| Updated 14 June 2008 Vann, G W (I V) Private Assistant Commissary Sergeant Quartermaster Sergeant Master Sergeant Company F WIA or sick during siege of Vicksburg MS as he is paroled there while in Hospital No. 2 as a Quartermaster Sergeant of 37th AL Infantry CSA Vann (Van) (Vaughn?), John H Private Company A Age at Enlistment: 24 Enlisted 14 Apr 1862 at Abbeville AL by H.E. Owens; Listed as Private on Muster Roll of Company A dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Died in service 26 July 1862 at Columbus MS of unknown cause (disease assumed as his death predates any enemy actions by the regiment) Varner, Kinchin M Private Company G Listed on Muster Roll of Company G published in 19 June 1902 WEEKLY ENTERPRISE, Enterprise AL Vaughan, James W 2nd Corporal Company A Age at Enlistment: 45 Enlisted 12 March 1862 at Abbeville AL (also 22 March 1862 at Auburn by J.F. Dowdell); Listed as 2nd Corporal on Muster Roll of Company A dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Disability Discharge granted on 2 March 1863 at age 46: "Unfit for duty 60 days. Chronic Rheumatism"; Hospitalized in Ross Hospital at Mobile AL 28 Sep - 15 Oct 1864 and furloughed for 30 days; Described as 5’10" tall with dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair and farmer by occupation; Mentioned by Samuel Singletary (Co. A) in his description of the organization of Company A published in 17 Apr 1902 edition of WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL): "... This completed the organization of the company except the appointment of non-commissioned officers, which the captain did soon after our arrival at Auburn which was as follows: ... James W Vaughn, 2d corporal ..." Veal, A J Drum Major Regimental Field & Staff Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 (according to Miller. Name does not appear in Pitts’ data) Veal, John O Private Company F Hospitalized in Thomaston Post Hospital at Barnesville GA 12 June 1864 with "Diarrhoea" Vernon, John M Private Company G Age at Enlistment: 26 Enlisted 24 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Disability discharge applied for 26 July 1862/granted 30 July 1862 at Columbus MS: "Unfit for duty 40 days - Consumption (read tuberculosis) - the disease is hereditary. He cannot be cured. "; Described as 5’6" tall with dark complexion, black eyes and black hair; Farmer by occupation and age 26 at discharge Vickers, Thomas Private Company E Died in service at Columbus MS on unknown date of unknown cause (disease assumed based on early date of claim); Claim for deceased soldier filed 16 July 1862 by Lamanda Vickers Vineyard, John M Private Company D Age at Enlistment: 30 Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Served as Nurse in General Hospital at Durant MS 12 Sep 1862; Served as Nurse in General Hospital at Castilian Springs MS for Dec 1862 and paid $7.75 for extra duty; Hospitalized in Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA for "Asthma" 30 May 1864; Hospitalized for "Asthma" and returned to duty 19 Dec 1864 at Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA; Hospitalized for "Ascites" (1901 Medical Definition of "Dropsy: Hydrops, an accumulation of fluid in any part of the body, specifically; Dropsy of Belly: Ascites") on 16 Apr 1865 and returned to duty 29 Apr 1865 at Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA; POW at Macon GA 30 Apr 1865 Wade, Isreal Private Company G Enlisted 1862 in Company G of 37th Alabama Regiment of Volunteer Infantry; POW captured near Atlanta GA ON 22 July 1864 and sent to Louisville KY 30 July 1864 and transferred to Camp Chase OH; On 2 March 1865 transferred to City Point VA for exchange, but did not make it home Walker, Cyrus C Private Company H Enlisted 14 May 1862 in Company I of 42nd AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. H Walker, E W Private Company E Enlisted 31 Dec 1864 at Auburn AL; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company E; Post-war removed to Hopkins County TX; Buried in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, TX - no dates on marker Walker, G W Private Company E Age: 27 in 1865 POW at Citronelle AL 4 May 1865 and paroled 13 June 1865 at Mobile AL; Described as 5’11" tall with dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair; Age 27 at parole; Residence: Clarke County AL Walker, William R 4th Corporal Company D Age at Enlistment: 28 Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL as 4th Corporal; Signed for his pay 25 Sep 1863 at Selma AL in the amount of $26; Detailed by Special Order 290/8 dated 7 Dec 1864 as "Carpenter" for Selma AL Arsenal Walkins, Martin M Private Company K Died in service of unknown cause at unknown location/date; Claim for deceased soldier filed 16 March 1863 by Susan J. Walkins Wall, Absolom (Absolem) Private Company C & D Age at Enlistment: ca 33 Enlisted 1 Nov 1863 at Leon AL in Company C of 37th AL CSA; Hospitalized in Forsythe Hospital at Forsythe GA on 1 Dec 1863 (POSSIBLY WIA at Lookout Mountain/Missionary Ridge TN 23-25 Nov 1863) and furloughed 31 Dec 1863; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as Private of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. D Wall, Gideon Private Company C Age at Enlistment: 27 Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Leon AL; Died in service of unknown cause at Vicksburg MS 17 June 1863; Buried in Grave No. 51 of Soldiers Rest plot of Cedar Hill (City) Cemetery, Vicksburg MS; Claim for deceased soldier filed 31 Oct 1864 by Nancy Wall, widow Wall, Nathaniel Private Company C Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863 with X Wall, Thomas Private Company C Age at Enlistment: 36 Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Greenville (also Leon); Disability discharge applied for 26 July 1862/granted 30 July 1862 at Columbus MS: "Ingenial (Inguinal) Hernia. The opening is very large. He cannot be cured."; Described as 5’7" tall with red complexion, grey eyes, light hair and farmer by occupation Wallace, James T Private Company G Enlisted 17 March 1862 in Company B of 42nd AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. G Waller, L J Rank Unknown Company Unknown Died in service while hospitalized (French's Division Hospital?) at Shelby Springs, AL and buried at Shelby Springs Confederate Cem, Shelby Co AL – Surname “Waller” appears in Company D and G Waller (Wallis?), T S Private Company G Paroled at Meridian MS 10 May 1865 MOST PROBABLY SAME MAN AS "THOMAS G WALLER, COMPANY D" Waller, Thomas G Private Company D Age at Enlistment: 22 Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs MS to 30 Sep 1862 with "chronic bronchitis"; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Paroled at Meridian MS 10 May 1865 POSSIBLY SAME MAN AS "T S WALLER, COMPANY G" Wallis (Wallace?), H T 1st Lieutenant Company C Paroled at Meridian MS 10 May 1865 Walton, William F (T) (P)  Private-3rd Corporal-2nd Corporal Company I & D Age at Enlistment: 21 Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Appears as "Walton, William P." on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL as 2nd Corporal; Hospitalized in General Hospital (Branch) at Marion MS on 31 Aug 1862 and furloughed 23 Nov 1862 and had not returned by 8 Feb 1863; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS 10 July 1863 as "William F. Walton" (shown above); Died in service 15 Dec 1863 of unknown cause at unknown place; Claim for deceased soldier filed 16 Feb 1864 by Manning Walton, father; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers County AL) as "4th Corp’l - Wm. F. Walton, discharged, received again, and died at Dalton, Ga., Dec. 1863"; Mentioned in "Formation of Company I" article of WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) of unknown date in 1902 Walton (Walston), John Private Company I & D Enlisted 6 March 1862 at Lafayette AL; MIA at Iuka 3-5 Oct 1862; On list of POWs at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie MS dated 14 Oct 1862; Paid $22 on 276 Nov 1862 at Columbus MS for Sep and Oct 1862; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Hospitalized in Ross Hospital at Mobile Al 19 Oct - 10 Nov 1864 with Febris Remittens (malaria); Hospitalized in Ross Hospital at Mobile AL 16-29 Nov 1864 with acute diarrhea; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. I as "Walston"; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers County AL) with Privates as "Walston, John" Ward, John A Private Company H Died in service 20 Oct 1862 of typhoid fever at unknown location Ward, John W Private Company H Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs MS 8 Feb 1862; Hospitalized in General Hospital (Branch) at Marion MS on 31 Aug 1862; ALSO Hospitalized in General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs MS on 31 Aug - 10 Dec 1862; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs MS 22 Apr 1863 and noted as "Never been paid." Ward, R G (Richard) Private Company K Age at Enlistment: 25 Enlisted 17 March 1862; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS 10 July 1863 with X; "Richard Ward" mentioned as KIA "on retreat to Atlanta (in 1864)" in 1902 letter of A.J. Bryan published in 1902 WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL); Married to Susan ("Sookie") Stewart at Pike County AL Warlick, Pinkney L (S) Private Company G & E Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Cusseta; POW at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie MS on list dated 13 Oct 1862 at Corinth MS; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Served as "Blacksmith" for Dec 1863 and for Apr, May & June 1864 in GA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company G Waters, Charles Private Company I Enlisted in Company A of 42nd AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. I Waters, Jeremiah (Jerimiah) Private Company C Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Leon AL; Died in service of unknown cause (disease assumed) as "James R. Barnett, Lt., Commanding Company C," signed for his coffin at Columbus MS 17 July 1862 Watford, John Private Company E Age at Enlistment: 24 Enlisted 29 March 1862 at Woodville AL; Paid $39.23 on 5 Aug 1862; POW at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie MS on list dated 14 Oct 1862 at Corinth MS Watkins, Martin Rank Unknown Company K Mentioned as "died of smallpox" (date/location not specified) by A.J. Bryan in letter to editor T.J. Carlisle published in 19 June 1902 edition of WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) Watkins, Wiley F Private Company K Age at Enlistment: 21 Enlisted 17 March 1862 (also 27 March); POW at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie on list dated 14 Oct 1862 at Corinth MS; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863 with X; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of Consolidated 37th AL CSA Company K Watkins (Wadkins), Jacob W (J C) Private Company K Enlisted 1 Sep 1863 in Company K of 37th AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC Hospital 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. K; Mentioned in letter of C.P. Rodgers, Sr. published in 5 June 1902 WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL): "... I went to Dallas, Texas, to the re-union, via N O & H R R, and when I stepped aboard the cars at Letohatchie I was agreeably surprised to meet - Blackman, John Moore, J C Watkins and M W Carroll, of Co K, from Troy, Ala. They were all comrades, looked well and filled the bill of lading 'because they were in good order and well conditioned.' I had not seen them since they were at Spanish Fort, and on our way to Mobile I could see the old Fort across the bay and I thought of the grand times the boys had there, how I used to let them have the boats to go fishing and how they always remembered me with the fish, and do you remember how the boys shook with the chills? Why, if I could have got them all together at the same time on one hill, I could have had a very respectable earthquake...";A "J C Watkins" witnessed the Confederate Pension application of A. Campbell (Co. K) - POSSIBILITY OF SECOND MAN, "J.C. WATKINS" IS SUGGESTED, BUT NO SERVICE RECORDS YET FOUND FOR THIS NAME; Jacob W. Watkins born 20 May 1845 at Oglethorpe, Macon Co GA; Died 5 June 1911 and buried at Spring Hill Cem, Pike Co AL Watson, John Private Company I Paid $22 on 26 Nov 1862 for Sep and Oct 1862 Watson, Thomas Private Company A Enlisted 8 Apr 1864; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. A Watson, William Sergeant Company F POW at Missionary Ridge TN on 25 Nov 1863 and sent to Nashville TN, Louisville KY and on to Rock Island Prison IL; Left Rock Island IL on 17 Jan 1864; Hospitalized in CSA Hospital at Richmond VA for chronic diarrhea, admitted 28 Feb 1865; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Howard’s Grove (Richmond) VA with dysentery, admitted 2 March 1865 with "Debilitas" (abnormal and general weakness, chronic wasting); Furloughed 6 March 1865 for 30 days; Hospitalized in Jackson Hospital at Richmond VA 14 March 1865 and furloughed for 30 days Watts, Benjamin F 1st Corporal Company H Enlisted 26 Apr 1862 in Company C of 42nd AL CSA; Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Sergeant of Co. C of the 42nd AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. H Weathers, Henry M Private Company H Enlisted 9 May 1862 in Company G of 42nd AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. H Weaver, John F Private-Corporal Company G & E Enlisted 10 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Mentioned in memoirs of S.L. Burney circa 1913: ".... Sometime in May (1862) at the request of my neighbor, John Weaver, a noble, true man, I went with him to Auburn and joined Capt. Meadows company. This Co. was put in the 37th Alabama, Colonel James Dowdell Commanding...";POW at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie paroled at Bolivar TN 13 Oct 1862; Hospitalized in French’s Division Hospital at Enterprise MS 28 Feb - 30 June 1863; Served as Corporal in Company G; Served as Videt Picket at Missionary Ridge; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. G; Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of Henry Davis (Co. G); Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of Mrs. M.J. Kent, widow of Richard J. Kent (Co. G); Weaver wrote to Mrs Maria Harmon, widow of John Harmon (Co. G): " ... River View Ala Weaver, Larkin Private Company D WIA or sick at Vicksburg MS as he signed his parole there on 13 July 1863 while in Hospital No. 2 as a Private of Company D of the 37th AL Infantry CSA, and is among 611 "sick and wounded prisoners of war" aboard the steamer S.S. Crescent bound for Mobile Harbor via New Orleans, arriving at Mobile AL 4 Aug 1863 Weaver, Moses (Morris) T Private Company E Enlisted (Conscripted?) 10 March 1864 at West Point GA; Hospitalized in Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA on 21 June 1864 with acute diarrhea and "rubeola" (German measles); Furloughed from Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA for 30 days on 23 July 1864; Hospitalized in Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon GA 21-23 Aug 1864 with chronic bronchitis; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company G Weaver, W M Adjutant Regimental Field & Staff Date of commission as Adjutant 9 Apr 1865; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as "Adjutant" (does not appear in Pitts’ data) Webb, T J Private Company C Age at Enlistment: 27 Enlisted 31 March 1862 at Leon AL; Disability Discharge: 26 July 1862 at Columbus MS: "Unfit for duty 60 days: Consumption" (tuberculosis); Described as 6’2" tall with dark complexion, black eyes, black hair and farmer by occupation, age 28 at discharge Weems, William J (I) 1st Lieutenant Company H Age at Enlistment: 24 Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Report of Examining Board on his case: "Rejected." (Additional research needed: see personal papers of Moses B. Greene of Company A, 37th AL CSA); Assigned to Dog River Factory (Munitions Factory) at Mobile AL 5 June 1862; Tendered resignation 6 Aug 1862 effective 8 June 1862; Resignation accepted 10 March 1863; Leave Special Order No. 10 granted 7 Aug 1862; Replaced by George W Stubbs (also of Co H); Buried in Abbeville City Cemetery, Abbeville, Henry County AL, marker: "William I Weems Pvt. Co. H. 37th Alabama CSA - b/ Nov 8 1834 d/ Feb 25 1889" Welch, Edmund (Edmun) G Private Company B Enlisted 15 March 1862 at Daviston AL; KIA at Vicksburg MS 21 June 1863; Buried in Grave 72 of Soldiers Rest plot of Cedar Hill (City) Cemetery, Vicksburg MS; Claim for deceased soldier filed 21 March 1864 by William A. Welch, atty; A "Mr. Welch" is mentioned in T.J. Strickland’s letter of 28 Apr 1864 as expected to soon arrive at the regiment’s camp at Dalton GA Welch, John Private Company F Enlisted 10 Aug 1861 (record from other than 37th AL CSA); Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company F Welch (Weelch), William Private Company C POW & WIA at Corinth MS, and appears on list of "...Paroled prisoners, wounded and nurses delivered him at Iuka, MS to Surgeon J.B. Bond, C.S. Army on account of his government; captured at battle of Corinth October 3 and 4th, 1862..." Wells, Benjamin F 4th Sergeant Company G Enlisted 30 Aug 1862 at Columbus MS in Company B of 42nd AL CSA; Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Private of Co. B of the 42nd AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. G as 4th Sergeant Wells, David E Private Company D Enlisted 6 July 1861 at Leon AL (record predates formation of 37th AL CSA); Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company D Wells, Levi T 3rd Corporal-Sergeant Company C Age at Enlistment: 20 Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Leon AL; Mentioned as having deserted in 24 Oct 1862 letter dated at Waterford MS from Henry C Bryan (Co C) to his wife: "... I said that I had no news to write but I have some bad news to write to you. L T Wells, Fr Taylor, B Harrison has deserted or they have left. They left last Sunday morning we have not herd from them since. I never hated any thing so bad in my life as I did that. I did not think that of him you may see him before you get this. I do not no. If he comes home I want you to write to me and let me no why he did act as he has.";Wells signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863; Hospitalized in Floyd House at Macon GA 14 Oct 1864 with "gunshot wound in upper third of right femur"; Paroled at Montgomery AL 15 June 1865; 5'10" tall with dark hair, dark eyes and dark complexion; Buried at Good Hope Church Cem., Covington Co AL Wgyron, Unknown / (W. Grymes?) Private Company K Died in service of unknown cause at Vicksburg MS 30 May 1863; "Wgyron (no first name)" reportedly buried in unknown grave in Soldiers Rest plot of Cedar Hill (Vicksburg City) Cemetery, Vicksburg MS - POSSIBLY MISREAD BY EARLIER TRANSCRIPTIONIST - "WGYRON" MAKES NO SENSE - ODD LETTER COMBINATION FOR AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SURNAME - POTENTIALLY THIS ENTRY IS OF "WYNNES (JAMES)" ALSO CO K -- A KNOWN KIA AT VICKSBURG WHO DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE BURIAL ROLL THAT SERVES AS THE SOURCE OF "WGYRON" -- ANOTHER RECORD ATTRIBUTES THIS SAME ENTRY TO BE "W. GYRAM" BUT THAT IS ALSO UNLIKELY, BUT RAISES THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS A TRANSCRIPTIONIST’S ERROR FOR "W. GRYMES" ALSO COMPANY K AND ALSO WHO DIED IN SERVICE -- A CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THE ORIGINAL RECORD IS LIKELY THE ONLY SOLUTION Whatley, Gibson F (Felix?) Private Company B Age at Enlistment: ca 29 Enlisted 22 Apr 1862 at Daviston AL; Disability Discharge 26 July 1862 at Columbus MS: "Hereditary consumption (Tuberculosis) has disease in active form, cannot be cured."; 6’0" tall with fair complexion, dark eyes, dark hair and farmer by occupation; 29 years old at discharge; Born: Troupe County GA; A "Felix Whatley" witnessed the Confederate Pension application of W.T. Brown (Co. H); "Felix Whatley" also witnessed the Confederate Pension application of J.B. King (Co. H); "G.F. Whatley" witnessed the Confederate Pension applicaiton of Mrs. T.M. Floyd, widow of Thomas M. Floyd (Co. B) Whatley, James M Rank Unknown Company D Age at Enlistment: ca 36 One of two men of similar names (related or otherwise) who served in Company D; Born 1826-Died 1888 and buried at Dadeville Cem., Tallapoosa Co., AL Whatley, James Monroe Private Company D & E Age at Enlistment: ca 21 Second of two men of similar names who served in Company D; Enlisted (Conscripted?) 15 Apr 1864 at Auburn AL in Co. E of 37th AL CSA; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. D; born 9 May 1843 in Macon County AL - died 20 March 1913 in Lee County AL Wheeler, Robert Private-Corporal Company I Enlisted 22 Apr 1862 in Company D of 37th AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. I; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers County AL) with Privates as "Wheeler, Robert, appointed Corporal Co. I, 37th Ala." Whisenhant, Nicholas Paul Rank Unknown Company K Born 1822-Died 1908 and buried in Bold Spring Cem., Livingston Co TX Whitbey (Whitby), Thomas Porter Private Company D Age at Enlistment: 17 Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Marion MS 30 June 1863; According to personal statement, WIA three times, but never disabled (unknown events); Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. D; Pre-war attended East Alabama Male College; According to personal statement, present at Iuka, Corinth, Hatchie Creek, Vicksburg (Jan 1863), Fort Pemberton, Vicksburg siege, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Rocky Face Ridge, Atlanta campaign, Bentonville NC; Post-war, he studied dentistry which he practiced in Auburn, Wetumpka, and Selma, Alabama. (See Biography of Thomas Porter Whitby, DDS - Auburn University Special Collections); Mentioned as living in 1902 in WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) article which included roster of Company D: "In this week's issue will be found muster roll of Co D... The following are the only names that have been furnished us with postoffice address:... T P Whitby, Selma..."; Born 24 Feb 1845-Died 16 Aug 1922 and buried in Wetumpka City Cem., Wetumpka, Autauga Co. AL White, James D Private Company D Age at Enlistment: 22 Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Paid $22 and signed payroll on 30 May 1863; POW captured and paroled by U.S. Forces at Yazoo City MS on 21 May 1863; Hospitalized in General Hospital at Montgomery AL 15 Dec 1863; Hospitalized in Bemiss Hospital at Opelika 7 Dec 1864 with Febris Intermittens, Quot. (malaria); Described as 5’ 5" tall with grey eyes, black hair and born: Chambers County AL; Age 22 at Yazoo City capture White, John B Private Company E Age at Enlistment: 18 Enlisted 29 March 1862 at Woodville AL; Served as Ambulance Driver from Nov 1862 to Sep 1863 and paid $7.50 per month for extra duty; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 with X; Hospitalized in Ross Hospital at Mobile AL 17-26 Oct 1864 with Febris Intermittens, Quot. (malaria); As the only known member of Company E of surname White, he is probably the man mentioned parenthetically by T.J. Carlisle "37th Alabama Survivors" editorial WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL), 10 Apr 1902: "Don’t know where White (the ambulance boy) of Co E is." Whitehurst, Jesse Rank Unknown Company H Service in 37th AL unconfirmed Whittington, John T Private Company K Age at Enlistment: 18 POW at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie MS on list dated 13 Oct 1862 at Corinth MS; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863 with X; POW near Atlanta 7 Aug 1864 (Utoy Creek GA) and sent to Nashville TN, Louisville KY and on to Camp Chase OH; Sent for exchange 18 March 1865 to Point Lookout MD; One of 1088 POWs including 30 officers at Bouleware’s Wharf (James River VA) 27 March 1865 Whittington, William Rank Unknown Company K Mentioned as KIA at Iuka MS (19-20 Sep 1862) by A.J. Bryan in letter to editor T.J. Carlisle published in 19 June 1902 edition of WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) Wickers, Thomas Private Company E Listed as Private in muster roll of Company E published in 1902 WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) Wiley (Wily) (Miley?), John Private Company F Enlisted 25 March 1862 at Farriorville (Pike County) AL; disability Discharge 30 July 1862 at Columbus MS: "Unfit for duty 60 days — old age" (51 years old at time); Paid $68.35 at discharge for "4 months 6 days plus clothing." 6’4" tall with light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair and farmer by occupation; born: Anderson District SC Wilkerson, William E. M. Private Company I Enlisted 28 Apr 1862 at Lafayette AL; Died in service 22 Nov 1862 at Montgomery AL of Dysentery; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYEETE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers County AL) with Privates as "Wilkerson, Wm. E.M., died on way home, on furlough" Wilkins, J W Private Company A Enlisted 14 Oct 1861 (record predates formation of 37th AL CSA); paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company A CONTINUE next Williams - Wooddy or RETURN to BIOGRAPHIES or to HOME PAGE
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