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! Granger Helmandollar served in Virginia's 50th Infantry Co. with John and William.. His Regiment was organized in July, 1861, with 10 companies and three companies of calalry temporarily attached. During Sept., one of the calvary companies was disbanded and the other two transferred to the 8th regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit was reorganized in May, 1862, with nine companies. It moved to Tennessee and in February, 1862 was captured at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, it was assigned to the Department of Northern Virginia. It participaed in numerous conflicts from Chancellorsville to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah valley, and fought its last battle at Waynesborough. The regiment reported 10 killed and 40 wounded at Fort Donelson, and there were 8 killed and 110 wounded at Chancellorsville. More than 40% of the 240 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled, and it sustained heavy casualties in the Wilderness battles. During April, 1865 it disbanded. The field officers were Coronels Thomas Poage, Alexander W. Reynolds, and A. S. Vandeventer; Lieutenant Cors. William W Finney and Logan H. N. Salyer; and Majors Lynville J. Perkins and C. E. Thorburn. William Madison his brother also served in the 50th Infantry. Michael J. Served in the 45th Infantry. !Sources: 1. Birth date: 1830 Census of Tazewell, Virginia. 2. Birth place: other possible city: Clearfork, Tazewell County, Virginia. 3. Personal Property Tax Lists of Tazewell County, Virginia 1840-Granger age 16. 4. 1850 Census of Tazewell County, Virginia; FHL film #444969. 5. Military Record of the Civil War: Granger enlisted in the Army of the Confederate States of America 2 Jul 1861. 6. TIB. 7. source of B and E dates: FHL IGI Feb 1997 version 1.0: F#: 47854. of SP: Ba: F507353, So: 1553365. 8. possibly another child was born to this couple, however, source lists only "first name unknown" HELMANDOLLAR, b. 1857 ,Tazewell,Virginia. No gender given, therefore unable to list of FGR. 9. possibly another child was born to this couple: Dinah, 1862. No other information available. |