Military Monday –Badgegood B. Parker

Badgegood Parker born about 1829 was a son of George A. Parker and Hawley Lee. He married Mary Lee. On December 20^th 1861 he joined Company “E”, 21^st Regiment [1]SC Infantry, Captain B. T. Davis’ Company giving his age as 32. He entered as a Private and was promoted rather quickly to Corporal and on 12 February 1863 he was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant.

His July-August 1863 showed him sick at the hospital. The September-October 1863 muster roll shows him still sick at the hospital. November –December 1863 shows Badgegood on sick furlough. Most of the soldiers, if able, returned home during these sick furloughs so it's possible Badgegood was home in Chesterfield the latter part of 1863.

The January-February 1864 shows Badgegood present for duty with his company. The April 30 to August 31 Muster Roll show Badgegood wounded and at hospital. In September-October 1864 he was back present for duty.

On the 15^th January 1865, Badgegood was captured at Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina. As a Prisoner of War (POW) he was sent to the POW camp at Elmira, New York. He was received at Elmira, New York on January 30^th 1865.

The Civil War ended with Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia. But technically, Confederate Forces remain in the field until June. The last surrender occurred on June 23, 1865 when General Stand Watie surrendered at Doaksville near Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Stand Waite was the only American Indian to obtain the rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War.

Badgegood Parker died in the hands of his enemies on 12 July 1865; cause of death chronic Diarrhea

 
Badgegood Parker tombstone[2]can be viewed by clicking on this link.

 Note: Badgegood Parker War record on Fold3.com shows him buried in grave 2994 (see above image) The Findagrave memorial shows him buried in plot 2847.
 

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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|83356689 : accessed 19 August 2012), entry for Badgegood B. Parker, 5 Sergeant; Co. E, Twenty-first Infantry; Confederate.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Sgt B B Parker; (1829–12 July 1865); Memorial # 61363043; Record of the Woodlawn National Cemetery, Plot: 2847; Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA; Accessed on 19 August 2012.