This being forwarded, NEW MESSAGE apparently omitted. bbelliott@msn.com{not a subscriber}??? Jeff On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 20:37:19 -0800 "bbelliott" <bbelliott@msn.com> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bbelliott" <bbelliott@msn.com> > To: <BULLOCK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Bullock] Confederate Brig. General Robert Bullock > > > > Col. Robert Bullock that married Amanda Waterman, > > came from Granville Co., North Carolina, moving to Florida with > his > > Guardians in 1844 (I have seen an article that said with his > parents, but > > his partents were dead--his Father had been murdered in 1841, his > Mother > > died in 1838). Gen. Robert Bullock ( d. July 27, 1905) and his > wife Amanda > > Loretta Waterman Bullock are buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, > Ocala, Fla. > > His Father was Richard Bullock of Granville Co., NC and his Mother > was > > Mildred (Milly) Walker. > > His sister Susan Bullock married William F. Russell lived in > Ocala, Fla, > > then in 1861 they moved to Brevard Co., Fla. I would like to > know the > date > > of death and place of burial for Susan Bullock Russell and > William > Russell. > > Thanks, > > Barbara Elliott > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeffery G Scism" <scismgenie@juno.com> > > To: <BULLOCK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:22 PM > > Subject: [Bullock] Confederate Brig. General Robert Bullock > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:02:13 -0800 "Missouri Mule" > > > <swcelt@mail.stlnet.com> writes: > > > > > Source: CSA-History-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Subject: Dec 8: Gen. Robert Bullock > > > > > > > > > > > > Confederate Brig. General Robert Bullock born 8 Dec. 1828 in > > > > Greenville, > > > > N.C. > > > > > > > > > > > > Brigadier-General Robert Bullock was one of the influential > men of > > > > Florida > > > > before the war. When his State seceded he gave his hearty > support to > > > > her > > > > decision; organized a company in Marion county, and when the > Seventh > > > > Florida > > > > was organized he was made lieutenant-colonel. In 1862 this > regiment > > > > served > > > > in East Tennessee in the brigade of Gen. W. G. M. Davis. The > > > > department was > > > > at that time commanded by Gen. E. Kirby Smith. At the time of > the > > > > battle of > > > > Murfreesboro this brigade was still in Smith's department, and > on > > > > June 2d > > > > Lieuten-ant-Colonel Bullock was commissioned colonel. When > all > > > > available > > > > Confederate commands were being concentrated by Bragg to meet > the > > > > advancing > > > > army of Rose-crans, the Seventh Florida was one of the > regiments > > > > assigned to > > > > Trigg's brigade of the division of Gen. William Preston. The > losses > > > > in this > > > > division at Chickamauga bear strong testimony to the > desperate > > > > nature of the > > > > fighting there. At the battle of Missionary Ridge the Seventh > > > > Florida fought > > > > in the brigade of General Finley and the division of General > Bate. > > > > In this > > > > brigade and division it continued to serve throughout the > Atlanta > > > > campaign > > > > under Colonel Bullock, who had already distinguished himself > as a > > > > cool and > > > > gallant commander. Some of the hardest fighting of the > Atlanta > > > > campaign was > > > > done by this division, and the Seventh Florida acted a gallant > part > > > > in it > > > > all. During the campaign into Tennessee Colonel Bullock led > > > > Finley's > > > > brigade, and was one of the gallant participants in the > terrible > > > > battle of > > > > Franklin. Maj.-Gen. Wm. B. Bate, in his official report of > the > > > > Tennessee > > > > campaign, pays a high compliment to Colonel Bullock. He says: > "T. B. > > > > Smith, > > > > commanding Tyler's brigade, and Col. Robert Bullock, > commanding > > > > Finley's, > > > > bore themselves with heroic courage, both through good and > evil > > > > fortune, > > > > always executing orders with zeal and alacrity, and bearing > > > > themselves in > > > > the face of the enemy as became reputations which each had > > > > heretofore > > > > bravely won. The latter was severely wounded near > Murfrees-boro, and > > > > was > > > > succeeded by Major Lash, whose coolness and gallantry were > marked." > > > > Colonel > > > > Bullock came out of the Tennessee campaign with the temporary > rank > > > > of > > > > brigadier-general. > > > > CMH, vol. 11 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Scott K. 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