This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Melson, Barron Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eo.2ADEAE/388 Message Board Post: Hard to believe, but I cannot find the names, companies, etc. for the 18 to 25 Confederates buried in Utoy Church cemetery. This church is now called Temple of Christ Pentecostal Church, corner of Cahaba Dr. and 1911 Venetian Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30311. I have written the church with no luck so far. Is there anyone in the Atlanta area who would be willing to visit this cemetery and record the info. on each Confederate gravesite and post it on the internet?? These men died around August 1864 in the Battle of Utoy Creek. The church was used as a hospital. Any help will be appreciated! I believe John W. Melson from Talbot Co. is buried there, as is Robert B. Barron. Both men died on August 6, 1864. Private Melson was in Co. I, 46th Reg., Ga. Vol. Infantry.

On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 07:11:11PM -0700, jbw81574@cox.net wrote: > Hard to believe, but I cannot find the names, companies, etc. for the 18 to 25 Confederates buried in Utoy Church cemetery. This church is now called Temple of Christ Pentecostal Church, corner of Cahaba Dr. and 1911 Venetian Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30311. I have written the church with no luck so far. Is there anyone in the Atlanta area who would be willing to visit this cemetery and record the info. on each Confederate gravesite and post it on the internet?? These men died around August 1864 in the Battle of Utoy Creek. The church was used as a hospital. Any help will be appreciated! I believe John W. Melson from Talbot Co. is buried there, as is Robert B. Barron. Both men died on August 6, 1864. Private Melson was in Co. I, 46th Reg., Ga. Vol. Infantry. > > I'd love to (I spend a great deal of time wandering old cemeteries within Atlanta's city limits anyhow, and have been spending time around Atlanta's border with Cobb County lately). It may be after the first of the year before I can get to it, and when I do I'll post it on my blog at http://larryfeltonjohnson.typepad.com and put a note here about it. Larry -- ======================================================== "It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong." -- attributed to John Maynard Keynes ========================================================

There is only one identified grave at Utoy Cemetery. It is of Cannon Hankins, 2 Regt, (Ashby's) Tenn Cav, 1837-1864. There is a field stone marker directly behind this marker. All of the others (17 total) are marked Unknown Confederate Soldier and are the latest vintage tombstone...except for 8 older stones. These 8 are gray in color and smaller than the newer stones. They are all marked with a number that ranges from 59 to 489 and are inscribed with "unknown", in script, under the number. Knowing that the Army of Tennessee kept very good records at their hospitals, I would venture a guess that a some point in time, someone had the records necessary to match some of the graves to the soldiers buried in them. The Confederate burials are at the back (northwest side) of the cemetery and are arranged in a semi-random way. They are in rows, but not the well laid out rows of a National Cemetery. One grave is about 60' from the others. There is a remnant of a trench line next to the graves. Generally, the cemetery is in unkept condition, with much scrub growth and undergrowth. There are at least three Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Cemetery. There are also 5 confederate veterans who survived the war buried there. A metal sign was erected next to the cemetery entrance many years ago that explained the significance of the church and cemetery. It is mostly unreadable. It was erected by the Utoy Cemetery Association, Franklin Garrett Custodian. I have taken pictures of the graves if anyone is interested. original Message----- From: Larry Felton Johnson [mailto:larryj@gsu.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:47 AM To: GA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GA-CEM] Fulton Co. Utoy Creek Battle & church cemetery On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 07:11:11PM -0700, jbw81574@cox.net wrote: > Hard to believe, but I cannot find the names, companies, etc. for the 18 to 25 Confederates buried in Utoy Church cemetery. This church is now called Temple of Christ Pentecostal Church, corner of Cahaba Dr. and 1911 Venetian Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30311. I have written the church with no luck so far. Is there anyone in the Atlanta area who would be willing to visit this cemetery and record the info. on each Confederate gravesite and post it on the internet?? These men died around August 1864 in the Battle of Utoy Creek. The church was used as a hospital. Any help will be appreciated! I believe John W. Melson from Talbot Co. is buried there, as is Robert B. Barron. Both men died on August 6, 1864. Private Melson was in Co. I, 46th Reg., Ga. Vol. Infantry. > > I'd love to (I spend a great deal of time wandering old cemeteries within Atlanta's city limits anyhow, and have been spending time around Atlanta's border with Cobb County lately). It may be after the first of the year before I can get to it, and when I do I'll post it on my blog at http://larryfeltonjohnson.typepad.com and put a note here about it. Larry -- ======================================================== "It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong." -- attributed to John Maynard Keynes ======================================================== ==== GA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx