Need Info

[Todd]

Need Info. 41st Inf. Co H (Barton Stoval) Georgia. This division was sent to Corinth MS in April 1862, several died and are burried in Columbus MS at Friend-
ship Cem. The records show that all these burials came from the battle at
Shiloh, but there is no record of them being involved in the battle of Shiloh. I
have found that my g-g-g-grandfather is among these dead, his name was Asa
Jackson Reeves, listed as dying in Columbus on May 8th 1862. Does anyone know anything? Corinth is about 100 miles from Shiloh.
reeves@bamacomm.com

[ole]

Todd:

My book has their first battle as the Corinth Campaign which wasn't really a battle, just a Union movement and a Confederate withdrawal. If he died on May 8th, he died shortly before Corinth was abandoned. No nothing of Columbus but will assume it was a hospital and that he got terminally ill in that hell hole and never saw a Yankee soldier.

Corinth is less than 30 miles from Shiloh. As the battle at Pittsburg Landing was on April 6 and 7, he was not likely involved in that the Confederate movement began around the 2nd, which leaves only two days in which to get involved.

[larry_cockerham]

I did a little studying on Mapquest and find that Corinth is only 19 miles from the battlefield at Shiloh. Corinth was the 'camp' of the Confederate army that attached the Union camp at Shiloh and would have been only a three-four hour march at 5 miles per hour. From Corinth to Columbus is another story with a distance of 113 miles. That soldier would have at the very least have been transferred or sent away from the front probably due to illness or wounds. Infection was an ongoing problem for even the slightest injury and treatment was scarce because the resources and medicines just weren't there. Since this is a straight south path from Tupelo, the railroad my have extended to the vicinity of Columbus, probably headed for Mobile. I don't know. The railroad at least went as far as *******n during the war era.

[johan_steele]

Dysentery was a severe problem among both sides as were other diseases. A soldier was more likely to die of disease than a bullet.

If you can find the Regimental history that often talks of times when disease went through the camps. At the very least it will give an idea what kind of Regt he was w/. Some have rosters showing date of enlistment/discharge etc. Though many of the CS histories are missing this. Check w/ the Georgia historical society as they might be able to help.

Good Luck

[Todd]

I should have added that Columbus is on the Tom-biggbee River. The wounded from
Shiloh were ferried by boat down this river to Columbus. Friendship Cem. has over 2,ooo soldiers, both Confederate as-well-as Union burried there. Most all of these are from Shiloh. Thanks for all the info so far! Todd