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Ancestors
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James David Brantley
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13th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
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This regiment in late desiganted as the th 26th Regiment and possibly Company D. James David Brantley was the firstof ten children born to William and Hester Braswell Brantley. He was born on April 10, 1838 in Laurens County Georgia. When James David was 3 the family moved to Ware County. Here, James met Sarah Hargraves (Born Sept 22, 2839 to Thomas Hopewell and Nancy Hargraves); and they were married about 1857. On August 26, 1861, a short four years after his marriage and only five days after the birth of their second child, James David enlisted in Company H (Ware Guards),. He was appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1862 wounded and captured at Spotsylvania in 1864. Although captive it is recorded that he received appointment as 1st Sergeant on May 19, 1864. He was imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland and Elmira, New York, before being paroled and then exchanged at City Point, James River, Virginia, February, 1865. Her returned home to Georgia, where he was again paroled on May 29, 1865. He is now buried in the Hargraves Cemetary, Manor, Georgia, which I am proud to say that I have visited more than once, lately,. And, yes Randy did place a Battle Flag which still remains. The younger brother of James David, Nathaniel Green Brantley also enlisted as a private in the Ware Guards at age 14 in July 1861. He served until his one year enlistment expired in July, 1862. He was refused reenlistment and was discharged for being underaged. He returned home and enlisted in Company G of the the 4th Georgia Calvary. After sharing a premonition of his death with his family, Nathaniel Green was captured on September 2, 1864, Fairburn, Georgia. He was shipped via Nashville to the union prison camp douglas in chicage, arriving November 1, 1864. He died of illness due to exposure on Valentines Day, 1865 and is buried in the Confederate Mound at the Oak Wood Cemetary, chicago. Which is as you know is just a jankee mass murder site. My heritage will never be forgotten, Dixie Land southernright2 Angie
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James Issom Richardson
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26th Alabama
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Born,May 13,1838, to Hirriam and Elizabeth Richardson in Waterloo ,Alabama. He married a young lady in Waterloo named Julie Martin on April 6,1861,,,6 days later the War for Southern Indapendace,broke out...He and 7 brothers inlisted,,,,Mark...Jake...William...Hirriam...Luke...Nathen,,,and,,,Travis, ALL joind up...but in differant regiments,,,,,,Issom took his training in Florance ,Alabama..and was inlisted in the 26th ALA. COMPANY C..He was at several skirrmishes...and was then thrown into the hellish fray at Shiloh,Tennessee," He fought like a true Southern..." the diary of a freind wrote....tragically,, after 1 year of marriage,, to the day,,,,he was killed on the field in the fight around the Hornets Nest.....{exactly where I'm not sure,,,no one is} but becouse of true freindship...a wounded commrade,,,brought his body home......to Waterloo, Alabama.He now rests in the Richardson Family Cemetary in Waterloo.....and to you......John MacKeegan...the freind who brought him home.....I say ,,,,,,THANK YOU FOR THAT AND ALL YOU DID!!!!---As for the other 6 brothers............... Mark..........killed ...Gettysburg.. Luke...........killed...Fredricksburg.. Travis..........killed...White Oaks Swamp.. Hirriam........killed...Sharpsburg.. Jake............killed...Franklin.. Nathen........killed...Atlanta.. William........SERVIVED....THOUGH NEVER SERRENDERED...BORN FEB..25,1835...DIED....FEB 25,1935..... 100 YEARS ,,,,AND NEVER ONCE VISITED THE BATTLEFEILD OF SHILOH..TENNESSEE,.....WHEN HE WAS ASKED WHY...ALL HE WOULD SAY...IS......."I FEAR I MAY STAND ON MY LITTLE BROTHER"
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