Jeremiah W. Freeland (1839 - 1864)

Born Nov 1839 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Died 16 Oct 1864 at age 24 in Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Pvt. Jeremiah Freeland served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA

Pvt. Jeremiah Freeland was a POW in Camp Chase during The United States Civil War.

Pvt. Jeremiah Freeland Died while a Prisoner of War in Camp Chase during The United States Civil War.

Jeremiah's grandfather Isaac FREELAND (Sr.) served in the Continental Army under General George Washington, including the Winter of 1777 in Valley Forge with Sergeant Howell ELDRIDGE for whom he later named a son. Isaac FREELAND (Sr.) also served in the War of 1812. In Forsyth County, Georgia, Jeremiah's father Isaac Freeland (Jr.) was drinking with a group of men one night when a man from South Carolina rode by on his horse at which time Isaac cursed at him. The next morning that man was found death. At the age of 52, leaving a wife and 15 children, Isaac FREELAND, Jr. was the first person hanged in Fosyth County, Georgia, accused of murder though the evidence against him was sketchy. Jeremiah was born in 1839. He passed away in 1864.

Parents: Isaac Freeland 1807–1859 Hannah Coltrane Freeland 1814–1852

Siblings: John D. Freeland 1832–1923 Mary Elizabeth Freeland Allen 1834 – unknown Evaline Freeland Rider 1840–1903 Alexander Freeland 1846–1935 Margaret E Freeland Pierce 1848–1923 Brant Freeland 1852–1895 Lucinda Hannah Freeland Gamblin 1852–1933

Half Siblings: Cicero M Freeland 1854–1934 James Freeland 1856–1897 Rachel Emeline Freeland Johns 1856–1936 Narcissus C. Freeland Hornsby 1857–1931 Henry J. Freeland 1858–1932

Military

civil War Confederate Pvt., Company B., 41st GA Confederate POW who died at Camp Chase, Ohio, USA

Sources

• 1850 US Census; 1850 District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, Family Number: 134
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62134397/jeremiah-w-freeland: accessed 18 June 2023), memorial page for Pvt Jeremiah W Freeland (Nov 1839–16 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62134397, citing Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Roger (contributor 49455813).