Jacob Jasper White

The family story of Jacob Jasper White's military service is an interesting one. As it is told, Jacob was with the Confederate Army and made comments about the "bad future" of the Confederate Army. A fellow soldier reported him and he was to be punished. Knowing the possibility of death, Jacob fled to the North and joined the Union Army. Jacob was said to be with General William Tecumseh Sherman during the march through Georgia. Jacob supposedly had such admiration for General Sherman that he named his son William T. Sherman White.

LETTER FROM JACOB JASPER WHITE: A letter written to me by Grandfather Jacob Jasper White in 1908, Henry White Ballground Ga Oct.1908

Mr Henry White Dear Grandson I recieved your's of recent date and was much pleased that some of the family ware recovering but Sorry to hear your father was Still low I trust he is Better by the time this leaves me and the famely well But in a rush to get a house Done for S. B. (this would be son,Samuel B. White) so he can geoue (go out) when he pleases Tho he is a good Boy to help me I am paying him and J. B. (this would be son,Joseph B. White,my G-Grandfather) to Bould the house I am Sowing rye and fall fall Oats and feeding the hogs Now in answer to your request I will tell yo all I know about father's family Geandfather William White came from N. C. and Settled in Jasper county Ga. there Father was borned in year 1805 he had 4 Sisters older than him his Mother was a Cook with Several Brothers and by Some Means there got up souce Disagreement amoung them and wher as father was about 5 years old Grandfather taken 2 Negroes and went Back to North Carline and married again and went into Tenn.

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And in time of the war I got up with a Wim. White so much like father that when I cout up with him I asked his name and also his father's name and his was William too and had lived in Ga. as father's family. I have to say he was an honest hard working man a great reader of the Bible and historey My only Brother I can't tell much about him we got seperated when Boys he went to the Mexican War and I got into the gold mines in Lumpkin Co. and wile the war was going in Mexico I came to this Section where I now live where he came home in 1848 I went to see him while I was there he wanted to go to his wedding I said to him Brother you have no use for a Wife while you Drink so much whiskey Sure Enough he left his wife and went back to Calafonie here I will Stop till next time I want you to write when you get this and use knoice how you all getting along

 Your Grandfather till death

 J.J. White

transcribed by Charlie Virgil "Brownie" White (G-Grandson of Jacob Jasper White) posted by Jerry Daniel Peardon (GGG-Grandson of Jacob Jasper White)

White, Jacob J. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 8th Battalion, Georgia Infantry SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: J.J./White FILM NUMBER: M226 ROLL 64 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: General Note - Original filed under J.J./White

White, Jacob J. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry SIDE: Union COMPANY: A
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Corporal ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M385 ROLL 1 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: none

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