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Mathis Bates Strickland

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Mathis Bates Strickland

Birth
Death
16 May 1862 (aged 19)
Burial
Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.8151561, Longitude: -84.5910289
Memorial ID
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Military Service
44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
Died at Battle of Goldsborough Bridge

On December 17, Foster's expedition reached the railroad near Everettsville and began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge. Clingman's Confederate brigade delayed the advance but was unable to prevent the destruction of the bridge. His mission accomplished, Foster returned to New Berne where he arrived on the 20th.

Military Service
44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
Died at Battle of Goldsborough Bridge

On December 17, Foster's expedition reached the railroad near Everettsville and began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge. Clingman's Confederate brigade delayed the advance but was unable to prevent the destruction of the bridge. His mission accomplished, Foster returned to New Berne where he arrived on the 20th.



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