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James Madison “Matt” Bussell

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James Madison “Matt” Bussell

Birth
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Apr 1925 (aged 79)
Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Matt Bussell was a jugmaker by trade and a member of the family of stoneware potters of the 19th century when the trade flourished in Edgefield District, South Carolina and the counties of Washington and Crawford in Georgia. Matt is the son of James Bussell (sometimes spelled "Bustle").

On May 6, 1862 he enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army and served in Company G, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, C.S.A. This unit served under General G. T. Anderson in Virginia, fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, moved with General James Longstreet to assist General Braxton Bragg at Chickamauga, Georgia although the 59th Georgia Regiment saw no action there, then served in the Kentucky campaign. It returned to Virginia to take part in battles at Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor. The unit was placed north of the James River during Union General U. S. Grant's armys' siege of Petersburg.

Matt was actively involved in these battles but managed to survive the war without being wounded. He was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomatox and received his parole there before making his way home to Crawford County, Georgia at the close of the war.

After the war Matt made his home in Washington County where he farmed and operated a pottery, before moving in 1914 to Soperton.
Matt Bussell was a jugmaker by trade and a member of the family of stoneware potters of the 19th century when the trade flourished in Edgefield District, South Carolina and the counties of Washington and Crawford in Georgia. Matt is the son of James Bussell (sometimes spelled "Bustle").

On May 6, 1862 he enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army and served in Company G, 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, C.S.A. This unit served under General G. T. Anderson in Virginia, fought at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, moved with General James Longstreet to assist General Braxton Bragg at Chickamauga, Georgia although the 59th Georgia Regiment saw no action there, then served in the Kentucky campaign. It returned to Virginia to take part in battles at Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor. The unit was placed north of the James River during Union General U. S. Grant's armys' siege of Petersburg.

Matt was actively involved in these battles but managed to survive the war without being wounded. He was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomatox and received his parole there before making his way home to Crawford County, Georgia at the close of the war.

After the war Matt made his home in Washington County where he farmed and operated a pottery, before moving in 1914 to Soperton.

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  • Maintained by: BCStephens
  • Originally Created by: Bud
  • Added: May 18, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26913742/james_madison-bussell: accessed ), memorial page for James Madison “Matt” Bussell (26 Jul 1845–24 Apr 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26913742, citing Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery, Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by BCStephens (contributor 47098029).