Co. H, 49 OVI, Killed in action 27 May 1864 • Allatoona Pass, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA. Went into battle, and never heard from again. Presumed dead.
"The oldest, Alexander P., was born September 17th 1825. He was killed May 27th, 1864, while storming a fortification on Allatoona mountain, Ga. His chaplain wrote: "He was a devoted Christian, a true patriot, and a fearless and faithful soldier." But five days before, in his last letter to his parents, he had written "I do feel that I am an heir with God, and a joint heir with Christ, and that if the Master should call suddenly, I am prepared to go." Excerpt from “A History of the Donaldson Family and Its Connections” by Rev. Alexander Hasseltine Donaldson - 1878
"The oldest, Alexander P., was born September 17th 1825. He was killed May 27th, 1864, while storming a fortification on Allatoona mountain, Ga. His chaplain wrote: "He was a devoted Christian, a true patriot, and a fearless and faithful soldier." But five days before, in his last letter to his parents, he had written "I do feel that I am an heir with God, and a joint heir with Christ, and that if the Master should call suddenly, I am prepared to go." Excerpt from “A History of the Donaldson Family and Its Connections” by Rev. Alexander Hasseltine Donaldson - 1878
Co. H, 49 OVI, Killed in action 27 May 1864 • Allatoona Pass, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA. Went into battle, and never heard from again. Presumed dead.
"The oldest, Alexander P., was born September 17th 1825. He was killed May 27th, 1864, while storming a fortification on Allatoona mountain, Ga. His chaplain wrote: "He was a devoted Christian, a true patriot, and a fearless and faithful soldier." But five days before, in his last letter to his parents, he had written "I do feel that I am an heir with God, and a joint heir with Christ, and that if the Master should call suddenly, I am prepared to go." Excerpt from “A History of the Donaldson Family and Its Connections” by Rev. Alexander Hasseltine Donaldson - 1878
"The oldest, Alexander P., was born September 17th 1825. He was killed May 27th, 1864, while storming a fortification on Allatoona mountain, Ga. His chaplain wrote: "He was a devoted Christian, a true patriot, and a fearless and faithful soldier." But five days before, in his last letter to his parents, he had written "I do feel that I am an heir with God, and a joint heir with Christ, and that if the Master should call suddenly, I am prepared to go." Excerpt from “A History of the Donaldson Family and Its Connections” by Rev. Alexander Hasseltine Donaldson - 1878
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