Date of Visit: July 25, 2015
Elias Chadwick
Pvt Co D 45 Ala Inf
Confederate Staates Army
Dec 26, 1836 Jan 11 1902
George R Elsberry
Co A
10 Ga Inf
Oct 17 1839
Aug 25, 1923
Robert W. Whitehead
C C Cooper
Pvt Co A
40 Georgia Regiment
Confederate States Army
Jan 8 1845 Dec 10 1934
Henry Russell Parker
Co K
60 Ga Vol Inf
CSA
1837
1877
James R. Bowen
Co F. 9 BN Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
L.L. Bowen
Co D 1 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
Jun 1 1826 Apr 16 1908
John H Turner
Co C
41 Ga Inf
CSA
August 21 1831
Nov 13 1906
Pvt
Malachi Pickett
Co A
9 BN Ga Cav
CSA
1800
Apr 8 1836
James C Pickett
Pvt Co C 25 Ga Infantry
Provost Guard
Confederate States Army
Sep 30 1829 Mar 8 1910
W C Matthews
Co D 1 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
Apr 15 1828 Jul 15 1902
Joseph C Dupree
Cpl Co D 14 Regt Ga Vol Inf
Confederate States Army
Apr 10 1840 Apr 3 1925
William Franklin Sanford
Co L
12 Regt
Ga Vol Cav
CSA
Mar 31 1821
Apr 5 1895
W A Camp
Co C 2 Ga Inf State Trp
Confederate Staates Army
Francis M Osborn
Co L 12 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
Jan 15 1843 Mar 13 1911
James M Russell
8 Ark Cav
CSA
Feb 5 1845
Sept 29 1922
Anderson H Arnold
Co K
60 Regt
Ga Inf
CSA
Mar 9 1832
Jan 23 1905
3D Lieut
William C Abney
Co A
9 Ga Cav
CSA
1828
1895
In Memory of
1 Lieut
Benjamin W Pickett
Co D
1 Ga Cav
1828
1863
Died September 19, 1863
Benjamin Pickett enlisted in Captain Seawright's calvary company with his own horse in March of 1862. This company became Company D of the 1st Georgia Calvary Regiment. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant of the company August 5, 1862. In the winter he was absent because he was sick and furloughed. Back in service in the Fall he was mortally wounded early in the Battle of Chickamauga on or near Reed's Bridge road where Pegram's Calvary skirmished dismounted with Croxton's Brigade. Is is said that he was wounded leading a charge and died later in the day nine a hospital near Jay's Mill. His body was sent home to be buried at New Hope. In less than a year Pickett's grave would be in full view of combatants during the Battle of Hew Hope Church.
J.D. Harman
Co F 34 Ala.
Regt. Killed
In Battle
At New Hope 1864
JD Harmon
Co D 34 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1864
Harman has two Confederate gravestones. He was likely from Tallapoosa or Montgomery, Alabama and he was killed at New Hope. I cannot find any record of his service.
Silas G Grooms
1831-1864
Killed in action May 23
At New Hope Church
New company C
8th Arkansas Infantry
Confederate
Silas was a farmer from Liberty Township in Independence County, Arkansas. He enlisted in Captain Floyd's Company in the 8th Arkansas Infantry on September 10, 1861. This company would soon become Company C of the regiment. Silas spent a good bit of time absent from the regiment due to sickness. In August of 1863 he was present at the August muster, but he had lost his cap box and belt. As a part of Govan's Brigade of Cleburne's Division it is likely that Silas took part in the Battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Ringgold Gap in 1863 and winter into winter quarters at Dalton. His record s state that he was killed in action May 23, 1864 at New Hope Church. The actual Battle of New Hope Church occurred on may 25. Cleaburn's Division was not involved in this clash. Two days later and a couple of miles away. Silas' regiment would be in the line of Battle at Picket Mill.
Nathan Goswick
Co H 19 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Apr 17 1862
Nathan enlisted in Company H, 19th Alabama on June 25, 1861. He was wounded at the first Battle of Manassas in July. In December he was discharged by surgeon and sent home where he died on April 17, 1862.
Pvt.
Robert W Whitehead
Co. C
36 Ala Inf
CSA
May 26, 1864
Twenty-six year old Robert W. Whitehead from Havana District of Greene County, Alabama enlisted in Captain Murphy’s Company of Mounted Volunteers on November 18, 1861. This company became Company F of the 3rd Alabama Calvary. In 1863 he was e in the Newson Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Direction Hospital in Griffith, Georgia. In March of 1864 he was transferred to Company C 36th Alabama Infantry. His brother John J. Whitehead had been a member of this Company. At Chickamauga John was wounded and ended up being discharged from service. On May 25, 1864 the 36th Alabama was in the line of battle north and east of New Hope Church as a part of Clayton's Brigade. The next day the fighting moved toward Pickett's Mill, however the Brigade was involved in skirmishing throughout the day.
James Harvey Murphy
Private James Harvey Murphy is buried at New Hope cemetery. His tombstone indicates that he was a member of Company K of the 40th Alabama Infantry. He was born in 1821 and died 1864. His epitaph is Beloved Husband of Sabra Denmon Murphy. It is a new Confederate marker.
There is no service records card for a James Murphy in the records of the 40th Alabama. Using the name of his wife a James H. Murphy was found to enlist in Company A of the 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment on March 20, 1862.
Corp
John J. Hamilton
Co F
1 Fla Inf
CSA
Jul 3 1849
May 25, 1864Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida. Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for John Hamilton, 1st Florida Infantry. Retrieved from at 3-Fold, December 15, 2025.(http://www.fold3.com).
