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Thanks to Gaynell H. Sasser, and Jerry Van Herrin for researching and verifying documentation, we can make available to the public a list of Confederate Soldiers buried in Brantley County.

Gaynell said, "We went to each grave, wrote down the information, placed a Confederate grave flag on each grave site, and researched each one in my Civil War Reference Books."

Ammons, James Bryant---------------High Bluff Cemetery 

Ammons, William Spencer----------- Ammons-Warner Cemetery  

Arnett, Matthew Wells----------------Union Baptist Church                Cemetery, near Mt. Pleasant in Wayne Co.

Bennett, William Thomas------------Pilgrims Rest  

Blount, Alexander L.------------------New Hope

Carter, Elijah----------------------------Sandhill Cem. in Charlton Co.

Chapman, James Fleming(7/18/1822-8/16/1890)..Ernestine Nail Harper & Gary Nail property, off Old Post Road, original Chapman Cemetery (Wayne Co.)

Cooper, John Robert------------------Bethlehem

Crawford, George W.------------------High Bluff

Crawford, James Duncan-------------Smyrna

Dowling, Lazarus------------------------High Bluff

Drury, George Bates-------------------Mt. Olive  

Drury, Samuel Mills Jr.---------------Ammons-Warner 

Grantham, H. P. -------------------------Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Griffin, Dempsey------------------------High Bluff

Griffin, Edward T.-----------------------High Bluff  

Griffin, James (died 1906)------------High Bluff (Addendum)

Griffin, Peter------------------------------High Bluff

Hendrix, James J.------------------------Oak Grove

Herrin, Aaron------------------------------Oak Grove

Herrin, James H.-------------------------Rob Lewis

Herrin, William Riley--------------------Oak Grove

Hickox, Benjamin Franklin-------------Dave Hickox

Hickox, Jonathan David-----------------High Bluff

Hickox, Perry-------------------------------New Hope

Highsmith, Aaron Hugh------------------Smyrna

Highsmith, Isaac Hampton--------------Rob Lewis

Highsmith, John Franklin----------------New Hope

Highsmith, Moses Solomon-------------Smyrna  

Johns, Jacob Jefferson ------------------New Hope

Johnson, Daniel Robert------------------Smyrna

Jones, Edward Benjamin-----------------New Hope

Jones, James Perry------------------------High Bluff

Kelly, Arterberry/Arthur Berry---------Smyrna

Kelly, Sherrod Sheffield-------------------Ammons

Lane, William J.-----------------------------Lane

Lewis, Charles Henry----------------------Rob Lewis  

Loper, John William, Co. "D," 4th Ga. Cavalry.....Hortense

Lynes, Samuel Wesley---------------------New Hope  

Lynn, Charles William---------------------Pierce Chapel 

Manning, John A.----------------------------Hortense

Manning, Lewis P.----------------------------Hortense

Manning, Martin------------------------------Hortense  

Martin, Nelson Wiley------------------------High Bluff

McBee, Robert Michael, Co. H. 21st Ga. Inf. Pvt....New Hope 

McCool, James Madison--------------------McCool (Adden.)

McSweeney,Timothy Murphy--------------Highsmith

Morgan, B.W.----------------------------------Oak Grove  

Morgan, Ephraim H.--------------------------Rob Lewis

McClellan, Charles J.------------------------McClellan  

Popwell, Marion-------------------------------Mt. Olive                                                             (Old Popwell Cem.)

O'Berry, Robert G.---------------------------Thomas

O'Quinn, James Bates-----------------------Dowling  

O'Quinn, Silas Atkinson "Stog"-----------Bachlott 

Raulerson, Jasper Newton (J.N.)-----Raulerson, Pierce Co. 

Raulerson, Russell------------------------Raulerson, Pierce Co. 

 Rogers, Gillis Conrad-----------------------Rob Lewis  

Rowell, David Reed--------------------------New Hope 

Rowell, James A.------------------------------Dowling 

Sallens, William John, Co. K, 26th Regmt. Army of Northern Virginia, CSA, Glynn Co., Ga. Brunswick Rifles ---Hortense

Strickland, Henry -----------------------------High Bluff, born 24 July 1842 and died 15 May 1920; father, John Strickland; mother, Mercy Martin; Spouses,  M\1: Ellen Griffin, M\2: Ellender "Ellen" Griffin.  He lived just inside of Ware County, enlisting on September 22, 1862 in company A, 24th Batt. Georgia Calvary at Waynesville, Ga.  The 24th Batt Georgia Calvary became part of the 7th Regiment Georgia Calvary by S.O. dated 13 Feb. 1864; promoted to Corporal on the muster roll 30 Apr 1864, and to First Corporal 27 Apr, 1864; listed on roll, 31 Oct 1864, he was absent in the hands of the enemy 11 June 1864.  He was captured in Virginia at the Louisa County Courthouse 11 June 1864, and was imprisoned at the Union's worst prison at Elmira, New York which was known as Hellmira by those imprisoned there.  He was released 16 June 1865.  Submitted by Ms. Norma Jean Strickland Martin, g-grandaughter, e-mail mailto:revjeanmar@aol.com

Strickland, James M.------------------------Thomas

Strickland, Joseph----------------------------Smyrna

Strickland, L. J.--------------------------------High Bluff

Stokes, Richard C. Jr.-----------------------High Bluff

Thomas, Edmund----------MEMORIAL-High Bluff  

Thomas, Lewis "Luke," Private, Captain Clinch's Battery.......................................................New Hope

Thomas, Lewis II, Private (Co., K 54th Regt)--Spring Hill

Thornton, George Whitfield----------------High Bluff

Thrift, Robert Thomas-----------------------Dave Hickox

Wainright, Noah Thomas--------------------Knox

Wainright, Elias Knight----------------------Knox

Waldron, Benjamin Drewery---------------Smyrna

Warren, John-----------------------------------Thomas  

Willis, George Washington (Capt., N. B. Clinch's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery)..........................Willis Cem

BURIED OUTSIDE OF BRANTLEY CO.