Volunteer Military Companies of Baldwin County, Ga.

Volunteer Military Companies
of Baldwin County, Ga. after Civil War

Harrisburg Blues was an African American military company organized in 1877 at Midway with O. T. Adams as Captain.

Baldwin Blues, 2nd Ga. Battalion was reorganized in April 1872 with 69 enrolled members. Officers: Miller Grieve, Captain; B. R. Herty, 1st Lieut.; W. W. Williamson, 2d Lieut.; Ed. P. Lane, 3d Lieut.; D. B. Sanford, Ensign.

Middle Georgia Volunteers was a African American military company organized in Milledgeville in 1877 or 1878. Commanded by Capt. Bob Collins. A Flag was presented to them at the State House Aug. 2, 1878 by Miss Ada R. Lee response by J. S. Mason. Feb 3, 1880 Alfred Lee was the Capt. when he died and was buried with military honors. Simon Jones was a member in 1881 when he died.

Baldwin Volunteers, organized in the south-west portion of Baldwin in 1874., Officers: W. R Fenn, Captain; A. J. Gibson, 1st Lieut; J. N. Cumbass and W. B. Breedlove, 2nd Lieuts. The armory was located at Thomas J. Cooper's in 1875.

Milledgeville Light Infantry,2nd Ga. Battalion was organized in July 1884. W. E. Haygood was the Captain. C. B. Goetchius - Lieut. Rev. D. McQueen Chaplain. Some members were N. Thompson and Willie D. Caraker, Junius Clyde Bell, Joe Wilson, Hansell Hunter, Briscoe Walls, J. J. Wooten, W. L. Jackson. In 1888 G. T. Whilden was the captain. In 1889 J. D. Howard was Capt. In 1890 B. B. Adams Jr, was nominated for 1st lietu, L. C. Hall, 2d, lieut, Dawson Smith, Junior 2d liuet

DuBignon Volunteers,2nd Ga. Battalion were organized in the neighborhood of Stevens Pottery in south-west Baldwin on Oct.23, 1884. The company was named for Judge Fleming DuBignon. W. R. Tyler was Captain. W. A. Torrance was Orderly Sergeant.
The uniforms were green trimmed with buff. 1885: Captain W. R. Tyler; Sergt. William Lee, Lieut W. A. Cook, Lieut. William Rice; LieutA. R. Bloodworth, Orderly Sergt W. A.Torrance; Private Louis McCullars. 1887: W. A. Cook was Lieut. 1888: William Rice was Captain; C, M, Gibson 1st Lieut., R. W. Bloodworth 2nd Lieut. 1889: Charles Gibson private. ____ Torrance a Sergt. in 1889

Blount Volunteers,2nd Ga. Battalion were organized by P. T. Ennis in 1884 in the old Salem district in the eastern part of Baldwin county. P. T. "Dosh" Ennis was Captain. Named after Rep. . James H. Blount. Had 37 men when organized. Rev. J. M. Hall, of Macon, was chaplain in 1885. The armory was at Black Springs. Some members were John Arnold; Sam Ennis; Benjamin Brown Jr. , Mitchell Green. Frank Simmons, Tim Crowley, E. L. Moran. In 1885: J. W. Champion, 1st Lieut., A. J. Brown, 2nd Lieut. Jr., E. A. Butts, 4th Serg't, W. A. Simpson, Private

**Salem Grays**
Organized in 1874. Company was from the east side of Oconee river. Company Roll:
1. C. W. Ennis - Captain 2. Henry Vinson - 1st Lieut. 3. M. B. Talbird - 2nd Lieut 4. W. H. H. Barnes - Jr. 2nd Lieut. 5. J. R. Daniel - 1st S'gt 6. F. C. Posey - 2nd S'gt 7. E. A. Ennis - 3rd S'gt 8. Thos T Smith - 4th S'gt 9. E. B. Huff - 5th S'gt 10. W. G. Medlin - 1st Corp'l 11. P. T. Ennis - 2nd Corp'l 12. Wm M Grier - 3rd Corp'l 13. B. D. Posey - 4th Corp'l Privates: 14. C. W. Barber 15. M. A. Barnes 16. F. M. Barnes 17. R. E. Blood(s)worth 18. J. M. Blood(s)worth. 19. Samuel Blood(s)worth 20. Mortimore Brundage 21. A. J. Brown 22. A. P. Bland 23. E. T. Brookins	24. Daniel Brookins 25. Benj Brookins 26. Levi Blizzard 27. G. W. Bird 28. J. W. Champion 29. J. W. Chandler 30. Julius Cummings 31. W. R. Dirden 32. Balus Edwards 33. E. N. Ennis 34. B. T. Ennis 35. T. B. Ennis 36. W. W. Freeman 37. J. W. Hall 38. Irbin Hudson 39. James Huff 40. William Histler 41. Bernard King 42. W. E. King 43. Camillus Lester 44. L. L. Lester 45. W. M. Leonard 46. J. S. Leonard 47. J. S. McDaniel	48. W. E. Minor 49. James T. Medlin 50. Joseph L. Medlin 51. Sam L. Moran 52. Samuel Oxford 53. E. H. Oxford 54. G. W. Oxford 55. T. J. Oxford 56. R. A. Prosser 57. Thomas Pugh 58. J. A. P. Robson 59. John L. Robson 60. George Robinson 61. A. J. Rogers 62. Orin Sanders 63. W. J. Smith 64. J. T. Simpson 65. J. F. Simpson 66. R. D. Smith 67. Isaac Taylor 68. D. J. Tompkins 69. E. S. Vinson 70. Charlie White 71. Thomas Willis