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Joseph S. VINSON Joseph S. VINSON,
a resident of Houston County and my great-great grandfather, entered
the Confederacy on 27 May 1861 as a Private; he was 17 years
old. He was enlisted with Company C, 6th Regiment GA Infantry under
Col. Colquitt. Joseph was wounded on 31 May 1862 at the Battle
of Seven Pines in Virginia when an ammo ball passed through his
left thigh and then struck the bone in his right thigh. He was transferred
to Company G, 62nd GA Calvary on 1 Jun 1864 and that unit's name
was changed to Company G, 8th GA Calvary on 11 Jul 1864. Joseph
is on a roll dated 20 Apr 1865 of officers and men paroled. He was honorably
discharged on 26 Apr 1865. |
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Robert Duncan CHAPMAN Robert Duncan CHAPMAN, b. 08-Dec-1839, Houston County Georgia entered the War as a sergeant Major of the First Georgia Regiment. Later as a First Lieutenant of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment he paricipated in Bragg's raid into Kentucky. At the Cumberland River crossing his Capitan was killed and he became company commander. After the war he served as Major General Texas Division U.C.V. I have reprinted a book he wrote about his experiences, including his capture and escape. If anyone is interested I can send a copy. Please visit
Chapman
Family Web Page |
| HOWARD: J.W. HOWARD, Richmond W. HOWARD, Stancil HOWARD, Wade Hampton HOWARD from Sandra Riner
J.W. HOWARD, Private
Richmond W. HOWARD, Private Stancil HOWARD, Private Wade Hampton HOWARD, Private |
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