Beeks Cemetery

Location:

Beeks Road

Monroe County, Mississippi

N 33° 51.436     W088° 24.732

Find a Grave Cemetery: 57920

Date of Visit: May 7,  2017

GW Reeves

Co B

7 Miss Cav

CSA

Rueben E. Taylor

Co H

2 Miss Inf

CSA

2 Lt

TR Jones

Co B

3 Miss Inf

CSA

RY Ausborn

Co H

2 Miss Cav

CSA

Lafayette Mitchell

Co J

14 Miss Inf

CSA

DM Cooper

Co C

3 SC Inf

CSA

In this cemetery is a tombstone for James A. Beeks. It is inscribed:

James A Beeks

March 11 1841

Oct 4 1864

James A. Beeks, about age 20, enlisted in 1861 in Captain S.A. Gholston’s company of Monroe County volunteers. This company became Company I of the 14^th Mississippi Infantry. James was captured at Fort Donaldson in 1862 and shipped to Camp Douglas in Illinois. He remained at this prisoner of war camp until September of 1862 when he and the regiment was shipped back to Vicksburg for parole and exchange which occurred on October 7, 1862. In 1863 he was present for musters at Newton Station, Mississippi and Canton, Mississippi. On December 4, 1863 on furlough at home. He returned to duty and served in operation around Mississippi until the regiment was ordered to Demopolis in the Spring of 1864. The 14^th was a part of Loring Division was ordered to Georgia to reinforce Johnston in front of a large Union army in northern Georgia. James’s name appears on a roster of soldiers due a bounty that was dated April 1, 1864 in Demopolis, Alabama. The next day the regiment set out on a march to Montevallo, Alabama. James is reported as deserting on April 4 while on this march. There are no other records.  

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for James A. Beeks, 14^th Mississippi Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 26, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com)..

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Unit Information Company I 14^th Mississippi Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 26 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).

• Dunbar Rowland, The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2, version GoogleBooks (Nashville: Brandon Printing Company, 1908), https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=GiI48lqMC3cC&pg=GBS.PP12), p.661

Captain A.J. Hamilton Memorial Cemetery/ Hamilton City Cemetery

Location:

2^nd Street Northwest

Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama

N 34° 08.622     W087° 59.399

Find a Grave Cemetery: 23223

Date of Visit: September 17, 2017

Thomas W Carpenter

Pvt Co K  42 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Apr 23 1932.  Feb 8 1889

Archibald M Mosley

Co G

16 Ala Inf

CSA

K.E.F. McKenzie

1839-1921

K.E.F McKenzie, Civil War, Veteran Lee’s

 Second Army of Tennessee, Co. K 16 Ala.  Hardees Corps,

Clayburn’s Division, Lowery’s Brigade, 1861-1865

His name was Kenneth Felix Ebenezer McKenzie.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 February 2020), memorial page for Kenneth Felix Ebenezer McKenzie (27 Jul 1839–2 Jun 1921), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24707814, citing Hamilton City Cemetery, Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by 4losthistory (contributor 46983562) .

Capt.

A.J. Hamilton

December 7, 1838.  Jan 9, 1901

Inscription:

Born and Reared in

Marion Co. Ala. Enlisted

in Company G 16th Ala

Infantry in 1861. Four

months later assisted in

organizing Co. F 5th Miss

Cavalry and elected 3^rd

Lieut. And wounded at

Thompson’s Station while leading his Co. Later he

raised a Co in Marion

County, Ala. Of which he

was made Capt which

 became Co F 7 Ala Reg.

This Co he led until the

close of war. Paroled at

Decatur returned to

Marion Co. Ala and

settled for life.

Bristow Cemetery

Location:

Alabama Highway 227/Duck Springs Road

Etowah County, Alabama

N 34° 11.888     W085° 57.343

Date of Visit: December 11, 2011

Daniel Fur

Pvt

Co E Ala Cav Res

Confederate States Army

1817    1879

Walter D. Furr

Pvt Co G 6 Ga Calvary

Confederate States Army

July 9 1845       May 9 1916

SO Reeves

Serg. Co I  9 Regt 7 Ala Cav

Confederate States Army

Apr 17 1830   May 22 1906

On August 30, 1862 Reeves enlisted in Captain Lea’s Company of Thomas’ Battalion of Calvary which became Company I of the 7^th Alabama Calvary. The 7^th was reorganized as Malones 9^th Alabama Calvary.

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for S.O. Reeves, Malones 9^th Alabama Calvary, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2007.

MP Waldrop

Pvt Co G 49 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Nov 4 1844     Mar 2 1911

Martin D Waldrop

Pvt Co K  3 Conf Cav

Confederate States Army

Nov 4 1844   Dec 6 1882

Thomas F. Smith

Ord Serg Co G. 49 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Jun 2 1833  Dec 17 1867

John F Sizemore

Lieut

Co F

9 Regt 7 Ala Cav

Oct 10 1827   Oct 20 1875

On September 21, 1862 Sizemore enlisted in as 3^rd Lieutenant  in Captain Davenport’s  Company of Thomas’ Battalion of Calvary which became Company F of the 7^th Alabama Calvary. The 7^th was reorganized as Malones 9^th Alabama Calvary. He resigned by recommendation of Colonel Malone in lieu of facing a Board of Examiners for incompetence.

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for John F. Sizemore, Malones 9^th Alabama Calvary, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).

Jasper Waldrop

Pvt Co G. 49 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Jun 24 1839   Mar 11 1901

Rev Alfred W Mintz

Pvt Co A

Cobbs Legion Ga Cav

1844   1915

CSA

Pvt Elisha T. Bristow

Co B

48 Ala Inf

CSA

1818

1863

Elisha Bristow was the son of the noted Methodist preacher Warrick Brister who settled in Blout County, Alabama in the early 1800’s. He contracted pneumonia and died at the American Hotel Hospital in Staunton, Virginia on November 21, 1862.

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for E.T. Bristow, 48^th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• West, Anson. A History of Methodism in Alabama. Nashville, Tennessee, Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1893. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/26434/.

Edwards Brothers

Francis Marion Edwards

Co E

12 Ala Inf

1840    1862

Serg

Charles P Edwards

Co C

24 Bn Ala Cav

1839

1862

Their Confederate headstones set at right angles to the tombstone of John and Arnette Edwards.  Census records indicate that Francis Marion Edwards and Charles Pickney Edwards were sons of John and Nettie Edwards.

Francis enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on July 20, 1861. In September he was admitted to a General Hospital in Culpeper Court House, Virginia. He died in Richmond in 1862.

There is no record of a Pickney Edwards in the 24^th Battalion of Alabama Cavalry. A Charles B. Edwards enlisted in Company C in 1863 and was absent without leave in 1864. A Sargent Pickney Edwards enlisted Janurary13, 1862 in Captain Edwards Company that became Company G 49^th Alabama Infantry. This sergeant Edwards died of unknown reason February 25, 1862.

I believe the headstones are cenotaphs.

• 1850 U.S. Census, Alabama, DeKalb County, Population Schedule, Enumeration District : Division 25, p.366B, dwelling 560, family 560, John Edwards: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed 16 Feb 2020);  image 69, NARA Roll M432_5
• 1860 U.S. Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, Population Schedule, Census Place: Division 2, Post Office: Lebanon, p.133, dwelling 296, family 303, John Edwards: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed 17 Feb 2020),  NARA Roll M653_9, Family History Library Film: 803009.
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Francis Marion Edwards, 12 Ala Infantry,  Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Charles Edwards, 24^th Alabama Calvary Battalion, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Pinkney Edwards, 49^th Alabama Infrantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com)

Dalrymple Brothers

Pvt

John D Dalrymple

Co G

49 Ala Inf

CSA

1932

1862

Pvt. Berry H. Dalrymple

Co G

49 Ala Inf

1831

1862

Pvt

Leuda Dalrymple

Co G

49 Ala Inf

CSA

1838

1862

Berry H. and John Drayton Edwards were two sons of Henry Hitt and Hannah Dalrymple. Henry was dead by the time of war, but Hannah lived to see her sons go off to war and not return. John and Berry markers are side by side in the cemetery.

John and Berry enlisted in Captain Jeptha Edwards Dekalb County Company that became Company G of the 49^th Alabama. Berry enlisted on February 10, 1862 and it is thought that his brother followed suit.  March was a time of sickness and both brothers contracted measles and died. Berry died on March 24 and John died on March 23^rd or 24^th. A Captain Beason reported that their personal affects were sent to their wives – Nancy, the wife of Berry and Elizabeth, the wife of John.

Leuda Dalrymple is also buried at Bristow Cemetery. He is identified as a brother of John and Berry in an unsourced family tree at Ancestry. He does not appear in census records for this family or in DeKalb County, Alabama. Louda enlisted in Captain Jeptha Edwards company of volunteers on January 13, 1862. This company became Company G of the 49^th Alabama. was killed at Shiloh on April 7, 1862. Captain Beeson stated that the body and personal effects fell into the hands of the enemy. A wife, Maranda, applied for any due pay in 1862.

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for John D. Dalrymple, 49^th Alabama Infantry,  Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Berry H. Dalrymple, 49^th Alabama Infantry,  Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Leuda Dalrymple, 49^th Alabama Infantry,  Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• 1850 U.S. Census, Alabama, DeKalb County, Population Schedule, Enumeration District : Division 25, p.359A, dwelling 452, family 452, Henry Dalrymple: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed 16 Feb 2020);  image 74, NARA Roll M432_5.

Coats Brothers

Pvt

Terrell Jehu Coats

Co I

10 Ala Inf

CSA

1835

1864

Corp

William S Coats

Co I

10 Ala Inf

CSA

1830

1864

Pvt John S Coats

Co I

10 Ala Inf

CSA

1837

1862

Serg

James A Coats

Co G

49 Ala Inf

CSA

1939

4-1-1862

Shiloh

In Bristow Cemetery there are Confederate headstones for John S. Coats, James A. Coats, Terrel J. Coats, and William S. Coats. The headstones for John, Terrel, and William are side by side suggesting some relationship. I do not have a picture of James’ headstone. A Find a Grave memorial for James was added in 2013. The headstone pictured in his memorial appears to be which leads me to believe that it was added since my visit in 2011.  It is clear from census records that James, John, and Terrell Coats are sons of Jehu and Mary Coats. I cannot find any records linking William to the family.

Terell enlisted March 1, 1862. He was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital Number 1 in Richmond on August 30, 1862. This illness resulted in a 35 day furlough. He would eventually return to duty. In May of 1863 he was in the Pratt Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.  He was able to return to duty again, however he would get sick one more time. He was admitted to Howards Grove Hospital in Richmond on June 13 with rubeola and typhoid fever and died June 20, 1864.

William enlisted in Montgomery on June 4, 1861. He was in Chimborazo Hospital Number 3 for illness in May of 1862. In the summer of 1864, he was reported missing since May 12, 1864 and presumed dead. In May the 10^th Alabama was involved in the battles around Spotsylvania Court House and was in action on 12^th of May.

John enlisted June 4, 1861. He was admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital Number 3 May 17 sick with pneumonia. He died June 15, 1862.

James enlisted January 13, 1862 in Captain Edwards Dekalb County company. James was killed at Shiloh on April 6, 1862.

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for James A Coats, 49^th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for William S. Coats, 10th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for Terrel Jehu Coats, 10th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, entry for John S. Coats, 10th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2020), memorial page for Sgt James A Coats (1839–1 Apr 1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102958049, citing Bristow Cemetery, Duck Springs, Etowah County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Maria Gilliland (Headstone Hunter) (contributor 47958320) .
• 1850 U.S. Census, Alabama, DeKalb County, Population Schedule, Enumeration District : Division 25, p.351A, dwelling 345, family 345, Jehu Coats: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed 16 Feb 2020);  image 58, NARA Roll M432_5.
• 1860 U.S. Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, Population Schedule, Census Place: Division 3, Post Office: Duck Springs, p.133, dwelling 19, family 19, Mary Coates: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed 17 Feb 2020),  NARA Roll M653_9, Family History Library Film: 803009.
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2007.