Born in 1845 to John and Elishaba Tillman. He enlisted in the 21st AL Infantry Co. I on October 13, 1861 at Halls Mill in Mobile, AL. He was captured on August 7, 1864 at Fort Morgan and was imprisoned at Elmira. He was paroled April 2, 1865. He developed heart problems as a result […]
Month: April 2021
Thomas Hill MaconThomas Hill Macon
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Son of Thomas Woodward Macon. Born in Pickens County in 1842. Married Cecelia Ursula Rose Galle in 1865. Served in the CSA, losing left arm at Gettysburg July 3, 1863. Died of tuberculosis. He was the father of 13 children with his wife Cecelia. They were engaged when he was 19 and she 14. He […]
Louis Edward RafieldLouis Edward Rafield
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Louis Edward Rafield was born to William W. Rafield and Louisa Webb on June 1, 1849. He entered the War at the young age of 11 as a Drummer. At the Battle of Shiloh, he earned the distinction of “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” after he lost his drum and searched until he found a […]
Dr. William H. MonteithDr. William H. Monteith
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Born at Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States in 1837 to his parents Robert Montieth and Elizabeth Butler. He had eight brothers and sisters. William (then living in Putnam county) married Virginia Frances Paschall of Morgan County on November 12th 1861. On February 4th 1862 in Putnam County Georgia William enlisted as a 1st Sargent with “F” […]
Felix CombsFelix Combs
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Felix was my 5th great grandfather, served in the 13th KY calvary. Later became a preacher, died in his 80s. His father was Moses Combs. He served in the Civil War as a private in the 13th Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C. He first married Susannah Combs on Nov. 24, 1845. They had at least five […]
Turpin Dickson MageeTurpin Dickson Magee
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The family history of Captain Turpin Dickson Magee, the commander of Company B of the 46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, was important to the development and history of Covington County, Mississippi and the adjacent counties. Magee was, of course, the organizer and first Captain of Company B of the 6th Mississippi Infantry Battalion and, later, having […]
Lysander Perry ‘Sandy’ BambergLysander Perry ‘Sandy’ Bamberg
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Company A 8th Alabama Infantry. Lost his left arm in an accident when a fellow soldier’s gun discharged. He was a member of Camp Jones, U. C. V., in Selma, AL and was on the staff of Gen. John K. Kennedy, of Tuscaloosa, commanding the 2nd Alabama Brigade, U. C. V. Born 09/16/1839 Died 06/07/1934 […]
James Henry BeasleyJames Henry Beasley
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James Henry Beasley James Henry Beasley was born on May 8th, 1840 in Fayette County, Tennessee. His parents were John R. Beasley and Harriet Broom both from north central North Carolina. The family was of moderate means as John had no slaves or real estate according to the 1840 census. The family of two boys […]
D. P. BennettD. P. Bennett
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Daniel Pinckney “Pink” Bennett By Marc Robinson Daniel Pinckney “Pink” Bennett was born in the state of Alabama about 1837 to David and Louisa “Louisey” Lee Bennett who were originally from Anson, North Carolina. Pink Bennett’s maternal grandfather was Richard Lee, also of Anson, North Carolina. Richard Lee served in the Continental Army during the […]
Obediah Joseph SyfrettObediah Joseph Syfrett
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BIOGRAPHY OF PRIVATE OBEDIAH JOSEPH SYFRETT Captain James F. Izlar’s Company (Edisto Rifles), Co. G, 25th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers Born February 16, 1846, Died February 19, 1925 Obediah Joseph Syfrett born Feb 16, 1846 was the great grandson of German immigrants who first came to America in 1752. These new Americans received large land […]