Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery, Newton MS
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N 32° 19.897 W 089° 09.492
16S E 296862 N 3579240
The Doolittle CSA Cemetery is located in Newton Mississippi. There are about 100 Confederate Soldiers buried here. The Soldiers were all injured in The Battle of Vicksburg, and transferred to the hospital located in Newton, where they later died.
Waymark Code: WM7VFH
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member CoinsAndPins
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It is said Roger Williams Doolittle offered the Doolittle family burial ground as the final resting place for the Confederate Soldiers. His daughter Julia was working as a nurse at the hospital and fell in love with a doctor at the Confederate hospital, Albert Puckett. They are both buried here.

Below is a list of 30 of the Soldiers. The remainder of the Soldiers are unknown.

Adamson, Wm. J. Co L 30th Ga. died July, 1863

Ayers, Jos. S. Co I 29th Ga. died July 8, 1863

Collins, David M. Co A 29th Ga. died July 20, 1863

Gandy, Brinkley Co H 29th Ga. died August 11. 1863

Goldsby, Wm. M. Co E 1st La Hvy Arty died March 27, 1863

Green, David Co E 31st Miss died March 19, 1863

Gutry, Wm. Co D 4th Ark died June 26,1863

Haralson, Eli P. Co I 20th Miss died September 21, 1862

Hardin, Corp James W. Co D 31st Miss died September 15,1863

Hinson, James E. Co I 29th Ga died September 8, 1863

Holbrook, Andrew J. Co I 42nd Ga died February 19, 1863

Hixson, Sgt. James B. Co B 46th Ga died February 19, 1863

Jackson, Wm. Ala died August 30,1863

Johnson, Alex L. Co D 20th Ala died May 7, 1863

Johnson, R. Co F 12th La died August 9,1863

Kennedy, John B. Co I 30th Ga died July 13,1863

Long, Sgt. Rbt. T. Co B 30th Tenn died August 24, 1863

McClure, Rbt. Co E 40th Ga died February 15, 1863

McDaniel, Corp B. W. Co B 16th S. C died September 23,1863

McLeod, Kenneth Co F 29th Ga died September 20, 1863

McLeod, Sgt. Wm. Co D 46th Miss died February 26, 1863

Mizell, John O. Co B 12th La died November 19,1863

Rogers Wm. Co E 32nd Texas Cav died September 19,1863

Slomas, Jos. Co E 1st La Hvy Arty died April 2, 1863

Terrell, D. Co I 20th Miss died January 8, 1864

Thames, W. W. Co H 6th Miss died August 26, 1863

Vining, Jones (Jonas) Co E 29th Ga died May 5, 1864

Welch, Wm. H Co B 7th Bn Miss Inf died in 1863

Whitten, S. R. Co C 23rd Miss died January 22, 1863

Woody, Thos. J Co A 29th Ga died October 5, 1863

Text from Cemetery and http://dixie39336.tripod.com/id25.htm

Date cemetery was established: 1860

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