In the Civil War, he enlisted in the 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Co. F and was captured in the fighting at Baker's Creek, near Vicksburg, MS. He died in the harsh conditions of Fort Delaware Prison. After initial burial in the marshes of Pea Patch Island outside the walls of the prison, his remains later were transferred to a common grave of Confederate dead at Finn's Point, NJ.
In the Civil War, he enlisted in the 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Co. F and was captured in the fighting at Baker's Creek, near Vicksburg, MS. He died in the harsh conditions of Fort Delaware Prison. After initial burial in the marshes of Pea Patch Island outside the walls of the prison, his remains later were transferred to a common grave of Confederate dead at Finn's Point, NJ.
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Pvt William Newton "Newt" Buffington
1824–1864
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John Harlan Buffington
1829–1913
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Mary Ella Buffington Dunagan
1830–1898
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Pvt Oburn Monroe Buffington
1833–1862
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Nancy Mahulda Buffington Buffington
1837–1898
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Sara Buffington
1843–1916
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Martha Ellen "Dovie" Buffington Cranford
1844–1915
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Jane Buffington Colbert
1847–1919
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Hugh L. Buffington
1847–1928
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Paralee Buffington
1849–1926
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Perline Buffington Gilmer
1849–1924
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Arline Buffington
1854–1916
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Lizzie Bryan
unknown–1899
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