Historical records matching Colonel James Newell Lightfoot, (CSA)
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About Colonel James Newell Lightfoot, (CSA)
Colonel James Newell Lightfoot, (CSA)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28940806/james-newell-lightfoot
Colonel 6th Alabama Infantry, Company A. The 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Montgomery, Alabama on May 06, 1861, with 12 companies and about 1,400 men recruited from Autauga, Henry, Jackson, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Russell, and Wilson counties.
James Newell Lightfoot: May 31, 1862, wounded at Battle of Seven Pines September 17, 1862, wounded at Battle of Sharpsburg on July 01, 1863, Wounded at Battle of Gettysburg
At Fort Mahone, (Petersburg), the Unit was under constant fire until they surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia with Four (4) officers and Eighty (80) men.
Col. Lightfoot was a successful Cotton Merchant in Savannah, Georgia and Eufala, Alabama.
LIGHTFOOT, JAMES NEWELL. Born Early County, Georgia, 8-14-39. Lt., Colonel "A", 6th ALA, 5-11-61. Captain - 11-30-61. Lt. Colonel - 5-30-62. Colonel - 5-7-63. Wounded at Seven Pines, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness. Retired 3-11-65. Married Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gordon McAllister in 1862. Farmer in Henry County, ALA. Died Eufala, 9-18-85.
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Colonel James Newell Lightfoot, (CSA)'s Timeline
| 1839 |
August 14, 1839
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Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States
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| 1865 |
May 27, 1865
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Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, United States
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| 1866 |
September 22, 1866
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Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, United States
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| 1868 |
April 9, 1868
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Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, United States
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| 1885 |
September 18, 1885
Age 46
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Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, United States
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