Dabney
L
Gholston
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Gholston
and Elizabeth (Williford) Gholston
Brother of
Nancy Emaline (Gholston) Barnett, William H Gholston, Rachel Elizabeth (Gholston) Webb, Mary M (Gholston) David, Sydney F (Gholston) Coile, Willis Washington Gholston, Harla Artemesa (Gholston) Landers, Huldah A (Gholston) Smith and Jackson Gholston
Died
at age 35
in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jul 2014
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Biography
Dabney Gholston served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: Aug 31, 1864 (KIA)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 9th Georgia Infantry, US Civil War
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: Aug 31, 1864 (KIA)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 9th Georgia Infantry, US Civil War
Dabney Gholston was Killed in Action during the United States Civil War.
Dabney was born in 1829. He was the son of John Gholston and Elizabeth Williford. He passed away in 1864.
He was killed in The Battle of Jonesborough which was the final battle of the Atlanta Campaign, and caused Atlanta to fall into Union hands.
Epilogue of Leonard C. Barnett, a Georgia soldier who lost his life near Danville[1] Capt. Gholston, a 35-year-old school teacher, was killed in action on the Aug. 31, 1864, in Jonesboro where many soldiers were killed. At the railroad site, hundreds of men were buried in a mass grave
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-B75 : accessed 16 July 2015), Dabny L Gholston in household of John Gholston, Madison county, Madison, Georgia, United States; citing family 264, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKJJ-QWR : accessed 16 July 2015), Dabney L. Gholston, Captain, Company B, 9th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 821,722.
- Cemetery marker [1]
- Find A Grave: Memorial #65946401
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