CS Rich, William Wofford

William Wofford Rich

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Born: June 4, 1823

Birth Place: Habersham County, Georgia

Father: James William Rich Sr. 1801 – 1848

Mother: Charlotte Lottie Wofford 1805 – 1880

Wife: Basheba E. Sisson 1833 – 1885
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)

Children:

Savannah G. Rich Trotter (Georgia) 1856 – 1892​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)​
Florence Rich (Georgia) 1859 - 1870​
Sallie Lee Rich Christopher (Georgia) 1863 – 1927​
(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama)​
William Rich (Georgia) 1868 – 1870​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended School in Cassville, Georgia​
Attended Gwinnett Manual Labor Institute​
Attended Franklin College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Cassville, Georgia​
Served in the Mexican War, rising to 1st Lt.​
Plantation Manager​
Assistant U.S. Marshal in Cass County, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

Captain in Johnson's Cavalry Rangers​
Lt. Colonel, and Battalion Commander Phillips Georgia Legion​
Led his Legion at Gettysburg, and all the major battles of Northern Virginia, including Chancellorsville.​

Occupation after War:

Bartow County, Georgia County Treasurer​
Sheriff of Bartow County, Georgia​
Farmer​
Bartow County, Georgia Tax Collector​
Owner of Silver Mine in Colorado​
Mercantile Store Owner in Cartersville, Georgia​
Railroad Agent for Cartersville, Georgia​
Owner of Charcoal Production Facility​

Died: April 26, 1892

Place of Death: Gadsden, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia

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He became seriously ill in October 1864 and through the following months turned into Hepatitis and Rich was forced to resign on January 27, 1865. He went through the war without a scratch but was attacked by 3 ex slaves and kicked in the knee by a mule on his way home. He had a lame leg for the rest of his life.
 
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