TATTNALL COUNTY, GA - MILITARY List CSA veterans & Widows living in Tattnall County Jan 1 ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pam Cooper Vero Beach, FL NOTE: This was included in the front pages of a log book labeled 1930 Tax Digest. Although no date is on the pages, we believe this listing was in accordance to the law of 1906. See law at bottom of page. NAME VETERAN Company Date P.O.Address 1. Andrews, Geo W. Geo. W. Andrews Elza, GA 2. Beasley, Jane A. I. Beasley Glennville, GA 3. Collins, G.W. G.W. Collins Cobbtown, GA 4. Durrence, J.H. J.H. Durrence Manassas, GA 5. Easterling, M.E. J.O. Easterling Glennville 6. Easterling, L.R. J.J. Easterling Enlisted with Wheeler Co Reidsville GA . 7. Green, Susan) Dan Green Co B. 61st GA 1861 Cobbtown NOTE:Green, Daniel (or David)---- private August 31, 1861. Wounded in foot, necessitating amputation at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864. On wounded furlough close of war. 8. Hendrix, Nancy Reidsville 9. Jenkins, C.J. C.J. Jenkins Manassa 10. Jernegan, S.F. JJ Jernegan 47th GA Co. B Manassa 11. Long, Lucinda H.C. Long 14th Co H NC Mendes, GA 12. Miller, J.A. J.A. Miller Co D 3rd S.C. 1861 1865 SC ReidsvilleGA 13. Moore, Emma Reidsville, GA 14. Moneyham, M.D. 15. McLeod, Martha Daniel McLeod Co D 7th Fl 1862 Manassa, GA 16. Oglesbee, Louisa R. Oglesbee Co D 22n GA 1864 Glennville 17. Riggs, E.S. A.B. Riggs 61st Co B GA 1861 Manassa 18. Smith, Martha [Francis Marion Smith 1837-1924] Reidsville Researcher: Tolly123@aol.com Martha Easterling Smith [1839-1931]. Francis Marion and Martha Easterling Smith are buried in Bull Creek Cemetery. 19. Strickland, H.S. H.S. Strickland Glennville 20. Thompson, Julia R.W. Thompson Co R ? 61st GA Glennville 21. Williams, Annie S.H. Williams Co E 37th GA 1862 Glennville 22. Williams, L.M. L.M. Williasm Co E 35th GA 1861 Glennville 2nd page: 1. Curry, J.S. Co. F 3rd GA 1864 - 1864 Monroe Glennville 2. Gay, Jimpey Reidsville 3. Griffin, W.J. Glennville 4. Lindsey, L. Co. G 4th GA (1862 Collins) - Collins, GA 5. McCarthy, E.C. Reidsville 6. Padgett, B.B. Co A 7th Div SC (1862 Campbatter) (1865-NC) Elza GA 7. Stripling, John Reidsville 8. Whitaker, Allen Co. B 27th SC (1862 Virginia) (1865 L.A.) Manassa 9. Williams, F.M. Co. G 5th GA (1861 Liberty Co) (1864 Home) Collins, GA NOTE: Confederate Soldiers and Widows of, Census (State of Georgia) An act to require a census of the Confederate soldiers and the widows of Confederate soldiers to be made of those now residing in Georgia and to provide for compensation therefore, and for other purposes..... It shall be the duty of the Comptroller-General in the preparation of the tax digest for 1906 or as soon thereafter as possible, to add thereto the proper headings for having made a census of the Confederate soldiers now residing in Georgia, who so resided on the fist day of January, 1906, so as to give the name, company and regiment in which the soldier or dead husband of the widow served, also the time and place of enlistment, and when and where discharged. It shall be the duty of the receiver of tax returns in each coynty, beginning in 1906, or as soon thereafter as possible, and in connection with his work of receiving the taxes, to take and enter upon his tax digest the names of every ex-Confederate soldier, and the widow of every ex-Confederate soldier now residing in their respective counties, for which he shall be paid by his county five cents per name so entered in his digest. ...the duty of the justices of the peace of this State for the year 1906,.... in making up their lists of taxpayers for their respective districts to make and furnish a separate list to the tax receiver at the same time he does the list of taxpayers, of each Confederate soldier then residing in his militia district, giving the name, company, in which said ex-soldier enlisted, and of the dead husband of such widows, statint when they enlisted, and when and where they were discharged, when said widow was married to such dead soldier husband, and when he died, for which he shall receive the same compensation to be paid by the county, as are now provided by law for making list of taxpayers. Approved Aug 22, 1905 NOTE TO RECEIVERS: Positively your Digest will not be accepted if the above Law is not complied with. W.B. Harrison Comptroller, General