Military Monday – POW Malachi J. Rivers

Malachi J. Rivers was born on 29 August 1842 to Frederick C. Rivers and Sarah Ann Hurst.  He was the seventh (7th) child among fifteen (15).

Malachi J. Rivers enlisted in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company B, 26th Regiment on 4 May 1862..He was enlisted by M. F. Jackson for 3 years.

Malachi enlistment was without incident until the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia, a series of battle that took place around Richmond and Petersburg from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865.

The Jan-Feb Muster Roll for Malachi shows that he was captured in front of Petersburg on 30 July 1864.
Image 13 in his file shows that he arrived at City Point on 5 August 1864, that he was captured at Petersburg on July 30, 1864 and that he would be transferred to the Prison at Elmira, NY on Aug 8, 1864 .

The next image (14) shows Malachi J. Rivers as a Prisoner at Elmira arriving on 12 August 1864 from Point Lookout, Maryland. It also states that he was transferred for exchange on March 14, 1865.

Our next image (15) show Malach PAROLED from Elmira on March 14, 1865.

He is next shown on the Muster Roll for Jackson Hospital in Richmond , Virginia on 24 March 1865.  While at Jackson Hospital, Malachi was diagnosed with SCORBUTIS* he was then furlough on March 24, 1865 for 60 Days.

Malachi J. Rivers was a lucky man. The war ended with the surrender at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.
Malachi returned home and married Sarah Boatwright Rivers in December 1865. They  had had eight children.

Malachi died 24 April 1904. Sarah Boatwright Rivers Rivers, his wife, applied for a widow's pensioner for his service in the war on 17 October 1919. Pension Application #2573.[2]

Sarah Boatwright Rivers Rivers died 26 June 1931, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

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* SCORBUTIC ULCERS: Ulcers caused by scurvy.
[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/image/20/84630758/ : accessed 7 October 2012), entry for Malachi J. RIVERS, Corporal; Co. B, 26st Reg't (Volunteers); Confederate.
[2] Archives and History, "Records of Confederate Veterans, 1909 - 1973," database, South Carolina, South Carolina Archives and History Database (http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx : on-line viewed, download 2 October 2011), CSA Pension Application #2573; Sarah Boatwright Rivers Rivers, Widow of Malachi Rivers.

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.