Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Providence Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:

Providence Baptist Church Road

Ila, Madison County, Georgia

N 34° 12.597   W083° 17.1091

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2168674


Date of Visit: October 24, 2017



HP White

Co I

66 Ga Inf

CSA

1819-1885



Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Nectar Cemetery

Location:

State Highway 160

Nectar, Blount County, Alabama

N 33° 57.700   W086° 38.041

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 1969279


Date of Visit: May 19, 2017


John T. Green

Pvt Co H. 66 Ala Inf

Confederate State Army

1833    1911



Zachariah T. Adams

Pvt Co B 68 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1835     1910


Richard H Smith

Corp Co C. 29 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Mar 10 1836     Dec 13 1916


William W Marsh

Pvt Co K  6 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

July 18 1864


William enlisted in Company K in 1863 in Virginia. He was killed July 18, 1864. He was likely killed at the Battle of Cool Springs in Clarke County, Virginia. 

  • Brewer, Willis. 1962. Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War : reproduced from Willis Brewer's Alabama: her history, resources, war record, and public men, from 1540 to 1872 (1872) Montomery, Alabama: Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission. Kindle
  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for William Marsh, 6th Alabama Infantr, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, April 3, 2024,  (http://www.fold3.com).

David Doty
Born
Apr 13 1835
Died
Nov 26 1911

David served in Company D of the 8th Texas Calvary. 

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17492252/david_alphus-doty: accessed April 3, 2024), memorial page for David Alphus “Dave” Doty (13 Apr 1836–26 Nov 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17492252, citing Nectar Cemetery, Nectar, Blount County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Irene Williams (contributor 47358667).

Monday, March 25, 2024

Blountsville Cemetery

AKA Blountsville First United Methodist Cemetery

Location:

Church Street

Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama

N34° 04.839   W086° 35.338

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 433813


Date of Visit: April 27, 2017


Pickney A. Westbrook

Pvt Co E 47 Ala Inf

Confederate Staates Army

July 24 1834   Mar 21, 1906


Robert D Duncan

Pvt Dews Ala Co

Confederate States Army

Jun 24, 1833  Dec 25 1872


William W. Born

Co D

9 Ga Arty

CSA


Absolom W. Duncan

Pvt  Dews Company 

Confederate States Army

May 5 1840   Aug 19 1864


Duncan enlisted  in Captains Dew's Company in September of 1861 in Bloiuntsville, Alabama. This company became Company B of the 29th Alabama Infantry. Between 1862 and April of 1864 the saw duty in in the panhandle of Florida and in Mobile. In April the 29th joined the Army of Tennessee in Resaca, Georgia and took part in the Atlanta Campaign. The 29th took heavy losses at Resaca, Kennasaw, and while in the line around Atlanta. He died on August 22, 1864. There is no record of the cause of his death. 



Thomas F. Duncan

Co C. 19 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Oct 17 1831  May 27,1865


Thomas enlisted at Mt. Pinson in 1861. He was captured at Chicamauga in 1863 and sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois. In March of 1865 he was forwarded to City Point, Virginia on March 14, 1865 for exchange. He was admitted to a hospital at Camp Lee in Richmond after being exchanged. Family trees put his place of death as Blountsville.

  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Thomas F. Duncan, 19th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, March 25, 2024,  (http://www.fold3.com)
  • Finch, Peggy Dean, "Dean-Finch-Blair-Sapp-Stephens-Grigsby-McCarty-Blackwood-Bolding Family Tree," Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed March 25, 2024),.Family profile for Thomas F. Duncan  (1831-1865)

Capt

William Graves

Graves Co

Ala Cav

May 13, 1865


Graves, William, (Captain), born 10 Mar 1818 near Blountsville; served Captain of Grave's Company of Alabama Cavalry. Entered the army in 1862 at Blountsville in the Barbierie Battalion. Just after the surrender, he was shot and killed by "Tories" of Blount County 3 May 1865 and was buried in the First Methodist Church Cemetery at Blountsville. William married Martha Pullen 27 Nov 1839, Blount County Children included: Milton T., Nancy, Marcus D.L., Mary J., Monroe, Susan, Lena, and William D. Graves.






Friday, March 22, 2024

Greer Family Cemetery


Location:

Juliette Road

Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia

33° 3.26946'N   83° 53.376'W

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2509089


Date of Visit: March 12, 2016




Leonard Forsyth Greer

Born

May 10, 1828

Died

Dec 14, 1896


Served in Company K, 53rd Georgia Infantry. He was wounded at the Battle of Sharpesburg. He would return to duty and serve until being captured at the end of the war. 


Saturday, March 9, 2024

Love Joy Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:

Love Joy Road

Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama

N 33° 53.732   W087° 59.436

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 24091 


Date of Visit: January 9, 2017


Moses Fletcher Gosa

Pvt Co H 4 Ala Cav

Confederate States Army

Jan 7, 1839   Nov 24 1914


Moses entered into the service of the 4th Alabama Calvary in Chickasaw, Alabama in 1862. This was likely Roddy's or Russell's Calvary. In the fall he was captured at Holly Springs. At some point he was paroled and in March of 1863 he re-listed in the 4th Mississippi Calvary. He was captured and paroled in Selma in 1865. 


His Find a Grave memorial states:


Moses applied for a Civil War - Union pension and was denied same as no such unit existed.Moses later applied for a Civil War - Confederate pension and was accepted on statements from others - there is no record of him serving in the Confederate Army.

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24798840/moses_fletcher-gosa: accessed March 9, 2024), memorial page for Moses Fletcher Gosa (1 Jan 1833–29 Nov 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24798840, citing Love Joy Cemetery, Beaverton, Lamar County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Bryan Winter (contributor 46975843).
  • Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: Multiple Regiments (Lamar County #38); Roll Number: 202. Entry for Moses Fletcher Gosa, retrieved from Ancestry.com, March 9, 2024,. (http://www.ancestry.com)




Monday, February 26, 2024

Wilkes Cemetery


Location:

State Highway 199 (Old River Road)

Laurens County, Georgia

N32° 24.927

W082° 44.879

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2388719


Date of Visit: November 20, 2020


William H. Branch (1837-1865)


William was a child of Charity Hagen and David Branch. He served in Company A of Phillips Legion. He was wounded at Antietam and lost his right arm below the elbow. William's grave is marked by a concrete/cement tombstone that is highly weathered and hard to read. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66750971/william_h-branch: accessed February 26, 2024), memorial page for William H “Bill” Branch (17 Oct 1837–14 Aug 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66750971, citing Wilkes Cemetery, East Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Dorothy George Taylor (contributor 47062173).

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Union Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery


Location:

Jasper-Warrior Road

Partridge, Jefferson County, Alabama

N33° 45.821    W086° 55.895

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2160588


Date of Visit: May 19, 2017


William H. McCraig

Co D

5 Ala Inf

CSA


James E. Camp

Co C

12 Ala Cav

CSA

Mar 16 1844

Jan 25 1922


John R. Roberts

1816-1911

Veteran C.S.A.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Mt. Olive #2 Cemetery


(AKA Moore Cemetery #65)

Old National Road

Pinehurst, Dooley County, Georgia

32° 13.30626' N

83° 47.75484'N

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2332114


Date of Visit: June 29, 2014


William W. Woodward

Co B

27 Ga Inf

CSA

May 12 1846

Oct 30 1871

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Longshore Cemetery

Location:

County Road 101

DeKalb County, Alabama

34° 16' 46.59'' N    85° 45'39.09''W 

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 24086


Date of Visit: February 18, 2013


In Memory 

Young W. Longshore

Pvt Co A 35 Ga Regt

Confederate States Army

1841     1861


Young W. Longshore mustered into service in Buchanan in Harrison County, Georgia on August 12, 1861. On December 21, 1861 he died in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Cause of his death could not be determined. This marker may be a cenotaph. In 2014 a research erect a Find a Grave memorial to Longshore the Barton Street Cemetery in Fredericksburg. However, his name is not on the plaque dedicated to 51 Confederate buried October of 1861 and March of 1862. Four men of the 35th Georgia are named on the plaque.

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126589172/young-w-longshore: accessed 23 January 2024), memorial page for Young W Longshore (unknown–21 Dec 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126589172, citing Barton Street Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Birdgirl (contributor 47240809).

  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Young W. Longshore, 35th Georgia Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, January 23, 2024,  (http://www.fold3.com).



Emanuel L. Holman

Pvt Co K 41 Ga Inf

Confederate States Army

Sept 13 1842      Feb 22 1918

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Mills Family Cemetery

Location:

Haywood Valley Road

Chattanooga County, Georgia

34°30’25.9’ N  85° 10’ 50.2’ 

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 35379


Date of Visit: December 14, 2023


Hugh M Mills

Co F

6 Bn Ga Cav

CSA

1813

1872

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