By the way, David Gordon was the 11th child of 13 children of Major Francis Gordon, and Elizabeth Wells (Betsy) Caperton. Francis served in the Creek Indian War and in the War of 1813-1814 as a private in Captain Archibald McKinney's Company of cavalry, Colonel Robert H. Dyer's Regiment, Tennessee volunteers, and in Captain Glenn Owen's of the same regiment. It is a tradition that they were with General Andrew Jackson in his Alabama campaigns and in the battle of New Orleans. He was one of the five brothers to found Gordonville, Lowndes Co., Alabama. His son, David, was a student at Marion Institute in Marion, Alabama (where he narrowly escaped death in 1853, by jumping from a window of the burning college building). At the time of his enlistment, in the Confederate States Army, he was mustered in with the Hayneville Guards, Company E, 6th Alabama Infantry Regulars (later Company "M"). He was wounded in the "Battle of Seven Pines" May 31, 1862 and later died of those wounds (a bullet wound in the belly). While at the "Battle of Manassas," (July of 1861) he wrote a letter home describing the death of his nephew, Frank Haralson Browning (son of William & Susan "Gordon" Browning). David is said to have never married. The following is from a letter written one dreadful day in July, 1861 at Manassas, Virginia by David Gordon, Jr. to his uncle, David Gordon (brother of Major Francis Gordon, Frank's grandfather.) David Gordon, Jr. was Frank Haralson's uncle though they were near the same age. Frank was twenty at the time of this letter and never married, David, Jr. the writer, was twenty-five. "The 4th Alabama Regiment (with others from other states) was badly used up. Poor Frank met his death while in the act of shooting an officer (in the Union Forces). He and several others had been ordered to lie down to load and shoot; but Frank would not lie down, thinking that he could load faster standing. At this time the enemy was within fifty yards of them, the bullets flying like hail above and around them. Men on both the Union and the Confederate sides were falling like leaves from trees. Frank squatted down to shoot. Just at that time a ball struck him near the nose, passing through his head, scattering his brains all around. He died instantly. Hugh Haralson, Frank's half brother, was in the battle also, but came out without getting hurt... The boys who were with Frank said he was the bravest fellow they ever saw, and that he killed several Yankees before he met his doom." David Gordon, Jr. died about ten months later from wounds he received May 31, 1862 at the "Battle of Seven Pines," near Richmond, Virginia. "James D. Allen" wrote: > > Fred or list > Do you know these Gordons from Lowndes County > > *GORDON, David, (Jr. Corporal, Company M, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment) > David A. Gordon was born about 1829 probably in Tennessee; died about 1862 > in the Civil War the son of Elizabeth Wells Caperton and Francis Gordon, > Major CSA. He married March 25, 1858 in Lowndes County Alabama to Mart > Capeton born about 1830. Submitted by James McFerrin Key of Conway Arkansas. > mailto:jimkey@cyberback.com > > *GORDON, James C. (Private, Company M, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment) > > *GORDON, James F. (Private, Company M, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment) > > James D. Allen > 1115 Adams > Missouri City, Texas 77489-1501 > (281) 499-2572 > http://home.att.net/~al_6th_inf/ > http://home.att.net/~jamesdallen/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ric [mailto:fdg@flash.net] > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:21 PM > To: ALLOWNDE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ALLOWNDE] Re: [Gordon] in subject line > > I'm looking for any and all information on the children of Andrew (Andy) > Gordon and Martha A. Correr (their marriage record shows her surname to > be "Conner") married August 27, 1846 in Lowndes Co., Alabama. They had > the following children: Sarah (Sallie) E. Gordon b. abt. 1846 in > Lowndes Co., Alabama who married someone with the name of H.N. Connor > (possible relative of mother?); Frances (Fannie) E. Gordon b. abt. 1847 > in Lowndes Co., Alabama who married a man by the name of John R. Pettit > bef. 1871; Laura A. Gordon b. abt. Abt. 1851 in Lowndes Co., Alabama. In > 1860, Laura was living in Huntsville, Texas with her mother. In 1871, > she was living with her sister, Sallie Connor, somewhere in Texas. > > Please.... any help here will be so greatly appreciated. > > Fred (Ric) Gordon > in Texas