16th USCI, Company G

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Contents 1 Regiment Information 2 Company Information 3 Company Officers 4 Roster of Enlisted Men 4.1 A - D 4.2 E - K 4.3 L - P 4.4 Q - Z

Regiment Information

See the main page for the 16th Regiment United States Colored Infantry for more information about the regiment.

Company Information

Company G began recruiting enlisted men in December 1863. The first enlistees were mainly former enslaved people from the contraband camp next to Clarksville, Tennessee. Throughout the war, the ranks would continue to be filled by men from other parts of the country, especially Ohio. The men who enlisted in Tennessee typically signed a contract for three years, necessitating their service until the regiment mustered out in April 1866; by contrast, those who enlisted in Ohio usually did so for only one year, and many completed their service and left for home before the final mustering out.

A total of 4 officers and 143 enlisted men served in Company G between November 1863 and April 1866.

No officers, in any of the 16th's companies, died on active service.

Of the 143 enlisted men who served in Company G, 58 (41%) mustered out with the regiment on 30 April 1866, and 24 (17%) completed a shorter term of service.

40 men died of disease on active service, a staggering 28% of the entire company. Only 2 men were transferred from the company to the Invalid Corps due to serious physical debility, and it is unknown if they died after the transfer.

13 men deserted Company G, comprising 9% of the entire company.

For a full account of each enlisted man's fate, including those not mentioned above, see the "Discharge Reason" column in the tables below.

Company Officers

Company G was the only company in the 16th USCI that did not even nominally have a commanding captain until 1865. 1st Lieutenant Charles W. Seidel was placed in acting command from the outset, and in March 1865 he was promoted and remained in his position.

For a time, Seidel's only fellow officer at the company was 2nd Lieutenant Bent D. C. Rowland, who was assigned to Company G from the beginning. Lieutenant Rowland, however, submitted a letter of resignation in November 1864, citing "poor health." In reality, the lieutenant was in trouble; as Colonel Gaw put it in a letter to the Headquarters at Chattanooga, "Lieut. Rowland tenders his resignation under the following charges upon which he would have been brought to trial as soon as convenient. He is charged with having got drunk on the night of the 31st of October 1864 and while so drunk said, 'God damn the Officer of the Guard,' and did announce the watchword or countersign, for that night, it being the No. 25, loud enough to be heard all over camp." The response from Major General H.W. Halleck sounds like something a senior officer might write today: "Accept resignation as shortest way of getting rid of him." Rowland was thus allowed to resign rather than be put through a trial.

Company Commander

• 1st Lieutenant - Captain Charles W. Seidel: August 1864 - April 1866 (acting, then actual)
  • Promoted to Captain in March 1865

Lieutenants

• 1st Lieutenant Charles W. Seidel: see company commander
• 2nd Lieutenant Bent D. C. Rowland: December 1863 - January 1865 (resigned)
• 2nd Lieutenant Edward S. Acker: March 1865 - April 1866
• 1st Lieutenant Martin H. Crider: May 1865 - April 1866
  • Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant May 1865 and transferred from Company B

Roster of Enlisted Men

Names in bold are connected to the Global Family Tree.

The Age column refers to the given age at time of enlistment.

"ETS" in the Discharge Reason column stands for "expiration of term of service." Some soldiers only enlisted for a one-year term and were therefore discharged before the unit mustered out.

A - D

Surname	Given Names	Rank	Age	Birthplace	Enlistment Date	Enlistment Place	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Allen	Robert	Corporal, Private	18	Kentucky	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Anderson	Alonzo	Private, Corporal	19	Ohio, Cincinnati	9/22/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	9/21/1865	ETS
Anderson	Byron	Private	18	South Carolina	2/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/1/1866	ETS
Anderson	Henry	Private	19	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	9/6/1864	Died of disease
Anderson	Robert	Private	20	Virginia	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/16/1864	Died of disease
Barker	Wyatt	Private	18	Tennessee, Montgomery County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/1/1864	Deserted
Bell	Edmund	Private	25	Kentucky, Todd County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Bell	Phelan	Private	18	Kentucky, Todd County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/26/1864	Died of disease
Bell	Phelin	Private	24	Tennessee, Montgomery County	1/1/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/6/1864	Deserted from hospital
Bennett	Able	Corporal	30	Kentucky, Logan County	1/11/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	11/23/1864	Died from drowning
Bigsby	Samuel W.	Private	18	Ohio, Springboro	2/7/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/6/1866	ETS
Bobson	Joseph P.	Private	26	Ohio	12/8/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	12/7/1865	ETS
Brim	Alexander	Private	20	Virginia	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/22/1864	Died of disease
Brim	Benjamin	Private	21	Kentucky, Christian County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Brim	Charles	Private	20	Kentucky, Bourbon County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/23/1864	Died of disease
Brim	Reuben	Private	19	Virginia, Albemarle County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/18/1864	Died of disease
Burt	Mason	Private	19	Mississippi	8/12/1864	Ohio, Dayton	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Campbell	Albert	Corporal, Private	22	Kentucky	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Campbell	Perry	Private	23	Kentucky, Clark County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Carter	Charles	Private	23	Kentucky	8/29/1864	Ohio, Columbus	12/26/1864	Deserted
Clark	Harvey	Private	30	Kentucky, Christian County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/13/1864	Died of disease
Clark	Shelby	Private	22	Kentucky, Christian County	1/15/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Cobb	Milton	Corporal, Private	21	Kentucky, Todd County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/27/1864	Died of disease
Coleman	Oliver	Private	18	Ohio, Warren County	2/7/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/6/1866	ETS
Coleman	Robert	Sergeant, Private	28	Kentucky, Logan County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/10/1865	Died of disease
Coleman	Samuel	Private, 1st Sergeant	24	Maryland, Baltimore	1/15/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Coleman	Thomas	Private	25	Kentucky, Boone County	1/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/1/1866	ETS
Coleman	Washington	Private	22	Kentucky, Todd County	1/15/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Crumbaugh	Smigley	Private	18	Kentucky, Keysburg	1/6/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/14/1864	Deserted
Dangerfield	Jackson	Private	20	Kentucky, Woodford County	1/13/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	9/25/1864	Deserted
Davis	Charles Henry	Private	18	Ohio, Gallipolis County	2/16/1865	Ohio, Gallipolis	6/13/1865	Died of disease
Dawson	Oscar	Private	18	Kentucky, Logan County	1/3/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/28/1864	Died of disease
Dickson	Anthony H.	Private	44	Kentucky	3/8/1865	Ohio, Dayton	3/7/1866	ETS
Dickson	Silas	Private	31	Ohio, Hamilton County	3/14/1865	Ohio, Dayton	4/18/1865	Died of disease
Dixon	Caesar	Private	18	Tennessee, Montgomery County	1/3/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/7/1864	Died of disease
Duncan	William	Private	20	Kentucky, Logan County	2/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/9/1864	Died of disease

Notes for A - D:

E - K

Surname	Given Names	Rank	Age	Birthplace	Enlistment Date	Enlistment Place	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Estes	William	Private	22	Missouri	3/31/1865	Ohio, Cincinnati	10/20/1865	Dishonorably discharged and confined
Gatewood	James	Private	24	West Virginia, Charleston	9/19/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	9/19/1865	ETS
Gilbert	George W.	Private, Corporal	22	Kentucky	2/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Gillum	Marcus	Private	38	Kentucky, Todd County	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/15/1864	Deserted
Gillum	Upson	Private	28	Kentucky, Logan County	2/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/7/1864	Died of disease
Gooch	Charles	Private	38	Tennessee, Williamson County	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/25/1864	Transferred to Invalid Corps
Gooch	Henry	1st Sergeant, Private	24	Tennessee, Williamson County	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Green	Milton	Private	23	Kentucky, Nelson County	9/20/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	9/19/1865	ETS
Grenter	Gideon	Sergeant	24	Kentucky, Logan County	1/11/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Griffin	Richard	Private	18	Virginia, Hampton	1/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	12/31/1864	Deserted from hospital
Gunn	Benjamin	Private	19	Tennessee, Robertson County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/27/1864	Died of disease
Gunn	James	Private	20	Virginia	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Gwynn	Albert	1st Sergeant, Commissary Sergeant	25	Kentucky, Hopkinsville	2/7/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hampton	George	Private, Sergeant	33	Kentucky, Warren County	2/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Harlson	Henry	Private, Sergeant	20	Kentucky	12/21/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Harris	Frank	Private	23	Virginia	9/6/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	5/6/1865	Died from drowning
Harris	Richard	Private	37	Kentucky	9/16/1864	Ohio, Warren County	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Harrison	Joseph	Private	30	Kentucky, Todd County	2/6/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hatcher	William H.	Private	18	Kentucky	1/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/18/1864	Deserted from hospital
Henry	George	Private	21	Georgia, Chattooga County	3/1/1865	Tennessee, Chattanooga	2/28/1866	ETS
Hines	David	Private	27	Kentucky, Logan County	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/28/1864	Died of disease
Hogan	Ryle	Private	22	Kentucky, Boone County	2/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	4/15/1865	Died of disease
Holland	William H.	Private, Commissary Sergeant	23	Texas	10/22/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	11/3/1865	ETS
Holmes	Richard	Private	27	Kentucky, Frankfort	9/20/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	9/19/1865	ETS
Hopkins	Washington	Private	25	Kentucky, Lincoln County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hosier	Henry	Private	21	Kentucky, Christian County	1/1/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hudson	James	Private	25	Kentucky	10/31/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hues	Frank	Private	19	Virginia	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hughs	Abram	Private	18	Virginia, Henrico County	1/12/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Hughs	John H.	Private, Corporal	24	Kentucky, Bourbon County	9/6/1864	Ohio, Columbus	9/5/1865	ETS
Jackson	Andrew	Private	18	Mississippi, Marshall County	2/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/1/1866	ETS
Jackson	James	Private	43	New Jersey, Sussex County	3/10/1865	Ohio, Sandusky	6/1/1865	Died of disease
Jackson	Windsor	Sergeant, Private	21	Mississippi	1/3/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Johnson	Napoleon	Private	42	Virginia, Dinwiddie County	1/19/1865	Ohio, Dayton	1/18/1866	ETS
Kelly	Jelts	Private, Sergeant	20	Mississippi, Warren County	1/6/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Killebrew	John	Corporal	23	Virginia	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Kincade	Harvey	Private	20	Kentucky	12/20/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out

Notes for E - K:

Gwynn, Albert: He was appointed 1st Sergeant of Company G the day of his enlistment. On May 19, 1864, he was promoted to Sergeant Major of the regiment and transferred to the regimental staff. On October 6, 1865, he was reduced to the rank of Private and sent back to Company G. On November 1, 1865, he was promoted to Corporal. On March 10, 1866, he was promoted to Commissary Sergeant and transferred back to the regimental staff, where he served until the regiment mustered out just over a month later. There is no information in his file to indicate why he was reduced from Sergeant Major to Private in October 1865.

Holland, William H.: He was promoted from Private to Corporal on April 4, 1865; on July 18, 1865, he was promoted to Commissary Sergeant and transferred to the regimental staff.

L - P

Surname	Given Names	Rank	Age	Birthplace	Enlistment Date	Enlistment Place	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Laprade	Jacob	Private	19	Tennessee	1/1/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/8/1865	Died of disease
Level	William	Private	20	Tennessee	1/3/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Major	Albert	Private	19	Kentucky	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Major	Henry	Private	19	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	8/30/1864	Died of disease
Major	Monroe	Corporal, Private	22	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	1/17/1865	Died of disease
Major	William	Private	25	Kentucky, Smithland	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Martin	Richmond	Private	33	North Carolina, Edgecombe County	1/12/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Mason	Green	Private	18	Georgia	12/31/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/18/1864	Deserted
Maybery	John	Private	18	Georgia, Chattooga County	3/1/1865	Tennessee, Chattanooga	2/28/1866	ETS
McCarty	Jackson	Private	22	Kentucky, Christian County	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/17/1864	Died of disease
McCombs	Edmund	Private	18	Kentucky, Christian County	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
McCombs	George	Private	19	Kentucky, Danville	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/2/1864	Died of disease
McCombs	George W.	Private, Sergeant	18	Kentucky, Christian County	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	7/30/1865	Died of disease
McCombs	Henry	Private	20	Kentucky, Christian County	2/3/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	7/26/1864	Died of disease
McReynolds	Edmund	Private	19	Kentucky, Trigg County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/22/1865	Died of disease
McReynolds	George	Private	38	Kentucky, Christian County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	12/31/1864	Deserted from hospital
McReynolds	Louis	Private, Sergeant	20	Kentucky, Christian County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	6/10/1865	Died of disease
McReynolds	Robert	Private	24	Kentucky, Trigg County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
McReynolds	Wyatt	Private	25	Kentucky, Trigg County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Medley	Aaron	Sergeant, Private	21	Virginia	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Medley	Andrew	Private	23	Virginia, Halifax County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	10/19/1865	Died of disease
Medley	Warrick	Private	21	Virginia, Halifax County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Merriweather	Charles	Corporal, Private	36	Maryland, Somerset	1/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Merriweather	Samuel	Corporal, Private	27	North Carolina, Brunswick County	1/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Milam	John	Private	35	Tennessee, Stewart County	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Mims	George	Cook	45	Kentucky	2/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/3/1864	Died of disease
Moody	John	Private	34	Tennessee, Grainger County	9/7/1864	Ohio, Columbus	9/6/1865	ETS
Morrison	Nelson	Private	30	Kentucky, Christian County	1/11/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/2/1864	Died of disease
Night	Samuel	Private	25	South Carolina, Charleston	9/17/1864	Ohio, Columbus	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Oliphant	John	Private	18	Tennessee, Dickson County	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/1/1864	Died of disease
Ousley	John	Private	19	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	6/2/1864	Transferred to Invalid Corps
Ousley	Thomas	Private	22	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	9/13/1864	Died of disease
Parish	Solomon	Private	20	Kentucky, Christian County	12/30/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Parish	William	Private	22	Kentucky, Christian County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Parks	Abraham	Private	39	Kentucky, Logan County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	12/26/1864	Died of disease
Poston	George Allen	Private	20	Kentucky, Boone County	2/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/1/1866	ETS
Powell	Abram	Private	18	Kentucky	4/14/1865	Tennessee, Chattanooga	Uncertain	Left sick in hospital
Powell	Lawrence	Private	42	North Carolina	12/6/1864	Ohio, Toledo	12/5/1865	ETS

Notes for L - P:

Q - Z

Surname	Given Names	Rank	Age	Birthplace	Enlistment Date	Enlistment Place	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Ratliff	Orvit	Private	20	Kentucky, Trigg County	3/2/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Ratliff	Wily	Private	20	Kentucky, Hopkinsville	3/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Reed	Isaac	Private	30	Virginia, Charlotte County	2/16/1865	Ohio, Meigs County	2/16/1866	ETS
Reeves	Horace	Private	30	Kentucky, Todd County	1/14/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Reeze	Alexander	Private	45	North Carolina	2/20/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Roberts	Henry	Private	36	Ohio, Dayton	2/15/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/16/1866	ETS
Sergeant	Abram	Private	35	Virginia	1/15/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Sibly	Richard	Private	28	Kentucky, Christian County	2/23/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Stigger	Jerry	Private, Corporal	20	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Stigger	King	Private	28	Virginia, Pittsylvania County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	12/21/1864	Died of disease
Stigger	Spencer	Private	19	Kentucky, Christian County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Stoner	Abel	Private	33	Kentucky	1/11/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/1/1866	Deserted from hospital
Sykes	John	Private, Corporal	20	Tennessee, Rutherford County	12/21/1863	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Tate	Edward	Private	22	Mississippi, Yalobusha County	2/2/1865	Ohio, Dayton	2/1/1866	ETS
Taylor	Charles Henry	Private	23	Kentucky, Fayette County	9/8/1864	Ohio, Springfield	9/7/1865	ETS
Taylor	George	Corporal, Private	18	Kentucky, Scott County	2/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Taylor	Henry	Musician	18	Tennessee, Stewart County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Vinegar	George W.	Private	21	Kentucky	12/8/1864	Ohio, Cincinnati	5/10/1865	Died of disease
Wadlington	Jesse	Private	24	Kentucky, Trigg County	1/16/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	7/21/1864	Died of disease
Washington	Andrew	Private	34	Kentucky	2/17/1865	Ohio, Cincinnati	2/16/1866	Mustered out
Waters	John	Private	18	Kentucky	1/9/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Watkins	Frederick	Private	25	Virginia, Prince Edward County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	2/14/1864	Deserted
Watkins	Wyatt	Private	18	Virginia, Charlotte County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	5/23/1865	Discharged
Watson	Warner	Private	18	Kentucky	12/29/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Watt	Monroe	Private, Corporal	19	Virginia	3/22/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Watt	Washington	Private	32	Virginia, Prince Edward County	1/17/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	6/17/1864	Died of disease
Wells	Aaron	Private	25	Kentucky, Logan County	12/30/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	1/26/1864	Died of disease
White	Allen	Private	18	Tennessee	1/24/1865	Ohio, Dayton	1/23/1866	ETS
White	Frank	Cook	21	Kentucky, Hopkinsville	2/20/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/12/1864	Deserted
Williams	Sydney	Private	33	Tennessee, Montgomery County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	3/25/1864	Died of disease
Wilson	John	Private	23	Tennessee, Montgomery County	1/4/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	4/30/1866	Mustered out
Young	Richard	Wagoner	26	Maryland, Frederick County	1/18/1864	Tennessee, Clarksville	8/1/1865	Died from wounds

Notes for Q - Z:

Young, Richard: His file states only that he died from a "gunshot wound to the chest." This happened after the war was over, so the shooting did not occur in active combat. It is unclear if this was an accidental shooting death; a suicide; or (less likely) a murder.