Wordless Wednesday~Grave of an Unknown Soldier

Wordless Wednesday~John Harvey Rivers

John Harvey Rivers

(25 Jan 1841-16 June 1925) 

Photo Courtesy T. Sharp

Photo Courtesy of  The War Between the States Museum

John Harvey Rivers is my 1st Cousin 5 times removed. 

Chesterfield County Military Veteran~Private Samuel Lisenby

On 19 January 1863, Samuel Lisenby, age 19, enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Company "E", 21st SC Regiment. The 21st Regiment was led by Captain Benjamin T. Davis, a Chesterfield native until his death on 28 May 1864 at which time his brother, Major Alfred W. Davis assumed command.  

In the skirmishes leading up to the final battle, Private Samuel Lisenby was “killed in action” (KIA) on either the 8th or 10th of May 1864. The Swift Creek battle took place on 9 May 1864 and it’s most likely he died leading up to or during this skirmish. 

Samuel Lisenby gave his life protecting his homeland just as our soldiers today are charged to protect their homeland. 

Not much is known about Samuel prior to his enlistment into the Civil War. A 6 year old Samuel Lizenby can be found in the 1850 census with Antony Lizenby, age 85 and his wife Elizabeth, age 80. Several on-line trees have him listed as a son of Hezekiah Lizenby and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Teal. 

In the 1930’s the DAR lead a movement to get Military Tombstone placed on the grave sites of Military veterans buried in cemeteries throughout Chesterfield County. The request for his tombstone provided no data as to his age or parentage and the death date shown does not match military records. 




This tombstone was placed in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. 

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Samuel died on the battlefield and his body was not sent home; but it was recovered and buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia.
Plot: Ward: Civil War Soldiers, Section: SC, Square: Soldier, Location: Memorial Hill, # 161

This link will take you to his memorial:
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104917571


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Sources.
1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, Page: 173B (stamped); Line 2, Dwelling 1151, Family 1151, Household of Anthony LIZENBY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 May 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed viewed), entry for 5 may 2016, Private; Company "E", 21st SC Reg't; Confederate.https://www.fold3.com/image/20/83249000 
3. Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), pg 210.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 5 May 2016); Memorial page for Samuel Lisenby; (Unknown-Unknown); Find a Grave memorial # 31354505, Citing Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Samuel Lisenby (Unknown-Unknown), Memorial # 104917571.
6. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," on-line digital images, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 May 2016), Samuel Lisenby; citing Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92.: 1774–1985; Death Date: 6 May 1864; Cemetery: Hopewell.

Chesterfield County Military Veterans~Hezekiah ‘Hugh’ Brock

Hezekiah ‘Hugh’ Brock

b. 28 February 1827

d. 12 June 1865

bu. Pt. Lookout, Md.

 

ERECTED BY

THE

UNITED STATES

TO MARK THE BURIAL PLACE

OF

CONFEDERATE

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

WHO DIED AT POINT LOOKOUT MD.

WHILE PRISONERS OF WAR AND WERE THERE

BURIED TO THE NUMBER OF 3384. BUT WHOSE

REMAINS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED,

EITHER TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES OR TO

THIS CEMETERY WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL GRAVES

CANNOT NOW BE IDENTIFIED.

 

Hezekiah ‘Hugh’ Brock was taken prisoner while his wife and children watched him being taken away from their farm home in Chesterfield, SC. Hugh & Sallie's oldest (Benjamin Franklin), my g-grandfather had just turned 14 and the youngest (Pleasant Elmore wasn't quite 12 months old. Hugh never saw his family again. After being taken prisoner he was transferred to the Confederate Prison at Point Lookout, Maryland. On 12 June 1865, exactly 3 months to the day of his imprisonment Hugh passed away at Point Lookout. Cause of death was listed as inflammation of the lungs which probably translates to pneumonia.

There is a Descendants of Point Lookout, POW Organization, for anyone who may be interested. Many soldiers from Chesterfield were incarcerated at this prison including many of my Sellers relatives. In the late 1990’s before moving back to North Carolina I belonged to this organization and submitted paperwork and documents to have Hezekiah Brock named added to the Confederate Memorial. The Park Director, Pearl Buck, failed to make good on her commitment to me and the PLPOW organization and never added Hezekiah name to a plague on this memorial. I checked when I was there in May 2004. ¹

However, as posted on Hezekiah’s FindAGrave Memorial (# 25572002) they did create a list and add his name (“Name is not listed on monument but appears on a list from Baltimore National Cemetery updated May 25, 2006 located at the monument. - FAG#25572002) ²

Hezekiah Brock died at Point Lookout on 12 June 1865. The War that resulted in the loss of his life ended 63 days earlier on 9 April 1865. ^{3 4}

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Death

 

 

 

 

(Click to enlarge images)

Hezekiah “Hugh” Brock is my 2nd Great Grandfather.







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[1] Descendants of Point Lookout, POW Organization - http://www.plpow.com/
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 November 2008); Memorial page for Hezekiah "Hugh" Brock; (1827–12 June 1865); Find a Grave memorial # 25572002, Citing Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery; Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
[3] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 38.
[4] United States, Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-36735-23991-33?cc=2250054 : accessed 5 April 2015), 007499076 > image 549 of 679; citing NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Elijah Sellers

Elijah Sellers

b. 1834

d. 28 May 1864

bu. McNair Family Cemetery

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Elijah Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis, married Harriett E. McNair sometime before June 1860. Harriett was the daughter of Neil McNair and Mary A. Crawford.

Elijah enlisted on 26 December 1861 to serve in the Civil War with Company A, 4th SC Calvary. He was killed in action (KIA) on 28 May 1864 at the Battle of Haw's Shop, Virginia.^{1 2 3}
Elijah left behind his wife, Harriett and a daughter Sarah E. Sellers, b. 24 February 1861. This was their only child. She died 8 October 1862. Harriett, never remarried and died at age 89 on 6 January 1823.^{4 5}

They both are buried in the McNair Family Cemetery, Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{6 7}


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1. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 11 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SC Cavalry; Confederate [http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66896068/].
2. National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 13 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4 South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
3. Ancestry,Military Service Records, database entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SCV Cavalry; Confederate.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Sarah E. Sellers; (24 February 1861–8 October 1862); Find a Grave memorial # 44702697, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
5. Harriett E Sellers, death certificate 000576 (6 January 1923), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Elijah Sellers; (1834- May 28, 1864); Find a Grave memorial # 44702755, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriett E. McNair Sellers (8 August 1833–6 January 1928), Memorial # 44702715.

Mystery Monday~Did Tobias A. Honeycutt Die in the Civil War?

 
Tobias A. Huneycutt is my 2nd Great Grand Uncle. He is the second born son of Marcus I. Huneycutt and his wife Charity Dry.
 
Tobias A. Huneycutt was born about 1824 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He is first listed by name as a child of Marcus and Charity in 1850 census for Stanly County. His age is listed as 23 years.¹
 
1850 CENSUS: Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina; Roll: M432_645; Image: 82, Page: 38B; Line 28, Dwelling 542, Family 545; Mark HONEYCUTT, male, age 53, born in NC; Charity HONEYCUTT, female, [wife], age 47, born in NC; Tobias HONEYCUTT, male, age 23, born in NC; William R. HONEYCUTT, male, age 21, born in NC; Sarah HONEYCUTT, female, age 19, born in NC; James HONEYCUTT, male, age 17, born in NC; Martin HONEYCUTT, male, age 14, born in NC; Elizabeth HONEYCUTT, female, age 12, born in NC and Beada HONEYCUTT, female, age 8, born in NC. 
 
On November 7, 1852 Tobias A. Huneycutt married Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Huneycutt. Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Huneycutt, was born Nov. 16, 1832, a daughter of Andrew Jackson Huneycutt and Mary Ann Crayton.²
 
At census time in 1860, Tobias and Mary Ann family had grown to seven, with five children ranging in age from infant to seven years of age. He had moved the family from Stanly County to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The census shows his occupation as “Watchman at Depot” and the value of his personal estate at $150.00; not bad for a young and growing family.³
 
Then in January 1861, shots fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina started what was to be known as “The War of Succession”; better known as the Civil War.

For three years, Tobias managed to elude the war; staying at home caring for his family. Two new additions were added in these three years; both daughters. 

On 1 January 1864 , Tobias enlisted for the war, with Capt. E. D. Snead’s Co. Battalion Prison Guard Infantry.^{4 5}
 
His muster roll for July – August 1864, (posted below) shows in the remarks column that Tobias “Died Aug. 15th, 64”.⁶
 

Consulting the NC encyclopedia of data for North Carolina civil war veterans – “NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS: 1861-1865” we find the following entry in Volume 19, page 251:⁷
 

HONEYCUTT, TOBIAS, Private
                Enlisted at Salisbury at age 40, January 1, 1864, for the war.
Reported present in May-June 1864. Hospitalized at Salisbury.
Died in hospital in Salisbury on August 23, 1864, of “remit[tent}
fever.”
 
So now we have two sources with two different dates for the death of Tobias Honeycutt during the Civil War. 
 

1870, Mecklenburg Co., NC

With the expectations of finding Tobias’s widow – Elizabeth “Mary Ann” Huneycutt and the five children I was surprised to find this 1870 census entry. 
 

Didn’t we just say the Tobias died in Aug 1864 at Salisbury, NC? So how is it that here in 1870, he is back from the war and living with his family. 
 
Two documents suggests that Tobias Huneycutt died in August 1864 at Salisbury, NC.
· July-August Civil war Muster Roll
· NC Troops: 1861-1865

Analysis of the entry for Tobias in the 1870 Census also supports the facts that he was alive in 1870.
· Tobias, age 40 on the muster roll in Aug 1864 would be 46 in 1870 when the Census were enumerated.
· Tobias was married to Elizabeth in 1860 and 1870. 
 

1860 Mecklenburg Co., NC

1870 Mecklenburg Co. , NC

Except for no change in Elizabeth age; all evidence point to Tobias being alive and surviving the Civil War.

So, Let me hear from you my readers;

• Did Tobias Honeycutt die in August 1864?
• or
• Did he survive the Civil War and pass away sometime between 1870 and 1880?

UPDATE:
After writing this post I have found that there are two Tobias Honeycutt's. Tobias A., son of Marcus and Charity, did not served in the Civil War and did not die at Salisbury.  


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[1] 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 38B; Line 28, Dwelling 542, Family 545, Household of Mark HONEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.
[2] "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 June 1015), Elizabeth M Hunnycutt and Tobian A Hunnycutt, Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1852.
[3] 1860 U. S. Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, population schedule, Western Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Page: 125 (stamped); Line 7, Dwelling 1321, Family 1992, Household of Tobias HONEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 June 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 906.
[4] Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), Vol. 19, page 251, TOBIAS HUNEYCUTT.
[5] TOBIAS HONEYCUTT, compiled military record (Capt. Snead's Company (Local Defense) NC; Formerly Company C, Salisbury Prison Guard Battalion), U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865 (Provo, Utah: www.ancestry.com), N/A.
[6] https://www.fold3.com/image/57021918
[7] Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), Vol. 19, page 251, TOBIAS HUNEYCUTT
[8] 1860 U. S. Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, population schedule, Western Division, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Page: 125 (stamped); Line 7, Dwelling 1321, Family 1992, Household of Tobias HONEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 June 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 906.
[9] 1870 Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, population schedule, Charlotte City Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Page: 73A (stamped); Line 32, Dwelling 112, Family 113, Household of Tobias Huneycutt; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed`15 Aug 2015 ); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1148.

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. W. R. Sellers

Pvt. W. R.  Sellers
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar. 23, 1865

Photo Courtesy of Whitepaper

Company A, 4th SC Cavalry

Burial: Woodlawn National Cemetery

Private William Riley Sellers, was born about 1842,^{1 2} the first born child of William Eddins Sellers and Elisabeth Parsons. Over the next twelve years he would be joined by 3 brothers and 2 sisters. His baby brother, Alonzo, would pass away at age 6 in April 1860.³ 

William Riley enlisted into the Confederate Army on 26 December 1861.⁴ On  23 March 1865 William Riley succumbed to pneumonia while imprisoned at  Elmira, NY.⁵ He is buried in CSA Grave #2438 Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York. 

Private William Riley Sellers is my Great Grand Uncle.

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[1] Birth year is based on age reported in 1850 Census.

[2] 1850 U. S. Census, Madison County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 10, Madison County, Tennessee, Page 305B; Line 1, Dwelling 244, Family 244, Household of Wm. E. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 889.

[3]  1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, mortality schedule, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Household of Elizabeth Sellers, Alonzo W. Sellers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 200); citing National Archives Microfilm MRT573_2304.

[4] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 10 October 2013), entry for William Riley Sellers, Private; Company "A", 4th SC Calvary; Confederate.

[5] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 312.

[6] Find A Grave Memorial# 66214868

Military Monday~Two Isaac Hurst

Sometimes the resources we are exposed to can be confusing and add more doubt than certainty to our research. Case in point is Isaac Hurst of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  

In pre-civil war Chesterfield County there were two young men by the name of Isaac Hurst, who were born at such a time that they would be of age to serve when the Civil War began in 1861. 

www.ancestry.com

Those two men were:

• Isaac F. Hurst, age 33, son of William & Nancy Rivers Hurst.
• Isaac Hurst, age 35, son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst.

We know that neither of these two men survived the Civil War. So we have two men and our task is to determine when, where and how each of these men died?

We start by looking at Civil War resources to determine what happened to these two men. But, first let’s take a quick look on FindAGrave. 

FindAGrave reveals tombstones for both of our men:

• Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224 – Isaac Hurst
• Find A Grave Memorial#30006251 – Isaac F. Hurst

Isaac Hurst
Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224 ¹
This memorial shows that Isaac Hurst son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst was: 
Birth: Jan. 15, 1837
Death: Jul. 2, 1862
Wounded June 15, 1862 at Secessionville, James Island, S.C. from which he never recovered.
Fold3.com ²
Isaac Hurst appears on a list of casualties, of Smith’s Battalion, in the engagement at Sucessionville, S. C. , June 16, 1862.  
http://www.fold3.com/image/259306628/
Broken Fortunes, page 173, ³
Shows that Isaac Hurst, Private, Co. B, 9th SCVI Bn., died 25 June 1862 at Sucessionville, Died of Wounds.
So we have a conflict; his tombstone shows that Isaac died 2 July 1862; Broken Fortunes shows a death date of 25 June 1862. 
A U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865 shows Isaac Hurst was severely wounded on June 19, 1862. ⁴


It unclear whether Isaac Hurst died 25 June 1862 or 2 July 1862.


Isaac F. Hurst
Find A Grave Memorial# 30006251 ⁵
Birth: 1837
Death: Oct. 4, 1862

Died at home at age 27 of wounds received in Civil War. Private 4th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry Company A (Craig's)CSA. Formerly served as Co. A,. 12th Battalion South Carolina Cavalry
Company A, 12th SCVCB, died of disease 04 October 1862 at Georgetown, South Carolina,
Fold3.com
Pvt. Isaac F. Hurst died 4 October 1862⁶
http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|66894526
Company A, 12th SCVCav., ⁷http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894520/
Broken Fortunes, page 173 ⁸
Died while serving in Civil War. Broken Fortunes, Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr., The SC Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 1995, Page 173.  Source: Pvt. Isaac F. Hurst, age 27, was a member of Craig's CO 4th SC CAV CSA. He enlisted 26 December 1861, at Cheraw, SC, and died on 4 Oct. 1862.


In my research there is no doubt that Isaac F. Hurst son of William and Nancy Rivers Hurst died 4 October 1862, at home, from wounds received in the Civil War. There is doubt as to the date of death for Isaac Hurst son of Isaac & Henrietta Rivers Hurst; but we know he died at Sucessionville, of wounds received in battle.

One more mystery.
Then in the book “Broken Fortunes” we have one additional Isaac Hurst that died in the Civil War from South Carolina.


Broken Fortunes, page 173 ⁹
This book shows an Isaac Hurst, age 27, Private, 4th SCVC, died 15 May 1864 at home, died of Disease. The age of this Isaac Hurst matches the age of Isaac F. Hurst but the death dates are different. The 4th SCV was primarily made up of men from the Chesterfield area of Cheraw; yet, only 2 known Isaac Hurst perished in the Civil War. There is no Isaac Hurst listed with the 4th Cav on Fold3.com.

So who is Isaac Hurst, age 27, Private, 4th SCVC, died 15 May 1864 at home, died of Disease?




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[1] Find A Grave Memorial# 43479224
[2] http://www.fold3.com/image/259306628/
[3] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[4] Records of the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department, "U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865," digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (Http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 June 2014), Military Engagement at Secessionville, James Island, South Carolina; citing Microfilm publication M836, 7 rolls. ARC ID: 653994; Isaac Hurst.
[5] Find A Grave Memorial#30006251
[6] http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|66894526
[7] http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894520/
[8] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[9] Ibid.

Amanuensis Monday~Civil War Recollection of William Benjamin Davis

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
 
Today’s subject is a letter written by William Benjamin Davis documenting his time in the Civil war and return home. ¹

William Benjamin Davis.
I, W. B. Davis, volunteered in April 1863, enlisted in Company E, 21st S.C. (South Carolina) Regiment on Morris Island. In less than a month (I) was wounded by a shell on Battery Wagener (Wagner); it was a fifteen inch shell. I was sent to Summerville Hospital. It took two doctors two and one half hours to get the powder out of my face.

When able for service (I) was returned to Battery Wagener (Wagner), (and) from Battery Wagener (Wagner) to Fort Sumter. We whipped the Union army ten to one. From Charleston we were transferred to the Northern Army of Virginia. during the battle of Warhaul (Port Walthal) Junction I was detailed to the rear to guard a lot of baggage, (and) for three days and nights I had only a small piece of bread and a glass of milk for each meal. From there I carried the baggage about two miles back carrying as much as I could at a time for a short distance until I had covered the distance of two miles; at this place I had only wild onions to eat for three days and nights. some Cavalry-men (cavalrymen) passed and gave me a piece of bread and meat for some stationery to write to their homefolks.

From Warhaul (Port Walthal) Junction we went to Cold Harbor, from Cold Harbor to Drewery’s (Drury’s) Bluff, from Drewery’s (Drury’s) Bluff to Gaines (Gaines’) Mill and then to Bermuda Hundred. There I lost my uncle (,) Capt. (Captain) Benjamin Thomas Davis; he was wounded in the thigh and died from the wound. My Uncle Alfred W. Davis was made captain of Company E in his place.

From Bermuda Hundred we went back to Cold Harbor, from there to Malvernrs’ (Malvern) Hill, from there to East Petersburg. On June 18th we fought two hard battles. In one of these battles William A. Davis was wounded in (the) right chest. On June the 24th (in a battle between the Appomattox River and City point Road) I was wounded in the left side by a minnie ball (and) was carried to the rear to a Field Hospital, from there to City Point, put on the old New York boat and sent to Fortress Monroe, from there to Hampton Virginia (Prison) Hospital. Was there seven months with my bowels discharging through the wound partly(.) The first time I left my bunk, I slid on my hands and back to the ward masters (wardmaster’s) office and begged him for a piece of tobacco and he put me on his feather bed and let me rest all the afternoon.

(I) was sent from (the) hospital to Butlers (Butler’s) Bull-pen on (the) 23rd day of Jan. (January,) 1865(,) I was given (a) furlough and transportation home, but on the night of the 22nd Wilmington was captured and I was turned back at Greensboro, and sent to Charlotte and my transportation taken away from me. I stayed in Wayside Hospital one night and started home on foot(,) walked two and rode three miles the first day, second day walked half mile and rode eight, was too weak to travel, begged a man to let me spend the night or sleep in his horse stable but he refused, but later hitched a yoke of oxen to his carriage and brought me two miles towards Monroe, N.C. (North Carolina) to the next house(.) There I found a noble man and woman who took me in and cared for me (for) a week.
From there I rode on a wagon loaded with corn and meat to within two and one half miles of State line between Monroe and Chesterfield(.) The wagon broke down in a creek and there came a rider saying the Yanks were coming, so the driver said he could bring me no further(.) He jumped on the best mule and told me to take the other and follow(.) I rode from about two hour of sun ‘till 9 o’clock that February night in my shirt sleeves and my wound discharging nearly all the time. Had not a bite to eat all day, about nine o’clock we saw a fire, found it was a captain’s camp fire, he gave me all I could eat.

The next day (Sunday) I rode all day on a wagon, night found us about eighteen miles north of Wadesboro(.) There the captain (seeing my condition) went to a Widow Ladies (widow lady’s) house (and) asked her to keep me till Monday morning and he gave me $25.00 and a doctor gave me $20.00 The widows (widow’s) overseer said he would bring me to Wadesboro (,) so he went off for a horse and buggy and I haven’t seen him since. I stayed there a week, had a severe cough, couldn’t sleep, so the lady treated my cold and cured the cough.

After waiting a week for the man (Stevenson) to come back I wanted to get home, so the lady let me ride her horse across a creek, then turn him back to her on the other side.

I walked half a mile in a half day to a Mr. Hancocks (Hancock’s) and he brought me to Wadesboro(.) From there Mr. Tom Little brought me to Alfred Baucom’s place, by night I had walked on to the William Jerman place near Bethel Church and stayed with him a day and night(.) He sent me on an oxcart to Squire John Ratliff and he (with a good horse and buggy) refused to bring me home. So the cart brought me on to Peter Jones, he had picked up an old mule and pulled an old buggy out of Jones Creek, so then he borrowed a pair of plow lines and sent me to my Grandfathers (grandfather’s) for I had no father and mother, each having died during the war.

My father served during the first year of the war, but his health failed and he was sent home and died soon afterwards. I reached home on March the 8th 1865.

That was the end of my militery (military) career.

W. B. Davis
Co. E. 21st S. C. Regt., of Volunteers


 W. B. Davis' father was Carroll Washington Davis. He served with Company C, 2nd Battalion South Carolina Sharp Shooters CSA. He died in February 1863. ²



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[1] Source: Transcribed by me from original letter in possession of The Stonewall Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chesterfield South Carolina
[2] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : Viewed January 2012), images, "Carroll W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158; South Carolina Archives and History.

52 Ancestors #3: Hezekiah Brock

Hezekiah "Hugh" Brock, a civilian, was taken prisoner by the Yankee's on 12 March 1865, during Sherman's March through the Carolina's.  After a force march to Fayetteville, NC, and then on to Wilmington, NC, he was transported to a Union Prison located at Point Lookout, Maryland.  Hugh, along with over 3,300 other prisoner's, died while interred at Point Lookout.  Originally, the Confederate prisoners were buried in two cemeteries and their grave marked with a wooden cross.  Fire and weather during the past 130 years have resulted in all Confederate prisoner's being relocated and interred in a common grave.  Over this grave is a granite monument approximately 85 feet high.  On the monument is twelve bronze tablets containing the names and units of 3,383 Confederate soldiers known to have died in this prison camp.¹

I wrote about Point Lookout here.

Hezekiah "Hugh" Brock, my g-g-grandfather, is not listed on these tablets.  The Baltimore National Cemetery, who has administrative oversight, has agreed to add those names which were left off the monument.  I have the proof necessary to add Hezekiah "Hugh" Brock's name to this monument.  I intend to see that Hugh is recognized for the sacrifice that he and his family endured during the war.

After further research, I have learned that several of my great uncle's were either taken captive and or killed by Sherman's troops that March of 1865.  Drew Rivers (b. 1844) was carried away by the Union Army in March 1865 and put in a POW camp at Pt. Lookout, Maryland, where he died.  John Rivers (b. 1842) was killed near his home by the Union Army.  He was a member of Co. D, 6th SC Reg't., Capt. Bob Evans Company.  Record of the two Rivers' death were taken from Minnie Sanders Rivers, 1929 book.  Badgegood Parker, father of Martha Parker, wife of William T. Brock,  was imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland.  Southern prisoners in this POW compound were not treated any better than the Northern prisoner held in Andersonville, Georgia.

After Hezekiah’s capture, his wife Sallie was left to raise 6 young boys ranging in age from 1 year to 14 years old. There is no evidence that Sallie ever knew what happen to her husband after he was taken prisoner nor is there any evidence that she remarried. 

1. Hezekiah BROCK was born 28 Feb. 1827 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  Hezekiah died 12 June 1865 in Pt. Lookout Union Prison, St. Mary's County, Maryland, and was buried in Confederate Cemetery, Pt. Lookout, St. Mary's County, Maryland.  He married Sarah MORRIS.  She was born Jan 1829 in South Carolina.

Hezekiah Brock and Sarah Sally Morris had the following children:
i. Benjamin Franklin Brock, born 17 Jan 1851, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Louise Ellen Sellers, 1871; died 13 Jul 1924, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Michael Hezekiah "Mike" Brock, born 20 Jan 1853, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Timmie Smith, 1879, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 2 Jan 1927, Pageland, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. William T. "Bill" Brock, born 17 May 1854, McFarlan, Anson, North Carolina; married Martha J. Parker, abt 1882; died 22 Jul 1913, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Alsey Brock was born on 25 Jun 1855 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Alsey died after 27 Apr 1910 at the age of 54. Alsey never married.
v. Charles Ellerbe Brock, born 5 Oct 1860, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Lucy Grace Davis, abt 1892, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 22 Nov 1915, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vi. Pleasant Elmore "Pleas" Brock, born 16 Apr 1864, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Nancy Jane Davis, 1888; died 25 Oct 1926, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Hezekiah Brock is my 2nd Great Grandfather. His son, Benjamin Franklin Brock is my great grandfather.
 
 
 
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Lookout,_Maryland

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Graham Gathings

Pvt. Graham Gathings

b. 1825

d. 4 July 1864

bu. Hollywood Cemetery

Richmond, Va.

Photo from archives of Charles L. Purvis

Graham Gathings was the son of Charles Gathings and Clarasea Bailey. Graham enlisted into the Civil War on 15 February 1863 at Wadesboro, North Carolina. He reported sick to Winder Hospital on 13 June 1864. He died on 4 July 1864.

Two of his brothers also died in the War; Charles Gathings on  27 October 1862 at Petersburg, Virginia and Thomas C. Gathings on 1 July 1863 at Gettysburg, Virginia.

Graham was married to Ann Haynie and had 4 children, a son and 3 daughters. His youngest daughter, Martha Ellen, was born after his death and the other 3 children were ages 11 and under.
 
On 5 October 2004, I along with my cousin M. T. Gathings visited Graham’s grave site at the Hollywood Cemetery. The grave was identified as Grave U-290. 

M. T. Gathings, the grand nephew of Graham, submitted the documents and paperwork to have a Military Tombstone placed on his grave in the Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. 

M. T. and I again visited Graham’s grave site in September 2006 to take photos of the grave marker in place. The photo above is one of those taken on that day in September 2006.










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[1] Find A Grave Memorial# 16871004
[2] http://www.fold3.com/image/49424811/

Military Monday~ Pvt. Carrol Washington Davis

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|73567523

Carrol Washington Davis enlisted with Company C, 2nd Battalion South Carolina Sharp Shooters on May 1, 1862. This muster card shows that he was “absent” in September-October 1862.[1] Ironically, he would not die in the War but at home approximately four (4) months later.

Carrol Washington Davis was born on 20 June 1821, a son of William Davis and Julia Thurman. His estate folder (Probate File #66) shows that he died in February 1863.[2]

He was twice married to sisters, daughters of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis Boatwright. He was first married to Elizabeth Boatwright; she died 15 December 1852. He then married her sister, Mary B. Boatwright. Mary B. Boatwright died 22 February 1863.  

In February a double tragedy struck this family, his wife Mary B. Boatwright died as a result of childbirth complication during the birth of their daughter Mary Eliza Davis. Mary Eliza survived and raised a family;

 dying in January 1945.

While his estate does not show an exact death date; I know he died on or after 22 February 1863. In his estate folder only his children were named as survivors; his wife was not mentioned.

Carrol W. Davis and Mary B. Davis are buried in the Davis Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.[3]








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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 7 July 201), entry for C. W. Davis, Private; Co. C, 2nd Battalion South Carolina Sharp Shooters; Confederate.
[2] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : Viewed January 2012), images, "Carroll W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158; South Carolina Archives and History.
[3] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Pvt. Carrol Washington Davis; (20 June 1821–6 February 1863); Memorial # 33374788; Record of the Davis Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 8 July 2012.

When the Puzzle Piece Doesn't Fit...

 
The Brock’s of Chesterfield County are all related and descendants of a Valentine Brack/Brock.

While doing Civil War research I found a S. W. Brock and a Samuel W. Brock that died in the Civil War; along with a Samuel W. Brock that survived and received a pension from the Civil War.


1. Samuel W. Brock, Jr., b. 1830, died 15 June 1865
2. Samuel W. Brock, b. 15 Nov 1844, died 5 Feb 1924
3. S. W. Brock died of disease 30 November 1864


A look at the 1860 Census for Chesterfield County shows only two Samuel W. Brock’s in 1860 eligible to serve. There is no S. W. Brock listed in the Census for Chesterfield. The two Samuel W. Brock’s both served in the War. Samuel W. Brock, Jr. died of disease while serving in the War and Samuel W. Brock, son of Squire H. Brock, survived, returned to Chesterfield and died in 1924. [1]

1860 Chesterfield Census Brock Listings – Heritage Quest

1. Samuel W. Brock, Jr. b. abt 1830, died 15 June 1865
This Samuel Brock is the son of Samuel W. Brock, Sr., age 81, of Chesterfield.

DEATH: "Roll of the Dead" & "Broken Fortunes" by Randolph Kirkland, Jr. Page 39, Samuel W. BROCK, Pvt., 21st SCVI, age 35, Died 15 June 1865 at Charleston, SC. (Prob. Company D).

If Samuel died at age 35 then his birth year would have been 1830. Clearly enough evidence exists to prove that this Samuel W. Brock is Samuel W. Brock, Jr.

[2]

William P. Brock, a son of Samuel W. Brock, Jr. applied for Letters of Administrations for his Father’s Estate on 12 November 1866. [3]

2. Samuel W. Brock, b. 15 Aug 1844, son of Squire H. Brock did serve and received a pension for his service. He died 5 February 1924.

"Record for Confederate Veterans, 1909 -1973," SC Department of Archive & History (SCDAH), SCDAH Database Search (http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx): viewed 2 April 2013), photocopy, "PENSION APPLICATION," Series: S126088; Item: 02442; Samuel W. Brock. [4]

3. S. W. Brock died 30 Nov 1864 in Mt. Pleasant Hospital, Charleston County, South Carolina.

On Fold3.com we find S. W. Brock, Co. I, 1^st Reg’t SC Artillery that “died of disease Mt. Pleasant General Hospital Nov 30/64 (30 November 1864) [5]

http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|67715845

I have found no evidence the S. W. Brock above is connected in any way with the Brock‘s of Chesterfield County. The limited data I have does not contain enough clues to place him in my Brock Line. In the meantime, he will continue to reside in my database until additional information can be located.

The information/data we have is insufficient to attach S. W. Brock to a family in the database. Additional research and evidence is required to avoid a hasty incorrect conclusion. 

If you have any information on the S. W. Brock listed above please contact me.











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[1] Index, 1860 Census, Brock Surname, Chesterfield County, SC, Heritage Quest On-Line <www.nclive.org>, 2 April 2013.
[2] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), Samuel W. Brock Jr., page 39.
[3] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/: viewed March 2012), microfilm of original images, "Samuel w. Brock, Jr. - Estate Folder #191," Images 852 THRU 869 of 1550.
[4] "Record for Confederate Veterans, 1909 -1973," SC Department of Archive & History (SCDAH), SCDAH Database Search (http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx: viewed 2 April 2013), photocopy, "PENSION APPLICATION," Series: S126088; Item: 02442; Samuel W. Brock.
[5] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 3 April 2013), entry for S. W. Brock, Private; Co. I, 1st SCV Artillery; Confederate.

Tombstone Tuesday~Eli Whittington

In yesterday’s post we saw the “Petition for Guardian” for two of the three daughters of Eli Whittington and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Brock. The focus today will be on their Father – Eli Whittington.

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Eli Whittington was born in 1840 according to the 1850 and 1860 Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He is enumerated in the Household of Matthew White in both Censuses listed as age 9 and 17 respectively. His tombstone has a birth year of 1840 and a death year of 1876.[1][2]

The Whittington Surname is very limited in the county and the only likely source for Eli’s parents are Moses Whittington and Rachel White. Rachel White Whittington, age 35, is also enumerated with Matthew White in the 1860 Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Matthew and his Wife Jane are the grandparents of Eli Whittington.
On 26 December 1861 Eli Whittington enlisted into the Civil War as a Private with Company A, 4th Cavalry Regiment South Carolina. Eli survived the War,  returns to Chesterfield and marries Margaret Elizabeth Brock about 1868. No marriage records or newspapers account of the marriage exist and the date is calculated based on the birth of their first born child – Massey Lou Jane Whittington, b. 26 June 1869.[3]

Eli Whittington died in 1876 as a very young man approximately 33-36 years old. 

Eli was the only known child of Moses and Rachel White Whittington and they had three daughters before his death in 1876. Thus, the Whittington surname is no longer found in Chesterfield County and to my knowledge the above tombstone and the tombstone of his wife Elizabeth Brock are the only two known WHITTINGTON tombstones to exist in the county. 









 
 
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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 179B-180, Line 36, Dwelling 1246, Family 1246, Household of Matthew WHITE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 18 November 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 48/117B (stamped), Line 1, Dwelling 333, Family 332, Household of Matthew WHITE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 18 November 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653-1217.
[3] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 30 March 2013), entry for Eli Whittington, Private; Twelfth Battalion, Cavalry (Fourth Squadron Cavalry); Confederate.

Surname Saturday~William R. Sellers

William Riley was born abt 1842 to William Eddins Sellers and Elizabeth Parsons, my 2nd great grandparents. He is listed as 8 years old in the 1850 census and 17 in the 1860 census. His Father was killed in an accident while building a church in Madison County, Tennessee sometime between 1854 and 1860. Elizabeth Parsons Sellers packed up the children and brought them back to Chesterfield County.

On 26 December 1861, William Riley Sellers was enlisted into Civil War, Company A, 4th South Carolina Cavalry by J. C. Craig. Image 10 in his Civil War record on Fold3 shows that he was missing at the Battle of Haw's Shop. Image 13 shows that he was captured on May 30, 1864 and died  on 23 March 1865 of pneumonia. [1]

William Riley Sellers, died in prison at Elmira, NY on  23 March 1865.  He is  buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, CSA Section, Location #2438, Elmira, NY. [William Riley Sellers 4th SC unit is the red triangle in the lower left corner of above picture]

You can view his marker by clicking on this link.[3]

William Riley Sellers is my great grand Uncle.


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[1] http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|64802201
[2] Battle of Haw's Shop - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haw%27s_Shop.png; This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
[3] Find A Grave Memorial# 66214868

Death of Squire H. Brock

Squire H. Brock is my 3rd great grand Uncle.

Squire was born 5 Feb 1805.[1] While a specific document has not been found naming his parents; indirect evidence indicates he was a son of James Brock who died 15 Dec 1847 in a tragic house fire.

Squire married Rachel Parker and they had 8 children; 4 daughters and 4 sons.  

A land deed in Book 8, page 360-361 at the Chesterfield County Courthouse, Register of Deeds shows that Squire H. Brock transferred land to John W. Brock on 29 August 1885. Squire’s  wife relinquished her rights and claim to dower to the transfer of this property.[2]

Squire H. Brock died in 1888. There are only two known sources for his death date of February 10, 1888. Those two sources are his tombstone in the Brock Cemetery and  the Squire J. Rivers Family Bible. [3[[4]



Squire’s daughter Mary A. Brock, b. 1829 married William Alfred Rivers about June 1851 and they had one son – Squire James Rivers, on 13 March 1852. Mary A. Brock Rivers died as a result of this childbirth on 25 March 1852. William Alfred Rivers died 17 August 1863 at Petersburg, Virginia.[5]  The loss of his Mother, at birth, and his Father, in the Civil War, resulted in Squire James being  raised by his grandparents Squire H. & Rachel Brock and his use of the Brock surname as a young lad.






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[1] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1072. Tombstone of SQUIRE H. BROCK; 5 February 1805–10 February 1888, Brock Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[2] Land Deed - Squire H. Brock to John W. Brock; 29 August 1885; Deed Book #8; Page(s) 360-361; Register of Deeds; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; 11 June 1998.
[3] Squire James Rivers Family Bible Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), DEATH DATE; S. H. BROCK died February 10, 1888, Obtained from Judy [name withheld].
[4] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1072. Tombstone of SQUIRE H. BROCK; 5 February 1805–10 February 1888, Brock Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[5] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), Page 298.

Tombstone Tuesday~Hardy Sellers

Pvt. Hardy Sellers

b. 13 Dec. 1823

d. 15 Aug 1863

Hardy Sellers was born on 13 Dec 1823 to Phillip and Mary Sellers. He married Mary E. Hancock about 1845. This date is based on the birth date of their known First born Lauraetta Jane Sellers, b. 10 Sept. 1946.

By the start of the Civil War, Hardy and Mary had been married about 16 years and had seven children, all daughters.  Then in January 1861 the South succeeds; the Civil war begins and on August 12, 1862 Hardy Sellers enlists with Captain Kelly’s Company Chesterfield Light Artillery.[1]

A year and 3 days later Hardy Sellers died on 15 August 1863 in the hospital at Petersburg, Virginia. The above tombstone is at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery where Hardy’s wife Mary E. Hancock is buried. [2]

Mary Sellers was left with 7 daughters, ranging in ages from 3 to 14 to raise on her own.

http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|77211569

One other book that I reviewed is “Broken Fortunes", By Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr.. Mr. Kirkland states in his book that Hardy Sellers, Pvt, age 40, died 8/15/1863, Petersburg, VA and was buried at Blandford Church, Pbg., VA. [3]

That certainly makes sense since he died in a Petersburg hospital and no record has been found showing that his body was returned to Chesterfield County.

Hardy Sellers is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.





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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 25 March 2013), entry for Hardy Sellers, Private; Captain Kelly’s Company Chesterfield Light Artillery; Confederate.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Pvt. Hardy Sellers; (13 December 1823–15 August 1863); Memorial # 66124540; Record of the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 25 March 2013.
[3] "Broken Fortunes", By Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr., Published by The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 1995, Page 312. Hardy Sellers, Pvt, age 40, died 8/15/1863, Petersburg, VA and was buried at Blandford Church, Pbg., VA.