I have been visiting cemeteries and locating the graves of Confederate soldiers most of my life. Since 2009 I have specifically cataloged Confederate soldiers that were marked as such in cemeteries I visit. I also record veterans from other wars and tombstones that really interest me. June 2021: I would love to know who visits this page and what did you think about the work. Please leave a comment or drop me a quick note (greg_green@bellsouth.net)
Monday, January 18, 2021
Long Swamp Baptist Church Graveyard
Location:
Long Swamp Church Road
Pickens County, Georgia
N 34° 27.600 W084° 21.202
Date of Visit: January 13 2021
John G. Coffey
Co A
34 Ga Inf
CSA
Pickens N. Herendon
107th Reg Ga Mil
Mar 11 1834 Feb 27, 1903
The 107th Georgia Militia was a company sized group from Pickens County, Georgia in command of A.K. Rowland.
Luke E. Tate, The History of Pickens (Atlanta, Georgia WW Brown Publishing Company), p. 224, Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22836/
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Fitzsimmons Cemetery
Location:
Georgia Highway 53
Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia
N 34° 25.823 W084° 20.168
Date of Visit: January 13 2021
Patrick Washington Fitzsimmons
1841 – 16 Aug 1871
CSA 36th Inf Ga
Patrick enlisted in Captain Jacob L. Morgan’s company in Dalton, Georgia. This company became Company I of the 36th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He was surrendered on July 4, 1863 in Vicksburg. He signed an oath to not take up arms as a parolee. After capture he admitted that he was loyal to the Union but was conscripted and forced to serve. He admitted to deserting prior to his capture. He apparently refused parole and was sent north and ended up in Camp Douglas POW camp in Chicago, Illinois. In May of 1865 he was discharged from Camp Douglas.
Note: His father founded Long Swamp Marble Company in eastern Pickens County, Georgia. He and his father along with other of his family and a few unknown females and infants rest in a hill side overlooking the modern marble industry down in the narrow valley cut by the East Branch of Long Swamp Creek
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Patrick Washington Fitzsimmons. Retrieved from at 3-Fold January, 17, 2021 (http://www.fold3.com).
Monday, January 11, 2021
Summerour Methodist Church Graveyard
Location:
Old Highway 2
Crandell, Murray County, Georgia
GPS Coordinates: 34.8775500, -84.7480300
FAG: 2360203
Date of Visit: June 6, 2013
Robert L. Bates
2 Lieut. 3 Ga Inf
March 3, 1938
Mt. Sumach Baptist Church Graveyard
Location:
Old Highway 2
Cisco, Murray County, Georgia
N 34° 58.098 W084° 39.595
FAG 2255778
Date of Visit: May 21, 2019
William West
Company D
3 Tenn Inf
CSA
Hopewell Baptist Church Graveyard
Location:
Old Highway 2
Alaculsy Valley, Murray County, Georgia
N 34° 58.098 W084° 39.595
Date of Visit: January 7, 2021
John Moore
Pvt Co. C 5 Regt Tenn Vols
Civil War
Jan 4 1826 Aug 7 1900
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Mt. Zion Cemetery #2
Location:
Great Valley Parkway
White, Bartow, Georgia
34.2860985 -84.7863998
FAG# 35634
Date of Visit: March 10, 2018
Wyly A. Gaines
1839-1962
Wyly was the son of Richard and Mary Jane Gaines. He enlisted in Captain J.F. Leak’s Company of Morrison’s Regiment at Camp Morrison in Bartow County on May 1, 1862. This organization became Company G, 1st Georgia Calvary. He died at home on July 17, 1862.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Wyly Gaines, Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
Efford E. Gaines
1837-1887
Efford was also a child of Richard and Mary Jane Gaines. He enlisted in Captain Saxon’s Company at Cassville on August 4, 1863. This mounted infantry company was mustered in for the defense Georgia west of the Chattahoochee. It subsequently became known as Company D of the 10th Battalion of Calvary, Georgia State Guards. It appears that this company was stationed at Cassville and mustered out of the service in February of 1864.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Efford E. Gaines, Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry Company D, 10th Battalion Georgia Cav (State Guards). Retrieved from at 3-Fold December 30, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia. (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007), 158.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Smyrna UMC Graveyard
Location:Georgia Highway 22Hancock County, GeorgiaN 33° 21.133 W082° 55.768Find-A Grave # 2169058Date of Visit: November 21, 2020Henry T. MitchellCo E7 Ga CavCSAJames A, son of Thomas and Cassandra SummerBorn Jany 7, 1844Died August 16, 1864Aged 20 years, 7 months and 9 daysJames enlisted in Company D of the 4th Georgia Reserves in Atlanta in May of 1864. From May until December this unit was on station at Andersonville military prison. James died on August 16, 1864. There is conflict information about his place of death. His Find-a-Grave biography states that he died at Andersonville. However, he place of death is recorded as Powelton, Georgia on his service cards. Powelton is a community about 8 miles northeast of the graveyard.• 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 December 15, 2020. (http://www.fold3.com)• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 December 2020), memorial page for James Abner Summers (7 Jan 1844–16 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 20108031, citing Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .• Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia. (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007), 190.
Monday, December 14, 2020
White Plains Baptist Church Graveyard
Location:
Main Street
White Plains, Greene County, Georgia
N 33° 28.328 W083° 02.088
FAG# 496062
Date of Visit: November 21, 2020
Corp
William Hitchcock
Co C
49 Ga Inf
CSA
Dawson H. Moore
Co I
8 Ga Inf
CSA
Alonzo Howell
Co A
Phillips Legion
CSA
Henry Mapp
Co A
Phillips Legion
CSA
Sgt
J.F. Copeland
Co I
8 Ga Inf
CSA
Marcellus A. Simmons
Co E
15 Ga Inf
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Boiling Springs Baptist Church Graveyard
Location:
Boiling Springs Church Road
Treutlen County, Georgia
N 32° 25.190 W082° 28.004
FAG# 496062
Date of Visit: November 20, 2020
Mark Phillips
Pvt Co B 22 Ga Calvary
Confederate States Army
July 31, 1837 July 27, 1906
Wilder Phillips
Pvt Capt Moring’s Co.
Ga State Troops
Confederate States Army
Jun 23 1831 Apr 27, 1896
Captain J.J. Moring commanded a local defense company stationed in Swainsboro in 1863.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Moring’s Company (Emanuel Troops), Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2020 (http://www.fold3.com).
Brinson Cemetery
Location:Brinson Cemetery RoadTreutlen County, GeorgiaN 32° 27.539 W082° 25.885Date of Visit: November 20, 2020JL Brinson1 Serg. Co C 21Bn Ga CavConfederate States ArmyJuly 21, 1848. Nov 4, 1914
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