Perry Franklin Birchfield (1834 - 1905)

Born 1834 in South Carolina, United States

Husband of Louisa (Willoughby) Birchfield — married 24 Sep 1858 in Troup, Georgia, United States

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Perry Birchfield is a Military Veteran.
Served in the American Civil War

Perry was born in 1834.

He married Louisa Willaby on September 24, 1858 in Troup County, Georgia.^[1]

He served the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He enlisted on May 1, 1862, and was paroled by General Chrylser's troops at Talladega, Alabama on June 10, 1865. He was a Private in Company B., 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.^[2]

Appears on Muster Roll of Company B dated 15 March 1862 at Auburn AL; Possibly mentioned in letter of Thomas Jefferson Strickland as being "Sick" at Columbus MS -- "... we have two or three very sick in our company. Some that you were not familiar with (but Peavy and I think he is better this morning)..." the surname interpreted as "Peavy" may well be the given name "Perry"; Furloughed 20 Dec 1862 " ... but didn't return." Hospitalized in General Hospital at Meridian MS on 8 Feb 1863; Discharged 15 Oct 1863;

Appears on Pension Record Card at Tallapoosa County, Pension application filed by Mrs. L. H. Birchfield, widow with notation "Soldier was wounded at Notasulga, Alabama" (possibly in reference to "Rousseau's Raid" or the "Battle of Chehaw Station" on 18 July 1864 near Notasulga AL -- only action found tied to this location, most of the CSA forces engaged were young military school cadets and conscripts from Camp Watts at Notasulga)

He died, at the age of 70-71, in 1905. He is buried at the New Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCP-PWL : 12 January 2020), Louisa Willaby in entry for Perry T. Burchfield, 1858.
2. ↑ "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database, Ancestry Record 1555 #286785 (accessed 24 November 2022), Name: Perry F Birchfield; Enlistment Age: 28; Birth Date: 1834; Company: B; Muster Regiment: 37th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Side of War: Confederacy; Survived War?: Yes; Death Date: 1905; Burial Place: Tallapoosa County., Alabama; Cemetery: New Site Cemty;
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15958948/perry-f-birchfield: accessed 24 November 2022), memorial page for Perry F. Birchfield (1834–1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #15958948 citing New Site, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Sons of Confederate Veterans (contributor 51152750)

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPT-5Q9 : 19 December 2020), Eliza Willoughby in household of Fredrick Willoughby, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBK-89P?cc=1473181&wc=7QN3-GPS%3A1589422203%2C1589422256%2C1589422235 : 24 March 2017), Alabama > Randolph > Southern Division > image 114 of 234; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2S-P6Y : 28 May 2021), Louizer Berchfield in entry for Perry Berchfield, 1870.
• Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database, Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JQ-TXX : 13 January 2022), Perry Birchfield, Milltown, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M963-B2F : 11 March 2022), Perry F Birchfield, 1900.