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George J. Ralston

Male 1830 - 1865  (34 years)


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  • Name George J. Ralston 
    Birth 2 Jun 1830  KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death ABT. 1865  Green Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11199  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father John Ralston,   b. ABT. 1801, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth A. Unknown,   b. ABT. 1801 
    Marriage 1823 
    Family ID F3391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hamutul Quisenberry,   b. ABT. 1830, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage BEF. 1850 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Ralston,   b. Feb 1862, Green Co., KY; Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903, Hart Co., KY; burial: Pleasant Grove Cem., Hardyville, Hart Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)
    Family ID F3390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      SEE SHARON TABOR'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stabor59&id=I11283
      Tabor-Hargis Ancestors:
      Sharon Tabor:
      Other contributors to Mary Tabor's information below are Eldon Ralston and Jerry W. Ralston.
      ID: I11283
      Name: George J. Ralston
      Sex: M
      Birth: 02 JUN 1830 in KY
      Death: ABT 1865 in Green Co, KY
      Note:
      Dates of birth for the descendants of George J. Ralston were provided by Eldon Ralston of Memphis Tennessee, unless otherwise noted.

      1850 HART CO KY CENSUS pg 234
      771-785 ROLSTON, George J. 20 farmer KY, Behesin (?) 24 KY, QUENSBERY, Elizabeth 63 VA

      1860 GREEN CO KY CENSUS
      487-483 RALSTON, George J. 30 shoe & bootmaker KY, Hamutal 29 KY, Mary F. 9 KY, George E. 7 KY, Alice J. 4 KY, John S. 2 KY, William J. 4/12 KY, CUSHENBERRY, Elizabeth 73 VA

      RALSTON, George J. Pvt KY 21st Infantry K Union

      GREEN CO KY - Macedonia Cemetery
      C.J. RALSTON, ?? - ?? KY Inf
      *This G.J. Ralston per descendant Jerry W. Ralston who has visited the gravesite*

      The CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE (http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkyinf3.htm#21st)
      UNION REGIMENTAL HISTORIES Kentucky
      21st Regiment Infantry
      Organized at Camps Hobson and Ward, Ky., and mustered in December 31, 1861, and January 2, 1862, at Green River Bridge, Ky. Attached to 11th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862. 7th Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to July, 1862. 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to August, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. Unattached, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to December, 1865.
      SERVICE.--Duty at Green River Bridge, Ky., until March, 1862. Moved to Creelsboro; thence to Nashville, Tenn., and duty there until April 1. Moved to Columbia, Tenn., April 1-2; thence march to Shelbyville April 24, and duty there until June 11. Dumont's Expedition to Cumberland Mountain June 11-14. Expedition to Wartrace June 17-19. Moved to Tullahoma July 2, thence to Duck Bridge July 4. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 20-September 19. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22, Battle of Perryville October 8 (Reserve). Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. Pittman's Cross Roads October 19. Reconnaissance on Madison Road October 20. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 12, and duty there until December 26. Dobbins' Ferry, near Lavergne, December 9. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. At Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Liberty Gap June 25-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountain and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Ringgold, Ga., September 11. Catlett's Gap September 15. At Whitesides during battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. At Chattanooga, Tenn., until October 1. Action at Anderson's (or Mountain Gap), near Smith's Cross Roads, October 1. Anderson's Cross Roads October 2. Duty in Sequatchie Valley until November 19. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Tunnel Hill, Mission Ridge, November 24-25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. Chickamauga Station November 26. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 18. At Chattanooga and Shellmound, Tenn., until January, 1864. Regiment veteranize January 11, 1864, and Veterans on furlough until March 30. Moved to Cleveland, thence to Blue Springs, Tenn., April 26. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Tunnel Hill May 6-7. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Kingston May 18-19. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Burnt Hickory May 25. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Jonesboro September 5 and 12. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood October 1-26. Moved to Nashville, Tenn.; thence to Pulaski, Tenn. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March, 1865. Expedition to Bull's Gap and operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. At Nashville, Tenn., until June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 19; thence moved to Texas. Duty at Indianola and Victoria until December, Mustered out December 9, 1865.
      Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 57 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 152 Enlisted men by disease. Total 218.

      Father: John Ralston b: ABT 1801 in VA
      Mother: Elizabeth A.T b: ABT 1801 in VA

      Father: John Ralston b: ABT 1801 in VA
      Mother: Elizabeth A. b: ABT 1801 in VA

      Marriage 1 Hamutul Quisenberry b: ABT 1830 in KY
      Married: BEF 1850
      Children
      Mary F. Ralston b: 19 SEP 1850 in Hart Co, KY
      George E. Ralston b: 19 AUG 1853 in Hart Co, KY
      Alice J. Ralston b: 28 JUL 1856 in Green Co, KY
      Jim Ralston b: 03 JUN 1858 in Hart
      John Samuel Ralston b: 18 AUG 1858 in Hart Co, KY
      William L. Ralston b: 08 APR 1860
      Mary Ralston
      Benjamin Franklin Ralston b: 12 FEB 1862 in Green Co, KY
      James 'Jim' T. Ralston b: 03 JUN 1864 in Hart Co, KY
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