Notes:

NOTE 1./
The Dutch Fork area extends from within a few blocks of the Governor's Mansion in Columbia, to within a few miles of the Newberry Courthouse steps. The area known as the "Dutch Fork" consist of the Newberry County towns of Little Mountain, Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity and outlying communities, Chapin and outlying communities east of Lake Murray, in Lexington County and in Richland County, Ballentine, Irmo, White Rock and those areas south of the forks of the Broad and Saluda Rivers at the outskirts of Columbia.

NOTE 2./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1789

The year was 1789 and in the U.S. a young government was beginning to take shape. In its first nationwide election, the popular Revolutionary War general, George Washington, became the country's first president and was sworn in at the first capitol of the United States, Federal Hall in New York City.

In France, a rebellion was underway and with the storming of the Bastille prison, the French Revolution began. In its reporting on the subject, The Times of London, England had the following to say of the conflict:

The spirit of liberty which so long lay in a state of death, oppressed by the hand of power, received its first spark of returning animation, by the incautious and impolitic assistance afforded to America. The French soldier on his return from that emancipated continent, told a glorious tale to his countrymen--"That the arms of France had given freedome to thirteen United States, and planted the standard of liberty on the battlements of New York and Philadelphia." The idea of such a noble deed became a general object of admiration, the [facets?] of a similar state were eagerly longed for by all ranks of people, and the vox populi had this force of argument--"If France gave freedom to America, why should she not unchain the arbitrary fetters which bind her own people.

Later that year, the Marquis de Lafayette, with the advice of Thomas Jefferson who was at the time the American ambassador to France, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Assembly in August and ratified by Louis XVI in October.

There was unrest in other parts of the world as well. Sweden and Russia were at war, and briefly, Norway had joined the conflict, although a peace treaty was signed in July 1789.

In a smaller, but well-known conflict, the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty was also in the year 1789. On April 28, part of the crew of the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied and set Captain William Bligh and eighteen crewmembers adrift. Bligh managed to get the boat some 3,600 miles to Timor. Some of the mutineers were captured and prosecuted--three were hanged, while others, including Fletcher Christian ended up on Pitcairn Island, where some of their descendants live to this day.

In 1789, there was an epidemic of influenza in New England, New York, and Nova Scotia, which resulted in many deaths due to secondary cases of pneumonia. The new president was among those who fell ill. He caught a cold while visiting Boston, and later, was affected more seriously with influenza, which was dubbed Washington Influenza.

Hans married Rachel WEYMAN about 1769 in Newberry, South Carolina. Rachel (daughter of Hans Peter WEYMAN) was born about 1753 in Craven County, South Carolina; died in Nov 1819 in Dutch Fork, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note 1./ The Hans Suber family <>

Leonard Suber, d. 1820, m. Rebecca Cannon. As oldest son of George Suber, Leonard Suber inherited the 200 acre survey of 1772 to Jeremiah Williams on Broad River which had been bought in 1774 by George Suber. Leonard Suber sold a part of this tract in 1802 to Conrad Suber (Nby Deeds F184). A 100 acre survey of 1773 to John Clark on Broad R. was sold in 1803 by heirs of John Pearson to Leonard Suber (Nby Deeds H200). Leonard Suber sold tract in 1805 to Conrad Suber. Deed contains plat showing Suber's Mill on Fairfield Co. side of Broad R.

Family/Spouse: Rebecca CANNON. Rebecca (daughter of EphraimSr CANNON and Helen Eleanor PADEN) was born about 1765 in Newberry, South Carolina; died in in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Information on John Suber and his siblings came from Will book L, Newberry County, South Carolina

John married Elizabeth FELKER about 1790 in Newberry, South Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob FELKER and Barbara SEIGLER) was born in 1773 in Newberry County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Polly FELKER. Polly (daughter of Jacob FELKER and Barbara SEIGLER) was born about 1775 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died before Nov 1815 in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth GLYMPH. Elizabeth (daughter of John Abraham GLYMPH and Catherine LOWE) was born in 1767 in Newberry, Berkley County, South Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1825 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Suber Family Cemetary, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ulrich SLIGH. Ulrich was born in 1793 in Newberry, South Carolina; died in 1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John BUCHANAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Humphrey HILL. Humphrey died in 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John WILLINGHAM. John died before 1850 in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Walter Franklin RUFF. Walter (son of John Henry RUFF and Margaret Maria Elizabeth SUMMER) was born on 14 Aug 1812 in Newberry, South Carolina; died on 15 Apr 1857 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Ruff-Eichleberger-Counts Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JA BONDS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cyrus BUZHARDT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert DUNCAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unkown ALEWINE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah CROMER. Sarah (daughter of JacobJr CROMER and Elizabeth FOLK) was born about 1811 in Newberry County, South Carolina [l850 #1077.03]; died before 1870 in Newberry County, South Carolina; was buried in Fairview Bapt Ch Cem, Newberry, Newberry Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry CROMER. Henry (son of Martin CROMER and Mary SIBEL) was born about 1793 in Newberry, South Carolina; died in Feb 1862 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Feb 1862 in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pomaria, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Blackburn GATES. William was born on 27 Nov 1807; died on 13 Feb 1892; was buried in Mount Of Olives Cemetery, Johnston, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ladosca G UNKNOWN. Ladosca was born in 1820 in South Carolina; died after 1860 in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Letty UNKNOWN. Letty was born about 1815; died on 23 Jan 1882; was buried in Betheden Lutheran Church cemetery, Winston County, MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married MartinJr RISER after 1831 in Newberry, South Carolina. MartinJr (son of RS MartinSr RISER and Christina SEASE) was born in 1794 in Newberry, South Carolina; died on 04 Oct 1844 in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elias WICKER. Elias (son of JohnSr Henry WICKER and Elizabeth CROMER) was born between 1800 and 1804 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died between 1875 and 1879 in Tippah Co., Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married Elizabeth KOON on 23 Aug 1849 in Newberry, South Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John KOON and Barbara RINEHART) was born about 1812 in South Carolina; died on 26 Jan 1884 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church cemetery, Pomaria, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George EGNOR. George was born on 13 Apr 1775; died on 20 Nov 1830 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Egner cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Phillip METTS. Phillip (son of RS Henry METTS and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born in in Newberry, South Carolina; died on 16 May 1842 in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Sarah EGNER about 1812 in Newberry, South Carolina. Sarah was born on 30 Nov 1788 in South Carolina; died on 16 May 1836 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Egner cemetery, Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Elizabeth SCRUGGS about 1842 in South Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Alan SCRUGGS and Polly UNKNOWN) was born in 1816 in South Carolina; died on 17 Jul 1869 in Gadsen County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry SUBER. Henry (son of George SUBER and Christina SLIGH) was born in 1805 in Newberry, South Carolina; died on 28 Oct 1856 in Newberry County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William F. BISHOP. William was born about 1826; died before 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George CROMER. George (son of William C. "River Bill" CROMER and Susanah MILLER) was born on 15 Aug 1839 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Lutheran Church, Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth HELLER. Elizabeth was born about 1833 in Newberry, South Carolina; died on 31 May 1904 in Newberry, South Carolina; was buried in Lutheran Church, Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1850 Edgefield District, South Carolina census:

Name Age Est Birth Birth Place Gender Home
Leonard Suber 37 1812 South Carolina Male Hamburg, Edgefield, SC
Lodasca Suber 30 1819 South Carolina Female Hamburg, Edgefield, SC
Ellen H Suber 9 1840 South Carolina Female Hamburg, Edgefield, SC
Martha A Suber 7 1842 South Carolina Female Hamburg, Edgefield, SC
Hester E Suber 2 1847 South Carolina Female Hamburg, Edgefield, SC

NOTE 2./ 1860 Randolph County Georgia census: First husband, Jessie and Ellen nee Suber Smith are living with another couple in Randolph County, GA. This Darley family is of unkown if any, relationship.

Name Home Age Est Birth Birthplace Gender
John Darley Not Stated, Randolph, GA 29 1830 Georgia Male
Cornelia F Darley Not Stated, Randolph, GA 24 1835 Female
Sophronia Darley Not Stated, Randolph, GA 1 1858 Male
Jesse Smith Not Stated, Randolph, GA 23 1836 Male
Ellen H Smith Not Stated, Randolph, GA 19 1840 South Carolina Female

NOTE 3./ 1870 Andersonville District, Sumter County, GA. census:
Page 350, Dwelling 598, family 594, about 6 doors from his brother James Singletary.

John Singletary Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1841 Georgia White Male
Ellen Singletary Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1841 Georgia White Female
Ella Singletary Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1867 Georgia White Female
Lula Singletary Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1869 Georgia White Female
Florence Smith Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1858 Georgia White Female
Ida Smith Georgia Militia District 993, Sumter, GA abt 1861 Georgia White Female

NOTE 4./ Sumter County 1880 Census still has 3 Suber surname families: Two of the three have parents or themselves born in South Carolina. SUBER, M. P. <1813> M,W, Bir: SC.: SUBER, George P. <1840>, M, W, Bir: SC: SUBER, Taylor,<1850>, M, W, Bir: GA. MP Suber looks most like the match. George P. Suber has no children and Taylor has a very young family

NOTE 5./ e-mail from Joanne Gorday 9-12-2003
Ellen would have been born about 1841 in Georgia. She would have married a Smith in about 1857 and had two children born to that marriage, Florene, born about 1858 and Ida born about 1861. I found a marriage record for John and Ellen Singletary in Sumter County, Georgia, not Schley. They were married October 30, 1856. From these dates, I surmised that the Smith husband was probably killed in the Civil War. Aunt Hazel verified that Birdie (Grandma Moore) talked about two half sisters.

NOTE 6./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

Ellen married CSA John Lock SINGLETARY on 30 Oct 1866 in Sumter County, Georgia. CSA (son of Arthur SINGLETARY and John Ann LOCK) was born on 10 Dec 1839 in Sumter County Georgia; died on 12 Aug 1920 in Crisp County, Georgia; was buried on 12 Aug 1920 in Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Cordele, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen married CSA Jesse S. SMITH on 30 Oct 1856 in Sumter County, Georgia. CSA (son of John M SMITH and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born in 1836 in Georgia; died on 01 Feb 1865 in Elmira, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married CSA William T JOINER on 22 May 1859 in Sumter County, Georgia. CSA was born on 30 Mar 1837 in Sumter County, Georgia; died in 1863 in CSA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married James Madison FEAGIN on 23 Aug 1866 in Sumter County, Georgia. James (son of William H. FEAGIN and Aletha Ritha MILLER) was born on 26 Nov 1845 in Alabama; died on 25 Feb 1906 in Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Annie MILLER in Winston Co., MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married CSA William COLEY in Tippah Co., Mississippi. CSA was born about 1835 in Alabama; died in in CSA, Shiloh Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John D. JONES in Tippah County, Mississippi. John was born on 06 Oct 1822 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married John C. SEYBT on 05 Dec 1872 in Newberry, South Carolina. John was born in in Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John G. DOSS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nevr MARRIED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas CARROL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Richards NASH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Giles Chapman LYNCH. Giles was born on 07 Nov 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Michael married Mary Richards NASH in 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note 1./ Headline

The Atlanta Constitution October 5, 1887

BURGLARY IN ELLAVILLE
The Thief Takes Off Quite A Collection Of Money

Ellaville, Ga., October 4--(Special)--The safe in the depot was opened last
night, and the loses are as follows: G.P. Suber, $80; B.V.& E. railroad, $30;
express money, $20; Morgan McMichael, $690. The iron drawer was carried off
by the thief or thieves, and Suber & Green lost receipts for $30 of cotton,
besides a large number of checks. The thief knew the combination of the safe
and had no trouble in effecting an entrance into the office. They left $27 in
one of the drawers belonging to C.P. Davis. No clew to the robbers.

The Atlanta Constitution October 29, 1887

The parties who robbed the railroad safe in Ellaville a few week have
confessed to the detective and restored the money.

Michael married Martha M HIDE in South Carolina. Martha (daughter of Unknown HIDE and Hester UNKNOWN) was born in Feb 1821 in South Carolina; died after 1880 in Sumter County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SPOTTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE, VA
MAY 8TH-18TH, 1864

Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 8-18, 1864. Army of the Potomac. At 3 p.m. on May 7, while the Army of the Potomac was still on the battle-field of the Wilderness, a messenger arrived at Grant's headquarters with the information that Gen. Butler, with the Army of the James, had landed at City Point, completely surprising the Confederates there, and was ready to advance on Richmond. Lee had retired behind his works, leaving open the road to Richmond round his right flank, and as soon as the intelligence of Butler's successful beginning was received Grant issued orders for a night march
of the whole army toward Spottsylvania Court House. (For the organization of the Army of the Potomac at this time see Wilderness.) From the Wilderness a road ran east to Chancellorsville, where it was intersected by another that ran southeast to Piney Branch Church. The Brock road ran in a southeasterly direction to Spottsylvania and about 3 miles south of it, and nearly parallel to it, ran the Shady Grove
road. The former was in possession of the Federals as far as Todd's tavern and the latter was in the hands of the enemy. Beyond Todd's tavern the Brock road was held by the Confederate cavalry under Stuart.

From the tavern the Catharpin road ran southwest and intersected the southern road at Shady Grove Church. Gen. Warren, commanding the 5th corps was to move by the Brock road and was to be followed by Gen. Hancock with the 2nd corps, while the 6th and 9th corps, respectively commanded by Gen. Sedgwick and Gen. Burnside, were directed to move by way of Chancellorsville and Piney Branch Church. Gen. Sheridan, commanding the cavalry, was ordered to "have a sufficient force on the approaches from the right to keep the corps commanders advised in time of the approach of the enemy." The trains and reserve artillery were moved to Chancellorsville in the afternoon from which point they were to follow the army. Nearly parallel to the course of the army ran the Po river on the south. The Catharpin road crossed this river at Corbin's bridge, the Shady Grove road at what was known as the Block House bridge, and the road running from Spottsylvania to Richmond crossed it at Snell's bridge about 2 miles south of the Court House. Some controversy and criticism have been indulged in as to why these bridges were not taken possession of by the Federal forces. Badeau, in his Military History of Grant, says: "These bridges were of first importance for they commanded Lee's only approaches to Spottsylvania, and Sheridan, who had been ordered to keep a good look-out toward the enemy disposed his force so as to secure all three positions. * * *

Had these orders (Sheridan's) been carried out, every avenue to Spottsylvania would have been closed to the rebel army." Sheridan's corps consisted of the three divisions commanded by Gregg, Merritt
and Wilson. His instructions to Gregg, issued at 1 a.m on the 8th, show the disposition of his forces with regard to the bridges. They were as follows: "Move with your command at 5 a.m., on the Catharpin road crossing at Corbin's bridge, and taking position at Shady Grove Church. Gen. Merritt will follow you, and at Shady Grove Church will take the left hand, or Block House road, moving forward and taking up position at that point (viz., Block House). Immediately after he has passed, you will move forward with your division, on the same road to the crossing of the Po river, where you will take up position supporting Gen. Merritt. Gen. Wilson with his division will march from Alsop's by way of Spottsylvania Court House and the Gate to Snell's bridge, where he will take up position."

Before the hour fixed for the cavalry to move, Corbin's bridge and the Block House bridge were both in the hands of the enemy. Snell's bridge was not used by the Confederates, nor was any attempt made to use it, because it was too far out of the way. When Lee learned, on the afternoon of the 7th, of the movement of the Federal trains, his first impression was that Grant was falling back to Fredericksburg and determined to interpose a force between him and Richmond. He therefore ordered Longstreets corps, now commanded by Gen. R. H. Anderson, Longstreet having been wounded in the battle of the
Wilderness, to move to Spottsylvania that night, to be followed by Ewell's corps at daylight the next morning. Anderson moved at 11 p.m. and at daylight his advance had reached the Block House bridge. Had Gregg and Merritt undertaken to carry out Sheridan's order, they would have encountered this entire corps as it was marching along the Shady Grove road. In fact they would have met the enemy before reaching that road, as Hampton was on the Catharpin road between Corbin's bridge and Todd's tavern, Wilson did move forward to Spottsylvania, where he found Wickham's brigade of Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry, which he drove from the town and held the place for two hours, when he was recalled by
Sheridan just as Wofford's and Bryan's brigades of Anderson's command were moving to attack him: It was not the failure to carry out Sheridan's order regarding the bridges, but the presence of Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry on the Brock road, that prevented the Federals from gaining possession of
Spottsylvania Court House. Warren moved at 8:30 p.m. and was expected to reach the Court House by daylight on the 8th. At Todd's tavern he was delayed for more than an hour by the headquarters escort and 2 miles farther on he encountered the enemy's cavalry. Merritt was directed to move forward and
clear the road for the infantry. The Confederates were forced back slowly, leaving the road obstructed by fallen trees, so that Warren's progress was necessarily slow. At 6 o'clock in the morning Merritt was relieved by Robinson's division, which succeeded after a sharp contest in driving the enemy from the
road, but at this hour Warren's advance was still several miles from the Court House.

At 8:30 a.m. Robinson came out of the woods into the open fields. Of the Alsop farm, about half way between Todd's tavern and Spottsylvania. Here the Brock road forked, the two branches coming together again about a mile farther on. Robinson took the left hand road, Denison's brigade on the right, Lyle's on the left and Coulter's (formerly Baxter's) on the left rear. Griffin's division moved on the right fork
with Bartlett's brigade in line of battle in advance, the brigades of Ayres and Sweitzer following the road. Robinson reached the junction of the roads before Griffin, formed his command in column of regiments and threw out a strong skirmish line in front. Near the intersection of the Brock road and the old Court House road the former entered a piece of timber. When Robinson's advance was about 300 yards from this timber the enemy opened a heavy fire of artillery and musketry upon the front and right from a line of intrenchments just inside the wood. Robinson was seriously wounded at the first fire and, the national troops were forced back, closely pressed by the enemy, who tried to turn Lyle's left, but was prevented
from doing so by the prompt action of Denison, who placed his brigade in the edge of the wood where he checked the further advance of the Confederates and finally compelled them to retire to their works. Soon after Robinson's division became engaged, Bartlett's line of battle came under the enemy's fire
when about half-way across the open fields of the Alsop farm. At first Bartlett's men gave way, but fortunately just at that time Ayres' brigade occupied a sunken part of the road and under cover of this position the line was reformed. Griffin then advanced his whole division, Crawford came up with his
division and drove the enemy from the woods on Griffin's left. The Confederate force with which Robinson and Griffin had been engaged up to this time was Henagan's and Humphreys' brigades of Kershaw's division, which had formed Anderson's advance on the Shady Grove road. When Kershaw reached the Block House bridge about daylight he heard the sound of the firing over on the Brock road where Fitzhugh Lee was engaged with Merritt and Robinson. Turning sharply to the left with the two
brigades he reached the woods just as Lee was falling back, threw up temporary breastworks and awaited the Federal advance. He was followed a little later by Field's division, which came up on Griffin's right about the time that Crawford was driving the enemy from the woods. Cutler's division, the
last of Warren's corps to arrive, came up in time to prevent Field from turning Griffin's flank and drove him from the woods after which the entire corps was pushed forward as far as possible and intrenched, the 6th corps coming up and intrenching on Warren's left.

Hancock, who was expected to move with the 2nd corps at 10 p.m on the 7th, was so delayed by other troops blocking the road that he did not begin his march until daylight the next morning. At 9 a.m. the head of his column arrived at Todd's tavern, where Gregg's cavalry was found skirmishing with that
of the enemy. Hancock threw forward a skirmish line to relieve Gregg and then posted his division with Mott covering the Brock road to the right, Barlow on Mott's left, Gibbon covering the Catharpin road and Birney in reserve. About 11 a.m Miles' brigade of Barlow's division, one brigade of Gregg's and a battery was sent on a reconnaissance toward Corbin's bridge. When about half a mile from the bridge this force was opened upon by the Confederate batteries on the hills south of the river. Miles ordered his artillery to reply and formed his infantry in line of battle along a ridge in the wood, which position he held until about 5 p.m., when he was ordered to return to the tavern. On the way back he was attacked by Mahone's brigade of Hill's corps, which was then on the way to Spottsylvania. Miles repulsed two spirited attacks, holding his ground until after dark, when he rejoined the division. Gibbon's division was sent to the support of Warren and Sedgwick in the afternoon, but the remainder of the 2nd corps did not move toward Spottsylvania until about noon on the 9th. Then Birney and Barlow moved down the road about a mile, where they took a road leading to the right and joined Gibbon's division on the high ground overlooking the Po, the three divisions going into line of battle facing the river. Mott's division was moved from Todd's tavern to the left of the 6th corps at Alsop's. During the day Burnside moved with
the 9th corps from his position near Chancellorsville down the Fredericksburg pike toward Spottsylvania. On the march Willcox's division encountered and repulsed a small force at the bridge over the Ny river, after which the command, Christ's brigade in advance, pushed on and went into position about a mile east of the Court House, where several assaults were repulsed during the afternoon, and where the division finally intrenched. The presence of the enemy on the Fredericksburg road led Burnside to report to Grant that Lee was moving toward Fredericksburg and Hancock was directed to force a passage of the Po for the purpose of making a reconnaissance on Lee's left. Although the stream was difficult to ford and the opposite bank was held by the enemy, each of his three divisions succeeded in crossing and occupied the Shady Grove road from Waite's shop, at the cross-roads between the Po and Glady run, toward the Block House bridge, which Hancock endeavored to seize, but darkness came on before
the movement could be executed. That night Hancock threw over three pontoon bridges for the passage of his artillery early the next morning.

Lee became alarmed by Hancock's presence on his left and on the evening of the 9th sent Mahone's division to hold the Shady Grove road. Later Mahone was reinforced by Heth's division. As soon as it was light enough to see on the morning of the 1Oth, Hancock made a reconnaissance toward the
Block House bridge with the intention of forcing a passage across it, but found the enemy strongly intrenched on the east bank. Concerning his movements in trying to gain possession of the bridge he says in his report: "After a careful survey had been made, I concluded not to attempt to carry the bridge,
but sent Brooke's brigade, of Barlow's division down the river to ascertain what could be effected there. Gen. Birney was directed to send three or four regiments out on the Andrews' tavern road to cover Brooke's movement. Col. Brooke succeeded in crossing the river about half way between the bridge and
the mouth of Glady run. * * * About this time I was informed by the major-general commanding, that an assault was to be made on the enemy's works on Laurel Hill, in front of Gen. Warren's position near Alsop's house. I was directed to move two of my divisions to the left to participate in it, and to assume command of the forces to be engaged in the attack." Pursuant to this order Gibbon was at once sent to the north bank of the Po and formed his command on Warren's right. Birney followed, leaving Barlow to hold the ground on the south side of the river. As soon as the enemy discovered that the Federals were recrossing the Po, he advanced in force against Barlow, who was instructed to fall back across the
pontoons. The brigades of Brooke and Brown took up a position along a wooded crest about 100 yards in the rear of the works Barlow had constructed, while Miles and Smyth were ordered to fall back with their brigades to the bank of the river. Mistaking the movement of Miles and Smyth for a forced retreat, the Confederates advanced in line of battle supported by heavy columns and attacked Brooke and Brown, but the assault was repulsed. A second attack was made soon after and the combat became close and bloody, but again the enemy was forced back. In the meantime the woods on the right and rear
of the Union line had caught fire and the flames now came so near that it was impossible for Brooke and Brown longer to maintain their position. Taking advantage of the lull that followed the second repulse of the enemy the two brigades were withdrawn. This affair is known as the battle of Waite's Shop. Miles' brigade was the last to cross and as he was near the river Heth attempted to cross the open ground toward the pontoons, but was driven back by the fire of Miles men and the batteries on the north bank.

All through the forenoon of the 1Oth there were sharp skirmishing and artillery firing preparatory to the general attack which had been ordered for the afternoon. Gen. Sedgwick had been killed on the 9th and the 6th corps was now under command of Brig.-Gen. H. G. Wright. At 3:45 p.m. he was ordered to attack the works in his front with his whole command and Mott's division of the 2nd corps. Warren was also
ordered to assault the works near the Alsop house with the divisions of Crawford and Cutler and the brigades of Webb and Carroll of Gibbon's division. Carroll charged through a belt of burning woods, the right of his line gaining the enemy's works and the whole brigade pressing up to the abatis, only to
be forced back by "such a concentrated and murderous fire from two lines as to make the position untenable." Warren was also repulsed with heavy loss, Gen. Rice commanding one of Cutler's
brigades being among the killed. Col. Emory Upton, with twelve regiments of the 6th corps, gained the parapet and engaged in some desperate hand-to-hand fighting, capturing several pieces of artillery and about 1,000 prisoners. His assault was to have been supported by Mott's division, but when Mott reached the open field he was met by an enfilading fire from the enemy's batteries, which threw his line into confusion and forced him to retire. The advantage gained by Upton was therefore of little moment, for the Confederates fairly swarmed against him, compelling him to abandon the captured cannon and fall back, though he succeeded in bringing in the most of his prisoners. Altogether the attack was a
failure.

Lee's line extended from the Block House bridge northeast across the Brock road to the watershed between the Po and Ny rivers, nearly north of the Court House, where it turned sharply to the south, the right being near Snell's bridge. From his right center the works were thrown forward in a horseshoe salient around the crest of a spur between two small tributaries of the Ny river. Ewell's corps occupied the salient, Anderson's extended the line to the right and Hill's to the left. Directly. north of the salient, and about three-fourths of a mile distant, was the Brown house, while inside the enemy's works on the spur within the angle stood the McCool house. Very little fighting was done on the 11th, the day being spent in preparations for an assault on the salient at daylight the next morning. Mott made an attempt to drive in the enemy's skirmishers in order to develop the weak place in the Confederate works, but the effort was only partially successful. Wright was instructed to extend his left and concentrate on that wing. Hancock moved his entire corps after dark to the vicinity of the Brown house, and was to lead
the assault. Warren was to hold the position vacated by the 2nd corps, and when Hancock began his attack Warren on the right and Burnside on the left were to engage the enemy in their fronts to prevent reinforcements from being sent to the salient. Hancock was to advance on a line drawn from the Brown House to the McCool house. The night of the 11th was dark and stormy, but the troops of the 2nd corps took their positions quietly and promptly, fully aware of the desperate character of the work awaiting them. Barlow's division in two massed lines was placed on the cleared ground which extended up to the enemy's line; Birney's was formed in two deployed lines on Barlow's right; Mott's division was in the rear of Birney, and Gibbon's was in reserve. The assault was to have been made at 4 o'clock but owing to a dense fog it was 35 minutes later before Hancock gave the order to advance. With even pace the troops moved forward in column and when about half way up the slope broke into a cheer, dashed forward on the double-quick through the abatis and over the works. Hancock describes the action here as follows: "Barlow's and Birney's divisions entered almost at the same moment, striking the enemy's line at a sharp salient immediately in front of the Landrum house. A fierce and bloody fight ensued in the
works with bayonets and clubbed muskets. It was short, however, and resulted in the capture of nearly 4,000 prisoners of Johnson's division, of Ewell's corps, 20 pieces of artillery, with horses, caissons and material complete, several thousand stand of small arms, and upward of 30 colors. Among the prisoners were Maj.-Gen. Edward Johnson and Brig.-Gen. George H. Steuart, of the Confederate service. The enemy fled in great disorder."

So far the assault had been a success. Elated by their victory, the Union troops pursued the flying Confederates toward Spottsylvania until they encountered a second line, the presence of which was unknown to Hancock or any of his officers. This line was held by Gordon, who checked the rush of the Federals and gave Lee an opportunity to push reinforcements into the angle. Lee was further aided at this critical moment by the necessity of reforming the Union lines, as in the impetuous charge and pursuit practically all semblance of a regular formation had been lost. The divisions of Mahone and Wilcox came up from the right and advanced against the 2nd corps before the disorder of its success could be overcome, driving Hancock's men back to the first line of works, where they were reinforced by Wright, with Russell's and Wheaton's divisions of the 6th corps( which came up on the right and vigorously assaulted the west angle of the salient. Again there was some stubborn hand-to-hand fighting in which Wright was wounded, though he remained with his men, cheering them on, and through the heroic efforts of Upton's brigade the line was held against the repeated and determined attempts of
the Confederates to regain it. Hancock ordered his artillery to the high ground near the Landrum house and throughout the day charges of canister were fired over the heads of the Union troops into the enemy's line of battle. On Hancock's left Burnside assaulted the Confederate works at 4:30 a.m. and in
half an hour had carried two lines of rifle-pits. Stevenson's and Potter's divisions then moved against the main line of works, a portion of which was carried by Potter, who captured a number of prisoners and a battery of 2 guns, but was unable to hold his advantage and was finally forced to retire with heavy loss. Several subsequent attacks were made by the two divisions, and also by Willcox's on the extreme left, but none succeeded in driving the enemy from his position. The persistent hammering of Burnside, however, prevented the enemy from withdrawing troops in his front to hurl against Hancock and Wright. About 9 o'clock Warren was directed to attack the enemy on his front, but upon attempting to advance his line was subjected to a heavy enfilading fire and he was forced back. Cutler's division was then sent to Wright and later the whole corps was withdrawn from its position and thrown to the left, where it became engaged against the west angle, but failed to carry the works. The firing was so heavy and constant that several oak trees inside the salient, some of them nearly 2 feet in diameter, were literally gnawed off by
the bullets. Late in the day Lee gave up the idea of trying to recapture the outer line of works and retired to Gordon's line, half a mile to the rear, where he strengthened his position during the night. The losses on both sides were so heavy during the action that the salient has passed into history as the "Bloody Angle."

The attack on the 12th was the last of the hard fighting about Spottsylvania. Hancock was ordered to hold his corps in readiness to renew the assault at 4 o'clock the next morning, but owing to a dark and rainy night the other commands were not in position at the appointed hour to support him and the attack was abandoned. Artillery firing was kept up from the 13th to the 18th, chiefly to cover the movement of the army to a position covering the Fredericksburg road on Lee's right, and there was a slight skirmish near Piney Branch Church on the 15th. In his report Grant says: "Deeming it impracticable to make any further attack upon the enemy at Spottsylvania Court House, orders were issued on the 18th with a view to a
movement to the North Anna, to commence at 12 o'clock on the night of the 19th." This movement was interfered with by Ewell coming out of his works late on the afternoon of the 19th and attacking the Federal right near the Harris farm on the Fredericksburg road north of the Ny river. The attack was
promptly repulsed, but it delayed the movement to the North Anna until the night of the 21st.

The Union loss at Spottsylvania, during the ten days fighting, was 2,725 killed, 13,416 wounded and 2,258 missing. The Confederate losses were not officially reported and various estimates have been made, some of which place the total in killed, wounded and missing as high as 15,000. Maj. Jed Hotchkiss, who was topographer for Lee's army and author of the Virginia volume of the Confederate Military History, places the total loss at 8,000 and significantly adds: "but these were 18 per cent of the army."

Family/Spouse: Caroline UNKNOWN. Caroline was born in 1822 in Newberry, South Carolina; died after 1880 in Florida; was buried in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monticello, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

CSA married Sarah Ann (Mary) Elizabeth TRULUCK in Jones County, Georgia. Sarah was born on 25 May 1828 in Georgia; died on 23 Oct 1916 in Bridge Creek, Colquitt, Georgia; was buried in Bridge Creek Baptist Church, Colquitt County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucinda married Henry CAY on 16 Nov 1854 in Baldwin County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./: 1870 Colquitt Georgia census: 6-20-1870

Fielding Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 41 1828 South Carolina White Male
Emily Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 34 1835 Georgia White Female
Thomas Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 15 1854 Georgia White Male
George Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 9 1860 Georgia White Male
John Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 7/12 1869 Georgia White Male

Fielding married Emily CAY on 28 Dec 1854 in Baldwin County, Georgia. Emily (daughter of John B CAY and Kathy KIMBRO) was born on 14 Sep 1834 in Baldwin County, Georgia; died on 29 Jun 1914 in Colquitt County, Georgia; was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Coolidge, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1870 Colquitt Georgia census: 6-20-1870

Emanuel Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 39 1830 South Carolina White Male
Mary Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 36 1833 Georgia White Female
Charles Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 13 1856 Georgia White Male
William Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 11 1858 Georgia White Male
Wade Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 10 1859 Georgia White Male
Mary Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 6 1863 Georgia White Female
Peyton Suber Not Stated, Colquitt, GA 4 1865 Georgia White Male

CSA married Mary Eugenia CAY on 16 Nov 1854 in Baldwin County, Georgia. Mary (daughter of John B CAY and Kathy KIMBRO) was born on 24 Aug 1832 in Baldwin County, Georgia; died on 09 Jan 1890 in Colquitt County, Georgia; was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Coolidge, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

CSA married Nancy CLARK after 1870 in Colquitt County, Georgia. Nancy was born on 08 Jan 1863; died on 21 Jul 1912 in Georgia; was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Coolidge, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

CSA married Molly HUTCHINSON after 1870 in Colquitt County, Georgia. Molly was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Coolidge, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

CSA married Emiline WEATHERINGTON on 02 Dec 1866. Emiline was born on 26 Jun 1839 in Florida; died on 07 Apr 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cliff married Olive MILLER on 13 Oct 1869. Olive was born about 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married James Bryant MCDONALD on 29 Sep 1870. James was born on 14 Jul 1839; died on 11 Apr 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Sydney H. CLARK on 16 Jan 1873. Sydney (daughter of David CLARK and Mary Alice MCKEOWN) was born on 27 Jul 1854 in Gadsden County, Florida; died on 11 Feb 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William B. BOATWRIGHT. William was born in 1848 in South Carolina; died in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Ezekial J. SMITH on 24 Feb 1904 in Decatur County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]