Known Confederate Ancestors

Bond, Oliver Patton, First cousin, three times removed and second great grand nephew on his wife's side
Oliver Patton was an original member of the Nickelsville Spartan Band, later Co. E, of the 48th Virginia Infantry. He was discharged with a disability - "ruptured, and being threatened with pulmonary consumption" - in the fall of 1861. He survived the war and married my second great grand aunt, Hannah Broadwater. Her brother, Stephen, was also a member of the Spartan Band.

Broadwater, John, Second great grand uncle
Uncle John was born on October 23, 1841 in Scott County. He enlisted in the 64th Virginia. He was captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas, near Chicago, where he died on May 5, 1864. Remains of prisoners who died at Camp Douglas are buried in five different cemeteries, most in pauper's graves. The botched state of burial records make it impossible to discover the location of John's final resting place. His cousin, Stephen Clayton McConnell, also died at Camp Douglas a week later on May 12.

Ironically, my wife has a second great grand uncle who was also a prisoner, a FEDERAL prisoner, at Camp Douglas in the winter of 1862-1863. He was part of the garrison at Harper's Ferry captured by Stonewall Jackson's troops during the Sharpsburg campaign. He survived his imprisonment and was paroled with the rest of the 39th NY. He was seriously wounded in the leg at Gettysburg, at the Angle, during Pickett's Charge, July 3, 1863.

Broadwater, Stephen J., Second great grandfather
Stephen enlisted as a private in the Nickelsville Spartan Band, 48th Virginia Infantry. He survived the war. His daughter married the son of William Martin Hillman, also a member of the Spartan Band.

Hillman, William Martin, Second great grandfather
William Martin was an original member of the Nickelsville Spartan Band, 48th Virginia Infantry and enlisted as the company's second sergeant. After the war, he became a Methodist minister as did his brother, John Wesley Hillman. His son, John Martin, married the son of Stephen Broadwater, another Spartan Band member. He died September 3, 1896.

McConnell, Drusilla, Half second cousin, four times removed
Drusilla was the sister of William Sevier McConnell, member of the Immortal 600. She had become very close to William P. Harris who became the Captain of Co. E, 48th Virginia Infantry in the months preceding Gettysburg. They exchanged a number of letters, making plans for after the war.

Captain Harris was killed in the assault up Culp's Hill at Gettysburg. It is said that Drusilla mourned herself to death.

McConnell, George Washington, Half first cousin, five times removed and second cousin, five times removed
George served as a private, 64th Virginia Infantry. He survived the war and lived in Downs, Kansas. His father, Joab Watson McConnell spoke out against slavery and Virginia's leaving the union. He was allowed to live in peace because three of his sons fought for the Confederacy.
George married Nancy Berilla Greear and they had three children - Wiley Nelson, Emmet Watson, and Moscow.

McConnell, Henry Morris, Half second cousin, four times removed
Captain McConnell organized the Nickelsville Spartan Band and marched them to Abingdon and service in the Confederate army. He was discharged by October, 1861, "ruptured on one side while on detached duty from company." He lived until the age of 76.

McConnell, Hiram Kilgore, Half first cousin, five times removed and second cousin, five times removed
Hiram Kilgore reached the rank of Captain, 64th Virginia Infantry. His father, Joab Watson McConnell spoke out against slavery and Virginia's leaving the union. He was allowed to live in peace because three of his sons, including Hiram, fought for the Confederacy.
According to Hugh M. Addington in Charles Kilgore of Kings Mountain, Hiram Kilgore McConnell was named for his maternal grandfather, Hiram Kilgore. He was wounded twice and received the Confederate Cross of Honor. He late served as Justice of the Peace, Road Official, and Clerk of the School Board. He was of high official standing in clubs and lodges, and of hight standing as a good, upright, American citizen.
Hiram married Gincy Elizabeth Brickey, 1840-1920 on March 30, 1865. Their children included Dr. John Preston, Robert W., Henry M., Rebecca, Victoria, Stephen, and Hiram K., Jr.
Hiram died in 1927.

McConnell, Jeremiah, Half first cousin, five times removed and second cousin, five times removed
Jeremiah was born March 14, 1846. He served as a private, 64th Virginia Infantry. He survived the war. His father, Joab Watson McConnell spoke out against slavery and Virginia's leaving the union. He was allowed to live in peace because three of his sons fought for the Confederacy.
He married Alwilda Greear on September 28, 1868 and they had the following children: Leander, Charlie, Rebecca Jane, and Victoria.

McConnell, John Fugate, Half second cousin, four times removed and second great grand nephew of the wife
John spent the last months of the war imprisoned in Camp Chase, Columbus Ohio. After his release, he walked back to Scott Co., Virginia. He arrived back home in the fall of '65.

McConnell, Milton O.P., Third cousin, three times removed
Milton, a member of the original Nickelsville Spartan Band, died on Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.

McConnell, Nathan H., First cousin, three times removed and half third cousin, three times removed
Nathan is listed in the official records as AWOL by February, 1862. In fact, he was back with the unit by the summer of 1863. He died on Culp's Hill, Gettysburg. Perhaps he still lies there in a common grave. He may be among those killed at Gettysburg who were reburied through the efforts of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

McConnell, Sylvester Patton, Half second cousin, four times removed
Sylvester Patton was in school in Missouri when he was called back home to Scott Co. to take care of the family's business interests after his father had become ill. He enlisted as a private in the Nickelsville Spartan Band, Co. E, 48th Virginia Infantry at age 33. He won a battlefield commission as Brigadier General with another unit. In 1864 he returned to his old job as the Scott Co. clerk. He was able to save the county records from Federal cavalry units. He remained clerk until 1865 "when he was turned out by the Federal military government." He was active in postwar politics and was director of the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow Gauge RR. He never did return to college.

McConnell, William G., Half second cousin 4 times removed
"Big Bill" McConnell was Stonewall Jackson's black smith. He died in 1916 and, according to Mr. Wayne McConnell of Gate City, Virginia, he is buried high up in Clinch Mountain War Gap, Hancock County, Tennessee. And he should know because in the summer of 1996, he carried a Confederate veteran head stone up to the grave site.

McConnell, William Sevier, Half second cousin, four times removed
William Sevier began a 5th Sergeant of the 48th Virginia Infantry and ended the war as a Captain. He was captured at Spotsylvania and taken to Fort Delaware. He was taken, along with 600 other Confederate officers, to Morris Island, S.C. in Charleton Harbor. They were held under Confederate fire for 29 days. He survived his captivity and died in 1918.

Quillin, Ezekiel Polk "Polk", Second great grand uncle
"Polk" Quillen is the great grandfather of Mr. Donald W. Lane, dwlane@tricon.net of Kingsport, Tennessee who provided the information contained in this short biography.. Private Quillin received his pension for his service in Co. H, 6th Battalion, Virginia Reserves. Mr. Lane writes:

"Ezekiel lived until 1928, so Dad (b. 1913) spent a lot of time with him. Dad said he told stories of almost starving and not having shoes. I do not recall ever hearing him talk about any battles.

My great grandfather Joseph Wesley Lane was in the Union army (Private, Co. E 14th Kentucky Cavalry). He went to Jackson Co., Kentucky to join the army. The Civil War was a taboo subject in the family, so no one knows any stories. It was said tha Ezekiel or Joseph somehow rescued the other during the war and they became close friends, but I have no evidence that they were even anywhere near each other in the war. Granddad Lane married two daughters of Ezekiel, and Granddad's sister, Sadie, married Elisha Quillin, a son of Ezekiel.

Ezekiel Quillin put all of his pension money in a Kingsport bank and drew it all out before his death because he lost faith in the bank (pretty good foresight just before the crash.) But he did not tell anyone where he put it. He had a stroke and lost his speech and was very excited prior to his death. We now know that he was trying to tell Uncle Alfred (with whom he lived) that he hid the money in the wall of the house. They never found it, but the man who bought the house did find it a few years later and left town in a hurry. Uncle Alfred said not to worry, when he bought the house, he got all that was in it also."

Vernard Bond
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