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.

Unity Grove Methodist Church Upper Cemetery

Location:

Hap Hammond Road

Palmetto, Pickens County, Alabama

N 33° 28.789 W087° 58.560 

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 268441

Date of Visit: September 9, 2018

Jesse Humphrey Brazeale

Co A 

19 Ala Inf

CSA

Adam A.A. Richardson

Co B

41st Ala Inf

CSA

Feb 6, 1845     

Jun 29 1908

I believe that the next three soldiers were children of Hebert (Herbert) Hawkins and wife Amina. 

Ezekiel Hawkins

Pvt

Co H 5 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1832   1914

In Memory 

of Samuel Hawkins 

Co D

41 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

March 4 1830      Nov 7 1862

Samuel enlisted in 1861 in the Pickens Planters, a local company that mustered into the 41st Alabama Infantry. He died in Murfreesboro on November 9, 1862.th is  Cause of dea is unknown. 

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Samuel Hawkins, 41stAlabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, August 2, 2023,  (http://www.fold3.com).
• Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch & Roster Alabama 41st Infantry Regiment (Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2015.

Aaron Hawkins

1st Lieut

Co D  41st Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Mar 20 1835   Sept 20, 1863

A member of the original Pickens Grays Aaron Hawkins was elected by his company as there Second Lieutenant on June 2, 1862. He was promoted to First Lieutenant by the end of the month. First Lieutenant Hawkins was killed at Chickamauga. Martin Luther Stancel, Colonel of the 41st Alabama, said that Hawkins fell while bravely leading his men on the works of the enemy. On the morning of September 20 Stancel’s regiment was in the line of battle in Helm’s Brigade of Breckinridge’s Division on Bragg’s right. 

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Aaron Hawkins, 41^th Alabama Infantry, retrieved from at 3-Fold, September 24, 2018,  (http://www.fold3.com).

• The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (128 vol., Washington: Printing Office, 1880-1901), Ser.1 Vol. 30, Part II, 197-207, Report of Major Gen. John C. Breckinridge, October 1863. 

• The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (128 vol., Washington: Printing Office, 1880-1901), Ser.1 Vol. 30, Part II, 207-208, Report of Col. Martin L. Stancel, September 27, 1863. 

Brewersville Cemetery

Location:

Christian Valley Church

State Highway 28

Brewersville, Sumter County, Alabama

N 32° 31.110   W088° 05.727

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 21785

Date of Visit: July 13, 2019

Joseph Graham

Alabama

Pvt Co K  40 Regt Ala Inf

Civil War

Nov 25 1840    Feb 16 1919

William Larkin

Corp Co B

Ala Corps of Cadets

Confederate States army

Aug 22 1845  Sep 8, 1920

John Robert Larkin

Alabama

1st Lt Co I 38 Regt Ala In

Confederate States army

June 4 1841   May 20, 1926

John R.Lee

Born

Jan 14 1831

Died

Dec 6 1861

In April of 1861 John R. Lee enlisted in the service of the Confederate Army. He was 1st Lieutenant in Blount’s Company F “Sumter Rifle Guards” of the 5th Alabama Infantry regiment. In May the regiment moved to Pensacola and then on to near Manassas Junction in Virginia. In September Captain Blount resigned and Lee was promoted to Captain. At the time of the October muster Lieutenant Lee was sick in the hospital in Richmond. He died of typhoid fever at Union Mills on December 5, 1861 

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for John R. Lee, 5th Alabama Infantry , Retrieved from at 3-Fold, October 31, 2022.  (http://www.fold3.com).

• 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) Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission. Kindle

Colonel Ezekiel Slocum Gulley

Tombstone Inscription: 

Our Father

Ezekiel Slocum

Gulley

Col. Of 40th Ala

Reg. C.S.A.

Born in

Wayne County, NC

Sep. 26, 1831

Died In

Sumter Co. Ala.

Sept 17, 1896

At 30 years of age Gulley mustered in to the Confederate service on March 4 1862. He was elected Captain of Company A of the 40th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Eventually he was promoted to Major. Major Gulley spent ten days in the 1st Mississippi Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi with anasarca. Anasarca is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues and cavities of the body, resulting in swelling, related to renal or cardiopulmonary issues. In May of 1864 Colonel Thomas Stone died of pneumonia and Gulley was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 40th Alabama. After the Battle of Bentonville in 1865 the 40th was consolidated into the 19th Alabama under Colonel M.L. Wood in Pettus’ Brigade of Carter Stevenson’s Division At some point Gulley commanded this regiment.  Carolina Campaign of 1865 he commanded the 19th Alabama. 

• 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) Montgomery, 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 E.S. Gulley, 40th Alabama Infantry , Retrieved from at 3-Fold, October 31, 2022.  (http://www.fold3.com).

• The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (128 vol., Washington: Printing Office, 1880-1901), Ser.1 Vol. 47, Part I, 1065, Organization of the Confederate Forces, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston.

• Willett, Elbert Decatur, 1828-1890, and Joseph Jackson Willett. History of Company B (originally Pickens Planters) 40th Alabama Regiment: Confederate States Army, 1862 to 1865. [n.p.]: Colonial Press, 1963.

Colonel Gulley’s Kepi at Auction in 2012

Old Ponce de Leon Cemetery

Location:

Florida Highway 81

Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, Florida

N 30° 43.321   W085° 56.192

FAG: 2285389

Date of Visit: June 16, 2016

Thomas J Mickler

Pvt Co C 57 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1833    1915

Lewis M Graves

Co D

39 Ala Inf

CSA

J F Dukes

Pvt Co E 12 Ga Inf

Confederate States Army

1840   1904

James S Moore

Pvt  Co H 55 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1823     1901

Warren D Jackson

Pvt Co K  5 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

May 5 1838      Sept 26 1913

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

Buttahatchee School Cemetery (Burleson)

Location:

State Road 253

Marion County, Alabama

N 34° 10.150     W087° 49.183

Find a Grave: 21869

Date of Visit: December 20, 2011

Benjamin W. Howell

Pvt Robertson MS Batt Arty

Civil War

Aug 20 1832.   Feb 10 1910

William C. Gregg

Pvt Co E 13 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Oct 13 1841    Jul 31 1912

Elisha D Leon

Co K

5 Ala Inf

CSA

Bethany Cemetery

Location:

Highway 11

Reece City, Etowah County, Alabama

N 34° 04.389                W086° 02.045

Date of Visit: October 2, 2011

Pvt

David Gilliland

Co B

48 Ala Inf

CSA

1818

1900

Pvt

Mercer E Gilliland

Co B

48 Ala Inf

CSA

1847

1912

Lieut

John H Sheppard

Co B

48 Ala Inf

1830

1872

Lieut

William E Clay

Co C

5 Ala Vol

CSA

Oct 14 1839   Nov 11 1902

Pvt

Jesse Millirons

Co E

13 Ga Inf

CSA

1810

1877

Robert Green Purcell

Co C

3 Cav

CSA

Abraham B Purcell

Co C

3 Conf Cav

CSA

Thomas S Reese

Maj  Co I

3 Conf  Cav

Civil War

May 12  1835   Nov 8  1894

Panola United Methodist Cemetery

Panola United Methodist Cemetery

Note: In the 1980’s during a time I refer to as BM and BK (Before Marriage and Before Kids) I traveled the back roads of west Alabama in search of Confederate soldiers buried in the old cemeteries. This was also before the now ubiquitous GPS. I still have much of this information. I have decided that I would share as much of this information as possible since most likely my yet to be born grandchildren will have to throw it away many years down the road. The following are a couple of rules of the road that I will adhere to. In the BM and BK times I spent a great deal of time at night trying to identify the men buried in the cemeteries I visited that were marked with civilian tombstones on company rosters and in regimental accounts. However, in these postings you will find only those clearly marked as CSA. As far as locations go I will use the locations as I originally described them. I will also use coordinates from the GNIS database when I feel comfortable that it applies. I do not have pictures as this was also the pre-digital age. For this reason I retain the exact recording format as originally recorded.

Cemetery Location:
Sumter County Highway 34
Panola, Sumter County, Georgia
GNIS Coordinates (DMS) 32° 56’ 07” N - 088° 15’ 00” W

On USGS Topomap this cemetery is identified as Pleasant Grove Cemetery and the associated church is identified as Shady Grove Church. Another source identifies this cemetery as Shady Grove Protestant Methodist Church.

I remember walking in this cemetery early one Sunday morning and being given a tour of the old church by a little gray haired lady.

Capt. James T. Meek
1830-1866
36th Ala Inf

Dr. Wm Gray Little
d. 1883
Surgeon CSA Army

Capt John M. Quarles
Co. A 36th Ala Inf

Noah Little
1832-1865
Co. A 5th Ala Battl

T. Barnes
1811-1868
Co. A 5th Ala Inf Battl
William Halsell, Sr.
1832-1913
Co. L 41st Miss Inf

C.M. A. Podgers
1837-1895
2nd Miss Vol Cav

Henry M. Bostick
d. 1904
Co. A 5th Ala Inf.

E.S. Little
36th Ala Inf
“born August 12, 1837, wo. Chickamauga Sept 19, 1863 d. Atlanta Oct 8, 1863”

Henry G. Stanton
Died June 24, 1864
“whose remains still lies in some unknown spot in Lafayette, Georgia where he was killed in battle”

J.T. Jenkins
1831-1861
5th Ala Inf
“Died Union Mills, Va October 28, 1861”

William Henry Geiger
“Son of J.C. Geiger 1841-1867
A gallant solider, enlisted in the CSA as A Cadet from South Carolina College, was a
courier to Col. Kilpatrick 1 S.C. Regt”