John Henry Porter Enlisted in Hilliard’s Legion and his unit became Co. A 59th Alabama Regiment Infantry. st the rank of captain. He was born 1/25/1841 in Early County Georgia to parents John Hilliard Porter and Sarah L. McClain. He was paroled at Appomattox Court House 4/9/1865. He died 9/5/1902 in Coosa County Alabama.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Joseph Wesley Amick
Pvt. Joseph Wesley Amick, Co. I, 15th SC Infantry, born ca.1843, killed in action Battle Of Fox’s Gap, Maryland Sept. 14, 1862 (South Mountain). Bodies put in Wise’s well and later moved to Rose Hill/Washington Cemetery (Confederate Section), Hagerstown, Maryland.
Henry James Coleman
Henry James Coleman Was Born 12/08/1846 In Talladega Co. Alabama To Parents Thomas Warren Coleman And Mary Jane Mahan. He enlisted in what became Co. C 62nd Alabama Regiment Infantry ln 12/1863 at the age of 17. He was present at the Battle Of Spanish Fort and Blakeley. Captured at Blakeley and sent to Ship …
Thaddeus Patrick Raines
Pvt. Thaddeus Patrick Raines, Co.A, 14th SC Infantry. Thaddeus Patrick Raines Sr. Thaddeus Patrick Raines fought for Co. A 14th Infantry South Carolina Volunteers from 1861-1865 in the War of Northern Aggression. He fought from the very beginning all the way up till the truce called at Appomattox. T.P. Raines fought from the beginning of …
Thomas Spencer Cartee
Pvt. Thomas Spencer Cartee Co D 18th SC Inf Birth: Jun. 13, 1832 Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama, USA Death: Apr. 20, 1907, Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama, USA Husabnd of (1) Susan Unknown Mrs.Cartee, (2) Sarah J . Dyar. PVT Confederate States Army Family links: Spouse: Sarah J Dyar Cartee (1845 – 1900)* Burial: Friendship Cemetery …
William Meadow Burch
Pvt. William Meadow Burch Birth: Apr. 23, 1840 Death: Dec. 22, 1921 William Meadow Burch was born in Mt Croghan, SC on 23 Apr 1840, the son Joseph Thomas Burch and Susannah Jackson Burch. In 1860, he married Henrietta Frances Jackson, the daughter of Stephen Jackson, a signer of the SC Ordinance of Secession. Henrietta …
Redmond Foster Wyatt
Redmond Foster Wyatt. Company G, 22nd South Carolina Vol. Infantry. Killed in the explosion, Battle of The Crater Petersburg, VA. July 30, 1864. Pvt Redmond Foster Wyatt BIRTH 19 Sep 1825 Anderson County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 30 Jul 1864 (aged 38) Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA BURIAL Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery Anderson County, …
Samuel Dekalb Barron
Birth: Jan. 31, 1847 Death: Oct. 30, 1886 During the Civil War he enlisted in Lafayette’s Light Artillery Kanapaux’s Company on April 3, 1864 at Coosawhatcie South Carolina, with proper consent for a minor. He was captured Januayr 16, 1865 at Pocatilo South Carolina and arrived at Point Lookout Prison on Febuary 1, 1865. He …
Abram (Abe- Abraham) Howard
Abram (Abe- Abraham) Howard was born about March 1834 and raised in Adams run/ Osborn South Carolina. Abram, along with his brothers, enlisted 1861 at Hardeeville SC with the 11th Infantry (also known as 9th Regiment) . The unit was organized during the summer of 1861 with men from Beaufort, Clarendon, and Colleton counties. The …
Rev Andrew Jackson Eddins
Rev Andrew Jackson “Jack” Eddins 6th SC Cav Birth: Feb. 3, 1826 Death: Nov. 20, 1912 Mr. and Mrs. Eddins were charter member of Pine Grove Baptist Church when it was organized in 1870. Mr. Eddins preached there for a number of years and both are buried in this cemetery. They were deeply consecrated Christians …