Robert and Susanna (Hedrick) Patterson: George W., Patterson Henry Harrison Patterson George W. Patterson 1`st Regiment Company l: Crues Brig (Confederate) Georgia Cavalry Volunteers enlisted: Unknown Wounded: 21 July 1864 Atlanta, GA My Dad used to tell us about his Grandad's brother George who was shot through and through with a mini ball and lived . Henry Harrison Patterson Served from August 31, 1861 until April 30, 1864 ---first with the Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company H, 23rd Regiment, Walker Barstow Invincibles, Army of Tenessee, Confederate States Army (CSA).............then with the 23rd Georgia Regiment in the army of Virginia. Two of his companions in the Army of Virginia were V. M. Reed and Ezekiel Foster of Walker Co., GA Robert Patterson's ( who served in the 12th Tennessee, Company D, (Gibson County) picture hangs in the "Hall of Fame"at Shiloh National Battlefield Military Park, Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennesee The Patterson ancestors originally came from Scotland to Ireland and emigrated from Hillsboro in County Down, to America in 1705. The majority of the first Pattersons went to the frontier of Pennsylvania or to the wilds of North Carolina to make their fortunes. Many of the Texas Pattersons settled in Collin County, Texas near McKinney and Farmersville, Texas. ****According to information from the archivists in Atlanta, Georgia, persons who did not go through the official surrender process at the end of the war, were often listed as desertors. Many of the soldiers simply went home at the end of the conflict. More specific birthdates for Henry Harrison and his brothers and sisters: Mary Jane 16 May 1832 Francis Marion 16 Sept 1834 John B. 27 Nov, 1836 William L. 23 Dec 1838 Henry Harrison 30 April 1841 Martha E 22 Nov, 1843 George W 27 Dec. 1844 Robert E 18 Oct 1851 James S 13 Jan 1854 Martha R 21 May 1856 1. Census rolls of Walker County Georgia Year 1860 P. 78 561-525 2. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 Index. Civil War Researcher-Georgia archives. 3, Widow's application for Pension # Texas State Archives 4. Information from curator of Shiloh Military Park 5. The American Genealogical Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia, THE PATTERSON FAMILY 6. Census rolls, Collin County, Texas Alphabetized Soundex, 1880 7. From family Bible I would be delighted to hear from anyone who has any of the above named Pattersons in their charts. Elizabeth <[email protected]>