★★★ Abert, George William Jr.

George William Abert Jr.
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Born: April 28, 1829

Birthplace: Lowndes County, Mississippi

Father: Colonel Charles Harrison Abert 1795 – 1867
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)​

Mother: Jane C. Burgess 1805 – 1860
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)​

Wife: Martha “Pattie” Virginia Barry 1838 – 1913
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)​

Children:

Maria Barry Abert Cary 1862 – 1933​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Education:

Attended Western Military Institute​
Attended Kentucky Military Institute​

Civil War Career:

1861: Sgt. Company K, 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Captain Company E, 4th​ Mississippi Cavalry Battalion​
1862: Discharged on June 27, 1862, due to bad health​
1862: Lt. Colonel of 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​
1863: Resigned as Colonel on March 29, 1863, due to tuberculosis​
1863: Post Commander at Meridian, Mississippi​

Occupation after War:

Cotton Buyer in Columbus, Mississippi​

Died:
December 16, 1912

Place of Death: Columbus, Mississippi

Age at time of Death: 83 years old

Burial Place: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi
 
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Was the family originally from Kentucky? Interesting that he was educated there and that his daughter lived in Richmond.
 
Was the family originally from Kentucky? Interesting that he was educated there and that his daughter lived in Richmond.
There can be a good explanation. His family was rich and they sent him to a good school. Many wealthy Southern landowners sent their children to Europe for education. His daughter lived to be 71 years old and her husband's work could have taken her there. Just saying.
 
The 14th Infantry Regiment was also known as the Beauregard Rifles. A history of this unit states that it was captured at Fort Donelson so that probably means Abert was included in the capture. And it may be a good thing he resigned when he did, when the unit retired there were no officers and only 40 men included in that surrender.
 
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