Dear Sir, You may want to check the bibliographical information below on the Eleventh Georgia Infantry. Respectfully, Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. Niota, Tennessee War Between the States Historian Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html 11th Georgia Infantry Austin, Aurelia. Georgia Boys with "Stonewall" Jackson, James Thomas Thompson and the Walton Infantry. Athens, GA: U GA, 1967. 99 p. E559.5.llth.A87. Bohannon, Keith. "Captain Matthew Nunnally: Letters From the llth Georgia Infantry." Mil Images Mag 10 (Sep/Oct 1988): pp. 14?15 (2 photocopied pages). SpColl. Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 7: Georgia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. E484C65.1987v7. See pp. 33?34 (2 photocopied pages) for a brief unit history. Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Ref. See p. 92 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service. Georgia. State Division of Confederate Pensions and Records. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, l86l-l865. Vol. 2. Hapeville, GA: Longino & Porter, 1959. pp. 73-160. E559.3G4v2. Unit roster. Jones, Charles E. Georgia in the War, 1861?1866. Atlanta, GA: Foot & Davies, 1909. E559.4J76. See p. 25 (1 photocopied page) for an incomplete list of unit officers. Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies:...Georgia. NY: Facts on File, 1995. pp. 206-08 (3 photocopied pages). E577S53.1995. The following pertinent personal papers are in the U.S. Army Military History Institute's Manuscript Archive: Pyle, David A. - WWI Survey-19thCenturyColl Slappey, Pansey Aiken - CWTIColl

To j c Johnson Do you have by chance a John A. Johnson in your Family tree.? John and Rebecca Pullen Johnson were in the 1860 Murray Co censes but not in the 1870 censes. However their children ( Mary Ann, Georgia, Cassandra, and John )were. I have been unable to find out what happened to John A. and Rebecca nor able to trace their Children. Paul Pullen

To Jan Kesselburg: My gg/grandfather was Henry T. McEntire from the 39th. Jan Newman

One more time, I am trying to find information on the parents of my ggrandmother, Mary Elizabeth Williams who lived in Murray County until 1900. She married Samuel J. Springfield in Murray County and they had several children there before moving to Texas. Since so many of you are discussing Civil War soldiers I was hoping you could check your information for any "Williams" from Murray County. She was born around 1849 so it is very likely her father served in the war. There is a possibility that her mother was Nancy Rodgers Williams who died in the housefire with the doctor in Spring Place but I have no clue as to who her father was. Any help would be appreciated. Cindy Moore

Dear Mr. Stone, You are correct in your statement that the area was devastated after the war. Two main weaknesses hurt the region on economic rebuilding after the war. The first was the area was a transitional community prior to the war. Families moved into the area for a few years then they moved on westward (westward meaning Alabama, Mississippi initially). Second was the limited resources. The agriculture community was largely subsistence farming (no moonlight and magnolias here). A few large farms. No large scale mining except around the Copper Hill, Tennessee area. What few jobs that were to be had were competed for heavily. Most tried to make a go of it but slowly. Soon a family would move out west. They would write back to friends and family and then more would move. The political atmosphere alienated ex-Confederates for several years after the war. They were disenfranchised and often lost land due to tax disputes. More than a few Unionist sought to address grievances that they had with ex-Confederates. This often came in the form of midnight visits with the ultimatum of be gone before sunset or you die. I can give example after example of this in Northeast Georgia and Eastern Tennessee. Two books that discuss this in depth in Eastern Tennessee are Mountain Rebels: East Tennessee Confederates and the Civil War, 1860-1870, by W. Todd Groce, and War At Every Door: Partisan Politics & Guerrilla Violence in East Tennessee, 1860-1869, by Noel C. Fisher. A book has been recently published about the same subject about western North Carolina but I do not know the title. I am not aware of one for Northwest Georgia. I am not aware of Milton County being named after LTC Milton. He was assassinated in April 1872. I hope this helps all. Respectfully, Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. Niota, Tennessee War Between the States Historian Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html

Dear Mr. Burkett, I tried you email address and it bounced back so I hope this reaches you through the digest. I can't help you on the Georgia State Guards. The only thing I can really suggest if the book, Joe Brown's Army: The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865, by William Harris Bragg. It may provide you some detail to Governor Brown's men. Below is a bibliography of Fourth Georgia Cavalry Regiment (Avery's). I hope this is of some helps. Respectfully, Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. Niota, Tennessee War Between the States Historian Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 7: Georgia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. E484C65.1987v7. See pp. 150-51 (1 photocopied page) for a brief unit history. Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Ref. See p. 85 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service. Jones, Charles E. Georgia in the War, 1861-1866. Atlanta, GA: Foot & Davies, 1909. E559.4J76. See p. 41 (1 photocopied page) for an incomplete list of unit officers. 1999. Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies:...Georgia. NY: Facts on File, 1995. pp. 153-54 (2 photocopied pages). E577S53.1995. The following manuscripts may be found in the US Military History Institute Archives: Avery, Isaac W. - (Papers & Letters) - LeighColl Bk 30: 1-47

My G grandfather and his brothers served in a unit from Murray Co also , Co "C" 11th Ga. inf also known as Murray's rifles.Has anyone produced a book on this unit that anyone knows of. My G grandfather was Albert O. JOHNSON He was wounded at gettysburg on first day and captured had leg amputated at age 19. He also had a brother Evan killed in the war and another brother Hardy wounded twice in the war. jcjohnson

In a message dated 12/29/02 4:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, burkett18@msn.com writes: > Hi Try this <A HREF=" http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html </A> I found both Burkett's. Good Luck Jan Kisselburg > > Dear sir: > My family "Burkett" had two members serving from Murray County during > the war. Henry served in GA state Guards, Bonds Company. Little or no > information is known about this organization. And the other was my > gggGrandfather Josiah who served in Avery's Cav. Can you help me to locate > information on either of these units? > sincerely, > Jonathan Burkett

In a message dated 12/29/02 4:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, burkett18@msn.com writes: > > Hi Try this <A HREF=" http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html">http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.ht ml </A> I found both Burkett's. Good Luck Jan Kisselburg > > Dear sir: > My family "Burkett" had two members serving from Murray County during > the war. Henry served in GA state Guards, Bonds Company. Little or no > information is known about this organization. And the other was my > gggGrandfather Josiah who served in Avery's Cav. Can you help me to locate > information on either of these units? > sincerely, > Jonathan Burkett

Hi My great grandfather was William Boliver Turner. I'm not sure which regiment he was with, but I would like to check the web site. I would appreciate it if you would send it to me. Nedra

http://39thgavolinfrgt.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html 39thHomepage</A> Good Luck to all. Jan Kisselburg

Hi Jan I am wondering who your ggg/father was? Last night I found a website on the 39th. Our ancestor was Osborn R. Williams and he was with the 39th CO B. He joined at the beginning March 10, 1862, and was captured at Franklin DEC 17, 1864. He was sent to prison camp at Camp Chase, Ohio until his release June 12, 1865. In case anyone else is interested I will send website on another email. Jan Kisselburg > > > > My ggg/father was in the 39th. What kind of info are you looking for? I > have > > quite a lot of information on the family, before, during and after the > Civil > > War. Jan Newman

Dear sir: My family "Burkett" had two members serving from Murray County during the war. Henry served in GA state Guards, Bonds Company. Little or no information is known about this organization. And the other was my gggGrandfather Josiah who served in Avery's Cav. Can you help me to locate information on either of these units? sincerely, Jonathan Burkett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald D. Hodge, Jr" <rebel6@icx.net> To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: [MURRAY] Murray County Confederates > Dear Sir, > > The Georgia Convention on Secession was done by a representative > vote and not a vote by the citizens (male, white, landowners). Each > county sent representatives to the convention at Milledgeville. Murray > County sent Anderson Farnsworth and Euclid Waterhouse. Both voted > against secession but signed the ordinance in respect of the majority > vote. The vote was 208-89. One of Gilmer County's representatives was > William P. Milton and he voted against secession, however, when his > state and country called he served as Company Commander for one of the > companies in the 39th Georgia. He later became the acting regimental > commander and shortly after the war's conclusion was assassinated while > he ate supper with his family. > > The loyalties of Northwest Georgia were divided much like Eastern > Tennessee. Ugly things happened in the region during the war with > lawless bands of thugs, criminals, and deserters from both sides riding > the country side raping, pillaging, and murdering. After the war many > ex-Confederates left the region in wagon trains moving west to Arkansas, > Texas, and Oklahoma. Most never returned. > > You may want to check the two volume set Tennesseans in the Civil > War for men that may have enlisted in Tennessee Federal units or check > this web site for the 1st Georgia Infantry (US) > > http://www.izzy.net/~michaelg/n-ga1.htm > > Any Compiled Service Record on U.S. soldiers you will have to order from > the National Archives in Washington, D.C. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Respectfully, > > Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. > Niota, Tennessee > War Between the States Historian > Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment > Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html > > > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Sirs: I would like to know whether or not my great grandfather, Samuel Newton Holland was enlisted in the army during the civil war. He was living in Murray County then..at Sumach. We've always wondered about his history. Thanks. Shirley Arthurs

Will Gerald Hodge please contact me? I have info about Greenberry Wood. I have been Historian and President of the Tennessee Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and live in Columbia, TN, where the International Headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is located. Virginia Wood Alexander

My ggg/father was in the 39th. What kind of info are you looking for? I have quite a lot of information on the family, before, during and after the Civil War. Jan Newman

Hi Gerald, That was an interesting answer. I had a grgreatgrandfather and his four sons who had been in Forsyth Co (after Murray) all of whom had joined AL or GA units. When they survived the war they all wound up in AR and points west. This was my Stone line. (Wiley, Wesley, James, Francis A and William P) Am I reading your nuances correctly ? Were there so many union followers that the returning ex-confederates didn't feel at home anymore? Up to now I had opined that the move was merely due to the destruction caused by the invading army having left not much to come home to. I will check out the sources you have helpfully suggested ... and any more you may want to add. Thanks again for your contribution. ron in CA ps: as i recall, there was a Milton Co created by 1860, by virtue of which my Stones "moved" from Forsyth to Milton without ever loading a wagon... was that the same family as the unfortunate "commander" Milton?

HI Lister Usually on delayed birth certificates you have to have someone else sign saying the info is correct. Like an Aunt or Uncle, etc. You might check to see if these records still are around. At least that is what was required when I had some made out in the 1970s in Murray Co. Good Luck Jan Kisselburg > > My mother, Lethia (b. Alethia c. 1919. d. 1997) Smith, shows up in the 1930 > census for Murray County, Shuck Pen Township, living with L. Raymond and > Nammie (?) Smith listed as their daughter (it looks like she is listed as > 11 > years old). These Smiths are only in their early 20's! It seems L. > Raymond > is the son of landowner Taylor Smith, married to Essie. We have found this > Smith family in the 1920 census in the same location, but not before. We > have also found cemetery listings (Center Valley) for Taylor, Essie and a > son, Roy J. and his wife. > > Here's the thing, my mother was an orphan in the Atlanta area . We > literally have only one piece of paper to link her c. 1924 -1928, a medical > examination record with no institution name. We are assuming it is from > the > Atlanta area because it is signed by physician Benjamin T. Beasley, whom > we > located in the Fulton County/Atlanta 1930 census and city directories from > 1915-1928, but that's it > --- no affiliation to anything. > > We do not know where she was in Atlanta and have no dates prior to this > record or after the 1930 census until she married my Dad in 1942. She > does > not have a birth certificate on file (for which we have confirmation from > the State of Georgia). > > We do have an 'Affidavit For Adding Name To Birth Record Of Child Not Named > At Time Of Birth' dated 1942, filled out in my Mom's handwriting, that > shows > her father's name as Labon Smith and her mother's name as Frankie Berryhill > Smith; with a birth date of October 28, 1919. (The word: Named has been > crossed out and the word: Filed inserted on the Affidavit); it is > notarized. > > We are/have been pursuing Labon and Frankie, but not doing too well. > > We do not know if the Smith family she was living with in 1930 were > relatives or a name coincidence. > > We have, of course, heard a number of stories from our Mom over the years, > but nothing to really substantiate much as far as seeking records. > > So, we're wondering if there are any school, adoption, foster care records > for her during her time in Murray County. > > What can be found on the Taylor J. Smith family --- they had 6 kids (s. > Carroll/Caroll b. c. 1900, s. Roy J. b. 1902, s. L. Raymond/Raymond, b. c. > 1906, s. Q. John/John Q. - can't read the Q name on the census b. c. 1910, > d. Esther Lois b. c. 1912, s. Fred b. c. 1917. > > They were landowners and died in the area! Maybe somebody in the area has > knowledge of Lethia or where she came from. > > Many thanks for reading thru &any help you can provide.

Dear Sir, The Georgia Convention on Secession was done by a representative vote and not a vote by the citizens (male, white, landowners). Each county sent representatives to the convention at Milledgeville. Murray County sent Anderson Farnsworth and Euclid Waterhouse. Both voted against secession but signed the ordinance in respect of the majority vote. The vote was 208-89. One of Gilmer County's representatives was William P. Milton and he voted against secession, however, when his state and country called he served as Company Commander for one of the companies in the 39th Georgia. He later became the acting regimental commander and shortly after the war's conclusion was assassinated while he ate supper with his family. The loyalties of Northwest Georgia were divided much like Eastern Tennessee. Ugly things happened in the region during the war with lawless bands of thugs, criminals, and deserters from both sides riding the country side raping, pillaging, and murdering. After the war many ex-Confederates left the region in wagon trains moving west to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Most never returned. You may want to check the two volume set Tennesseans in the Civil War for men that may have enlisted in Tennessee Federal units or check this web site for the 1st Georgia Infantry (US) http://www.izzy.net/~michaelg/n-ga1.htm Any Compiled Service Record on U.S. soldiers you will have to order from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Please let me know if you have any questions. Respectfully, Gerald D. Hodge, Jr. Niota, Tennessee War Between the States Historian Historian: 39th Georgia Infantry Regiment Web Master: http://39thGAVOLINFRGT.homestead.com/39thHomepage.html

> Out of curiousity, is there a record of Murray County men that >fought for the Union? > Also, is there documentation on why Murray County men joined the >CSA when Murray County voted not to secede? > Hello, My question is a similar one. Except I'm interested in the CSA cav. units. Asher's company is the one that sticks in my mind. Anyway, I want to try and find out more about S.A.James who fought for the CSA in the cavalry. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Lisa Taylor _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=747 4&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_smartspampr otection_3mf