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_George MATLOCK MEDLOCK _|
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_Charles MATLOCK MEDLOCK _|
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Mother: Mary KELLER |
From: [email protected] "To the Editor: It was with
great pleasure that I read the biographical sketch on General
George Paul Harrison, Jr. in "Confederate Images" for the
September/October 2003 issue. General Harrison was my first
cousin, fourth removed, and earlier this year I joined the MOSB
under his name.
With regard to General Harrison promotion to brigadier-general,
I would like to point out that Lt. Col. Charles Colcock Jones,
in his "Roster of Confederate General Officers," cites an order
with the date of rank of February 7, 1865. If this is correct,
General Harrison was the third youngest general officer of the
Confederate Army.
General Harrison's father, George P. Harrison, Sr., it should be
noted, was the commanding general of the militia brigade whose
men seized Fort Pulaski on January 3, 1861, and was later the
Commanding General of the 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops,
part of the State Army raised for the purpose of bolstering the
Confederate forces defending the Georgia coast in the Fall of
1861 and commanded by Major-General Henry R. Jackson. Captured
by Sherman's troops at Monteith Plantation on December 9, 1864,
George P. Harrison, Sr., was imprisoned first on Hilton Head and
then at Point Lookout. He described the pitiful conditions at
Hilton Head in a letter to his friend, Confederate
Representative Julian Hartridge, and likewise pointed out to the
Confederate government the miserable treatment of the Immortal
600 at Hilton Head.
In that regard, it may also be of general interest to the SCV
that George P. Harrison, Sr.'s younger brother was Captain
Harris Kollock Harrison, commanding officer of Company E, 7th
Georgia Cavalry, and one of the Immortal 600. Captain Harrison
was very close to my great-great-great-grandmother, his sister,
when they were children, the two of them being the youngest of
their family. Their father, Colonel William S. Harrison,
commanded the 2nd (Chatham County) Battalion of the Georgia
Militia during the War of 1812."
Warmest Confederate Regards,
James Allen Knechtmann
President Jefferson Davis Chapter #1, Military Order of the
Stars & Bars
The Stainless Banner Camp #1440
SAVANNAH'S ROLL OF HONOR.
Those marked thus * were killed; those marked å died in service
or since the war; and those marked ç were wounded.
MAJOR-GENERALS
J. F. Gilmer, Geo. P. Harrison, Commodore J. Tatnall.
BRIGADIER-GENERALS
R. H. Anderson, Isaac W. Avery, Ed. C. Anderson, Francis S.
Bartow,* J. S. Bowen,* William R. Boggs, Henry R. Jackson, W. W.
Kirkland, A. R. Lawton,ç H. W. Mercer, G. Moxley Sorrell.
COLONELS
Edward C. Anderson, Joseph S. Claghorn, Winder P. Johnson,
George A. Gordon, Charles A. L. Lamar,* J. M. Millen,* Charles
H. Olmstead, F. W. Simms, W. R. Symons, W. T. Thompson, J. F.
Waring,ç W. M. Wadley, Charlton H. Way, R. A. Wayne, Aaron
Wilbur.
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS
George R. Black, Richard J. Davant, Jr., Martin J. Ford, B. B.
Ferrill, C. C. Jones, W. R. Pritchard, W. S. Rockwell, John
Screven.
MAJORS
George W. Anderson, W. S. Basinger,ç P. H. Behn, T. D. Bertody,
A. Bonaud, Henry Bryan, John Cunningham, H. N. Davenport, R. W.
B. Elliott, John Foley, T. J. Charlton, John M. Guerard, Geo. R.
Giles,ç Jno. B. Gallie,* E. L. Holcombe, A. L.
Hartridge, J. L. Holcombe,* Charles S. Hardee, B. W. Hardee, J.
C. Habersham, J. M. Johnston, W. S. Lawton, S. Yates Levy, J. C.
Le Hardy, McPherson B. Millen, D. H. Morrisson, J. T. McFarland,
J. B. Read, James T. Stewart, W. F. Shellman, J.
G. Thomas, Joseph C. Thompson,ç J. J. Waring, W. D. Waples, W.
H. Wiltberger, J. S. Williams.
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gachatha/68honor.htm
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 6, 1861.
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives:
[. . .]
Early in September, I visited the coast and inspected the
fortifications and batteries which had been thrown up by
Confederate authority. I was fully satisfied that the number of
troops upon the coast in the Confederate service, was entirely
inadequate to its defence, and as no requisition was made upon
me for any increase of the force, I felt it to be my duty to
call out State troops and increase the force as soon as
possible. It is true the State was not invaded, but the danger
was considered so imminent as to admit of no further delay, and
I was of opinion that my action was justified by both the letter
and spirit of the Constitution of the Confederate States.
In the early part of September last, I appointed Gen. George P.
Harrison, of Chatham county, a Brigadier General, under the act
of the last session of the Legislature, and ordered him to
organize a Brigade of volunteers, armed as far as we had the
means with military weapons and the balance with good country
rifles and shot guns, and to throw them into camp of instruction
near the coast where they could readily be used when needed.
Gen. Harrison has pressed forward the organization with his
characteristic promptness and energy, and now has a fine Brigade
under his command. I have also, within the last few days
appointed Maj. F. W. Capers, a Brigadier General and ordered him
to take command of the second Brigade now about organized.
Source: State of Georgia. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of
the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the
General Assembly, Begun and Held in Milledgeville, the Seat of
Government, in 1861 (Milledgeville, Georgia: Boughton, Nisbet &
Barnes, State Printers, 1861), 8, 17-18.
Executive Department,
Milledgeville, Nov. 11th, 1861.
To the Senate:--I have appointed George P. Harrison, a Brigadier
General, under the Act of the Legislature assented to 18th
December, 1860, to command the first Brigade of Georgia
Volunteers for the defense of the State; and I have appointed
Francis W. Capers a Brigadier General to command the second
Brigade. I respectfully ask the advice and consent of the Senate
in confirmation of these appointments. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Source: State of Georgia. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of
the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the
General Assembly, Begun and Held in Milledgeville, the Seat of
Government, in 1861 (Milledgeville, Georgia: Boughton, Nisbet &
Barnes, State Printers, 1861), 54.
November 12th, 1861
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate inform the Governor
that the Senate has agreed and consented and confirmed the
nomination of Geo. P. Harrison, as Brigadier General of the
first Brigade; and Francis W. Capers, as Brigadier General of
the second Brigade; and that the Secretary read the Journal in
Executive session; and after this session shall terminate, the
same shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
In the meantime the Secretary shall keep said Journal under
secrecy until removed by order of the Senate.
Source: State of Georgia. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of
the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the
General Assembly, Begun and Held in Milledgeville, the Seat of
Government, in 1861 (Milledgeville, Georgia: Boughton, Nisbet &
Barnes, State Printers, 1861), 64.
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 6, 1862.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
[. . .]
STATE TROOPS.
In compliance with the resolution of the General Assembly passed
at its last session, directing me to transfer the State troops
to the Confederacy with the consent of the troops, I ordered the
question of transfer to be submitted to a fair vote of each
organized body of troops, and the majority against the transfer
amounted almost to unanimity. Soon after the passage of the
Conscription Act, however, which passed after the expiration of
the term of enlistment of part of the men, but a short time
before the end of the term of much the larger portion of them,
the Secretary of War informed me that all the State troops
between 18 and 35 years of age must go into the Confederate
service. At that time an attack upon the city of Savannah was
daily expected, and for the purpose of avoiding conflict and
collision with the Confederate authorities in the face of the
enemy, I agreed to yield the point, and I immediately tendered
the State Army to Brigadier General Lawton, who then commanded
the Military District of Georgia, Major General Henry R.
Jackson, who commanded the State troops, having retired from the
command to prevent all embarrassment. General Lawton accepted
the tender, and assumed the command of the troops. The claim
made by the Secretary of War did not include those under 18 or
over 35 years of age, but it was thought best to tender the
whole together, as the detachment of those between 18 and 35
from each organization would have disorganized the entire force.
While referring to the subject, I feel it a duty which I owe to
the gallant officers and brave men who composed the State Army,
to say that they were, at the time of the transfer, as
thoroughly organized, trained and disciplined, as probably any
body of troops of equal number on the continent, who had not
been a much longer time in the field. They had performed,
without murmur, an almost incredible amount of labor in erecting
fortifications and field works necessary to the protection of
the city, and had made their position so strong as to deter the
enemy, with a force of vastly superior numbers, from making an
attack. While they regretted that an opportunity did not offer
to show their courage and efficiency upon the battle-field, they
stood, like a bulwark of stout hearts and strong arms, between
the city and the enemy, and by their chivalrous bearing and
energetic preparation, in connection with the smaller number of
brave Confederate troops near, saved the city from attack and
capture, without bloodshed and carnage. It is but justice to
Major General Jackson, that it be remarked, that he had, with
untiring energy and consummate ability, pressed forward the
preparation of the defenses and the training of the army, and
that the people of Georgia owe much of gratitude to him for the
safety of the city of Savannah and its present freedom from the
tyrannical rule of the enemy. There is not, probably, an
intelligent, impartial man in the State who does not regret that
the services of this
distinguished son of Georgia should not have been properly
appreciated by the Confederate authorities, and that he should
not, after the Georgia army was transferred, have been invited
by the President to a command equal to his well known ability
and merit. This was requested by the Executive of this State,
which request was presented to the President by her entire
delegation in Congress. It is also due Brigadier Generals George
P. Harrison, F. W. Capers, and W. H. T. Walker, that their names
be honorably mentioned for enlightened generalship and
efficiency as commanders of their respective brigades. The
Executive of the State, appreciating the merits of these
officers, asked for positions for them, as commanders in the
armies of the Confederacy, but neither of them, so far as I
know, has been tendered any command. If this might be excused as
to Generals Harrison and Capers, on the ground that they were
not graduates of West Point and old army officers, though one of
them has a thorough military education, and the other is known
to be a most valuable, energetic military man, having the
confidence of the whole people of the State, this excuse does
not apply in the case of General Walker, who is a son of
Georgia, a graduate of West Point and an old soldier, who has
shed his blood in his country's service on many a battle field.
His ability and gallantry are acknowledged by all who admire
cool courage and high-toned chivalry. But no one of the Georgia
Generals who commanded her State army has since been invited to
a position, and even this gallant old soldier is permitted to
remain in retirement, while thousands of Georgia troops who
entered the service of the Confederacy under requisitions upon
the State, and whose right, under the Constitution, to be
commanded by Generals appointed by the State is too clear to
admit of doubt, are thrown under the command of Generals
appointed from other States, many of whom have had neither the
experience in service, nor the distinction, which General Walker
has, while confronting the enemies of his country, purchased
with his blood upon the battle field.
Source: State of Georgia. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of
the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the
General Assembly, Begun and Held in Milledgeville, the Seat of
Government, in 1862 (Milledgeville, Georgia: Boughton, Nisbet &
Barnes, State Printers, 1862), 6, 11-13.
" The Secession movement of the Southern States in 1860 met the
hearty approval of the citizens of Savannah, which was the first
city in the State to move in the glorious cause of resistance to
Radical rule. The announcement of the secession of South
Carolina, in December of this year, was hailed with delight and
created the wildest enthusiasm. A secession flag, bearing the
representation of a large rattlesnake, with the inscription
"DON'T TREAD ON ME," was unfurled from the top of the Greene
monument, in Johnson square. Patriotic speeches were made, and
every assurance given that the citizens would heartily
co-operate with South Carolina. The old volunteer companies, the
Chatham Artillery, Savannah Volunteer Guards, Republican Blues,
Georgia Hussars, Phoenix Riflemen, Irish Jasper Greens,
Oglethorpe Light Infantry, DeKalb Riflemen, and German
Volunteers, promptly tendered their services for any duty that
might be required of them. Their ranks were daily increased by
volunteers and numerous other companies were organized.
The call for a state convention to assemble and act upon the
question of secession originated in Savannah, and met with ready
response throughout the State. On the 2d of January, 1861, an
election for delegates to the convention was held. Captain
Francis S. Bartow, Captain John W. Anderson, and Colonel A. S.
Jones, nominees of the party favoring immediate secession and
separate State action, were unanimously elected.
The citizens of Savannah, after hearing of the evacuation of
Fort Moultrie and occupation of Fort Sumter by the United States
forces under Major Anderson, determined to seize Fort Pulaski,
being convinced that the policy of the United States government
was to provoke a war, and in furtherance of the policy would
hold all the forts commanding the harbors of the Southern
States. A meeting of the citizens was held in a room in
Battersby's buildings, at the southwest corner of Bay and
Drayton streets, at which were present all of the officers and a
number of men of the volunteer companies of Savannah. It was
determined to seize and occupy the fort whether sanctioned by
the Governor or not, but as a matter of prudence he was notified
and his permission asked, which was granted. Accordingly, on the
third day of January, 1861, Colonel A. R. Lawton marshalled the
Savannah Volunteer Guards, Captain (now Colonel) John Screven;
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Captain Francis S. Bartow
(afterward promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, and killed
at the battle of Manassas), and two detachments from the Chatham
Artillery, Captain (now Colonel) Joseph S. Claghorn, and
proceeded to the fort and took formal possession of it in the
name of the State of Georgia--the small garrison, under command
of an ordnance sergeant, making no resistance.
The adoption of the ordinance of secession by the State
convention at Milledgeville was hailed with a delight equal to
that manifested at the secession of South Carolina. All prepared
for the conflict which they saw was inevitable. General A. R.
Lawton was placed in command of this department, and under his
orders Fort Jackson and the Oglethorpe barracks were seized and
occupied by Savannah's soldiers.
The State convention reassembled in Savannah, in the Masonic
hall, on the seventh day of March, 1861, and after framing a
constitution for the State adjourned on the 23d of March.
The day after the assembling of the convention the flag of the
Confederate States of America was thrown to the breeze from the
Custom House staff by Major W. J. McIntosh. A salute of seven
guns--one for each State of the Confederacy--was fired in honor
of the occasion."
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_Benjamin HARRISON of Virginia______+
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_Edward HARRISON ____|
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| |_Elizabeth BASSETT _________________+
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_William S. HARRISON of Monteith Plantation_|
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|--George Paul HARRISON Sr. C.S.A.
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| _George Adam KELLER "the Immigrant"_
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| _George Paul KELLER _|
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|_Mary KELLER _______________________________|
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Mother: Rachel |
_John HURT I_________+
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_William "The Elder" HURT _|
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| |_Sarah WEBBER _______+
| (1655 - 1724)
_William HURT Jr.____|
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Mother: Joanna A. JOHNSON |
_Anthony C. LINDSAY Sr._+
| (1736 - 1808) m 1756
_Vachel LINDSAY _____|
| (1773 - 1855) m 1792|
| |_Rachel Ann DORSEY _____+
| (1738 - 1805) m 1756
_Vachel Dorsey LINDSAY _|
| (1800 - 1854) m 1822 |
| | _Moses CUSENBERRY ______+
| | | (1740 - 1792) m 1760
| |_Ann CUSENBERRY _____|
| (1774 - 1842) m 1792|
| |_Ann____________________
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| _Benjamin JOHNSON ___|
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|_Joanna A. JOHNSON _____|
(1802 - 1872) m 1822 |
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|_Sarah DASHIELL _____|
(1780 - ....) |
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_Benjamin PENDLETON __________+
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_Reuben PENDLETON ___|
| (1777 - 1860) |
| |_Frances Ball "Fanny" CARTER _+
| (1741 - 1791)
_Samuel Guthrie PENDLETON _|
| (1807 - 1837) m 1826 |
| | _Daniel GUTHRIE ______________
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| |_Patience GUTHRIE ___|
| (1780 - 1840) |
| |_Jane NASH? __________________
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|--Martha Jane PENDLETON
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|_Rebecca SPENCER __________|
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_JOHN le STRANGE ____+
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_JOHN le STRANGE ____|
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| |_ALIANORE WALKEFARE _
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_ROGER le STRANGE ___|
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| | _NICHOLAS BEAUMONT __
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| |_ALICE BEAUMONT _____|
| (1390 - ....) m 1411|
| |_ELEANOR PYKE _______
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|--HENRY le STRANGE
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_Massey THOMAS Sr._________|
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_Massey THOMAS Jr.___|
| (1765 - 1811) |
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|--Sallie Minor THOMAS
| (1791 - ....)
| _Philip PENDLETON Jr._____+
| | (1689 - 1753) m 1710
| _Henry PENDLETON Sr. Gent._|
| | (1724 - 1818) m 1746 |
| | |_Elizabeth POLLARD _______+
| | (1693 - 1751) m 1710
|_Martha PENDLETON ___|
(1766 - 1824) |
| _Rice CURTIS Jr.__________+
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|_Martha CURTIS ____________|
(1729 - 1794) m 1746 |
|_Martha THACKER __________+
(1701 - ....) m 1723
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