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NOTE 1./ American Civil War Soldiers Record about Richard Singletary

Richard Singletary enlisted in the Georgia 29th Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, Company K, Army of the Tennessee, as a Private on December 1, 1862.In Macon, Georgia in 1864, he was transferred to Company C, 2nd Battalion Troops and Defense. Near High Point, North Carolina on April 27,1865. he is listed as #143 on the muster roll of Company E, 1st Confederate Battalion Georgia Infantry. This unit was formed April 9, 1865 and comprised the remaining members of the 25th, 29th, 30th, 66th Regiments of Georgia Infantry and the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. Richard surrendered at the close of the Civil War in Greensboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865 and later paroled there on May 1, 1865. Four companies of the 29th Regiment Georgia Infantry were made up in Thomas Co., GA between July 26 and October 4, 1861 and totaled approximately 538 men of which 202 were known to have died during the war. Living conditions were poor during the war for and many died from diseases. The 29th Regt. received its training at Camp Big Shanty, Georgia, north of Atlanta. After training they were deployed to defend the Savannah River Batteries and east coastal defenses as well as to guard stores and prisoners in the area. For the remainder of 1862 the unit was shuttled back and forth among southern coastal defenses, being in Wilmington, North Carolina on January 31, 1863 and by April 10 at Sumpter, South Carolina, where they were under the command of Col. C.C. Wilson in the 1st Georgia Brigade. On May 15, 1863 the 29th was ordered to report to General Pemberton at Jackson, Mississippi. On May 15, 1863 they were camped at Brandon, Mississippi with 15,000 men including the 46th Regt. GA. awaiting orders. They never served under General Pemberton as his forces were routed at the Battle of Champions Hill and fell back to Vicksburg and the ultimate "Siege of Vicksburg". Meanwhile, the men of the 29th began the long and bloody campaign which would end two years later with there surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina. The 29th Regt. was sent as reinforcements to help counter Union movements in Tennessee. On August 16, 1863 the Chickamauga Campaign began with maneuvers and skirmishes which led to the ill fated "Battle of Chickamauga" on September 19, 1863. The unit fought with great gallantry here under the Divison Commander, LT. General W.H.T. Walker, who would lead them until his death at the "Battle of Atlanta", July 22, 1864. Their Brigade Commander, Col. C.C. Wilson commended the men in dispatches for their "heroism and stubbornness in the face of the enemy". In the nineteen months that followed the "Battle of Chickamauga", the men of the 29th Regt., GA fought in the following battles: Ringgold, Georgia; Lookout Mountain, Tennessee ; Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain Pine Mountain, Marietta, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, all in Georgia and Franklin, Nashville and Murfreeboro, Tennessee as well other skirmishes and engagements until the surrender of General Joseph Johnston in Greensboro, North Carolina to General Sherman. Of those captured during these engagements, a number were sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, where some died of disease.

C.S.A married Mary Ann WINN on 20 Dec 1852 in Thomas County, Georgia. Mary died about 1874 in Thomas County, Georgia; was buried in Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NOTE 1./
Nathaniel Singletary sold his land in Leon Co., FL. in January 1837 and moved to Thomas Co., GA to join the other members of the family that had moved in May of 1836.

NOTE 2./ Singletary Family Genealogy Forum; Re: JamesHenry Singletary; February 16, 2002

James Henry Singletary b.ca.1868, Ga in "The Singletary Family History" by Yvonne Brunton page 118.
It shows him to be the son of Nathaniel "Nay" Singletary b. ca/1845-49, Thomas Co Ga. Died in Ga. Mother was Susan (no last name known) b.ca.1849. Their children were James Henry b.ca.1868; Martha P. b.ca.1870, Ga.; Laura M. b. ca/1872. Ga; Minnie m. b. ca. 1876, Ga.; Thomas L. b.ca.1879, Ga.
His grandparents was Nathaniel Singletary and Martha Ann Singletary.
His greatgrandparents was Nathaniel Singletary and Martha Ann his second wife.
His first wife was Nepsy "possible last name Singletary" I am a descendant of their son Crayton Singletary. which would be a half brother to to Nathaniel Singletary who married Martha Ann.
Sarah Robinson; 1190 E. Clinton St., Bartow, Fl 33830, Px 863-533-2613; <>

Nathaniel married Nepsey SINGLETARY before 1824. Nepsey (daughter of Richard SINGLETARY and Sarah UNKNOWN) was born in in North Carolina; died before 1835 in NC or FLA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Singletary Family .FTW]
Revolutionary Soldier Joseph E. Singletary, Pension # S47849.

In the fall of 1777, Joseph and his brother, Josiah, were recruited as substitutes into the Bladen County Militia commanded by Col. Thomas Brown (later General). Joseph was a substitute for William Harrison while Josiah substituted for their uncle, Benjamin FitzRandolph of which both had been drafted for an expedition against a force of Tories which had taken positions along the South Carolina state line in then Bladen CO., NC. After a months service they were disbanded and returned home.

In 1778, Capt. Jared Irwin raised a troop of light horse (cavalry) in Bladen Co., NC in which Joseph and Josiah became volunteers. In the same year, Col. Thomas Robeson also raised a troop of light horse in the County. The two companies of cavalry sometimes took the field together with Col. Robeson in command but generally they acted as separate units alternating time in the field. Both of these companies were involved in numerous skirmishes.

On June 6, 1781 both companies of cavalry under the command of Col. Robeson, became engaged with a large Tory force led by Col. Hector NcNeil at Stewart's Mill on Rockfish Creek. In the ensuing battle Joseph was "severly wounded by a broadsword in several places and disabled in one leg in consequence of having been trod upon by horse". It further states in his pension application "Said Singletary lay three or four months, severly wounded, at the house of the mother of this deponent". The deponent was either Susannah Harrison or Susannah McRee.

Joseph can be identified in the 1800 and 1810 Census in Bladen Co., NC. He is found in Leon Co., Flordia in 1830. The 7th of May, 1836 he sold his land in Leon Co., FL. On May 21, 1836,13 days after Joseph sold his Florida property, his son, Josiah Singletary, bought land in Thomas Co., Georgia.
There is no record of Joseph owning any land in Georgia. He lived with his daughter, Nancy, and son, Josiah, although Joseph is listed as head of household in the 1840 Census.

In June of 1837, Joseph's agent in Tallahassee, FL. informed the Commissioner of Pensions in Washington,D.C. of the change of address to Thomas Co. GA.
Joseph was a charter member and Deacon of the Popular Springs Primitive Baptist Church formed August 14, 1837 and whose Minister was his old friend the Elder William Hawthorn. Joseph and Elder Hawthorn were both past Ministers of the Big Swamp Primitive Baptist Church in Bladen Co., NC.
The church minutes give the date of his death as April 14, 1844. In the July 1844 term of the Inferior Court of Thomas County, Letters of Administation were granted to Josiah Singletary, his son, to administer the estate of Joseph. After an inventory and appraisal, the following items were sold:
1. one mare and colt.
2. one horse cart.
3. 3 cows, 3 yearlings, 1 calf.
4. 1 handmill.
5. 3 ploughs, 1 pr. trace chains and harness.
6. 1 feather bed, 2 chairs.
7. 1 pot, 1 oven, 1 spider, 2 kettles.
8. Jugs, 5 bottles, 1 churn, shoe box, etc.
9. 2 tin pans, 1 coffee pot, 1 dish, 4 plates, 1 candlestick.
10. 2 pitchers, 3 knives and forks, 1 looking glass.
11. 2 measures, half-bushel, candle moulds.
12. 1 lot of books.
13. 3 axes, 4 hoes, 1 hatchet, handsaw, square, drawing knife.
14. 5 barrels, 3 staves.
15. 1 grindstone.
16. 2 washing tubs, 1 pot stand.
17. 1 earthen bowl, 1 seive, 1 pr. cotton cards.

On February 13, 1845, the following were paid from the estate of Joseph E. Singletary:
Shadrack Posey, $5.00 ( son-in-law, husband of Sarah, daughter).
Mary Singletary, $5.00 ( daughter).
Nancy Singletary, $5.00 ( daughter).
Issac Boyett $5.00 (son-in-law, husband of Margaret, daughter).
Nathaniel Singletary $5.00 ( son).
Henry Singletary $5.00 ( son).
William I. Singletary $5.00 ( son).

RS married Nancy UNKNOWN about 1790 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Nancy died after 1840 in Jones, Thomas County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Sarah UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]