Abbott
Cemetery
Location:
Highway 53
Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia
N 34° 28.033
W084° 54.790
Date of Visit: January 21, 2018
Robert Ambrose Abbott was a member of Company K of the 3rd
Georgia Calvary. he enlisted in the army with a horse valued at 200 dollars in
1862. He died at Camp Randolph in Calhoun....not far from his home.
Armstead Ambrose Abbott enlisted in the Confederate Army on
May 7, 1862. He was a member of the Calhoun Blues, Company D, 40th Georgia
Infantry Regiment. A.A. Abbott was captured at Champion Hill on May 17, 1863
and was a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. At some point prior to 1864 he was
paroled. He rejoined the army and was captured again at Atlanta on August 13,
1864. He spent time at as a POW at Louisville, Kentucky, Camp Chase, Ohio, and
Point Lookout, Maryland. Here he took the oath of allegiance and was released
on June 22, 1865.
Sources:
- Jacob Abbott Find Grave
Memorial# 35643928
- Robert Ambrose Abbott
Find a Grave Memorial # 159554608
- Muster Roll of Company
D 40th Georgia Regiment, http://www.generalbartonandstovall.com
- Gordon County
Placenames, http://gordoncountyplacenames.wordpress.com
- 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 January 22, 2018. (http://www.fold3.com)
Note: More about the brothers was
posted at Notes From the Field (https://greenweeksblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/abbott-cemetery/)
