★★★ Pottle, Edward H, Sr.

Edward H. Pottle Sr.
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Born: July 17, 1822

Birthplace: St. Mary, Georgia

Father: John Pottle

Mother: Sarah Tate

1st​ Wife: Evelyn America Jennings 1824 – 1856

(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia)​

2nd​ Wife: Mary Virginia "Minnie" Hudson 1840 – 1879

(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia)​

3rd​ Wife: Eugenia Scott "Genie" Hamilton 1852 – 1899

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Children:

Edward H. Pottle Jr. 1858 – 1921​

(Buried: Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Illinois)​

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Robert Hudson Pottle 1860 – 1861​

(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia)​

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John Palmer Pottle 1862 – 1869​

(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia)​

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Mary Virginia Pottle Hubert 1864 – Unknown​

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Joseph Eason Pottle Sr. 1866 – 1930​

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

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James Robert Pottle 1875 – 1933​

(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Georgia)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:

1839: Graduated from University of Georgia​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Warrenton, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Helped organize the first troops in Warren County, Georgia.​

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1861 – 1862: Captain Company D, 5th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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His regiment was also called the McDuffie Rifles Regiment​

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1862: Resigned as Captain of McDuffie Rifles on May 8th​.​

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1863 – 1864: Private Company F, 7th​ Georgia State Guards Cavalry​

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1864 – 1865: Georgia State Representative​

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1864 – 1865: Colonel of 1st​ Georgia State Militia Regiment​

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1864: Served in the Atlanta Campaign with the Georgia State Militia​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1873: Attorney in Warrenton, Georgia​

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Offered $5,000.00 retainer fee to prosecute the Ku Klux Klan​

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Pottle refused the retainer fee defending without a fee.​

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Helped secure release of Warren County Sheriff from Yankee camp.​

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1868: Georgia Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​

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1872: Georgia Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​

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1872: Voted against Horace Greeley for Democratic Nomination​

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1873 – 1884: Judge of Northern Circuit Court of Georgia​

Died: January 10, 1886

Place of Death: Warrenton, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Georgia