★★★ Henderson, Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson Henderson​

Born: November 12, 1822

Birth Place: Jasper County, Georgia

Father: James Henderson 1789 – 1858

(Buried: Henderson Cemetery, Jasper County, Georgia)​

Mother: Sarah Bolton 1798 – 1862

(Buried: Henderson Cemetery, Jasper County, Georgia)​

Wife: Laura Elizabeth Wood 1829 – 1899

(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)​

Children:

Cary Wood Henderson 1847 – 1880​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta Georgia)​

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Mary Ruth Henderson Hill 1849 -​

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John Francis Henderson 1850 – 1917​

(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)​

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Isaac P. Henderson 1851 – 1881​

(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)​

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Claudia Lawson Henderson Hill 1854 -​

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Clifford Henderson 1860 – 1882​

(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)​

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William Gaither Henderson​

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Robert Johnson Henderson Jr.​

(Buried: Southview Cemetery, Covington, Georgia)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Covington, Georgia​

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Owner of a Large Farm and Mill​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1865: Colonel of 42nd​ Georgia Infantry​

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1863: Captured during the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia​

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1865: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina​

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1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia​

Died: February 3, 1891

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Cause of Death: Not Known

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: South View Cemetery, Covington, Georgia