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Daniel Weisiger Adams :CSA1stNat: Born: May 1, 1821 Birth Place: Lynchburg, Virginia Father: Judge George Adams 1784 – 1844 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Mother: Anna Mobrey Weisiger 1795 – 1865 (Buried: Unmarked Grave Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Wife: Mary Virginia Calloway 1836 – 1892 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Wife: Anna M. Bullus 1825 – 1890 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Children: Anna Adams (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Dr. Daniel W. Adams Unknown – 1911 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Lizzie Adams 1845 – 1846 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) George M. Adams 1848 – 1849 (Buried...
John Adams :CSA1stNat: Born: July 1, 1825 Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee Father: Thomas Patton Adams 1796 – 1841 Mother: Anne Tennant 1799 – 1857 Wife: Georgiana McDougall 1835 – 1905 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri) Married: May 4, 1854 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Children: Thomas Patton Adams 1856 – 1920 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri) John Adams Jr. 1858 – 1905 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri) Francis Joseph Adams 1859 – 1920 (Buried: Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Montana) Georgiana Adams Pallen 1861 – 1936 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri) Emma Portis Adams Dickson 1863 – 1946 (Buried: Cavalry Cemetery &...
William Wirt Adams :CSA1stNat: Born: March 22, 1819 Birth Place: Frankfort, Kentucky Father: Judge George Adams 1784 – 1844 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Mother: Anna Mobrey Weisiger 1795 – 1861 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Wife: Sallie Huger Mayarant Adams (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Children: William Adams 1851 – 1851 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Wirt Adams 1852 – 1914 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Maryant Adams 1856 – 1859 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi) Education: 1839: Graduated from Bardstown College Occupation before War: Served as a Private in the Texas Army of the Republic 1850 – 1861...
Edward Porter Alexander :CSA1stNat: Edward Porter Alexander was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Born: May 26, 1835 Birthplace: Washington, Georgia Father: Adam Leopold Alexander Sr. 1803 – 1882 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Mother: Sarah Hillhouse Gilbert 1805 – 1855 (Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) 1st Wife: Betty Jacqueline Mason 1836 – 1890 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Married: April 3, 1860 in King George County, Virginia 2nd Wife: Mary Landon Mason 1861 – 1946 (Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland)...
Henry Watkins Allen :CSA1stNat: Born: April 29, 1820 Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Virginia Father: Dr. Thomas Allen 1789 – 1850 Mother: Ann Venable Watkins 1792 – 1830 Wife: Salome Ann Crane 1825 – 1851 Education: Attended Marion College in Mississippi Studied law at Harvard University Occupation before War: School Teacher, and Attorney in Mississippi Served in the Texas Revolutionary War 1846: Mississippi State Representative Louisiana State Representative Went to Europe to participate in Italian struggle for Independence Louisiana State Representative Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel in the Confederate States Army 1862 – 1863: Colonel in the Confederate States Army 1862: Wounded during the Battle of...
George Thomas “Tige” Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: February 3, 1824 Birthplace: Covington, Georgia Father: Joseph Stewart Anderson 1793 – 1871 Mother: Lucy Cunningham 1800 – 1840 Wife: Elizabeth Ramey 1824 – 1867 Wife: Linda Spiller 1850 – 1935 (Buried: Edgemont Cemetery, Anniston, Alabama) Children: Joseph Stewart Anderson 1850 – 1852 Mary Ramey Anderson 1851 – 1852 Lucy Agnes Anderson 1854 – 1854 Charles Hardwick Anderson 1883 – 1932 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas) Jessie Tennille Anderson 1891 – 1965 Education: Attended Emory University Occupation before War: 1846 – 1848: Lt. of Georgia Cavalry During the Mexican War 1855 – 1858: Served in U.S. Army Cavalry rising to rank of 1st Lt. Civil War Career: 1861 –...
George Burgwyn Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: April 12, 1831 Birthplace: Orange County, North Carolina Father: William Edward Anderson 1805 – 1852 (Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina) Mother: Frances Eliza Bush “Eliza” Burgwin 1808 – 1839 (Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina) Wife: Mildred Butler Ewing 1838 – 1899 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Ewing Anderson 1861 – 1862 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) George Burgwin Anderson Jr. 1862 – 1910 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Education: Attended University of North Carolina 1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (10th in class) Occupation before War: 1852 – 1854: Brevet 2nd...
Joseph Reid Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: February 16, 1813 Birthplace: Walnut Hill Plantation, Botetourt County, Virginia Father: Colonel William Anderson 1764 – 1839 (Buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church, Fincastle, Virginia) Mother: Anne Thomas 1770 – 1830 (Buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church Fincastle, Virginia) 1st Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Archer 1819 - 1881 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Married: May 3, 1837 2nd Wife: Mary Evans Pegram 1832 – 1911 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Married: 1881 in Richmond, Virginia Children: Lt. Colonel Archer Anderson 1838 – 1918 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Kathleen Anderson Watson 1840 – 1863 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond...
Robert Houston Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: October 1, 1835 Birth Place: Savannah, Georgia Father: John Wayne Anderson 1805 – 1866 (Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Mother: Sarah Ann Houston 1814 – 1868 (Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Wife: Sarah Clitz 1835 - 1906 (Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Children: Captain Robert Houston Anderson Jr. 1861 – 1901 (Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) Education: 1857: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (35th in class) Occupation before War: 1857: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry 1857 – 1858: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York 1857 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 9th Infantry...
Samuel Read Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: February 17, 1804 Birthplace: Bedford County, Virginia Father: Robert Anderson Mother: Mary Read 1st Wife: Susan M. Miller 1799 – 1844 (Buried: Carter – Collier Cemetery, Gallatin, Tennessee) 2nd Wife: Mary J. Parker 1812 – 1854 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) 3rd Wife: Sue Trousdale 1825 – 1888 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Children: Robert J. Anderson 1842 – 1854 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Mary E. Anderson 1845 – 1847 (Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Mai Anderson Weakley 1857 – 1943 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Occupation before War: Businessman in Davidson...
James Jay Archer :CSA1stNat: Born: December 19, 1817 Birthplace: Stafford, Havre de Grace, Maryland Father: Dr. John Archer 1777 – 1850 (Buried: Stump Cemetery, Harford County, Maryland) Mother: Ann Stump 1786 – 1867 (Buried: Stump Cemetery, Harford County, Maryland) Education: 1835: Graduated from Princeton University Attended Bacon College in Georgetown, Kentucky Occupation before war: 1846 – 1848: Served in the United States Army 1848 – 1855: Attorney in Maryland 1855 – 1861: Served in 9th United States Infantry, rising to Captain Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th Texas Infantry 1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign 1862 – 1864: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry 1862: Participated...
Lewis Addison Armistead :CSA1stNat: Lewis Armistead began his Military career as a student at West Point Military Academy, but resigned due to a combination of academic issues, and an incident where he broke a plate over a fellow cadet's head. He joined the army and served in the Mexican-American War, as well as the Mohave War. At the outbreak of Civil War, he traveled east to join the Confederacy. Serving under Robert E. Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia, he became a brigadier general, and participated in many eastern battles. At Gettysburg, on July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge, Armistead led his men to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during the charge, a point now referred to as the high-water mark of the...
Frank Crawford Armstrong :CSA1stNat: Born: November 22, 1835 Birthplace: Choctaw Agency Indian Territory Father: Colonel Francis Wells Armstrong Unknown – 1835 (Buried: Fort Coffee Community Cemetery, Spiro, Oklahoma) Mother: Ann Monica Millard 1808 – 1889 (Buried: Baltimore Visitation Convent, Baltimore, Maryland) 1st Wife: Maria Polk Walker 1843 – 1872 (April 27, 1863) (Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri) 2nd Wife: Charlotte Coad 1847 – 1910 (1875) (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Isabelle “Belle” Armstrong Barklie 1864 – 1937 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Know Walker Armstrong 1865 – 1867 Education: Not Known Occupation: 1855 – 1861: Served in United States...
Alpheus Baker Born: May 28, 1828 Birthplace: Abbeville District, South Carolina Father: Alpheus Baker Sr. 1780 – 1857 Mother: Eliza H. Courtney 1800 - Wife: Lydia Louisa Garvin 1834 – 1866 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama) Wife: Pheribee May Ricks 1847 – 1934 Occupation before War: School teacher and Attorney in South Carolina Attorney in Lumpkin County, Georgia Attorney in Barbour County, Alabama Civil War Career: 1861: Captain of 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment 1862: Captured during the Battle of New Madrid 1862: Held as Prisoner of War for Several Months 1862 – 1864: Colonel of 54th Alabama Infantry Regiment 1863: Participated in the Battle of...
Laurence Simmons Baker Sr. Born: May 15, 1830 Birth Place: Cole's Hill Plantation, Gates County, North Carolina Father: Dr. John Burgess “Jake” Baker 1785 – 1838 (Buried: Cole’s Hill Plantation, Baker Family Cemetery, Gatesville, North Carolina) Mother: Mary Wynns Gregory 1787 – 1855 (Buried: Cole’s Hill Plantation, Baker Family Cemetery, Gatesville, North Carolina) Wife: Elizabeth Earl Henderson 1836 – 1919 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia) Children: William Tilford Baker 1856 – 1889 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia) Alexander H. Baker 1857 – 1928 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia) Laurence Simmons Baker Jr. 1859 – 1861 (Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia) Elizabeth Earl...
William Edwin Baldwin :CSA1stNat: Born: July 28, 1827 Birthplace: Statesburg, South Carolina Father: Daniel Baldwin 1787 – 1865 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Mother: Emmaline Unknown – 1875 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Occupation before War: Bookstore Owner in Columbus, Mississippi Served in the Columbus, Mississippi Militia Civil War Career: Colonel of 14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 1862: Captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee 1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry Commander in West Tennessee of Brigade of Mississippi & Tennessee Soldiers 1862: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Coffeeville, Mississippi 1863: Brigade Commander in...
William Barksdale Jr. :CSA1stNat: Born: August 21, 1821 Birth Place: Smyrna, Tennessee Father: William Barksdale Sr. 1778 – 1835 (Buried: Barksdale Cemetery, Smyrna, Tennessee) Mother: Nancy Harvey Lester 1784 – 1825 (Buried: Barksdale Cemetery, Smyrna, Tennessee) Wife: Narcissa Sanders 1829 – 1875 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Children: Ethelbert Barksdale 1850 - Robert Barksdale 1854 - William Barksdale III 1856 – 1877 (Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi) Education: Attended University of Nashville Occupation before War: Attorney in Columbus, Mississippi Editor of Columbus Democrat Newspaper Served in the Mexican War as Quartermaster of Mississippi Infantry 1853 – 1861: United...
Rufus Clay Barringer Sr. Born: December 2, 1821 Birthplace: Cabarrus County, North Carolina Father: Paul Mathias Barringer 1778 – 1844 (Buried: Old Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina) Mother: Elizabeth Brandon 1783 – 1844 (Buried: Old Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina) Wives: 1st Wife: Eugenia Erixene Morrison 1833 – 1858 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina) 2nd Wife: Rosalie Augusta Chunn 1841 – 1864 (Buried: Memorial Gardens, Concord, North Carolina) 3rd Wife: Margaret Taylor Long 1837 – 1918 (Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina) Children: Warren C. Coleman 1849 – 1904 (Buried: Old Campground Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina) Anna Morrison Barringer 1855 – 1874 (Buried...
John Decatur Barry :CSA1stNat: Born: June 31, 1839 Birth Place: Wilmington, North Carolina Father: Jonathan Antoine Barry 1810 – 1845 Mother: Mary Steadman Owen 1815 – 1874 (Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina) Wife: Fanny Lowery Jones 1846 – 1928 (Buried: Saint John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia) Education: Graduated from University of North Carolina Occupation before War: Banker in Wilmington, North Carolina Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Private in 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment 1862: Captain in 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment 1862: Wounded during the Battle of Frayser's Farm 1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam 1862 – 1863: Major of 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment...
Seth Maxwell Barton :CSA1stNat: Born: September 8, 1829 Birth Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia Father: Thomas Bowerbank Barton 1792 – 1871 (Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia) Mother: Susan Catherine Stone 1796 – 1875 (Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia) Wife: Marianne Jennifer 1828 – 1915 (Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia) Children: Daniel Jenifer Barton 1866 – 1943 (Buried: Royal Palm South Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Florida) William Maxwell Barton 1869 – 1948 (Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia) Education: 1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (28th in class) Occupation before War: 1849 – 1850: Brevet 2nd Lt...
Cullen Andrews Battle Born: June 1, 1829 Birth Place: Powelton, Hancock County, Georgia Father: Dr. Cullen Battle 1785 – 1879 (Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama) Mother: Jane Andrews Lamon 1799 – 1883 (Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama) Wife: Georgia Florida Williams 1829 – 1895 (Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia) Children: Rev. Henry Wilson Battle 1853 – 1946 (Buried: Monticello Memorial Park, Albemarle County, Virginia) Jennie L. Battle 1866 – 1905 (Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia) Occupation before War: Attorney in Alabama Lt. Colonel of Alabama State Militia Civil War Career: 1861: Major of 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd Alabama Infantry...
Richard Lee Tuberville Beale Born: May 22, 1819 Birth Place: Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Virginia Father: Major Robert Beale 1759 – 1843 (Buried: Hickory Hill Cemetery, Hague, Virginia) Mother: Martha Felicia Tuberville 1786 – 1822 (Buried: Hickory Hill Cemetery, Hague, Virginia) Wife: Lucy Maria Brown 1820 – 1894 (Buried: Hickory Hill Cemetery, Hague, Virginia) Children: Lt. George William Beale 1842 – 1921 (Buried: Coan Church, Heathsville, Virginia) Private Robert Hunter Beale 1844 – 1905 (Buried: Hickory Hill Cemetery, Hague, Virginia) Richard Channing Beale 1846 – 1889 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas) Frank Brown Beale 1852 – 1908 (Buried: Upper King & Queen Baptist, Helmet, Virginia) Thomas Arthur...
William Nelson Rector Beall Born: March 20, 1825 Birth Place: Bardstown, Kentucky Father: Samuel T. Beall 1791 – 1840 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Mother: Sally Rector Unknown – 1840 (Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas) Wife: Felicia Eakins Bass 1845 – 1904 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) Children: William Abadie Beall 1870 – 1921 (Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee) John Bass Beall 1874 – 1939 (Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri) Education: 1848: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (30th in his class) Occupation before War: 1848 – 1849: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment 1849 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United...
Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. Barnard Bee was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate Army general who was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, one of the first general officers to be killed in the Civil War. Born: February 8, 1824 Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina Father: Barnard Elliott Bee Sr. 1787 – 1853 (Buried: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina) Mother: Ann Wragg Fayssoux 1789 – 1858 (Buried: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Pendleton, South Carolina) 1st Wife: Electa Lee Hubbard 1829 – 1854 (Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) 2nd Wife: Sophia Elizabeth Hill 1836 – 1920 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina) Children: Barnard Elliott Bee III 1859 –...
Hamilton Prioleau Bee :CSA1stNat: Born: July 22, 1822 Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina Father: Barnard Elliott Bee 1789 – 1853 (Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, South Carolina) Mother: Ann Wragg Fayssoux 1789 – 1858 (Buried: Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, South Carolina) Wife: Mildred Mary Taylor 1832 – 1928 (Buried: Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas) Children: Lamar Carlota Bee Benavides 1850 – 1921 (Buried: Cavalry Catholic Cemetery, Laredo, Texas) Barnard Elliott Bee 1855 – 1881 (Buried: San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Texas) Clement Stevens Bee 1857 – 1899 (Buried: Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas) Hamilton Prioleau Bee Jr. 1858 – 1923 (Buried: Confederate Cemetery...
Tyree Harris Bell :CSA1stNat: Born: September 6, 1815 Birthplace: Covington, Kentucky Father: Absalom B. Bell 1791 – 1873 Mother: Susan Harris 1792 – 1876 Wife: Mary Ann Walton 1820 – 1881 (Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Sanger, California) Children: Private James William Bell 1842 – 1861 Isaac Thomas Bell 1844 – 1914 (Buried: Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, California) Russell Bell 1846 – 1860 Susan B. Bell Harrell 1848 – 1922 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, California) Sarah Catherine Bell 1850 – 1898 Cynthia Anne Bell 1852 – 1924 Josiah Walton Bell 1854 – 1931 Tyree Alexander Bell 1856 – 1917 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, California) John Richard Bell 1858 – 1911 (Buried: Academy Cemetery, Clovis...
Henry Lewis “Rock” Benning Born: April 2, 1814 Birth Place: Columbia County, Georgia Father: Pleasant Moon Benning 1776 – 1845 (Buried: Harris County, Georgia) Mother: Malinda Meriwether White 1789 - 1864 Wife: Mary Howard Jones 1817 – 1868 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Children: Captain Seaborn Jones Benning 1840 – 1874 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Mary Howard Benning 1841 – 1927 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Louisa Vivian Benning Spencer 1848 – 1919 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Augusta Benning Crawford 1848 – 1928 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Anna Caroline Benning 1853 – 1935 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Sallie Benning Hull...
Samuel Hart Benton Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: October 18, 1820 Birth Place: Williamson County, Tennessee Father: Samuel Benton 1785 – 1846 Mother: Mary 1785 – 1850 Wife: Rowena G. Knox 1824 – 1891 (Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi) Children: Samuel Hart Benton Jr. 1861 – 1903 (Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi) Willie Benton 1864 - Occupation before War: Attorney in Holly Springs, Mississippi Newspaper Publisher in Holly Springs, Mississippi 1852: Mississippi State Representative 1855: Member of the Union Convention Civil War Career: 1861: Delegate to Mississippi State Secession Convention 1861: Captain in the 9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 1861: Served in Mobile, Alabama &...
Albert Gallatin Blanchard :CSA1stNat: Born: September 6, 1810 Birth Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Father: Reuben Kimball Blanchard Mother: Mary Gardiner Edmunds 1st Wife: Susan Green Thompson – 1836 2nd Wife: Herminie Benoist de La Salle 1822 – 1906 (Buried: Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, Louisiana) Children: Henry B. Blanchard 1833 – 1918 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine) Susan B. Blanchard Elder 1835 – 1923 (Buried: Saint Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Louise Blanche Benoist Blanchard 1842 – 1859 (Buried: Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, Louisiana) Captain Dawson A. Blanchard 1843 – 1906 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) James Gallier Blanchard 1845 – 1899...
William Robertson Boggs Born: March 18, 1829 Birth Place: Augusta, Georgia Father: Archibald Boggs 1801 – 1871 Mother: Mary Ann Robertson 1808 – 1865 Wife: Mary Sophia Smyington 1831 – 1906 (Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston Salem, North Carolina) Children: William Robertson Boggs Jr. 1857 – 1907 (Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston Salem, North Carolina) Elizabeth McCain Boggs Taylor 1858 – 1922 (Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston Salem, North Carolina) Archibald Boggs 1860 – 1881 John Symington Boggs 1862 – 1927 (Buried: Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina) Edith Alston Boggs 1868 – 1901 (Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston Salem, North Carolina) Henry Patterson Boggs 1867 – 1929 (Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston...
Milledge Luke Bonham Born: December 25, 1813 Birthplace: Redbank, South Carolina Father: Captain James Bonham 1766 – 1815 (Buried: Smith – Bonham Cemetery, Saluda, South Carolina) Mother: Sophie Smith 1780 – 1858 (Buried: Smith – Bonham Cemetery, Saluda, South Carolina) Wife: Ann Patience Griffin 1829 – 1894 (Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina) Children: Richard Griffin Bonham 1849 – 1887 (Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina) James Bonham 1853 – 1884 (Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina) Chief Justice Milledge Lipscomb Bonham 1854 – 1943 (Buried: Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, South Carolina) Anne Elizabeth Bonham 1857 – 1921 (Buried: Elmwood Memorial...
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Born: November 28, 1820 Birthplace: Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina Father: Joseph Branch Unknown – 1827 Mother: Susan Simpson O'Bryan Wife: Ann Haywood Blount 1817 – 1903 Children: Susan O'Bryan Branch Jones 1845 – 1920 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) William Augustus Blount Branch 1847 – 1910 (Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, North Carolina) Ann Haywood Branch Jones 1849 – 1928 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Josephine Lawrence Branch Craige 1853 – 1884 (Buried: Old English Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina) Education: 1838: Graduated from Princeton College Studied law in Nashville, Tennessee Occupation: Owner and Editor of a newspaper in...
William Lindsay Brandon :CSA1stNat: Born: 1801 Birthplace: Adams County, Mississippi Father: Gerard Brandon 1750 – 1823 (Buried: Brandon Family Cemetery, Adams County, Mississippi) Mother: Dorothy Nugent 1759 – 1816 (Buried: Brandon Family Cemetery, Adams County, Mississippi) Wife: Ann Eliza Ratliff 1812 – 1840 (Buried: Arcole Plantation, Wilkinson County, Mississippi) Children: William Brandon Lane William Brandon 1838 – 1912 (Buried: Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Francisville, Louisiana) Robert Brandon Education: Attended Washington College Occupation before War: Medical Doctor & Planter highly interested in horses and hunting Mississippi State Representative Founder of the Kelter Club Served in the Mexican...
William Felix Brantley Born: March 12, 1830 Birthplace: Greene County, Alabama Father: William Brantley 1800 – 1839 Mother: Marina Jolly 1805 – 1862 (Buried: Greensboro Cemetery, Grady, Mississippi) 1st Wife: Cornelia S. Medley 1837 – 1863 (Buried: Greensboro Cemetery, Grady, Mississippi) 2nd Wife: Julia Cunningham 1845 – 1888 Children: Mary Thomas Brantley Knight 1858 – 1943 (Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel – Nor, Missouri) Joseph Ransom Brantley 1859 – 1869 (Buried: Greensboro Cemetery, Grady, Mississippi) Infant 1861 – 1861 (Buried: Greensboro Cemetery, Grady, Mississippi) Infant 1869 – 1869 (Buried: Greensboro Cemetery, Grady, Mississippi) Occupation before War: Attorney in Greensboro, Webster County, Mississippi...
John Bratton Born: March 7, 1831 Birthplace: Winnsboro South Carolina Father: Dr. William A. Bratton 1773 – 1850 (Buried: Sion Presbyterian Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina) Mother: Isabelle J. Means 1789 – 1858 (Buried: First United Methodist Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina) Wife: Elizabeth Porcher DuBose 1838 – 1875 (Buried: Saint Johns Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro, South Carolina) Children: Dr. William DuBose Bratton 1860 – 1897 (Buried: Saint Johns Episcopal Cemetery Winnsboro South Carolina) Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton 1862 – 1944 (Buried: Cedar lawn Cemetery Jackson Mississippi) Education: 1850: Graduated from South Carolina College 1853: Graduated from South Carolina Medical College Occupation before War...
Theodore Washington Brevard Jr. :CSA1stNat: Born: August 26, 1835 Birthplace: Tuskegee, Alabama Father: Theodorus Washington Brevard 1804 – 1877 (Buried: Machpelah Presbyterian Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Mother: Caroline Elizabeth Mays 1811 – 1892 (Buried: Machpelah Presbyterian Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina) Wife: Mary Jane Laura Call 1835 – 1920 (Buried: Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida) Children: Caroline Mays Brevard 1860 – 1920 (Buried: Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida) Richard Call Brevard 1861 – 1913 (Buried: Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida) Ellen Kirkman Brevard 1864 – 1864 (Buried: Machpelah Presbyterian Church...
William Montague Browne :CSA1stNat: Born: July 7, 1827 Birth Place: County Mayo, Ireland Father: Honorable Dominick Geoffrey Browne 1787 – 1860 Mother: Catherine Anne Isabella Monck Browne Unknown – 1865 Wife: Eliza Jane Beket 1830 – 1873 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia) Education: Attended Rugby and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland 1866: Graduated from University of Georgia law school Occupation before War: Served in Crimean War Served in the British Diplomatic Service in the United States Political Editor for the Journal of Commerce in New York Editor in Chief of the Constitution Newspaper in Washington, D.C. Civil War Career: Aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis 1862: Interim Confederate States...
Goode Bryan Born: August 31, 1811 Birthplace: Hancock County, Georgia Father: Joseph Bryan 1768 – 1861 (Buried: Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia) Mother: Ann Goode 1777 – 1837 (Buried: Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia) 1st Wife: Francis Maria Myers 1822 – 1850 (Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) 2nd Wife: Anna Elizabeth Twiggs 1828 – 1884 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Children: Joseph Henry Bryan 1855 – 1858 George Twiggs Bryan 1857 – 1935 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Sarah Bryan 1859 – Annie G. Bryan Stewart 1861 - 1885 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Rebecca Holt Bryan Capers 1869 – 1931 (Buried: Mission Burial Park, San...
Abraham Buford Born: January 18, 1820 Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky Father: William Buford 1781 – 1848 Mother: Frances Walker Kirtley 1787 – 1848 Wife: Amanda Harris 1824 – 1879 (Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky) Children: William Abraham Buford 1848 – 1872 (Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky) Education: 1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (51st in class) Occupation: 1841 – 1842: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons 1842 – 1846: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons 1846 – 1854: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons 1854: Captain, United States Army, 1st Dragoons 1854: Resigned from United States Army on October 22nd 1854 – 1861: Farmer in Versailles...
Robert Bullock Born: December 8, 1828 Birthplace: Greenville, North Carolina Father: Richard Bullock 1781 – 1841 Mother: Mildred Walker 1784 – 1854 Wife: Amanda Loretta Waterman 1835 – 1904 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ocala, Florida) Children: Sumter Adin Bullock 1854 – 1908 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ocala, Florida) William Simeon Bullock 1856 – 1935 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala, Florida) Raymond Bramhall Bullock 1867 – 1931 (Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Ocala, Florida) Burton Finley Bullock 1872 – 1936 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, White Springs, Florida) Linwood S. Bullock 1875 – 1896 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ocala, Florida) Occupation before War: School Teacher in Sumter County, Florida 1849 – 1855: Clerk...

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