Custom Field:<_FA#> 1850 Census of Coosa Co., AL records him as an overseer.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
Custom Field:<_FA#> Pvt. Co. D 19 Alabama Infantry CSA@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
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Information regarding R. Major White from Eddie & Joan White, 1281 Hwy
55, Wilsonville, AL 35186, (205) 669-6143, e-mail: whiteacres@@aol.com
R. Major White served in Confederate Army: Enlisted at Gadsden, AL, Aug.
13, 1861, Co. D, 19th Alabama Regiment, (served under Gen'l Joseph
Wheeler). He was captured while on horseback, April 8, 1862 at Pittsburg
Landing (near Shiloh)- Island #10- on Tennessee River. He was held at
Camp Douglas, near Chicago, IL and was exchanged as POW. Discharged Dec.
1, 1862
Occupation: Plantation overseer - Dr. Garrett's Farm (Garrett's diary in
possession by Coosa County Historical Society)