Submitted by
Danny Spradlin
Seaborn Spradlin
Seaborn
was actually born in 1834. He was
born in Coweta County, Georgia. He enlisted in the confederate service in
1862 in Randolph County, Alabama. He was a farmer.
He
was wounded in the "battle of Gainsmill" part of the First Cold Harbor in the
Peninsula Campaign March - September 1862. There were 15,500 total
estimated casualties. The battle was lead by Robert E. Lee.
He
is the first in his line to relocate to Texas following the Civil War. He
is the father of William Pinckney Green Spradlin, The grandfather of Seaborn
Daniel Spradlin, and my great, great, great, grandfather. Many of his
respectful descendants reside in Falls County, and the surrounding areas.
Note: See cemetery picture for Seborn Spradlin in Powers Chapel Cemetery submitted by Phyllis Ray Brooks. -kc