Camden County Troops

Confederate Troops

 

 

 

“The Jonesboro Guard”

 

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Capt. William A. Duke’s Independent Company

 

 

 

 

 

The Jonesboro Guards formed in Camden Township on or about the 18th of May 1861, before North Carolina officially seceded from the Union on the 20th of that month. They enlisted on May 31, 1861, at the Camden Courthouse. Sent to Hatteras Inlet sometime during the week of August 12-18, 1861, sixty-two of these men were subsequently captured when Fort Hatteras was surrendered on August 29, 1861. They were sent first to Fort Columbus on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor and were transferred to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor in November.

 

Some of the men not captured at Hatteras deserted, while others joined Co. E of the 17th NC Regiment. Some went home and awaited further orders. While the bulk of the company was still incarcerated up north, the company was transferred to the newly formed 32nd NC Regiment pending their release. They were designated Co. I.

 

The captives were paroled in December of 1861 and January of 1862, and the enlisted men were officially exchanged on February 20th, 1862. The company was officially mustered out of service on April 2, 1862. A number of these men joined the 56th NC Regiment, which was forming at that time.

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Rank

 

Enlisted

 

After battle at Hatteras Inlet

 

Anderson, John T.

Private

31 May 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861

Arnold, Hugh

Private

12 Aug 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Bell, Alonzo Etheridge

1st Lt.

30 May 1861

POW - paroled 11 Jan 1862; exchanged for Lt. Preston 4th Mich

Bell, Haywood P.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Bell, Kenneth R.

Sergeant

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Bell, Samuel

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Berry, George Loyal A.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Berry, William M.

Private

26 Aug 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Brown, Henry

Private

31 May 1861

POW - imprisoned at Fort Monroe 30 Aug 1861

Cartwright, Jerry M.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Collins, John B.

Private

 

POW - died 7 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus

Davis, Willoughby W.

Corporal

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

DeFord, Charles H.

Private

5 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Dozier, Alexander

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Dozier, Willis

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Duke, William A.

Captain

31 May 1861

POW - paroled 23 Jan 1862; exchanged for Capt.  ??? 79th NY

Etheridge, Wilson L.

Sergeant

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Ferrell, Thomas

Private

31 May 1861

POW - paroled 17 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus

Forbes, Wilson J.

Private

2 Aug 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Gallop, Robert

Private

8 June 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Garrett, Job

Private

8 Aug 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Gilbert, John

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Gilbert, Walter R.

Private

12 Aug 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Gordon, Alexander

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Grandy, Abner W.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Grandy, Caleb L.

Corporal

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Grandy, Thomas J. Jr

Private

15 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Gregory, James N.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Gregory, Luke

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Gregory, Mark R.

Sergeant

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Hales, Abner W.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Harris, J.N.

Private

1 Oct 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Oct 1861

Hughes, Edward S.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Humphres, Malachi

Private

31 May 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861

Hutchings, William

Private

1 Aug 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Jarvis, Richard B.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Jones, Joseph

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Jones, Solomon

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Keaton, Dempsey

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Lamb, Cornelius G.

2nd Lt.

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Lamb, Henry C.

Corporal

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Lynch, Samuel

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Mercer, Smith

Corporal

31 May 1861

POW - paroled 17 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus

Morgan, Robert D.

Private

28 Aug 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Murden, Joseph

Private

 

Transferred to 17th NC Co. L; drowned 8 Feb 1862

Norris, Thomas

Private

31 May 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861

Overman, Benjamin F.

Private

 

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Parker, William J.

Private

31 May 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861; died at home 1 Oct 1861

Sanderlin, Caleb

Musician

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sanderlin, Dorsey

Private

26 Aug 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Savills, Marcus

Private

5 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Savills, Thomas P.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Coston G.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Elijah

Private

13 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Enoch

Private

31 May 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861

Sawyer, Isaac

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, James S.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, John

Private

12 Aug 1861

Transferred to 32nd NC Co. I in Sept 1861

Sawyer, Joseph

Private

8 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Miller

Private

5 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Noah

Private

8 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Sawyer, Samuel S.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Simpson, Wilson

Private

31 May 1861

POW - died 25 Nov 1861 at Fort Columbus

Sturgess, James M.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Ft. Warren 17 Dec 1861 for exchange

Taylor, Nathaniel

3rd Lt.

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Torksey, John B.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Trafton, Phillip

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Trafton, Thomas B.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Upton, John

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Waterfield, John

Private

9 July 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

West, John

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Whaley, William

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Whitehurst, James

Private

31 May 1861

POW - died 13 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus

Whitehurst, John

Private

31 May 1861

POW - paroled 17 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus

Williams, Jesse

Private

31 May 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Williams, John

Private

12 Aug 1861

POW - released at Fort Warren 3 Feb 1862 for exchange

Williams, Wilson D.

Private

31 May 1861

POW - paroled 17 Oct 1861 at Fort Columbus