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John Calhoun Coleman

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John Calhoun Coleman

Birth
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Jan 1923 (aged 78)
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Elisha J. Coleman & Lavinah "Viney" Douglas.
Married Martha Sarah "Mattie" Moring, daughter of Joel Josiah Moring & Narcissa Frances Watson.

Company H, 48th Georgia Infantry Volunteers
He enlisted Mar 13, 1862.
He served with this command until the close of the war save for the period during which he was held a prisoner. He took part in the following battles: Seven Days Battle, first and second battles at Cold Harbor, Harpers Ferry, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, first and second battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Manassas Gap. At the last named he was captured by the enemy and held prisoner until the close of the war.
Son of Elisha J. Coleman & Lavinah "Viney" Douglas.
Married Martha Sarah "Mattie" Moring, daughter of Joel Josiah Moring & Narcissa Frances Watson.

Company H, 48th Georgia Infantry Volunteers
He enlisted Mar 13, 1862.
He served with this command until the close of the war save for the period during which he was held a prisoner. He took part in the following battles: Seven Days Battle, first and second battles at Cold Harbor, Harpers Ferry, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, first and second battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Manassas Gap. At the last named he was captured by the enemy and held prisoner until the close of the war.


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