Lysander Perry Bamberg (1839 - 1934)

Born 16 Sep 1839 in Perry, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Son of George Thomas Bamberg and Rebecca (Manuel) Bamberg

Husband of Lydia (Merrill) Bamberg — married 3 Jan 1866 in Perry, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1934 at age 94 in Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Lysander was born in 1839.

Lysander was married to Lydia Merrill. ^[1]

"One of the most unique and outstanding figures that now represent that great army of gray in the sixties is Lysander Perry Bamberg, of Perry County, Ala., a Confederate veteran now eighty-five years of age, still alert, in good health, and wonderfully preserved; and his rich store of memories of the old South and experiences in the War between the States makes him interesting and entertaining in any gathering.

Mr. Bamberg served with Company A, 8th Alabama Regiment, under Capt. Y. L. Royston, of Marion, Ala. Soon after entering service with the Confederate army he had the misfortune to lose his left arm in an accident, a gun being discharged unintentionally by a comrade and the full load entered his arm, splintering the bone, so that it had to be amputated. But he recovered from the injury, and after being discharged from the hospital he continued to follow the fortunes and misfortunes of his beloved comrades, going into the thick of the fight, ministering to the wounded and sick, and making himself invaluable to the command in many ways.

Returning to Perry County after the war, he found his home and all possessions gone, only the barren fields left, with no one to work them, all the negroes having left the farms. He had a sweetheart when he left Perry County, and they were engaged when he volunteered his services for his country, but on his return from the war he offered to release the young lady, as he had but one arm and no worldly goods to offer her. But like all the brave women of the Southland, Miss Lydia Amanda Merrill stood loyal to her promise, saying to him: "I'll live in a rail pen, if you have to split the rails with your one arm, and I'll help you to regain your fortune." So they were married in 1867, and, with her splendid management, in a few years they had a comfortable home and a profitable farm. Ten children came to bless the home, a son and nine daughters. Of these the son and seven daughters are still living, and there are 139 grandchildren and great-grandchildren now. Forty-two years ago, the beloved wife died, and when asked why he had never married again, Mr. Bamberg said he thought any woman who would marry a one-armed man and bear him ten children deserved that her memory should be kept sacred to him who had been blessed by her loyalty and companionship. The children were young, and he reared them "single-handed and alone" to be respected and self-respecting citizens. He divides his time among the children, and at present is making his home with a daughter in Selma. He is a member of Camp Jones, U. C. V., of Selma, and on the staff of Gen. John K. Kennedy, of Tuscaloosa, commanding the 2nd Alabama Brigade, U. C. V., and he attends all the State and general reunions.

After his discharge from service in the Confederate army Mr. Bamberg was at Yorktown with General Magruder's forces, going from there to Meridian, Miss., where he was in the hospital for nine months while his arm healed. He then went to Corinth, and was in the thick of battle there; later he was at Tupelo. His arm was buried near Bethel Church, Cornwallis's headquarters when he surrendered to Washington.

To finance his first crop after the war, he borrowed $296 in small amounts from several friends in Perry County, and that year made twenty-one bales of cotton and 1,800 bushels of corn. As soon as he had ginned and sold seven bales, he got on his horse and rode to the house of the first man who had helped to finance him, paid him his money, and continued until he had paid every dollar he had borrowed. From that time on he successfully operated and managed his farm, happy in the love and happiness of his devoted wife and the children that had come to bless their lives. For twelve years he has been assistant doorkeeper of the legislative halls at the Capitol in Montgomery, and expects to be at his post of duty when the legislature of Alabama assembles again this fall."

He passed away 7 June 1934.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950" L P Bamberg and Lydia Merrill, 1866.
2. ↑ Sardis Cemetery, Heilberger, Perry County, Alabama.

• Those Who Built Up the South, Confederate Veteran, 32(10), 373 Oct 1924
• 1850 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• 1880 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• 1900 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• 1910 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• 1920 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• 1930 U. S. Census Record - Perry, Alabama
• Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 - Perry, Alabama (Bettie)
• Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 - Perry, Alabama (James)
• Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 - Perry, Alabama (self)
• Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 - Perry, Alabama
• Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1921 - Perry, Alabama

DNA

Paternal

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Arthur Harold Sims M693205, Darrell Hill A695179, Barrie Bamberg M133251, Thomas Floyd Bamberg A681226, Robert Gordon, JG Pair M311168 who share 40 cM from 164,984 to 19,923,293 and 1,800 SNPs on chromosome 8. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all are George Thomas Bamberg and Rebecca Manuel.

Maternal

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Arthur Harold Sims M693205, JL Spencer A895455, Marlene Bamberg A298660, Beverly A602692, Thomas Floyd Bamberg A681226, Richard Bamberg YM1958008, Corey Eidem A510527, who share 10 cM from 154965379 to 15907096 and 537 SNPs on chromosome 7. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all are Cuthbert Manuel and Delilah Brown.