- Elphege Joseph Dugas (1846–1896), my 2nd great grandfather, who was a Private in Company H, 28th (“Thomas’”) Louisiana Infantry Regiment and was captured on 3 July 1863 when Vicksburg, Mississippi fell to U.S. Grant. He was paroled and released the next day, a practice on both sides that was not suspended until later in the war when it was realized on the Federal side that, owing to the much smaller resources of the Confederate Army in men (and materiel), the practice was disproportionally advantageous to the Confederate cause. Many parolees on both sides rejoined their units after their release, although the agreement they signed prohibited them from doing so. Elphege Dugas did not do so and, unfortunately, his widow Emma MARTIN Dugas (1858–1924) was denied a Confederate widow’s pension in the 1920s because of that.
- John O. Jackson (1834–1861), my 3rd great grandfather, who was a Private in Company E, 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment, who died of disease in a Confederate Army camp in Huntsville, Alabama on 16 October 1861.
- John L. Averett (1843–1862), my 3rd great grand uncle, brother of David Franklin Averett (1837–1927) who was a Corporal in Company F, 13th Alabama Infantry Regiment and died of disease in a Confederate Army camp in Yorktown, Virginia.
- James McKissick Timmerman (1834–1863), my 3rd great grand uncle, who was a Private in Company K, 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment (incomplete records), who died 21 September 1863 in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
- William Jasper Pyron (1843–1921), my 3rd great grand uncle, who was a Private in Company B, 56th Georgia Infantry Regiment, (incomplete records) who survived the war.
- Alvis Early Averett (1845—unknown), who survived the war and moved to California. He was another brother of my 3rd great grandfather David Franklin Averett (1837-1927).
This post documents the files found in the service records of John O. Jackson (1834–1861), whose grave I visited in Hunstville, Alabama in March 2014. The source of the his records found at Fold3.com web site was Publication No. M311 Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama, The National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives Catalog ID 586957, Record Group 109, State of Alabama, Roll 0274, Nineteenth Infantry:
The first image is the scanned image of the outside of the folder that contained his records. They are transcribed as follows.
1026
Jackson, John O.
Co. E, 19 Alabama Infantry.
(Confederate.)
Private Private
Card Numbers.
44606306
50445921
Number of medical cards herein: 0
Number of personal papers herein: 0
Book Mark: [left blank]
See also: [left blank]
The second image is a card containing information from a Company Muster Roll for the 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment in which his name appeared. My impression is that, as information was requested about specific soldiers, a clerk would locate the archived information and copy it out on one of several standard forms, which would then be included in the soldier’s service record in a separate location. The information on this particular card is transcribed as follows:
(Confederate.)
J 19 Ala.
John O. Jackson
Pvt, Co. E, 19 Reg’t Alabama Infantry.
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above, For Aug. 12 to Oct 31, 1861.
Enlisted:
When: Aug 12, 1861.
Where: Kirks Grove, Ala.
By whom: Capt Kirkpatrick
Period: 3 yrs
Last paid:
By whom:
Pay due from Enrolmt [Enrollment]
To what time: [blank], 186[blank]
Present or absent
Remarks: Died Oct 16, 1861, Hunstville, Ala.
Book mark: [blank]
[signed] W.J. Hearst
Copyist.
(642)
The next card records the appearance of the name of John O. Jackson due to his widow’s claim of his back pay, his enlistment bounty, and money found on his clothing after he died prior to burial. It is transcribed as follows.
(CONFEDERATE.)
J 19 Ala.
John O. Jackson
Co. C. [error: should be E?] 19 Regt
Name appears on a
Register
of Claims of deceased Officers and Soldiers from Alabama which were filed for settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department.
By whom presented: A.E. Jackson [his widow, Atharilla Elizabeth Roberts (1833–1908)]
When filed: March 4, 1863
Where born: [left blank]
Where died: Huntsville, Ala.
Comptroller:
When reported to: July 21, 1864.
When returned: July 23, 1864.
Number of settlements:
Certficates: 17406
Report: [left blank]
Amount found due: $99.20
By whom paid: [left blank]
No. Of Paymasters’ Settlements: [left blank]
Abstract and No. Of Voucher: [left blank]
Confed. Arch, Chap. 10, File No. 26, page 63.
[signed] J. Cary [?]
Copyist
(635)
The next card records his name appearing on a register of deceased Confederate soldiers, along with some of his information.
(CONFEDERATE.)
J 19 Ala
J.O. Jackson
Co. E 19 Regt
Name appears on a
Register*
of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle, or who died of wounds or disease.
Where born: [left blank]
When deceased: Oct. 16, 1861.
Where and from what cause: Huntsville, Ala
Amount of money left: [left blank]
Effects: [left blank]
In whose charge: [left blank]
When received: March 18, 1864
Number of certificate: 62
Remarks: [left blank]
* This register appears to have been compiled in the Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office from returns furnished by Hospitals and by Regimental and Company Officers.
Confed. Arch., Chap. 10, File No. 2, page 138.
[signed] G. C. West
Copyist.
(635)
3014
The next card is similar but provides a bit more information that did not appear on the first card, namely that he died of disease in camp.
(CONFEDERATE.)
J 19 Ala
John O. Jackson
Co. E 19 Regt
Name appears on a
Register*
of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle, or who died of wounds or disease.
Where born: [left blank]
When deceased: Oct. 16, 1861.
Where and from what cause: Huntsville, Ala. Disease.
Amount of money left: [left blank]
Effects: [left blank]
In whose charge: [left blank]
When received: [left blank]
Number of certificate: [left blank]
Remarks: [left blank]
* This register appears to have been compiled in the Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office from returns furnished by Hospitals and by Regimental and Company Officers.
Confed. Arch., Chap. 10, File No. 2, page 133.
[signed] G. C. West
Copyist.
(635)
3014
The next card reports on the disposal of property of deceased Confederate soldiers. For John O. Jackson, he had no effects to be given to his family, except for $7.40 found in his pockets after he died. It also states that he was due back pay from the time of his enlistment in the Confederate Army.
(CONFEDERATE.)
J 19 Ala
John O. Jackson
Pvt. Co. E. 19 Regt Ala. P.A [I don’t know what “P.A” means]
Appears on a
Register
containing a record of the Property of Deceased Confederate Soldiers.
Date: Nov. 14, 1861.
Died: in Hunstville
Oct. 16, 1861
Remarks: No effects. Entitled to pay from 12th of Aug 1861 & $7.40 on clothing.
Confed. Arch., Chap. 1, File No. 27, page 160.
[signed] L.E. Fehl
Copyist.
(635)
(5649)
The next record appears to be a cover sheet for folded records used to settle accounts with the widow of John O. Jackson.
[unreadable handwritten notations]
No. 17,406.
Account.
John O. Jackson, Deceased.
Private of Capt. Israel’s
Co. E, 19 Alabama Reg’t.
Due: $99.20
APPROPRIATION. Pay of officers and privates of the army — volunteers, militia, &c.
Reported: July 20, 1864.
Confirmed: July 23, 1864.
The other side of that cover sheet reads as follows:
THE CONFEDERATE STATES,
To: Atharilla E. Jackson, Widow of
John O. Jackson, deceased,
Late private of Capt. M.M. Israel Co. E,
19 Reg’t Alabama Volunteers Dr.
For pay of said deceased from 12 August 1861 when enlisted to 16 October 1861 When he died.
Two months & six days at $11 per mo. $24.20
Comniulation [difficult to read handwriting: should be “commutation” or “the payment substituted”?] for clothing: $25.00
Bounty Fifty dollars $50.00
Due: $99.20
As per report of G.J. Williams herewith
Payable to: Atharilia E. Jackson Widow
Care of A. Woods Jacksonville Alabama
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND AUDITOR’S OFFICE,
July 21, 1864.
[signature difficult to read] Clerk.
COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE,
July 23, 1864.
[signature portion difficult to read] Hester, Clerk.
The next image appears to be the cover of another packet of records for settlement with the family of Jackson.
No. 62.
J.O. Jackson
Co. E
19 Ala.
[handwritten difficult to read]
Mar. 4/63 [March 4, 1863]
Order 80 15 Feby 1864 [15 February 1864]
The other side of that page consists of two forms, which read as follows:
FORM NO. 4.
I CERTIFY that the within named John O. Jackson a Priv’t of Captain M.M. Israel’s Company (E) of the 19th Regt. of Ala Vols [Alabama Volunteers] born in [difficult to read handwriting] in the State of Georgia, aged 24 [incorrect, should be 26: born 17 Dec 1834, died 16 Oct 1861] years, 5 feet, 8 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, Dark hair, and by occupation a Farmer was enlisted by Capt. Kirkpatrick at Kirksgrove Ala. on the 12th day of Aug, 1861, to serve three years, and
The said Soldier was
There is due to him [left blank] Dollars traveling allowance from [left blank], the place of discharge, to [left blank] the place of enrollment, transportation not being furnished in kind.
There is due him 23 46/100 bounty for enlisting 50.00 dollars,
He is indebted to the Confederate States [left blank] dollars,
Account of [left blank]
Given in duplicate at Walton GA , this 6th day of January, 1864.
[signed] Joseph Williamson, [handwriting difficult to read], Commanding Company.
FORM NO. 5. — Account to be made by the Quartermaster.
For pay from 12 of Aug, 1861, to 16 of Oct 1861, being 2 months and 4 days, at 11 dollars per month, 23.46
For pay
[handwritten: Bounty for Enlistment] 50.00
Amount ………… 82.08
Deduct for Clothing overdrawn, …………… [left blank]
Balance paid, ………… [left blank]
Received of [left blank], C.S. Army, this [left blank] day of [left blank] 186[left blank]
[left blank] Dollars and [left blank] Cents, in full of the above account.
[left blank] [SIGNED DUPLICATE.]
WITNESS: [left blank]
Note that I do not currently know where in Georgia he was born and I am not quite able to read the name of the town noted in red. If anyone reading this blog post can read it or otherwise knows the information, I would be grateful if you would post it in a comment below.
A bureaucratic form to further confirm the settlement from the point of view of the Confederate government:
Treasury Department, Second Auditor’s Office,
Sept. 4, 1863.
THE ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, C.S.,
SIR:
Please report me the term of enlistment and the service and death &c., of John O. Jackson Dec’d late Pr [Private?] of Captain Kirkpatrick’s Company E 19 Regiment Ala. Vols.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Alleged, died Oct. 16 1861.
[signature difficult to read]
Ch. Div. Deceased Soldiers.
[handwritten:]
Enld [Enlisted]
12th Aug 1861 [for the duration of the?] war
Died 16th Octo 1861.
And another:
Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office,
Richmond, Va. Jany 6th 1864
It appears from the Muster Roll of Capt Kirkpatrick Company, (E) of the 19 Regiment Ala Volunteers, on file in this office, that Jno O Jackson of his Company was enlisted for war 12th Augs 1861, and died on the 16th Oct 1861.
[signed]
Ed. A. Palfrey
Lt. Col. & A.A. Gen’l.
Finally, Jackson’s widow apparently had to submit an affidavit certifying that she was his widow. I know very little about probate law and assume this was necessary.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA,
CALHOUN COUNTY.
I ALEXANDER WOODS, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said State and County, hereby certify that Calvin M Wheeler [handwriting difficult to read] whose genuine signature appears to the within and foregoing [handwriting difficult to read] affidavit [handwriting difficult to read] certificate is and was at the time of certifying and attesting the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Calhoun, duly commissioned and sworn according to law; and all his official acts are and ought to be entitled to full faith and credit. I further certify that I am the Clerk of said Court as well as Judge of the same, and that there is no other presiding magistrate of said court other than myself; that said court is a court of record, having a seal annexed thereto, and that this certificate is in due form of law and by the proper officer.
All of which I certify under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Office in the Town of Jacksonville, Alabama, on the 11th day of October A.D. 1862. [handwritten notation difficult to read] A. Woods, Judge of Probate.
[Handwritten]
John O. Jackson
[handwriting difficult to read] Kirkpatrick
Co. [left blank] 19 Ala
A.E. Jackson
wid [widow]
R 4 Mar 1863.
[handwritten notation difficult to read]
Sept. 4, 1863.
[handwriting difficult to read]
Address A Woods
Jacksonville
Ala
More of the affidavit:
[Handwritten]
The State of Alabama
Calhoun County
On this 23rd day of August 1862 personally appeared before me Calvin M. Wheeler a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Calhoun Athariles E. Jackson a resident of said county of Calhoun, who being duly sworn by me according to Law States on [Oath?] that she is the late wife and now the widow of John O. Jackson deceased, that on the the 13th day of August 1861 the said John O. Jackson was mustered in to the Army of the Confederate States as a private for the War, at Huntsville Ala, [handwriting difficult to read] Co. Commanded by Capt. D[?] Kirkpatrick 19th Regt commanded by Col. Whales[?] Ala Vols that on the 16th day of October 1861 the said John O. Jackson departed this life at the Hospital in said Huntsville Ala, and and affiant as the widow and legal heir of the said John O. Jackson deceased [handwriting difficult to read] this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining the [handwriting difficult to read: Military pay account….?] while was [handwriting difficult to read] the said John O. Jackson at the time of his death on account of his service in said Company & Regiment, he having served in said Co. & Regt two months & 2 days without having drawn anything for his service, affiant further states that she has been [handwriting difficult to read] upon the Estate of the said John O. Jackson deceased. Sworn to & subscribed before me this 23rd day of August A.D. 1862.
Atharila E Jackson (X her mark)
Calvin M. Wheeler, J.P.[?]
I am puzzled by the use of “her mark” because each of the U.S. Census returns on which she appears indicate that all members of her family above the appropriate age, including her, were able to read and write. Except for this one bit of evidence, I have no reason to doubt that she was able to do so.
We, Joshua Roberts & John D. Cheatwood hereby certify that we reside in Calhoun in the State of Alabama that the foregoing affidavit made by Atharila E. Jackson was signed and acknowledged[?] by her in our presence, that we have [handwriting difficult to read] said Athariler E. Jackson personally for many years, as well as her deceased husband John O. Jackson in his lifetime mentioned in the foregoing affidavit all residing in the said neighborhood in said County of Calhoun, that we therefore State from personal knowledge, that the said Athariles E. Jackson & John O. Jackson lived together as man & wife & were so regarded by the community in which they lived, and we further State that the said Athariler E. Jackson is a Lady of [handwriting difficult to read] and veracity, and we are satisfied that the facts deposed to by her in the foregoing affidavit are true, we further State that we have no interest in the final result of the prosecution of this claim, sworn [and?] subscribed before me this 23rd day of August 21, A.D. 1862.
[signed] John D. Cheatwood
Calvin M. Wheeler J.P.[?]
Note: I think it is likely that this Joshua Roberts was the father, Joshua Robert (1795–1876), of Atharilla E. ROBERTS Jackson (1833–1908). I do not know who John D. Cheatwood might have been. It may or may not be relevant that the neighbors and good friends of the William Joseph Jackson (1881–1956) and Monnie Ethel WATTS Jackson (1885–1985) family in northern Louisiana was named Cheatwood. If there is a connection, it will need some kind of evidence that has yet to be found by me.
And finally:
I [space left blank] a Justice of the peace in and for Calhoun /County, State of Alabama hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit made by Athariles E. Jackson was signed and acknowledged by her in my presence, that the foregoing certificate made by Josehua Roberts & John D. Cheatwood was also signed and acknowledged by them in my presence, and Know that they are credible Witnesses residing in said County of Calhoun, & I further know that the said Athariles E. Jackson the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of August 1862
Calvin M. Wheeler J.P.[?]
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