Don's search for James O. Black

[DonnieB]

My great-great grandfather was James Osborne Black. He was born in South Carolina in 1820. He reportedly was in the 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion. He died at Camp Morton, Indiana in 1865. I would like to know what battles the 8th Georgia Infantry was in and where he might have been captured.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

My great-great grandfather was James Osborne Black. He was born in South Carolina in 1820. He reportedly was in the 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion. He died at Camp Morton, Indiana in 1865. I would like to know what battles the 8th Georgia Infantry was in and where he might have been captured.

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~indiana42nd/campmorton.htm

J O. Black

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
He was listed as:
* POW captured near Chattahoochie, Ga
He also had service in:
"A" Co. GA 8th Battn Infantry
Other Information:
Died at Camp Morton,Indianapolis, IN


Buried: Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN.
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CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
8th Battalion, Georgia Infantry
OVERVIEW:
8th Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies during the early spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. Some of the men were from Adairsville and Thornburgh, and Gordon County. For a time the unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georiga, and Florida, then it was assigned to Gist's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. After the operations in North Mississippi, it fought with the army from Chickamauga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. This battalion contained 232 men and 183 arms in December, 1863, and was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Asahel Littlefield, Leroy Napier, Jr., J.T. Reid, and Zachariah L. Watters; and Majors John W. Gray, B.F. Hunt, and Edward F. Morgan.

 

[BrassVols]

My great-great grandfather was James Osborne Black. He was born in South Carolina in 1820. He reportedly was in the 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion. He died at Camp Morton, Indiana in 1865. I would like to know what battles the 8th Georgia Infantry was in and where he might have been captured.

Try this.
http://www.8thgeorgia.com/