Pvt. Thomas Kelly Lawrence

[Russell]

Hello everyone, I recently found out that I had 2 relatives that fought in the Wheat field but didn't know each other at the time. The first is Thomas Kelly Lawrence who is my great great great grandfather on my dads side, he was in Mclaws Division, Woffords Brigade, 24th Georgia Infantry, Co. G. He was wounded in the left thigh fracturing it and was captured on July 3rd. He was in a field hospital untill July 31 when he was moved to camp Letterman. He died at camp Letterman on August 19 and was buried there, section 3 grave 35. He was moved after the war to Savannah Georgia and buried there.
My second relative was Thomas Stone who fought in Hood's Division, Anderson's Brigade, 9th Georgia Infantry, co. E. I haven't found out much about him other than he survived the war. He is my great great great grandfather on my mom's side. I have attached the cards they kept on Thomas Lawrence while in captivity.

 

[lelliott19]

Hello @Russell . Welcome to CivilWarTalk. Happy to have another Wofford's brigade descendant on board. There are a number of descendants who are fairly active in the discussions here and Im sure you'll enjoy participating. To get you started Ill provide the link to a thread I started a long time ago, but that includes a lot of relevant info about Wofford's brigade at Gettysburg.

Golden Thread - "Cheer less, boys and fight more" - Wofford's Brigade at Gettysburg | Gettysburg

Wofford's Brigade at Gettysburg - 16th, 18th, and 24th Georgia Infantry, Cobb's and Philip's Legions, and 3d Battalion GA Sharpshooters Presently, but after what seemed like an eternity, Gen'l Longstreet accompanied by Gen'l McLaws, rode near us and spoke briefly to Gen'l Wofford, who saluted...

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Again, welcome aboard.

 

[steamboater]

Hello everyone, I recently found out that I had 2 relatives that fought in the Wheat field but didn't know each other at the time. The first is Thomas Kelly Lawrence who is my great great great grandfather on my dads side, he was in Mclaws Division, Woffords Brigade, 24th Georgia Infantry, Co. G. He was wounded in the left thigh fracturing it and was captured on July 3rd. He was in a field hospital untill July 31 when he was moved to camp Letterman. He died at camp Letterman on August 19 and was buried there, section 3 grave 35. He was moved after the war to Savannah Georgia and buried there.
My second relative was Thomas Stone who fought in Hood's Division, Anderson's Brigade, 9th Georgia Infantry, co. E. I haven't found out much about him other than he survived the war. He is my great great great grandfather on my mom's side. I have attached the cards they kept on Thomas Lawrence while in captivity.

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I did some sleuthing in civilwardata.com for Thomas Stone. There were five different infantry units in Georgia that had a 9th designation, and the listing you give is incorrect. A T S.A.Stone was in Company E, Georgia 9th Battalion State Guard Infantry. The unit was formed 11-1-1863, and was mustered out on 12-4-1864. The "T S. A. Stone" confused me a bit, then I suspected the company roster might have been filled out giving T S. as an abbreviation for Thomas. Does the middle initial A match? Very little information on the unit, ie, no assignment listing, no casualty analysis, etc. Can you provide the county he was a resident of?

 

[Russell]

It's correct, Thomas Andrew Sanford Stone, Born July 29, 1829, Monroe Georgia, Walton County,

 

[Russell]

It's correct, Thomas Andrew Sanford Stone, Born July 29, 1829, Monroe Georgia, Walton County,

Thank you for your help.

 

[Russell]

I did some sleuthing in civilwardata.com for Thomas Stone. There were five different infantry units in Georgia that had a 9th designation, and the listing you give is incorrect. A T S.A.Stone was in Company E, Georgia 9th Battalion State Guard Infantry. The unit was formed 11-1-1863, and was mustered out on 12-4-1864. The "T S. A. Stone" confused me a bit, then I suspected the company roster might have been filled out giving T S. as an abbreviation for Thomas. Does the middle initial A match? Very little information on the unit, ie, no assignment listing, no casualty analysis, etc. Can you provide the county he was a resident of?

 

[lelliott19]

I'm pretty sure this is Thomas Andrew Sanford Stone recorded as TSA Stone and a member of the 9th Georgia State Guards which was different from the 9th Georgia Infantry. TAS Stone may have served previously in another unit, since he didnt enlist in the State Guards until August 4, 1863.

 

[steamboater]

It's correct, Thomas Andrew Sanford Stone, Born July 29, 1829, Monroe Georgia, Walton County,

Then possibly the adjutant got Stone's initials swapped around, when it should have been T.A.S.Stone? At the beginning of the conflict, he would have been 31 or 32, so he could have been in another unit, although the five other "Thomas Stone" in cwdata.com are not him.

Curious, but the cards Lelliott19 provided give an enlistment date months prior to the date of the unit forming that I found on CWdata. A likely source to check this info would be the 1994 book by Stewart Sifakis "Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia". (There would be no info on particular soldiers) I have a copy, but right now my library is in my second home 900 miles from my present log cabin in the Summer Paradise that the Colorado Rockies are.

 

[Russell]

Then possibly the adjutant got Stone's initials swapped around, when it should have been T.A.S.Stone? At the beginning of the conflict, he would have been 31 or 32, so he could have been in another unit, although the five other "Thomas Stone" in cwdata.com are not him.

Curious, but the cards Lelliott19 provided give an enlistment date months prior to the date of the unit forming that I found on CWdata. A likely source to check this info would be the 1994 book by Stewart Sifakis "Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia". (There would be no info on particular soldiers) I have a copy, but right now my library is in my second home 900 miles from my present log cabin in the Summer Paradise that the Colorado Rockies are.

 

[Russell]

You guys are great, such a wealth of knowledge, Thank you

 

[Russell]

I'm pretty sure this is Thomas Andrew Sanford Stone recorded as TSA Stone and a member of the 9th Georgia State Guards which was different from the 9th Georgia Infantry. TAS Stone may have served previously in another unit, since he didnt enlist in the State Guards until August 4, 1863.
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May I ask where you found these muster roll cards? I have another relative, George Gibson who was in the 53rd Georgia Infantry but was mustered out in Oct of 1862 on a medical discharge and have always wondered if he was wounded at Antietam.

 

[lelliott19]

May I ask where you found these muster roll cards? I have another relative, George Gibson who was in the 53rd Georgia Infantry but was mustered out in Oct of 1862 on a medical discharge and have always wondered if he was wounded at Antietam.

Carded Records making up the Compiled service record (CSR) are available at the National Archives. The cards were created beginning in 1890's - taking a Company Muster Roll for example or a hospital roster - and creating a card for each entry on that roster. This resulted in a record " "by the man" instead of having to already know for example that he was in the Macon Hospital in 1863 and then having to search all the 1863 rosters to locate his name. I have a paid subscription to Fold3 which is a platform that provides searchable access.

Regarding your man George Gibson, 53rd Georgia. This is the only Gibson in the 53rd GA so Im assuming G A are the correct initials.

Enlisted May 3, 1862 at Newton Co GA for the war. "Discharged on Surgeons certificate and paid up to date of discharge." Since this info is transcribed from the Company Muster Roll for May 3 - October 31, 1862, we know that George didnt serve for very long at all. We just don't know exactly when he was discharged - just that it was prior to October 31, 1862. Sometimes the CSR will include a copy of the surgeon's certificate, but in this case, either it doesn't or it is filed elsewhere.

 

[Russell]

Thank you!

 

[lelliott19]

Thank you!

Youre very welcome @Russell . But its just what we try to do here at CWT every day. Provide the information members ask for, but more than that. To help folks better understand the resources available and how to interpret them. To help folks gain a better understanding of how they can learn more about the war and the experience of their ancestor (or other specific interest) in the war. And how they can use available resources to find out more.

Sometimes, when there arent many records to draw on, its like the blind leading the blind Ill take a look at records filed under Miscellaneous and see if i can turn up a surgeons certificate for your George. Sometimes stuff like that turns up filed there.