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Pvt Peter Bennett Sparks

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Pvt Peter Bennett Sparks Veteran

Birth
Newton County, Georgia, USA
Death
15 Feb 1863 (aged 26–27)
Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14, Row 12, Grave 11
Memorial ID
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He was married to Donna M. Atwood 1/13/1857 in Newton County, GA. They had two children: Emma F. (1858) and Joseph (1861).

Company B, 35th Georgia Infantry, Thomas' Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Newton County GA.; 28 year old married farmer; 6'1-1/2", fair complexion, black hair, gray eyes.
Enlisted on 2/24/1862, he was mustered into "B" Co. GA 35th Infantry as a Private at Conyers, Ga.
Absent, sick 4/30-8/31/1862 at Statnton, VA.; Sick leave, 9/1862-12/1862, home in Georgia.
He died of "heart disease" at Camp Gregg, VA.
His widow applied for a widow's pension and was approved in 1895.

The 35th Infantry Regiment was organized at Atlanta, Georgia, and mustered into Confederate service at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. The men were recruited in the counties of Troup, Haralson, Bartow, Walton, Chattooga, Harris, and Gwinnett.
He was married to Donna M. Atwood 1/13/1857 in Newton County, GA. They had two children: Emma F. (1858) and Joseph (1861).

Company B, 35th Georgia Infantry, Thomas' Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Newton County GA.; 28 year old married farmer; 6'1-1/2", fair complexion, black hair, gray eyes.
Enlisted on 2/24/1862, he was mustered into "B" Co. GA 35th Infantry as a Private at Conyers, Ga.
Absent, sick 4/30-8/31/1862 at Statnton, VA.; Sick leave, 9/1862-12/1862, home in Georgia.
He died of "heart disease" at Camp Gregg, VA.
His widow applied for a widow's pension and was approved in 1895.

The 35th Infantry Regiment was organized at Atlanta, Georgia, and mustered into Confederate service at Richmond, Virginia, in October, 1861. The men were recruited in the counties of Troup, Haralson, Bartow, Walton, Chattooga, Harris, and Gwinnett.

Bio by: BigFrench


Inscription

First initial (F), incorrect on headstone.

Gravesite Details

Originally buried at Santee, Caroline County, Va., a few hundred yards from the house of James P. Corbin.



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