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Gilbert Taylor Abernathy 1820-1888 civil war service questions (Help) I am the Great Great Grandson of Gilbert Taylor Abernathy 1820-1888, I believe he was a Colonel in the Confederacy He had at least three brothers who also served, John S Abernathy - Corporal - Killed in battle of Cheat Mountain Alfred Harris Abernathy - Colonel in 53rd TN captured at Fort
Confederate Guerrilla Ancestors - American Civil War Forums Capturing Abernathy the group were riding toward a wood to kill the boy when a regiment of Confederate cavalry from General Joseph Wheelers command intercepted them Abernathy was released and Brixey captured, two others were with him but managed to escape, James Canaster and Martin Phips
Yank troops, East or West -who was the better? Abernathy's experience with western Federal armies was somewhat limited It seems to me the Westerners had higher morale and the rebels never had the bulge on them For whatever reasons the Midwest suffered only one major defeat, Chickamauga, and the Army of the Tennessee never suffered a major defeat On the other hand the Army of the Potomac was plenty tough and steadfast but suffered from
Were Going Live: 2025 CWT Muster at Fredericksburg Here's what his mess mate, Wm Abernathy, said about it in the Confederate Veteran View attachment 565202 From an Emerging Civil War article is June 1863 picture of the pontoon bridge and the Sentry Box house in the background It suffered severe damage from the Federal bombardment Great Grandpa certainly had a birdseye view of the action there
Eight Mississippi Soldiers Assigned to Captain Moody’s Battery on July . . . Additional details on the infantry detachment mentioned by Col Alexander were provided by William Meshack Abernathy, who at the time of the battle was a private serving in Company B, of the 17th Mississippi: "We were supporting Moody's battery [on July 2] and it lost so many men that volunteers were called for to help them man their guns
A Civil War Family Story from Early Grove, Mississippi My maternal great-great grandfather William Meshack Abernathy, the son of David Addison Abernathy, was born In Surry County, NC but moved with his family to Early Grove around 1850 In 1861, he enlisted as a private with Company D, the Mississippi Rangers, in the 17th Mississippi Infantry
One Hundred Documented Slaves and Free Blacks with the Confederate Army . . . There were doubtless several hundred black slaves (along with some free blacks) who accompanied the Confederate army to Gettysburg, as inferred by British army officer Arthur Fremantle, who counted 20-30 blacks following just three brigades (Semmes, Barksdale and Kershaw) on the march northward
How Common was the Practice of Substitution in the Civil War? He was married, May 26, 1861, to Margaret H Kimbrough, who bore him one child, a daughter--Almeda G --born April 7, 1862 (wife of W D Abernathy) Mr Mitchell is a Democrat, a man of generous and liberal disposition, and highly respected in the county where he resides