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Can you tell me more? I am collecting short Biographies on each soldier from an Alabama unit to be displayed on the Soldier Roots pages. With each Bio, I will display the Email address of the contributor or contributors as source/contacts for other researchers. Send the following information to me, Carolyn Golowka.

Items needed for Bio, but will take anything I can get:

Soldier’s birth and death dates with locations and burial location.

Soldier’s parents names and birth and death dates with locations and burial location

Spouse’s name and birth and death dates with locations and burial location

Children’s names and birth and death dates with locations and burial location

Letters

Military Records

Photos

ADAH stands for the Alabama Department of Archives and History. ADAH is linked to the Civil War Service Database, which is a treasure trove for Alabama Civil War researchers. For more information about this database, click here

CWSS stands for the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, which is the National Parks Service's database with 6.3 million names of those who served in the Civil War, both Union and Confederate. For more information on this database, click here.

Some Civil War veterans eventually lived the last part of their lives in the Mountain Creek Soldiers Home in Chilton County, Alabama. A list of some of its residents from 1901 to October 1933 can be found by clicking here.

Confederate Memorial Park is located in Southeast Chilton County and is administered by the Alabama Historical Commission. Confederate Memorial Park was the site of Alabama's only Confederate veterans home (Mountain Creek Soldiers Home). The facility was in operation from 1902 to 1939 for the care of elderly veterans and their wives and widows. Of the many hundreds who resided at the facility, 313 were buried in one of the two cemeteries located at this site. Cemetery #1 is the original cemetery, and was used from 1902 to 1911, when Cemetery #2 was opened.

Soldier's Information - C Index

Surnames starting with Ca through Cl

Surnames starting with Co through Cu

Soldiers Co-Cu

COBIA, Francis J (1^st Sergeant, Company B, Georgia Infantry “Cobb Guards”) Francis Joseph Cobia was born October 24, 1824 in Charleston South Carolina – d. April 14, 1888 and buried Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Henry County Alabama. He was the son of Francis J. Cobia Sr. and came to Henry County Alabama about 1850-51 and the husband of Sarah E. Cobia]   Source: Jacqueline Hines
CODA, Green B (Private, 1^st Alabama Cavalry) Captured: June 19, 1863 Marion County, Alabama; Died October 27, 1863 of Typhoid Fever at Alton Federal Military Prison Illinois
COFFIN, John (Private, Company 'C, 2^nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
COKER, P. L. (Corporal, Company E, 5^th Alabama Cavalry Regiment) [February 8, 1838 - December 28, 1912] Indian Creek Cemetery Comanche County, Texas
COLBURN, J. Company B, 41^st Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
COLEMAN, Cornelius , Company B, 3^rd Battalion Florida Calvary, which was renamed the 15th Regiment Confederate Calvary (also known as 1st Regiment Alabama and Florida Calvary, is buried at Godwin Cemetery, Escambia County, Florida.   Source: Tony Powell
COLWELL, S. B. (Private, Company A, 11^th Alabama Infantry Regiment (Col. J. C. C. Sanders)) Captured: June 20, 1863 at Alabama & Mississippi Line; Died February 3, 1864 of Inflammation Of Brain at Alton Federal Military Prison Illinois; Buried: State Ground Cemetery, North Alton Illinois.
COMPTON, M. (Private, Company L, 1^st Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
COOKE, Robert. (Private, Company F, 48^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Buried at Point Lookout Maryland. Source: Point Lookout POW Descendants Organization
COONEY, Thomas, (Private, Company I, 61^st Alabama Infantry Regiment) Died September 07, 1864 at Elmira Military Prison, Elmira New York. Buried in Plot Number 212 at Woodlawn National Cemetery.
COOPER, M. W. (Private, Company E, 9^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Died February 22, 1865 at Elmira Military Prison, Elmira New York. Buried in Plot Number 2239 at Woodlawn National Cemetery.
COOPER, William C (Private, Company D, 27^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Captured: June 25, 1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi; Died August 9, 1863 of Small Pox Buried: Smallpox Island at Alton Federal Military Prison Illinois Source: Confederate Burials on Small Pox Island, West Alton, Illinois
CORBURN, Perry (Private, Company “C” 2^nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
CORNELIUS, Thomas H., (Private Company I, 19^th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Army of Tennessee) was born December 5, 1844 in Georgia the son of Benjamin A. Cornelius and Martha ---. Thomas H. Cornelius served with Co. I, 19th Alabama Infantry, Army of Tennessee, CSA from enlistment on August 10, 1861 at Cothran's Ferry and was honorably discharged on the April 13,1865. He was wounded at the Battle of Alabama Hill, by a bombshell, leaving him senseless. He applied for and was granted a class 4 Pension on July 20, 1889. In his pension application included this affidavit from Capt. Jas. H. Savage: This applicant joined my Company at 16 years old, a feeble stripling of a boy, weighing about 100 pounds, he was with his Company on duty on every move and march and in every battle with his Co. & Regt. from Shiloh April 6 & 7 to the 28th July 1864, except the Battle of Missionary Ridge when he was on a 15 day furlough & the only furlough he ever had. On the march through Tennessee & Kentucky he was left at Mumfordville when we captured ___, unable to march and supposed that he would be dead in an few days, but recovered, was captured by two federals and assigned to Hospital service to nurse the Confederate Soldiers wounded in Battle of Mumfordville and left there in Hospital where he remained until 4th Decr 1862, from thence alone he marched to parole camp at Chattanooga and rejoined his Co. at Shelbyville, Tenn, thence at the campaigne through the battles of Chicamauga, Lilton, Resaca, Cassville, Newhope and on the 16th of June 1864 was wounded and knocked senseless by a bombshell in the fight of Ala Hill Ga near Marietta thence to Atlanta, July 28th 1864, thence a prisioner was confined in Camp Chase Ohio was paroled in March 1865 and discharged after surrender, no truer or more _____ soldier or officer served in the Confederate Army. Ever faithful, true, never complaining. Jas H. Savage, Capt of late Co. I, 19th Ala Regt. CSA Thomas married January 9, 1868 in Cherokee County, Alabama to Elizabeth Lettice Mitchell, born December 17, 1847 in South Carolina (either Spartanburg or Union County, her family was from the Union County area but her death certificate has birthplace as Spartanburg), the daughter of Levi Franklin and Eliza Jane Parr Mitchell. Thomas and Elizabeth had 9 children: 1) Minnie Lee married James J. O'Dell 2) William F. married Lula Morgan 3) John G. married Addie Crawford 4) Mattie Jane married Samuel Franklin Crabtree (my grandparents) 5) Thomas Leonard married Cora Tucker 6) Hugh Connor married Viola Knight 7) Leliah Anna married William Jones 8) Alfred Clifton "Red" never married 9) Lillie Mae married Thomas J. Sprayberry. Thomas and Elizabeth settled in the Cedar Bluff area of Cherokee County, Alabama and stayed there until Thomas' death on December 31, 1903. After his death Elizabeth moved to Georgia, the Chattooga/Floyd County area where some of her children were already living. Elizabeth died June 14, 1936 and is buried in Trion Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia. There is no marker for her grave and cemetery records were lost in a fire during the 1970's.   Source:   Jim, Sherry & Chris Osburn.
COUCH, Wilson H. (Private, Company B, 49^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) [1842 - 1921] Albin Cemetery Comanche County, Texas
COURTNEY, Hugh Ellis (Private, New Company C, 5^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Hugh was born February 13, 1843 in Mississippi the son of John Ellis Courtney (Private, Company "G" 36th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Hugh enlisted March 15, 1861 at Pineville, Alabama, was captured on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness. He was sent to Elmira, New York held as a prisoner of war until he took the Oath of Allegiance on June 14, 1865. He died in Montgomery on February 22, 1939 and is buried in the Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile.   Source: Diane Courtney DeVille
COWLEY, Thos. J. (Private, Company B, 10^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Buried at Point Lookout Maryland. Source: Point Lookout POW Descendants Organization
COX, A. (Private, Company D, 32^nd Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
COX, Alfred B. (Private, Company H, 11^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Alfred was a 20-year-old farmer from Carrolton Alabama when he enlisted on June 11, 1861. Present at Seven Pines on May 31, 1862 to Harpers Ferry, inclusive; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 to Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, inclusive; Wilderness, May 6, 1864 to Skirmish near Reams, June 13, 1864, inclusive; Crater, July 30, 1864 to Reams Station, August 25, 1864, inclusive. Absent without leave: Sharpsburg, September 17-18, 1862; Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; Skirmish with Kautz & Wilson, June 29, 1864. Absent wounded: Burgess' Mill, October 27, 1864. Wounded in trenches near Petersburg, September 14, 1864. Historical record roll dated at Petersburg, 1864/12/29. Source: ADAH
COX, H, (Private, Company A, 5^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Wounded at Battle of Seven Pines. Source: List Of Casualties In The Battles Below Richmond Saturday, May 31, and June 1, 1862. Richmond Enquirer, 6/10/1862
COX, J. A. (Private, Company B, 33^rd Alabama Infantry) January 16, 1842 – d. December 25, 1909 and Buried Enterprise City Cemetery, North Main Street, Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama. Name appears on a Muster roll at Greenville Alabama dated March 11, 1862. He was a 20-year-old farmer living at Clayton Alabama. Sources: ADAH; the late Homer Jones
COX, James L. (Private, Company F, 2^nd Florida Infantry Regiment) born 1847 – Died 1916; living in Houston County Alabama..   Source: the late Homer Jones
COX, William S. (Private, Company G, 11^thAlabama Infantry Regiment) died Centreville Virginia on December 22, 1861
CRABB, Samuel (Private, Company H, 9^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) was born 1830 in Limestone County Alabama and died June 27, 1862 at Battle Gaines Mill Virginia and buried Hanover County Virginia. He married about 1850 to Alvira Ann MOORE born 1832 in Tennessee and died before 1874 the daughter of Lucinda and Thomas MOORE. Census: 1860, Limestone County Alabama, District 2, P O Athens, page 370. No solid proof, as yet, that Alvia same person as Ann MOORE, who married a CRABB. That Ann Moore was daughter of Lucinda and Thomas Moore. If same as Ann, then Alvira Ann Moore Crabb died before 1874. Children of Samuel Crabb and Alvira Moore are: 1) Diana Dainey Daney Crabb, b. 1851 or born August 1, 1854, Tennessee; 2) James Crabb, b. 1853 in Alabama; 3) Nancy Crabb, b. 1854, Alabama Resided 1874 in Lawrence County Tennessee; 4) Mary Polly Crabb, b. 1856, Tennessee and married a Dollar Resided: 1874 in Alabama; 5) Josephine Crabb, b. 1858, Alabama and believed have married June 17, 1878 in Davidson County Tennessee to Banard Spiegel, A Jossie CRABB age 66 born Tennessee, was living Limestone County Alabama, 1920 US Census sheet 10 line 3 vol. 115 E.D.95    Source: Mary - Ellen Ledford
CRAFT, George W., (Private, Company C, 6^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Died May 18, 1865 at Elmira Military Prison, Elmira New York. Buried in Plot Number 2949 at Woodlawn National Cemetery.
CRAIG, W. R. (Private, Company G, 22^nd Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
CRAWFORD, Henry C. (Private, Company C, 25^th Alabama Infantry Regiment “Shelby Confederates) Enlisted at Fort Gaines, Alabama, September 7, 1861. Detailed as a carpenter, January/February 1862 rolls. Returned to duty from sick absence, October 19, 1863. Treated for chronic diarrhea, debility, and emaciation at Floyd House and Ocmulgee hospitals, Macon, Georgia, September 1864. No later record. Residence: Columbiana, Alabama. Married Louise Comer in Shelby County, Alabama, July 28, 1859.
CRENT, W. H. (Private, Company H, 6^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Died 1864 and buried at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
CREW, J V (Private, Company C, 34^th Alabama) Captured: December 28, 1864 Egypt Station Mississippi; Died February 24, 1865 of Diarrhea at Alton Federal Military Prison Illinois
CROMWELL, Wiley B. (Private, Company C, 25^th Alabama Infantry Regiment “Shelby Confederates) Enlisted in Hamilton County, Tennessee, October 28, 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Transferred from Rock Island, Illinois, for exchange at New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1865. Paroled there May 23, 1865. Born February 2, 1841. Applied for a pension in Shelby County, Alabama, July 6, 1910. Residence: Columbiana, Alabama. Married Mary Jane Seale in Shelby County, Alabama, December 25, 1870. Died November 19, 1915. Buried in Beaver Creek Cemetery.
CROW, J. B. (Private, Company F, 24^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
CROW, John W. (Private, Company A, 10^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Enlisted June 4, 1861, at Ashville, age 20, residence Ashville. Appointed Corporal April 1, 1864.. From Historical Roll covering to January 1, 1865, John was present at Drainsvile, December 20, 1861, Siege of Yorktown, April 1862, Absent on detail or duty Williamsburg May 5, 1862, Present at Seven Pines May 31, 1862; battle before Richmond, Fraziers Farm, June 30, 1861, 2nd Manassas August 30, 1862, Siege of Harpers Ferry September 13-15, 1862; Shaprsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Salem Church, Gettysburg, both days, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, WIlderness, Spottsylvania C.H., Hanover Junction, Atleyl Station, Siege of Turkey Ridge, Wilcox Farm. Captured: Reams Station June 29, 1864; Crater July 30, 1864; Deep Bottom August 16, 1864 and August 21, 1864; Reams Station August 25, 1864 and October 27, 1864. Apparently sent to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, where he died and was buried. Sources: ADAH, The Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, Point Lookout POW Descendants Organization
CROW, W. L. D. (Private, Company A, 57^th Alabama Infantry) From Pike County, Alabama. Captured November 1864 and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio (today within the Columbus city limits) where he died on February 2, 1865. He is buried there in Row 26, No. 30, Grave 1011. Source: Camp Chase Cemetery, ADAH, Ray Holt
CROWNOVER, Joseph, (Private, Company C, 1^stBattalion Alabama Artillery) Died December 30, 1864 at Elmira Military Prison, Elmira New York. Buried in Plot Number 1311 at Woodlawn National Cemetery.
CRUM, W. (Sergeant, Company H, 11^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) Burial at Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery
CRUMPLER, Griffin (Private, Company D, 53^rd Alabama Infantry Regiment, Partisan Rangers) b abt 1817 in North Carolina - d aft 1880 in Haw Ridge, Coffee/Dale County, Alabama; the son of Owens Crumpler (b North Carolina, d aft 1860 in Coffee County, Alabama). Griffin married Sarah Emily Mathis (b July 4, 1826 in Alabama - d February 11, 1894 in Haw Ridge Coffee/Dale County, Alabama) Enlisted August 1862, at Barnes Cross Roads, Dale County, Alabama by Captain W. T. McCall. Children: 1) Lewis Webster Crumpler (m. Martha Aycock); 2) William Crumpler; 3) James Monroe Crumpler (m. Pollie Martin); 4) Robert Mason Crumpler (m. Lorena Hart); 5) Marlin D. Crumpler (m. America Unknown; Mandy Alice Lunsford); 6) Amanda E. Crumpler; 7) Hattie F. (Sarah) Crumpler; 8) Emily Camilla Crumpler (m. Leroy Bud Heath); 9) Louisa Augusta Crumpler; 10) Duncan Crumpler; 11) Josephine Alena Crumpler (m. Jefferson Davis Crumpler); 12) Mary Frances "Mollie" Crumpler (m. Franklin J. Paschal) Sources: Georgia Fleming, The Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System.
CRUMPLER, Jacob (Private, Company F, 11^th Florida Infantry Regiment) b. ca. 1825 in North Carolina, the son of Owens Crumpler (b North Carolina, d aft 1860 in Coffee County, Alabama). Enlisted August 10, 1863 at Campbellton; Died of fever September 23, 1864 at Howard's Grove Hospital and buried Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Married Celia Holmes, lived in Haw Ridge, Coffee/Dale County, Alabama. Children: 1) Sarah Elizabeth Crumpler (m. Joseph Horn); 2) William Oscar Crumpler (m Miss Clifford R. West); 3) James Crumpler; 4) Luther Griffin Crumpler (m. Lula D. Knight); 5) Jacob Lugenia Crumpler (female) (m James Lee Fears); 6)Jefferson Davis Crumpler (m. Josephine Alena Crumpler) (cousin, daughter of Griffin)   Source: Georgia Fleming, The Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System.
CRUMPLER, Lewis Webster (Private, Company K, 33^rd Alabama Infantry Regiment) b February 1, 1844 in Haw Ridge, Coffee/Dale County, Alabama – d. August 6, 1912 in Ebenezer Community, Dale County, Alabama the son of CRUMPLER, Griffin. Lewis lost a leg May 15, 1864, at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia. Married 1867 to Martha Aycock (b. June 25, 1849 – d. November 16, 1940) daughter of James Aycock. Children: 1) Amanda Crumpler (m James Silvant); 2) James G. Crumpler (m Erie L. Wilson); 3) Mary Emily Crumpler (m William Rush Hudson)   Source: Georgia Fleming; The Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, ADAH
CULLIN, James, (Private, Company C, 61^stAlabama Infantry Regiment) Died October 23, 1864 at Elmira Military Prison, Elmira New York. Buried in Plot Number 860 at Woodlawn National Cemetery.

CULPEPPER, J. (C or G) (CSA, Unknown Unit) b. December 13, 1847 – d. July 2, 1907; buried at Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Henry County.
CULPEPPER, Micajah (Private, G, 39^th Alabama Infantry Regiment CSA) - b. October 22, 1837 - d. July 6, 1903 Buried Old Union Cemetery Henry County Alabama [Son of Joseph & Sarah Ward Culpepper. He was called "Cage." Husband of Nicey Armstrong Culpepper. Their children were Davis Culpepper (went to Waco, TX,) Joseph M. "Jose" Culpepper, Thomas Quincy Culpepper, Isaac William "Willie" Culpepper, John Wesley Culpepper, Ella Alice (Parish) Culpepper, Clifford Culpepper (Ethridge,) Sarah Cancis "Cannie" Culpepper (Petty), Lucy Culpepper (Kirkland) & Robert Lee Culpepper. As uncommon as this name seems, there were at least two other Micajah’s in Henry County.
CUNNINGHAM, B. (Private, Company C, 25^th Alabama Infantry Regiment “Shelby Confederates) Enlisted at Fort Gaines, Alabama, September 7, 1861. Discharged with disability, November 18, 1861. Born February 19, 1843. Died February 19, 1932. Buried in Harless Cemetery, Shelby County, Alabama.
CURETON, William T. (Corporal, Company B, 18^th Alabama Infantry Regiment) born 1848 – died 1913 living in Houston County Alabama.   Source: the late Homer Jones
CURRY, D. G. (Sergeant, Company F, 3^rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment) Buried at Point Lookout Maryland. Source: Point Lookout POW Descendants Organization
CURRY, Jabez Lamar Monroe (Lieutenant Colonel, 5^th Alabama Cavalry Regiment)

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