Samuel J. Burel was captured at Vicksburg and later patrolled. The story goes that he made it back to Cassville to a hospital, there but the Union troops soon followed and burned the hospital. There is a small cemetery located in Cassville that has some soliders buried there but no names are on the markers. My husband, Owen Burell was descendant from Samuel J., Daniel, and Samuel, and Clifford Owen Burell. Jane Tuggle Burel, wife of Samuel J. is buried at Hog Mt. Cemetery in Gwinnett Co. Ga. CCBurell -------------- Original message from "[email protected]" <[email protected]>: -------------- > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: fireftr320 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burel/30.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > It appears there was a Samuel I. Burel (b. 1829, d. 20 Dec 1895) and a Samuel J. Burell (b. 30 Nov 1828, d. 16 Jan 1865 in Cassville, Bartow, GA) (spelling of Burel changed by generation it seemed). Strange, but both are listed as children of Louis Burel and Sarah Margaret Jenkins. I am a direct descendant of Samuel J. Burell, by Samuel J.- John Coda Burel- Roe Gus Burell (some records > spelled "Burrel")- Hermon Burell. I am having trouble finding where Samuel J. Burell is buried. I believe that he enlisted in the 41st GA Infantry in either 1861 or 1862, which later merged with the 42nd GA Infantry. I also have records that possibly show where he was captured and taken prisoner of war in Vicksburg, MS on July 4, 1863. Interesting > to note that he died in Cassville, Bartow, GA in Jan of 1865, just about 2 > months after Cassville was burned by a division of Sherman's Army. I have read > where everything except the churches and 3 homes were burned in the entire town. > I know that there were as many as eight hospitals in Cassville around that time, > but most were closed just prior to Cassville's burning. I saw a post in a forum > somewhere where someone believed that he died of disease (which so many did). > There is a Civil War cemetery in Cassville where many of the soldiers who died > in the hospitals there were buried. Many of the graves are unmarked, but I am > planning on going there to take a look for myself. > If anyone has any information to add or corrections on this information, I would > greatly appreciate it. > > [email protected] > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like > to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond > on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message