tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991048584563286900.post7023861152831020250..comments2023-07-01T06:06:11.729-05:00Comments on Channeling Grammy: Whatever Happened to John A Edmonds? (Mystery Monday, Military Monday)Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919260712418605619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991048584563286900.post-75986092818935667502011-09-10T19:00:45.353-05:002011-09-10T19:00:45.353-05:00Let me see if I can help.
There are 3 John Edmon...Let me see if I can help. <br /><br />There are 3 John Edmonds in miltary service during the civil war listed in the Alabama Department of Archives and History.<br /><br />http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/search.cfm<br /><br />However none as John A.<br /><br />The John Edmonds who joined O'Neal's 26th Alabama on October 3, 1861 was born in Pike County Georgia in 1834 and after the war married Manerva Kilgore in 1866 is my great great grandfather.<br /><br />He was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Transfered to Ft. McHenry, MD and then to Ft. Delaware, DE. <br /><br />At Ft. Delaware he took the Oath and joined the Union Army under Captain George W. Alh's Independent Battery, Delaware Heavy Artillery. <br /><br />He was mustered out of service on July 25, 1865.<br /><br />After the war John Edmonds returned to Alabama and married Manerva Kilgore (Nee Studdard) (the widow of Thomas Kilgore who died while a member of the 1st Alabama Cavalary during the war).<br /><br />John Edmonds died July 31, 1918 at Natural Bridge, Winston County Alabama. Manervia Died Novemeber 7, 1910.<br /><br />They are buried side by side at the Concord Church Cemetery Natural Bridge, Alabama. His head stone marked with a Union Shield reads John Edmonds Ahl's Del. H. A.<br /><br />The "Volunteer Enlistment" above belongs to John "A" Edmonds who was also born in Georgia but in Wilkes County and also moved to Alabama.<br /><br />The key is the "A" and the fact that John A Edmonds could write and signed his own name. John Edmonds couldn't.<br /><br />(Of course having an enlistment officer sign your name wasn't unheard of) <br /><br />But I would imagine that anytime you see John A Edmonds born in Wikes Georgia that would be the older brother of your great grandfather.<br /><br />My great aunt has done years of research and at one point noted that the first time she saw an "A" was a medical service record during the war.<br /><br />Again I would suggest this is your John "A" Edmonds. <br /><br />But from there is gets rather confusing. I suspect that John Edmonds was later confused with the younger John A. Edmonds and as records were compiled the two names merged.<br /><br />But even so there was clearly a John A. Edmonds and a John Edmonds who both served in the CSA and later the Union Army.<br /><br />Amazing stuff.Rea Road Neighborhood Coalitionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856658001746917957noreply@blogger.com