I visited this cemetery back in the early 1980’s when I was trying to locate the graves of CSA soldiers in back roads of west Alabama. I would naturally record the standard CSA markers and those tombstones that identified the man as a Confederate soldier. I would also record the name and vitals of the men born between 1810 and 1848. I would then search for these men in company rosters, regimental accounts, and other sources.
I have chosen to preserve the original formatting that I used in the 1980’s. Unfortunately, I did not record complete dates of birth and death, so the vital information is somewhat lacking. In the case of unit designations determined by research I have included footnotes of the sources.
The cemetery locations are 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.
Cemetery Location:
T18N R1W Sec 21
Near Christian Valley Church
Highway 28
Sumter County, Alabama
N 32° 31.058 W088° 05.735
Pvt. Joseph Graham 1840-1919 Co. K 40th Ala Inf
Col. Ezekial Slocum Gully 1831-1896 40th Ala Inf
Lt. John Robert Larkin 1841-1926 Co. I 38th Ala Inf
W. Dick Torry 1826-1893 Co. D Jeff Davis Legion
J. W. Blakeney 1847-1910 2nd Ala Cav
1st Lt. Abram Larkin Co. K 40th Ala Inf
Dr. B.B. Seale 1839-1909 Co. F 40th Ala Inf
21st Ala Inf
Dr. Jno. McK. Henson 1830-1894 Hospital Dept., AT
[1]Issac W. Horn 1825-1913 State Reserve
[2] [1] Roster of 1889 Reunion of Confederate Soldiers of Sumter County, Alabama
[2] Roster of 1889 Reunion of Confederate Soldiers of Sumter County, Alabama
