Our Confederate Ancestors





Our Alabama Soldiers


William Mordica Minyard

William Mordica Minyard was born November 12, 1834 in Georgia. He enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private in Co. D, 1st Alabama Cavalry under Capt. John G. Stokes. He participated in the Battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga and Murfreesboro and traveled from Dalton, Georgia to Atlanta. The nature of his service was forage master. His Company D was placed in Company C of the 1st Alabama Cavalry under Colonel James Clanton of Montgomery, Alabama, Wheelers Division. He was paroled as a prisoner of war on June 14, 1865 at Talladega, Alabama and was mustered out on November 25, 1865. His rank at that time was Lt. Colonel of 1st Alabama Cavalry (not commissioned, as a volunteer). William Mordica Minyard was a member of the Sterling Price Camp of the United Confederate Veterans in Dallas, Texas. He died in Dallas, Texas on July 30, 1906. More on this family can be found HERE.



Our Georgia Soldiers


A.J. Minyard



   An A.J. Minyard was listed as having enlisted into Company I,
34th Regiment, Flintsville Greys of Franklin County, Georgia.  Nothing
further is known of this man.






Curtis G. Minyard



   CURTIS G. MINYARD was the fourth child (and third son) of FLEMING
& MARY (GUEST) MINYARD of Franklin County, Georgia.  He was born about
1842 in Franklin County, Georgia.  
   He enlisted as a private on March 4, 1862 into Company C, 9th
Battalion, Georgia Infantry, Army of Tennessee, CSA.  They were known
as The Franklin Rangers.  He was transferred to Company F, 37th Regt.,
Ga. Infantry on May 6, 1863.  He died in a Griffin, Georgia hospital
on January 23, 1864.  It is not known where he is buried.  More can be
found on this mans family:HERE.





Milton Oliver Minyard



MILTON OLIVER MINYARD was the second child of FLEMING & MARY (GUEST)
MINYARD of Franklin County, Georgia.  He was born December 25, 1840 in
Franklin County.  He was a man of small stature, standing only about
5'6" tall and weighing between 140-150 pounds.  He enlisted as a
Private on May 12, 1862 into Company I, 34th Regiment, Ga. Volunteers
Infantry, Army of Tennessee, CSA.  They were known as The Flintsville
Greys.  He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 and
was paroled there on July 8, 1863.  His military records show he was
listed on a roll of prisoners of war, captured by the U.S. Forces 
under Brig. Genl. S.B. Brown and was paroled at Greenville, S.C. on
May 23, 1865.
   He married MARTHA ANN ADDISON, a daughter of JOSIAH & JANE (???)
ADDISON and the couple remained in Franklin County, Georgia where he
made his living as a farmer.  They had nine known children.  More 
information on this line can be found:HERE.





R.M. Minyard



   An R.M. Minyard is listed as having been enlisted in Company I,
34th Regiment, Flintsville Greys in Franklin County, Georgia.  Nothing
further is known of this man.





Samuel Herman Minyard



SAMUEL HERMAN MINYARD was the oldest child of FLEMING & MARY (GUEST)
MINYARD of Franklin County, Georgia.  He was born between 1835 - 1837
in Franklin county.  He married NANCY BENNETT on October 20, 1858 in
Franklin County, Georgia. 
   He enlisted May 12, 1862 as 3rd Corporal into the 34th Regiment,
Company I, Ga. Volunteers Infantry Army, Army of Tennessee, CSA.  They
were known as the Flintsville Greys.  His records indicate he was 
captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 and was paroled 
there on July 10, 1863.  It was recommended by the medical examining
board at Dalton, Georgia that he be discharged on June 15, 1864.  He
returned to Franklin County, Georgia and had at least seven children.
It is believed he moved his family to Alabama sometime after 1880.
More on this line can be found:HERE.









Our Mississippi Soldiers




John Kennedy Minyard



   At the age of twenty one, JOHN KENNEDY MINYARD  enlisted as a
private on May 14, 1862 into Captain Andrew M. Nelson's Company,
42nd Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. The company later became
Company "A", 42 Regiment, Mississippi Infantry.  He enlisted at 
Grenada, Mississippi for a term of 3 years or the end of the war.  He
was married at the time he enlisted and was a resident of Carrollton,
Mississippi.  Company muster rolls show he was present in July/August
1862,  September/October 1862, Nov/Dec. 1862, January/February 1863,
March/April 1863 and May/June 1863.  The muster rolls for July/August 
1863 show him absent.  On July 1, 1863, he was hit with a piece of 
shell in his side. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 3.  The 
muster rolls for September/October 1863, show him absent.  He was left
at Gettysburg with the wounded on July 3, 1863 and was listed as
captured on July 5, 1863.
   His military records show the following:


July 28, 1863 - listed on roll of prisoners of war-admitted to USA
                General Hospital, West's Bldg. Baltimore, Maryland
Aug. 20, 1863 - Sent from Baltimore, Md. to Point Lookout, Maryland
Aug. 21, 1863 - admitted at Point Lookout, Maryland
Dec. 2, 1863  - transferred to Provost Marshall
Jan. 4, 1864  - Parole & Prisoner exchange
May/June 1864 - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864- on paroled
                furlough.
Jul/Aug 1864  - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864- on paroled
                furlough.
Sept/Oct 1864 - absent without leave since Jan. 15, 1864 - furlough
                from hospital
Nov/Dec 1864  - Muster roll shows him at Richmond, Virgina parole camp  


   At the age of 60, JOHN K. MINYARD filed an application of Indigent 
Soldier or Sailor application to receive a pension.  At this time, he
was a resident of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.  He listed his 
occupation as a farmer and stated he was applying for a pension because
he was indigent and unable to earn a support by his own labor.  He did
not own a home of his own and lived with R.D. Burkhalter.  
   At the age of 78, he again applied for an indigent pension.  His
application stated he resided in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Enid
Post Office.  He further stated he was a lifelong resident of the 
state and that he was a widower.  His application stated he had been
wounded in the right side on July 1, 1863 while serving in the 42nd
Mississippi Regiment under H.R. Miller's Company A and that it had 
always given him trouble.  He also lost one eye while in service.  He
further stated he had been imprisoned for about a year.  At this time,
he stated he was unable to do anything to help support himself.  He 
had no home of his own and that he lived with a son.  This pension was
dated August 21, 1916.  For further information on this family, go
HERE.





Owen Minyard



   OWEN MINYARD was the oldest child of JAMES & SARAH (CARPENTER) 
MINYARD.  He was born about 1833, probably in Lawrence County, 
Mississippi.  He married first to CHARITY CARPENTER on March 3, 1853
in Carroll County, Mississippi.  They had eight children.  After the
death of his first wife, OWEN married again to MELINDA CARPENTER on 
June 14, 1874.  They had three children.
   According to the Military Annals of Carroll County, Mississippi,
OWEN MINYARD served in the Confederate Army and was enlisted into 
Company G, Twenty-second Mississippi Regiment, Featherston's Brigade,
Lorings Division, Polk's Corps, Army of Tennessee.  They were known as
the Black Hawk Rifles.
   OWEN MINYARD died between 1890-1900 in Carroll County, Mississippi.
More information can be found on his line:HERE.

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