Sandersville Volunteers and the Civil War Origins
The narrative recalls the 1860 election and the rise of the Republican party, the push to secession after Lincoln’s victory, and the formation of the Sandersville Volunteers in 1861 under Captain T. J. Warthen. It describes earlier Georgia musters, local companies like the Washington Rifles, and personal recollections of drill days, military discipline, and early war movements to Pensacola and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
United States
John C. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Stephen A. Douglass
Illinois
Bell
Tennessee
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Crown of England
Mason & Dixon Line
Dixie
Lincoln
Sandersville Volunteers
T. J. Warthen
Warthen
Longstreet
Georgia
Washington County
Washington Rifles
Seaborn
A. H. Jones
Charles Safford
Wallace
Bob Gayton
Joe Brown
Bob
Pensacola
Florida
West Virginia
Laurel Hill
Jackson Guards
Regimental Chronicles of the 28th Georgia Volunteers
The narrative recounts officers and soldiers from Sandersville and Irwin counties who joined the 28th Georgia Regt. under Captains Warthen Graybill and Smith. It follows drills at Camp Stephens, movements to Yorktown, Seven Pines, and the peninsula, through battles such as Seven Pines, Seven Days, Monassas, and Monacy, noting key figures like Col. Warthen and Lt. Kilgore, and ending with Bentonville casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Warthen
M. B. Warthen
Thos. Warthen
W. Jasper Mayard
G. W. Sparks
Serg't
59Th Ga
Sandersville Volunteers
Jackson Guards
Irwin Guards
Irwin Roads
Tully Graybill
Capt Graybill
Choopee Guards
Dan Smith
Smiths
Brantleys
Johnsons
Jenkins
T. J. Warthen
Wallace
Bob Guyton
Sandersville
Tennille
Camp Stephens
Griffin
Ga. Experiment Farm
Ga. Regt
T. J Warthen
Jas. G. Cain
Jefferson County
Hall
Meriwether
E. B. Hook
A. Mathis
Reuben Mayo
W. Flournoy
Stéphens
John Haines
Morris Island
S. C
Battery Wagner
Richmond
Manassas
James S. Hook
Atlanta
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Washington
Gen. Johnson
Peninsula
York River
Williamsburg
Seven Pines
Fair Oaks
Sharpsburg
Antietan
Antietan Creek
Chickahominy
Maupony
Pnemy
Malvern Hill
Mother Earth
Forest Grove
John B. Wilkerson
Warthen
Macon Warthen
T. J. Warthen Jr
W. H. Warthen
McClellan
Grant
Potomac River
Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio
Stonewall Jackson
Boonesboro
Blueridge Mountain
McClelland
Potomac
Sheppardstown
Monacy
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
Bunker Hill
Baltimore and Ohio R.R
W. H. Kilgore
Bill
Local shop offers rapid job work services
A regional craftsman advertises readiness to perform all kinds of job work on short notice. The note emphasizes speed and versatility to attract customers needing quick, reliable service.
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A. S. Avant
Sandersville Drug Co
Holt & Bro
National Collection Agency of
Washington, D.C
T Wilson
J. B. Hall
Abbevil
Abbeville
Gilbert & Hewitt
J. G. Garrett
Bainbridge
J. H. Rodgers
Baxley
Lewis & Murphy Calhoun
J. W
W. T. Cockrell
Melena
National Collection Agency
Washington D. C
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