- entered the service of the Confederate States in April 1861 at Montgomery, enlisting in the "Russell County Volunteer," the first Company from Russell County.
- made Lieutenant - Then Lieut. Bickerstaff assumed command, only to meet a similaiar fate, receiving a dangerous wound through the thigh. On account of this experience (having been in command of his Father's troops for a short time) after the war, he was frequently called "Capt. Bickerstaff" by his comrades.
- entered the service of the Confederate States in April 1861 at Montgomery, enlisting in the "Russell County Volunteer," the first Company from Russell County.
- made Lieutenant - Then Lieut. Bickerstaff assumed command, only to meet a similaiar fate, receiving a dangerous wound through the thigh. On account of this experience (having been in command of his Father's troops for a short time) after the war, he was frequently called "Capt. Bickerstaff" by his comrades.
Family Members
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Mary Ann Bickerstaff Mitchell
1840–1921
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Pvt Robert Humber Bickerstaff
1841–1861
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Elmira Louise Bickerstaff Dudley
1848–1922
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William Jefferson Bickerstaff Sr
1850–1924
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Charles N. Bickerstaff
1852–1927
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John Ripley Bickerstaff
1856–1934
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Mattie Pope Bickerstaff Rutledge
1858–1948
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Fannie Dee Bickerstaff Bellamy
1860–1947
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