Historical Sketch of
Company G,
8th Georgia, CSA

Company G, 8th Ga. Regiment

As it appeared in The Hawkinsville Dispatch, on August 7, 1879, p. 3

By David Green Fleming

No. 5 in a 5 part series

aving given the names of the killed and those who died of wounds, as the account of each battle was given, also those who were taken prisoners, I will now give a list of those who died of disease, died since the war, promotions, &c.

DIED OF DISEASE IN SERVICE

Jno. W. Laidler, John R. Aarris, Moses Daniel, H.H. Lancaster, Alex Pipkin, C. Leonard, T.J. Spivey, J.M. McDowell, A. Asbell, William Sanders, G.B. Bridger, Mark Sapp, W.J. Budd, Jas. A. Scarborough, Jno. H. Budd, J. Wilson, William Budd, Council Williford, W.O. Bagby, Meada Yerty, Samuel Buffington, John R. Willis, Kenneth Bembry, John N. Pope, J.V. Cowan, Rufus Dykes, Jno T. Fleming, M.D. Gainer, J.J. Holland, G.W. Hopson.

DIED SINCE THE WAR

Capt. T.D.L. Ryan, James Argo, Sr., J.L. Bryan, J.F. Bohannon, G.L. Bridges, John Bembry, Josephus Carruthers, A.R. Coley, J.J. Eubanks, J.F. Fraser, Robert Grantham, A.H. Grace, Charles Mills, Samuel Nobles, H.S. Sheppard, Maurice Mard.

PROMOTIONS

Jno. A. Young to First Lieutenant and from First Lieutenant to Captain; Daniel M. Blue to Orderly Sergeant; Alex Pipkin to Second Lieutenant; S.D. Andrews to Second Lieutenant; John W. Bohannon to Third Lieutenant; Geo. L. Bridges to First Lieutenant; J.L. Bryan to Orderly Sergeant; D.G. Fleming to Third Sergeant, and from Third Sergeant to Ordnance Sergeant of Eighth Regiment; A.H. Grace to Second Sergeant; J.J. Jelks to Assistant Commissary in Gordon's Brigade, with rank of Captain; W.A. McNair to Second Lieutenant; W.A. Willcox to Orderly Sergeant; W.W. Williamson to Captain.  W.J. Sapp was elected Third Lieutenant just before the battle of Gettysburg, but was killed before his commission arrived.

At the surrender the following were officers of the Company: W.W. Williamson, Captain; G.L. Bridges, First Lieutenant; S.D. Andrews, Second Lieutenant, and Jno. W. Bohannon Third Lieutenant.

Hartwell G. Scott was transferred to the 15th Georgia in 1862, and was killed in the battle of Chicamauga (sic).  James Y. Willcox was discharged in 1861, and joining another command was afterwards killed.  C.C. Benton was discharged in 1871 (sic), and his fate is unknown.  John McCullers was sent to the hospital in 1861, and is supposed to have died.  Nothing could be heard from him afterwards.  J.F. Floyd, John W. Sapp and T.D. Hudson are still suffering from wounds received in the war.

STILL LIVING AND THEIR PRESENT RESIDENCES
AS FAR AS CAN BE ASCERTAINED

Geo. W. Carruthers, Louisiana
W.C. Dougherty, Hancock county
S.W. Taylor, Melonville, Fla.
James Argo, Jr., Hawkinsville
A.H. Affleck, Marshalville, Ga.
S.D. Andrews, Dresden, Texas
Jno. W. Bohannon, Dodge county
H.D. Bohannon, Dodge county
Joe Bohannon, Dodge county
J.M. Bridger, Pulaski county
John Burrows, Hawkinsville
James Burrows, Dakota Territory
C.P. Brown, Hawkinsville
Geo. W. Budd, Hawkinsville
Thos. L. Carruthers, Hawkinsville
J.A.D. Coley, Cochran
Alatia Coley, Pulaski county
D.G. Fleming, Hawkinsville
J.E. Floyd, Pulaski county
James Farnell, Florida
T.J. Garrett, Pulaski county
Iverson Grimsley, Laurens county
J.L. Holland, Texas
John C. Howell,^* Pulaski county
Josiah Hudnall, Pulaski county
T.J. Holder, Hawkinsville
G. Herman, Virginia
T.D. Hudson, Dooly county
J.J. Jelks, Pulaski county
L.C.P. Jones, Telfair county
Jno. W. Lancaster, Pulaski county
J. Leonard, Pulaski county
Reuben Manning, Dodge county
R.L. McCall, Bibb county
J.J. Morris, Pulaski county
J.M. Mitchell, Cobb county
Daniel Martin, Florid
J.V. Nixon, Dodge county
A.P. Price, Pulaski county
Z.J. Redd, Florida
S.B. Stevens, Florida
W.M. Snell, Pulaski county
A. Starowski, Hawkinsville
Marion Sanders, Texas
J.W. Smith, Dodge county
Jno. W. Sapp, Pulaski county
Luke Sapp, Jr., Dodge county
Jacob Stevens, Dooly county
J.M. Thomas, Decatur county
W.A. Wilcox, Darien, Ga.
Jesse Wade, Alabama
R.R. Wallace, Dooly county
W.W. Williamson, Milledgeville
J.T. Wheeler, Florida

* Died July 30, 1879.

George F. McLeod, James E. Taylor, William F. Blue, F.A. Blue and Norman Statham, citizens of Pulaski when the war began, served with the “Macon Guards” in the Eighth regiment.

In 1874, the resident survivors aided by friends in and around Hawkinsville, succeeded in reorganizing the company, which was completed by the election of the following officers:

Captain, John R. Love; First Lieutenant, Thomas Henley; Second Lieutenant, L.C. Ryan; Second Lieutenant Junior, R.L. Stapler, and the requisite number of non-commissioned officers.  Captain Love died soon after his election, and Lieutenant Henley was promoted to Captain, Lieutenant Ryan to First Lieutenant, and Stapler to Second Lieutenant.  W.R. Taylor was elected Second Lieutenant Junior to fill the vacancy.   The company has applied several times to the State government for arms and equipments but have failed to get them.  In consequence of this failure to procure arms, the members of the company have manifested very little interest in its affairs.

In conclusion, the writer returns thanks to his fellow survivors for their assistance in getting up this sketch.  Also to Col. C.C. Kibbee for access to the files of the old Pulaski Times, from which we have obtained much assistance.  To the survivors and all of our fellow soldiers, we wish unbounded success, and although our cause was lost so far as human eye can see, yet may all feel that under the guiding hand of Divine Providence our privations and sufferings may not have been endured in vain.

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