James Andrew Page, Civil War Veteran
Info from Pension Report, CSA
Butler Co.,/Conecuh Co., AL
For anyone interested in James A.(Andrew) Page son of Curtis and Mary Wright
Page , the following is information taken from his
State of Al Archives file:
Full name: James Andrew Page, wife Nancy J. Wright of Garland Al. Butler
Co. roll, Civil War never lived in another state, Born Sepulga, Conecuh
County,Al August 6, 1840, Enlisted in Evergreen on May 10, 1862 as Private
with Hillard's Legion , that became Co. F of the 23rd , Nick Stallworth ,
Captain and Sanford was Colonel, he fought in the Battles of Chickamauga,
Drews Bluff, Beans Station and Petersburg Va. , was in the ditches for 9
months, , was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga,Georgia. and was captured
on the retreat from Petersburg on April 7, was held in Yankee prison for
about 4 months and was discharged in Maryland by the Yankees, he served for
3 years as a soldier.
He was a registered voter in Precinct Beat 1 of Butler Co. Al. Farmer and on
July 30, 1921 he was living with his son John T. Page, Garland , Al other
children listed as living were, Mary Page Mixon, Garland Al, farmer, John T.
Page,
Garland , Al., farmer, Catherine (Cattie) Melissa Page Grace, Garland ,
farmer, Amamda(Mandy) Page Georgiana, Al farmer and Wiley Curtis Page ,
Garland ,
Al. farmer. (one son had died James Fletcher Page before this application
was made)
This was all taken from a pension report given to him to fill out by Chas.
E. McCall, chief Examiner of Accounts.
Catherine Melissa (Cattie) Page was married to Thomas Columbus Grace , their
son John Elmo Grace of Evergreen, Al, was the father of Jennie Kathleen
Grace..
.
From Kay Anderson (submitted
March 7, 2001 to update info from Sept 1999): granddaughter of John Elmo
and g-great-granddaughter of Catherine Melissa Page Grace and gg-granddaughter
of James Andrew Page