★★★ Oatis, Martin Augustus

Martin Augustus Oatis​

Born: April 2, 1833

Birthplace: Mississippi

Father: John Henry Oatis 1795 – 1863

(Buried: Oatis Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi)​

Mother: Mary William Buckley 1795 – 1886

(Buried: Oatis Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi)​

1st​ Wife: Helen L. Teunisson 1837 – 1864

(Buried: Monticello City Cemetery, Monticello, Mississippi)​

2nd​ Wife: Nancy Rozaner Hooker 1835 – 1928

(Buried: Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Texas)​

Children:

George Stanley Oatis 1860 – 1860​

(Buried: Monticello City Cemetery, Monticello, Mississippi)​

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Marion May Oatis 1861 – 1900​

(Buried: Monticello City Cemetery, Monticello, Mississippi)​

Education:

Graduated from University of Mississippi (Honor graduate)​

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Graduated from Cumberland University Law School​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Brookhaven, Mississippi​

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Moved to Cleburne, Texas just before the War​

Civil War Career:

1861: 1st​ Lt. Company A, 22nd​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1864: Captain, Company A, 22nd​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana​

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1864 – 1865: Major of 22nd​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia​

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1864: Commander of 22nd​ Mississippi Infantry at Battle of Nashville​

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1865: Commander of Featherston's Brigade at Battle of Bentonville​

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1865: Colonel of 22nd​ Mississippi Consolidated Infantry Regiment​

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1865: Paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1st​​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1870: Attorney in Brookhaven, Mississippi​

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Attorney in Cleburne, Texas​

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Probate Court Judge in Cleburne, Texas​

Died: January 26, 1895

Place of Death: Cleburne, Texas

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Texas