In 1938, James A Thrasher of Smith County applied for a Confederate pension. In the application he stated that he enlisted in 1864 (could not recall the month and day) in Savannah, Ga. In answer to Question 9 (Give the names of the officers of your company, regiment, or vessel; or give the number of your regiment and the letter of your company), he answered:
"G.W. Smith, Georgia state troops, the 47 Georgia and a battery of South Carolina artillery"