Find A Grave - Augusta

Alexander, Edward Porter b. May 26, 1835 d. April 28, 1910
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Known mostly as "Porter", he was considered talented engineer and artillerist when in 1857 he graduated 3rd in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Receiving his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in October 10, 1858, his routine postings and a teaching assignment at West Point were broken up by his brief participation in the Army's 1858 Utah Expedition and, in 1859, his historic work with surgeon [Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Barnes, George Thomas b. August 14, 1833 d. November 24, 1901
US Congressman. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he had a law practice in Augusta, Georgia. He joined the Confederate Army, served in the Washington Light Artillery Company of Augusta, as a 2nd lieutenant and was brevetted Major. From 1860 to 1865, he was a member of the State house of representatives and a member of the Democratic National Committee, 1876 to 1884. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses serving from 1885 to 1891. Unsuccessful...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
West View Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Black, James Conquest Cross b. May 9, 1842 d. October 1, 1928
U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, Black served in the Confederate Army. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1873-1877) He was then elected as a U.S. Representative from Georgia in 1893. He served until resigning in 1895. In an unusual turn of events, after resigning, he was elected to replace himself, serving from 1895 to 1897. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Boss, Yale Thomas b. October 18, 1899 d. November 16, 1977
Actor. He appeared in "The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies" (1914) with Mary Fuller "Knights of the Square Table" (1917) as 'David Scudder' and in "Souls for Sale." (1923) He died of Lung Cancer. (Bio by: MC)
Westover Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Bryan, Goode b. August 31, 1811 d. August 16, 1885
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. In 1834 he graduated 25th in his West Point class and was brevetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Infantry. Resigning his commission after only 10 months' service, he was back in Georgia looking into the prospects of becoming a planter. He followed agricultural pursuits, working land in Georgia and Alabama. Later he served 11 months as Major of the 1st Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War. He was a delegate to the Georgia secession convention in 1861. With the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: South side of 8th Street, 2nd walkway east of the west wall
Confederate Memorial [memorial]
Erected my the Sons of Confederate Veterans on January 15, 1994, the memorial is dedicated to the memory of seven unknown Confederate soldiers who are buried elsewhere in Magnolia. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: End of 5th Street, across from viewing stand facing four rows of unknowns.
Conley, Benjamin b. March 1, 1815 d. January 10, 1886
Georgia Governor. He was the mayor of Augusta, Georgia (1857-1859). In 1871, Conley served as the provisional governor of Georgia after the resignation of Governor Bullock. After leaving office, he was president of Macon and Augusta Railroad, and the Postmaster of Atlanta from from 1875- 1883. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Crawford, George Walker b. December 22, 1798 d. July 27, 1872
Georgia Governor 1843-1847. Secretary of War under President Zachary Taylor. President of State Succession Convention 1861.
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Alfred b. January 30, 1829 d. December 5, 1910
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was the son of a cotton magnate and the nephew of a governor of the Utah Territory, (with whom he shared the same name with.) At 20 he graduated from West Point, ranking 35th in his 43-man class. In the prewar army he served mainly in the West, including 2 years in Louisiana as an aide to Brigadier General David E. Twiggs. Later he accompanied Albert Sidney Johnston's expedition to Utah, where he aided his uncle in suppressing...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Alfred b. September 4, 1802 d. October 9, 1873
Governor, Army officer, Indian Commissioner. Little is known of his early years, but he relocated to Augusta and was the mayor in1839. During the Mexican war he was a sutler with Winfield Scott's army. He then served as superintendent of Indian affairs for the central division from 1853 to 1856. In 1855 he was named the senior of three commissioners assigned to make a treaty with the Blackfeet Tribe at the Judith River and the first treaty with that tribe was signed on October 17. President...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Cuthbert, Alfred b. December 23, 1785 d. July 9, 1856
US Congressman and Senator. From 1810 to 1813, he was a member of Georgia State House of Representatives. In 1813, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William W. Bibb. Reelected to the Fourteenth Congress, he served until resigning in 1816. In 1821, he was elected to the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Dyess, Aquilla James b. January 11, 1909 d. February 2, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was killed in action. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves and was the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division (Rein). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 1-2, 1944 at Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. His citation reads in part "Alert and determined to quicken the pace of the offensive against increased enemy fire, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Westover Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Crypt D, Row 5
Evans, Chuck b. April 16, 1967 d. October 12, 2008
Professional Football Player. He played in the National Football League as a fullback for the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens. After his completing his collegiate football career at Clark Atlanta University, he was drafted in the 11th round of the NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings in 1993. He was one of the key players in the Vikings 1998 record breaking season where they set the record for highest number of points by a team in a season (556). When Vikings offensive coordinator Brian...[Read More] (Bio by: GoldBootGA)
Mount Olive Memorial Gardens, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Evans, Lawton Bryan b. October 27, 1862 d. April 6, 1934
Educator and Author. Best known for his books "Worth While Stories," "Old Time Tales," "Heroes of Israel," and "With Whip and Spur." Awarded medal for distinguished service. (Bio by: Laurie)
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Few Jr., William b. June 6, 1748 d. July 16, 1828
US Senator, Signer of Constitution. Born into a small farm family he overcame poverty, limited educational opportunities and family hardships to become one of America's important military and political leaders. His passion for American freedom was fueled when his brother was hanged by Loyalists for his part in a North Carolina frontier uprising organized to protest the heavy taxes being levied by Britain. The family fled to Georgia leaving Few behind to tie up family financial and personal...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Fleming, William Henry b. October 19, 1855 d. June 9, 1944
US Congressman. A boyhood friend of Woodrow Wilson, he graduated from the University of Georgia in 1874. Fleming taught school and served as Superintendent of Richmond County's schools while studying law, becoming an attorney in 1880. He was also active in several businesses, including serving as President of Augusta's electric company. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1888 to 1896, and was Speaker in 1894 and 1895. In 1895 Fleming served as President of the Georgia...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Robert b. 1754 d. January 11, 1794
U.S. Marshal. A captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later a major in the Virginia State Militia, he moved to Richmond County in 1785. President Washington submitted Forsyth's name in 1789 to the U.S. Senate for the position of Marshal of the District of Georgia. The Augusta lawman and civic leader is remembered by history as being the first U.S. Marshal slain in the line of duty. He was also the father of John Forsyth, a Georgia governor and congressman. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Girardey, Victor Jean Baptiste b. June 26, 1837 d. August 16, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Lauw, France, he emigrated with his family to the United States, settling in Augusta, Georgia. Orphaned at 16, he moved to New Orleans, completed his education, and married. When the Civil War began, he enlisted as a First Lieutenant and aide-de-camp of the 3rd Georgia. Transferring to Virginia in 1862, with the rank of Captain, he joined the staff of Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright as assistant adjutant general. He served on Wright's staff...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Killed in battle
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 34. 1st walkway south of 2nd Street, 3rd walkway west of DeL'Aigle Ave
Glascock Sr., Thomas b. September 21, 1756 d. October 13, 1810
Revolutionary War Georgia Militia General, US Congressman. A General during the American Revolution. Served in the US Congress from Georgia. Served under Count Pulaski during the Revolution in Georgia and also in the Dragoons in Virginia. Twice a POW under the British during the Revolutionary War. Given title by President George Washington as "Marshal of Georgia" which his descendants still hold this title. In 1780 he was commissioned as Brigadier General of the Continental Army. He is...[Read More] (Bio by: Jay McAfee)
The Mills, Glasscock Family Plantation, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: DAR marker
Glascock Jr., Gen. Thomas b. October 21, 1790 d. May 19, 1841
Brigadier General, US Congressman. Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives 1821, 1823, 1831, 1834, and 1839, serving as speaker in 1833 and 1834. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth US Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W.A. Sanford. Later, re-elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth US Congress and served from October 5, 1835, to March 3, 1839.
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: A102

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