David Melvin (W) Jeffcoat was the son of Elijah J Jeffcoat (1794-1863) and Mary Ann Pelham (1797-1872).
David married Irene Holmes on January 2, 1853.
David and Irene had the following children:
1. Allen Jeffcoat
2. Sarah Isabelle Jeffcoat (1854~1941) m Francis "Frank" Asberry Jackson
3. James Millard Jeffcoat (1858~1957) m Sarah Wilson Missildine
4. Mary Ann Josephine Jeffcoat (1860~1941) m James David Fannin
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David's full name is David Melvin Jeffcoat. His cousin's name was David Owins or Owen Jeffcoat. Their history has been intertwined by many genealogy researchers. They have different dates of births and dates of death. Hoping to see others correct their data. See Find A Grave #49620774 for David Owins Jeffcoat memorial. He is buried next to his wife Rebecca.
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**Cause of death: David was a Confederate Soldier and died at the Battle of Chickamauga on the Tennessee side. Information coming from his son James's written account. War death records state Georgia.
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The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and involved the second highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first major battle of the war that was fought in Georgia.
The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberlandunder Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia (and ultimately flows into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of downtown Chattanooga).
After his successful Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed the offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg's army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis's Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans's army, defeat it, and then move back into the city. On September 17 he headed north, intending to attack the isolated XXI Corps. As Bragg marched north on September 18, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles.
Fighting began in earnest on the morning of September 19. Bragg's men strongly assaulted but could not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg resumed his assault. In late morning, Rosecrans was misinformed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosecrans accidentally created an actual gap, directly in the path of an eight-brigade assault on a narrow front by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Longstreet's attack drove one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. Union units spontaneously rallied to create a defensive line on Horseshoe Ridge, forming a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who assumed overall command of remaining forces. Although the Confederates launched costly and determined assaults, Thomas and his men held until twilight. Union forces then retired to Chattanooga while the Confederates occupied the surrounding heights, besieging the city.
David married Irene Holmes on January 2, 1853.
David and Irene had the following children:
1. Allen Jeffcoat
2. Sarah Isabelle Jeffcoat (1854~1941) m Francis "Frank" Asberry Jackson
3. James Millard Jeffcoat (1858~1957) m Sarah Wilson Missildine
4. Mary Ann Josephine Jeffcoat (1860~1941) m James David Fannin
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David's full name is David Melvin Jeffcoat. His cousin's name was David Owins or Owen Jeffcoat. Their history has been intertwined by many genealogy researchers. They have different dates of births and dates of death. Hoping to see others correct their data. See Find A Grave #49620774 for David Owins Jeffcoat memorial. He is buried next to his wife Rebecca.
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**Cause of death: David was a Confederate Soldier and died at the Battle of Chickamauga on the Tennessee side. Information coming from his son James's written account. War death records state Georgia.
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The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and involved the second highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first major battle of the war that was fought in Georgia.
The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberlandunder Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia (and ultimately flows into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of downtown Chattanooga).
After his successful Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed the offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg's army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis's Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans's army, defeat it, and then move back into the city. On September 17 he headed north, intending to attack the isolated XXI Corps. As Bragg marched north on September 18, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles.
Fighting began in earnest on the morning of September 19. Bragg's men strongly assaulted but could not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg resumed his assault. In late morning, Rosecrans was misinformed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosecrans accidentally created an actual gap, directly in the path of an eight-brigade assault on a narrow front by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Longstreet's attack drove one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. Union units spontaneously rallied to create a defensive line on Horseshoe Ridge, forming a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who assumed overall command of remaining forces. Although the Confederates launched costly and determined assaults, Thomas and his men held until twilight. Union forces then retired to Chattanooga while the Confederates occupied the surrounding heights, besieging the city.
David Melvin (W) Jeffcoat was the son of Elijah J Jeffcoat (1794-1863) and Mary Ann Pelham (1797-1872).
David married Irene Holmes on January 2, 1853.
David and Irene had the following children:
1. Allen Jeffcoat
2. Sarah Isabelle Jeffcoat (1854~1941) m Francis "Frank" Asberry Jackson
3. James Millard Jeffcoat (1858~1957) m Sarah Wilson Missildine
4. Mary Ann Josephine Jeffcoat (1860~1941) m James David Fannin
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David's full name is David Melvin Jeffcoat. His cousin's name was David Owins or Owen Jeffcoat. Their history has been intertwined by many genealogy researchers. They have different dates of births and dates of death. Hoping to see others correct their data. See Find A Grave #49620774 for David Owins Jeffcoat memorial. He is buried next to his wife Rebecca.
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**Cause of death: David was a Confederate Soldier and died at the Battle of Chickamauga on the Tennessee side. Information coming from his son James's written account. War death records state Georgia.
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The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and involved the second highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first major battle of the war that was fought in Georgia.
The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberlandunder Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia (and ultimately flows into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of downtown Chattanooga).
After his successful Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed the offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg's army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis's Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans's army, defeat it, and then move back into the city. On September 17 he headed north, intending to attack the isolated XXI Corps. As Bragg marched north on September 18, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles.
Fighting began in earnest on the morning of September 19. Bragg's men strongly assaulted but could not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg resumed his assault. In late morning, Rosecrans was misinformed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosecrans accidentally created an actual gap, directly in the path of an eight-brigade assault on a narrow front by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Longstreet's attack drove one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. Union units spontaneously rallied to create a defensive line on Horseshoe Ridge, forming a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who assumed overall command of remaining forces. Although the Confederates launched costly and determined assaults, Thomas and his men held until twilight. Union forces then retired to Chattanooga while the Confederates occupied the surrounding heights, besieging the city.
David married Irene Holmes on January 2, 1853.
David and Irene had the following children:
1. Allen Jeffcoat
2. Sarah Isabelle Jeffcoat (1854~1941) m Francis "Frank" Asberry Jackson
3. James Millard Jeffcoat (1858~1957) m Sarah Wilson Missildine
4. Mary Ann Josephine Jeffcoat (1860~1941) m James David Fannin
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David's full name is David Melvin Jeffcoat. His cousin's name was David Owins or Owen Jeffcoat. Their history has been intertwined by many genealogy researchers. They have different dates of births and dates of death. Hoping to see others correct their data. See Find A Grave #49620774 for David Owins Jeffcoat memorial. He is buried next to his wife Rebecca.
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**Cause of death: David was a Confederate Soldier and died at the Battle of Chickamauga on the Tennessee side. Information coming from his son James's written account. War death records state Georgia.
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The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and involved the second highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first major battle of the war that was fought in Georgia.
The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberlandunder Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia (and ultimately flows into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of downtown Chattanooga).
After his successful Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed the offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg's army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis's Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans's army, defeat it, and then move back into the city. On September 17 he headed north, intending to attack the isolated XXI Corps. As Bragg marched north on September 18, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles.
Fighting began in earnest on the morning of September 19. Bragg's men strongly assaulted but could not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg resumed his assault. In late morning, Rosecrans was misinformed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosecrans accidentally created an actual gap, directly in the path of an eight-brigade assault on a narrow front by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Longstreet's attack drove one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. Union units spontaneously rallied to create a defensive line on Horseshoe Ridge, forming a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who assumed overall command of remaining forces. Although the Confederates launched costly and determined assaults, Thomas and his men held until twilight. Union forces then retired to Chattanooga while the Confederates occupied the surrounding heights, besieging the city.
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