.Transferred to Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry May 28, 1862. Absent without leave from January 1, 1865. No later record.
• Herrington, William D ~ Private, May 27, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia June 27, 1862.
• Hill, William F. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed 3rd Corporal October 15, 1861. Died December 19, 1861.
• Hodges, Andrew L. ~ Private, February 22, 1864. Died at Richmond, Virginia July 8, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
• Isler, Becton ~ Private, Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Jenkins, William F ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Johns, James T. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed Regimental Musician in 1861. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Mallard, John W ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged July 29, 1861. Enlisted as a private in Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry July 6, 1864. Deserted March 24, 1865. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Washington, D. C. and was furnished transportation to Philadelphia, Pa. March 30, 1865.
• Mason, William H. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Transferred to Company C, 51st Regiment Georgia Infantry May 28, 1862. Died prior to February 1863.
• May, John ~ Private, February 22, 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Mayo, Thomas F. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died while at home on furlough August 3, 1861.
• McElvain, Byron D. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Killed at Seven Pines, Virginia May 31, 1862.
• McMurphey, William E. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #3, at Richmond, Virginia June 2, 1864. No later record.
• Moore, Aaron B. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Georgia May 18, 1865.
• Moy, John L. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged June 29, 1861.
• Murphy, Charles ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Received pay at Richmond, Virginia October 22, 1862. No later record.
• Murphy, E. S. ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Appears last on roll for April 30, 1863. No later record.
• Napier, Alexander A. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed Corporal; Sergeant. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Oliver, Andrew J. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appears last on roll far October 31, 1861. No later record.
• O'Neal, Charles P. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Richmond, Virginia May 25, 1862.
• Page, Mathew ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Paroled at Albany, Georgia May 18, 1865.
• Palmer, Aurice ~ Private, October 1, 1863. Died at Richmond, Virginia August 3, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
• Palmer, Samuel ~ Private, March 21, 1864. Died at Richmond, Virginia September 1, 1864. Buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.
• Patton, Bartley B. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Staunton, Virginia November 20, 1862.
• Pitt, John ~ Private, December 2, 1861. Died June 10, 1862.
• Pollock, Jesse M ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Yorktown, Virginia December 8, 1861.
• Putnam, Henry M ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded in left arm, resulting in amputation, at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Discharged, disability, Guinea Station, Virginia, May 19, 1863.
• Rackley, Homer (or Ruckley) ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Appears without remark as to presence or absence on roll for August 31, 1862. No later record.
• Rackley, Nathan (or Ruckley) ~ Private, March 4, 1862. Discharged on account of chronic rheumatism June 17, 1862.
• Reed, Jesse ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Elected 2nd Lieutenant March 12 1862. Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. Died from wounds September 21, 1862.
• Reed, John D. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Captured October 20, 1864. Deserted in 1864. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Govt. at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia and forwarded to New York City October 1864.
• Rhodes, Jacob ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged August 18, 1861.
• Rhodes, James S ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia June 27, 1862.
• Rhodes, W. A. ~ Private, May 31, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Virginia prior to August 31, 1862.
• Royal, Daniel N. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862.
• Salter, John T ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died at Richmond, Virginia April 15, 1862.
• Sawyer, William W. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died December 9, 1861.
• Scarborough, James ~ Private, April 16, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Scarborough, Thomas P. ~ Private, January 16, 1864. Died in Richmond, Virginia hospital August 1864.
• Scott, James J. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Scott, William T. ~ Private, February 22, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Seigler, David ~ Private, April 9, 1864. Surrendered Greensboro, North Carolina April 26, 1865.
• Simpson, William T. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Wounded in 1864. Roll for April 30, 1864, last on file, shows him present. No later record.
• Suggs, George ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Wounded, date and place not given. Discharged, disability, December 7, 1863.
• Threadaway, Andrew ~ Private, October 1, 1863. Captured near Wilmington, North Carolina February 22, 1865. Released at Pt. Lookout, Maryland June 20, 1865.
• Tyson, Archibald J. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged at Richmond, Virginia December 20, 1861.
• Weeks, Allen A. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died October 10, 1861.
• Wilcox, Andrew J ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died February 8, 1862.
• Wilkes, John M. ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Died August 5, 1861.
• Williams, John ~ Private, August 24, 1861. Discharged, disability, Richmond, Virginia, December 20, 1861.
• Williams, John D. ~ Private, July 1864. Died of disease September 1864.
• Williams, Nathan W. ~ Private, March 18, 1864. Captured at Macon, Georgia April 1865.
• Willingham, Isaac ~ Private, May 5, 1861. Discharged September 17, 1861.

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