He joined the 34th Georgia Infantry and was involved in several major battles: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, Battle of Vicksburg, MS. He was captured "at close of siege" in Vicksburg but was given amnesty. He went on to fight at the famous Battle of Missionary Ridge in Tennessee where he got his thumb shot off, but went on to fight at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Tennessee and the Battle of Atlanta. He surrendered at Chersaw, SC. Military Archives, CSA Military Records.
He joined the 34th Georgia Infantry and was involved in several major battles: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, Battle of Vicksburg, MS. He was captured "at close of siege" in Vicksburg but was given amnesty. He went on to fight at the famous Battle of Missionary Ridge in Tennessee where he got his thumb shot off, but went on to fight at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Tennessee and the Battle of Atlanta. He surrendered at Chersaw, SC. Military Archives, CSA Military Records.
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bottom of tombstone "Z" in MIZE is backwards.
Family Members
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John Hugh "Ellis" Mize
1870–1945
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William Thomas Mize
1871–1938
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Martha Lavinia Mize Ayers
1874–1938
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Caleb Jackson "Jack" Mize
1875–1967
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James Pleasant "Jim" Mize
1878–1946
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Robert Fulton Mize
1880–1972
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Gus T. Mize
1882–1965
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Allen Dee Mize
1884–1970
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Virgil Lee Mize
1886–1924
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Edgar M. Mize
1887–1976
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Walter Alvin Mize Sr
1891–1954
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Sisley Lou Anna Mize Hayes
1893–1988
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Polk Dallas Mize
1896–1984
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