Company F

Johnston's Avengers

Organized at Hazlehurst, Copiah County, on May 3, 1862. Mustered into Confederate service on May 12 at Jackson.

 

 

Allen, C. B. -- Discharged Columbus 8/10/62

Allen E. Burton -- Cpl. -- Discharged Columbus 8/29/62

Allen, J. M. -- Discharged Columbus 8/29/62

Allison, Frank A. -- Regimental Post Master

Anding, S. D. -- Died in Hosp. 9/21/62

Bardwell, Benjamin -- Wounded at Corinth 10/4/62, missing in action.

Bardwell, Isiah -- Wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63

Bardwell, J. -- Paroled at Vicksburg  

Barker, Cicero -- Cpl. -- POW Corinth, wounded at Harrisburg 

Barlow, Nicholas Cicero -- Wounded ??

Breeland, Elisha -- Died at Columbus Hospital 7/7/62

Breeland, Hillary -- Died at Columbus Hospital 6/30/62

Breeland, J. B. -- Deserted, and joined the 10th Mississippi.

Bridges, F. J.

Bridges, J. B. -- Deserted, and joined the 10th Mississippi

Bridges, M. -- Detached service 5/1/64

Bush, John L. -- Deserted, and joined Logan's Cavalry

Campbell, Isaac L. -- Wounded at Harrisburg 7/14/64

Campbell, L. E. 

Coker, P. A. -- Killed at Vicksburg 5/28/63

Coor, James M. 

Coor, Rufus K. -- Cpl.

Crawford, J. N. -- AWOL 12/12/63

Crawford, R. (Robert) F.  -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg

Crews, John W. - Sgt., 1st Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg  

Cunningham, Cicero -- Sgt. -- Died at Holly Springs 10/7/62

Cunningham, T. S. -- Chaplain

Curtis, C. R. C. -- Cpl. -- Wounded at Corinth, AWOL afterwards

Dillard, John M. -- Sgt. -- Wounded at Harrisburg, died of wounds 7/17/64

Durden, H. F. -- Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Ellis, M.. L. -- Cpl.

Erwin, James C. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. POW at Corinth.

Erwin, John J. -- POW at Corinth, AWOL afterwards

Evans, Robert C. -- Discharged at Columbus 7/15/62

Fletcher, W. B. -- Killed at Iuka 9/19/62

Fore, W. S. 

Fore, William Wiley -- AWOL

Funches, M. A.

Gibson, A. J.

Graves, Alonzo T.

Graves, (Greaves) Henry T. 

Green, James (M.) - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Green, J. W.

Griffith, Fontaine

Grimsley, J. John -- AWOL 4/21/63

Hamilton, J.

Hays, Francis (Marion) -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Henry, Thomas A. -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Hill, Joel (D.) -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Holliday, E. M. -- Discharged at Columbus 7/21/62

Holliday, O. P. -- Sgt.

Hughes, W. H. -- Died at Columbus 6/30/62

Kelly, F. L. -- Deserted 3/25/63

Kennedy, John Wesley -- Paroled at Vicksburg  -- Pvt. John W. Kennedy is the Great Great Grandfather of Barbara Moore, and all information has been supplied by her. John was  from Itawamba county Mississippi, and enlisted on May 3, 1862 in Hazlehurst. He was wounded in battle near Tupelo on June 18, 1862, and was than assigned to teamster detail on Sept. 16, 1862. Pvt. Kennedy was captured at Vicksburg, and was paroled along with the rest of the 38th. sadly John Kennedy died on Sept. 15 1914 in Sardis, in Leon County Texas.

Kilpatrick, William -- Awol 4/1/64

Law, L. W. -- POW Corinth

Lorance, J. T. 

Lum, L. W. -- POW, Killed at Vicksburg  7/1/63

McGee (Magee), L. F. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg

Magee, W. William -- Died at Columbus Hospital 7/1/62

Matthews, A. N.

McLemore, Richard M.-- Paroled at Vicksburg

McLendon, Lewis -- Died at Okolona Hospital 6/21/62

Moore, John P. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Neil, Thomas J. -- Died at Copiah County 7/20/62

Newman, Silas -- Detailed to Adj. Office

Otis, Charles V.(Van) H.(Houten) -Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Otis, Cornelius -- Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Owens, W. L. -- AWOL 5/16/63

Patrick, James (M.) -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Patterson, George W. -- Cpl. -- POW Altoona, Georgia

Pearce, Edward

Pearson, John -- AWOL 5/62

Pigott, Charles M. - Sgt. -- The following info on Pvt. Charles Pigott has been provided by Sam Pace. Enlisted: 5/3/1862 in Jackson, Mississippi - Co. F, 6/30/1862 - Present. 8/30/1862 - Present. 10/31/1862 - Absent. Missing on the battle field at Corinth Oct. 4 Not heard from since;  promoted to5 Sgt.. 12/31/1862 - Wounded in battle at Corinth Oct. 4 & died in Iuka, Miss. on Oct. 20, 1862.

Pigott, E. (Elias) W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg -- The following info on Pvt. Elias W. Pigott has been provided by Sam Pace. Enlisted: 5/3/1862 in Jackson, Mississippi - Co. F, 6/30/1862 - Present. 8/30/1862 - Present. 10/31/1862 - Present. 12/31/1862 - Present. 2/28/1863 - Present. 7/4/1863 - Captured at Vicksburg. 7/8/1863 - Paroled at Vicksburg. 10/31/1863 - Absent. Paroled at Vicksburg. 12/31/1863 - Absent. Absent without leave Paroled. 6/30/1864 - Present; age 21.

Pigott, William  -Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg -- The following info on Corporal William Pigott has been provided by Sam Pace. Enlisted: 5/3/1862 in Jackson, Mississippi - Co. F, 6/30/1862 - Present. 8/30/1862 - Present. 10/31/1862 - Absent. Sent to Holly Springs hospital Sept. 29th Surgeons Certificate. - Present 12/31/1862. - Present 2/28/1863. 7/4/1863 - Captured at Vicksburg. 7/8/1863 - Paroled at Vicksburg. 10/31/1863 - Absent. Paroled at Vicksburg. Appointed Corp. Oct. 31, 1863. 12/31/1863 - Absent. Absent without leave Paroled. 6/30/1864 - Present; age 25.

Pinkerton, Samuel D. -- Detailed as Teamster

Prince, Robert C. -- Sgt. 

Randall, E. W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg.

Randall, W. P. -- POW at Iuka, deserted afterwards.

Sandifer, J. W. -- AWOL 9/62

Sandifer, R. P. -- POW at Iuka, AWOL afterwards.

Sandifer, W. C. -- Killed at Vicksburg 5/22/63

Scott, A. V.

Slade, George B. -- The following info on Pvt. George B. Slade has been provided by Sam Pace. Enlisted: ? Columbia Guards/Co. F, 6/30/1862 - Died June 19, 1862. 7/13-15/1864 - Wounded at Harrisburg. This conflicting information needs to be reviewed again. It may have been George W. Slade that was wounded at Harrisburg and the record was incorrectly categorized when microfilmed.

Smiley, A. W. -- Died ata Columbus 6/25/62

Smiley, John D. -- Died at Iuka Hospital 10/1/62

Smith, B. (Barney) -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63

Smith, David -- POW Corinth 10/4/62

Smith, Isaac L. 

Smith, Jacob -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Smith, Moses A. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Stewart, William A. -- Sgt. -- Wounded at Harrisburg 7/14/64

Thames, Joseph

Thomas, J. -- POW Iuka/Corinth

Thornhill, H. C. -- Wounded at Vicksburg, died of wounds on 7/1/63

Thornhill, J. C. -- Died at Columbus Hospital on 6/23/62

Thornhill, James W. - Sgt.-- Sgt. James W. Thornhill is the ancestor of Jason Fortinberry, and all information on Sgt. Thornhill is thanks to him. It has been reported that James died of measles on June 23, 1862, and was laid to rest somewhere in Columbus Mississippi. Date of death also reported as being 7/3/62

Williams, Reuben -- Died at Columbus Hosp. 6/24/62

Willoughby, William -- Cpl. -- The following info on Pvt. William Willoughby has been provided by Sam Pace. Enlisted: 5/3/1862 in Columbia, Mississippi Co. F,6/30/1862 - Sent home from Jackson on furlough May 17, 1862 certificate rendered 8/30/1862 - Present 10/31/1862 - Present; Joined Co. I, Columbia Guards by transfer 12/31/1862 - Present 2/28/1863 - Appointed Corporal Jan 1, 1863 7/4/1863 - Captured at Vicksburg 7/8/1863 - Paroled at Vicksburg 10/31/1863 - Absent without leave from 23 Aug. Paroled Vicksburg 12/31/1863 - Absent without leave from 23 Aug. 1863 Paroled 6/30/1864 - Absent without leave since 1st Apr. 1864; Age 32.

Willson, B. S.

Wilson, William H. -- Sgt. --Paroled at Vicksburg