★★★ Lamar, John Hill

John Hill Lamar

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Born: 1840

Birthplace: Georgia

Father: John T. Lamar 1809 – 1845
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Mother: Mary Louisa Hill 1810 – 1886
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Wife: Jane A. Carter

Education:

Attended University of Georgia​
Attended Oglethorpe University​

Occupation before War:

Planter in Macon, Georgia
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Civil War Career:

1861: Private of Company B, 2nd​ Georgia Battalion​
1861 – 1862: Major of 61st​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​
1862: Lt. Colonel of 61st​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 61st​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded in the finger losing a finger at Battle of Fredericksburg​
1864: Shot from his horse while leading a Charge at Battle of Monocacy​

Died:
July 9, 1864

Place of Death: Frederick County, Maryland

Age at time of Death: 24 years old

Burial Place: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia
 
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GentlemanRob: Thank you for a great write up. He was one of two Colonel John Lamars to have been KIA in Maryland. Cousin John Basil Lamar was KIA at Crampton's Gap. It is somewhat ironic that 200 years before, the first Lamar family member emigrated to and lived in Maryland. In total there were 9 Lamar Colonels or Lt. Colonels in the CSA, (the two Johns, two named Lucius, Jefferson, Eugene, Thomas, Charles and Thompson) and only two were know to have survived . The two know to survive were both named Lucius.
Anybody interested in there stories will find them in "Rebels in my Tree"-just Google the title and Amazon will be happy to find it for you.

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GentlemanRob: Thank you for a great write up. He was one of two Colonel John Lamars to have been KIA in Maryland. Cousin John Basil Lamar was KIA at Crampton's Gap. It is somewhat ironic that 200 years before, the first Lamar family member emigrated to and lived in Maryland. In total there were 9 Lamar Colonels or Lt. Colonels in the CSA, (the two Johns, two named Lucius, Jefferson, Eugene, Thomas, Charles and Thompson) and only two were know to have survived . The two know to survive were both named Lucius.
Anybody interested in there stories will find them in "Rebels in my Tree"-just Google the title and Amazon will be happy to find it for you.

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I look forward to reading this at some point.
 
Lamar and Ltc. James Van Valkenberg (who started the year as a Captain) were both killed at the Monocacy. It seems the regiment was decimated, as afterwards the regiment was consolidated with Waters B. Jones' 60th Georgia for the remainder of the war.
 
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