Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Brothers Cobb Part Two: Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, my 4th cousin 7x removed

Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb

Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb was born in Jefferson County, Georgia on April 10, 1823.  He was the younger brother of Major General Howell Cobb.  Much like his older brother, Thomas was educated in Athens, graduating from Franklin College (of The University of Georgia) in 1841.  He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1842.  He was a reporter for the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1849-1857.  Thomas, like his brother was an ardent secessionist and a delegate to the Secession Convention.  His most noted published work is entitled An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery in the United States of America (1858).   Thomas was also one of the founders of the University of Georgia School of Law.

Thomas married Marion Lumpkin.   She would give birth to six children from 1844-1860.  Four children, all girls would survive into adult.

Thomas R. R. Cobb with daughter Lucy.  (Lucy lived from 1844-1857)

Thomas opened the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens with the hopes his young daughter would attend.   Unfortunately she died shortly before the school opened.



The Lucy Cobb Institute opened in 1859 and closed in 1931


At the onset of the Civil War, Thomas served in the Confederate Congress, where he served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs.   Like his older brother, he was also on the committee that was responsible for drafting the Confederate Constitution.


Confederate Congressman Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb


In the summer of 1861 he organized Cobb's Legion.  He was commissioned a Colonel in the Confederate Army on August 28, 1861.  Cobb's Legion was assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia.  A "legion" consisted of a single, integrated command with individual components from the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery.  At it's inception, Cobb's Legion was comprised of seven Infantry Companies, four Cavalry Companies and a single Battery of Artillery.   Cobb's Legion would take heavy casualties in the Maryland Campaign.  



Record showing Cobb's Appointment to Command Cobb's Legion


On November 1, 1862, Cobb was promoted to Brigadier General.  He would report to General James  Longstreet.




Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb wouldn't enjoy his promotion for long.   At the Battle of Fredericksburg in early December of 1862, the Confederate Army would accomplish one of it's greatest victories.  This victory would come at a great cost.   Cobb was mortally wounded in the thigh by a Union Artillery shell that burst inside the Stephens house near the Sunken Road. 




He bled to death due to damage to his femoral artery on December 13, 1862. 


Casualty List showing Cobb's death


His Body was returned to his home in Athens. He is buried in the Oconee Hill Cemetery.






 
Oil Painting of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb

Below are summaries of his Civil War Service




Here's my relation to Thomas:

Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823 - 1862)
is your 4th cousin 7x removed
John Addison Cobb (1783 - 1855)
Father of Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes
John Cobb (1740 - 1809)
Father of John Addison
John Cobb (1700 - 1775)
Father of John
Robert Cobbs (1660 - 1727)
Father of John
Robert Cobbs (1626 - 1682)
Father of Robert
Ambrose Cobb (1662 - 1718)
Son of Robert
Robert Cobb (1687 - 1769)
Son of Ambrose
Elizabeth Cobb (1724 - 1780)
Daughter of Robert
Reuben Benjamin Eaton Moss Sr. (1737 - 1819)
Son of Elizabeth
Howell Cobb Moss Sr. (1773 - 1831)
Son of Reuben Benjamin Eaton
Benjamin Lucious Moss (1792 - 1847)
Son of Howell Cobb
James C. Moss (1824 - 1891)
Son of Benjamin Lucious
William Allen Moss (1859 - 1931)
Son of James C.
Valeria Lee Moss (1890 - 1968)
Daughter of William Allen
Phebe Teresa Wheeler Lewis (1918 - 1977)
Daughter of Valeria Lee
Joyce Elaine Lewis (1948 - )
Daughter of Phebe Teresa
Chip Stokes
You are the son of Joyce




The Brothers Cobb Part One: Major General Howell Cobb, my 4th cousin 7x removed

Major General Howell Cobb

Howell Cobb was born in Jefferson County, GA on September 7, 1815.  He is my 4th cousin 7x removed.  He was named after his uncle, Howell Cobb, who was my 3rd cousin 8x removed.   The first Howell Cobb served in the 10th, 11th and 12th sessions of the United States Congress.  He resigned in 1812 to accept a Captain's commission in the U.S. Army.  After the War of 1812, he returned to his plantation, Cherry Hill, northwest of Louisville, Georgia.  He died there in 1818 and was buried in the family cemetery on that estate.

His namesake was raised and educated in Athens, GA graduating from the University of Georgia in 1834.  Cobb was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1836 and later became Solicitor General of the Western Judicial Circuit of Georgia. 

On May 26, 1835, he married Mary Ann Lamar.   She would give birth to 11 children between 1838 - 1861.  Four of these children would not survive childhood.  Three sons would serve along side their father in the Confederate Army.   They are all my 5th cousins, 6x removed.  

John Addison Cobb (1838-1900) enlisted in as a Private in Company H, Georgia 16th Infantry on April 20, 1861.  He was soon promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant of Company B, Georgia 2nd Infantry Battalion.  On August 15, 1861 he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant/Aide-de-camp on his father's staff.




Lamar Cobb (1840-1907) enlisted in as a Private in Company B, Georgia 2nd Infantry Battalion on April 16th, 1861.  He was promoted to Sergeant Major of the same Company on July 31, 1861.   On December 14, 1863 he was promoted to full Major/Assistant Adjutant General on his fathers' staff. 



Howell Cobb, Jr. (1842-1909) enlisted as a Private in Captain Stanley's Company,  Georgia 2nd Infantry Battalion on May 8, 1861.  He would later be consolidated into Captain Carlton's Troupe Artillery in Cobb's Georgia Legion.   Cobb's Georgia Legion was named after Howell Cobb, Sr.'s younger brother, Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, who will be the focus of  "The Brothers Cobb Part Two".







Howell Cobb, Sr. is recognized as being one of the founders of the Confederate States of America.  He served as the President of the Provisional Confederate Congress when the delegates of the Secessionist States issued the creation of the Confederacy.  Cobb served as the Head of State of the Confederate Government for 2 weeks before Jefferson Davis was elected President. 




Prior to his service to the Confederate Government, Cobb was a five term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker of the House (1849-1851), 40th Governor of the State of Georgia (1851-1853) and Secretary of the Treasury under President James Buchanan (1857-1860).


White haired President Buchanan in the middle, Howell Cobb standing to his immediate right.
 

He served as President of a convention of the Seceded States that was assembled in Montgomery, AL on Feb. 24, 1861.  Under Cobb's guidance, these delegates would draft the Constitution for the new Confederacy.  He served as President for several sessions of the Confederate Provisional Congress, before he resigned for military service at the start of the war. 

Howell Cobb, Sr. entered the Confederate States Army as the Colonel of Company S, Georgia 16th Infantry on July 15, 1861.  On Feb. 13, 1862, he was appointed Brigadier General and assigned to command a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia.  Between February and June of 1862, Cobb was instrumental in representing the Confederate States authorities in negotiating the exchange of prisoners of war with Union officials.  These efforts would lead to the Dix-Hill Cartel accord of July 1862.



 
Record showing Cobb's promotion to Brigadier General

While assigned to a command in the 2nd Brigade of General McLaw's Division, Cobb saw action during the Peninsula Campaign (southeastern Virginia) and the Seven Days Battles.   During the fighting at Crampton's Cap during the Battle of South Mountain, Cobb's brigade would play a key role arriving in time enough to delay Union advancement through the gap.  His brigade also fought with honor at Antietam.

On September 9, 1863, Cobb was promoted to Major General and placed in command of the District of Georgia and Florida. 


Record showing Cobb's promotion to Major General



Cobb's suggestion of a prisoner-of-war camp in southern Georgia that would be safe from Union invaders would eventually lead to the creation of Andersonville Prison. 

During Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and his subsequent March to the Sea, Howell Cobb was given command of the Georgia Reserve Corps. 



Order appointing Howell Cobb in command of Local Troops raised in Georgia


On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, however, Confederate General Joe Johnston had not yet conceded defeat.  On Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865 Howell Cobb led the Confederate resistance at the Battle of Columbus, Georgia.  Cobb commanded a force of roughly 3,500 men.  They faced Union General James H. Wilson's force of 13,000 men.   Cobb instructed his men to dig in and defend the city on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee in the town of Girard, Alabama.   There his men used the trenches, breastworks and earthen forts that had been constructed earlier in the war.  Their main objective was to defend two covered bridges that connected Girard to Columbus.   Cobb knew Wilson would have to concentrate his men on these two narrow passes in order to enter the city.  In addition to fortifying their position, Cobb ordered the base of the two bridges to be wrapped in cotton and soaked with turpentine.  If the Confederates were unable to fend off Wilson's raiders, they could set fire to the bridge and destroy it as a last resort to prevent Wilson's troops from entering Columbus. 


Cobb's men would set fire to the lower left bridge during the battle

 
Wilson's men arrived at Girard around 2pm on April 16, 1865.  Union General Emory Upton was in charge of  Wilson's 4th Division of the Cavalry Corps.   Upton's division launched an attack on the lower left bridge.  Initially, they were met with little resistance.  This was however, a Confederate trap.  The Confederates had removed all the planks from the bridge on the Eastern side of the river.  They were hopeful to set fire to the bridge after it had filled up with Union soldiers.  Upton recognized this threat and ordered his retreat before this could happen.


Historical Marker where Cobb's troops destroyed the Bridge



With the lower bridge being burned before Union troops could cross, Upton was forced to concentrate his efforts to the upper bridge.  His assault started around 8pm, by 10pm the Confederate defenders in Girard had collapsed and started to retreat across the upper bridge back into Georgia.   In the dark of night Wilson's men raced across the bridge alongside their Confederate counterparts.   The darkness prohibited the men from noticing their enemies.   Wilson and his men entered the city around 11pm.   He took up headquarters in the Mott House due to it's proximity to the upper bridge. 

On April 17, 1865, General Wilson ordered the destruction of all resources in Columbus that could possibly aide the Confederate war effort.  By days end, much of Columbus would be rendered to ashes. 

Cobb had not succeeded in the defense of Columbus.  He would surrender at Macon, Georgia on April 20, 1865.

On Sept. 25. 1865, Howell Cobb signed an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.






Howell Cobb after the Civil War


After the war, Cobb returned home to Athens and resumed his law practice.  Although opposing Reconstruction, he refused to make any statements regarding it until he received a Presidential Pardon.  Howell Cobb received this document in early 1868.   Shortly after receiving his pardon, he made a series of speeches in the summer that bitterly denounced Reconstruction and the reigning Radical Republicans in Congress.

Cobb died on October 9, 1868 from a heart attack in New York City while vacationing at the Fith Hotel.  His body was returned to Athens where it was laid to rest in the Oconee Hill Cemetery.


Grave of Howell Cobb

My relation to Major General Howell Cobb:

Major General Howell Cobb (1815 - 1868)
is your 4th cousin 7x removed
John Addison Cobb (1783 - 1855)
Father of Major General Howell
John Cobb (1740 - 1809)
Father of John Addison
John Cobb (1700 - 1775)
Father of John
Robert Cobbs (1660 - 1727)
Father of John
Robert Cobbs (1626 - 1682)
Father of Robert
Ambrose Cobb (1662 - 1718)
Son of Robert
Robert Cobb (1687 - 1769)
Son of Ambrose
Elizabeth Cobb (1724 - 1780)
Daughter of Robert
Reuben Benjamin Eaton Moss Sr. (1737 - 1819)
Son of Elizabeth
Howell Cobb Moss Sr. (1773 - 1831)
Son of Reuben Benjamin Eaton
Benjamin Lucious Moss (1792 - 1847)
Son of Howell Cobb
James C. Moss (1824 - 1891)
Son of Benjamin Lucious
William Allen Moss (1859 - 1931)
Son of James C.
Valeria Lee Moss (1890 - 1968)
Daughter of William Allen
Phebe Teresa Wheeler Lewis (1918 - 1977)
Daughter of Valeria Lee
Joyce Elaine Lewis (1948 - )
Daughter of Phebe Teresa
Chip Stokes
You are the son of Joyce




I recently found this picture of Howell Cobb.  It's pretty remarkable how much this picture looks like me.


Howell Cobb circa 1840




Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Time for a Yankee: My 1st Cousin, 4x removed, Private James Turner Wheeler

James Turner Wheeler & Nancy Andrews

James Turner Wheeler was born in Granville County, NC on September 19, 1826.  He was the 1st cousin of my 2nd Great Grandfather, Christopher Columbus Wheeler.  James and his family moved away from Granville County around the time C. C. was born in 1842 so it's quite possible these two never knew each other.   James was listed in as living in Limestone County, AL in the 1850 Census, Bedford County, TN in the 1860 Census and finally ending up in Greene County, MO in the 1870 Census, where he would spend the remainder of his life.  

At the outbreak of the Civil War, James and his family owned about one hundred and forty acres of farmland in the Hickory Barrens area of Missouri.  He enlisted in Company G of the 1st Missouri Cavalry, United States Army, on August 1, 1862.   He was 35 years old.   The Company Descriptive Book lists him as 5 feet 9 inches tall, dark complexion, grey eyes and dark hair at the age of 37. 




He requested furlough in a letter dated August 29, 1863.   One hundred and forty nine years ago from the writing of this entry..   The letter is heartbreaking.  James states:

"I enlisted in August 1862 and left a wife and seven children (three of whom have died since last May)"

He goes on to talk about how his wife is having a very hard time making ends meet due to him not being able to draw pay while in the hospital.  James requests the furlough to go home and get affairs in order for the coming winter for his wife and surviving children.  

Here is a copy of James letter:



From "The Wheelers of Granville County" by Frances Scroggins Wheeler:

During a skirmish with rebel forces near Bentonville, Arkansas, on September 9, 1864 his horse was hit in the nose by a musket ball. His commanding officer, one Lt. Shoemaker, was not with the group on the 'scout'. James T. was thrown and fell under the horse. His fellow soldiers escaped capture and managed to return him to camp where he was noted as being severely injured. The fall had resulted in a severe right inguinal hernia. While convalescing it was noted that he came down with a fever and pneumonia. There was mention of exposure to cold. He was in the General Hospital at Little Rock, AR almost 8 months, from September 16, 1864 until May 8, 1865 . He was apparently still able to function with the aid of a truss, but was discharged on May 6, 1865 'by reason of 'hypertrophy of the heart'.

Below are Muster Rolls showing James in the U.S.A. General Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas:





James applied for a disability pension two years later, based on the heart problem.  His request included testaments from two fellow soldiers that he had been healthy at the time of enlistment and 'for 5 or 6 years' prior. Lt. Shoemaker could not be located to comment. One might be inclined to speculate whether James T.'s heart disease might be related to the 'fever' he experienced, since there was no indication of heart problems prior to the war. The hernia was also introduced as a principal factor severely limiting his ability to work because, he said, the truss was not as effective as he initially hoped. The initial pension granted him on May 7, 1865 was $6.00 per month. This increased to $18.00 in 1875, to $24.00 in 1883, was 'reissued' to $16.00 in 1886, increased to $18.00 in 1888, and finally in 1899 increased to $30.00. By 1891, his complaints had grown to include lung problems, back aches, and headaches.

In a pension form, certificate 83882 (Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions) dated August 4, 1898, which James T. Wheeler signed in a shaky hand.




Here's a note in James T.'s file referencing his horse falling on him:


James T.'s Discharge Paper:





I find it interesting that there are so many parallels with James Turner Wheeler and his 1st cousin, Christopher Columbus Wheeler.   Both came from very  similar backgrounds, both were farmers, both were soldiers in the Cavalry, yet they served on opposite sides.  


James Turner Wheeler and wife Nancy Andrews

 
James Turner Wheeler died in Greene County, Missouri on April 5, 1910.  He and his wife are buried in the Mount Comfort Cemetery.


Grave of James Turner Wheeler

Here's my relation to James:

James Turner Wheeler (1826 - 1910)
is your 1st cousin 4x removed
Jesse Wheeler (1794 - 1880)
Father of James Turner
Benjamin Wheeler (1755 - 1830)
Father of Jesse
Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (1803 - 1883)
Son of Benjamin
Christopher Columbus Wheeler (1842 - 1912)
Son of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Elliott Wheeler (1883 - 1951)
Son of Christopher Columbus
Phebe Teresa Wheeler Lewis (1918 - 1977)
Daughter of Benjamin Elliott
Joyce Elaine Lewis (1948 - )
Daughter of Phebe Teresa
Chip Stokes
You are the son of Joyce 


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

My 3rd cousin 7x removed, Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Overman, Sr.

Benjamin Franklin Overman

Benjamin Franklin Overman, Sr. was born in Pasquotank County, NC on November 22, 1797.  Yep, you read that right, 1797.   Prior to the war he and his wife had lived in Guilford County NC, where Benjamin owned and operated a carriage manufacturing business.   Sometime in the late 1830's he relocated to the territory of Florida (Florida wouldn't become a state until 1845).  There he became one of the partners in the Forsyth & Simpson Lumber Company in Bagdad, Santa Rosa County. 

He was 63 years old when he enlisted as a Private in the Pensacola Guards, which would later become Company K, 1st Florida Infantry, on April 5, 1861.   He was soon promoted to 3rd Lieutenant upon re-enlistment in early 1862.  In mid 1863 he was transferred to Company G, 1st Florida Infantry.  Benjamin must have shown great promise as a leader.   In October of 1864 he was elected 2nd Lieutenant.  Unfortunately the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment would be decimated casualties and disease, it would later be consolodated with the 3rd Florida infantry to form a Battalion.  They were attached to the Army of Tennessee throughout the entire Civil War. 



Benjamin would only enjoy his new rank for about 2 months.  In early December 1864 at the 3rd Battle of Murfreesboro, he was captured and taken prisoner.  He was originally sent to to a Military Prison in Louisville, KY.  He would later be transferred to the infamous Fort Delaware Prison on Pea Patch Island. 

Below shows where Benjamin was captured:



The document below shows Benjamin's transfer to Fort Delaware



Benjamin Franklin Overman, Sr. was released from Fort Delaware on June 16, 1865 after pledging the Oath of Allegiance to the United States.  He was 67 years old.  


Benjamin's Oath of Allegiance



He would live an additional 22 years after the end of the Civil War.   Benjamin Franklin Overman, Sr. Died in Pensacola Florida on April 28, 1888.  He was 89 years old.  He and his wife Eliza are buried in St. Michael's Cemetery in Pensacola. 




Here's my relation to Benjamin:



The 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry fought long and hard throughout the war and was in every major conflict in which the Confederate Army of Tennessee was engaged. Below is a list of engagements and which army they were in at that time.

1861
Oct 9 Action on Santa Rosa Island. Florida, Army of Pensacola
Nov. 22-23 Siege of Fort Pickens, Florida
1862
Jan. 1 Attach on Pensacola harbor and Fort Barrancus, Florida
Apr. 6-7 Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, Army of the Mississippi
Apr. 29-May 30 Operations against the Union advance and siege of Corinth, Mississippi
May 30-June 12 Retreat to Booneville, Mississippi
Oct. 8 Battle at Perryville, Kentucky
Oct. 10-22 Retreat from Perryville to London, Kentucky
Dec. 26-30 Operations against the Union advance on Murfeesborough, Tennessee, Army of Tennessee
Dec. 31-Jan 3, 63 Consolidated with the 3rd Florida Volunteer Infantry (Dec 31)
Battle of Stones River, Murfeesborough, Tennessee
1863
July 5-17 Campaign against Jackson, Mississippi
July 7 Skirmish near Baker's Creek, Mississippi
July 9 Skirmish near Jackson, Mississippi
July 10-16 Siege of Jackson, Mississippi
Sep. 19-21 Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
Sep. 24-Nov. 23 Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 23-27 Campaign of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Ringgold Georgia
Nov. 24-25 Assault and capture of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1864
Apr. 9 Consolidated with the 6th and 7th Florida Volunteer Infantry regiments
May 1- Sept 8 Atlanta Campaign
May 8-11 Operations against and on Rocks Face Ridge, Georgia
May 8-9 Combat at Buzzard's Roost Gap (Mill Creek), Georgia
May 14-15 Battle of Resaca, Georgia
May 18-19 Combat near Cassville, Georgia
May 25-June 5 Operations on the line of Pumkinvine Creek and battles about Dallas,
New Hope Church, and Alatoona, Georgia
May 25 Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia
June 10-July 2 Operations about Marietta and Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia
June 11-14 Combat about Pine Hill, Georgia
June 15-17 Combat about Lost Mountain, Georgia
June 17 Assault on Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia
July 5-17 Operations on the line of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia
July 19-20 Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia
July 22 Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
July 23-Aug. 25 Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
Aug. 5-7 Combat at Utoy Creek, Georgia
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia
Sept 2-5 Engagement at Lovejoy Station, Georgia
Sept. 29-Nov. 3 Hood's operations in northern Georgia and northern Alabama
Nov. 29 Engagement at Spring Hill, Tennessee
Nov. 31 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
(Dec 5-7 Battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Benjamin's capture , sent to Johnson's Island then transferred to Delaware Prison
Dec. 17-28 Retreat to the Tennessee River near Bridgeport, Alabama
1865
Jan. 30-Apr. 26 Campaign of the Carolinas


Flag of the 1st Florida Battalion
The "Shiloh" citation as shown on the 1st Florida Battalion's flag, was a hard-won honor. The commander of the brigade in which the 1st Florida served reported, "The desperation with which the troops fought brings new luster to the arms of the state they representede." Located in the Confererate Museum , New Orleans, LA Note: The "Florida Star" is a six pointed Star. The star was used on several early-war Florida flags, and the Florida "Cherokee Rose" button. It was used as a hat insignia for Florida Soldiers, the larger version was used to pin up the side of a slouch hat. Most noted picture is of Lt. Lawrence M. Anderson, First Florida Infantry, Co A.

Source: John Holmes / Kissimmee River Depot/ P.O. Box 430178 / Kissimmee, FL 32743-0178
  

Below is an account from the Union army regarding their "comandeering" of local items including Benjamin Franklin Overman's home. 
"On the first day of the new year 1863, Colonel Dow informed General Banks, commanding Department of the Gulf, about his policy regarding the disposal of the contents of the homes abandoned by Confederate sympathizers: " I caused the furniture of these houses to be brought to Pensacola and distributed among the officers at their quarters and to the hospital". Dow explained that when he apprised General Butler, Bank's predecessor, of his policy, Butler had ordered that it be sold at auction but countermanded the order upon learning that he would be relinquishing command. Dow asked for clarification of the matter. If the furniture were not sold, he claimed, " it will be left on an evacuation of the place to anyone who chooses to take it, as the city is occupied almost exclusively by poor whites, who have come in from the surrounding country to avoid starvation and the conscription. Very few of the Pensacola people remain in the place." It was true that the wagon loads of confiscated furniture from the surrounding communities were, as Dow stated, divided among the hospital and the other officers to furnish their quarters. But the choicest articles, including four pianos, went to his own quarters, the Benjamin Overman home. One of the pianos was of "carved rosewood, reported to be worth $1,500."

Benjamin Franklin Overman's home was used as Col. Dow's Union Headquarters during the Union Occupation of Pensacola and it's surrounding areas.  It "accidentally" caught fire and burned down during the Union Army's burning of the Lumber Mill.  

From:  Pensacola During the Civil War - A Thorn in the side of the Confederacy - by George F. Pearce
University Press of Florida