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Margaret Jane McCleskey: Birth: 31 DEC 1844 in Hall County, Georgia. Death: 11 JAN 1907 in Butler, Custer County, Oklahoma
David Henry McCleskey: Birth: 22 FEB 1847 in Hall County, Georgia. Death: 3 JUN 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Martha Atwood McCleskey: Birth: 5 FEB 1850 in Hall County, Georgia. Death: 14 OCT 1922 in Patillo Community, Erath County, Texas
Mary Bradford McCleskey: Birth: 5 FEB 1850 in Hall County, Georgia. Death: 7 AUG 1919 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas
James Milton McCleskey: Birth: 29 APR 1855 in Marshall County, Alabama. Death: 14 APR 1928 in Floyd, Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Marshall Jarrett McCleskey: Birth: 1 JUN 1857 in Marshall County, Alabama. Death: 16 NOV 1948 in Palo Pinto County, Texas
William Gill McCleskey: Birth: 13 JUN 1860 in Marshall County, Alabama. Death: 19 FEB 1948 in Patillo Community, Erath County, Texas
Zemily Isabella McCleskey: Birth: 5 JAN 1863 in Marshall County, Alabama. Death: 12 NOV 1947 in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Sarah Louise McCleskey: Birth: 17 OCT 1866 in Marshall County, Alabama. Death: 30 APR 1959 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas
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Note: Nathaniel Turk McCleskey was a Mason in Charity Lodge #565 in Lipan, Texas. I am a Mason in that same lodge. We have a saber that he gave to the lodge in 1880. It is a Model 1862 cavalry staff officer's saber. He relieved a Union officer of it as he no longer had any further use for it at the time. He had it inscribed with his name, the date and name of the lodge on the scabbard and the name of the lodge again on the blade when he gave it to the lodge. The scabbard itself has an indention towards the tip that was obviously made by a saddle stirrup when a horse fell on it. The horse's body weight very slightly curved the scabbard. As for the saber itself. the basket around the handle it bent significantly. This could only have happened, from the type of damage evident, by hitting a rifle butt, someone's head, or some other heavy object either offensively or defensively. Towards the end of the blade it a notch caused by another blade which could only have been caused by parrying with another blade in a fight. It is in very good shape. Michael Dunagan Granbury, Texas [email protected]@yahoo.com The following regimental history is an excerpt from the book "Alabama Her History, Resources, War Record and Public Men from 1540 to 1872," page 634-635, by Willis Brewer 28th Regiment Alabama Infantry This regiment was organized at Shelby Springs, March 29, 1862, about 1100 strong, to serve "for three years or the war." Shortly after the battle of Shiloh, the regiment reached Corinth, where many of the men died of disease. Brigaded under Gen.T.Rapier ( shortly after succeeded by Gen. Duncan and Col. Manigault), with the Tenth and Nineteenth South Carolina, and Thirty-fourth Alabama - to which the Twenty-fourth Alabama was soon after added the Twenty-eighth was first under fire in a skirmish at Corinth, where it lost two men. From Tupelo to Chattanooga, thence into Kentucky with Gen. Bragg, and the regiment fell back to middle Tennessee with the army. It fought at Murfreesboro with many casualties, but captured a battery. The winter and spring were passed near Tullahoma, and the regiment was hotly engaged at Chicamauga, losing largely in killed and wounded. At Lookout Mountain the regiment was nearly surrounded by the enemy, and fought desperately, losing 172 killed, wounded, and captured. It was also engaged two days later at Missionary Ridge with some loss. During the winter, at Dalton, the Twenty-eighth re-enlisted "for the war." It participated in the severe campaign from Dalton to Atlanta, taking part in all the fighting, and losing largely in proportion to the men it had present for duty. The regiment followed Gen. Hood into Tennessee, and took part in the desperate and fruitless struggles at Franklin and Nashville, with severe loss. From that tragic theatre it went to North Carolina, where it was consolidated with the Twenty-fourth and Thirty-fourth Alabama, with J.C. Carter of Montgomery as Colonel, Starke H. Oliver of Mobile as Lieutenant Colonel, and P.G. Wood of Dallas as Major. The regiment surrendered at Greenesboro, N.C. in Sharpe's brigade, Hill's division, S.D. Lee's corps. Texas Land Title Abstracts about N. T. McCleskey Grantee: N. T. McCleskey Acres: 142 District: Milam County: Erath File: 1090 Class: Mil. Pre. |
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