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Baldwin, William Edwin b. July 28, 1827 d. February 19, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General.

William Edwin Baldwin was born on July 28, 1827, in Stateburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Mississippi when Baldwin was young. He grew up to become the operator of a book and stationary store in Columbus, Mississippi. After training in the local militia for several years, he joined the Confederate Army in 1861, and was commissioned colonel of the 17th Mississippi Infantry. He and his troops were sent to Pensacola, Florida, but were later...[Read More] (Bio by: Family Tree Shaker)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Ballard, Shane b. January 13, 1981 d. August 13, 2004
Actor. A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Ballard appeared in the films, "Cookie Jar" (2003), "Terror Toons 2: The Silly And Sick Show" (2004), and "Citizen Shane" (2004), in which he appeared as himself and chronicled his run for sheriff of Columbus, Mississippi. Ballard also directed the 2003 film, "Here Comes Santa Claus," and played in the musical groups, 'Facetious' from 1998 to 2002, and 'Root Cause' in 2002. Ballard committed suicide in Columbus, Mississippi, on August 13, 2004, at the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Barksdale, Gen. William [cenotaph] b. August 21, 1821 d. July 2, 1863
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. He led a distinguished career in Mississippi and as a Confederate commander. He was mortally wounded on the second day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, during the attack of Longstreet's Corps on the Peach Orchard and Wheat Field.
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Barry ., Col. William Tayor Sullivan b. December 12, 1821 d. January 29, 1868
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1844, commenced law practice in Columbus, Mississippi and was a member of the State House of Representatives, 1849 to 1851. In 1853, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving until 1855. He was president of the Mississippi State secession convention in 1861 and was a member of the Provisional Confederate Congress until he resigned to enter the Confederate Army in 1862. During the Civil War, he served as Colonel in command of...[Read More] (Bio by: Family Tree Shaker)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Plot: Lot 145
Cocke, William b. 1748 d. August 22, 1828
Explorer, Republican Congressman from Tennessee, and US soldier. In 1776, he explored Eastern Tennessee and Western Kentucky with Daniel Boone. He was twice elected to the US Senate (1796-1797)(1799-1805) and served under Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Edmondson, Samuel b. 1794 d. 1869
Frontier Figure. he is known for his famous ride from Fort Stephens to Nashville, Tennessee, in order to secure General Andrew Jackson's aid against the Creek Indians. (Bio by: Heather from VA)
Murrah Chapel Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Lee, Stephen Dill b. September 22, 1833 d. May 28, 1908
Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General, Educator. The youngest Lieutenant General of the Confederacy, Stephen Dill Lee was born to Dr. Thomas Lee and Caroline Allison Lee on September 22, 1833, in Charleston, South Carolina. He entered West Point at the age of 17 and graduated in 1854; he served in the U.S. Army in Texas, Florida, Kansas, and the Dakotas. In 1861, he resigned from the U.S. Army to enter service in the Confederate Army as a Captain and aide-de-camp to General Beauregard...[Read More] (Bio by: Family Tree Shaker)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
McClung, Alexander Keith [cenotaph] b. 1809 d. March 23, 1855
American Folk Figure. A nephew of Chief Justice John Marshall, McClung moved to Mississippi in 1832. Although his career included serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Mexican War and as the U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia between 1849 and 1851, McClung's chief fame in nineteenth-century America was for his dueling. One famous series of duels involved the Menifee family of Kentucky. It is said that after killing John Menifee in Vicksburg, McClung, who was called "The Black Knight of the...[Read More] (Bio by: NM)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Orr, Jehu Amaziah b. April 10, 1828 d. March 9, 1921
Civil War Confederate Army Officer, CSA Congressman. Born in South Carolina, he graduated from Erskine College, and later received a Masters Degree from Princeton and a law degree from the University of Alabama. At the age of 22 he became the Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, and two years later he was elected to the State Legislature. Two years after that he was appointed United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi at the age of 26. In 1861 he served a...[Read More] (Bio by: Family Tree Shaker)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Sharp, Jacob H. b. February 6, 1833 d. September 15, 1907
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was a Mississippi lawyer, newspaperman and politician. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate 1st Mississippi Battalion, rose through the ranks from Private to Captain and participated in the Battle of Shiloh. Promoted to Colonel in August, 1863, he led a brigade at Chickamauga and the Battle of Missionary Ridge. In July, 1864, he was promoted Brigadier General, participated in the Tennessee campaigns and surrendered following...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Wade, Gen. William Bartee b. 1823 d. 1887
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 8th Confederate Cavalry regiment.
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Plot: plot 43 with a private marker
Warden, Col. Henry Edward 'Pete' b. December 26, 1915 d. November 15, 2007
United States Air Force officer. Colonel Warden was called "the Father of the B-52," because he conceived and nurtured the B-52 Stratofortress program from concept through production into operational deployment. He was also instrumental in the B-47 program. Colonel Warden had a major impact on the two most important bombers ever employed by Strategic Air Command, the B-47 Stratojet and the B-52 Stratofortress. The B-52 is still flying after 50 years and is considered one of the best-...[Read More] (Bio by: Sent with love~Patricia Langley Harvey)
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA

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