One of my Grandma Register's uncles, William Henry Shepherd, was killed while in Confederate service. He enlisted 11 June 1861 in Georgia, Company D, 9th Georgia Infantry. Killed in action in the 2nd Manassas Battle, Virginia on 30 August 1862.
PVT William Henry Shepherd (1840-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial
9th Georgia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia
Not only was one of Grandma Register's uncles killed @ 2nd Bull Run but one of her Grandfathers was a Confederate soldier. John Wright Peacock (1832-1913)
- Georgia 32nd Infantry (Confederate) - Fourth Sergeant, May 1862 - January 186...
- 7 May 1862 - Georgia - Fourth Sergeant - Enlistment Info: Georgia, Cotton Hill
- 27 Oct 1832 - Talbot County, Georgia
- Montgomery Co. GaGenWeb - Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry
- John Wright Peacock
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