Showing posts with label 1st Georgia Calvary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1st Georgia Calvary. Show all posts

Monday, December 25, 2023

Dewey Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:

Spring Place Road

Bartow County, Georgia

N34.33798° W84.78939°

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2302859


Date of Visit: November 25, 2023



T.J. Hendrix       1846-1911


He served in Company Company I, 1st Georgia Calvary from 1863 to surrender in 1865. 


Georgia, U.S., Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Entry for Thomas J. Hendricks. Original data: Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives.



Henry McCreary   1794-1861


Henry was the Confederate postmaster at Gum Springs. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72267671/henry-mccreary: accessed 25 December 2023), memorial page for Henry McCreary (1794–1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72267671, citing Dewey Baptist Church Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Whitfield (contributor 47786265).                                                                                    



The following three are marked by locally manufactured iron “CV” Crosses of Honor.  I have not been able to determine their unit of service. 


1. Thomas Jefferson Bell 1843-1924


2. Lewis Henderson “of Lees Army”


3. John David Kirk 1843 - 1938

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Van Wert Church Cemetery


Location:

Church Street

Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia

N 33° 59.462   W085° 02.625

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2202644


Date of Visit: November 28, 2022


A Huddleston York

Pvt Co A 1 Ga Calvary

Confederate States Army

1843     1925


Larkin Blake York

Serb Co A. 1 Ga Calvary

Confederate States Army

June 2 1834      Nov 22 1903


Jasper Newton York

Serg Co A  1 Ga Calvary

Confederate States Army

1837     1867



Hud York, Larkin York, and Jasper York were the sons of Josiah Cowan York & Sarah Virginia Blake. They enlisted in Company A of the 1st Georgia Calvary which was commanded by their brother William Thomas York. William was killed at Battle of Peachtree Creek in 1864. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201623287/william-thomas-york: accessed 11 March 2023), memorial page for CPT William Thomas York (14 Jan 1830–3 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201623287, citing Old Soldiers Cemetery, Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Duckie (contributor 47221306).


Albert W Anderson

Pvt. Co D

Ballentine’s Cat

2 Miss Rangers

CSA

1848

1864 


Albert enlisted in western Tennessee in 1864. In October of 1864 a calvary skirmish occurred near the hamlet of Van Wert in Polk County, Georgia. Albert was in the line of battle and was killed near the church and was buried in the cemetery.

  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for A.W. Anderson, 2nd Miss. Partisan Rangers, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, March 11, 2023,  (http://www.fold3.com).
  • Sons of Confederate Veterans Wayside Marker, Van Wert Church, Van Wert, Polk County, Georgia.


William N. Brumbelow

Cobb’s Legion

Ga Can

CSA


Serg

William J. Clark

Co A

1 Ga Can

CSA

Aug 12 1836

Jan 11 1897


Henry M. Brown

Pvt Co K 18 Ga Infantry

Confederate States Army

Oct 4 1829     Apr 9 1879



WN Strang

1st Lieut Co H 4 Ga Res

Confederate States Army

Sep 7 1827      Aug 17 1901


Strange was appointed 1st Lieutenant in 1864 and then was appointed Assist Quartermaster of the 4th Georgia Reserve regiment. Hw need the war as a prisoner in Montgomery,  Alabama.

  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for W.N. Strange, 24th Georgia Reserves, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, March 11, 2023,  (http://www.fold3.com).



Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Welti Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Location:
County Road 747
Welti, Cullman County, Alabama
34.138732 -86.738233
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 1970334

Date of Visit: March 4, 2015

William W. Williams
Pvt Co E 1 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
May 21 1840  Dec 13 1918

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Mt. Zion Cemetery #2

Location:
Great Valley Parkway
White, Bartow, Georgia
34.2860985 -84.7863998
FAG# 35634

Date of Visit: March 10, 2018


Wyly A. Gaines
1839-1962


Wyly was the son of Richard and Mary Jane Gaines. He enlisted in Captain J.F. Leak’s Company of Morrison’s Regiment at Camp Morrison in Bartow County on May 1, 1862. This organization became Company G, 1st Georgia Calvary. He died at home on July 17, 1862. 

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Wyly Gaines, Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).


Efford E. Gaines 
1837-1887

Efford was also a child of Richard and Mary Jane Gaines. He enlisted in Captain Saxon’s Company at Cassville on August 4, 1863. This mounted infantry company was mustered in for the defense Georgia west of the Chattahoochee. It subsequently became known as Company D of the 10th Battalion of Calvary, Georgia State Guards. It appears that this company was stationed at Cassville and mustered out of the service in February of 1864. 

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Efford E. Gaines, Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).


Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Company D,  10th Battalion Georgia Cav (State Guards). Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).

Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia. (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007), 158.


Saturday, December 9, 2017

Allen-Lee Memorial Church

Location:
Highway 54
Lone Oak, Meriwether County, Georgia
N 33° 10.521              W084° 52.032

Date of Visit: October 16, 2011

Historical Marker: Old Prospect Methodist Church  (099-07)

Note: The Culpepper Brothers at this cemetery are well documented at the Culpepper Family Tree at Culpepper Family Tree, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm



Wesley Sewell
Pvt  Co E  64 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
Feb 20 1864

No military records can be found for Sewell. On Ancestry he is said to have died February 20, 1864. The family tree does not cite a source for this event.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 6, State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Retrieved November 17, 2017 from http://babel.hathitrust.org/.
·      Avant, Sewell, Hines, Young Family Tree, acestry.com, accessed November 18, 2017

John R. Sewell
Pvt Co B 2 Ga Vol Inf
Confederate States Army
June 2 1864

John R. Sewell enlisted at Grantville in Coweta County, Georgia on July 12, 1861. He was wounded at Garnett’s Farm or Malvern Hill in 1862. He spent time in General Hospital #13 in Richmond, Virginia. He returned to duty on September 2, 1862.  Sick again in May he was in Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond for several days with debility (weakness or feebleness). He listed as killed in action casualty in Bennings Brigade on June 20, 1864. This would be during the siege of Petersburg. His date of death given on his tombstone would match up with the Battle of Cold Harbor

·      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 December 9, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)




William J Culpepper
Serg  Co C  17 Texas Cav
Confederate States Army
Dec 23 1837  April 4 1864

William Jefferson Culpepper military record is for service in Company F of the 17th Texas Calvary. He was killed in the Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana He was killed in a cavalry charge.  In an earlier charge he was knocked down by a ball to the chest that was stopped by his Bible. He is thought to be buried on the battlefield.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Culpepper Family Tree, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm



John W Culpepper
Georgia
Pvt Co D  8 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
July 8, 1835    August 16 1864

John Wesley Culpepper enlisted in Meriwether County Georgia on May 18, 1861. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company D on January 126, 1862. His records suggest that at some point he was commanding the company with his Lieutenant rank. He was killed at the Battle of  Mill in Henrico County, Virginian on August 16, 1864. He died in the arms of his brother Simeon. Simeon buried him near the battlefield.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Culpepper Family Treee, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm


Simeon F Culpepper
Georgia
Sgt  Co D  8 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Oct 11 1842    June 22 1929


Thomas Joel Culpepper
Pvt 2 Ga State GDS
Confederate States Army
Jun 5 1847    Sep 20 1920


Noah Smith Culpepper
Georgia
Captain Co G  7 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 17 1840   Apr 25 1929


Cash Willingham Jr.
Pvt Co K   55 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
Sep 1 1843    June 28 1862

William Parker Sewell
Pvt Co K 55 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
August 21, 1841   Oct 19, 1918

Henry A White
Co K
55 Ga INf
CSA

Jacob Albright
Co B
2 Ga Inf
CSA

William Morgan Fling
Georgia
Sgt Co E 1 Regt Ga Res
Confederate States Army
March 4 1847  Sept 2 1906

John M Powerledge
Co D 8 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
1843      1867

Thomas Joel Culpepper
Pvt 2 Ga State GDS
Confederate States Army
Jun 5 1847    Sep 20 1920


Noah Smith Culpepper
Georgia
Captain Co G  7 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 17 1840   Apr 25 1929

James D Culpepper
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
March 26 1834    Nov 1 1903

JJ Hunt
Co H
4 Ga Cav
CSA

Samuel D Ellis
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
March 16 1834   March 8 1893


JS Willingham
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Cav
Confederate States Army
Feb 13 1845    Dec 15 1932


















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