James Burtwell
James Burtwell was born on July 17, 1842, in Florence, Alabama, to John and Cornelia Burtwell. His father was a clerk who owned $3,000 of real estate and $15,000 of personal property by 1860. Burtwell grew up and attended school in Florence.
He enlisted in the Confederate army on April 15, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company C of the 16th Alabama Infantry. The regiment took part in the Battle of Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Nashville campaign.
Burtwell returned to Florence after the war, and he earned a living as a druggist. By 1870, he owned $500 of real estate. He married Mary D. James around 1869, and they had at least three children: John, born around 1873; Lula, born around 1882; and James, born around 1884. By 1900, he was working as a farmer. He died in Florence on July 25, 1927.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2815) | Burtwell, James | 1842-07-17 | 1927-07-25 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3669) [writer] ~ James Burtwell to Cornelia M. Burtwell, 26 October 1862
People - Records: 1
- (2922) Burtwell, Cornelia M. is the [parent of] (2815) Burtwell, James
Places - Records: 1
- (166) [birth, death] ~ Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Regiments - Records: 1
- (844) [enlisted] [C] ~ 16th Alabama Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Alabama, Texas and Virginia Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, available from Ancestry.com; Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, available from Ancestry.com
