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- George Franklin Stafford enlisted in the Confederate States Army March 16, 1862. He was a resident of Holly Springs, Mississippi. He enlisted just nine months before the raid on Holly Springs. He was enlisted as private in company D of the 17th Mississippi Infantry. His regiment was in many important engagements during the war. He was captured and taken to a prisoner of war camp at Camp Chase Ohio. He was imprisoned for nine months before he was released. Upon his release, he began the long walk home ( he walked all the way home to Holly Springs , Mississippi). This taken from an email from Teresa Penny dated 12/27/2001. He was discharged from the prison camp on June 11, 1865. [Bates - Stafford and other families - FamilyTreeMaker Web Site]
Census:
- Listed as Geo. Stafford, a laborer, with wife Letha and children Nancy, Louisa, and Martha.
- SW Beat. Listed as George F. (or T) Stafford, a slave manager, with wife Lethe and children Nancy C., Sarah L., Martha Ann, Benjamin T., Mary J. and James H. G.
- Listed as George Stafford, a farm worker, with wife Sarah and children Nancy, Sarah, Anna, M. K. J., Thos. J. & B. F.
- Listed as George Stafford, a farmer, with wife Sallie and son Thomas. Parents born in NC.
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1825 - 1916 (90 years)
