Leroy B. McMichael (abt. 1840 - 1862)

Born about 1840 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 1862 at about age 22 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pvt Leroy McMichael served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 10, 1861
Mustered out: 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company C 27th Regiment Georgia Infantry

In 1850, Leroy is living with his widowed mother, Elizabeth McMichael and her father James May in Crawford County, GA.^[1]His mother died the following year^[2] and later on Leroy's guardianship is granted to, his oldest brother, William James McMichael.^[3]

In 1860, Leroy is living in Upson County, GA with his oldest brother's household with two of his other siblings, Lucinda and Thomas Jefferson McMichael.^[4]

On September 10, 1861, he signs up for the Civil War in Crawford County, GA with his brother-in-law Job Allen, who was also a member of Company C, 27th Georgia Infantry.^[5]

Leroy McMichael gets sick and is sent to Richmond, VA in Feb. 18, 1862. He is later admitted to Winder Hospital in Richmond, VA on May 7, 1862^[6]

"... May 9th [1862] ... 2 PS Just as I was closing John Murchison sliped [sic] in. He did not go with Doc and Jim Wilson. He says they are going to a much better place than this. He say Doc looked very well and is doing finely but Jim Wilson was quite feeble but was improving. After John came we went to another Hospital and found several Crawford boys among whom were Lee McMichael. Poor fellow cried like a child when I spoke to him. He has the Typhoyd Fever and is very sick. He is in the Wynder [sic] Hospital..."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY2-T6K : 4 April 2020), Leroy Mcmichael in household of James Ma?, Crawford county, Crawford, Georgia, United States; citing family 111, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 September 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth May McMichael (12 May 1801–23 Aug 1851), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64269228, citing Elam Cemetery, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by David H. Israel (contributor 47406641).
3. ↑ "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QM-N844?cc=1999178&wc=9SBN-3TP%3A267650101%2C267658501 : 20 May 2014), Crawford Guardian bonds 1830-1906 vol A and C image 181 of 351; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 September 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth May McMichael (12 May 1801–23 Aug 1851), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64269228, citing Elam Cemetery, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by David H. Israel (contributor 47406641).
5. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFCR-ZZW : 24 December 2014), Job Allen, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 27th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 378.
6. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFZJ-7SW : 24 December 2014), Leroy B Mcmichael, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 27th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 381.
7. ↑ Jeffrey C. Lowe and Sam Hodges, "Letters to Amanda: The Civil War Letters of Marion Hill Fitzpatrick, Army of Northern Virginia," (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press), 4.