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CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S HOME ATLANTA - PIKE COUNTY INNMATES


Blalock, Rufus
	Residence: Spalding Co.
	Born: 1817 Pike Co., Ga.
	Entered service: 1861 as Pvt. in Co.A, 18th Ga. Vols.
	Engagements: Bull-Run, Va., Seven days around Richmond, Va.
		& engagements above and around Atlanta
	Paroled: in hospital at close of war
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Capt. O’Neil, Col. 
		Baker
	Commanding Officers when discharged: was in hospital and don’t know
	Rank at time of discharge: Private
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 88
	Date of this record: September 14th, 1905
	Remarks: In case of death, notify Mrs. Martha Blalock (wife),
		Sunny Side, Ga.  Died at the Home December 4th, 1905 12”M
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 286


Cook, George D.
	Residence: Pike Co., Ga.
	Born: November 23rd, 1841 Pike Co., Ga.
	Entered service: April 2nd, 1862 as Corporal in Co.H, 44th Ga. Inf.
		Vols.
	Promoted: to Sergeant 1862
	Engagements: Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Earlys’ Valley
		campaign, Seven days around Richmond, in front of Petersburg
		& others
	Wounded: April 2, 1864 in front of Petersburg
	Prisoner: April 2nd, 1864 in front of Petersburg
	Released: June 17th, 1865 at Point Lookout, Md.
	Paroled” June 17th, 1865
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Capt. J.C. Redding,
		Col. Sam’l;. P. Lumpkin
	Commanding Officer when discharged: J.J. Cook, Col. J.W. Beck
	Rank when discharged: Sergeant
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 71
	Date of this record: October 19th, 1912
	Remarks: In case of death, notify Jeff Key (nephew); wire
		H.A. Shockley at Milner, Ga.; Mrs. McCulloch at Milner, Ga.
		Died at Hospital December 16th, 1915 at 2 o’clock AM
		Widower, farmer.
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 549 

Dunn, W.C.
	Residence: Henry Co., Ga.
	Born: 1829 Pike Co., Ga.
	Entered service: date not given, as Private in  Co.D, 20th Ga. Vols.
	Engagements: Battles in Virginia and at Chickamauga
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Col. W.D. Smith, 
		Capt. Jas.D. Waddel
	Commanding Officer when discharged: Major William Craig
	Rank when discharged: Private
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 73
	Date of this record: September 10th, 1902
	Remarks: Left the Home Sept. 25th, 1902
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 221

Harper, W.R.
	Residence: Pike Co., Ga.
	Born: 1833 Gwinnette Co., Ga.
	Entered service: date not given, as Private in Co.E, 3rd Ga. Battln.
	Engagements: Gettysburg and with Longstreet in Georgia
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Lt. Col. L.N. Hutchins,
		Capt. J.F. Martin
	Commanding Officer when discharged: Capt. J.F. Martin
	Rank at time of discharge: Private
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 68
	Date of this record: July 20th, 1901
	Remarks: Was an inmate ten days-left the Home July 26th, 1901
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 36

Kinney, T.J.
	Residence: Troup Co., Ga.
	Born: March 10th, 1842 Pike Co., Ga.
	Entered service: 1862 as Private in Co.D, 13th Ga. Infantry. Vols.
	Engagements: 7 days around Richmond, Petersburg and others
	Paroled: Appomattox April 9th, 1861
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Capt. Hartsfield, 
		Col. Baker
	Commanding Officer when discharged: Capt. Allen
	Rank at time of discharge: Private
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 70-7 mos.
	Date of this record: October 7th, 1912
	Remarks: In case of death, notify Bird Kinney (son), Bullochville,
		Ga. Honorably discharged own request Dec. 9th, 1912.
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 548

Sims, Jasper
	Residence: Pike Co., Ga.
	Born: June 11th, 1820 at Lancaster Dist., S.C.
	Entered service: May 1864 as Private in Co. G, 1st Ga. Reserves
	Engagements: Atlanta, Jonesboro, etc.
	Paroled: at close of war
	Commanding Officer when entering service: Col. Fannin- Gen’l.
		Taylor
	Commanding Officer when discharged: Col. Fannin, Gen’l. Taylor
	Rank at time of discharge: Private
	Branch of service: infantry
	Age at present time: 83
	Date of this record: March 7th, 1903
	Remarks: Left March 9th, 1903
ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 141

Whaley, W.T.
	Residence: not given
	Born: May 1820 Pike Co., Ga.
	Entered service: June 1862 as Private in Co. H, 53rd Ga. Inf. Vols.
	Engagements: Seven days around Richmond, Cold Harbor, several
		skirmishes
	Wounded: Cold Harbor
	Commanding Office when entering service: Capt. Wm. Baker, Col.
		Doyal
	Commanding Officer when discharged: Capt. Yarbrough
	Rank at time of discharge: Private
	Branch of service: Infantry
	Age at present time: 88
	Date of this record: October 4th, 1908
	Remarks: In case of death, notify Mrs. Rebecca Moorman, sister,
		at Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga. Discharged (own request) Dec. 30th,
		1908. Readmitted to Home November 22nd, 1910. Died at
		Hospital Oct. 21st, 1911

ref.: Vol. I, Folio # 400