I decorated these graves today

[ZippyMorocco]

J.W. Wessinger, Company B, Cobb's Legion



John C. Vance, Company G, 2nd Georgia Reserves



A.B. Mitchell, Company I, 2nd Georgia Cavalry



William Terry Colquitt, Company F, 1st Georgia Reserves



J.W. Hood, Company D, Phillips' Legion



W.D. Lovvorn



William Baker Hight, Company D, 10th Georgia Cavalry



J.W. Downs, Company I, 2nd Georgia Cavalry



Samuel B. Little, Captain Corbin's Georgia Cavalry



James R. Barrow, Company B, Cobb's Legion



J.L. Morris, Company C, Phillips' Legion



John L. Fletcher, Company I, 2nd Georgia Cavalry

Colonel E. B. Smith

KIA 4/6/1865



Sgt. Luna J. Aderhold

Co. G, 41st GA infantry



J. R. Blunt



E. J. Burns

KIA 6/2/1862



Sgt. Jonathon Copeland

Co. C, 3rd. LA Infantry



Pvt. Steven T. Grainger

Co. B, 8th GA Cavalry



Pvt. James M. Fletcher

Co. H, 41st GA infantry

H. C. Jones

Co. A, GA Reserves



John W. Landers

Co. K, 30th GA Infantry



Pvt. Jabez Miles

Co. I, 2nd GA Cavalry



Cpl. William B. Stephenson

Co. B, Cobbs Legion



Pvt. John Spruill

Co. C, 56th GA Infantry



Pvt. Matthew C. Tarpley

Co. H, 41st GA Infantry



J. W. Yarborough

 

[Juanita]

Don't know the names, but I am sure their families appreciated your effort. Thank you!

 

[VolFaninFla]

Why these particular graves?

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

The Louisiana outlier piqued my interest.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Why these particular graves?

They are buried in my town. 15 are at my church, and 12 are at the Baptist church. 2nd Lt. Hight is my cousin. I have 69 Confederate ancestors. Hopefully someone decorates their graves every April

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

They are buried in my town. 15 are at my church, and 12 are at the Baptist church. 2nd Lt. Hight is my cousin. I have 69 Confederate ancestors. Hopefully someone decorates their graves every April

It’s in June in Tennessee, on Jefferson Davis’ birthday.

 

[OldandStillaVol]

They are buried in my town. 15 are at my church, and 12 are at the Baptist church. 2nd Lt. Hight is my cousin. I have 69 Confederate ancestors. Hopefully someone decorates their graves every April

Do you mind revealing what town that is? Looking at the list, I am guessing in Georgia.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Do you mind revealing what town that is? Looking at the list, I am guessing in Georgia.

Bowdon, GA. 5 miles east of hell, aka Alabama

 

[Juanita]

They are buried in my town. 15 are at my church, and 12 are at the Baptist church. 2nd Lt. Hight is my cousin. I have 69 Confederate ancestors. Hopefully someone decorates their graves every April

I lived in Cobb county Georgia for several years. That's why your post intrigues me. Kennesaw to be exact. Wicked war. Doesn't matter which "side" the men fought for. It was all out hell...and, there was always a master. EVERYONE needs to be remembered for their service. I resent that Civil War monuments have been destroyed, recently. It is our history. Thank you.

 

[Tin Man]

If the civic sentiment no longer supports the prominent public display of monuments to Confederate leaders & soldiers, then these should be removed with care and retired to memorial gardens. More than one party has offered land for such.

Grave sites should be respected, and military cemeteries should be maintained. All of our history is relevant, the good, the bad, the heroic, and the despicable.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

I lived in Cobb county Georgia for several years. That's why your post intrigues me. Kennesaw to be exact. Wicked war. Doesn't matter which "side" the men fought for. It was all out hell...and, there was always a master. EVERYONE needs to be remembered for their service. I resent that Civil War monuments have been destroyed, recently. It is our history. Thank you.

I lived in Marietta most of my adult life, just south of Kennesaw Mountain. Noses Creek ran thru my backyard. Confederate cavalry had dammed the creek to water their horses. The stones are still there. Union over shots and other stuff were dug up in my yard.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Well done Zippy!

 

[OldandStillaVol]

Bowdon, GA. 5 miles east of hell, aka Alabama

Thanks. Was there a Civil War battle fought near there? That seems like a lot of graves of soldiers for such a small town. I agree with Tin Man - all historical battlefields and cemeteries deserve care and respect regardless of current attitudes toward the past.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Thanks. Was there a Civil War battle fought near there? That seems like a lot of graves of soldiers for such a small town. I agree with Tin Man - all historical battlefields and cemeteries deserve care and respect regardless of current attitudes toward the past.

No battles near here, although much of North GA was a battlefield. We kicked the Blue Belly scum's azz until we ran out of defensible positions. We were outnumbered 4:1, yet we killed twice as many Blue Bellies as we lost. Superior military leadership will do that. Just north of my house in Marietta General Shoup killed 1000 young men from Illinois in an hour at Kennesaw Mountain. It was one of the greatest examples of enfilading artillery fire in military history.
Many years ago I was at my brother's O5 promotion party in Northern Virginia. An officer from the Pentagon asked me where I was from. I said Marietta, GA. He said I'm going there. I want to see how Shoup did it.

Here are my ancestors.

Captain J P C Belvin

Co. K, 11th GA Volunteers, Anderson’s Brigade, Fields’ Div, 1st Corps, Army of Northern VA

Caleb Barrett

Co. B, 7th SC Infantry

John Francis Asbury Barrett

Co. C, 1st GA (Ramsey’s) Infantry

John F. Barrett

Dawson’s Co, Terrell Light Artillery, GA

W H C Barrett

Dawson’s Co, Terrell Light Artillery, GA

James E Barrett

Co. C, 1st GA (Ramsey’s) Infantry

SGT. Joseph Benjamin Barrett

Co. H, Henderson’s Rangers, 45th GA Infantry * Locket

Seaborne Covington

Co. G, 33rd MS Infantry

Theodore Covington

Co. G, 33rd MS Infantry

KIA, Vicksburg – 7/2/63

Elijah P Crump

Co. G, 34th GA Infantry – Captured at Vicksburg
Thomas J Denmark

Co. K, 47th GA Infantry

Alexander W Durant

Co. D, Hatch’s Rgt, 23rd SC Volunteers

John O Durant

Co I, 4th SC State troops

David E Durant

Co. E, 6th SC Infantry – Severely wounded at Chickahominy

J A Durant

Co. E, 2nd SC Infantry

William W Fowler

Co H, 52nd GA Infantry

Allen J Gibson

Godfrey’s Co, 11th GA Cavalry

SGT. John E Gibson

Co. G, 47th GA Infantry – KIA, James Island, SC 6/10/62

Owen Gibson

Co. H, 7th GA Cavalry

Owen A Gibson

McAllister’s Co, Hardwick Mounted Rifles, GA

SGT. Wyatt A Hill

Co. D, 49th GA Infantry

SGT. Fielding Hight

Trout’s Company, Floyd’s Legion, GA


Robert H Hight

Co. B, 17th AL Sharpshooters – Wounded/captured at Missionary Ridge – Imprisoned at Rock Island, IL





2nd LT William Baker Hight (my cousin)

Long’s Co, 10th GA Cavalry – He is buried next door, about 30’ from my property line. I can see his grave as I type.

2nd Sgt. Nathan D Jones

Co. H, 9th GA Infantry – Died of typhoid fever, 8/20/61

Andrew Jackson Jones

Co. H. 9th GA Infantry

Charles E Jones

Co. D, 10th GA Infantry

SGT. William M Jones

Co. K, 50th GA Infantry

Sgt. Malachi Jones

Co. H, 12th GA Cavalry

Malachi F Jones

Co. K, 50th GA Infantry



Gilmore Justice

Co. C, 10th KY Cavalry (The Diamonds)

Sgt. Samuel J Powell

Co. C, 29th GA Cavalry

Josiah Powell

Lassiter’s Co, Hood’s Bat, 29th GA Infantry

4th Sgt. Lemuel Keasler

Co. K, 2nd SC Infantry

John Berry Keasler

Co. L, 1st SC Infantry (Orr’s Rifles) – KIA 2/10/62

Henry Calhoun Keasler

Co. H, 4th SC Infantry

Joseph C Keasler

Co. K, 17th TX Cavalry

David Campbell Keasler

Co. K, 4th SC Infantry

Joseph S Keasler

Co. K, 19th MS Infantry

William Keasler

Co. K, 22nd SC Infantry

James M Keasler

McDonald’s Co, 4th GA Cavalry

John R Keasler

Tison’s Co, 19th MS Infantry

James Keasler

Co. A, SC State Troops

John F Kesler

Co. F, 37th GA Infantry

David M Kesler

Co. G, 2nd GA Reserves



George Washington Alexander Keasler

Co D, Mississippi Light Artillery – KIA, Vicksburg, 4/10/1863

Phillip J Kesler

Co. D, 15th GA Infantry

James M Kesler

McDonald’s Co, Blue Ridge Tigers, 4th GA Cavalry

William H Kesler

Jones Co, Johnson’s Rgt, 34th GA Infantry

Andrew J Rembert

Captain Roberts Artillery, MS – Age 13 when he volunteered.

Edwin B Rembert

Co. F, 4th MS Cavalry – KIA at age 16.

Francis Marion Rembert

Co. E, 3rd MS cavalry

Charles E Rembert

Captain Roberts’ Co, MS Artillery

John A Rembert

Captain Roberts’ Co, MS Artillery

Madison Rembert

Co. G, 36th MS Infantry

Charles W Rountree

Co. A, 45th GA Infantry

James W Rountree

Brown’s Co, 12 GA Cavalry



Thomas J Stewart

Forrester’s Co, 31st GA Infantry – KIA, Richmond, 2/6/65

5th Sgt. William O Sylvester

Co. E, 63rd AL Infantry

 

[Juanita]

I have a daguerrotype of a young man who served. From middle GA. He was a relative, but no one remembers his name.. Again, I appreciate your efforts. I will snap a pic to post here next time I'm at Mom's.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

I have a daguerrotype of a young man who served. From middle GA. He was a relative, but no one remembers his name.. Again, I appreciate your efforts. I will snap a pic to post here next time I'm at Mom's.

Would love to see it. The only pic I have is for Joseph Benjamin Barrett, Henderson's Rangers, 45th GA Infantry. It was his wife's locket.