Person:Theodore Speed (1)

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Theodore S Speed
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Name Theodore S Speed
Gender Male
Birth? 1837 Dallas County, Alabama
Marriage 17 Oct 1867 Maury County, Tennesseeto Elizabeth T Griffin
Census? 1900 Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Death? 1906 Maury County, Tennessee
Burial? Rieves Burial Ground, Maury County, Tennessee

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"Thoedore served as a Pvt in Co. H-Maury Greys of the Confederate Army. He was engaged in the Battles of Cheat Mountain/Romney Campaign in Virginia, Shiloh, Perryville, and Georgia Campaign. At the siege of Atlanta, a shell exploded at the right side of his head, the concussion of which resulted in the loss of his right eye. After being released as a prisoner-of-war in 1866, Theodore made his way back to Maury Co., as a war weary Confederate Veteran. He received a Confederate pension after April 20, 1906."