Our Confederate Ancestors
General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler : Camps Namesake
General Joseph Wheeler had a wish to be buried in Arlington. His obelisk is one of the tallest in the cemetery. His final resting place is not far from Arlington House.
Pvt. Daniel Lumpkin Walker: Ancestor of Camp Member Luckey Walker
Daniel Lumpkin Walker is my great-grandfather. Daniel was born in Georgia to Tarlton W. and Sarah E. Stephenson Walker in 1834. The Walker families were well-known farmers from Edgefield County, SC before moving to Georgia. Tarlton and Sarah Walker continued to farm at their new homeplace.
A man that literally stood head and shoulders above everyone around him, Daniel was 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 290 pounds A man of this size in the 19th century was considered a giant.
The Civil War began on 4/12/1861 and Daniel enlisted on 9/21/1861 in Homer Georgia. He joined the 2nd Georgia Volunteers, Company A. TRhe 2nd was a part of Bennings Brigade, Hoods Division, and Longstreets' Corps. Daniel met the enemy at Seven Days, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the Wilderness.
While trying to defend Richmond on September 30, 1864, his unit was overrun at Fort Harrison and Daniel was captured. His next stop was Point Lookout, Maryland. Some 52,000 Sonfederates passed through this Federal Prison, and at least 3,400 died there. It was a cold, hungry place to exist. The following quotation was taken from a POW's diary: "On one occasion when the tide on the bay was high, it brought ashore an old sea gull which had been dead a month or more, It was picked up by a hungry rebel and devoured." Daniel remained at Point Lookout until the close of the war. To be released, all prisoners had to sign an oath of allegiance to the United States.
Daniel returned home a very sick man and never returned to good health. Death came in 1879 from tuberculosis, he was 45 years old.
Two of his brothers were officers in the Confederate Army. One was a surgeon and Captain in the 57th Georgia Infantry, and the other a 2nd lieutenant in Co A, 2nd Georgia Infantry.
A man that literally stood head and shoulders above everyone around him, Daniel was 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 290 pounds A man of this size in the 19th century was considered a giant.
The Civil War began on 4/12/1861 and Daniel enlisted on 9/21/1861 in Homer Georgia. He joined the 2nd Georgia Volunteers, Company A. TRhe 2nd was a part of Bennings Brigade, Hoods Division, and Longstreets' Corps. Daniel met the enemy at Seven Days, South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the Wilderness.
While trying to defend Richmond on September 30, 1864, his unit was overrun at Fort Harrison and Daniel was captured. His next stop was Point Lookout, Maryland. Some 52,000 Sonfederates passed through this Federal Prison, and at least 3,400 died there. It was a cold, hungry place to exist. The following quotation was taken from a POW's diary: "On one occasion when the tide on the bay was high, it brought ashore an old sea gull which had been dead a month or more, It was picked up by a hungry rebel and devoured." Daniel remained at Point Lookout until the close of the war. To be released, all prisoners had to sign an oath of allegiance to the United States.
Daniel returned home a very sick man and never returned to good health. Death came in 1879 from tuberculosis, he was 45 years old.
Two of his brothers were officers in the Confederate Army. One was a surgeon and Captain in the 57th Georgia Infantry, and the other a 2nd lieutenant in Co A, 2nd Georgia Infantry.
Col. John Carlton Higginbotham: Ancestor of Joe Higginbotham
John Carlton Higginbotham was a student at Lynchburg College when the War for Southern Independence began. He entered the CSA as Captain in 1861; promoted Major and Lt. Colonel in 1862, and Colonel in 1863, being one of the youngest officers of these grades in the service.
He was wounded seven times, and at last killed at Spotsylvania Court House, May 10, 1864, while commanding the 25th VA Reg., Jones' Brigade. His commission as Brigadier-General had been approved, but he died before it reached him.
He was wounded seven times, and at last killed at Spotsylvania Court House, May 10, 1864, while commanding the 25th VA Reg., Jones' Brigade. His commission as Brigadier-General had been approved, but he died before it reached him.
Cpt. William Aaron Higginbotham
William Aaron Higginbotham was a Captain of his Company in the 58th Virginia Infantry from the beginning of the War until May 1862. He was not re-elected to the position. (Many officers were elected by the units they were serving.)
Pvt. and Mrs. Emanuel Sanders: Ancestors of camp member Ken Temples
Emanuel Sanders is my great-great-grandfather. He was born June 14, 1843 to William and Luthisey Sanders of Lexington County, SC, the oldest of eleven children. He enlisted in the Confederate army on October 19, 1862 at a race track in Mount Pleasant, SC to the 20th SC Infantry. This was the unit formed by Col. Lawrence M. Keitt.
Battery Wagner was the first duty assignment of the 20th. Emanuel's firat taste of war came chasing Union gun boats during the first and second land assaults of the Battery. The unit was eventually transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia. Two of the battles he participated in were Cold Harbor and the Siege of Petersburg. The closest he came to being seriously injured or worse was when he moved from behind a big stump just before it took a direct hit from cannon fire.
Emanuel was discharged from the army on December 1, 1864. He had contracted tuberculosis. A pest unknown to Southernors before the War was the body louse. The soldiers called these vermin Graybacks. None avoided the louse including Emanuel. Upon returning home he was required by the family to take a bath and burn his uniform before entering the house.
Emanuel married Martha Ergle and they lived most of their lives in Edgefield County, SC. He died in June, 1927 and is buried in the Ergle family cemetery on the South Edisto River in Aiken County.
Battery Wagner was the first duty assignment of the 20th. Emanuel's firat taste of war came chasing Union gun boats during the first and second land assaults of the Battery. The unit was eventually transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia. Two of the battles he participated in were Cold Harbor and the Siege of Petersburg. The closest he came to being seriously injured or worse was when he moved from behind a big stump just before it took a direct hit from cannon fire.
Emanuel was discharged from the army on December 1, 1864. He had contracted tuberculosis. A pest unknown to Southernors before the War was the body louse. The soldiers called these vermin Graybacks. None avoided the louse including Emanuel. Upon returning home he was required by the family to take a bath and burn his uniform before entering the house.
Emanuel married Martha Ergle and they lived most of their lives in Edgefield County, SC. He died in June, 1927 and is buried in the Ergle family cemetery on the South Edisto River in Aiken County.
Grave of Emanuel Sanders in the Ergle Family Cemetery
This is the grave of Pvt. William Sanders, Emanuel's father and my great-great-great-grandfather. He was a Private in Co. I, 6th SC Infantry.
Grave is located at the Sanders family old home place. He was born in 1818.
Grave is located at the Sanders family old home place. He was born in 1818.
Redden Parker: Ancestor of camp member Ken Temples
Redden Parker at age 18 embraced the cause of the South and joined the Confederate Army on Aug. 26, 1861 in Camden, SC. He was signed up for the duration of the war by Capt. T.J. Warren. He was sent to Camp Lightwood Knot Springs near Columbia for training. Redden's first baptism by fire was at Fort Wagner on Hilton Head during the battle of Port Royal Sound on Nov. 6,1861. His unit was sent to Va. in July of 1862. There Redden fought at 2nd. Manassas, South Mountian, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg with unsurpassed courage before he died of Typhoid fever in the little town of Gordonsville, Va. on the 29th of July 1863. After I discovered where Redden's final resting place was, I decided to take a trip to Virginia to pay honor to this model soldier and heroic ancestor. So in May of 2001 a friend and I headed for Gordonsville, Va. When we arrived, our first stop was at the old Exchange Hotel where Redden died. This hotel, located along the railroad tracks in town was turned into a Confederate hospital during the war. It was here that Redden was buried along with over 700 other comrades behind the hotel. Two years after the war the hospital became a hotel once more, and the remains of the soldiers were re-entered in amass grave at Maplewood Cemetery two
miles out of town. The Exchange Hotel is now a very nice Confederate Medical Museum where Pvt. Redden's name is listed on the original records of men being treated there. Of the more than 700 men listed, there are only 40 of these men with known descendants today. Could one of these brave soldiers listed there be your ancestor? The Web Site is -http:llwww.hgiexchange.org/
miles out of town. The Exchange Hotel is now a very nice Confederate Medical Museum where Pvt. Redden's name is listed on the original records of men being treated there. Of the more than 700 men listed, there are only 40 of these men with known descendants today. Could one of these brave soldiers listed there be your ancestor? The Web Site is -http:llwww.hgiexchange.org/
Exchange Hotel where Redden Parker died.
Ken Temples at the marker in Maplewood Cemetery
Obituary of Redden Parker
Thomas Porterfield 4th G.A.Bn. SS Co. C: Ancestor of Melanie and Dana Duvall
Private William D Osteen Ancestor of J.W. Osteen
In Memory of our Compatriot John W. Osteen
John W. Osteen Jr. was born in 1927 at Pinewood, South Carolina, to John William Osteen Sr. and Bertha Johnson Osteen. At the age of 5 years old he lost his father and he, his mother, and two sisters moved in with his maternal grandparents, Joseph Edward Johnson (Pa) and Cornelia Itaska Johnston Johnson (Ma). His grandparents were instrumental in raising him and shaping his values and character. They had very little money, but had all the love and food that anyone could ask for. John was hunting and fishing by the age of six and these passions remained throughout his life. He worked a forty acre farm with his grandfather and uncles and plowed with a mule from 9 years old to 22 years old. This experience molded his work ethic that served him well throughout his life.
After marrying the love of his life, Essie, he left the farm and eventually became a textile printer and remained in that profession for 39 years.Upon retiring he went back to his passion and fished trotlines for catfish in Lake Marion for 18 years.
John was a Southern gentleman, a War between the States aficionado, a member of the General Joe Wheeler Camp #1245 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a southern history buff.
After marrying the love of his life, Essie, he left the farm and eventually became a textile printer and remained in that profession for 39 years.Upon retiring he went back to his passion and fished trotlines for catfish in Lake Marion for 18 years.
John was a Southern gentleman, a War between the States aficionado, a member of the General Joe Wheeler Camp #1245 Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a southern history buff.