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PVT Welcome Usserey Sparks

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PVT Welcome Usserey Sparks

Birth
Newton County, Georgia, USA
Death
10 Nov 1864 (aged 33–34)
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA
Burial
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
CSA 787
Memorial ID
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Private Welcome U. Sparks, Pvt. Co. B, 35th Georgia Infantry.  He was born in 1830 in Newton Co., GA.   According to Lillian Henderson's "Georgia Confederate soldiers":
Sparks, Welcome U. -- Private - March 1, 1862. Wounded at Mechanicsville, Virginia June 26, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, New York November 10, 1864. Grave #787, Woodlawn Cemetery.

Parents
Elisha Sparks
1810–1845
Sarah A Almand
1810–1870

Brothers who served in CSA:
Matthew Sparks
Masters Sparks
Peter B Sparks
Masters Sparks
Private Welcome U. Sparks, Pvt. Co. B, 35th Georgia Infantry.  He was born in 1830 in Newton Co., GA.   According to Lillian Henderson's "Georgia Confederate soldiers":
Sparks, Welcome U. -- Private - March 1, 1862. Wounded at Mechanicsville, Virginia June 26, 1862. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12, 1864. Died of pneumonia at Elmira, New York November 10, 1864. Grave #787, Woodlawn Cemetery.

Parents
Elisha Sparks
1810–1845
Sarah A Almand
1810–1870

Brothers who served in CSA:
Matthew Sparks
Masters Sparks
Peter B Sparks
Masters Sparks

Gravesite Details

35th GA Company B



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