CS Crisp, Charles Frederick

Charles Frederick Crisp​

Born: January 29, 1845

Birthplace: Sheffield, England

Father: William Henry Crisp 1817 – 1874

(Buried: Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

Mother: Eliza Tyrer 1817 – 1873

(Buried: First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas)​

Wife: Clara Belle Burton 1848 – 1907

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

Married: 1867 in Ellaville, Georgia

Children:

Leila Crisp Davenport 1868 – 1955​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

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Charles Robert Crisp 1870 – 1937​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

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Clara Belle Crisp 1872 – 1872​

(Buried: Ellaville City Cemetery, Ellaville, Georgia)​

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Walter Crisp 1874 – 1891​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

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Mattie B. Crisp 1876 – 1884​

(Buried: Ellaville City Cemetery, Ellaville, Georgia)​

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Frederick Crisp 1877 – 1911​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

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Berta Mae Crisp Glover 1879 – 1910​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended Schools in Savannah, and Macon, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Corporal, Company F, 10th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: 3rd​ Lt. Company F, 10th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Captured at Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia​

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1864: Prisoner of War held at Fort Delaware​

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1864: One of immortal 600 at Fort Pulaski, Georgia​

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1864: Prisoner of War held at Hilton Head, South Carolina​

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1865: Prisoner of War held at Fort Delaware​

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1865: Took Oath of Allegiance to United States on June 16th​​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Ellaville, Georgia​

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Solicitor General of Southwestern Judicial Circuit in Georgia​

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Judge of Superior Court of Southwestern Judicial Circuit of Georgia​

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1883: President of Georgia State gubernatorial Convention​

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1883 – 1896: U.S. Congressman from Georgia​

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1887 – 1889: Congressional Chairman of Elections Committee​

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1891 – 1895: Congressional Chairman of Rules Committee​

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1891 – 1895: Speaker of United States House of Representatives​

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1896: Received Democratic Nomination for United States Senator​

Died: October 23, 1896

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 51 years old

Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia