CS Nunnally, Matthew Talbot

Matthew Talbot Nunnally​

Born: March 18, 1839

Birthplace: Monroe, Georgia

Father: William Branch Nunnally 1791 – 1858

(Buried: Nunnally Family Cemetery, Good Hope, Georgia)​

Mother: Mary Hale Talbot 1802 – 1878

(Buried: Nunnally Family Cemetery, Good Hope, Georgia)​

Education:

1859 – 1861: Attended West Point Military Academy​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Captain, Company H, 11th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Enlisted in Confederate Army at Atlanta, Georgia on July 3rd​​

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1863: Killed on 2nd​ Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

Died: July 2, 1863

Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 24 years old

Burial Place: Unknown Grave at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Memorial Place: Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Georgia

Matthew Talbot Nunnally, ninth child and fifth son of William Branch Nunnally and Mary Hale Talbot, was killed in action at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. His sister, Mary Walthal Nunnally Stroud Sandridge offered the city of Monroe, Georgia complete reimbursement for the cost of the Confederate Memorial Park provide they used the likeness of her fallen brother as the statue. The City declined. She then commissioned an Italian sculptor to produce a life size statue of her brother and it stands today (1999) at the foot of her grave in the Monroe, Georgia cemetery.

Matthew Talbot Nunnally was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1859. In 1861, he resigned his commission and accepted a command as Captain, Company H, 11th Georgia Regiment Voluntary Infantry. He was the only Walton County Captain killed in the War Between the States.

A Note from @gentlemanrob ... Growing up in Captain Nunnally's hometown he has always been a hero to me. I have always recognized him in some way on July 2nd every year since I read about him many years ago. Today I wanted to share with the group a profile on Captain Nunnally. I have tried for many years to figure out just where he could possibly be buried on the Battlefield or if he has been moved to Hollywood Cemetery. So Far I have had no luck with locating his grave I am hopefully that one day I will be able to locate it. I salute you Captain Nunnally for leading the men of my home county Walton County into battle. My Great-Great-Great Uncle was a Private in his Company.