Baily Lane Barton (1822 - 1863)

Born 1822 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Oct 1863 at about age 41 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Baily was born in 1822. He was the son of Joshua Barton and Anna Stephens. He passed away in 1863.

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Confederate Soldier

Enlisted in Company I, Georgia 40th Infantry Regiment on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 28 Oct 1863 at Knoxville, TN. Died of measles on 28 Oct 1863 at Knoxville, TN. Source: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

The 40th Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1861 and raised its companies in Bartow, Calhoun, Gordon, Whitfield, Paulding, and Haralson counties. It moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi, and was placed in Barton's Brigade, Department of Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The 40th participated in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill and was part of the garrison surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged it was attached to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, served on many battlefields from Chattanooga to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. The regiment reported 36 casualties at Chattanooga, totalled 223 men and 105 arms in December, 1863, and had 74 effectives in November, 1864. It surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Evidence confirms actual death date was 28 Oct 1863.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14842196/bailey-lane-barton: accessed 30 August 2023), memorial page for Capt Bailey Lane Barton (1822–28 Oct 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14842196, citing Pine Log United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rydal, Bartow County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michael Barton (contributor 19641917).