1861 - 1865   

Montgomery County Cavalry Units

	Index of Soldiers		Cavalry Units
	1906 Veterans Census		Infantry Units
	Pensioners		Artillery Units

Note: All unit histories from "A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918" by Robert Scott Davis, Jr..

Company B/F, 20th Georgia Battalion

This battalion was formed in 1862 as "Millen's Battalion Georgia Partisan Rangers," also known as the 1st Georgia Partisan Rangers. They were later redesignated as the 20th Georgia Cavalry Battalion, Yancey's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia before being broken up by special order of 11 July, 1864. Company B was transferred to Company G of the Cavalry Battalion of the Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi troops. Company F, "the Liberty Mounted Rangers" or "Liberty Dragoons" of Liberty County, was formed Jul 1862, from men of Liberty, Thomas, and Montgomery counties. On July 24, 1864, they were officially transferred to the 10th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry, and as such served under General Joseph Wheeler in the Atlanta campaign. The men of these two companies left Georgia for the Army of Northern Virginia in April 1864, and fought at Haw's Shop, May 28, 1864; Trevillian Station, June 1l 12,1864;WhiteHouse, June20,1864; Nansis Shop, June 24, 1864; Sopri Church, June 28-29, 1864; New Market, July 16, 1864; Charles City Courthouse; White Oak Swamp, July 18, 1864; Reams Station, August 25, 1864. Memoirs of this regiment by Charles Paine Hansell (microfilm reel 283/27) and James Reid Jones (microfilm reel 283/29) are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Also see the letter of T.R. Reddick, May8, 1864, in the Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, Georgia Department of Archives and History. All men listed below, except where noted, served in Company B. (From: "A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918" by Robert Scott Davis, Jr.)

1.  Lachlan Neil Barlow, enlisted April 1862; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; Killed at Cumming, GA, October 1, 1864. Married Eliza Oliver May 8, 1848.  Return

 2. William Calhoun, enlisted April 1862, private; died September 11, 1923 at Uvalda, GA, where he is buried. Return

3. William Conner, enlisted April 1862, private; mortally wounded and and captured at Haw's Shop, May 28, 1864. Return

(3A.) J.S. Cowart, private, transfer from Company B, 54th Georgia Regiment. (He may not have been from Montgomery County.)

4. Cullen, Cowart, enlisted April 1862, private,.

(4A.) D.B. Curry, enlisted February 15, 1863.

5. Peter Galberth, enlisted April 1862, private.

6. Peter Geer, enlisted April 1862, private; killed. (P.F.M. Greer?)

7. Samuel Godwin, enlisted April 1862, private; Killed.

8. John C. Holmes, enlisted April 1862, private.

9. John G. Hamilton, enlisted April 1862, private.

(9A.) A. Hughes, private, enlisted August 4, 1862; transferred to Company F.

10. John Johnson, enlisted April 1862, private. (John C. Johnson of Company F?)

11. Alex Johnson, enlisted April 1862, private; mortally wounded and captured at Haw's Shop, May 28, 1864; died May 31, 1864.

12. William Jarrell, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; died December 4, 1864 in hospital at Greensboro, NC.

13. Duncan McArthur, enlisted April 1862, private; died November 7, 1929 and buried in McAllister Cemetery 11-8-29; fought at Haw's Shop.

14. Jas. W. McArthur, enlisted April 1862, private; wounded Grisville, GA.

15. J.O.A. McAllum, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; died 1921 in Wheeler County, GA.

16. Neil McAllum, enlisted April 1862, private

17. Duncan McAllum, enlisted April 1862, private

18. Bryant McAllum, enlisted April 1862, private; died in hospital, Richmond, VA, June 2, 1864, of pneumonia.

19. Archie Y. Mckay, enlisted April 1862, private; mortally wounded by being "mashed by horses" at Cold Harbor, May 30, 1864; died June 11, 1864.

20. G.M.T. McLeod, enlisted April 1862, private.

21. John A. McMillian, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; surrendered at Augusta, May 22, 1865.

22. Wm. McMillian, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; died near Petersburg, July 29, 1864.

23. Daniel McRae, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; wounded at Rheams Station, August 25, 1864; died Swainsboro 1865.

24. Philip M. McRae, enlisted April 1862, private and musician; discharged to become a mail contractor.

(24.A.) A. Morrison, enlisted July 8, 1862, private. (May not have been from Montgomery County.)

25. Roderick Morrison, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

26. Benjamin Morris, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

27. Neil Morrison, enlisted April 1862; private; Transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

28. Aaron Moses, enlisted April 1862; private.

29. Joshua Moses, enlisted April 1862; private; died near Petersburg, October 28, 1864.

30. A.W.S. Mays, enlisted April 1862; private. (Albert Mozo? captured at Cold Harbor, May 30, 1864; exchanged September 18, 1864.)

(30.A.) Thomas Miller. enlisted September 12, 1863, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

31. J.E. Mobley, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

32. William Morris, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

33. John Morrison, enlisted April 1862, private; Killed Haw's Shop, May 28, 1864.

34. Hugh Morrison, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

35. Gilbert Prist, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863; died at home September 12, 1864.

36. Alexander Peterson, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

37. Alexander Spivey, enlisted April 1862, corporal.

38. Frank Spivey, enlisted April 1862, private.

(38A.) J. Spivey, private, transferred from 57th Georgia Regiment; deserted.

39. Littleton Sharpe, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

40. Matthew Sharpe, enlisted April 1862, private; transferred to Company F, September 12, 1863.

41. Hiram Sharpe, enlisted April 1862, private;. (H. Sharpe of Company F?)

42. William Sharpe, enlisted April 1862, private. (W. H. Sharpe of Company F?)

43. Robert A. Smith, enlisted April 1862, private; died typhoid fever, Charleston, September 16, 1862.

Company B, 22nd Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)

The following unit was raised for six months service on 4 August 1863 at Mt. Vernon, GA. They were known as the "Montgomery Volunteers" and the only records of their service are found on National Archives microfilm.

1. Joseph Adams

2. M.C. Adams, 2nd lieutenant

3. National D. Basemore

4. Martin Cary, 3rd lieutenant

5. Bailey Chance

6. Charles Chance

7. J.F. Clark

8. A.S. Collins

9. Malcom Currie Jr.

10. Arthur Davis, Jr.

11. William Davis

12. A.J. Gills

13. Alex Gillis

14. David Gillis

15. Jackson Grimes

16. C.S. Hamilton, sergeant

17. J.B. Hamilton

18. Archibald Johnson

19. John Johnson, joined Col. Clinch's 4th Georgia Cavalry

20. J.A. Levingston

21. J.J. McArthur

22. J.W. McArthur

23. Jeremiah McDaniel

24. J.A. McLendon, corporal

25. Hugh McNatt

26. Alexander McQuaig, corporal

27. Angus McQueen

28. David Miller

29. Joel Miller

30. Joshua Miller Jr.

31. Simwon Miller

32. James Morris

33. Alexander Morrison, sergeant

34. David Morrison, sergeant

35. John Morrison Sr.

36. Jasper Nash, corporal

37. Newton Nash

38. J.B. Phillips

39. Mark Phillips

40. Reubin Phillips

41. Rowan Phillips

42. T.W. Rogers, captain and mustering officer

43. James Ryals

44. Will A. Ryals, sergeant

45. Thomas J. Smith

46. G.W. Stephens

47. J.W. Vaughn, 1st lieutenant

Crosby's Company (State Troops)

Few records of this unit survive. According to papers in the Georgia Civil War pension of David Cauley, they were Captain Silas Crosby's Independent Company, which was formed in 1863 and served until they surrendered in Appling and Wayne counties in April 1865. They were attached to the 4th Georgia (Clinch's) Cavalry Regiment, which was formed from the 3rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion in January 1863. They served in North Georgia and northern Alabama, as well as the defense of Savannah.

1. David Cauley

(1A.) Farquhar Adams (Company C, 4th Georgia Cavalry)

2. Thos. Gibbs

(2A.) J.M. Gray

3. D.H. Hughes

4. James Frank Hall

(4.A.) Peter McBryde

5. W.C. McCrimmon

6. John D. McLeod

7. R.B. McMillin

8. Sherrod Phillips

9. B.C. Thompson

10. Josheway Williams

11. A.J. Williamson

Company B, 1st Florida Special Cavalry

Company E, 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment, Screws Division, was formed in September 1863 under Captain John M. Stubbs. They surrendered in Florida in 1865. These men seem to have enlisted on May 20, 1864, in Virginia or possibly in Milledgeville, GA, in Company B, 1st Florida Special Cavalry Battalion. --- For a history of the 1st Florida Special Cavalry and its campaigns see Robert A. Taylor, "Cow Cavalry: Munnerlyn's Battalion in Florida, 1864 - 1865," Florida Historical Quarterly 65: 196-214. ---.

1. J.C. Clements, enlisted September 1863, private.

(1A.) C.D. Adams, enlisted September 1863, private; surrendered in Florida in 1865; died in Wheeler County on September 25, 1916.

(1B.) William B. Blount. (Said in his Civil War pension that he was born in Montgomery County in 1840 and served in Capt. Mays Company B, Wilcox's Florida Volunteers, Finnegan's Brigade, and was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. The regiment surrendered at Appomattox)

(1C.) Joseph F. Clark, in detached service; was married to the sister of C.D. Adams

(1D.) N.C. Gillis. (See Georgia State Civil War pension of Mrs. E.M. Adams.)

(1E.) C.C. Gillis. (See Georgia State Civil War pension of Mrs. E.M. Adams)

2. Archie Johnson, in detached service.

3. Joseph Miller, in detached service.

4. John A. McCrimmon, in detached service.

(5.) Milledge L. Odom (see his Georgia State Civil War pension)

10th Georgia Cavalry

Company ?, 10th Georgia Cavalry, Young's Brigade, Butler's Division, Hampton's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, was formed in April 1862. (These men probably served in the 10th Georgia Cavalry Battalion until that unit was disbanded.)

1. Angus Gillis, enlisted April 1862, private.

2. Andrew Gillis, enlisted April 1862, private.

3. Murdoc Gillis, enlisted April 1862, private.

4. Needham Sears, enlisted April 1862, private.

Company B, 21st Texas Cavalry

John A. Wooten, enlisted September 13, 1861, private.

Note: All unit histories from "A History of Montgomery County, Georgia to 1918" by Robert Scott Davis, Jr.

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