Confederate Soldier
Co A 40th Alabama Infantry
Matthew enlisted Sept 29, 1863, at Demoplis Ala, by C. H. Ellerbee, for 3 years.
He died at Fair Ground Hospital No 1 Atlanta Geo.
On the list of money and effects left by deceased Soldiers dated Dec 31, 1863
currency - .85 cents
amount turned over - .85/100
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Matthew is the son of Jonas II & Margaret E Bennett Quimby
He married Penelope Davis April 28, 1845 Sumter Co AL.
Three brothers, Jonas III, Burwell and Matthew were killed or died in the War.
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The 40th Infantry Regiment, organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, recruited its companies in Perry, Sumter, Morgan, Covington, Pickens, Colbert, Mobile, and Choctaw counties. Four companies were transferred to General Extor's Brigade, which fought at Chickamauga. The other companies were part of the garrison at Vicksburg and were captured when that city fell. After being exchanged, the regiment was united and sustained 135 casualties at Chattanooga. Attached to A.Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. This unit had 332 fit for duty in January, 1863, and totalled 429 men and 338 arms in December. During the Atlanta Campaign, it lost twenty percent of the 416 engaged. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Co A 40th Alabama Infantry
Matthew enlisted Sept 29, 1863, at Demoplis Ala, by C. H. Ellerbee, for 3 years.
He died at Fair Ground Hospital No 1 Atlanta Geo.
On the list of money and effects left by deceased Soldiers dated Dec 31, 1863
currency - .85 cents
amount turned over - .85/100
~~~~
Matthew is the son of Jonas II & Margaret E Bennett Quimby
He married Penelope Davis April 28, 1845 Sumter Co AL.
Three brothers, Jonas III, Burwell and Matthew were killed or died in the War.
~~~~
The 40th Infantry Regiment, organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, recruited its companies in Perry, Sumter, Morgan, Covington, Pickens, Colbert, Mobile, and Choctaw counties. Four companies were transferred to General Extor's Brigade, which fought at Chickamauga. The other companies were part of the garrison at Vicksburg and were captured when that city fell. After being exchanged, the regiment was united and sustained 135 casualties at Chattanooga. Attached to A.Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. This unit had 332 fit for duty in January, 1863, and totalled 429 men and 338 arms in December. During the Atlanta Campaign, it lost twenty percent of the 416 engaged. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Confederate Soldier
Co A 40th Alabama Infantry
Matthew enlisted Sept 29, 1863, at Demoplis Ala, by C. H. Ellerbee, for 3 years.
He died at Fair Ground Hospital No 1 Atlanta Geo.
On the list of money and effects left by deceased Soldiers dated Dec 31, 1863
currency - .85 cents
amount turned over - .85/100
~~~~
Matthew is the son of Jonas II & Margaret E Bennett Quimby
He married Penelope Davis April 28, 1845 Sumter Co AL.
Three brothers, Jonas III, Burwell and Matthew were killed or died in the War.
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The 40th Infantry Regiment, organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, recruited its companies in Perry, Sumter, Morgan, Covington, Pickens, Colbert, Mobile, and Choctaw counties. Four companies were transferred to General Extor's Brigade, which fought at Chickamauga. The other companies were part of the garrison at Vicksburg and were captured when that city fell. After being exchanged, the regiment was united and sustained 135 casualties at Chattanooga. Attached to A.Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. This unit had 332 fit for duty in January, 1863, and totalled 429 men and 338 arms in December. During the Atlanta Campaign, it lost twenty percent of the 416 engaged. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Co A 40th Alabama Infantry
Matthew enlisted Sept 29, 1863, at Demoplis Ala, by C. H. Ellerbee, for 3 years.
He died at Fair Ground Hospital No 1 Atlanta Geo.
On the list of money and effects left by deceased Soldiers dated Dec 31, 1863
currency - .85 cents
amount turned over - .85/100
~~~~
Matthew is the son of Jonas II & Margaret E Bennett Quimby
He married Penelope Davis April 28, 1845 Sumter Co AL.
Three brothers, Jonas III, Burwell and Matthew were killed or died in the War.
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The 40th Infantry Regiment, organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, recruited its companies in Perry, Sumter, Morgan, Covington, Pickens, Colbert, Mobile, and Choctaw counties. Four companies were transferred to General Extor's Brigade, which fought at Chickamauga. The other companies were part of the garrison at Vicksburg and were captured when that city fell. After being exchanged, the regiment was united and sustained 135 casualties at Chattanooga. Attached to A.Baker's, Gibson's, and Brantley's Brigade, it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, moved to Mobile, then returned to the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. This unit had 332 fit for duty in January, 1863, and totalled 429 men and 338 arms in December. During the Atlanta Campaign, it lost twenty percent of the 416 engaged. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865.
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