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Reuben Franklin Sumner

Birth: 20 Nov 1845
Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Death: 2 Jun 1913 (aged 67)
Walker County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Providence Cemetery

Providence, Walker County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 142828034 View Source

Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Duration of Illness: 8 months. Buried at: Providence Cemetery, Walker Co, AL - Headstone made by son, Jim Sumner.

Time In Service - From: 25 Mar 1862 To: 28 Mar 1865

Affiliation:
Confederate States of America (American Civil War)- Branch of Service: Army - Rank: Private - Unit: 28th Alabama Infantry

Service Record:
War: American Civil War - Battle(s)Chickamauga (19 Sep 1863), Voted the "coolest" under fire by his comrades, Confederate victory - Chattanooga (23 Nov 1863) Union victory - Stones River (31 Dec 1862) Union victory - Corinth (29 Apr 1862) Union victory

Taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga TN - Prison: Rock Island IL Released during a prisoner exchange.

Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Duration of Illness: 8 months. Buried at: Providence Cemetery, Walker Co, AL - Headstone made by son, Jim Sumner.

Time In Service - From: 25 Mar 1862 To: 28 Mar 1865

Affiliation:
Confederate States of America (American Civil War)- Branch of Service: Army - Rank: Private - Unit: 28th Alabama Infantry

Service Record:
War: American Civil War - Battle(s)Chickamauga (19 Sep 1863), Voted the "coolest" under fire by his comrades, Confederate victory - Chattanooga (23 Nov 1863) Union victory - Stones River (31 Dec 1862) Union victory - Corinth (29 Apr 1862) Union victory

Taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga TN - Prison: Rock Island IL Released during a prisoner exchange.

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Rittie Irene Courington Sumner

1851–1939 (m. 1870)

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Created by: sheilasan
Added: Feb 19, 2015
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