Pvt. John Tisdale Newman;
33rd. Mississippi Infantry
He joined Company B, Amite County Guards, 33rd MS Infantry, and was mustered into service April 1, 1862 in Grenada, Mississippi.
On May 17, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill on Baker's Creek, he received a saber cut across the head and a wound from a shell fragment.
He was captured by the Army of the Tennessee, and sent to Memphis, Tennessee, May 25, 1863.
He was then sent to Camp Morton, Indiana.
He was then sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 15, 1863.
He was sent to City Point, VA, for exchange in July 1863. The exchange did not take place and he was sent to Point Lookout, MD, September 20, 1863.
He was then sent to Elmira, NY, August 18, 1864.
Paroled at Elmira, NY March 10, 1865, and sent to James Riviera for exchange. He came back home to Amite County, MS and raised a family of 6 boys and 4 girls. He was a member of United Confederate Veterans Camp No. 226, Amite County, Mississippi.
Children with Sappina Jane:
Albert J. Newman (1868 - 1903) # 60196558
George David Newman (1872 - 1953)# 60201843
Wayne Newman (1874 - 1955)# 60193866
Bettie H. Newman Young (1876 - 1961)#
Ellis Newman (1883 - 1964)# 60862820
Henion Powell Newman (1885 - 1974)# 60196849
33rd. Mississippi Infantry
He joined Company B, Amite County Guards, 33rd MS Infantry, and was mustered into service April 1, 1862 in Grenada, Mississippi.
On May 17, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill on Baker's Creek, he received a saber cut across the head and a wound from a shell fragment.
He was captured by the Army of the Tennessee, and sent to Memphis, Tennessee, May 25, 1863.
He was then sent to Camp Morton, Indiana.
He was then sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 15, 1863.
He was sent to City Point, VA, for exchange in July 1863. The exchange did not take place and he was sent to Point Lookout, MD, September 20, 1863.
He was then sent to Elmira, NY, August 18, 1864.
Paroled at Elmira, NY March 10, 1865, and sent to James Riviera for exchange. He came back home to Amite County, MS and raised a family of 6 boys and 4 girls. He was a member of United Confederate Veterans Camp No. 226, Amite County, Mississippi.
Children with Sappina Jane:
Albert J. Newman (1868 - 1903) # 60196558
George David Newman (1872 - 1953)# 60201843
Wayne Newman (1874 - 1955)# 60193866
Bettie H. Newman Young (1876 - 1961)#
Ellis Newman (1883 - 1964)# 60862820
Henion Powell Newman (1885 - 1974)# 60196849
Pvt. John Tisdale Newman;
33rd. Mississippi Infantry
He joined Company B, Amite County Guards, 33rd MS Infantry, and was mustered into service April 1, 1862 in Grenada, Mississippi.
On May 17, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill on Baker's Creek, he received a saber cut across the head and a wound from a shell fragment.
He was captured by the Army of the Tennessee, and sent to Memphis, Tennessee, May 25, 1863.
He was then sent to Camp Morton, Indiana.
He was then sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 15, 1863.
He was sent to City Point, VA, for exchange in July 1863. The exchange did not take place and he was sent to Point Lookout, MD, September 20, 1863.
He was then sent to Elmira, NY, August 18, 1864.
Paroled at Elmira, NY March 10, 1865, and sent to James Riviera for exchange. He came back home to Amite County, MS and raised a family of 6 boys and 4 girls. He was a member of United Confederate Veterans Camp No. 226, Amite County, Mississippi.
Children with Sappina Jane:
Albert J. Newman (1868 - 1903) # 60196558
George David Newman (1872 - 1953)# 60201843
Wayne Newman (1874 - 1955)# 60193866
Bettie H. Newman Young (1876 - 1961)#
Ellis Newman (1883 - 1964)# 60862820
Henion Powell Newman (1885 - 1974)# 60196849
33rd. Mississippi Infantry
He joined Company B, Amite County Guards, 33rd MS Infantry, and was mustered into service April 1, 1862 in Grenada, Mississippi.
On May 17, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill on Baker's Creek, he received a saber cut across the head and a wound from a shell fragment.
He was captured by the Army of the Tennessee, and sent to Memphis, Tennessee, May 25, 1863.
He was then sent to Camp Morton, Indiana.
He was then sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware, June 15, 1863.
He was sent to City Point, VA, for exchange in July 1863. The exchange did not take place and he was sent to Point Lookout, MD, September 20, 1863.
He was then sent to Elmira, NY, August 18, 1864.
Paroled at Elmira, NY March 10, 1865, and sent to James Riviera for exchange. He came back home to Amite County, MS and raised a family of 6 boys and 4 girls. He was a member of United Confederate Veterans Camp No. 226, Amite County, Mississippi.
Children with Sappina Jane:
Albert J. Newman (1868 - 1903) # 60196558
George David Newman (1872 - 1953)# 60201843
Wayne Newman (1874 - 1955)# 60193866
Bettie H. Newman Young (1876 - 1961)#
Ellis Newman (1883 - 1964)# 60862820
Henion Powell Newman (1885 - 1974)# 60196849
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