Andrew Jackson Buttram (1816 - 1865)

Born 1 Feb 1816 in Jasper, Georgia, United States

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Died 23 Apr 1865 at age 49 in Munford, Talladega, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Andrew Jackson "Jack" Buttram Was born on February 1, 1816, in Jasper County, Georgia.^[1]

He married Sabrina A Patton (1830-1868) on March 18, 1845 in Pike County, Georgia.^[2] They had one son and 5 daughters.

1. Sarah Ann Buttram (1841-)
2. James K Polk Buttram (1845-1910)
3. Unity Elizabeth Buttram (1847-1919)
4. Chester Ann Buttram (1849-1897)
5. Eliza L Buttram (1851-1880)
6. Nancy Rebecca Ann (Buttram) Steed (1959-1930) m. Jonathom "Jack" Steed.

He served as a Lieutenant in Captain B. C. Raney's Randolph County, Alabama reserves, Company E. Lowes Regiment and 'Gen. Benjamin J. Hill's 'Brigade. He was killed during Croxton's Raid in Monford, Alabama, on April 23, 1865. He was the last Confederate soldier killed in action in the civil War. A monument stands at the spot where he was killed, placed there by the U.D.O.C., November 04, 1914. This monument placed by the U.D.O.C. was moved after 1972 to a spot about 75 feet from his grave site. A new grave marker was placed on the grave by the Sons of the Confederate Veterans on May 3, 1998.^[1]

He died April 23, 1865 at the age of 48 in Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, and was buried in the Munford Memorial 'Cemetery.^[1]

Andrew Jackson Buttram was the last Confederate soldier killed in action east of the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. He was killed during a raid in Munford, Alabama on April 23, 1865.^[3] Buttram served in Captain B C Raney's Randolph County, Alabama Reserves, Company E. A monument stands at the spot where he was killed, placed there by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), November 04, 1914. This monument placed by the UDC was moved after 1972 to a spot about 75 feet from his grave site. A new grave marker was placed on the grave by the Sons of the Confederate Veterans on May 3, 1998.^[1]

Son of James Buttram and Mary Elizabeth Kates. Husband of Sabrina A Patton, married 1845, Pike County, Georgia.^[4] Final resting place in Munford, Alabama.^[1]

A Reburial and Confederate Military Funeral of Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram will be held June 27, 2020.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42928273/andrew-jackson-buttram : accessed 05 May 2022), memorial page for Lieut Andrew Jackson “Jack” Buttram (1 Feb 1817–23 Apr 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #42928273 citing Munford Memorial Cemetery, Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Finding_Family (contributor 48827779) Burial Details Unknown.
2. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWC8-F2T : 11 January 2020), Andrew I. Buttram, 1845.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram and the Battle of Munford, Confederate Veteran, January/February 2020, page 24.
4. ↑ Andrew Jackson Buttram, FamilySearch.org, accessed January 16, 2020.