Kirkland, Moses J.

Moses J. Kirkland, Confederate soldier, was born crica 1842. When the Civil War began, he lived in Douglas, Georgia. He married a woman named Lydia Ann. He and his brothers, Zean W., Timothy, Richard Gaines, and Harrison, all served the Confederacy during the Civil War, in Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia. Moses Kirkland served with the 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment; his brothers were with the 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Harrison and Timothy (who took part in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862) were killed; Zean was wounded and returned home; Richard G. and Moses were both hospitalized.