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Pvt Joseph R. Gentry

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Pvt Joseph R. Gentry Veteran

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
7 Oct 1887 (aged 59–60)
Burial
Roopville, Carroll County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unmarked Grave
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Confederate States Army War Veteran
Joseph R. Gentry fought in the Civil War in Captain Blalock's Company, Lieutenant Colonel Morrison's Battalion, 1st Georgia Calvary. He volunteered March 21, 1862 and enlisted on April 15, 1862 and was captured at Jacksboro, Tennessee on August 27, 1863. He was sent from the Louisville Military Prison to Camp Chase, Ohio on September 9, 1863. On January 22, 1864, he was transferred to Rock Island Barracks, Illinois, on Mar. 2, 1865, he was transferred for exchange.

From ADAH civil war database, Mary, the widow of Joseph R. Gentry, applied for a confederate pension from Cullman County, Alabama.
Alabama pension Application, Cullman County, filed on July 13, 1899.
Applicant: Mary E. Gentry, widow.
Soldier: Joseph R. Gentry, Co. E 1st Georgia Calvary Regiment.
Date of Soldier's Death: Oct. 7, 1887

Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Langley on 7 Jan 1849.

Joseph was the son of Wyatt Gentry.
Confederate States Army War Veteran
Joseph R. Gentry fought in the Civil War in Captain Blalock's Company, Lieutenant Colonel Morrison's Battalion, 1st Georgia Calvary. He volunteered March 21, 1862 and enlisted on April 15, 1862 and was captured at Jacksboro, Tennessee on August 27, 1863. He was sent from the Louisville Military Prison to Camp Chase, Ohio on September 9, 1863. On January 22, 1864, he was transferred to Rock Island Barracks, Illinois, on Mar. 2, 1865, he was transferred for exchange.

From ADAH civil war database, Mary, the widow of Joseph R. Gentry, applied for a confederate pension from Cullman County, Alabama.
Alabama pension Application, Cullman County, filed on July 13, 1899.
Applicant: Mary E. Gentry, widow.
Soldier: Joseph R. Gentry, Co. E 1st Georgia Calvary Regiment.
Date of Soldier's Death: Oct. 7, 1887

Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Langley on 7 Jan 1849.

Joseph was the son of Wyatt Gentry.


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