A young small farmer from Smith County, Mississippi. He was received into the Methodist Church in 1856 and professed religion in November, 1861 while stationed at Pensacola, Florida. He was 17 when he married Angeline V. Hennington in Copiah County, Mississippi on November 25, 1857 and they had one son Issac. He enlisted at Raleigh, Mississippi on July 30, 1861. He was slighted wounded in the arm at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in December, 1862. He received a 30 day medical furlough on January 13, 1863. He was wounded slightly in the right shoulder on July 24, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia. A surviving letter home to his father dated July, 1862 spoke of his concern for the safety and welfare of his family and their well being. A childhood friend and comrade remembered him " as a child he was dutiful, as a husband kind and affectionate, as a citizen esteemed and respected, as a father ever mindful and tender." His widow "Angie" never remarried and was living with their only son when she filed for and received a Confederate Widow's Pension in 1900.
A young small farmer from Smith County, Mississippi. He was received into the Methodist Church in 1856 and professed religion in November, 1861 while stationed at Pensacola, Florida. He was 17 when he married Angeline V. Hennington in Copiah County, Mississippi on November 25, 1857 and they had one son Issac. He enlisted at Raleigh, Mississippi on July 30, 1861. He was slighted wounded in the arm at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in December, 1862. He received a 30 day medical furlough on January 13, 1863. He was wounded slightly in the right shoulder on July 24, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia. A surviving letter home to his father dated July, 1862 spoke of his concern for the safety and welfare of his family and their well being. A childhood friend and comrade remembered him " as a child he was dutiful, as a husband kind and affectionate, as a citizen esteemed and respected, as a father ever mindful and tender." His widow "Angie" never remarried and was living with their only son when she filed for and received a Confederate Widow's Pension in 1900.
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Company C. 8th Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A.
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