Son of James Powell Edmonds and Rebecca Ann Snow. Death certificate states DOB as 29 Dec 1840.

Pvt. Thomas Sanford Edmonds was born in Walton County, Georgia on December 29, 1840. He was the first born son and second child of James Powell Edmonds and Rebecca Ann Snow. At ten years of age, Thomas Sanford Edmonds is shown living with his family in Watkinsville, Clarke Co., GA on the 1850 U.S. Census. The 1860 U.S. Census shows him and his sister, Sarah Frances, living with relatives near Union Point, Greene Co., GA. Thomas Sanford Edmonds enlisted as a Private (Pvt), on March 4, 1862, in Company H ("Walton Tigers"), 42nd Regiment, Georgia (Volunteer) Infantry, Stovall Brigade, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States of America (CSA). Pension records show he was wounded through left leg (disabled while in the line of duty) on the second/last day of the Battle of Nashville (Tennessee), December 16, 1864. Pvt Edmonds was home on wounded furlough at the close of the war and honorably discharged from the military. Thomas Sanford Edmonds is shown on the tax rolls with property in Walton County in 1868 and 1869. In the 1870 U. S. Census he is shown living with his mother and siblings near Monroe, Walton Co., GA. On October 19, 1873, Thomas Sanford Edmonds married Martha Ann Beatrice McGaughey in Walton Co., GA. Martha was the daughter of Andrew Jackson McGaughey and Tommie Cook. By 1880, the first of their two sons, James Jefferson Edmonds was born and the family is shown living in Monroe, Walton Co., GA on the 1880 U.S. Census. The 1900 U.S. Census shows Thomas Sanford Edmonds, his wife Martha, and their second son, Thomas Jackson Edmonds living in Monroe, Walton Co., GA. Martha's widowed aunt, Martha Wright is also shown living with the family. Thomas Sanford Edmonds passed from this life on May 27, 1923.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: T.S. Edmonds
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment Name: 42 Georgia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 19

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: T Edmonds
Residence: Walton County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862.
Enlisted in Company H, 42nd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 4 Mar 1862.
Sources: 6

.....Regimental History.....

.......Battles Fought.......
Fought on 18 Jun 1862 at Cumberland Gap, TN.
Fought on 7 Aug 1862 at Tazewell, TN.
Fought on 8 Oct 1862 at Chaplin Hills, KY.
Fought on 10 Oct 1862 at Harrodsburg, KY.
Fought on 15 Oct 1862 at Nicholasburg, KY.
Fought on 15 Nov 1862 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 26 Nov 1862 at Frankfort, KY.
Fought on 30 Nov 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.
Fought on 9 Dec 1862 at Bean Station, TN.
Fought on 28 Dec 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 29 Dec 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 16 May 1863 at Baker's Creek, MS.
Fought on 17 May 1863 at Edward's Station, MS.
Fought on 5 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 15 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 24 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 2 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 3 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS Hospl.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 25 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN.
Fought on 27 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN.
Fought on 30 Nov 1863 at Benton, TN.
Fought on 29 Dec 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 21 Jan 1864 at Dalton, GA.
Fought on 25 Feb 1864 at Rocky Face, GA.
Fought on 25 Feb 1864 at Rocky Face Ridge, GA.
Fought on 15 Mar 1864 at Dalton, GA.
Fought on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 8 May 1864 at Rocky Face, GA.
Fought on 10 May 1864 at Mill Creek Gap, GA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Dalton, GA.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Tilton, GA.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 16 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 21 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 24 May 1864 at New Hope Church, GA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at New Hope Church, GA.
Fought on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at New Hope Church, GA.
Fought on 28 May 1864 at New Hope Church, GA.
Fought on 3 Jun 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 5 Jun 1864 at Pumpkin Vine Creek, GA.
Fought on 6 Jun 1864 at Powder Springs, GA.
Fought on 10 Jun 1864 at Corinth, MS.
Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 22 Jun 1864 at Kolb's Farm, GA.
Fought on 24 Jun 1864 at Pine Mountain, GA.
Fought on 27 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 2 Jul 1864 at Vining Station, GA.
Fought on 3 Jul 1864 at Marietta, GA.
Fought on 5 Jul 1864 at Chattahoochee River, GA.
Fought on 7 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 15 Jul 1864 at Chattahoochee River, GA.
Fought on 15 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 19 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 20 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 21 Jul 1864 at Milton County, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Peach Tree Creek, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Oxford, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Covington, GA.
Fought on 23 Jul 1864 at Social Circle, GA.
Fought on 23 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 24 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 25 Jul 1864 at Lawrenceville, GA.
Fought on 27 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 30 Jul 1864 at Lebanon Church, KY.
Fought on 31 Jul 1864 at Chattahoochee, FL.
Fought on 1 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 3 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 6 Aug 1864 at East Point, GA.
Fought on 6 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 7 Aug 1864 at East Point, GA.
Fought on 7 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 Aug 1864 at Sandtown Road, GA.
Fought on 15 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 17 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 18 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 19 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 21 Aug 1864 at Covington, GA.
Fought on 23 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 25 Aug 1864.
Fought on 26 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864 at Rough & Ready, GA.
Fought on 31 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 2 Sep 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 4 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 8 Sep 1864 at South River, GA.
Fought on 8 Sep 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 8 Sep 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 Sep 1864 at Rough & Ready, GA.
Fought on 17 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 20 Sep 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 23 Sep 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 26 Sep 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 8 Oct 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 31 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL.
Fought on 15 Nov 1864 at Decatur, GA.
Fought on 15 Nov 1864 at Northern Alabama.
Fought on 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin, TN.
Fought on 12 Dec 1864 at Franklin, TN.
Fought on 14 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 16 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 17 Dec 1864 at Franklin, TN.
Fought on 28 Dec 1864 at Egypt Station, MS.
Fought on 9 Feb 1865 at Binniker's Bridge, SC.
Fought on 11 Feb 1865 at Penn's Bridge Or Orangeburg, SC.
Fought on 11 Feb 1865 at Penn's Bridge, SC.
Fought on 12 Feb 1865 at Orangeburg, SC.
Fought on 15 Feb 1865 at Kinston, NC.
Fought on 15 Feb 1865 at Edisto, SC.
Fought on 15 Feb 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 28 Feb 1865 at Binniker's Bridge, SC.
Fought on 10 Mar 1865 at Kinston, NC.
Fought on 14 Mar 1865 at Kinston, NC.
Fought on 18 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 19 Mar 1865 at Kinston, NC.
Fought on 19 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 21 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 25 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Salisbury, NC.
Fought on 13 Apr 1865 at Raleigh, NC, Hospital.
Fought on 13 Apr 1865 at Raleigh, NC.
Fought on 15 Apr 1865 at Macon, GA.
Fought on 20 Apr 1865 at Macon, GA.
Fought on 24 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.
Fought on 5 May 1865 at Anderson, SC.
Fought on 28 May 1865 at Jackson Hospl, Richmond, VA.