New Prospect United Methodist Church Graveyard

Location:

Tallapoosa County Road 54

Reeltown, Tallapoosa County, Alabama

N 32° 40.612   W085° 49.162

FAG: 2218659

Date of Visit: February 19, 2021

M F Potts

Co H

44 Ala Inf

CSA

Eagle Creek Cemetery

Location:

Alabama State Highway 49

Tallapoosa County, Alabama

N 32° 56.583   W085° 45.037

FAG: 22595

Date of Visit: February 19, 2021

George M. Roberts

Co F

47 Ala Inf

CSA

Pvt

Peter E Harris

Co A

47 Ala Inf

CSA

1822

1871

Pvt

Richard E. Davis

Co G

34 Ala Inf

CSA

Nov 1 1834

Nov 21 1905

James Willis McKinnon

Co G 34 Ala Regt

Civil War

1840

1919

Adam Clark Duffy

Pvt Co G 5 Ala Inf Regt

Confederate States Army

Nov 4 1836  Jun 30 1920

Pvt

Huston Coker

Co D  34 Ala Inf

CSA

1927

Mar 1 1868

John Wynn Freeman

Pvt Co G  5 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

May 15, 1834     Jun 5 1922

Orlando Tyler Shepard

Pvt Co D 1 Ala Cav

Confederate States Army

Jan 1 1844.   Mar 13 1924

Doctor  Bugle Boy

For Gen Joe E. Wheeler

Orlando enlisted in 1861 in Montgomery. He was detached as bugler for General Wheeler’s escort December 13, 1862. In 1864 he was still attached to the escort with this duty. After the war he was a respected doctor in Tallapoosa County. 

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for O.T. Shepard, 1st Alabama Calvary, Retrieved from at 3-Fold April 21, 2021,  (http://www.fold3.com).

• “Resolutions.” The Alexander City Outlook, June 14, 1921, p. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/308154820

Blksmith

William S Harris

Co A 10 Conf Cav

CSA

1830    1892

HF Freeman

Pvt Co D  34 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Aug 17 1836   Mar 30 1922

George W Adair

Pvt  2 Ga Inf

Confederate States Army

Aug 25 1844    Mar 2 1926

CM Harkins

Co I 

8 Conf Cav

CSA