Daniel T Webb (1823 - 1864)

Born 1823 in Marble, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1864 at about age 41 in Fort Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Daniel Webb was born in 1830, in Marble, Cherokee county, North Carolina. About 1849, Daniel married Elizabeth "Eliza" Derreberry, born December 8, 1832, in North Carolina, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin Derreberry and Susannah Almarinda Hipp. ^[1] Daniel and Eliza became the parents of four children, before the onset of the American Civil War.

A special schedule was made of the surviving soldiers and their widows still living in the 1st Civil District of Loudon county, Tennessee. This schedule indicates that "Daniel S. Webb," died in while in prison. Daniel's widow, "Eliza" was still receiving her widow's pension in 1889 ^[2]

Census Records

Census 1860 5th District, Roane, Tennessee, United States

David Webb M 28 North Carolina

Eliza Webb F 28 North Carolina

Juletty Webb F 5 North Carolina

Ballard Webb M 4 Tennessee

Nancy Webb F 75 North Carolina

Wm Webb M 3 Tennessee

James F Webb M 0 Tennessee

Researcher's Notes

It is unclear whether the Daniel Webb that married Elizabeth Derreberry was Daniel T. Webb or Daniel S. Webb.

From the Find A Grave memorial for Daniel T. Webb, buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, which is located on a county line, half in Sumter county and half in Macon county, Georgia.

• "The last time Daniel saw Eliza he was a Yankee prisoner being marched toward Chattanooga. The weather was very cold with snow on the ground. Daniel was bare footed, and his feet were bleeding. Eliza took off her shoes, and gave them to him. The style allowed him to wear her shoes. Eliza later found out Daniel had died or been killed. He is buried at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. She had to find his grave in order to receive her widow's pension." ^[3]

Camp Oglethorpe Prison was located near Macon, Georgia. It was used to confine Union military officers during the last full year of the Civil War, 1864. The officers survived well. No ill-treatment was noted by the over 1,600 officers confined at Macon.The camp was located south of Macon on a sandy incline formerly used as the county fair grounds. Shelter was provided for the Union prisoners as well as water and wood for heating. The old Floral Hall, a one-story frame building located in the center of the fair ground, was used to house 200 men. A stockade 16 feet high and similar in construction to the Andersonville stockade, surrounded the enclosure. A raid on Macon in late July by General George Stoneman's cavalry persuaded Confederate authorities to remove prisoners from Macon to Charleston and Savannah. By the end of September 1864 the prison virtually ceased operation

Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County

Burial: Andersonville, Macon, Georgia, USA - Andersonville National Cemetery, Grave Site: 3189

Died in Andersonville/Sumter Prison of Scurvy as a Prisoner of War - Civil War.

• Surname

Daniel T. Webb Rank PRIVATE Company G Regiment 8 State TN Arm of Service CAVALRY Death Date July 12, 1864 Cause of Death SCORBUTUS Remarks D. T. WEBB [2]; D. WEBB [3] Reference p 65 [3]; p 599 [13] Page 97 More Information NO Code 13189 Grave 3189 Household Members

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDHM-FKF
2. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S3-JMP : 11 March 2018), Daniel S Webb, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,254
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35931501/daniel-t-webb