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Note: CENSUS DATA: The federal census of 1860, Carroll Co., Ga, Bowdon, 9th Dist., p. 17, taken 15 August 1860 shows Robert Gamble, age 34, born SC and farming. Living with him were Barnetta, wife, age 32, born SC; Geo. M., son, age 12, born GA; Frances A., dau., age 10, born GA; Myra J., dau., age 5, born GA; and R. V., dau., age 2, born GA.
NOTE: In the 1860 census, Robert H. Gamble is living next door to his 1st cousins, James Anderson Gamble, Jr. & Alfred Gamble and their families. All three Gamble boys are married to sisters surnamed Pitts. Further, in 1860, Robert H. Gamble is living next to a Pitts family with the following members: H. Pitts, male?, age 57, born NC; Marcus L., male, age 18 born GA; Issac N., male, age 15, born GA & designated idiot; Safronia, female, age 12, born GA.
COMMENTARY: I am now convinced that the H. Pitts in this 1860 census is Hollon Pitts, female, and wife of Elihu Pitts, deceased. Her age, her birth location (NC) and her 3 children's names match known 1850 Heard Co. census information. See information for Elihu & Hollon Pitts in their note sections. ------------------------------- Ballinger Information- Source: National Archives, Washington, D.C., Army of the Confederate States of America. "Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865." Robert H. Gamble joined the army of the Confederacy in Carroll Co, Ga. on 4 March 1862. He was 1st Sgt., Company H, 41st, Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee, CSA. As reported by Carrie Caroline Reaves Gamble, her father-in-law, Robert H. Gamble, was encamped near Cornith, Mississippi when there was an outbreak of the measles. Robert Gamble caught the measles. The Confederates had a make-shift hospital in an old mill where Robert was taken. When the Union Army began their advance South, all those soldiers were told that if they stayed they would be taken prisoner by the Yankees. Robert joined the Confederate troops on their retreat and along the way they encountered terrible storms and rains, and as a result Robert caught pneumonia. He died near Columbus, Mississippi on 3 May 1862. His widow, Bunetta Pitts Gamble, was notified of his death by mail. None of Robert Gamble's descendents knew where he was buried. After searching for about five years Robert Gamble's grave was located by Bonnie Gamble Ballinger. He is buried at Friendship Cemetery, Grays Section, Space 4, Tier 6, Columbus, MS. Friendship Cemetery is the burial site of four Confederate generals, more than 2000 Confederate soldiers, veterans from every war the United States has fought, as well as distinguished authors, legislators, and other notables. Friendship Cemetery is the site of America's first Decoration Day, beginning in 1866, which inspired the writing of the poem "The Blue and the Gray." The ladies of Columbus placed flowers on the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers who had been buried there during the war. The Cemetery is open to the public daily from 7 A.M. until sunset. Friendship Cemetery has a locator service and can be reached by telephone; (601) 328-2565; Post Office Box 1408, Columbus, MS 39703. --------------------------- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name: Robert H Gamble Residence: Georgia Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862 Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergeant State Served: Georgia Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Georgia 41st Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862.Mustered out on 03 May 1862 at Columbus, MS. Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/carroll/41stcoh.txt Gamble, Robert H.- 1st Sergeant March 4, 1862. Died at Columbus, Miss. May 3, 1862. Company " H ", 41st. Georgia Infantry Regiment,CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WOOL HAT BOYS. ------------------------------ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Sgt Robert H Gamble Birth Date: 1826 Death Date: 24 Apr 1862 Cemetery: Friendship Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi Has Bio?: N Father: David Gamble Mother: Anna Gamble URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
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