married 6-25-1866 WC to Josephine Sarah Hines(Sept.1841) most of the Bird family is buried in Talor's Creek Cemt. in Liberty County, in Fort Stewart (Hinesville Ga.)∼DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION
Major Bird, died at his home on Butler Street, in the City early Monday morning after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Taylor's Creek in Liberty County, Georgia and born on December 12, 1842 to Captain James Robinson Bird and Mary Holmes Daniels.
He was married on July 25, 1866 to Jose Hines of Effingham County, Ga.
At the age of 19, he entered the Army as a non-commissioned cavalry officer in COMPANY D "5th" Cavalry
commanded by General R.H. Anderson, during the War Between The States.
By the close of the War, he was 2nd Sergeant having declined further promotion.
He also served on General R.H. Anderson's staff in the Florida campaign of 1864.
After the war, he engaged extensively in the mill and lumber business until the product declined due to ruinous prices. In 1876, he began teaching, alternating it with mercantile and other business.
He moved his family to Ware County from Jefferson County, where he continued his work and education and contracted for the construction of buildings. He also did work with the newspaper known as the "HERALD."
The following resolution:
Mrs. Lucy Pound, president of the Francis S. Bartow Chapter, U.D.C. appointed a committee to draft a resolution of respect upon the death of Major Bird.
Mrs. Mamie Odum, Mrs. Amelia Heidt and Miss Sarah S. Ledford.
He joined the Cavalry Division of the Confederate Army, becoming a member of the famous Liberty Guards, when he was 17 years old and served through the entire period of the Civil War with his command of the Army.
He was distinguished for his allegiance to the Confederacy and was true to every trust imposed upon him; he was intrepid as a soldier, in the engagements of war; no mission was too hazardous for him to undertake, for the furtherance of the Confederate cause, or the success of it's arms; his response was prompt to every call of his commander.
No more chivalrous spirit ever wore the uniform of a Confederate soldier than was embodied in the form of Major Bird and to no soldier of "the lost cause" did the fall of its arms bring more genuine regret or more poignant grief; for he loved the cause and would willingly have poured out his heart's blood as a libation upon its altars.
After the close of the war Major Bird lived in its memories and rejoiced in relating its incidents. He was ready to aid in every manner possible the cause of the Confederate Veteran and joyfully responded to every service made upon him by the Daughters of the Confederacy. One by one the ranks are thinned and the frail farms of our loved soldiers vanish from our earthly sight and now we have wrapped him in the mantle of his loved Confederacy; PINNED UPON HIS PEERLESS BREAST THE CROSS OF HONOR and bathed his last resting place with tears; leaving him as his glad spirit pitched its tent among the companions that have preceded him and where
" On fame's eternal camping ground ; Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round, The Bivouac of the dead."
RESOLVED, That in the death of Major Bird, the South has lost one of her most loyal son and devoted patriots.
He moved here 21 years ago.
While engaged for many years in legal work, he was perhaps best known for his interest in matters connected with the " lost causes. " He was a member of the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans and took an active interest in the work of the organization as well as in the affairs of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
He will be greatly missed by both these organizations.
He is survived by his wife the former Mrs. Hines of Liberty County
a daughter: Miss Lizzie Bird
three sons:
Charles Robert Hines Bird
Thomas Pulaski Bird
Joseph Gordon Bird
(two sisters also mourn his loss)
Mrs. W.H. Bradley of Waycross
Mrs. F.G. Hodges of Statesboro.
Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Church which Mr. Bird was a consisted member of. His service was conducted by the pastor; Rev. H.C. Brewton, Rev. W.H. Scruggs, Rev. J.P. Wardlaw , Rev. J.T. Baxter and Rev. C.C. Buchanan.
The Waycross Guards, the Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C. and the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans attended his service.
Trinity Church was filled by loving and sympathizing friends who came to pay tribute to the honored memory of one of our best citizens and most lovable Christian characters.
The reading of the beautiful ritual of the Church, followed by three salutes fired by the Waycross Guards closed the services at the grave.
**
Note : all this information was researched by DPOWELL..
Major Bird, died at his home on Butler Street, in the City early Monday morning after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Taylor's Creek in Liberty County, Georgia and born on December 12, 1842 to Captain James Robinson Bird and Mary Holmes Daniels.
He was married on July 25, 1866 to Jose Hines of Effingham County, Ga.
At the age of 19, he entered the Army as a non-commissioned cavalry officer in COMPANY D "5th" Cavalry
commanded by General R.H. Anderson, during the War Between The States.
By the close of the War, he was 2nd Sergeant having declined further promotion.
He also served on General R.H. Anderson's staff in the Florida campaign of 1864.
After the war, he engaged extensively in the mill and lumber business until the product declined due to ruinous prices. In 1876, he began teaching, alternating it with mercantile and other business.
He moved his family to Ware County from Jefferson County, where he continued his work and education and contracted for the construction of buildings. He also did work with the newspaper known as the "HERALD."
The following resolution:
Mrs. Lucy Pound, president of the Francis S. Bartow Chapter, U.D.C. appointed a committee to draft a resolution of respect upon the death of Major Bird.
Mrs. Mamie Odum, Mrs. Amelia Heidt and Miss Sarah S. Ledford.
He joined the Cavalry Division of the Confederate Army, becoming a member of the famous Liberty Guards, when he was 17 years old and served through the entire period of the Civil War with his command of the Army.
He was distinguished for his allegiance to the Confederacy and was true to every trust imposed upon him; he was intrepid as a soldier, in the engagements of war; no mission was too hazardous for him to undertake, for the furtherance of the Confederate cause, or the success of it's arms; his response was prompt to every call of his commander.
No more chivalrous spirit ever wore the uniform of a Confederate soldier than was embodied in the form of Major Bird and to no soldier of "the lost cause" did the fall of its arms bring more genuine regret or more poignant grief; for he loved the cause and would willingly have poured out his heart's blood as a libation upon its altars.
After the close of the war Major Bird lived in its memories and rejoiced in relating its incidents. He was ready to aid in every manner possible the cause of the Confederate Veteran and joyfully responded to every service made upon him by the Daughters of the Confederacy. One by one the ranks are thinned and the frail farms of our loved soldiers vanish from our earthly sight and now we have wrapped him in the mantle of his loved Confederacy; PINNED UPON HIS PEERLESS BREAST THE CROSS OF HONOR and bathed his last resting place with tears; leaving him as his glad spirit pitched its tent among the companions that have preceded him and where
" On fame's eternal camping ground ; Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round, The Bivouac of the dead."
RESOLVED, That in the death of Major Bird, the South has lost one of her most loyal son and devoted patriots.
He moved here 21 years ago.
While engaged for many years in legal work, he was perhaps best known for his interest in matters connected with the " lost causes. " He was a member of the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans and took an active interest in the work of the organization as well as in the affairs of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
He will be greatly missed by both these organizations.
He is survived by his wife the former Mrs. Hines of Liberty County
a daughter: Miss Lizzie Bird
three sons:
Charles Robert Hines Bird
Thomas Pulaski Bird
Joseph Gordon Bird
(two sisters also mourn his loss)
Mrs. W.H. Bradley of Waycross
Mrs. F.G. Hodges of Statesboro.
Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Church which Mr. Bird was a consisted member of. His service was conducted by the pastor; Rev. H.C. Brewton, Rev. W.H. Scruggs, Rev. J.P. Wardlaw , Rev. J.T. Baxter and Rev. C.C. Buchanan.
The Waycross Guards, the Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C. and the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans attended his service.
Trinity Church was filled by loving and sympathizing friends who came to pay tribute to the honored memory of one of our best citizens and most lovable Christian characters.
The reading of the beautiful ritual of the Church, followed by three salutes fired by the Waycross Guards closed the services at the grave.
**
Note : all this information was researched by DPOWELL..
married 6-25-1866 WC to Josephine Sarah Hines(Sept.1841) most of the Bird family is buried in Talor's Creek Cemt. in Liberty County, in Fort Stewart (Hinesville Ga.)∼DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION
Major Bird, died at his home on Butler Street, in the City early Monday morning after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Taylor's Creek in Liberty County, Georgia and born on December 12, 1842 to Captain James Robinson Bird and Mary Holmes Daniels.
He was married on July 25, 1866 to Jose Hines of Effingham County, Ga.
At the age of 19, he entered the Army as a non-commissioned cavalry officer in COMPANY D "5th" Cavalry
commanded by General R.H. Anderson, during the War Between The States.
By the close of the War, he was 2nd Sergeant having declined further promotion.
He also served on General R.H. Anderson's staff in the Florida campaign of 1864.
After the war, he engaged extensively in the mill and lumber business until the product declined due to ruinous prices. In 1876, he began teaching, alternating it with mercantile and other business.
He moved his family to Ware County from Jefferson County, where he continued his work and education and contracted for the construction of buildings. He also did work with the newspaper known as the "HERALD."
The following resolution:
Mrs. Lucy Pound, president of the Francis S. Bartow Chapter, U.D.C. appointed a committee to draft a resolution of respect upon the death of Major Bird.
Mrs. Mamie Odum, Mrs. Amelia Heidt and Miss Sarah S. Ledford.
He joined the Cavalry Division of the Confederate Army, becoming a member of the famous Liberty Guards, when he was 17 years old and served through the entire period of the Civil War with his command of the Army.
He was distinguished for his allegiance to the Confederacy and was true to every trust imposed upon him; he was intrepid as a soldier, in the engagements of war; no mission was too hazardous for him to undertake, for the furtherance of the Confederate cause, or the success of it's arms; his response was prompt to every call of his commander.
No more chivalrous spirit ever wore the uniform of a Confederate soldier than was embodied in the form of Major Bird and to no soldier of "the lost cause" did the fall of its arms bring more genuine regret or more poignant grief; for he loved the cause and would willingly have poured out his heart's blood as a libation upon its altars.
After the close of the war Major Bird lived in its memories and rejoiced in relating its incidents. He was ready to aid in every manner possible the cause of the Confederate Veteran and joyfully responded to every service made upon him by the Daughters of the Confederacy. One by one the ranks are thinned and the frail farms of our loved soldiers vanish from our earthly sight and now we have wrapped him in the mantle of his loved Confederacy; PINNED UPON HIS PEERLESS BREAST THE CROSS OF HONOR and bathed his last resting place with tears; leaving him as his glad spirit pitched its tent among the companions that have preceded him and where
" On fame's eternal camping ground ; Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round, The Bivouac of the dead."
RESOLVED, That in the death of Major Bird, the South has lost one of her most loyal son and devoted patriots.
He moved here 21 years ago.
While engaged for many years in legal work, he was perhaps best known for his interest in matters connected with the " lost causes. " He was a member of the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans and took an active interest in the work of the organization as well as in the affairs of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
He will be greatly missed by both these organizations.
He is survived by his wife the former Mrs. Hines of Liberty County
a daughter: Miss Lizzie Bird
three sons:
Charles Robert Hines Bird
Thomas Pulaski Bird
Joseph Gordon Bird
(two sisters also mourn his loss)
Mrs. W.H. Bradley of Waycross
Mrs. F.G. Hodges of Statesboro.
Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Church which Mr. Bird was a consisted member of. His service was conducted by the pastor; Rev. H.C. Brewton, Rev. W.H. Scruggs, Rev. J.P. Wardlaw , Rev. J.T. Baxter and Rev. C.C. Buchanan.
The Waycross Guards, the Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C. and the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans attended his service.
Trinity Church was filled by loving and sympathizing friends who came to pay tribute to the honored memory of one of our best citizens and most lovable Christian characters.
The reading of the beautiful ritual of the Church, followed by three salutes fired by the Waycross Guards closed the services at the grave.
**
Note : all this information was researched by DPOWELL..
Major Bird, died at his home on Butler Street, in the City early Monday morning after an illness of several weeks.
A native of Taylor's Creek in Liberty County, Georgia and born on December 12, 1842 to Captain James Robinson Bird and Mary Holmes Daniels.
He was married on July 25, 1866 to Jose Hines of Effingham County, Ga.
At the age of 19, he entered the Army as a non-commissioned cavalry officer in COMPANY D "5th" Cavalry
commanded by General R.H. Anderson, during the War Between The States.
By the close of the War, he was 2nd Sergeant having declined further promotion.
He also served on General R.H. Anderson's staff in the Florida campaign of 1864.
After the war, he engaged extensively in the mill and lumber business until the product declined due to ruinous prices. In 1876, he began teaching, alternating it with mercantile and other business.
He moved his family to Ware County from Jefferson County, where he continued his work and education and contracted for the construction of buildings. He also did work with the newspaper known as the "HERALD."
The following resolution:
Mrs. Lucy Pound, president of the Francis S. Bartow Chapter, U.D.C. appointed a committee to draft a resolution of respect upon the death of Major Bird.
Mrs. Mamie Odum, Mrs. Amelia Heidt and Miss Sarah S. Ledford.
He joined the Cavalry Division of the Confederate Army, becoming a member of the famous Liberty Guards, when he was 17 years old and served through the entire period of the Civil War with his command of the Army.
He was distinguished for his allegiance to the Confederacy and was true to every trust imposed upon him; he was intrepid as a soldier, in the engagements of war; no mission was too hazardous for him to undertake, for the furtherance of the Confederate cause, or the success of it's arms; his response was prompt to every call of his commander.
No more chivalrous spirit ever wore the uniform of a Confederate soldier than was embodied in the form of Major Bird and to no soldier of "the lost cause" did the fall of its arms bring more genuine regret or more poignant grief; for he loved the cause and would willingly have poured out his heart's blood as a libation upon its altars.
After the close of the war Major Bird lived in its memories and rejoiced in relating its incidents. He was ready to aid in every manner possible the cause of the Confederate Veteran and joyfully responded to every service made upon him by the Daughters of the Confederacy. One by one the ranks are thinned and the frail farms of our loved soldiers vanish from our earthly sight and now we have wrapped him in the mantle of his loved Confederacy; PINNED UPON HIS PEERLESS BREAST THE CROSS OF HONOR and bathed his last resting place with tears; leaving him as his glad spirit pitched its tent among the companions that have preceded him and where
" On fame's eternal camping ground ; Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round, The Bivouac of the dead."
RESOLVED, That in the death of Major Bird, the South has lost one of her most loyal son and devoted patriots.
He moved here 21 years ago.
While engaged for many years in legal work, he was perhaps best known for his interest in matters connected with the " lost causes. " He was a member of the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans and took an active interest in the work of the organization as well as in the affairs of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
He will be greatly missed by both these organizations.
He is survived by his wife the former Mrs. Hines of Liberty County
a daughter: Miss Lizzie Bird
three sons:
Charles Robert Hines Bird
Thomas Pulaski Bird
Joseph Gordon Bird
(two sisters also mourn his loss)
Mrs. W.H. Bradley of Waycross
Mrs. F.G. Hodges of Statesboro.
Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Church which Mr. Bird was a consisted member of. His service was conducted by the pastor; Rev. H.C. Brewton, Rev. W.H. Scruggs, Rev. J.P. Wardlaw , Rev. J.T. Baxter and Rev. C.C. Buchanan.
The Waycross Guards, the Francis S. Bartow Chapter U.D.C. and the South Georgia Camp of Confederate Veterans attended his service.
Trinity Church was filled by loving and sympathizing friends who came to pay tribute to the honored memory of one of our best citizens and most lovable Christian characters.
The reading of the beautiful ritual of the Church, followed by three salutes fired by the Waycross Guards closed the services at the grave.
**
Note : all this information was researched by DPOWELL..
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Co. 'D' 5th Ga. Cav. 1861-1865 CSA
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Buried in his Gray Uniform with his' Cross of Honor' pin to his chest
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