"He was the son of David & Mary Crawford. All I have on them is that David died May 18, 1867 near Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS."--D'Eon Thomason
This man's military career is a bit of a mystery. He filed for Confederate Soldiers Pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1915 as J. M. Crawford claiming to have enlisted about October 15, 1862 at Barnesville Georgia in Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. His widow Sarah filed for pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1927 listing his full name as John Marshall Crawford.
There are a couple of problems with this. For one, the 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters was not created until May 4, 1863. However, Company B of this Battalion that J. M. Crawford claims to have enlisted in was around since the beginning of the war as Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry...they were from Barnesville Georgia and were called "The Barnesville Blues" However, there is no record of any Crawford serving in Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Furthermore, there is no record of a John M. Crawford serving in the 4th Batt'n Georgia Sharpshooters. In Company B, there was a Private James M. Crawford who enlisted on January 8, 1864 at Barnesville Georgia. On one of the cards in his service record, Private James M. Crawford appears to have been listed as Marcial Crawford...could this be Marshall? The only thing that really matches between the service record of James M. Crawford and the Pension of John M. Crawford of Greer Co. Oklahoma is the fact that John claimed to have surrendered with the army at Greensboro North Carolina...Private James M. Crawford was also present at the surrender according to his service records. I am personally not sure what to make of this. Could this be a transcription error? Could the enlisting officer have gotten his name wrong? All possibilities...or these could be two different men. There was a James M. Crawford living in Pike County Georgia in 1850 and 1860 which could also be Private James M. Crawford.
One piece of compelling evidence that John Marshall Crawford was telling the truth in his pension is the fact that he included a signed letter in his pension application from W. J. Goggans and W. P. Holmes of Pike County Georgia who both stated J.M. Crawford did serve as a member of Company B, 4th Ga SS. These men were William Jester Goggans (memorial: 113068759) and William Penn Holmes (memorial: 34400988) Both were members of the Barnesville Blues from very early on and both members of Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters with William Penn Holmes rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the wars end. Again, however, if John Marshall Crawford did serve, there is no record of him doing so unless he is Private James M. Crawford..
This man's military career is a bit of a mystery. He filed for Confederate Soldiers Pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1915 as J. M. Crawford claiming to have enlisted about October 15, 1862 at Barnesville Georgia in Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. His widow Sarah filed for pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1927 listing his full name as John Marshall Crawford.
There are a couple of problems with this. For one, the 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters was not created until May 4, 1863. However, Company B of this Battalion that J. M. Crawford claims to have enlisted in was around since the beginning of the war as Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry...they were from Barnesville Georgia and were called "The Barnesville Blues" However, there is no record of any Crawford serving in Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Furthermore, there is no record of a John M. Crawford serving in the 4th Batt'n Georgia Sharpshooters. In Company B, there was a Private James M. Crawford who enlisted on January 8, 1864 at Barnesville Georgia. On one of the cards in his service record, Private James M. Crawford appears to have been listed as Marcial Crawford...could this be Marshall? The only thing that really matches between the service record of James M. Crawford and the Pension of John M. Crawford of Greer Co. Oklahoma is the fact that John claimed to have surrendered with the army at Greensboro North Carolina...Private James M. Crawford was also present at the surrender according to his service records. I am personally not sure what to make of this. Could this be a transcription error? Could the enlisting officer have gotten his name wrong? All possibilities...or these could be two different men. There was a James M. Crawford living in Pike County Georgia in 1850 and 1860 which could also be Private James M. Crawford.
One piece of compelling evidence that John Marshall Crawford was telling the truth in his pension is the fact that he included a signed letter in his pension application from W. J. Goggans and W. P. Holmes of Pike County Georgia who both stated J.M. Crawford did serve as a member of Company B, 4th Ga SS. These men were William Jester Goggans (memorial: 113068759) and William Penn Holmes (memorial: 34400988) Both were members of the Barnesville Blues from very early on and both members of Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters with William Penn Holmes rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the wars end. Again, however, if John Marshall Crawford did serve, there is no record of him doing so unless he is Private James M. Crawford..
"He was the son of David & Mary Crawford. All I have on them is that David died May 18, 1867 near Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS."--D'Eon Thomason
This man's military career is a bit of a mystery. He filed for Confederate Soldiers Pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1915 as J. M. Crawford claiming to have enlisted about October 15, 1862 at Barnesville Georgia in Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. His widow Sarah filed for pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1927 listing his full name as John Marshall Crawford.
There are a couple of problems with this. For one, the 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters was not created until May 4, 1863. However, Company B of this Battalion that J. M. Crawford claims to have enlisted in was around since the beginning of the war as Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry...they were from Barnesville Georgia and were called "The Barnesville Blues" However, there is no record of any Crawford serving in Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Furthermore, there is no record of a John M. Crawford serving in the 4th Batt'n Georgia Sharpshooters. In Company B, there was a Private James M. Crawford who enlisted on January 8, 1864 at Barnesville Georgia. On one of the cards in his service record, Private James M. Crawford appears to have been listed as Marcial Crawford...could this be Marshall? The only thing that really matches between the service record of James M. Crawford and the Pension of John M. Crawford of Greer Co. Oklahoma is the fact that John claimed to have surrendered with the army at Greensboro North Carolina...Private James M. Crawford was also present at the surrender according to his service records. I am personally not sure what to make of this. Could this be a transcription error? Could the enlisting officer have gotten his name wrong? All possibilities...or these could be two different men. There was a James M. Crawford living in Pike County Georgia in 1850 and 1860 which could also be Private James M. Crawford.
One piece of compelling evidence that John Marshall Crawford was telling the truth in his pension is the fact that he included a signed letter in his pension application from W. J. Goggans and W. P. Holmes of Pike County Georgia who both stated J.M. Crawford did serve as a member of Company B, 4th Ga SS. These men were William Jester Goggans (memorial: 113068759) and William Penn Holmes (memorial: 34400988) Both were members of the Barnesville Blues from very early on and both members of Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters with William Penn Holmes rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the wars end. Again, however, if John Marshall Crawford did serve, there is no record of him doing so unless he is Private James M. Crawford..
This man's military career is a bit of a mystery. He filed for Confederate Soldiers Pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1915 as J. M. Crawford claiming to have enlisted about October 15, 1862 at Barnesville Georgia in Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters. His widow Sarah filed for pension in Greer County Oklahoma in 1927 listing his full name as John Marshall Crawford.
There are a couple of problems with this. For one, the 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters was not created until May 4, 1863. However, Company B of this Battalion that J. M. Crawford claims to have enlisted in was around since the beginning of the war as Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry...they were from Barnesville Georgia and were called "The Barnesville Blues" However, there is no record of any Crawford serving in Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry. Furthermore, there is no record of a John M. Crawford serving in the 4th Batt'n Georgia Sharpshooters. In Company B, there was a Private James M. Crawford who enlisted on January 8, 1864 at Barnesville Georgia. On one of the cards in his service record, Private James M. Crawford appears to have been listed as Marcial Crawford...could this be Marshall? The only thing that really matches between the service record of James M. Crawford and the Pension of John M. Crawford of Greer Co. Oklahoma is the fact that John claimed to have surrendered with the army at Greensboro North Carolina...Private James M. Crawford was also present at the surrender according to his service records. I am personally not sure what to make of this. Could this be a transcription error? Could the enlisting officer have gotten his name wrong? All possibilities...or these could be two different men. There was a James M. Crawford living in Pike County Georgia in 1850 and 1860 which could also be Private James M. Crawford.
One piece of compelling evidence that John Marshall Crawford was telling the truth in his pension is the fact that he included a signed letter in his pension application from W. J. Goggans and W. P. Holmes of Pike County Georgia who both stated J.M. Crawford did serve as a member of Company B, 4th Ga SS. These men were William Jester Goggans (memorial: 113068759) and William Penn Holmes (memorial: 34400988) Both were members of the Barnesville Blues from very early on and both members of Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters with William Penn Holmes rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the wars end. Again, however, if John Marshall Crawford did serve, there is no record of him doing so unless he is Private James M. Crawford..
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