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Green Washington Barbee Veteran

Birth
Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Death
12 Oct 1861 (aged 21–22)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Green Washington Barbee was born to Benjamin Barbee and his wife Catherine around 1839 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. He is listed by name along with his siblings and parents on the 1850 US Federal Census for Wilkinson County Georgia.

Green was married to Elizabeth A Myers on 12 Oct 1856 in Wilkinson County. Elizabeth was the daughter of David Myers and Mary 'Polly' Oglesby. They were married just five years before Green's death in 1861. They had three known children together: Missouri, Benjamin and John Daniel.

In 1860, Green and Elizabeth and their children Missouri age 3 and Benjamin age 2 are living in the Hills District of Baldwin County, Georgia.

On 8 Jul 1861, Green Barbee enlisted in the Army of the CSA in Wilkinson County, Georgia. He was assigned to Company B, 14th Regiment Georgia Infantry as a Private. They were called the "Ramah Guards". Pvt Green W Barbee was killed just three months after joining the Army on 12 Oct 1861 in a battle near Cheat Mountain in Northern Virginia (per the Wilkinson County Civil War Death Records). At the time, it was Cheat Mountain or Cheat Summit Fort, located in Pocahontas and Randolph Counties in Virginia. Since that time, the location is now part of West Virginia. Pvt Barbee is buried along with 46 other Confederate soldiers at Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia.

Green had a son, John Daniel Barbee born in Sep 1861, just one month before his death in October.
Green Washington Barbee was born to Benjamin Barbee and his wife Catherine around 1839 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. He is listed by name along with his siblings and parents on the 1850 US Federal Census for Wilkinson County Georgia.

Green was married to Elizabeth A Myers on 12 Oct 1856 in Wilkinson County. Elizabeth was the daughter of David Myers and Mary 'Polly' Oglesby. They were married just five years before Green's death in 1861. They had three known children together: Missouri, Benjamin and John Daniel.

In 1860, Green and Elizabeth and their children Missouri age 3 and Benjamin age 2 are living in the Hills District of Baldwin County, Georgia.

On 8 Jul 1861, Green Barbee enlisted in the Army of the CSA in Wilkinson County, Georgia. He was assigned to Company B, 14th Regiment Georgia Infantry as a Private. They were called the "Ramah Guards". Pvt Green W Barbee was killed just three months after joining the Army on 12 Oct 1861 in a battle near Cheat Mountain in Northern Virginia (per the Wilkinson County Civil War Death Records). At the time, it was Cheat Mountain or Cheat Summit Fort, located in Pocahontas and Randolph Counties in Virginia. Since that time, the location is now part of West Virginia. Pvt Barbee is buried along with 46 other Confederate soldiers at Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia.

Green had a son, John Daniel Barbee born in Sep 1861, just one month before his death in October.


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