Calhoun County, Ala., was created on 1832 Dec. 18 from ceded Creek Indian Territory. It was originally named Benton County in honor of Thomas Hart Benton. The county seat was established in Jacksonville in 1833. On January 29, 1858, the name was changed to Calhoun County in honor of John C. Calhoun <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000044> (South Carolina). The county seat was moved to Anniston in 1899.
Calhoun County is located in the northeastern section of the state, in the Appalachian Mountain chain. It encompasses 611 square miles. The Coosa River flows along the western boundary of the county. Notable towns include Anniston, Jacksonville, Piedmont, and Oxford.
Warren, J.G.
Regiment Name:5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)
Side:Confederate
Company:F
Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:J.W./Warren
Film Number:M232 roll 42
Notes: Original filed under J.W./Warren
Plaque Number:
I think that I’ve located the missing John G Warren.....(He was my grandmother, Viola Warren Townsend’s, grandfather. According to Fold3, a J.G. Warren enlisted on Aug 25 at Louisville, Winston County and was a pvt in Co F, 5 Reg’t Miss. State Troops. One of the cards on file indicates that he died on or about the 20 July 1863. Another card indicates that he was on the roll of Prisoners of War and paroled at Vicksburg on July 4 1863. The roll was dated Vicksburg, Miss July 17, 1863. Paroled at Marine Hospital, Vicksburg, Miss., July 17, 1863. Further, it indicates that he was captured at Vicksburg, Ms on July 4, 1863.
Of the several John G Warrens in file, I have picked this one due to place of enrollment, Louisville and the documentation of his death at a time I thought.
I am satisfied that this is him.
Ann Breedlove, genealogy clerk at Kosciusko, MS wrote:
Gerald, I think that you hit “pay dirt”! I’m so excited for you, that you’ve finally found J. G.!
I looked on Fold3 and found the information that you told me about, that he had died about 20 July 1863. From his Service Record, I found that he was transferred from Vicksburg to Point Clear near Mobile, AL where he died. The neatest thing about finding a soldier who died is that you find his next of kin, too, usually. In J. G.’s record, his widow is listed as Elizabeth Warren, and she was owed some money from J. G.’s service. As was the custom, this not only had to meet the specifications of the Confederate government, but also of the county in which the deceased had lived. So, I found where Elizabeth stated that she was the widow of J. G. Also, she had as a character witness what looks like James Wilcox, and she was awarded the money that was owed to her.
I’m so excited for you! I’ve made copies of part of the service record and will put them in the J. G. Warren folder. If you decide that you want copies of information that you may not have found, let me know.
