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Note: N387 He was the third son of Elizabeth Pritchard, born 1837, in DeKalb County, Ga. He is listed as in the household of Elizabeth on the DeKalb County census for the years 1840 and 1850. We find Marion as a farmer on the 1860 DeKalb census as a 23-year-old with his 17-year-old wife. Jerusha had been born in Alabama and is thought to have been raised by an Aunt. On later Census Records, Jerusha indicates her father was born in Virginia and her mother in Georgia, so this aunt could been her mothers sister. When the Civil War began, both Marion and his younger brother, Thomas, enlisted as Privates in the military. They joined Co. F, 36th (Broyles') Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, on April 10, 1862, at Atlanta, for three years, or the duration. Marion's service record shows he received $50.00 on a Bounty Pay Roll, June 1,1862 for the period April 10 to June 1. On May 16, 1863, Marion was killed in battle at Bakers Creek, Mississippi. It is believed he was shot in the thigh or foot, and bled to death or died during surgery. There is an affidavit by Private S. T. McElrow testifying that he was with Marion when he died. McElrow was also wounded at Bakers Creek and had his leg amputated. (from Rosters of Georgia CSA Solders, Vol 3) Bakers Creek as called by the South or Champion Hill by the North was a major battle preceding the siege of Vicksburg. The battle at Champion Hill took place on part of the plantation of Sid and Matilda Champion. This battle began at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th of May involving 3 divisions of Southerners of 23-25,000 men under General Pemberton, and some 29,000 Northerners led by U.S. Grant. The South lost 3840 men killed, wounded or missing and the North lost 2441 men killed, wounded or missing. The Southern army retreated towards Vicksburg to the west.
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