Headstone Translation Help Please

[Little-Britches]

Years ago I made photos of my ancestors headstones all the way back to my great, great, great grandparents and yesterday when I was looking for some pictures I ran across them. Anyway I was wondering if somebody could help with the parts I don't understand of my great, great grandfathers headstone.
It has PVT above his name which I assume means Private and at the bottom it has CSA which I assume means Confederate States of America. But in the middle it has CO I (or it could be a one (1) but I think it's an I because it looks like the ones come to a point and this doesn't look like it has a point on it). Below that it says 2 GA CAV which I think means 2nd Regiment - Georgia Cavalry, is that correct? If so what does the CO I stand for?

 

[luinrina]

CO I = Company I. A regiment consisted of 10 companies, usually lettered from A to K without the J because in handwriting the J looked like I.

And yes, PVT = private, and 2 GA CAV = 2nd Georgia Cavalry.

And welcome to the forums!

 

[John Hartwell]

As luinrina says!

There are many of us here very experienced in ACW research, who are happy to share that experience. If you will tell us your gt-gt-gdfather's name, we might well be able to tell you more about him, and his wartime experiences.

And, indeed Welcome!

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[Little-Britches]

CO I = Company I. A regiment consisted of 10 companies, usually lettered from A to K without the J because in handwriting the J looked like I.

And yes, PVT = private, and 2 GA CAV = 2nd Georgia Cavalry.

And welcome to the forums!

Thank you, I'm still trying to figure out how this site works.

 

[JOHN42768]

Just keep posting or replying as you have already done or go the top where your name is and you can start a private conversation if you wish with another member

 

[Little-Britches]

As luinrina says!

There are many of us here very experienced in ACW research, who are happy to share that experience. If you will tell us your gt-gt-gdfather's name, we might well be able to tell you more about him, and his wartime experiences.

And, indeed Welcome!

He went to college in Eatonton Georgia, it is where my great, great, great grandparents are buried. If I remember correctly from family history I've read he took an old mule up about three flights of stairs and left it in the deans office over night. He became a teacher, obviously joined the war at some point, he later became a lawyer but he quit being a lawyer and returned to teaching because it's what he loved. His son that was my great grandfather and my grand father helped about 5 other families build our church in 1902, they hand built the pews that are still in it today.

 

[Little-Britches]

As luinrina says!

There are many of us here very experienced in ACW research, who are happy to share that experience. If you will tell us your gt-gt-gdfather's name, we might well be able to tell you more about him, and his wartime experiences.

And, indeed Welcome!

Oh and thank you for the offer but what was on his headstone was all I needed to know, I can't tell you his name because there is a book written on our family history with about 3 copies still in existence, one of which is housed at the Library of Congress, the book ends with my generation and has my name in it so it wouldn't be hard for someone to find me. I'm sure you understand where I'm coming from.

 

[captaindrew]

Welcome to the forum @Little-Britches from South Florida

 

[Deleted User CS]

Welcome from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I concur with the above mentioned posts that CO stands for Company. David.