John W. Smith served in Company E. Also in Company E were Abner Foster, John Foster, Moses R. Foster, James M. Childs, Daniel P. S. Childs, and James W. Silvey. These men were all brothers-in-law to John W. Smith. John Foster and Daniel Childs did not survive the war.
Henry Jacob Cwon's name was listed on the regimental muster roll with this spelling and that was the spelling also used when his widow applied for her pension. According to the family story, when he enlisted in the 35th Georgia, the recruiter asked him to spell his name. In response he said, "C-double o-n", which when spoken fast sounds like "Cwon". Sergeant Cwon was killed on March 25, 1865 south of Petersburg, across from the Federal Fort Fisher, approximately on the same site as Pamplin Historical Park. When word got back to his family, they kept the name Cwon out of respect for his memory. This is also the name that Henry Jacob's son, John Presley, used in recording the births of all his children in his family Bible. The name, Cwon, eventually became "Cown" around the turn of the 20th century, when there was a split between John Presley and his brother William.
James, Joel, and Thomas Bowman, Company I (Chattooga Mountaineers), participated in the Battle of Mechanicsville where James and Joel were wounded. James was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps due to his wound and Joel was discharged due to his wound. Thomas served with the 35th Georgia until he was taken prisoner in a hospital in Richmond in April, 1865. He was present for all engagements until his capture.
Private John Jefferson Moore, born in 1837, served in Company G, the Walton Sharp Shooters. According to family stories, he was a wagoner and shown on the regimental muster roll until February of 1865. He returned home in 1866 and brought with him a large piece of cain as evidence of being in Florida. John Jefferson Moore died in 1914 and was buried at Loganville, Georgia.
Sergeant Bluford T. Byrd, Company B (Bartow Avengers) was from Newton County, Georgia and enlisted on February 24, 1862. He was promoted to 4th sergeant on July 25, 1862 and wounded by gunshot on December 12, 1862 at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Sergeant Byrd was killed in action at the Battle of The Wilderness in May of 1864 and was buried at the Confederate Cemetery at Fredericksburg. Bluford and his six brothers all served the South in the War for Southern Independence. Five came home . . . Bluford and his brother Lee made the ultimate sacrifice.
Sergeant James Floyd Giles, Company G, was recruited out of Walnut Grove, Walton County, Georgia on the 16th of September 1861. He served in various battles up until he developed typhoid fever and was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital on May 2nd 1862. He died 18th of May 1862 and is probably buried at Oakwood Cemetery. His brother, Private Thomas Ogletree Giles also served in Company G and died in June of 1862.
2nd Lieutenant John William Milford, Company E, was killed at the Second Battle of Manassas in August of 1862.
Private Ezekiel Jacob Hays, Company A, enlisted August 15th, 1861 at Buchanan, Georgia and died of illness November 7th, 1861 in Richmond, Virginia.
Americus Miles Minor and his brother Marcus M. Minor both served as privates in Company F. Both were injured in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House and Americus never returned to duty. Americus is buried in the Ocoee Cemetery. Marcus was still the regiment when General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox.
Three brothers, Privates John Warren Jackson, Noah Jackson, and Simeon Jackson, all in Company D, died during the war. John Warren and Noah were buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. Simeon's burial site is unknown.
