Civil War Ancestors

Alabama

Cranford, Leonard Travis

• Co B, 12th Alabama Infantry, Rode’s Brigade (Battle’s Brigade), D.H. Hill’s Division (Rodes Division), Stonewall Jackson’s Corps (II Corps, Richard S. Ewell, Commanding), Army of Northern Virginia, Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

• Coosa County, AL, served 4 years, discharged once for illness, enlisted again and was wounded twice (Winchester and Petersburg), migrated to AR after war

Cranford, James A.

• Co F, 2nd Battalion Hilliard’s Legion and Co C, 59th Regiment Alabama Infantry

• Coosa County, AL, entered service with 2nd Battalion Hilliard’s Legion (later merged to 59th Alabama Infantry Regiment) in 1862, died at the Division Hospital, Fair Ground #2, Atlanta, GA October 1863.  Records listed him as ambulance driver.

Finch, Francis M.

• Co A, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment

• Coosa County, AL, 4th Sergt

Logan, James

• Co G, 2nd Alabama Cavalry

• Coosa County, AL, migrated to AR after war

Logan, Isaac

• 63rd Alabama Infantry

• Coosa County, AL, late in CW, only 16-18, migrated to AR after war

Logan, John

• Co C, 59th Alabama Infantry

• Coosa County, AL, migrated to AR after war

Arkansas

Jackson, Hirum T

• Co A, 10th Arkansas Infantry, Bowen’s Brigade, Hardee’s Corps, Army of Tennessee

• Pearson, AR, wounded at Shiloh, furloughed, never returned

Jackson, B. F.

• Co A, 10th Arkansas Infantry,, Bowen’s Brigade, Hardee’s Corps, Army of Tennessee

• Pearson, AR, furloughed with brother Hirum, returned to Witt’s 10th AR Cavalry

Ward, H. L.

• Floyd’s Arkansas Infantry

• AR, In 1890 provided my grandfather Martin a plce to live after he left home at about 15 years old.

North Carolina

Martin, George W.

• Co C, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry, Pender’s Brigade (Scale’s Brigade). A.P. Hill’s Light Division (Wilcox Division), Stonewall Jackson’s Corps (III Corps, A.P. Hill, Commanding), Army of Northern Virginia, Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

• Conscripted in Gaston County, NC.  Captured and released near the end of the war.

Kever, Jacob A

• Co F, 37th NC Infantry, Branch’s Brigade (Lane’s Brigade), A.P. Hill’s Light Division (Wilcox Division), Stonewall Jackson’s Corps, (III Corps, A.P. Hill, Commanding), Army of Northern Virginia, Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

• Alexander County, NC, migrated to AR after war

Norton, Sidney

• Co A, 6th NC Cavalry

• Alexander County, NC, migrated to AR after CW

Norton, William Alexander

• Co G, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry, Pender’s Brigade (Scale’s Brigade), A.P. Hill’s Light Division (Wilcox Division), Stonewall Jackson’s Corps (III Corps, A.P. Hill, Commanding), Army of Northern Virginia, Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

• Enrolled in November 21, 1861 as Private. Promoted to Corporal April 18, 1862. Promoted to 3rd Sergeant September 13, 1862. Appears on the Roll of Honor December 20, 1862. Alexander County, NC, Wounded 5-5-1864 at Wilderness, VA, died of wounds 5-8-1864

Sharp, James F

• Co G, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry, Pender’s Brigade (Scale’s Brigade), A.P. Hill’s Light Division (Wilcox Division), Stonewall Jackson’s Corps (III Corps, A.P. Hill, Commanding), Army of Northern Virginia, Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

• NC, migrated to AR after CW

Tennessee

Haile, George Washington

• Co A, 11th Tennessee Infantry

• TN, served 3 years, Prisoner of War at Rock Island, Ill, 18 months, migrated to AR after war