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| Name |
George W. LINDSEY [1] |
| Born |
1839 |
Mississippi  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Apr 1862 |
Indiana; Indianapolis; Ft. Morton (POW camp) [2, 3] |
| Buried |
Indiana; Indianapolis; Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Notes |
- Roster, 26th MS Cavalry, Co. A [http://members.aol.com/shardwik/cw/coa.html]
B. L. Lindsey (Sgt)
G. W. Lindsey (Pvt) (? - 4/9/62; Green Lawn Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN)
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Civil War Solldiers and Sailors System:
G.W. Lindsey
Regiment Name 26 Mississippi Infantry
Side Confederate Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name Notes
Film Number M232 roll 24
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Confederate POWs who died at Ft. Morton were originally buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. The bodies were eventually moved to the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Indiana Historical Marker 49.1962.2
Marion Co.
Camp Morton
1861-1865 Site selected by Lew Wallace as training camp for volunteers on old State Fairgrounds in 1861 and named for Governor Oliver P. Morton. Used as a camp for Confederate prisoners 1862-65. Col. Richard Owen, Commandant.
Location: 1900 block Alabama Street, Herron-Morton Place Historic Park, Indianapolis. Reinstalled 1981, moved 1999.
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http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn002.htm
Fort Donelson
Other Names: None
Location: Stewart County
Campaign: Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee
Rivers (1862)
Date(s): February 11-16, 1862
Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Flag-Officer
A.H. Foote [US]; Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, Brig. Gen. Gideon Pillow, and
Brig. Gen. Simon B. Buckner [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army in the Field [US]; Fort Donelson Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 17,398 total (US 2,331; CS 15,067)
Description: After capturing Fort Henry on February 6, 1862, Brig. Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant advanced cross-country to invest Fort Donelson. On
February 16, 1862, after the failure of their all-out attack aimed at
breaking through Grant’s investment lines, the fort’s 12,000-man
garrison surrendered unconditionally. This was a major victory for Brig.
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a catastrophe for the South. It ensured that
Kentucky would stay in the Union and opened up Tennessee for a
Northern advance along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Grant
received a promotion to major general for his victory and attained
stature in the Western Theater, earning the nom de guerre
“Unconditional Surrender.”
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: TN002
Preservation Priority: I.1 (Class A)
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http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6265/marking.htm
CROWN HILL CEMETERY PROJECT
On October 3rd 1993 a four year project was completed when a monument was dedicated to 1,616 Confederate soldiers and sailors at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1989 two Indianapolis police officers, interested in historical preservation, started an effort to have the mass grave of Confederate prisoners of war properly marked. Four years later, after being joined by such organizations as the Civil War Roundtable, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sons of Union Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Southern Club and many other groups and individuals, a new Confederate memorial was dedicated.
In Indianapolis during the Civil War, 1,616 Confederate soldiers and sailors died from the harsh treatment and conditions prevalent in military prisons in those days. These men were being held in Camp Morton, which held approximately 5,000 prisoners at any one time. A total of 15,000 men passed through the camp between 1862 and 1865. Orignally, the Confederates who died while being held at Camp Morton were buried at Greenlawn Cemetery near downtown Indianapolis. Years later when bodies were removed from this cemetery to make way for industrialization, the first monument to the Rebels was removed to a city park. Several years later, the bodies of the Confederates were moved to Crown Hill Cemetery, without their monument.
Since the 1912 monument would no longer fit onto the mass grave site at Crown Hill, a new marker at Crown Hill stated "1,616 Unknown Confederates". But, records from the National Archieves and from the old monument, revealed all of the names, dates of death and ranks of the deceased. So the Crown Hill Cemetery Project was created to right this wrong. This effort proved to be the forerunner of the current Indiana Coalition to Honor Civil War Dead.
At a beautiful ceremony in 1993, before hundreds of onlookers, the new Confederate Memorial was dedicated at a service attended by many officials and relatives of the dead. The keynote speaker was Congressman Andrew Jacobs, a supporter of the project. At this dedication were military honor guards from the United States Army and Civil War reenactors.
Now the 1,616 Americans buried at the Confederate mound in Crown Hill rest in peace, properly recognzied at last.
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| Person ID |
I0812 |
Lindsay |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2007 |
| Father |
Holland LINDSEY, b. 1 Dec 1807, South Carolina , d. 24 Apr 1893, Arkansas; Fulton Co.; Salem (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah DAVIS, b. 20 Dec 1808, Tennessee; Warren Co. , d. 26 Apr 1893, Arkansas; Newton Co.; near Harrison (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
1828 |
Alabama; Fayette County [4] |
| Family ID |
F097 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S18703] letter from John M Lindsey to B.S. Lindsey, dated 24 jul 1910.
"brother Lee and George was in the 26th Miss. Regiment and brother Lee was discharged at Bowlinggreen Ky., and George was captured at Fort Donelson and died in Indianpolis, Ind"
- [S18703] letter from John M Lindsey to B.S. Lindsey, dated 24 jul 1910.
- [S19101] http://members.aol.com/shardwik/cw/26thms.html.
26th Mississippi Infantry, CSA
The Roster of Company A
B. L. Lindsey
G. W. Lindsey (? - 4/9/62; Green Lawn Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN)
- [S26835] Email from Bobby J Wadsworth .
see Notes for John Davis, Sarah's father
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