Beall, John Bramblett, 1833-1917

John Bramblett Beall (1833-1917) was born in Carroll County, Ga. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he served in the 19th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Virginia campaigns in 1861 and was wounded in the hip at Mechanicsville in 1862. During his recovery, he served as conscription officer at Manning, S.C., and tax collector in Carroll County, Ga. In 1864, he was elected major of a battalion of cavalry raised in Carroll and Heard counties. After the war, he served as a judge and edited several newspapers in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

From the description of John Bramblett Beall letters, 1860-1865. WorldCat record id: 45705936

John Bramblett Beall (1833-1917) was born in Carroll County, Ga. He joined the United States Army in 1855 and spent five years serving on the frontier with the 1st Cavalry. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he raised a company that was mustered into the 19th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He served in the Virginia campaigns in 1861 and was wounded in the hip at Mechanicsville in 1862. During his recovery, he was assigned to administrative duties as a conscription officer at Manning, S.C., and as a tax collector in Carroll County, Ga. In 1864, he was elected major of a battalion of cavalry raised in Carroll and Heard counties. He served with this unit until it was indefinitely furloughed at Altamaha Bridge. In the years following the war, he served as a judge and edited several newspapers in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

From the guide to the John Bramblett Beall Letters, 1860-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)