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John
Jeremiah Gulledge
John J. Gulledge
was born in May of 1827 in
Chesterfield County, SC. He was a
child of Obidiah Gulledge
and Rebecca McLean. I have yet to
determine the exact date of his
birth. The record of his life is
still rather sketchy, but hopefully
time will serve to rectify this
situation.
The census of
1850 shows John J. Gulledge working
as an overseer near Pageland, SC.
On November 16, 1854 he married
Nancy Ann Morris, the daughter of
John Morris and Phereby Smith.
John and Nancy had three sons, John
A., William, and Charles. Two of
these sons eventually married
sisters, and I am descended from the
son John A. (Albert) Gulledge.
John J. Gulledge
enlisted in the service of the
Confederacy on May 21, 1863, in
Chesterfield County at the then
rather ripe age of 36. It would be
interesting to hear the discussions
on the home-front concerning a man,
approaching middle age, married, and
with 3 young sons, enlisting in the
Army. His sentiments must have been
rather strong indeed. John J.
Gulledge served as a private in
Company H, 1st (Butler's) Regiment
South Carolina Regulars,
(Artillery). He was garrisoned at
Charleston and served in the defense
of this strategic port city. He
remained in and near Charleston
until the evacuation of the City by
the Confederate troops. His
assignment was changed to infantry
and he marched into North Carolina
and fought with Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston's Army. There is some
speculation that he may have been
wounded either in late 1864, or in
the spring of 1865. Possibly he was
wounded at either Averasboro or
Bentonville, but the record is
unclear. There is some evidence
that he was on medical leave for at
least a month, though the specific
dates are unclear as well. Due to
the vagaries of this information at
present it is uncertain whether he
was present at the surrender of Gen.
Johnston's Army at Bennett Place,
near Durham, NC. It is believed
though at any rate that wherever and
whatever his wound, that he never
fully recovered and that it was a
contributing factor to his
eventual death in 1869 at the age of
42.
Unfortunately,
there is no known existing
photograph of John J. Gulledge.
Hopefully the passage of time will
shed more light as to his life, and
if so, I shall update his record
accordingly.
John Jeremiah
Gulledge is the maternal Great Great
Grandfather of Secession Camp 4
Compatriot Ray Swagerty.
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