Hamilton Rangers
The Hamilton Rangers were organized in Thomson, Georgia, (then Columbia County, now McDuffie County) with 112 men and left Thomson by April 1862 to train at Camp Donaldson, Grahamville, South Carolina. By late May, they were camped below Richmond, Virginia, and were Company K, part of the 48th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Over the course of the four year war, 131 soldiers became part of this company.
Twenty-six of these soldiers died in combat; these are indicated by an “*”. Twenty others died of disease; no doubt some from battle wounds. These are indicated by a “+”. Of the 131 soldiers that mustered into Company K, 23 answered the muster roll call at Appomattox Court House.
Twenty-six of these soldiers died in combat; these are indicated by an “*”. Twenty others died of disease; no doubt some from battle wounds. These are indicated by a “+”. Of the 131 soldiers that mustered into Company K, 23 answered the muster roll call at Appomattox Court House.
Command Structure
Army of Northern Virginia
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General Robert Edward Lee, Commanding
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Hill’s Third Army Corp
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Lt. General Ambrose Powell Hill
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Anderson’s Division
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Major General Richard Anderson
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Wright’s Brigade
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Brigadier General Ambrose Ransom Wright
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48th Georgia Infantry Regiment - 2nd GA. Battalion, 22nd GA., 3rd GA
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Colonel William Gibson
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General Robert Edward Lee, Commanding
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Hill’s Third Army Corp
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Lt. General Ambrose Powell Hill
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Anderson’s Division
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Major General Richard Anderson
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Wright’s Brigade
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Brigadier General Ambrose Ransom Wright
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48th Georgia Infantry Regiment - 2nd GA. Battalion, 22nd GA., 3rd GA
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Colonel William Gibson
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Company A
Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I Company K |
Glascock County
Warren County Richmond County Burke County Jefferson County Johnson County Twiggs County Emanuel County Richmond County Columbia County |
Gibson Guards
Warren Infantry Georgia Light Guards Burke Volunteers Jefferson Volunteers Battleground Guards Slappey Guards McLeod Volunteers Wilson Tigers Hamilton Rangers |
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Muster Roll of the Hamilton Rangers
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OFFICERS:
Captain Thomas James Hamilton 1st Lt. David Thaddeus Wilson 2nd Lt. Adam S. Wilkerson+ Jr. 2nd Lt. James D. Young, M.D. 1st Sgt. William A. Pebbles* 2nd Sgt. Olin Andrew Young 3rd Sgt. Jeremiah Colburn Smith* 4th Sgt. John Owen Wiley 5th Sgt. John Dooly Burnside* 1st Cpl. Thomas Rienzi Burnside 2nd Cpl. N. Byron Lazemby+ 3rd Cpl. Thomas H. C. Collins PRIVATES: Henry Daus Adams+ Jesse Adams* Bearey C. Baker Thomas C. Bennett+ Dorsey W. Binion Charles Hezekiah Blackstone Reuben Thomas Blanchard Calvin H. Bohler William Henry Bohler Virgil M. Borum James H. Bosworth James Pierson Burnside* Daniel Webster Cason Joel Chrisman* James M. Collins George Carter Crawford Prince Albert Crawford* Richard C. Crawford+ Robert B. Crawford Louis M. (Kinch) Culbreath Thomas Culbreath William W. Downs Greenleif Lawson Fulbright John Andrew Fulbright Andrew Jackson Granade+ George Granade+ William Granade E. A. Hardin* |
James Polk Harris
James Bailey Hays John A. Hobbs Thomas J. Hobbs+ William J. Hobbs+ James P. Hodo James Alva Holliday Joel T. Holliman* Augustus L. Howell Berry E. Howell Andrew Joseph Huff Thomas Clayton Huff+ William Jasper Huff* Winder Hillman Huff James T. Hughes Hezekiah Ivey+ Randolph Ivey Thomas Floyd Ivey+ Rolla Jenkins* David Booker Johnson Minor Richard Jones Robert Henry Knox* Swill C. Lambert William (Billy) Lamkin Franklin D. Langston* James Adncy Langston, Jr. Jesse Lansdell Robert W. Lassiter Thomas Chesly Lassiter John G. Luke+ Henry Clary Massengale* Alexander Wesley McDonald Andrew Robert McDonald Nicholas J. J. McDonald Stephen McGahee William H. McGahee* George Washington Montgomery Jesse Daniel Montgomery Benjamin William Moore Samuel Moore William S. Moore* James W. Morgan Andrew J. Morris John E. Morris+ Levi B. Morris+ James L. Morris* |
John A. Morris
James Murphy James William O’Tyson Augustus W. Parham* Edward D. Parham* William Townes Pearle H. Oliver Perry Joel Cloud Perry Henry C. Phillips William Franklin Phillips James M. Prescott+ David Ramsey* Benjamin Rees* Joel Rees Curtis Augustus Rees Huriah Rees Toliver Rees Charles Reeves Napoleon Bohlin Ryans+ Joseph Morris Shields+ David Sills Adam Simons Andrew Jackson Simons John Hezekiah Smith George Ray Stanford Jeremiah Stanford* Samuel Stanford* Arter Street Robert Augustus Brooks Tankersley* William Thomas Tankersley Edmon W. Thornton John M. Toole Charles Ares Wade Edward O. Wade James Franklin Wade Samuel Warren William Washington Thomas Peter Watson William Miles Watson+ Henry Solon Wheeler William U. Wheeler* William Jones Whitaker John Whitten+ Barton Bailey Wilkerson George P. Young* |
Source: Holley, Thomas Earl. Company K, Hamilton Rangers, Forty-Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment, Major General Ambrose Wright’s Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America - The officers, the battles and a genealogy of its soldiers. Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Publishing, 2007.