Nonsense from Wyatt Fuller

Wyatt Lucius Chamblin (1841-1897)

Transferred to Company A, Georgia 63rd Infantry Regiment.
Enlisted in Company A, Georgia 12th Heavy Artillery Battalion on 10 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 17 Jul 1865 at Fort Monroe, VA.

His grave is located near Pollards Corner in Columbia County GA. Click the image to enlarge.

Tombstone of Wyatt L Chamblin

Now I was told this is a picture of my great grandmother and her siblings. I have not confirmed this one yet.

From left to right it’s Ruth Chamblin, Grady Chamblin, and Janie Chamblin. Click the image to enlarge.

Ruth, Grady, and Janie Chamblin

The reunion will be Saturday September 19th.

I have found some interesting documents lately about my great-great-great grandfather Wyatt Lucius Chamblin. He was born in 1841 and served in the confederate army.

Chamblin, Wyatt L. – private in 1st Co. A, 12th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery April 10, 1862. Transferred to Co. A, 63d Regiment Ga. Inf. Captured and sent to U. S. Field Hospital at Big Shanty, Ga. June 28, 1864, with gunshot wound fracture of left thigh resulting in amputation above knee. Paroled at Camp Douglas, Ill. and forwarded to City Point, Va. for exchange March 14, 1865. Received at Boulware s Wharf, James River, Va., March 18-21,
1865. Captured in Richmond, Va. hospital April 3, 1865. Discharged from U. S. General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, Va. on taking oath July 17, 1865. (Born April 9, 1841. Died in Columbia Co. Ga. March 28, 1897.)

Now this is where the documents come in. I found the paperwork he filed for his pension from the war. How much was a leg worth? $100. I have posted all the images on my site that is devoted to pictures fullerfarm.net.

Letter From Wyatt Chamblin