Barnesville Blues
Sergeant
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2013
- Location
- The Emerald Isle
Ok Guys and Gals, this one is a long shot. I know there are some members on these forums who have an extensive photograph collection and I am hoping at least one of these individuals will show up. I have tried tracking down living descendants but have so far had no success.
I am looking for Photographs of:
Colonel Anthony Frances Rudler - 37th Georgia Infantry
Major/Colonel Theodore Dwight Caswell - 4th Battalion GA Sharpshooters/54th Georgia Consolidated Inf.
Captain Wright Murphy Carter - Company D, 3rd Battalion Ga Infantry and Company B, 4th Battalion Ga SS
The Baker Volunteers was a company raised in Augusta Georgia. They were equipped by a merchant firm called Baker and Caswell, owned by Albert Baker and Theodore Dwight Caswell. They company was named after Albert Baker and Theodore D. Caswell was voted 1st Lieutenant of the Company. Anthony Frances Rudler was elected Captain of the Company due to his extensive military experience. He had served as a Captain in a Louisiana Regiment during the American-Mexican War, and was second in command to William Walker during his filibustering campaign in Central America. The Baker Volunteers became Company G, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Shortly afterwards, Anthony F. Rudler was appointed (not elected) Major and second in command of the Battalion much to the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. The promotion of Rudler however caused Theodore Caswell to be promoted to Captain of the Baker Volunteers. They remain at these ranks until the Spring of 1863 when the 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry was consolidated with the 9th Battalion Georgia Infantry. Rudler was promoted to Colonel and placed in command of the newly formed 37th Georgia Infantry. He lead his Regiment at the Battle of Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. He was wounded at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The wound at Missionary Ridge being sever and forced him out of field duty. He spent the rest of the war as garrison commander in Georgia and Columbia SC. He never married and had no legitimate children. He is buried in the Frederick Plot in Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta. He is buried in his sisters plot who married a Frederick.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7449207
When the 3rd Georgia Infantry Battalion was consolidated, two Companies were left out of the Consolidation. These two companies were Company D "The Barnesville Blues" and Company G "The Baker Volunteers". They were placed together and formed a small Battalion of Sharpshooters. Theodore Dwight Caswell was at this time promoted to Major and placed in command of the new Sharpshooters Battalion which was originally just called "Caswell's Sharpshooters". Major Caswell lead his Battalion at the Battle of Hoover's Gap and Chickamauga where he was wounded severely. He recovered and continued to lead his Battalion during the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Nashville Campaign, and the Carolina's Campaign. After the Battle of Bentonville, due to losses, the 4th Battalion Ga Sharpshooters was consolidated back with the 37th Georgia Infantry and the 54th Georgia Infantry and was named the 54th Georgia Consolidated Infantry. Major Caswell was promoted to Colonel and assumed command of the Regiment. He was never lead his Regiment in full scale battle before the army surrendered. Theodore Dwight Caswell married a Walker and had two children, both sons. One remained in Augusta and is buried near his father, the other moved to Oklahoma where he died and is buried. I have tried to make contact with a descendant who lives in California...but have never gotten a response. Theodore Dwight Caswell the first, is also buried in Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta GA.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95619803
Captain Wright Murphy Carter is a lot longer of a shot being that he was not so high ranking of an officer but his is probably the picture that I would want the most. He was originally voted 1st Lieutenant of "The Barnesville Blues" which became Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry but became Captain after the original Captain, George Montgomery McDowell resigned due to illness. He lead his company the war, even after it became Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. He was wounded in both legs at the Battle of Hoover's Gap. He was married once before the war, but his wife died. He had two sons by this marriage and together with his two sons, ran a dry goods buisness in Barnesville Georgia. He married a second time and had a daughter...his second wife died in Child birth.
He left Barnesville adn moved to Henry Co. Ga where he married a third time. I am not sure what happened with this marriage but at the end of their lives, they were living apart. Captain Carter moved to Orlando Florida to be near his oldest son and daughter. His middle son appears to have died before 1880 as he drops off the face of the earth. He is buried in the Confederate Section of Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando Florida. He filed for pension in Florida. One of the questions on his pension application asked him if he swore an oath to the United States before the army surrendered and he replied " No Sir, and a long time after!" I contacted one of his descendants and never heard back from them.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11539698
Here is what I have tried.
I have searched the library of congress website...nothing.
For Anthony Francis Rudler and Theodore Dwight Caswell, I first contacted Augusta State University Library and the Richmond Co. Georgia Historical Society which I learned were both linked. I contacted the Richmond County Library in Augusta, and also contacted the Augusta History Museum. For Rudler I also contacted Tulane University as they had a William Walker collection. There were some documents in the collection on Rudler but no picture. I also contacted the Augusta SCV Camp. I did get a response from the Adjutant which was a forwarded message, basically he forwarded my email to other members and asked if any could help but I didn't hear back from any of them
For Wright Murphy Carter, I first contacted the Barnesville Old Jail Museum and Archives where I got my other pictures and information from. They had pics of several members of this company but none of Carter. I next contacted several libraries and history organizations in Orlando...nothing, they just found a little information on his oldest son.
I have run out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am looking for Photographs of:
Colonel Anthony Frances Rudler - 37th Georgia Infantry
Major/Colonel Theodore Dwight Caswell - 4th Battalion GA Sharpshooters/54th Georgia Consolidated Inf.
Captain Wright Murphy Carter - Company D, 3rd Battalion Ga Infantry and Company B, 4th Battalion Ga SS
The Baker Volunteers was a company raised in Augusta Georgia. They were equipped by a merchant firm called Baker and Caswell, owned by Albert Baker and Theodore Dwight Caswell. They company was named after Albert Baker and Theodore D. Caswell was voted 1st Lieutenant of the Company. Anthony Frances Rudler was elected Captain of the Company due to his extensive military experience. He had served as a Captain in a Louisiana Regiment during the American-Mexican War, and was second in command to William Walker during his filibustering campaign in Central America. The Baker Volunteers became Company G, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Shortly afterwards, Anthony F. Rudler was appointed (not elected) Major and second in command of the Battalion much to the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. The promotion of Rudler however caused Theodore Caswell to be promoted to Captain of the Baker Volunteers. They remain at these ranks until the Spring of 1863 when the 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry was consolidated with the 9th Battalion Georgia Infantry. Rudler was promoted to Colonel and placed in command of the newly formed 37th Georgia Infantry. He lead his Regiment at the Battle of Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. He was wounded at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The wound at Missionary Ridge being sever and forced him out of field duty. He spent the rest of the war as garrison commander in Georgia and Columbia SC. He never married and had no legitimate children. He is buried in the Frederick Plot in Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta. He is buried in his sisters plot who married a Frederick.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7449207
When the 3rd Georgia Infantry Battalion was consolidated, two Companies were left out of the Consolidation. These two companies were Company D "The Barnesville Blues" and Company G "The Baker Volunteers". They were placed together and formed a small Battalion of Sharpshooters. Theodore Dwight Caswell was at this time promoted to Major and placed in command of the new Sharpshooters Battalion which was originally just called "Caswell's Sharpshooters". Major Caswell lead his Battalion at the Battle of Hoover's Gap and Chickamauga where he was wounded severely. He recovered and continued to lead his Battalion during the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Nashville Campaign, and the Carolina's Campaign. After the Battle of Bentonville, due to losses, the 4th Battalion Ga Sharpshooters was consolidated back with the 37th Georgia Infantry and the 54th Georgia Infantry and was named the 54th Georgia Consolidated Infantry. Major Caswell was promoted to Colonel and assumed command of the Regiment. He was never lead his Regiment in full scale battle before the army surrendered. Theodore Dwight Caswell married a Walker and had two children, both sons. One remained in Augusta and is buried near his father, the other moved to Oklahoma where he died and is buried. I have tried to make contact with a descendant who lives in California...but have never gotten a response. Theodore Dwight Caswell the first, is also buried in Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta GA.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95619803
Captain Wright Murphy Carter is a lot longer of a shot being that he was not so high ranking of an officer but his is probably the picture that I would want the most. He was originally voted 1st Lieutenant of "The Barnesville Blues" which became Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry but became Captain after the original Captain, George Montgomery McDowell resigned due to illness. He lead his company the war, even after it became Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. He was wounded in both legs at the Battle of Hoover's Gap. He was married once before the war, but his wife died. He had two sons by this marriage and together with his two sons, ran a dry goods buisness in Barnesville Georgia. He married a second time and had a daughter...his second wife died in Child birth.
He left Barnesville adn moved to Henry Co. Ga where he married a third time. I am not sure what happened with this marriage but at the end of their lives, they were living apart. Captain Carter moved to Orlando Florida to be near his oldest son and daughter. His middle son appears to have died before 1880 as he drops off the face of the earth. He is buried in the Confederate Section of Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando Florida. He filed for pension in Florida. One of the questions on his pension application asked him if he swore an oath to the United States before the army surrendered and he replied " No Sir, and a long time after!" I contacted one of his descendants and never heard back from them.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11539698
Here is what I have tried.
I have searched the library of congress website...nothing.
For Anthony Francis Rudler and Theodore Dwight Caswell, I first contacted Augusta State University Library and the Richmond Co. Georgia Historical Society which I learned were both linked. I contacted the Richmond County Library in Augusta, and also contacted the Augusta History Museum. For Rudler I also contacted Tulane University as they had a William Walker collection. There were some documents in the collection on Rudler but no picture. I also contacted the Augusta SCV Camp. I did get a response from the Adjutant which was a forwarded message, basically he forwarded my email to other members and asked if any could help but I didn't hear back from any of them
For Wright Murphy Carter, I first contacted the Barnesville Old Jail Museum and Archives where I got my other pictures and information from. They had pics of several members of this company but none of Carter. I next contacted several libraries and history organizations in Orlando...nothing, they just found a little information on his oldest son.
I have run out of ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.