Wayside Hospital

Union Point,Georgia Museum has a wonderful display and tribute to The Wayside Hospital. These are a few of the displays.

In honor of Georgia's soldiers.

Honoring and remembering the 23 soldiers of the 38th Georgia Regiment who were killed, or mortally wounded, in the battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, also known as Antietam, on Sept. 17th, 1862.

Inscribed on the monument dedicated to Georgia's Confederate soldiers at Antietam:

"We sleep here in obedience to law; When duty called, we came, When country called, we died."

Casualty list of those killed, or mortally wounded, from my book, "Hurrah for Georgia! The History of the 38th Georgia Regiment"

Killed or Mortally Wounded - Antietam (or Sharpsburg), Sept 17th, 1862

Company A, “The Murphy Guards,” DeKalb County, Georgia
1. Private William F. Austin - Killed, 9/17/1862.
2. 5th Sergeant George Washington Gaddy - Killed, 9/17/1862.
3. Private David Young Miller - Killed, 9/17/1862.
4. 3rd Corporal John A. Sellers - Killed, 9/17/1862.

Company B, “The Milton Guards,” Milton County, Georgia (Currently Fulton County)
5. Private Mack V. Bruce - Killed, 9/17/1862.
6. Private Lewis Burgess - Killed, 9/17/1862.
7. Private John W. Nix - Killed, 9/17/1862.

Company C, “The Ben Hill Guards,” Bulloch & Emanuel counties, Georgia
8. 1st Corporal Mathew M. Coleman - Wounded and captured, 9/17/1862. Federal records state he died at White House Hospital near Sharpsburg and also at Line's Farm Hospital.

Company D, "The McCullough Rifles," DeKalb & Fulton counties
9. Private Charles Thomas Akins (or Aiken) - Killed, 9/17/1862.
10. Private Francis Marion Baxter - Killed, 9/17/1862.
11. 3rd Corporal Josiah Wheeler Gresham - Killed, 9/17/1862.
12. Private John T. Tucker - Killed, 9/17/1862.

Company E, “The Tom Cobb Infantry,” Oglethorpe County, Georgia
13. Private Robert H. (or Robert A.) Mathis - Killed, 9/17/1862.
14. Private William S. Shearer - Wounded, 9/17/1862. Died of wounds, 11/20/1862.
15. 1st Sergeant William James “Willie” Smith - Killed, 9/17/1862.

Company G, “The Battey Guards,” Jefferson County, Georgia
16. Captain William Henry Battey - Killed, 9/17/1862.
17. Private Thomas J. Jordan - Wounded, 9/17/1862. Died at Richmond, Virginia, 10/17/1862.

Company I (New Company I) Henry County, Alabama
18. Private John A. Hawkins - Wounded and captured at Antietam, 9/17/1862. Died of wounds in U. S. A. General Hospital at Frederick City, Maryland, 10/28/1862.

Company K, “The Bartow Avengers,” DeKalb and Fulton counties, Georgia
19. 2nd Corporal James E. Chandler - Killed, 9/17/1862.
20. Private Gideon F. Grogan - Killed, 9/17/1862.
21. Private Joseph D. Grogan - Killed, 9/17/1862.
22. Private Joshua “Josh” T. Hammond - Killed, 9/17/1862.
23. Private Ellis W. Wiggins - Killed, 9/17/1862.

May they rest in Peace and never be forgotten. Amen.

I want to thank Barbie Hoy for the wonderful photos of the people who portrayed the historical characters. I did not have a camera and she generously sent me the photos of the day of the event.

Thanks to all of y'all that have responded. My idea for this page is to make it active. I plan to learn more about this and other Wayside Hospitals in the South. Their stories are waiting to be told. If any of you have any information or can point me in the direction of more historically correct or even folklore please let me know. These hospitals have so many stories and more needs to be done. This is my small way of helping.