JOHN REEVES (RIVES) HARRISON, JOHN RAIFORD COOK, GEORGE THOMAS CHATFIELD, JOSEPH PINCKNEY HUGHIE, HENRY HOLLINSHEAD HARMON, PHILIP COOK
The above Confederate Veterans are the most honored ancestors of Donald B. Frederick, a member of Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # 469 in Rome, GA.
On Nov. 13, 1861 at Winnsboro, SC, John Reeves (Rives) Harrison was personally enrolled by Captain Ryan as a First Lieutenant for Captain Ryan's company of SC volunteers. This unit subsequently became Company B, 7th Battalion, SC Infantry, CSA, on Feb. 22, 1862. Lieutenant Harrison was then promoted to the rank of Captain on Apr. 1, 1863. John Reeves (Rives) Harrison is buried in Clermont, FL.
John Raiford Cook, a physician practicing in Marshallville, GA, was a 2nd Lieutenant in the "Davis Rifles" of Macon Co., GA. The "Davis Rifles" then became Company C, 12th Regiment, GA Volunteer Infantry, CSA. In 1861 he was appointed Assistant Surgeon with the rank of Captain. On Sept. 20, 1861 he then resigned this position and was appointed to serve as tithe collector in Houston Co, GA, collecting provisions for the Confederate Army. John Raiford Cook is buried in Macon, GA.
George Thomas Chatfield, born Feb. 8, 1843, mustered in to the "Spalding Greys" in Spalding Co., GA on Apr. 20, 1861 as a private. He was a member of Co B, 2nd Independent Battalion, GA Infantry, CSA. This Company was later named Co D, 2nd Battalion, GA Volunteer Infantry, CSA. He was appointed Corporal in 1864, then surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, VA Apr. 9, 1865. George Thomas Chatfield died July 2, 1928 and is buried in City Cemetery, Jonesboro, GA.
Joseph Pinckney Hughie, born Mar. 12, 1840, was a member of the Clayton Co. GA "Clayton Sharpshooters", which was later designated Co E, 10th Regt, GA Volunteer Infantry, CSA. On May 20, 1861 he was a Jr. 2nd Lt. He was elected 2nd Lt. on Oct. 16, 1861, then 1st Lt. on July 3, 1863. He was severely wounded at Funkstown, MD on July 12, 1863. At the close of the Civil War he was listed as absent-wounded. Joseph Pinckney Hughie died May 24, 1905 and is buried in City Cemetery, Jonesboro, GA.
Henry Hollinshead Harmon, was born Aug. 30, 1843. On June 15, 1861 he mustered in as a Private in the "Davis Rifles" of Macon Co, GA, which became Co C, 12th Regiment, GA Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at Winchester, VA on Sept. 19, 1864, then surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. After being paroled, he returned to Shellman, GA where he was a practicing physician. Henry Hollinshead Harmon died in Shellman, GA on Aug. 5, 1908 and is buried in Marshallville, GA.
Philip Cook, was born in July of 1817 in Twiggs Co, GA. He was a general in the Doles-Cook Brigade. After the Civil War he practiced law in Forsyth and Oglethorpe, GA., and in the now extinct town of Lanier, the original county seat of Macon Co, GA. He also served as a Georgia State Senator, State Congressman, and Secretary of State of Georgia. Cook Co., GA is named for him. Philip Cook is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, GA.