CSN Joiner, George Albertus

George Albertus Joiner​

Born: October 24, 1843

Birthplace: Talladega, Alabama

Father: Corporal James Harvey Joiner 1819 – 1881

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

Mother: Rachel Williamson

1st​ Wife: Jennie Sinon 1853 – 1880

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

2nd​ Wife: Mary Frances Broadstreet 1859 – 1928

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

Children:

Enfield Joiner​

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Harvey Joiner​

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Jeannette Alabama Joiner 1883 – 1903​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

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Manly Richard Joiner 1888 – 1965​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)​

Education:

1864: Graduated from Confederate States Naval Academy​

Civil War Career:

1863 – 1864: Midshipman in Confederate States Navy​

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1863: Served at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia​

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1863 – 1864: Served on board the C.S.S. Patrick Henry​

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1864 – 1865: Passed Midshipman in Confederate States Navy​

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1864: Served on board the C.S.S. Richmond James River Squadron​

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1864 – 1865: Served on board C.S.S. Huntsville Mobile Squadron​

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Wounded at Fort Blakley, Mobile, Alabama​

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1865: Surrendered on May 4th​ and Paroled on May 10th​​

Occupation after War:

Assisted his father in the publication of a newspaper in Alabama​

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Mercantile Businessman in Talladega, Alabama​

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Alderman for Talladega, Alabama​

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Secretary of Talladega, Alabama, City Board of Education​

Died: December 8, 1911

Place of Death: Talladega, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 75 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama