PHOTO GALLERY of the Men of the 42nd
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Pvt. Robert M. Beggs of Co. D (Thanks to Bobby Mitchell)
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Pvt. Joseph S. Sanders of Co C and his wife Eugenia Haddox. Married in Camden, AL in 1868.
(Thanks to Mark Raines for this photo of his GGrandfather.)
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WILLIAM
HENRY EZELL was the son of J.B. Ezell of Co
E and Eliza Wells, daughter of Littleton Well of Florida. (Thanks to Margie K Ezell for the photo and information.)
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George
Washington Askew Co F Buried
in Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, MS
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Peyton
G. Brewer,
and wife, Keziah A. (Tapley) Brewer. Peyton Brewer served in Co F. He was a resident of Fayette County, Alabama. (Thanks to Jerry Brewer for the photograph of his ggrandparents.) |
Co C |
"John
Thomas Wells was born 29 Sept. 1836 in Fairfield Co., SC.He was wounded,
and placed in General Hospital in Lauderdale Springs, MS from June 1862-April
1863 where he rejoined his regiment afterwards. He was captured at Vicksburg
4 July 1863 and paroled after signing the oath not to take up arms against
the US but again shortly afterward he rejoined his regiment. He was
in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, TN; Battle at Missionary
Ridge, TN; Battle of Resaca; Battle of New Hope; Battle at Buzzards
Roost; and the Battle of Atlanta. He was in
Ross Hospital, Mobile, AL from Oct. 1864-Nov 1864 with fever, then returned
for the Battle at Spanish Fort and the Battle of Bentonville,
NC. He surrendered and was discharged at Durham Station, NC
26 April 1865. . John Thomas died 11 Feb 1906 in Fayetteville, AR where
he is buried in the Confederate Cemetery ." |
John Boley Lewis, Jr. enlisted in May of 1862 at Columbus, Mississippi in the 42nd Alabama Regiment, Co K "Bull Mountain Invincibles". He was shot in the elbow of the right arm at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi on October 3, 1862. He also had his left hip dislocated while handling a siege gun while he was at Snyder's Bluff, Mississippi during the Siege of Vicksburg. He was honorably discharged on July 10, 1864 and is the gggrandfather of Jason Lewis. |
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Chaplain Killed in action
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1836-1918 (Thanks to V. Burzynki) |
Carrollton, Alabama Co B Also listed on the rolls of the 37th Alabama (Thanks to S. Upchurch) |
"...Photo
taken in front of Battery Robinett near Corinth on October 4, 1862.
The bearded man is Col. William Rogers of the 2nd Texas.
Most of the others are members of the 42nd Alabama; one
of them is almost certainly my great-grandfather, Robert M. Beggs
of Co. D. The original photo is in the Alabama Archives..." (Thanks to J. Beggs) |
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Col. John W. Portis First commander of the 42nd Alabama |
James L. Lambert, Jr. 1835-1914 Monroe County Co A |
1837-1892 Monroe County Co H |
Born 4 March 1842 Monroe County Co A |
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