John enlisted in the 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion in the fall of 1861 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. They were merged into the 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment under Colonel E. A. Oneal. The 26th had seven companies from Fayette County, two from Marion, and one from Tuscaloosa County. Companies F and K were from Marion County. They were at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, North Virginia, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbour, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Shepards Town, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Richmond. They served two months at Camp Sumter, Georgia, better known as Andersonville, as prison guards. In 1864, they were sent back to Alabama, arriving in Montgomery in May. They were then sent north to the Battle of Franklin and Nashville. John S. Franks was killed November 30, 1864 during the Battle of Franklin, Tennesse.
John J.(S) Franks
Regiment Name- 26 (O'Neal's) Alabama Infantry
Side- Confederate
Company- H
Soldier's Rank-In- Private
Soldier's Rank-Out- Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 15
When he died, he left his wife, Sarah, with five young children of theirs.
His tombstone is in several pieces and is very worn. What I could make out is by sight and feeling the stone:
J. S. Franks
1830
D 1864
John J.(S) Franks
Regiment Name- 26 (O'Neal's) Alabama Infantry
Side- Confederate
Company- H
Soldier's Rank-In- Private
Soldier's Rank-Out- Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 15
When he died, he left his wife, Sarah, with five young children of theirs.
His tombstone is in several pieces and is very worn. What I could make out is by sight and feeling the stone:
J. S. Franks
1830
D 1864
John enlisted in the 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion in the fall of 1861 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. They were merged into the 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment under Colonel E. A. Oneal. The 26th had seven companies from Fayette County, two from Marion, and one from Tuscaloosa County. Companies F and K were from Marion County. They were at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, North Virginia, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbour, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Shepards Town, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and Richmond. They served two months at Camp Sumter, Georgia, better known as Andersonville, as prison guards. In 1864, they were sent back to Alabama, arriving in Montgomery in May. They were then sent north to the Battle of Franklin and Nashville. John S. Franks was killed November 30, 1864 during the Battle of Franklin, Tennesse.
John J.(S) Franks
Regiment Name- 26 (O'Neal's) Alabama Infantry
Side- Confederate
Company- H
Soldier's Rank-In- Private
Soldier's Rank-Out- Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 15
When he died, he left his wife, Sarah, with five young children of theirs.
His tombstone is in several pieces and is very worn. What I could make out is by sight and feeling the stone:
J. S. Franks
1830
D 1864
John J.(S) Franks
Regiment Name- 26 (O'Neal's) Alabama Infantry
Side- Confederate
Company- H
Soldier's Rank-In- Private
Soldier's Rank-Out- Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 15
When he died, he left his wife, Sarah, with five young children of theirs.
His tombstone is in several pieces and is very worn. What I could make out is by sight and feeling the stone:
J. S. Franks
1830
D 1864
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