U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John Sisson
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Alabama
Regiment Name: 26 Alabama Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's)
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Film Number: M374 roll 41
26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's)
26th Infantry Regiment was formed at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in December, 1861, using the seven company 3rd Alabama Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. The men were from Walker, Winston, Tuscaloosa, Marion, and Fayette counties. Two companies under Major J.S. Garvin were soon ordered to Fort Donelson and captured in that fight on February 16, 1862. After being exchanged, they joined the regiment in Virginia. It was placed in General Rains' Brigade at Yorktown, then was assigned to Rodes', O'Neal's, and Battle's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 26th was active in many conflicts of the army from Williamsburg to Mine Run. Later it moved to Camp Sumter, Georgia, and for a time guarded prinsoners. During the spring of 1864, the unit was attached to Cantey's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Atlanta to Bentonville. This unit totalled 283 men in April, 1862, and reported 32 casualties at Gaines' Mill and 86 at Malvern Hill. It lost 116 at Chancellorsville, and of the 319 engaged at Gettysburg, forty-one percent were disabled. The regiment was badly cut up at Nashville and a very small group surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Edward A. O'Neal; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Gavin, William H. Hunt, and William C. Reeder; and Majors David F. Bryan, and R.D. Redden.
John SISSON
Birth 1808 in Union, Union, South Carolina
Death 5 Aug 1862 in Caroline, Virginia
Spouse:Mary SIMMS 1812 – 1899
Married: 1839
Children:
Henry R SISSON 1840 – 1863
George Washington Sisson 1842 – 1912
Oliver Briscoe SISSON 1843 – 1864
Sarah J SISSON 1847 –
Charles Warren Sisson 1848 – 1922
Tom Sisson 1848 – 1928
Mary Susan Sisson 1850 –
Since the above unverified genealogy says "Caroline, Virginia" I have to assume that is Caroline County which still means burial in Port Royal or more likely Fredericksburg.
And it is a small world. I used to date a Frances Sisson, daughter of Hugh Sisson of Virginia.