Lena Williford listed in the first article you posted as one of the women who collected and contributed money for the removal of the remains to Cassville. Do you think that is a misspelling of Lena Wofford, the daughter of my favorite general?
I believe there are several misspelling in the article. Notice T F Gouldmsith is Theodore F Goldsmith. a member of the first unit formed in 1859 the Etowah Guard.
i also believe James B Conyers may be Cunyus but that's why I am researching to confirm. I am almost tempted to buy a subscription to Fold3. I have Hughs name as part of the 63rd Georgia
But there is a lot of storied about what happened to Hugh. One claim is he died t Kennesaw Mountain. Another claim was Joshua Hill claimed his body after the battle near Lithonia. I believe he die not die in battle but of disease in but I need proof by looking at his record. Note Joshua Hill had 2 sons die.
In 1864, Hill was elected mayor of Madison, Georgia.[1] During the later stages of the Civil War, Hill lost his only son during the Atlanta Campaign in fighting near Lithonia, Georgia. When Hill went to retrieve his son's body, he stopped to speak with General William Tecumseh Sherman, with a request that Union troops under Sherman's command not burn the town of Madison which was on the path of Sherman's March to the Sea.[1] While Sherman agreed, the portion of his troops passing through Madison were under the command of subordinate General Henry Warner Slocum. When General Slocum approached Madison, Joshua Hill went out to meet him. General Slocum honored the agreement previously struck with General Sherman, and only burned the cotton gin, the railroad station, and anything that contributed to the war effort, but not houses.[1] Wikipedia
The following reference and info. sent to me by Robert Daniell
<rdaniell(a)surfbest.net>, Oct 2003:
Joshua HILL family information from the Historical Collection of the Georgia D.A.R.,
Volume 4, page 246-7, records from a Bible in the possession of Mrs. James Harold
NICHOLSON, Atlanta, Ga.
"William HILL, Sr., was a member of the Provincial Congress which met at
Hillsboro, N. C. He, and his son, Joshua Hill, Sr., were Revolutionary soldiers. Joshua
HILL, Jr., was in the House of Representatives in 1861, and was United States Senator from
Ga. in 1868. Hugh Legear HILL, son of Joshua HILL, Jr., was a Confederate volunteer and
was killed in the battle of Resaca above Rome, Ga., and Clarence HILL, his brother, a
member of Company D, Ga. Reg. and on the Staff of Gen. A. R. WRIGHT."
https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/hill.rootsweb.com/thread/1200264/
"Congressman Joshua HILL, Jr. (1812-1891) of Madison, GA, brother of the Hulda HILL who married that John DANIEL, was an avid opponent of the South's entering the CW and was good friends with SHERMAN's step-brother, John, also then a congressman from Ohio, as I remember. HILL also did not serve in a CSA unit, either, deciding to stay at home in Madison throughout the war, although I know his son [Hugh Legare HILL] served and was killed at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA in 1864." (John R. Clarke,
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/DANIEL/2003-10/1066044473)
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Hugh Hill
United States Census, 1860
Name:
Hugh Hill
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1860
Event Place:
Town District, Morgan, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original):
Town Dist, Morgan, Georgia, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
14
Race:
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Georgia
Page:
927
Record Number:
15196
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joshua Hill Male 48 South Ca
Emily Hill Female 40 Georgia
Anna Hill Female 20 Georgia
Clarance Hill Male 17 Georgia
Hugh Hill Male 14 Georgia
Walter Hill Male 11 Georgia
John Hill Male 9 Georgia
Louise Hill Female 7 Georgia
Julia Hill Female 5 Georgia
Isabelle Hill Female 3 Georgia
Attached to:
Hugh S. Hill
1845–Deceased • KZNV-NVH
Image of Hugh Hill in household of Joshua Hill, United States Census, 186