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Jeremiah “Jerre” Blanchard

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Jeremiah “Jerre” Blanchard Veteran

Birth
Columbia County, Georgia, USA
Death
22 Jun 1907 (aged 73)
Columbia County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Winfield, Columbia County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.6055038, Longitude: -82.3965142
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In 1860, "Jere" (Jeremiah Blanchard), joined the Confederate Army, and participated in forty-seven battles. He was wounded twice. Most of Jere's military duty was done under command of General Robert E. Lee and Jere attained the rank of First Lieutenant. His name is on the Confederate Monument in Thomson, Georgia, as being part of the 10th Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Confederate States of America.

10th Georgia Infantry
Company F - "Thomson Guards", Columbia County
- Private- May 11, 1861, in Thomson. Elected 1st Lieutenant in 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 18,1865.

1880 Census, Columbia County, Georgia, Head, J. Blanchard, age 46/GA, farmer; wife Lou Jessie, age 22/GA; son Robert, age 14/GA; son, Pinckney, age 10/GA; son, James, age 8/GA; dau, Mary, age 6/GA; son Dana, age 4/GA; Mother, Rebecca, age 80/GA
In 1860, "Jere" (Jeremiah Blanchard), joined the Confederate Army, and participated in forty-seven battles. He was wounded twice. Most of Jere's military duty was done under command of General Robert E. Lee and Jere attained the rank of First Lieutenant. His name is on the Confederate Monument in Thomson, Georgia, as being part of the 10th Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Confederate States of America.

10th Georgia Infantry
Company F - "Thomson Guards", Columbia County
- Private- May 11, 1861, in Thomson. Elected 1st Lieutenant in 1864. Captured at Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6,1865. Released at Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 18,1865.

1880 Census, Columbia County, Georgia, Head, J. Blanchard, age 46/GA, farmer; wife Lou Jessie, age 22/GA; son Robert, age 14/GA; son, Pinckney, age 10/GA; son, James, age 8/GA; dau, Mary, age 6/GA; son Dana, age 4/GA; Mother, Rebecca, age 80/GA


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