V L Roberts
Birth: 23 Jun 1829
Death: 29 Aug 1907
(Aged 78 years, 2 months, 6 days.)
Burial: Harmony Cemetery
Parksville, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA
Served in Company I, 55th Inf., Georgia as Pvt
Residence Gwinnett County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 5/17/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 55th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) Sources used: - Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Residence Gwinnett County GA; Enlisted on 5/7/1862 as a Private. On 5/17/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 55th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) Sources used: - Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Unit Details:
55th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Randolph, Georgia, in July, 1862. Many of the men were raised in Hall, Walker, and Jackson counties. Sent to East Tennessee, more than 540 officers and men were captured on September 10, 1863, at Cumberland Gap. After being exchanged, it was placed on detached duty guarding prisoners at Camp Sumter, Georgia and later at Florence, South Carolina and Salisbury, North Carolina. During January, 1865, there were 90 men at Florence, but the records do not give the number at Salisbury. Colonels C.B. Harkie and A.W. Persons, and Major D.S. Printup were its commanders.- This family tree contains 1 known Confederate soldier.
- V L Roberts