A son of George Whitfield Gainous and Hespian Adcocks Gainous. He was age 18 in the 1850 Census of Dooly County, Georgia, showing he was born in 1832. He married Miss Caroline Cone, December 23, 1853 in Dooly County, Georgia. 1860 Census we find George and Caroline living in Decatur Co., GA. along with their children Abel, James Luwell and King B.
This census documents his parents:
1850 Census District 24, Dooly, Georgia NARA Film: M432_68 pg.280B Image 111
Whitfield Gaines 38 Head Farmer
Hepsy Gaines 44 Wife
Benjamin Gaines 18 Son
Henry Gaines 16 Son
Mary Ann Gaines 13 Dau
Lemuel Gaines 12 Son
Tally Gaines 11 Dau
Mitchel Gaines 10 Son
Abram Gaines 6 Son
Whitfield Gaines 3 Son
Anselony Gaines 4/12 F
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: George W. Gaines
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 17 Virginia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: 382 roll 20
George Whitfield Gainous was killed in action, at the Second Manassas, August 30, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862,[1] as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground.
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This census documents his parents:
1850 Census District 24, Dooly, Georgia NARA Film: M432_68 pg.280B Image 111
Whitfield Gaines 38 Head Farmer
Hepsy Gaines 44 Wife
Benjamin Gaines 18 Son
Henry Gaines 16 Son
Mary Ann Gaines 13 Dau
Lemuel Gaines 12 Son
Tally Gaines 11 Dau
Mitchel Gaines 10 Son
Abram Gaines 6 Son
Whitfield Gaines 3 Son
Anselony Gaines 4/12 F
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: George W. Gaines
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 17 Virginia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: 382 roll 20
George Whitfield Gainous was killed in action, at the Second Manassas, August 30, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862,[1] as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground.
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A son of George Whitfield Gainous and Hespian Adcocks Gainous. He was age 18 in the 1850 Census of Dooly County, Georgia, showing he was born in 1832. He married Miss Caroline Cone, December 23, 1853 in Dooly County, Georgia. 1860 Census we find George and Caroline living in Decatur Co., GA. along with their children Abel, James Luwell and King B.
This census documents his parents:
1850 Census District 24, Dooly, Georgia NARA Film: M432_68 pg.280B Image 111
Whitfield Gaines 38 Head Farmer
Hepsy Gaines 44 Wife
Benjamin Gaines 18 Son
Henry Gaines 16 Son
Mary Ann Gaines 13 Dau
Lemuel Gaines 12 Son
Tally Gaines 11 Dau
Mitchel Gaines 10 Son
Abram Gaines 6 Son
Whitfield Gaines 3 Son
Anselony Gaines 4/12 F
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: George W. Gaines
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 17 Virginia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: 382 roll 20
George Whitfield Gainous was killed in action, at the Second Manassas, August 30, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862,[1] as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground.
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This census documents his parents:
1850 Census District 24, Dooly, Georgia NARA Film: M432_68 pg.280B Image 111
Whitfield Gaines 38 Head Farmer
Hepsy Gaines 44 Wife
Benjamin Gaines 18 Son
Henry Gaines 16 Son
Mary Ann Gaines 13 Dau
Lemuel Gaines 12 Son
Tally Gaines 11 Dau
Mitchel Gaines 10 Son
Abram Gaines 6 Son
Whitfield Gaines 3 Son
Anselony Gaines 4/12 F
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: George W. Gaines
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 17 Virginia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: 382 roll 20
George Whitfield Gainous was killed in action, at the Second Manassas, August 30, 1862. The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862,[1] as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground.
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BENJAMIN GAINOUS
C.S.A.
CO.D. 17TH REG.
DECATUR CO. GA.
KILLED AT 2ND MANASSAS
AUG. 30 1862
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