Location:
County Road 24
Wheeler County, Georgia
N 32° 16.945 W082° 44.013
Date of Visit: June 7, 2016
Rob Dave Dixon
1845 – 1916
POW
1863
Based on available evidence I believe this Dixon was a
member of Company I of the 57th Georgia Infantry. Robert D. Dixon
travels 145 miles to enlist in Captain George W. Bishop’s company in Savannah
on May 3, 1862. He was severely wounded through the hip at Vicksburg and disabled.
It appears that he was in Vicksburg and surrendered with the city on July 4. He
was paroled by Union Major Fry of the 2nd Ohio July 15, 1863. In
1864 musters he is noted as being home on a surgeon’s certificate.
- 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 February 17, 2018. (http://www.fold3.com)
- Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 5, 1005, State
Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Retrieved June 19, 2019 from
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009535746/Home
- Picture at Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com :
accessed 19 June 2019), memorial page for Robert David “Rob” Dixon
(Jan 1845–13 Jun 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 17167788,
citing Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Wheeler County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained
by Sheila Gillis Seifert (contributor 47117784)
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Abel T. Wright
Pvt Co E 61 Ga Infantry
Confederate States Army
Aug 28 1833. Dec 23 1913
Hilary T. Wright
Serg Co E. 61 Ga Infantry
Confederate States Army
April 10 1838
Dec 5 1917
Mason
