----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Van Cleave" <Lbvan@worldnet.att.net> To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 8:58 PM Subject: [DALELIST] Southern Star article > I found this in the Southern Star April 23, 1890. It is an article about > Confererate soldiers from Alabama buried at the University of VA. I don't > know if all the units are from the area around Dale Co. but thought the > article might be helpful to someone. > Cathy > ********************* > Southern Star, April 23, 1890 > > ALABAMA'S DEAD > > In the cemetery at the University of Virgina are buried 1097 Confederate > soldiers. Of these, 82 are from Alabama, 13 from Florida, 224 from Georgia, > 84 from Louisiana, 4 from Maryland, 69 from Mississippi, 200 from North > Carolina, 161 from South Carolina, 10 from Tennessee, 12 from Texas, 192 > from Virginia, 29 whose states are uncertain, and 17 not known. Their > graves, although they have not been altogether neglected, are greatly in > need of attention and a movement has recently been set on foot to put them > in decent order and if possible, erect a simple monument to their memory. > > THE LIST OF ALABAMIANS > > Unit Company > Acre S. T. 15 AL C > Bagwell J.W. 15 AL G > Ballard G.W. 5 AL H > Bargamin J.H. 61 AL D > Bates D. 15 AL L > Barden S.B. 48 AL B > Benson A.J. 5 AL I > Berry J.W. 44 AL B > Bishop J. 47 AL E > Bowden W.P. 12 AL B > Boyd C.W. 15 AL I > Canida D. 15 AL K > Coffield J. 15 AL L > Cum G.N. 44 AL D (Looks like Cum not Cam or Com) > Cummings J.L. 18 AL I > Curry M.L. 10 AL I > Davis F.A. 15 AL C > Davis L. 15 AL E > D?kes W.W. 15 AL A > Edwards R. 15 AL B > Emerson J.J. 15 AL C > Ethridge J. 15 AL C > Finley J.B. 48 AL K > Ford T.J. 15 AL B > Garland W. 15 AL D > Gay H. M. 61 AL C > Gentry T.J. 15 AL G > Gergan W. 15 AL C > Gill W. 15 AL H > Graves H.R. 15 AL F > Hardy J.W. 47 AL D > Haynes J. H. 12 AL (No company given) > Hellai(n?)e J. 15 AL D > Hindman J.J. 9 AL I > Holden G.A. 6 AL H > Holt J.M. 9 AL F > Hooks T.J. 15 AL G > Hudson J. 6 AL A > Johas L.J. 15 AL B > King D.R. 46 AL B > Kinzie J.L. 4 AL B > Lane J. 47 AL E > Latham A. 48 AL G > Loe J.H. 48 AL K > Lewis W. 15 AL F > Mann J.L. 6 AL A > Mann ? A.J. 47 AL A > Moseley W.D. 15 AL (no company given) > Noblin J.H. 15 AL E > Norris J. 15 AL E > Owen W.R. 11 AL F > Pate J. 15 AL E > Paul A.F. 15 AL E > Payne G.T. 15 AL H > Radliff L. 47 AL F > Peterman 46 AL K(no initials) > Ray S.L. 15 AL H? > Reayes R. 8 AL H? > Renfroe F. 15 AL F > Tapp E.H. 5 AL C > Sartain Reuben 5 AL C > Saunders A.J. 4 AL F > Scott W.F. 47 AL I > Sellers M.S. 15 AL F > Shearer B.F. 61 AL I > Sheffield J.M. 6 AL C (possibly G) > Smith W. 5 AL G > Sikes J.J. 61 AL B > Sketoe S. 3 AL E > Strickland ALABAMA > Teague E. 44 AL K > Thacker H.A. 48 AL C > Thomas W.F. 4 AL E > Turner G. 6 AL (No company given) > Whatley L.L. 3 AL I > Widener A.C. 12 AL H > Willbanks S. 4 AL A > Williams J.F. 5 AL C > > > > > > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== > Scared to take the old photo out of the frame? Take along a camera and take a photo of the picture. You will be surprised at the results. > >