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1LT Nathaniel T. “Nat” Wofford

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1LT Nathaniel T. “Nat” Wofford

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
13 Dec 1862
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14, Row 1, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Company K "Rowland Infantry" of Bartow County, 18th Georgia Infantry, Cobb's "Irish Brigade", McLaws' Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Bartow County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' service on 3/1/1861, he traveled to Camp McDonald, Kennesaw County, GA, where on 6/13/1861 he was elected/commissioned into Company K, 18th Georgia Infantry, as a Jr. 2nd Lieutenant.
Wounded In Action 6/1/1862 in Battle of Seven Pines, VA.
Elected 2nd Lieutenant 6/27/1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 8/29/1862.
Killed In Action in the 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

The 18th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861 with slightly more than 750 men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cobb, Newton, Stephens, Jackson, and Dooly.
Company K "Rowland Infantry" of Bartow County, 18th Georgia Infantry, Cobb's "Irish Brigade", McLaws' Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Bartow County, GA.
Enlisted for 3 years' service on 3/1/1861, he traveled to Camp McDonald, Kennesaw County, GA, where on 6/13/1861 he was elected/commissioned into Company K, 18th Georgia Infantry, as a Jr. 2nd Lieutenant.
Wounded In Action 6/1/1862 in Battle of Seven Pines, VA.
Elected 2nd Lieutenant 6/27/1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 8/29/1862.
Killed In Action in the 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

The 18th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861 with slightly more than 750 men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cobb, Newton, Stephens, Jackson, and Dooly.

Inscription

LIEUT N.T.
WOFFORD
Co. K, 18th Georgia Reg.
Killed Dec 13, 1862.
Aged 32 years.

Gravesite Details

Originally buried on Mr. Bellows' farm; removed by town undertaker Onchen J. Owens on 4/1/1892.



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  • Maintained by: BigFrench
  • Originally Created by: PL
  • Added: Sep 26, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6802783/nathaniel_t-wofford: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Nathaniel T. “Nat” Wofford (unknown–13 Dec 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6802783, citing Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).