Edward was the son of Major Lewis Chandler(b.1815- )and Melinda Sewell Chandler. Many of the family where from Carroll County, Georgia. Edward`s grandfather was Richard and his father Richard. Both had come to Franklin County, Georgia from North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Two of his siblings are Sarah E. born in 1843 and Greenbury F. born in 1849.
Edward joined the Confederate army as a private soldier at Camp McDonald, Big Shanty, Georgia on June 26,1861. His unit became Co."B", 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Two cousins Clark Sewell Chandler and William W. Chandler may also have joined this regiment. William is also listed and being in the 19th Georgia Infantry. Clark served in the same company as Edward. The 18th Georgia was a part of the famous "Hood`s Texas Brigade" until after Sharpsburg in November, 1862, when the army was reorganized. Both of these cousins died of decease in Virginia in that same year. Edward was reported as being slightly wounded in the arm at Coal(Cold) Harbor in Virginia on June 27, 1862. He had been a private soldier, most of the war, but was elected to 2nd Lt. much later in April of 1863. His unit "Wofford`s Brigade" was transferred from Virginia with General Longstreet but just missed the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 19,20, 1863. Edward was shot in the head on November 29, 1863 during the charge and desperate fighting of the Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee. It is believed he was taken off the field and sent to the rear where he died on Dec. 6 from his wound. Military records indicate that he died at Middlebrook Hospital near Knoxville. This was a private house that was used as a hospital west of Fort Sanders. Records also state that he was buried, almost four miles from Knoxville in the woods near the Andrew Sharp`s house where he died. He could have been buried at both sites and moved to the other after the battle or war was over. No exact site is known at this time but the book is not yet closed on his final resting place. It is known that many confederate troops died near the Sharp`s house after the battle and several where buried in their family cemetery. Edward is believed to be one of these interments. This cemetery has been called the Sharp`s/Lonas Cemetery, Sharp`s Cemetery, Old Cemetery by locals, and now on FIND A GRAVE it has been listed as the Sharp`s Family Cemetery. The Middlebrook house site had a grave yard next to it which is now called Bethel Confederate Cemetery. During the war it was referred to in some records as the City Cemetery. It is possible that he may have been buried here as well. No grave stones exist for any Confederate veterans at either site. It is known that many Georgians where buried at Bethel Confederate Cemetery but no grave markers can be put there.
Edward joined the Confederate army as a private soldier at Camp McDonald, Big Shanty, Georgia on June 26,1861. His unit became Co."B", 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Two cousins Clark Sewell Chandler and William W. Chandler may also have joined this regiment. William is also listed and being in the 19th Georgia Infantry. Clark served in the same company as Edward. The 18th Georgia was a part of the famous "Hood`s Texas Brigade" until after Sharpsburg in November, 1862, when the army was reorganized. Both of these cousins died of decease in Virginia in that same year. Edward was reported as being slightly wounded in the arm at Coal(Cold) Harbor in Virginia on June 27, 1862. He had been a private soldier, most of the war, but was elected to 2nd Lt. much later in April of 1863. His unit "Wofford`s Brigade" was transferred from Virginia with General Longstreet but just missed the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 19,20, 1863. Edward was shot in the head on November 29, 1863 during the charge and desperate fighting of the Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee. It is believed he was taken off the field and sent to the rear where he died on Dec. 6 from his wound. Military records indicate that he died at Middlebrook Hospital near Knoxville. This was a private house that was used as a hospital west of Fort Sanders. Records also state that he was buried, almost four miles from Knoxville in the woods near the Andrew Sharp`s house where he died. He could have been buried at both sites and moved to the other after the battle or war was over. No exact site is known at this time but the book is not yet closed on his final resting place. It is known that many confederate troops died near the Sharp`s house after the battle and several where buried in their family cemetery. Edward is believed to be one of these interments. This cemetery has been called the Sharp`s/Lonas Cemetery, Sharp`s Cemetery, Old Cemetery by locals, and now on FIND A GRAVE it has been listed as the Sharp`s Family Cemetery. The Middlebrook house site had a grave yard next to it which is now called Bethel Confederate Cemetery. During the war it was referred to in some records as the City Cemetery. It is possible that he may have been buried here as well. No grave stones exist for any Confederate veterans at either site. It is known that many Georgians where buried at Bethel Confederate Cemetery but no grave markers can be put there.
Edward was the son of Major Lewis Chandler(b.1815- )and Melinda Sewell Chandler. Many of the family where from Carroll County, Georgia. Edward`s grandfather was Richard and his father Richard. Both had come to Franklin County, Georgia from North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Two of his siblings are Sarah E. born in 1843 and Greenbury F. born in 1849.
Edward joined the Confederate army as a private soldier at Camp McDonald, Big Shanty, Georgia on June 26,1861. His unit became Co."B", 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Two cousins Clark Sewell Chandler and William W. Chandler may also have joined this regiment. William is also listed and being in the 19th Georgia Infantry. Clark served in the same company as Edward. The 18th Georgia was a part of the famous "Hood`s Texas Brigade" until after Sharpsburg in November, 1862, when the army was reorganized. Both of these cousins died of decease in Virginia in that same year. Edward was reported as being slightly wounded in the arm at Coal(Cold) Harbor in Virginia on June 27, 1862. He had been a private soldier, most of the war, but was elected to 2nd Lt. much later in April of 1863. His unit "Wofford`s Brigade" was transferred from Virginia with General Longstreet but just missed the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 19,20, 1863. Edward was shot in the head on November 29, 1863 during the charge and desperate fighting of the Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee. It is believed he was taken off the field and sent to the rear where he died on Dec. 6 from his wound. Military records indicate that he died at Middlebrook Hospital near Knoxville. This was a private house that was used as a hospital west of Fort Sanders. Records also state that he was buried, almost four miles from Knoxville in the woods near the Andrew Sharp`s house where he died. He could have been buried at both sites and moved to the other after the battle or war was over. No exact site is known at this time but the book is not yet closed on his final resting place. It is known that many confederate troops died near the Sharp`s house after the battle and several where buried in their family cemetery. Edward is believed to be one of these interments. This cemetery has been called the Sharp`s/Lonas Cemetery, Sharp`s Cemetery, Old Cemetery by locals, and now on FIND A GRAVE it has been listed as the Sharp`s Family Cemetery. The Middlebrook house site had a grave yard next to it which is now called Bethel Confederate Cemetery. During the war it was referred to in some records as the City Cemetery. It is possible that he may have been buried here as well. No grave stones exist for any Confederate veterans at either site. It is known that many Georgians where buried at Bethel Confederate Cemetery but no grave markers can be put there.
Edward joined the Confederate army as a private soldier at Camp McDonald, Big Shanty, Georgia on June 26,1861. His unit became Co."B", 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Two cousins Clark Sewell Chandler and William W. Chandler may also have joined this regiment. William is also listed and being in the 19th Georgia Infantry. Clark served in the same company as Edward. The 18th Georgia was a part of the famous "Hood`s Texas Brigade" until after Sharpsburg in November, 1862, when the army was reorganized. Both of these cousins died of decease in Virginia in that same year. Edward was reported as being slightly wounded in the arm at Coal(Cold) Harbor in Virginia on June 27, 1862. He had been a private soldier, most of the war, but was elected to 2nd Lt. much later in April of 1863. His unit "Wofford`s Brigade" was transferred from Virginia with General Longstreet but just missed the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 19,20, 1863. Edward was shot in the head on November 29, 1863 during the charge and desperate fighting of the Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee. It is believed he was taken off the field and sent to the rear where he died on Dec. 6 from his wound. Military records indicate that he died at Middlebrook Hospital near Knoxville. This was a private house that was used as a hospital west of Fort Sanders. Records also state that he was buried, almost four miles from Knoxville in the woods near the Andrew Sharp`s house where he died. He could have been buried at both sites and moved to the other after the battle or war was over. No exact site is known at this time but the book is not yet closed on his final resting place. It is known that many confederate troops died near the Sharp`s house after the battle and several where buried in their family cemetery. Edward is believed to be one of these interments. This cemetery has been called the Sharp`s/Lonas Cemetery, Sharp`s Cemetery, Old Cemetery by locals, and now on FIND A GRAVE it has been listed as the Sharp`s Family Cemetery. The Middlebrook house site had a grave yard next to it which is now called Bethel Confederate Cemetery. During the war it was referred to in some records as the City Cemetery. It is possible that he may have been buried here as well. No grave stones exist for any Confederate veterans at either site. It is known that many Georgians where buried at Bethel Confederate Cemetery but no grave markers can be put there.
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