James Monroe Chatham

Residence Forsyth County GA;
Enlisted on 3/10/1862 as a Private.
On 3/10/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 43rd Infantry
He died on 5/29/1862 at Chattanooga, TN

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William D. Chatham

Residence Forsyth County GA;
Enlisted on 5/13/1862 as a Private.
On 5/13/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. GA 43rd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 11/3/1863 Centreville, TN
* Oath of Allegiance 10/15/1864 Louisville, KY (Released to remain north of Ohio River

(Last name; Chatham or Cheatham.)

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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James M/Monroe Chatham, Private, Company I, 43rd Georgia Infantry, enlisted March 10, 1862 at Cumming by H. P. Bell, paid $50 bounty, died May 29, 1862 at Academy Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn., his widow, Mary J. Chatham, Forsyth County, filed claim for settlement of his effects December 24, 1862

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William D. Chatham, Private, Company I, 43rd Georgia Infantry, enlisted May 13, 1862 at Cumming, Ga. by W.C. Lester for 3 years or the war, paid $50 bounty, captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, paroled July 16, receipted for an issue of clothing April 30, 1864, deserted at Hightower, Forsyth County, Ga. May 22, 1864, subscribed to the Oath of allegiance to the United States, September 21, 1864 at Chattanooga, Tenn., discharged October 14, 1864 to remain North of the Ohio River during the war, light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, 5' 11"

M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia

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Application for Headstone for James Monroe Chatham, Private, Company I, 43rd Ga. Inf. CSA, who died June 6, 1861 was filed June 2, 1931 by H. C. Westbrook, by Biyord, Gwinnett Co. Ga., name of Cemetery, Bethehem, Cumming, Ga., shipped 9/17/31

Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:

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James Monroe Chatham
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Birth: 1843
Forsyth County
Georgia, USA
Death: May 29, 1862
Chattanooga
Hamilton County
Tennessee, USA

Born: about 1843, Georgia.

Married on April 15th 1862,
Forsyth County, Georgia to Mary J. Wallis

Father: Thomas Chatham
Mother: Martha [Chatham]

Co. I, 43rd Georgia Infantry (Pvt.)CSA
Joined: 10 Mar 1862, Forsyth County, Georgia

Died in service at Academy Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Burial:
Bethlehem Cemetery
Cumming
Forsyth County
Georgia, USA

Maintained by: M C
Originally Created by: dt07
Record added: Jul 13, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14911666

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013.