John was in the war serving under Col Boyd's Reg. 19th GA volunteers, Infantry. He joined in 1861 in Paulding County, GA. He wrote a book titled "In Barrack and Field" containing poems and short stories about the war. One poem dedicated to his mother was very touching. After the war, he was the editor of a newspaper for many years until his retirement.
John was in the war serving under Col Boyd's Reg. 19th GA volunteers, Infantry. He joined in 1861 in Paulding County, GA. He wrote a book titled "In Barrack and Field" containing poems and short stories about the war. One poem dedicated to his mother was very touching. After the war, he was the editor of a newspaper for many years until his retirement.
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According to Alabama death and Index record from ancestry.com the cemetery of record is listed as Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham.
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