Submitted by Elizabeth Chancellor Warner Robins, GA My Memorial Day Honors: _*American Revolution*_ John Cooper * (1751-1819) Born Liberty County, Georgia. Major Georgia Militia; wounded at Bulltown Swamp, 19 Nov 1778; also wounded at Four Holes, South Carolina, 15 April 1781. Cooper is my 5th great-grandfather on my paternal side and is buried on his plantation *on the St. Mary's River, Fernandina, Florida.__ _*War Between The States*_ */William Floyd Chancellor/* (1842-1923) Born near Bamah, Monroe County, GA. Served in the <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8506/wfcpg31.html> 14th Georgia Infantry Company A from Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. Fought at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, Malvern Hill, Battle of Cedar Run, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Harper's Ferry, Battle of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania Court House. He surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865. William Floyd is my paternal great-grandfather. Buried at Rogers Methodist Church, Monroe County, Georgia. */John Chancellor/* (1845-1863) Born near Bamah, Monroe County, GA. Served in the 14th GA Infantry Co. A; was killed in Richmond, Virginia and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery there. John was a brother to William Floyd Chancellor and was my paternal great-uncle. */Thomas Jefferson Chancellor/ *(1846-1912) Born Monroe County, Georgia. Served in the 14th GA Infantry Co. A; was captured 2 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA and released 24 Apr 1865. He was William Floyd's double first cousin and my 1st cousin 3times removed. Buried Cotton Valley City Cemetery, Louisiana. */William J. Reavis/* (1835-1871) Born Monroe County, Georgia. Served in the 14th GA Infantry Co. A; surrendered at Appomattox Court House, 9 Apr 1865. William was my gggreat-uncle and the uncle of William Floyd Chancellor. Buried Maynard Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia. /*Gilliam Allen* /(1840-1911) Born Upson County, Georgia. Served in the 13th Georgia Regiment; surrendered at Appomattox Court House, 9 Apr 1865. Gilliam was my great-granduncle. Buried Rogers Methodist Church, Monroe County, Georgia. */Zachariah Allen/* (1839-1910) Born Upson County, Georgia. Served in the 13th GA Regiment. Zachariah is also my great-granduncle. Buried Arnold Methodist Church Cemetery, Upson County, Georgia. /**/ /*John William Allen*/ (1838-1918) Born North Carolina. Served in 61st Alabama Infantry, Co. A from Pike County, Alabama. He was the husband of Nancy Chancellor, aunt of William Floyd Chancellor, and uncle of Gilliam, Zachariah, and Jeremiah Allen. Probably buried Pike County, Alabama. */Cornelius Decatur Rogers/* (1835-1917) Born Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia. Served in the 1st Georgia Infantry Co.'s K and G. He is my paternal 2nd great-grandfather. Buried Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia. /*John Francis Rogers* /(1845-1910) Born Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia. He served in the 1st Battalion Reserve Georgia Cavalry from Macon, Georgia. He was brother to Cornelius Decatur Rogers. Buried Rosehill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia. * /Edwin Cooper Rogers /*(1843-1864) Born Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia. Fought in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry (Macon Volunteers). He is also my 2nd great-granduncle. * /James Gustavous Rogers/ *(1827-1862)Born Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia. Fought in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry (Macon Volunteers). He was killed in battle in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He is my 2nd great-granduncle. Buried in Maryland. * /Charles Henry Rogers/ *(1831-1889) Born Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia. Fought in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry (Macon Volunteers). Discharged as Assistant Commander. Charles was a brother to Edwin and James G. Rogers. Buried Macon, GA. * /George Tyler Rogers, Jr. /*(1839-1891) Born Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Fought in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry (Macon Volunteers). George, Jr. was a brother to Edwin, James G., and Charles Henry. Buried Rosehill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia. * /William Ryder, Jr./ * (1819-1895) Born Liverpool, England. Private, Company B, 27th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee, Bibb Grays or Rutland Grays. He was also on the muster rolls of Company C, 14th Battalion Georgia Infantry (State Guards) on 4 Aug 1863. This company was enrolled for six months for local defense, to serve in 1/4th of the State, Macon, the center. UDC records also show him a member of Company F, 6th Georgia Militia. Union Prisoner of War records show that he was captured while member of the 7th Regiment Georgia Militia on 4 Dec 1864 at Dorchester by the 3rd Cavalry Division. He was in prison for 7 months at Point Lookout, Maryland. Buried Liberty Methodist Church, Macon, Georgia. He was my great-great grandfather. * /Walter T. McArthu/r * (1837-1894) Born Cumberland County, North Carolina. Lieutenant, 7th Regiment, GA Militia; from Lumber City, Montgomery County, Georgia, he was the husband of my great-grandaunt. Buried McArthur Cemetery in McArthur, Montgomery Co., Georgia * /John B. McArthur/ * (1828-1863)2nd Lieutenant, Company H 20th Georgia; from Lumber City, Montgomery County, Georgia. Captured 15 August 1862, Williamsport; killed Chickamauga, Georgia 19 Sept 1863. Buried McArthur Cemetery in McArthur, Montgomery Co., Georgia. Brother of Walter T. McArthur. */Addison C. McArthur/ *(1848-1864) Pvt. 7th Regiment, Georgia Militia; from Lumber City, Montgomery County, Georgia. Brother to Walter T. McArthur. Buried McArthur Cemetery in McArthur, Montgomery Co., Georgia. /*Daniel Pace McArthur*/ (1815-1904) Born Bibb County, Georgia. Fought in Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He is my 2nd great-granduncle on my paternal grandmother's side. Buried in McArthur Cemetery, Walden, Bibb County, Georgia. _*World War I*_ */James Donald Ryder/ * (1895-1982) U.S. Army; Uncle Donald was my paternal grandmother's brother. He was born in Perry, Houston County, GA and died and is buried in Hiawassee, Georgia. */Cornelius Rogers Ryder/ * (1896-1928) U.S. Army; Uncle Neil enlisted with the Savannah Volunteer Guards at the outbreak of the war, went oversees and served until the armistice. He was born in Savannah, GA. He died in Oteen, North Carolina, but was buried in Savannah, Georgia in Bonaventure Cemetery. He was a brother to James Donald Ryder. */Rogers Murchison Wilson / *(1891-1929) Born in Savannah, Georgia. Was assigned to the 118th Infantry of the First Division, U. S. Army and these troops were the vanguard of the Division. They sailed for France 11 June 1917. He was severely wounded in action near Soissons 21 July 1918. He received the American Distinguished Service Cross and was twice decorated with the French Croix de Guerre. He was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and attained the rank of Captain. He died in Fort Oglethorpe, GA leaving no descendants. His mother Tallulah Rogers was a sister of Cornelius Decatur Rogers. _World War II_ */James Rogers Chancellor/ *(1920-1987); Born Juliette, Monroe County, Georgia. Served in the U. S. Army in Lansing, Michigan. "Uncle Jim" was my dad's brother and lived and died in Macon, Georgia. Buried Juliette Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, GA. */Reavis Floyd Chancellor/ *(b. 1922); Born Sandy, Butts County, Georgia. Served in the Army Air Corp as an engineer on B-29's. Reavis is also my dad's brother and lives in Charleston, South Carolina. */Horace Clinton Holley/ *(1920-2003); Born in Pelham, Georgia. Served in the U. S. Navy first as a Yeoman, then as a Lieutenant JG. He received his first commission during the War and later retired as a Captain following service in _Korea _and _Vietnam_. Ships he served on: USS Erie, USS Niagara Falls, USS Forrest Sherman, USS Colonial, USS Blackwood, USS Staten Island, USS Renville, USS Purdy. "Uncle Clint" lived in Annandale, Virginia and was the husband of my dad's sister, Lula Chancellor Holley. _Korean War_ */Zebbie Lomus Chancellor, Jr./ *(b. 1933); Born Yatesville, Upson County, Georgia. My dad served in the United States Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a torpedoman's mate. He served from 1950 to 1954. Elizabeth Chancellor http://www.chancellorfamily.org echance@cox.net > >