Israel L. BIRD,
Son of Captain James BIRD and Mary DANIEL, was born 1 Jun 1839 in Taylors Creek, Georgia.
Israel married Sarah Lou Johnson.
His father Captain James Bird was the first commander of the Liberty Guards formed at Taylors Creek Just before the war. He was unable to serve in the war due to debility and old age.
Israel L. Bird enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Capt. Hughes' Company of the 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 25 April 1862.
After the war, Israel L. was responsible for the reorganization of the Liberty County Militia, "The Constitution Guards" in the late 1870's. He was selected as Captain and Commander, serving in the unit until about 1900. He died in 1905.
Son of Captain James BIRD and Mary DANIEL, was born 1 Jun 1839 in Taylors Creek, Georgia.
Israel married Sarah Lou Johnson.
His father Captain James Bird was the first commander of the Liberty Guards formed at Taylors Creek Just before the war. He was unable to serve in the war due to debility and old age.
Israel L. Bird enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Capt. Hughes' Company of the 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 25 April 1862.
After the war, Israel L. was responsible for the reorganization of the Liberty County Militia, "The Constitution Guards" in the late 1870's. He was selected as Captain and Commander, serving in the unit until about 1900. He died in 1905.
Israel L. BIRD,
Son of Captain James BIRD and Mary DANIEL, was born 1 Jun 1839 in Taylors Creek, Georgia.
Israel married Sarah Lou Johnson.
His father Captain James Bird was the first commander of the Liberty Guards formed at Taylors Creek Just before the war. He was unable to serve in the war due to debility and old age.
Israel L. Bird enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Capt. Hughes' Company of the 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 25 April 1862.
After the war, Israel L. was responsible for the reorganization of the Liberty County Militia, "The Constitution Guards" in the late 1870's. He was selected as Captain and Commander, serving in the unit until about 1900. He died in 1905.
Son of Captain James BIRD and Mary DANIEL, was born 1 Jun 1839 in Taylors Creek, Georgia.
Israel married Sarah Lou Johnson.
His father Captain James Bird was the first commander of the Liberty Guards formed at Taylors Creek Just before the war. He was unable to serve in the war due to debility and old age.
Israel L. Bird enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Capt. Hughes' Company of the 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 25 April 1862.
After the war, Israel L. was responsible for the reorganization of the Liberty County Militia, "The Constitution Guards" in the late 1870's. He was selected as Captain and Commander, serving in the unit until about 1900. He died in 1905.
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AT REST. IN MEMORY OF CAPT. I. L. BIRD, BORN JUNE 1, 1839, DIED JUNE 27, 1905, AGE 66, YRS. BIRD. A GALLANT AND BRAVE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. A TRUE AND LOYAL CHRISTIAN, A TENDER AND LOVING HUSBAND, HAS GONE TO HIS HEAVENLY REWARD, WE WILL MEET BEYOND THE RIVER.
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