Name: Joseph Sidney Alford
Residence: Clayton County, Georgia
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Georgia 10th Infantry Regiment on 20 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd Sergeant.
Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1842
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, GA
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Confederate Military History
Southern Historical Society Papers: Appomattox Paroles ANV
Confederate Veteran Magazine
The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Biography: Joseph S. Alford, adjutant of W. H. T. Walker camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Atlanta, was born at Fayetteville, Ga., December 25, 1841, son of James and Dorcas (Pegg) Alford. He was reared chiefly at Jonesboro and received his education in the old-fashioned village schools. In 1857, at the age of fifteen years, he went to Mississippi and thence to Texas, where he was living when the war between the States began.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in a company of cavalry, which had been raised by Captain Winston, and which became Company E, of the Sixth Texas cavalry regiment. The first movement of this command was toward Indian Territory for the purpose of capturing a fort occupied by Indians who were unfriendly to the Confederate government, but on receipt of news that it had already yielded, the regiment returned to Marshall, where young Alford was transferred to a company of cadets from the university at that town, which had been organized by Professor Bass, who led it to New Orleans.
Here the company was obliged to wait for the organization of the First Texas regiment of infantry, in which it became Company E. There being considerable delay at this point, young Alford began to be impatient lest the war should come to an end before he had an opportunity to participate in the fighting, so instead of tarrying in New Orleans, he proceeded at once to Richmond, Va., paying his own way.
Going to Yorktown, he enlisted in Company E of the Tenth Georgia infantry, serving at first as a private, but rising from that position to that of first sergeant of his company. His regiment rendered gallant service in McLaw's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia. During the Peninsula campaign he took part in the combats and skirmishes about Yorktown and at Young's Mills, Warwick Court House, Dam No. I, Hickory Point, Williamsburg, West Point and Seven Pines.
As soon as General Lee was placed in command of the army of Northern Virginia and began the series of operations which ended in raising the siege of Richmond and forcing McClellan to the protection of his fleet, young Alford shared with his regiment in the desperate fighting of the Seven Days battles, being most hotly engaged at Savage Station and Malvern Hill.
He marched with Longstreet's corps to the relief of Jackson at Second Manassas, and with his regiment crossed the Potomac into Maryland and was in battle at Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, and Shepherdstown, performing bravely a soldier's part. Later he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was with Longstreet's corps in East Tennessee in the battles and skirmishes at Lenoir Station, Philadelphia and Campbell's Station, Knoxville, Rocky Knob and Bean's Station.
In the fall of 1864 he shared in the victory and defeat at Cedar Creek, being at that time slightly wounded, as he had previously been at Berryville. Serving faithfully to the end, he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Since the war he has resided in Alabama and Georgia, living in Atlanta most of the time since 1872.
Since its organization in 1897 he has been adjutant of Walker Camp, and he is also acting adjutant general with the rank of major on the staff of Brig.-Gen. A. J. West, commander of the North Georgia brigade of United Confederate Veterans. His father, James Alford, served in the Florida war, and his son, H. J. Alford, was a non-commissioned officer of the Second Georgia regiment in the war with Spain.
Source: Confederate Military History Vol. VII p. 465
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Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Name: Joseph S Alford
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1841
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, Fulton
Death Age: 85
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: James Alford
Mother Name: Doreas Pegg
Spouse Name: Martha Alford
FHL Film Number: 2364792
Residence: Clayton County, Georgia
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Georgia 10th Infantry Regiment on 20 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd Sergeant.
Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1842
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, GA
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Confederate Military History
Southern Historical Society Papers: Appomattox Paroles ANV
Confederate Veteran Magazine
The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Biography: Joseph S. Alford, adjutant of W. H. T. Walker camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Atlanta, was born at Fayetteville, Ga., December 25, 1841, son of James and Dorcas (Pegg) Alford. He was reared chiefly at Jonesboro and received his education in the old-fashioned village schools. In 1857, at the age of fifteen years, he went to Mississippi and thence to Texas, where he was living when the war between the States began.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in a company of cavalry, which had been raised by Captain Winston, and which became Company E, of the Sixth Texas cavalry regiment. The first movement of this command was toward Indian Territory for the purpose of capturing a fort occupied by Indians who were unfriendly to the Confederate government, but on receipt of news that it had already yielded, the regiment returned to Marshall, where young Alford was transferred to a company of cadets from the university at that town, which had been organized by Professor Bass, who led it to New Orleans.
Here the company was obliged to wait for the organization of the First Texas regiment of infantry, in which it became Company E. There being considerable delay at this point, young Alford began to be impatient lest the war should come to an end before he had an opportunity to participate in the fighting, so instead of tarrying in New Orleans, he proceeded at once to Richmond, Va., paying his own way.
Going to Yorktown, he enlisted in Company E of the Tenth Georgia infantry, serving at first as a private, but rising from that position to that of first sergeant of his company. His regiment rendered gallant service in McLaw's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia. During the Peninsula campaign he took part in the combats and skirmishes about Yorktown and at Young's Mills, Warwick Court House, Dam No. I, Hickory Point, Williamsburg, West Point and Seven Pines.
As soon as General Lee was placed in command of the army of Northern Virginia and began the series of operations which ended in raising the siege of Richmond and forcing McClellan to the protection of his fleet, young Alford shared with his regiment in the desperate fighting of the Seven Days battles, being most hotly engaged at Savage Station and Malvern Hill.
He marched with Longstreet's corps to the relief of Jackson at Second Manassas, and with his regiment crossed the Potomac into Maryland and was in battle at Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, and Shepherdstown, performing bravely a soldier's part. Later he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was with Longstreet's corps in East Tennessee in the battles and skirmishes at Lenoir Station, Philadelphia and Campbell's Station, Knoxville, Rocky Knob and Bean's Station.
In the fall of 1864 he shared in the victory and defeat at Cedar Creek, being at that time slightly wounded, as he had previously been at Berryville. Serving faithfully to the end, he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Since the war he has resided in Alabama and Georgia, living in Atlanta most of the time since 1872.
Since its organization in 1897 he has been adjutant of Walker Camp, and he is also acting adjutant general with the rank of major on the staff of Brig.-Gen. A. J. West, commander of the North Georgia brigade of United Confederate Veterans. His father, James Alford, served in the Florida war, and his son, H. J. Alford, was a non-commissioned officer of the Second Georgia regiment in the war with Spain.
Source: Confederate Military History Vol. VII p. 465
===
Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Name: Joseph S Alford
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1841
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, Fulton
Death Age: 85
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: James Alford
Mother Name: Doreas Pegg
Spouse Name: Martha Alford
FHL Film Number: 2364792
Name: Joseph Sidney Alford
Residence: Clayton County, Georgia
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Georgia 10th Infantry Regiment on 20 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd Sergeant.
Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1842
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, GA
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Confederate Military History
Southern Historical Society Papers: Appomattox Paroles ANV
Confederate Veteran Magazine
The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Biography: Joseph S. Alford, adjutant of W. H. T. Walker camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Atlanta, was born at Fayetteville, Ga., December 25, 1841, son of James and Dorcas (Pegg) Alford. He was reared chiefly at Jonesboro and received his education in the old-fashioned village schools. In 1857, at the age of fifteen years, he went to Mississippi and thence to Texas, where he was living when the war between the States began.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in a company of cavalry, which had been raised by Captain Winston, and which became Company E, of the Sixth Texas cavalry regiment. The first movement of this command was toward Indian Territory for the purpose of capturing a fort occupied by Indians who were unfriendly to the Confederate government, but on receipt of news that it had already yielded, the regiment returned to Marshall, where young Alford was transferred to a company of cadets from the university at that town, which had been organized by Professor Bass, who led it to New Orleans.
Here the company was obliged to wait for the organization of the First Texas regiment of infantry, in which it became Company E. There being considerable delay at this point, young Alford began to be impatient lest the war should come to an end before he had an opportunity to participate in the fighting, so instead of tarrying in New Orleans, he proceeded at once to Richmond, Va., paying his own way.
Going to Yorktown, he enlisted in Company E of the Tenth Georgia infantry, serving at first as a private, but rising from that position to that of first sergeant of his company. His regiment rendered gallant service in McLaw's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia. During the Peninsula campaign he took part in the combats and skirmishes about Yorktown and at Young's Mills, Warwick Court House, Dam No. I, Hickory Point, Williamsburg, West Point and Seven Pines.
As soon as General Lee was placed in command of the army of Northern Virginia and began the series of operations which ended in raising the siege of Richmond and forcing McClellan to the protection of his fleet, young Alford shared with his regiment in the desperate fighting of the Seven Days battles, being most hotly engaged at Savage Station and Malvern Hill.
He marched with Longstreet's corps to the relief of Jackson at Second Manassas, and with his regiment crossed the Potomac into Maryland and was in battle at Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, and Shepherdstown, performing bravely a soldier's part. Later he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was with Longstreet's corps in East Tennessee in the battles and skirmishes at Lenoir Station, Philadelphia and Campbell's Station, Knoxville, Rocky Knob and Bean's Station.
In the fall of 1864 he shared in the victory and defeat at Cedar Creek, being at that time slightly wounded, as he had previously been at Berryville. Serving faithfully to the end, he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Since the war he has resided in Alabama and Georgia, living in Atlanta most of the time since 1872.
Since its organization in 1897 he has been adjutant of Walker Camp, and he is also acting adjutant general with the rank of major on the staff of Brig.-Gen. A. J. West, commander of the North Georgia brigade of United Confederate Veterans. His father, James Alford, served in the Florida war, and his son, H. J. Alford, was a non-commissioned officer of the Second Georgia regiment in the war with Spain.
Source: Confederate Military History Vol. VII p. 465
===
Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Name: Joseph S Alford
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1841
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, Fulton
Death Age: 85
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: James Alford
Mother Name: Doreas Pegg
Spouse Name: Martha Alford
FHL Film Number: 2364792
Residence: Clayton County, Georgia
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Georgia 10th Infantry Regiment on 20 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd Sergeant.
Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1842
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, GA
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Confederate Military History
Southern Historical Society Papers: Appomattox Paroles ANV
Confederate Veteran Magazine
The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
Biography: Joseph S. Alford, adjutant of W. H. T. Walker camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Atlanta, was born at Fayetteville, Ga., December 25, 1841, son of James and Dorcas (Pegg) Alford. He was reared chiefly at Jonesboro and received his education in the old-fashioned village schools. In 1857, at the age of fifteen years, he went to Mississippi and thence to Texas, where he was living when the war between the States began.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in a company of cavalry, which had been raised by Captain Winston, and which became Company E, of the Sixth Texas cavalry regiment. The first movement of this command was toward Indian Territory for the purpose of capturing a fort occupied by Indians who were unfriendly to the Confederate government, but on receipt of news that it had already yielded, the regiment returned to Marshall, where young Alford was transferred to a company of cadets from the university at that town, which had been organized by Professor Bass, who led it to New Orleans.
Here the company was obliged to wait for the organization of the First Texas regiment of infantry, in which it became Company E. There being considerable delay at this point, young Alford began to be impatient lest the war should come to an end before he had an opportunity to participate in the fighting, so instead of tarrying in New Orleans, he proceeded at once to Richmond, Va., paying his own way.
Going to Yorktown, he enlisted in Company E of the Tenth Georgia infantry, serving at first as a private, but rising from that position to that of first sergeant of his company. His regiment rendered gallant service in McLaw's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia. During the Peninsula campaign he took part in the combats and skirmishes about Yorktown and at Young's Mills, Warwick Court House, Dam No. I, Hickory Point, Williamsburg, West Point and Seven Pines.
As soon as General Lee was placed in command of the army of Northern Virginia and began the series of operations which ended in raising the siege of Richmond and forcing McClellan to the protection of his fleet, young Alford shared with his regiment in the desperate fighting of the Seven Days battles, being most hotly engaged at Savage Station and Malvern Hill.
He marched with Longstreet's corps to the relief of Jackson at Second Manassas, and with his regiment crossed the Potomac into Maryland and was in battle at Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, and Shepherdstown, performing bravely a soldier's part. Later he participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was with Longstreet's corps in East Tennessee in the battles and skirmishes at Lenoir Station, Philadelphia and Campbell's Station, Knoxville, Rocky Knob and Bean's Station.
In the fall of 1864 he shared in the victory and defeat at Cedar Creek, being at that time slightly wounded, as he had previously been at Berryville. Serving faithfully to the end, he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Since the war he has resided in Alabama and Georgia, living in Atlanta most of the time since 1872.
Since its organization in 1897 he has been adjutant of Walker Camp, and he is also acting adjutant general with the rank of major on the staff of Brig.-Gen. A. J. West, commander of the North Georgia brigade of United Confederate Veterans. His father, James Alford, served in the Florida war, and his son, H. J. Alford, was a non-commissioned officer of the Second Georgia regiment in the war with Spain.
Source: Confederate Military History Vol. VII p. 465
===
Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Name: Joseph S Alford
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1841
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 14 Jul 1927
Death Place: Atlanta, Fulton
Death Age: 85
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: James Alford
Mother Name: Doreas Pegg
Spouse Name: Martha Alford
FHL Film Number: 2364792
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