Cartecay Methodist Church

Location:

Georgia Highway 53

Gilmer County, Georgia

Lat            34.644501

Long        -84.389847

Date of Visit: June 15, 2014

Capt Nathan Tabor

Oct 12 1820

June 14 1905

Co K  11 Regt Ga Volunteer Cavalry

CSA

Col

Robert L Smith

Ralston’s Bn

Ga Mil

CSA

Julius A Hudson

Born Jan 28 1836

Died May 15 1864

Co H  65^th Regiment Georgia Infantry

Wounded and Died in Battle of Resaca, Georgia.

Buried Near the Battle Site in Grave Known But To God

He was wounded and left on the field of battle. - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold June 22, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com)

Mt Vernon Baptist Church

Location:

Clear Creek Road

Gilmer County, Georgia

Lat            34.625172

Long        -84.466339

Date of Visit: June 15, 2014

Alfred W Shepard

Co H  65 Regt Ga Inf

Confederate States Army

1838   1918

Fredrick Van Buren Teem

Pvt  Co D 23 Ga Inf

Confederate States Army

Feb 14 1842   Oct 1 1929

Talona First Baptist Church

Location:

Talona road

Gilmer County, Georgia

Lat            34.590191

Long       -84.511475

Date of Visit: June 15, 2014

Pvt

John Robert Ray

Co H

1 Ga Inf

CSA

1846

1939

Oak Hill UMC

Location:

Georgia Highway 52

Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia

Lat            34.654095

Long       -84.438080

Date of Visit: June 15, 2014

2d Lt

Benjamin Ellington

Co H

1 Ga

State Trp

CSA

March 3 1842

March 10 1924

Flat Creek Baptist Church

Location:

Georgia Highway 382

Gilmer County, Georgia

Lat            34.641882

Long       -84.562584

Date of Visit: June 15, 2014

Pvt

Abner M Vick

Avery’s Co

4 Ga Cav

CSA

May 27 1840

Jan 7 1923

Black Creek Baptist Church

Location:

Black Creek Road

Etowah County, Alabama

N 34° 10.764   W085° 52.801

Date of Visit: December 19, 2011

Pvt

Samuel H Foster

Co D

Ga Infantry

CSA

1822

1905

William H Logan

1st Serg Co C 28 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Oct 8 1842    Mar 12 1903

Asa Gray

Pvt Co C   3 Conf Cav

Confederate States Army

William Gray

Pvt Co I  3 Ala Cav

Confederate States Army

John M Blackwell

Co G

1 Ala Cav

In Memory of

Pvt

Jacob J Kenner

Co C

49 Ala Inf

CSA

1831

1867

Mt. Carmel UMC

Location:

Ga Highway 337

Walker County, Georgia

N 34° 39.809   W085°  18.615

Date of Visit: June 19, 2011

David A Rice

Co E

36 Ga Inf

CSA

July 5, 1836

Oct 28, 1925

Mt. Zion UMC

Location:

US Highway 31

Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama

Lat            34.220234

Long              -86.857986

Date of Visit: May 24, 2014

George Washington McClanahan

Wheelers Scouts

1 Tenn Mtd Scouts

Confederate States Army

Jan 1 1845   Jan 7 1915

John Henry Walling

Corp Co G

Ky Inf Ala Cav

Confederate States Army

Mar 30, 1840   Apr 30, 1935

John Henry Walling served in the Union Army. John H. Walling filed for an US Army pension in 1875. He served in Company C of the Union 1^st Alabama Calvary and the Union 1^st Kentucky. He can be found on the 1^st Alabama roll, but not the Kentucky roll. He became a prominent doctor in Cullman and Morgan County after the war.

Sources:

1^st Alabama Calvary Website: http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/Roster/Troopers.aspx?trooperid=2411&QPicture=Picture1

Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942

http://www.fold3.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index, accessed June 7, 2014.

Macedonia Church Cemetery

Location:

Highway 337

Tedoga, Chattooga County, Georgia

N 34° 33.935   W085°  23.282

Date of Visit: June 19, 2011

Pvt. Charles G Sitton

Co H 39 Ga Inf

CSA

Dec 30, 1844

June 26, 1930

Serg

Asa D Lumpkin

Co H 39 Ga Inf

CSA

Jul 27 1843

Aug 27 1913

Pvt

James McCamy

Co E

60 Ga Inf

CSA

Oct 24 1842

Jan 12 912

Colonel

Joseph T. McConnell

39 Ga Inf

CSA

1829

Nov 30 1863

Col.J.T. McConnell was killed at Missionary Ridge on November 24, 1863. He rode out in front of his regiment seeking the best placement of the regiment. He was shot in the head and killed. – No. 245 Report of Brig. Gen. Cumming, OR Vol. 31 Part II

He was elected Colonel of the 39^th on March 2, 1862. It is reported that he died of his wounds on December 1, 1863. This would be in line with his tombstone inscription.  - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold June 6, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com)

James H Gilreath

Lieut Co G  11 Ga Cavalry

Confederate States Army

Jul 20 1827  Nov 1 1905

Captain

George W Blackwell

Co D

34 Regt

Ga Inf

CSA

1828

1865

Captain Blackwell was elected 1^st Lieutenant of Company H 8^th Georgia Infantry December 3 1861. He mustered out of the service May 1862. On May 14 he was elected Captain of Company D of the 34^th Georgia. He was killed by bushwhackers on the way home on April 20, 1865. - Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 3, State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Retrieved June 6, 2014 from http://babel.hathitrust.org/.

Andrew J Bryant

Copr Co B  1 Ga Cavalry

Confederate States Army

William C Underwood

Co D

34 Ga Inf

CSA

Mar 11 1838

Feb 24 1877

Corp Andrew J. Neal

Co D

34 Ga Inf

CSA

Mar 4 1836    Oct 30 1913

1^st Serg

James H Wade

Co B

28 Tenn Inf

CSA

Feb 16 1842

Nov 20 1874

Serg

Americus Jennings

Co I 37 Ga Inf

CSA

Jul 19 1821 

Feb 9 1886

Pvt

Fredrick R.L Thomas

Co H

3 Ga Cav

CSA

Aug 5 1839

Apr 24 1906

Pvt

George W Neal

Co H

39 Ga Inf

1829

1864

George W Neal was captured at Vicksburg on Juky 4, 1863. He was parolled by Captain Pullen of the 20^th Illionisis. Neal appears on a roll on April 30, 1864. There are no other records. - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold June 7, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com); Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 4, State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Retrieved June 7, 2014 from http://babel.hathitrust.org/.

Turkeytown UMC Cemetery

Location:

US Highway 411

Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

N 34° 05.485   W085° 54.143

Date of Visit: June 13, 2011

Jasper O Thirlkill

Pvt Co D 22 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Dec 14, 1827    Dec 24, 1878

John T Glenn

Pvt Co A 31 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1834     1901

James A McKee

Pvt  Co H   1 Regt Ga Cav Vols

Confederate States Army

Jul 28, 1829     Jan 16 1891

James Wilson

Pvt Co I  10 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

May 3 1833   Aug 14, 1915

James R Anderson

Vt  Co K

5 Ala Partisan Rangers

Confederate States Army

Apr 7 1842   Feb 16 1915

David Young

Pvt Co I 19 Ala Inf

May 19, 1840   May 7, 1917