In the second record on this page, dated September 8, 1863, previously I could not read the words before left thigh. Thanks to Laura and cousin Lisa, they researched this and gave me the spelling and meaning, which is gunshot. I have had these muster rolls for many years. But I recently found them in […]

In the muster rolls from September 1862 – December 1862, Matthew is listed as 2nd Corporal. This rank does not appear on other muster rolls or military documents. Some of the records in this collection, officially known as The Compiled Service Records, reflect information other than being present or absent on a given day. The […]

These are muster rolls from Matthew Parker’s military service during the Civil War. He enlisted Sep 24, 1861. He served in Company H of the 35th Regiment in the Georgia Volunteer Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia. The Company was called The County Line Invincibles as the recruits were from the county line area […]

Transcription of Lien: Georgia, Hall County Matthew Parker a mechanic or brick mason or stone cutter claims a lean (lien) on the bakery or bake oven erected on the lot adjoining the A. J. Odell property near Lasseter and Striklins Storehouse in the city of Gainesville in said county, of C. Lewis for balance due […]

You will notice that Mathew died when he was only 55 years old. The Atlanta Constitution newspaper article entitled “His Other Leg” called him the old veteran. This death certificate is unique in that the state of Georgia did not issue death certificates until 1919. But the older cities of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon & Savannah […]