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Pvt Jeremiah Bird Murphy

Birth
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death
26 Jun 1862 (aged 28)
Ellerson Mill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Was a Private in Company D, 44th Ga Infantry, Army of Northern Va. CSA. (CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA) ESTES' GUARDS.

The 44th Georgia went into action at Mechanicsville on June 26, 1862. The regiment was ordered to charge Union breastworks at Ellerson's Mill. The 44th did so, but endured one of the highest regimental casualty rates of the entire Civil War, including the loss of Col. Smith. Acts such as this would help save Richmond.

Wife drew a CSA Pension #18723
Was a Private in Company D, 44th Ga Infantry, Army of Northern Va. CSA. (CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA) ESTES' GUARDS.

The 44th Georgia went into action at Mechanicsville on June 26, 1862. The regiment was ordered to charge Union breastworks at Ellerson's Mill. The 44th did so, but endured one of the highest regimental casualty rates of the entire Civil War, including the loss of Col. Smith. Acts such as this would help save Richmond.

Wife drew a CSA Pension #18723

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