Abner A. Chapman

1825 - 1865  (39 years)

• Name	Abner A. Chapman
  Birth	4 Jun 1825
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 1865
  Burial	Elmira, New York, Confederate Cem.
  Person ID	I29365	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2004

  
  

  Father	Charles Chapman,   b. 1798   d. 1865 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth DeWitt,   b. Abt 1798   d. 4 Oct 1865 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1817
  Family ID	F10778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Elizabeth Coker,   b. 31 Dec 1830
  Marriage	27 Jan 1850
  Children	> 1. James Albert Chapman,   b. 8 Sep 1859   d. 24 Jul 1895 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F10777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Renee Aycock..buried in grave #2635 at theConfederate Cemetery in Elmira NY. He is listed on Co "Rool" Co. J 18th SC Infantryas private. he enlisted Dec 19, 1863 at the age of 38. Captured Jul 30 1864at Petersburg VA. Eight months later he died of cronic diarrhea. Company history..The 18th SC regiment was a part of Elliott's Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Elliott. Elliott's Brigade was a partof Johnson's Division, commanded by Major Gen. B.R. Johnson. On July 301864, a group of PA coal miners, turned Union soldiers placed a chargee f 12,000lbs of black powder in a tunnel, which they had dug under a hill occupied by SC sldiers. During the fighting and as a result of the explosion, 43soldiers were killed, 43 were wounded and 76 were missing and presumed captured(soldiers from the 18th SC Regiment ). Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Updated Oct. 2000.