Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Pleasant Grove Cemetery


Location:
Polk County 630
Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
N 27° 44.938    W081° 45.897

Date of Visit: June 7, 2011

Thomas Hilliard
Co A
2 Fla Cav

Cpl
Edward J Hilliard
Co K
8 Fla Inf
CSA

James M Manley
4 Corp Co K 8 Fla Inf
Confederate States Army
Apr 20 1837  Feb 26 1905

BH King
Co G
5 Ga Cav

Wm W Willingham
Born Jan 25 1842
Died June 6 1910
Southern Cross of Honor

I think this man may served in Company K of the 8th Florida Infantry. Company K was made up of men from Hillsborough County.  Polk County was formed from Hillsborough and Brevard. William Willingham enlisted in the CSA at Fort Brook near Tampa in 1862. He was wounded at Gettysburg and remained absent without leave.

Source: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 12, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com).


Pleasant Hill Cemetery


Location:
Highway 32
Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia
N 34° 20.882   W085° 34.694

Date of Visit: June 6, 2012

Pvt
Alonzo W Jones
Co E
10 Ga Batt
CSA
Jun 15 1845
Jan 8 1923

J35L Pearce
Co K
35 Ga Inf
CSA

DH Mears
Co B
51 Ga Inf
CSA

Musc
Lewis S Smith
Co K
4 Ga Vol Inf
CSA
Mar 6 1837
Apr 21 1925

Mathem Tucker
Co F
49 Ga Inf
CSA

2 Lieut
Richard Tucker
Co F
49 Ga Inf
CSA

Ballard Free Will Baptist Church


Location:
US Highway 17
Marion County, Alabama
N 34° 03.805   W088° 06.968

Date of Visit: June 2,, 2012

3 Lt
John Hamilton
Co G
16 Ala Inf
Aug 29 1818
Feb 12 1862

None Cemetery


Location:
Baldwin Road
Whitfield County, Georgia
N 34° 58.496   W084° 53.923

Date of Visit: April 22, 2012

James T Caldwell
Co K
19 Regt
Ga Inf
CSA
Sep 9 1842    Jan 13 1923

Joseph G Green
Pvt Co D  23 Batt Tenn Inf
Confederate States Army
1847 -1920

West Main Street Cemetery


Location:
West Main Street
Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama
N 34° 16.179   W086° 12.912

Date of Visit: April 23, 2012

Alford L Waddell
Pvt  1 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army

Pvt S.E. Finney
Co A
62 Ala Inf
CSA
Aug 16 1847
Aug 4 1906

Pvt
W.A Darnell
Co H
27 Ga Inf CSA

Pvt
Hugh P Berry
Newman’s
Home Guard
CSA
1847
1905

William Marion Bollinger
Pvt Co F  3 Batt SC Inf
Confederate States Army
May 1838    Aug 15 1896

F.T. Stephenson
Co A  24 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army



In Memory of
Serg
James Cicero
Miller
Co K
9 Ala Vol Inf
CSA
Feb 25 1833
Jun 27 1862

Enlisted May 19, 1861 in Guntersville, Alabama. Killed June 27, 1862 at the Battle of Gaines Mill in Virginia.
Source:
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 11, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com).




Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Bennett Cemetery


Location:
Lamon Chapel Road
Walker County, Alabama
N 33° 59.108   W087° 19.862

Date of Visit: April 22, 2012

James W Lamon
Co K
56 Ala
Partisan Rangers
CSA

Corinth Baptist Church


Location:
Church Street
Fyffe, DeKalb County, Alabama
N 34° 24.685   W085° 43.388

Date of Visit: April 22, 2012

Henry C Willkie
Pvt Co F 3 Ga Cav
Confederate States army
Jan 1 1844  Jul 21 1913

Copr
Rial Bryant
Co K
3 Conf Cav
CSA
1832
1882

John I Bearden
Pvt Co I  3 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Apr 25 1818    Apr 21 1901


Confederate or Union Solider:

New Flat Marble:
William Riley Garrett
Pvt Co H 12 Tenn Cavalry
Confederate States Army
Dec 6 1833   Dec 4 1926

Old Federal Style:
Wm R Garrett
Co H
12 Tenn Cav

On February 2, 1864 a twenty-seven year old William R Garrett volunteered his services as a blacksmith to the US Army in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  He was assigned to Company H of the 12th Tennessee Calvary of the US Army.  He served as company blacksmith and farrier. There is also a U.S. Army pension record for a William R. Garrett  of Company H 12th Tennessee Calvary that died December 4, 1926.


Sources:

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 11, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com).

Civil War and Later Pension Index. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 11, 2014 (http://www.fold3.com).


Jennings Cemetery


Location:
DeKalb County Road 89
DeKalb County, Alabama
N 34° 24.685   W085° 43.388

Date of Visit: April 22, 2012

James F Barnard
Co L
12 La Inf
CSA

Union Hill-Needmore Cemetery


Location:
Cherokee County Road 35
Cherokee County, Alabama
N 34° 20.882   W085° 34.694

Date of Visit: April 22, 2012

E.C. Campbell
Born Sept 3 1828
Died Dec 13 1903
Con. Vet. Co.B 3rd
Ga. Regiment

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Beaverton Church of Christ


Location:
Lamar County Road 49
Beaverton, Lamar County Alabama
N 33° 55.592              W088° 00.983

Date of Visits: July 14, 2012

Corp
Thos Jefferson Gann
Co K
5 Ala Cav
CSA

Pleasant Grove Cemetery


Location:
Blount County 21
Snead, Blount County, Alabama
N 34° 10.117              W086° 23.614

Date of Visits: July 13, 2012

Solomon Parks Buckalew
Pvt Co A Camp of Instruction Ala
Confederate States Army

Joseph B French
Pvt Co E 49 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Nov 28 1840    Jan 13 1924

Joesph W Buckalew
Pvt Co B  28 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
July 7 183   Sep 15 1903

In Memory
Elijah Buckalew Jr
Pvt Co A Camp of Instruction Ala
Jan 9 1829   Dec 12 1895

William H Kemp
Pvt Co G  3 Regt Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Mar 5 1846    Oct 27 1933


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