Showing posts with label 55 Ga Inf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 55 Ga Inf. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Providence United Methodist Church

Location:
Canyon Road
Stewart County, Georgia
32.07080, - 84.91110
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 36467


Date of Visit: January 6, 2026


Wright Yelvington

Co E

31 Regt 

Ga Inf

CSA


Sgt

Michael T Duskin

Co K

2 Ga Inf

CSA


Robert Worthington

Co A

3 Ark Inf

CSA


Wilbur F Day

Co I

64 Ga Inf

CSA


Pvt BB Wheeler

Co H

55 Ga Inf

CSA

Mar 4 1844

Feb 26 1890





F.M. Bass

Co C

46 Ga Reg


Bass enlisted in 1863 in the 46th Georgia Infantry. He died in a skirmish near Atlanta on August 9, 1864.  

  • Henderson, Lilian, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Volume 4, Longino & Porteer, Hapeville, 1960, page 988, Hathi Trust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/), accessed January 15, 2026.
  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for F.M. Bass,46th Georgia Infantry. Retrieved from at 3-Fold, January 9, 2026,  (http://www.fold3.com).



Williamson E.

Perkins

Jan 27 1820

Killed in the Battle of 

Griswoldville


It is possible that Williamson enlisted late in the war in the 3rd Georgia Infantry Reserve at Camp Sumter (Andersonville). Part of this militia-type unit was sent to Macon and Camp Lawton. They may have been present at the battle of Griswoldville on November 22, 1864 in Jones County. 


  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for William Perkins, 3rd Georgia Reserve, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, January 9, 2026,  (http://www.fold3.com).


Thomas J Sherman

Co E

3 Ga Cav

Confederate States Army

June 3 1843   Jan 6 1933


R.H.W. (Riley Hill Waller)


His headstone is broken and his name and date of death is gone. R.H.W. on his footstone. He served in Co.A 3rd Regiment Georgia Cavalry. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28181308/riley_hill-waller: accessed January 15, 2026), memorial page for Riley Hill Waller (7 May 1824–9 Oct 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28181308, citing Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Sons of Confederate Veterans (contributor 51152750).
  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for R.H. Waller, 3rd Georgia Calvary Retrieved from at 3-Fold, January 15, 2026,  (http://www.fold3.com).


George Whitton Keith


George rests behind a stone that only reads George. George Keith enlisted in Company G 27th Georgia Infantry in 1861. He marched north to Virginia with the regiment. He served as a musician. Upon reaching Virginia he fell ill and was furloughed to return home sick. He died on or about July 155, 1862 in North Carolina. 

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27773249/george_w-keith: accessed January 15, 2026), memorial page for George W. Keith Jr. (22 May 1862–20 Dec 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27773249, citing Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
  • Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for George W. Keith, 27th Georgia Infantry. Retrieved from at 3-Fold, January 15, 2026,  (http://www.fold3.com).






Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Kemp Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:
County Road 41
Addison, Winston County, Alabama
N 34° 10.497   W087° 10.923
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 329730

Date of Visit: March 26, 2022

George Washington
Hamrick
Serg Co H 55 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
1841      1909


Saturday, October 31, 2020

Vienna City Cemetery



Location:
East Woodward Street
Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia
32.098564  -83.796399

Date of Visit: June 25, 2014

Thomas W Mitchell
Pvt Co C 55 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Jan 11 1844   Sep 1 1917

Pvt 
JF McClean
Co I
10 KY Cav
CSA
1834  1919

Andrew J Blunt
Co D
15 Ala Inf
CSA

James P Powell
Co G
60 Ga Inf
CSA


Saturday, December 9, 2017

Allen-Lee Memorial Church

Location:
Highway 54
Lone Oak, Meriwether County, Georgia
N 33° 10.521              W084° 52.032

Date of Visit: October 16, 2011

Historical Marker: Old Prospect Methodist Church  (099-07)

Note: The Culpepper Brothers at this cemetery are well documented at the Culpepper Family Tree at Culpepper Family Tree, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm



Wesley Sewell
Pvt  Co E  64 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
Feb 20 1864

No military records can be found for Sewell. On Ancestry he is said to have died February 20, 1864. The family tree does not cite a source for this event.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 6, State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Retrieved November 17, 2017 from http://babel.hathitrust.org/.
·      Avant, Sewell, Hines, Young Family Tree, acestry.com, accessed November 18, 2017

John R. Sewell
Pvt Co B 2 Ga Vol Inf
Confederate States Army
June 2 1864

John R. Sewell enlisted at Grantville in Coweta County, Georgia on July 12, 1861. He was wounded at Garnett’s Farm or Malvern Hill in 1862. He spent time in General Hospital #13 in Richmond, Virginia. He returned to duty on September 2, 1862.  Sick again in May he was in Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond for several days with debility (weakness or feebleness). He listed as killed in action casualty in Bennings Brigade on June 20, 1864. This would be during the siege of Petersburg. His date of death given on his tombstone would match up with the Battle of Cold Harbor

·      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 9, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)




William J Culpepper
Serg  Co C  17 Texas Cav
Confederate States Army
Dec 23 1837  April 4 1864

William Jefferson Culpepper military record is for service in Company F of the 17th Texas Calvary. He was killed in the Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana He was killed in a cavalry charge.  In an earlier charge he was knocked down by a ball to the chest that was stopped by his Bible. He is thought to be buried on the battlefield.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Culpepper Family Tree, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm



John W Culpepper
Georgia
Pvt Co D  8 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
July 8, 1835    August 16 1864

John Wesley Culpepper enlisted in Meriwether County Georgia on May 18, 1861. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company D on January 126, 1862. His records suggest that at some point he was commanding the company with his Lieutenant rank. He was killed at the Battle of  Mill in Henrico County, Virginian on August 16, 1864. He died in the arms of his brother Simeon. Simeon buried him near the battlefield.

·      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 November 18, 2017. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Culpepper Family Treee, http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p32435.htm


Simeon F Culpepper
Georgia
Sgt  Co D  8 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Oct 11 1842    June 22 1929


Thomas Joel Culpepper
Pvt 2 Ga State GDS
Confederate States Army
Jun 5 1847    Sep 20 1920


Noah Smith Culpepper
Georgia
Captain Co G  7 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 17 1840   Apr 25 1929


Cash Willingham Jr.
Pvt Co K   55 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
Sep 1 1843    June 28 1862

William Parker Sewell
Pvt Co K 55 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
August 21, 1841   Oct 19, 1918

Henry A White
Co K
55 Ga INf
CSA

Jacob Albright
Co B
2 Ga Inf
CSA

William Morgan Fling
Georgia
Sgt Co E 1 Regt Ga Res
Confederate States Army
March 4 1847  Sept 2 1906

John M Powerledge
Co D 8 Ga Regt
Confederate States Army
1843      1867

Thomas Joel Culpepper
Pvt 2 Ga State GDS
Confederate States Army
Jun 5 1847    Sep 20 1920


Noah Smith Culpepper
Georgia
Captain Co G  7 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 17 1840   Apr 25 1929

James D Culpepper
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
March 26 1834    Nov 1 1903

JJ Hunt
Co H
4 Ga Cav
CSA

Samuel D Ellis
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
March 16 1834   March 8 1893


JS Willingham
Georgia
Pvt Co B  1 Regt Cav
Confederate States Army
Feb 13 1845    Dec 15 1932


















Sunday, July 16, 2017

Bethel Cemetery

Location:
County Road 370
Cherokee County, Alabama
N 34° 05.071              W085° 27.468

Date of Visit: October 5, 2011


Pvt
William F Adams
Co F
55 Ga Inf
CSA
Oct 28 1828
Nov 10 1890

Chasteen B Stone
CO E
Hardin's Bn Ala
Reserves
CSA

Pvt
James Q Ferguson
Co 
1 Ga Inf
CSA
Mar 8 1824    
Jun 12 1908


James E. Snead
Pvt Co H
48 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Oct 30 1836    Oct 1 1886



Sunday, August 24, 2014

Pinehurst City Cemetery


Location:
West Railroad Street
Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia
Lat                   32.189957
Long              -83.760899

Date of Visit: June 25, 2014

JC Fullington
Co C
55 Ga Inf
CSA

GW Fullington
Co C
55 Ga Inf
CSA
Aug 1841
Jan 1923

Monday, October 24, 2011

Providence Cemetery


Location:
Highway 54
Lone Oak, Meriwether County County, Georgia
N 33° 10.802              W084° 48.211

Date of Visits: October 16, 2011

John W. Benton
Pvt Co B
4 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
Oct 28 1844  Jul 19 1901

Allen C Hood
Georgia
Pvt Co K  55 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate states Army
1840  1883

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