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John Starling Cantrell Veteran

Birth
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death
Sep 1862 (aged 39–40)
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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He was the son of Lanceford & Martha (Caldwell) Cantrell.

He married Nancy Marion Chastain, 22 Jan 1850, Union County, Georgia.

He enlisted in the Confederates States Army in Co. H Cobb's Infantry Reg, GA in Sept of 1861.

Cemetery notes and/or description:
Washington Confederate Cemetery is a separate cemetery located within the grounds of Rose Hill Cemetery. It was dedicated on June 15, 1877. Most of the graves are of Confederate soldiers. More than 2000 soldiers are buried here but only 346 were identified. Only three of the graves have any markers, but an old map of the cemetery is mounted on a plaque at the site.

He was the father of five children;
1. Davis b-25 Oct 1850
2. Martha Ann b-26 Mar 1852
3. Sarah Elizabeth b-26 Mar 1854
4. John Corn b-25 Aug 1856
5. Thomas L. b-12 Jan 1860
He was the son of Lanceford & Martha (Caldwell) Cantrell.

He married Nancy Marion Chastain, 22 Jan 1850, Union County, Georgia.

He enlisted in the Confederates States Army in Co. H Cobb's Infantry Reg, GA in Sept of 1861.

Cemetery notes and/or description:
Washington Confederate Cemetery is a separate cemetery located within the grounds of Rose Hill Cemetery. It was dedicated on June 15, 1877. Most of the graves are of Confederate soldiers. More than 2000 soldiers are buried here but only 346 were identified. Only three of the graves have any markers, but an old map of the cemetery is mounted on a plaque at the site.

He was the father of five children;
1. Davis b-25 Oct 1850
2. Martha Ann b-26 Mar 1852
3. Sarah Elizabeth b-26 Mar 1854
4. John Corn b-25 Aug 1856
5. Thomas L. b-12 Jan 1860


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