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John Alexander Bird

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John Alexander Bird

Birth
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Death
22 Jan 1913 (aged 78)
Jefferson, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Mount Pisgah, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
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Son of Charlie and Alice ("Allie") Eubanks Bird, husband of Francis Miller Bird, and father of Sara Catherine, Charles Alexander II, Mary Ann Rebecca, William C., George W., Amanda, John Thomas, Lucy Jane, David Lee Greenhill, James Wesley, Martha Louise, Dr. Franklin, Julius Baxton, Leonard Leroy, Drew, and Lew Bird.

A private in company A, 4th Regiment, SC Calvary (Rutledge's Regiment).

4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's)

4th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 10th and 12th Battalions South Carolina Cavalry. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then in March, 1864, moved to Virginia with 1,350 officers and men. Attached to General Butler's Brigade, it participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the battles around Cold Harbor, and in various conflicts south of the James River. Transferred to Logan's command, it fought in the campaign of the Carolinas and with less than 200 men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel B. Huger Rutledge, Lieutenant Colonel William Stokes, and Major William P. Emanuel.

[Some biographical information from Bird-Byrd Family Tree, compiled by Bobby Byrd & Dale Knight]
Son of Charlie and Alice ("Allie") Eubanks Bird, husband of Francis Miller Bird, and father of Sara Catherine, Charles Alexander II, Mary Ann Rebecca, William C., George W., Amanda, John Thomas, Lucy Jane, David Lee Greenhill, James Wesley, Martha Louise, Dr. Franklin, Julius Baxton, Leonard Leroy, Drew, and Lew Bird.

A private in company A, 4th Regiment, SC Calvary (Rutledge's Regiment).

4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's)

4th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1863, by consolidating the 10th and 12th Battalions South Carolina Cavalry. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then in March, 1864, moved to Virginia with 1,350 officers and men. Attached to General Butler's Brigade, it participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the battles around Cold Harbor, and in various conflicts south of the James River. Transferred to Logan's command, it fought in the campaign of the Carolinas and with less than 200 men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel B. Huger Rutledge, Lieutenant Colonel William Stokes, and Major William P. Emanuel.

[Some biographical information from Bird-Byrd Family Tree, compiled by Bobby Byrd & Dale Knight]

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CO. A 4TH REG. SO. CA. CAVALRY

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  • Created by: Ricky D.
  • Added: Aug 29, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29415469/john_alexander-bird: accessed ), memorial page for John Alexander Bird (10 Jun 1834–22 Jan 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29415469, citing Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Pisgah, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Ricky D. (contributor 47033046).