Re: I need help... I've never searched for Civil War people.
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Re: I need help... I've never searched for Civil War people.
Rhonda Ray 11/20/03
The Battle of Chickamauga Creek, Georgia occured September 19 and 20, 1863. The battle site is about seven miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee in Catoosa and Walker counties of Georgia.
Edward L. Young was wounded during the battle but he did not die until 27 years later at his home in Archer, Florida. According to the widows pension application he died of Bright's disease which is an inflamation of the kidneys. He most likely is buried in a family cemetery or a churchyard in or near Archer, Florida. The grave may be unmarked. The genealogy web site for Alachu County, Florida is http://www.rootsweb.com/~flalachu/http://www.rootsweb.com/~flalachu/. Perhaps there is something on that site that may be useful.
As to the date of death of the widow, if the State of Florida maintained a record of annual pension payments these records are probably located at the Florida State Archives and might indicate when payments ended. This would be an indicator of the year of death. If it could be determined that she died after 1916 then a death certificate might be on file at the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics and that would tell the place of burial. If it was before 1917 at least you have narrowed the search for a newspaper obituary to one or two years.
With regard to your other relative, you might want to revisit your source of information. There was no battle in Marion County, Florida and the Civil War ended in April 1865. There were few battles or skirmishes in Florida, and mostly in the western panhandle around Mobile, Alabama. The nearest to Marion County was 85 miles north in Baker County and known as the Battle of Olustee, Florida, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Ocean Pond and this occured on February 20, 1864. Perhaps this was meant to be only that the ex-soldier died in 1869 in Marion County. Confederate soldiers that survived the war and later died would usually be buried in a cemetary or family plot near their place of residence the same as any member of the household. It wasn't until many years after the war that the United Daughters of the Confederacy began providing markers for former Confederate soldiers graves that could be identified as such. Sometimes identifing the date and burial place of anyone is very difficult and often impossible but the steps involved are the same for those ex-Confederate soldiers that survived the war as they are for anyone else.
If you haven't already done so, you should read RootsWeb Guide to genealogy at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/. You will find that this elementary guide covers many subjects and should be useful in your research.
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