Saturday, July 15, 2017

Missionary Grove Cemetery

Location:
County Road 1141
Cullman County, Alabama
N 34° 13.033              W086° 55.553

Date of Visit: October 8, 2011


James A Parker
US Army
Confederate States Army
1839   1918

William Canant
Pvt Co L
3 Confederate Cav
Confederate States Army
Feb 17 1843
Apr 20 1921




Sunday, June 11, 2017

New Bethel Cemetery

Location:
Warrior-Jasper Road
Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 47.692              W086° 52.703

Date of Visits: May 19, 2017

Monroe H Dowdey
Co A
Bell's Ga Bn
Nov 22 2845
Jun 27 1899

Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church

Location:
Warrior-Jasper Road
Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 48.780              W086° 50.742

Date of Visits: May 19, 2017

Pvt
Benjamin C. Ragland
Co G
14 Ala Inf
CSA
1830    1897


Greens Chapel Cemetery

Location:
Green Chapel Road
Cleveland, Blount County, Alabama
N 33° 57.670              W086° 35.340

Date of Visit: May 19,  2017

Sgt
Jackson Hazelrig
Co C
28 Ala Inf
CSA
Feb 1 1820
Jul 10 1862

2nd Sergeant Jackson Hazelrig enlisted in Blount County on February 4, 1862. His name appears on a roll of soldiers, killed or who died of wounds. His date of death is given as July 10, 1862 and his place of death is Gainesville, Alabama. His widow, Jane Hazelrig filed a settlement claim September 14, 1863.

In the month of July in 1862 this regiment was posted north of Tupelo in Satilla, Mississippi.

Gainesville was large Alabama city during this time. Various sources mention several hospitals in this town.


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 June 11,  2017. (http://www.fold3.com)

The History of the 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment ,http://americancivilwar.50megs.com/28thAlabama01.html

Find a Grave Memorial #99974660










Saturday, May 6, 2017

High Rock Methodist Church

Location:
High Rock Road
Blount County, Alabama
N 33° 57.727              W086° 41.244

Date of Visit: April 27, 2017

Alfred A Johnson
Pvt Co F  3 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army

1834    1908

Friday, May 5, 2017

Center Hill Baptist Church

Location:
County Road 747
Cullman County, Alabama
N 34° 05.310              W086° 43.359

Date of Visit: April 27, 2017

Wesley Ben Burnett
Georgia
Pvt Co B Partisan Rangers
Confederate States Army

From a cursory search it appears that Burnett enlisted in an independent cavalry company in Carrollton Georgia in 1862. In October of 1862 the 7th Cavalry Regiment was formed by consolidating the 4th North Carolina Battalion Partisan Rangers and seven independent Georgia cavalry companies. This unit was known as Claiborne’s Partisan Rangers.  This unit disbanded in 1864. Wesley B. Burnett ended the war at Appomattox with the 7th Georgia Infantry.

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 May 5,  2017. (http://www.fold3.com)

7th Cavalry Regiment (Claiborne's Partisan Rangers),



Saturday, April 29, 2017

Hebron Cemetery

Location:
Cherokee County Road 124
Cherokee County, Alabama
N 34° 06.475    W085° 33.312

Date of Visit: October 5, 2011



EO Boman
Co E
1 Ga Cav
CSA

Pvt James M Lambert
Co C
26 Bn Ga Inf
CSA
Sep 15 1823
Feb 21 1902

Robert E Dyche
Serg
Co K  55 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1838
1903

TN Guice
Private Company E
30 Georgia Infantry
Confederate States Army
1846
1922

Reuben Brannon
Private Company C
Holcombs SC Vols
Confederate States Army
1824   1895

Pvt
George W Jordan
Co I 19 Ala Inf
CSA
1819
1902

Calvin Story
Pvt Co I 19 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1831       1912

W.A. Payne
Private Company B
52 Georgia Infantry
Confederate States Army
1828         1906

Pvt
George W Wynn
Co B
34 Ga Regt
CSA
1832
1897

John R Hawkins
Pvt Co H
19 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1845    1918

Thomas Rucks
Pvt Co C Con Cav
Confederate States Army
1839    1923

Pvt
G.W.
Rucks
Co G
48 Ala Inf
CSA
1830
1866

Dave E Harris
Pvt  Co H
19 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
1838
1928


In Memory of Pvt
William P. Lambert
Co G  41 Ga Inf
CSA
1845
1862

Pvt. Lambert enlisted at Camp McDonald at Big Shanty on March 10, 1862. It is noted that he died on April 30, 1862. 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 April 16, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)



In Memory Of
Pvt
Seth H Lambert II
Co G
41 Ga Inf
CSA
1841
1864

Private Lambert enlisted at Camp McDonald on March 10, 1862. He was captured at Vicksburg when left at a hospital. However, he was paroled on July 6, 1863.  There are  no other records for Private Lambert. 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 April 16, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)



Note: A second marker for Seth H Lambert is also in this cemetery. The marker has the inscription:

In Memory of Pvt
Seth Hampton Lambert
Company B 55 Ala Inf CSA
1841
1863


There are no Lamberts on the role of Company B of the 55th Alabama. However the next three Lamberts in Company B of the 55th Alabama do appear on the rolls of Company B 5th Alabama Battalion.  Seth Lambert does not show up on any 5th Alabama Battalion roll. This company was raised in Calhoun County, Alabama.

They will be recorded with the inscription on the stones in Hebron Cemetery.

In Memory of Pvt
Thompson H Lambert
Co B 55 Ala Inf
CSA
1843
1863

Private Lambert enlisted in Captain Bush’s Calhoun County (Alabama) Sharpshooters on August 19, 1861.  This would become Company B of the 5th Alabama Infantry Battalion.
He appears as missing in action muster rolls after Gettysburg. Union records indicate that he was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. He is detained at Fort McHenry, Maryland and eventually sent to Fort Delaware.  He died of chronic diarrhea only October 6, 1863. 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 April 23, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)



In Memory of
Pvt
William E F Lambert
Co B
55 Ala Inf
CSA
1837
1862

William F Lambert appears in Company B of the 5th Alabama Battalion. He enlisted in Captain Bush’s Calhoun Sharpshooters at age 25 in 1862.  In June he was reported sick in a Richmond, Virginia hospital. He died of disease on September 10, 1862 in a hospital in Liberty, Virginian. 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 April 23, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)


In Memory of
Pvt
Henry J Lambert
Co B
55 Ala Inf
CSA
1839
1862

Henry J Lambert appears in Company B of the 5th Alabama Battalion. He enlisted in Captain Bush’s Calhoun Sharpshooters at age 22 on March 4, 1862. He was killed in action at Mechanicsville on June 26, 1862. This is the first day of the Seven Days Battle. 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 April 23, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)



A Note to Visitors