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Elijah Minton Croxton Jr.

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Elijah Minton Croxton Jr. Veteran

Birth
Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
Death
20 Jul 1864 (aged 18)
Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
G-7479
Memorial ID
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Killed July 20, 1864, at Peach Tree Creek, Ga. Did not find in a roster. Grave originally numbered G-908. Five Unknowns listed after him were removed to graves originally number G-909 to G-913 (G-7480 - G-7484).

Notes from one who removed the bodies to the National Cemetery:
On A J Collin's land 10 miles north of Atlanta, near the ravine south side of the mill. These graves were from 10 to 12 paces apart exhumed from east to west.

Possibly:
Rebel Co F 17th Alabama. The regiment reported 125 casualties at Shiloh and 130 at Peach Tree Creek.
-CWSS
Killed July 20, 1864, at Peach Tree Creek, Ga. Did not find in a roster. Grave originally numbered G-908. Five Unknowns listed after him were removed to graves originally number G-909 to G-913 (G-7480 - G-7484).

Notes from one who removed the bodies to the National Cemetery:
On A J Collin's land 10 miles north of Atlanta, near the ravine south side of the mill. These graves were from 10 to 12 paces apart exhumed from east to west.

Possibly:
Rebel Co F 17th Alabama. The regiment reported 125 casualties at Shiloh and 130 at Peach Tree Creek.
-CWSS


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