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Pension Application A07814 FL:  

   Surname: SHAW
   Given Names: Jesse Mansfield
   Service Unit: 1st Infantry Regiment Reserve FL 
   Reference:  Jesse moved to FL towards the end of the                       Civil War & then joined to 1st Infantry Resv  
   Wife's Name:  Mary Francis Thomas-Shaw
   Application County & Year: Alachua Co 1907   

The First Florida Infantry Regiment Reserves

It consisted of men at the lower and upper ends of conscription age. The exact date of their organization is unknown, but they existed at least as early as February, 1864 when they participated in the Battle of Olustee. During the spring of 1864 a number of companies of "Florida Reserves" were raised for service within the state. These companies eventually were formed into the First Florida Reserve Regiment. Jesse enlisted in the 4th Ga. Cavalry, Co. H., from Coweta Co. on Oct 2nd 1862. After training, served with Col Avery. Company "H" was not organized until Nov. 16, 1862, the regiment being camped at Dalton, GA on Dec. 16, 1862. Evidently, this regiment became attached to the Army of Tennessee under the command of Gen. Braxton Bragg in the defense of central Tennessee in 1862 and 1863.

 Pension Application A07456:  

   Surname: THOMAS
   Given Names: Isham J. 
   Service Unit: 2nd Regt Inf
   Reference:  
   Wife's Name:  
    Application County & Year: Hillsborough Co 1905

 The 2nd Florida

Was organized on April and July 1861 and mustered into Confederate service for 12 months near Jacksonville, Floridaon July 13, 1861 and joined Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the late summer. They fought at the Battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, and Malvern Hill in 1862. In late 1862, the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment was assigned to E.A. Perry's newly formed Florida Brigade alongside the 5th and 8th Florida. Perry's Brigade served under Anderson’s Division of Longstreet’s First Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia. They fought in the Battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Antietam from Aug-Sep 1862. Colonel David Lang took command of the Florida Brigade and led them at Fredricksburg in Dec 1862 and Chancellorsville in May 1863. Under Col. Lang's command the Florida Brigade fought at Gettysburg in July 1863. They were attached to Picket's Division, and took part in the famous attack on the Union center on the 3rd day. After the Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania in 1864, the Brigade was joined by the victors of the Battle of Olustee, the 9th, 10th, and 11th Regiments. General Joseph Finegan, the famous commander of Florida forces at Olustee, took command of the Florida Brigade, then known as “Finegan’s Brigade”. In the last year of war the Florida Brigade fought at Cold Harbor in June 1864 and Petersburg during the winter. The Florida Brigade retreated with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. By the time of surrender, the regiments were the size of modern day platoons or companies. The 2nd surrendered 68 soldiers.

Pension Application A02411:  

   Surname: THOMAS
   Given Names: Ivey A.
   Service Unit: 1st Regt Inf
   Reference:  
   Wife's Name: Julia Thompson
    Application County & Year: Madison Co 1899 

Ivey's pension application shows he served in the Confederate Army during the civil war.  He first enlisted in Madison County on April 5, 1861 in Company F of the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment.  Upon the expiration of his enlistment, he was discharged at Montgomery, Alabama, on April 4, 1862.  He later enlisted in Hardee's Company H of the 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment.  On August 30, 1862 he was wounded in the right thigh in the second Battle of Manassas.  He was permanently disabled and was sent home from the hospital and remained at home during the rest of the war.   

Pension Application A05343:  

   Surname: THOMAS 
   Given Names: William H.
   Service Unit: 5th Regt Inf 
   Reference:  Brother of Ivey Thomas 
   Wife's Name:    
    Application County & Year: Columbia Co 1908 

Pension Application A06187:  

   Surname: CAMPBELL 
   Given Names: William Marion 
   Service Unit:  GA
   Reference:   Brother of Tamerlane Cato
   Wife's Name:  Nancy Thomas Campbell  
    Application County & Year: Alachua Co 1907 

Pension Application A01288:  

   Surname: CATO 
   Given Names: Tamerlane Holland 
   Service Unit:   10th Regt Inf
   Reference:   
   Wife's Name:  America Thomas Cato   
    Application County & Year: Alachua Co 1907  

Pension Application A01596:  

   Surname: CATO 
   Given Names: Homer C. 
   Service Unit:  10th Regt Inf 
   Reference:   
   Wife's Name:  Florence Daughtry Cato   
    Application County & Year: Alachua Co 1887  

Pension Application A03026:  

   Surname: FUGATE
   Given Names: Reuben Montgomery 
   Service Unit:  Virginia 
   Reference:   
   Wife's Name:  Sarah Caroline Thomas Fugate   
    Application County & Year: Levy Co 1908  

Pension Application D06380:  

   Surname: ODUM
   Given Names: Leonard W. 
   Service Unit:  2nd Regt Inf 
   Reference:   Disapproved 
   Wife's Name:    
    Application County & Year Volusia Co 1904 

Pension Application A00910:  

   Surname: PIKE
   Given Names: Sion Hall 
   Service Unit:  9th Regt Inf 
   Reference:   
   Wife's Name:  Martha Marsh Pike   
    Application County & Year Lake Co 1905 

Pension Application A07079:  

   Surname: Gornto 
   Given Names: William George Washington 
   Service Unit: FL Light Artillery: 1st Div, Calvary                                     Corps:  Capt Dyke's Company   
   Wife's Name: Vivenia Eugenia Patterson  
   Application County & Year: Levy County 

Pension Application A01774:  

   Surname: Gornto 
   Given Names: John J. 
   Service Unit: 7th Regt Inf:  
   Wife's Name: Sarah Tucker 
   Application County & Year: Lafayette County  

Pension Application A02167:  

   Surname: Rimes 
   Given Names: John Martin
   Service Unit: 1st Regt Inf Resv
   Reference:  
   Wife's Name: Martha Jones 
   Application County & Year: Bradford Co 1907 

(Family Link?: A11570 David A. Rimes 9th Regt Inf, M: Elizabeth Albritton, of Polk County) 

   Surname: Dekle 
   Given Names: William Grissom, Jr. 
   Service Unit: Decatur Inf Company F of the 50th GA                                 Volunteer Infantry (1832-1862)  Lt. William Grissom Dekle Jr 

   Surname: Dekle 
   Given Names: John L. 
   Service Unit: 29th Regt GA Inf  (1842-1862) 

   Surname: Dekle 
   Given Names: Randolph 
   Service Unit: 29th Regt GA Inf  (1843-1862) 

 http://usgwarchives.net/pensions/civilwar/fl/g2flpens.htm

Numerous Cone family members were in The War of 1812, Rev War, Seminole Wars & members of the CSA.

29th Infantry Regiment

The first 29th Infantry was constituted on 29 January 1813, and saw service in the War of 1812. The second 29th Infantry was constituted on 3 May 1861. The 29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Thomas, Berrien, Tift, Stephens, and Dougherty counties. For a time Companies A and G served as heavy artillerists in the Savannah area and the rest of the command was at Charleston. It then was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Birgade, and in September, 1863, was consolidated with the 30th Regiment. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totalled 341 men and 195 arms, but few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels W.D. Mitchell, R. Spaulding, and William J. Young; Lieutenant Colonels T.W. Alexander and W.W. Billopp; and Majors Levi J. Knight, John C. Lamb, and John J. Owen.

Colonel William Manning

50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry 

March 22, 1862 through July 31, 1863, Resigned 

The 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment raised by the state of GA to fight for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. This regiment was formed in March 4th, 1862, in Savannah, Georgia, primarily from recruits from southern Georgia. The original commander was Col. William R. Manning (1817-1871). They were drilled at Camp Davis, just outside of Guyton, GA. Upon being mustered into service, the regiment served in the Savannah defenses. On July 17, 1862, Major General John C. Pemberton sent the 50th Georgia Volunteers to Richmond to join the Army of Northern Virginia under its commanding general, Robert E. Lee.

Major General John C. Pemberton 

It served with the Army of Northern Virginia from July 1862 until its surrender at Appomattox Court House, except during Longstreet's 1863 expedition to Georgia and Tennessee. Upon reaching Virginia, it was assigned to Drayton's Brigade. During the Battle of Antietam, the regiment was assigned to Toombs Brigade (in the South this battle is known as the battle of Sharpsburg), after the nearby town. Toomb's Georgia troops were credited with defending the bridge over Antietam creek against several ill fated attempts to cross it, until finally being pushed back late in the afternoon. After the battle, the 50th Regiment was permanently assigned to Paul Jones Semmes's Brigade. The subsequent brigade commanders were Goode Bryan and James P. Simms.

Gen. Goode Bryan 

For the majority of the war, the 50th Georgia served with the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment participated in more than 45 engagements during the war. Some of the early battles in the East that the regiment took part in includedSoth Mtn, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The regiment went south when James Longstreet took his corps to Georgia and Tennesse in the fall of 1863, where it was engaged at the Siege of Knoxville. Returning to Virginia, the 50th Georgia fought in the Siege of Petersburg, The Battle of Cedar Creek and the Battle of Sayler's Creek. The remaining men surrendered at the Appomattox Court House on April 9th, 1865. After parole, they returned to Georgia and civilian life... 

William George Washington Gornto

George Washington Gornto

Perry's Brigade War Department tablet 

Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA

 Fort Delaware

Fort Delaware

Fort Delaware The Prison Times 

Parole Document  

Robert E. Lee

Maj Gen Richard Heron Anderson

 History of the Confederate Pensions in Florida

http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/PensionFiles/

The first Confederate pensions in Florida were authorized in 1885 and granted to veterans the sum of $5.00 per month. The next three decades saw a new Confederate pension bill introduced at nearly every session of the Legislature. Residency requirements were added and adjusted, militia members and widows were declared eligible, various financial qualifications were added and changed, and the amount and method of distribution were changed many times.

A Board of Commissioners consisting of three members was appointed under the first pension law and it remained essentially the same, despite changes in name and the inability of the legislature to settle on the identity of the third member. The Governor and Comptroller were members of the board from the beginning, although the third seat was passed at various times from the Adjutant General to the Secretary of State to the Attorney General to the Treasurer, back to the Attorney General, and again back to the Treasurer before finally stabilizing in 1915 as the Governor, Comptroller, and Treasurer. The clerical and day-to-day operations of administering the pension laws were carried out under the supervision of the Comptroller.

 Description of Veterans' and Widows' Applications

The pension application files include both veterans' and widows' applications interfiled, although approved and denied claims are filed separately. The veteran's application generally includes his full name, date and place of birth, unit of service, date and place of enlistment, date and place of discharge, brief description of service and/or wounds, proof of service, place and length of residence in Florida, as well as other miscellaneous documentation. 

The widow's application is filed with that of her husband and includes her full name, date and place of marriage, date and place of her husband's death, her place and length of residence in Florida, and proof of her husband's service. Some early applications also include the widows' date and place of birth. Confederate pensions were awarded to residents of Florida regardless of the state in which their service was rendered. 

Jefferson Davis' Inaugural ~ Montgomery AL 1861

 Union

Gen Ulysses S Grant 

Waters CSA Connections 

Emmanuel Waters

~ The 8th Infantry Regiment ~

On 05/15/1862, Emanuel Waters enlisted into the Confederate Army. He was a member of the 8th Regiment. Florida Infantry – Company C. This unit was a part of Perry’s Brigade, which was a part of Anderson ’s Division. Anderson ’s Division, Commanded by Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson was under the Third Army Corps, which was commanded by Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill. Hill’s commander was Robert E. Lee. Emanuel was injured in the right hip area during a skirmish at the "Wilderness" on May 6th, 1864, when his unit was flanked and was ordered to fall back. By all evidence, it was late in the day. He was absent/sick and hospitalized on the last muster roll. The series of battles began on May 4th, 1864, about 18 miles west of Fredericksburg, VA, and lasted three days. When he applied for pension. It describes the incident that injured him, that he was not hit by enemy fire but sustained a serious rupture on the left side and paralysis of the right leg by falling backwards over a pile of logs after being ordered to fall back when the Federal Troops flanked his unit on the left. The paralysis was caused by an injury to his lower back at about the area where the pelvis is joined. He was released from capture April 9th, 1865 in Richmond, VA.

The 8th Infantry Regiment-Company C, completed its organization at Lake City, Florida, during the summer of 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Walton, Washington, Jackson, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Leon, and Gadsden. The unit was soon ordered to Virginia with a force of 950 men, and brigaded under Generals Pryor, E.A. Perry, and Finegan. It was prominent in numerous battles from Second Manassas to Cold Harbor , endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and fought in various conflicts around Appomattox . The regiment reported 7 killed, 37 wounded, and 44 missing at Fredericksburg , had 11 killed and 28 wounded at Chancellorsville , and lost fifty-nine percent of the 176 engaged at Gettysburg . Only 4 officers and 28 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. Soon after the Chickahominy campaign the Fifth and Eighth Florida regiments of infantry arrived in Virginia and were assigned to Pryor's brigade, otherwise composed of the Second Florida, Twelfth Virginia and Fourteenth Alabama.

The Eighth regiment, under command of Col. R. F. Floyd, included the companies commanded by Captains Worth of Hillsboro, Tucker of Madison, B. A. Bobo of Madison; William Baya of St. John's, R. A. Waller of Gadsden, Stewart of Orange, F. Simmons of Nassau, David Lang of Suwannee, Pons of Duval, T. E. Clarke of Jackson; Dr. Richard P. Daniel was surgeon.

The Second, Fifth and Eighth regiments fought together first in the great battle of Second Manassas August 30, 1862, where, as General Pryor reported, "the Fifth and Eighth Florida regiments, though never under fire before, exhibited the cool and collected courage of veterans." Crossing the Potomac near Leesburg early in September, the brigade marched through Frederick City, over South mountain into Pleasant valley, and participated in the investment and capture of the Federal forces a! Harper's Ferry. Hurrying then to the field of Sharps-burg, they shared the service of R. H. Anderson's division in the battle of September 17th. In this engagement Colonel Hateley and Lieutenant-Colonel Lamar, of the Fifth, were severely wounded.

OFFICERS:

Colonel Richard F. Zloyd, Colonel David Lang,  Lieutenant Colonel William Baya, Lieutenant Colonel John M. Pons, Major Thomas E. Clarke & Major William J. Turner 

Some of the battles Emanuel's unit was involved in were:

2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)  Thoroughfare Gap, VA 08/28/1862  Second Manassas, VA 08/30/1862  Antietam (09/06-17/1862)  Fredericksburg (12/13/1862) Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863) Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)  Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)        Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863) Mine Run Campaign Nov-Dec 63      THE WILDERNESS May 5-6, 64  Overland Campaign Petersburg  Appomattox - 04/09/1865 

John W. Waters:

~7th Regt Infantry, Marion Co~

The Florida 7th Infantry Regiment was organized at Gainesville, Florida, in April, 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bradford, Hillsborough, Alachua, Manatee, and Marion. During the war it served in R.C. Trigg's, Finley's, and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 7th took an active part in the arduous campaigns of the army from Chickamauga to Nashville , then fought its last battle at Bentonville . It sustained few casualties at Chickamauga and in December, 1863, totalled 278 men and 206 arms. The unit surrendered on April 26, 1865.

OFFICERS:

Colonel Robert Bullock                    Colonel Madison S. Perry
Lieutenant Colonel Tillman Ingram    Major Nathan S.

BATTLES:

Chickamauga 09/19-20/1863
Chattanooga Siege 09-11/1863 
Chattanooga 11/23-25/1863
New Hope Church 05/25-06/5/ 1864) 
Ezra Church 07/28, 1864
Atlanta Siege 07-09 1864)
Jonesboro 08/31-09/01 1864 GA 
Franklin 11/30/1864 NC 
Nashville 12/15-16/1864 GA
Carolina Campaign 02-04/1865
Bentonville 03/19-21, 1865

George Washington Waters CSA 

Washington Wayne Waters

A Private in the 50th Georgia Infantry Company A: 50th Infantry Regiment was organized at Savannah, GA, during the spring of 1862. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ware, Coffee, Lowndes, Thomas, De Kalk, Clinch, Colquitt, Berrien and Brooks. After serving in the District of Georgia, the 50th moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Drayton's, Semmes's, Bryan's, and Simms' Brigade. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then was ordered back to Georgia. However, the unit did not arrive in time to share in the Battle of Chickamauga. It was involved in the Knoxville operations and later the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. The regiment fought with Gen. Early in the Shenadoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. There were 29 killed and 97 wounded at Sharpsburg and 17 killed and 153 wounded at Chancellorsville. It lost thirty percent of the 302 engaged at Gettysburg, had many disabled at Sayler's Creek. He was captured at Cedar Creek Virginia on October 19, 1864, and surrendered with 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 surgeons, and 25 men. The field officers were Colonels William R. Manning and Peter McGlashan; Lieutenant Colonels William O. Fleming, Francis Kearse, and Pliny Sheffield; and Majors DuncanCurry, P.C. Pendleton, and John M. Spence.He was paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland. From there he was transferred for exchange on February 13, 1865. Received at Boulware & Cox's Landing, James River, Virginia. Operation against Sheridan's Trevillian Raid, Va. Engagement, Trevillian Station, Central R.R., Va. Action, Newark (Mallory's Cross Roads), Va. Siege Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. Engagement, Sappony Church (Stony Creek), Va. Engagement, Ream's Station, Va. Battle, Weldon R.R., Globe Tavern (Yellow House) and Black's Station (Six Mile House), Va. Battle, Ream's Station, Va. Battle, Popular Springs Church Peeble's Farm Pegram's Farm, and Laurel Hill, Va. Engagement, Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, Va. Operations against Warren's Expedition to Hicksford, Va. Appomattox Campaign Action, Namozine Church, Va. Skirmishes near Amelia Court House, Va. Skirmish, Tabernacle Church (Beaver Pond Creek), Va. Engagement, Amelia Springs, Va. Action, High Bridge, Va. Engagement, Farmville, Va. Engagement, Appomattox Station, Va. Engagement, Clover Hill, Appomattox Court House, Va. Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Va. 

 Richard Alexander Waters Sr 

Private Wiley William Waters

Company "H", 7th Georgia Cavalry, Hardwick Mounted Rifles ~ Co. "B" C.S.A. Wiley William Waters volunteered to fight in April of 1862. He traveled from Tattnall County to Bryan County to enlist along with his older brother Bryant J. Waters, and younger brother Berrian (Berry) F. Waters, in the Hardwick Mounted Rifles which later became a part of the 7th Regiment of Georgia Cavalry. The "7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry" more commonly referred to as the "7th Georgia Cavalry" was formed at Savannah, Georgia by the consolidation of the 24th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, four companies of the 21st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry and the two companies of the Hardwick Mounted Rifles, dated Feb. 13, 1864. Hardwick Mounted Rifles The "Hardwick Mounted Rifles" was formed in April of 1862 by Capt. Joseph L. McAllister in Bryan County, Georgia at Fort McAllister near his rice plantation, Strathy Hall. The unit was named after the ghost town, "Hardwick", located between McAllister's Plantation and Fort McAllister. A former governor had planned to move the Georgia Capital from Savannah to this new settlement on the banks of the Ogeechee River. The name, Hardwick" came from an English friend of his, the Earl of Hardwicke. The project failed and Savannah remained the capitol. The assignment and main objective of the Hardwick Mounted Rifles was to defend against Union invasion along the Georgia coast and protect the towns and homes of these Southeast Georgia coastal counties.

The assignment and main objective of the Hardwick Mounted Rifles was to defend against Union invasion along the Georgia coast and protect the towns and homes of these Southeast Georgia coastal counties. The most outstanding encounter was that of the Union's seventh Naval Attack on Fort McAllister March 3, 1863. This was the most concentrated attempt the Union made using multiple Ironclads and three mortar boats. The battle raged for over seven hours with firing in both directions. Before the gun ships had moved into place, several men of the Hardwick Mounted Rifles crossed the Ogeechee and made their way through the marsh to within gun range of the ironclads. When the first Union sailor emerged, they opened fire, wounding him. The mortar boats shelled the Battery all night on the 3rd with no damage. Only two men were injured during the entire attack and they had only minor injuries. On the 4th, the Union boats left, convinced that a successful naval attack was not possible against Fort McAllister. The efforts of the Fort McAllister Garrison and the Hardwick Mounted Rifles resulted in a victory for the Confederacy and much respect earned for both the Garrison and the Hardwick Mounted Rifles. The early flag of the Hardwick Mounted Rifles was a Confederate Battle Flag without inscription. After the defense of Ft. McAllister against the Union ironcalds, Gen. Beauregard issued a special order for the unit to use the First National with the inscription "Fort McAllister" on it. Even though the 7th was consolidated in February, the different battalions served independent of each other until May 1864. At that time they received new equipment and went to Augusta, then to Columbia, S.C. where they met Butler's Brigade. The entire 7th Georgia Cavalry rallied near Richmond in the latter days of May.

Wiley WilliamWaters GA Hardwick Mtd.Rifles Co.B ~ GA 7th Cav. Co.H William Waters enlisted September 12, 1863 in Bryan County with J.L. McAllister. Pvt. Waters served in Co. B, Hardwick Mounted Rifles until, through consolidation of units, he was transferred to Co. H, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. Waters was absent for a few days in late April '64 and on the May/June roll he was listed as being sick. On April 9, 1865, Pvt. W.W. Waters surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Va. along with the remaining members of the 7th. (Surrendered / paroled April 1865 Appomattox).

Fort McAllister 

Fort McAllister  

Fort McAllister  

Fort McAllister  

Private Wiley William Waters

Bryant J. Waters

B.J. Waters enlisted October 7, 1863 in Bryan County with Capt. Hines. Pvt. Waters served in Co. B, Hardwick Mounted Rifles until, through consolidation of units, he was transferred to Co. H, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. Pvt. Waters was absent for 4 days in late April, just prior to moving to Northern Virginia. Afterwards he was present for the duration of the war. On April 9, 1865, Pvt. B.J. Waters surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Va. along with the remaining members of the 7th. (Surrendered / paroled April 1865 Appomattox). The company Captain was: Co. H, John P. Hines; From Co. B, "Hardwick Mounted Rifles".

Berrian (Berry) F. Waters

GA Cav. 21st Bn. Co.C ~ GA 7th Cav. Co. B

B.F. Waters enlisted December 9, 1863 at Georgetown, S.C. with Capt. Miller. Pvt. Waters served in Co. C, 21st Battalion, Georgia until, through consolidation of units, he was transferred to Co. B, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. Pvt. Waters was captured June 11, 1864 during the Battle at Trevillian Station, Va. He was sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. on June 20th and on the 25th of July was transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. He was transferred for exchange October 11, 1864. The actual exchange took place on October 29th. At the end of the war, he was paroled at Augusta on May 19, 1865. The company Captain was: Co. B, Robert L. Miller; From Co. C, "Miller's Rangers".

Elmira Prison, N.Y  

Fortress Monroe, Va. Union  

Fortress Monroe, Va. Union  

Fortress Monroe, Va. Union 

The 7th was ordered to Virginia where it was assigned to The Army of Northern Virginia. It was re-assigned in late November 1864 to the Department of Richmond. It was soon returned to the Army of Northern Virginia and served there until the end of the war.The Army of Northern Virginia's Order of Battle had the 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry scheduled at the Battle of Spottsylvania but it seems the 7th did not enter battle until June 11, 1864 at Trevillian Station. Col. William P. White the senior officer of the 7th did not lead the regiment to the front. He became the victim of an assassin's bullet. Col. White was succeeded in command by Lt. Col. Joseph L. McAllister. The 7th at this time, now at its peak with 842 men, was serving under Maj. Gnl. Wade Hampton. 

Also in Hampton's Division were three other Georgia Calvary units, all veteran units; Cobb's Legion, Phillip's Legion and the 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry for a total force of slightly less than After its arrival at Richmond, the 7th Georgia Cavalry joined the pursuit of General Phil Sheridan through the Shenandoah Valley. On the 11th of June, 1864 they were located between Trevillian Station and Louisa Court House. The 7th was not experienced in something as massive as the Battle of Trevillian Station, their first major encounter. The terrain in this area of Louisa County was very rough with very dense stands of timber and undergrowth, making it very difficult to maneuver. This was one of the bloodiest encounters of the war with tremendous losses on both sides totaling about 1600. Many of the 7th were killed the first day including Colonel Jo

seph McAllister being struck with 4 bullets in the chest and Capt. Whiteford D. Russell who was mortally wounded. The losses were not without reward. Union General Sheridan who had a starting force of about 8000, was pushed back, preventing him from joining Gnl. Hunter in his raid against Lynchburg, Va. 5000. As dawn broke, the sound of gunfire roused the sleepy men of the 7th Georgia Cavalry. Hastily breaking camp, the men of the 7th Georgia stood to horse awaiting orders. About 6:00, the Georgians received orders to dismount and picket their horses near Trevillian Station, leaving a small guard with the animals. One member of the regiment reported, “We were then marched to the scene of action, and I do truthfully say that I have never seen men go into a fight more willingly and more calmly than the 7th Georgia Cavalry.” He continued, “A smile 

lit up the countenance of every man from the right to the extreme left of the line.” Committed to the fight, the 7th Georgia led Wright’s counterattack, blunting the Federal advance. A member of the 7th Georgia noted, “We drove them back in every charge, notwithstanding the advantageous ground which they were occupying. Their ranks were broken, and they fled precipitously. Soon, however, the rally was sounded, and having received large reinforcements, they charged us, numbering us nearly ten to our one. We contested every inch of ground with them, and even held them in check for a time.” “For four hours we fought alone, against fearful odds,” claimed a proud Georgian, “and I regret to state what the 7th suffered in killed, wounded and prisoner. You may judge how desperately we fought by our thin and decimated ranks. We carried six hundred men into 

the fight and brought out three hundred only.”Lt. Col. Waring, commander of the Jeff Davis Legion, dismounted a “good many men to support General Butler. As Waring’s command and the Georgians of the 20th Battalion of Georgia Cavalry pitched into the fray, so too did most of the men of the 7th Georgia Cavalry and Cobb’s Legion. The additional men made an immediate impact; Hampton later noted that these two brigades pushed the enemy steadily back, and I hoped to effect a junction with Lee’s division at Clayton’s Store in a short time.

The commander of the 7th Georgia, Lt. Col. Joseph McAllister, was a 43 year-old lawyer who had attended Amherst College. Although he had little military training, McAllister had natural ability to command men. His grandfather, Col. Richard McAllister, commanded a regiment of Pennsylvania in

fantry in George Washington’s Continental Army. Joseph McAllister was a wealthy and well-respected rice planter. He was “an upright, useful citizen, charitable to the poor and kind to all, a sagacious and dashing soldier, and a true patriot.” Trevillian Station was his first time leading troops in combat. McAllister led the final counterattack of the Georgians along the Fredericksburg Road. Pitching into the fray, “shot and shell, canister and grape, mingled with the booming of artillery, made war’s grand chorus jeeringly sublime. But on, through the missiles of death, he bore himself as though he courted death in defense of his country’s liberties.” McAllister was completely surrounded by Yankee troopers. He cried out to his men, “Strike for God and our native land!" A Yankee bullet struck him. Despite the pain, he emptied his revolver at the attacking N

ortherners, who demanded his surrender. The defiant McAllister threw the empty pistol at his attackers. He was then killed, four Yankee bullets in his chest. McAllister’s boots and hat were taken and his stars and the buttons on his coat were cut from his uniform. Fortunately, his sword and spurs were recovered and returned to his family in Georgia.

Maj. Edward C. “Ned” Anderson, McAllister’s second in command, was wounded in the hip while leading a charge and was captured. Anderson hid his pocket watch and feigned that he could not walk as a result of the wounded hip. Later that day, he escaped and made his way back to the regiment the next day. Three company commanders of the 7th Georgia were lost early on June 11: Capts. John P. Hines, A. R. Millar, and William D. Russell were killed. C

apt. Frank W. Hopkins, commander of Co. G, was captured. Hopkins spent ten months at Fort Delaware and then joined the “Immortal 600”, a group of Confederate officers placed on a list for retaliation. These men were exposed to the fire of Confederate guns at Charleston, South Carolina. Hopkins survived his stint on the torture ships and eventually was freed from prison at Fort Pulaski at the end of the war. 

Fort Pulaski 

Adam J. Iler, a 25 year-old second sergeant of the 7th Georgia, was captured that morning. A farmer from rural Georgia, Iler joined the McAllister’s company, the Hardwick Mounted Rifles, a local militia unit that became Company H of the 7th Georgia. Iler, who served for two years in the post-War Georgia legislature, fell into the hands of Torbert’s troopers during the fighting on the Fredericksburg Road. Iler’s war ended that day. He spent the duration as a prisoner of war in the infamous Northern prisoner of war camp at Elmira, New York. Swooping down on largely defenseless wagons and horses, the 5th Michigan bagged several hundred prisoners, 1,500 horses, a stand of colors, 6 caissons, 40 ambulances, and 50 army wagons. Many Confederates broke their arms upon surrendering, rather than give them up. Others dropped their weapons until they realized that the 5th Michigan was unsupported. They then picked up their arms again and fired into the rear of the Wolverines. The commotion in the rear alerted Butler. He sent some of his South Carolinians back toward the station to see what was going on in his rear. Their presence, combined with the 7th Georgia Cavalry dispatched by Hampton earlier to protect the wagon trains, bought valuable minutes. The 20th Georgia Cavalry of Wright’s command was also sent back to stem the tide.

In addition to the dead and wounded at Trevillian Station, about 180 men were captured and after a brief stay at Point Lookout Prison were transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. where most remained until the end of the war or died from the very harsh conditions. Many of the 7th Georgia Cavalry were wounded and carried to Exchange Hotel (Gordonsville, Va. Receiving Hospital), now a museum. Some survived and many did not. In the month of June 1864 over 6000 wounded were brought to Gordonsville Receiving Hospital.

Gary's Brigade was reinforced by the 7th Georgia Cavalry for the second battle of Deep Bottom, August 16, 1864 after which they fought at Reams Station and the Weldon Railroad. Later, the 7th Ga. Cav. was officially transferred to Gary's Brigade. Also in Gary's Brigade were the 7th SC, Hampton's Legion and the 24th VA. One of the many problems encountered by the 7th was that of maintaining healthy mounts. There was hardly a day that passed where the 7th did not encounter the enemy. With the cavalry being able to respond quickly, General Lee called upon them for reinforcement any time there was a threat anywhere along the Richmond line of defense. By December, most of the horses were dead or rendered useless from hard work and starvation. In December 1864, Colonel E.C. Anderson, Jr. split the unit. The mounted part continued the fighting in Virginia and Col. Anderson left for Georgia with about 200 men to get fresh mounts. When arriving in Georgia, they fought dismounted, defending Savannah against Union General Sherman's siege. When Savannah was evacuated, the dismounted men of the 7th, supporting General Young's command, were part of a defense line established about half way between Savannah and Charleston.

Most of these men were in NC when General Lee surrendered. It is believed that Wiley William Waters was one of the 200 men who returned to Georgia to fight against General Sherman's siege. Wiley William Waters is not listed among the 39 elisted men of the 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry who surrendered with General Lee. His older brother Bryant J. Waters (B.J. Waters) was among the 39 names. There were 39 enlisted men of the 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry who surrendered with General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox. Others who had been separated from the unit and still nearby surrendered very soon thereafter. A few others were detailed with the wagon train and surrendered later. The 7th Georgia Cavalry was the last unit to leave the burning ruins of Richmond.

The 7th Georgia Cavalry was involved in a number of various type engagements during its history. These are listed below, each followed by a number which indicates a location on the map just below the list. Operation against Sheridan's Trevillian Raid, Va. Engagement, Trevillian Station, Central R.R., Va. Action, Newark (Mallory's Cross Roads), Va. Siege Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. Engagement, Sappony Church (Stony Creek), Va. Engagement, Ream's Station, Va. Battle, Weldon R.R., Globe Tavern (Yellow House) and Black's Station (Six Mile House), Va. Battle, Ream's Station, Va. Battle, Popular Springs Church Peeble's Farm Pegram's Farm, and Laurel Hill, Va. Engagement, Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, Va. Operations against Warren's Expedition to Hicksford, Va. Appomattox Campaign Action, Namozine Church, Va. Skirmishes near Amelia Court House, Va. Skirmish, Tabernacle Church (Beaver Pond Creek), Va. Engagement, Amelia Springs, Va. Action, High Bridge, Va. Engagement, Farmville, Va. Engagement, Appomattox Station, Va. Engagement, Clover Hill, Appomattox Court House, Va. Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Va.