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John Neal (abt. 1829 - 1862)

John Neal
Born about in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 33 in Austin, Lonoke, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 21 Aug 2013
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Biography

John Neal was born about 1829.[1][2]

Enlisted in 37th Regiment (Bell's) Company G, 9th Arkansas Infantry on May 10, 1862.[3] He died of a plague at Camp Hope (renamed Nelson and called Death by the troops), Austin, Arkansas on Sep 16, 1862.[4]

He was buried in a mass grave with other plague casualties. There were 1,500 casualties of the plague, most of them lads of the 10th Texas Infantry. A Wm H Farrar, possibly son William George Farrar of Leon Co, TX was a member of the 10th Texas and probably also died at Camp Hope

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87B-XG6 : 10 November 2020), John Neal in entry for William Neal, 1860.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L4-FZY : 22 December 2020), John Neel in household of William Neel, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX5C-8CV : 27 November 2014), John Neel, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database; citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 232.
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #68484129.




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