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| Notes for John Simpson FAIN "Congressman" "Colonel, 65th Georgia, C.S.A." | ||||||||||||||||||
| [2nd COUSIN-6 TIMES REMOVED] 1 February 1861 John was elected Captain of Company "G" of the 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry "Regulars." John S. Fain Regiment Name 1 Georgia Regulars Side Confederate Company G Soldier's Rank_In Captain Soldier's Rank_Out Captain Alternate Name Notes Film Number M226 roll 20 - [3] 11 September 1861 John resigned from the 1st Regiment to help create the 8th Regiment. 7 November 1861John was elected Captain of Company "K" of the 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, State Troops. 14 December 1861 John was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. May 1862 John mustered out of the 8th Regiment while in Savannah, Georgia to help create another unit. 24 May 1862 John was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry Battalion, Smith's Legion, Georgia Volunteers. March 1863 John transferred to the 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. John S. Fain Regiment Name 65 Georgia Infantry Side Confederate Company F,S Soldier's Rank_In Lieut. Colonel Soldier's Rank_Out Colonel Alternate Name Notes Film Number M226 roll 20 - [3] 9 March 1863 John was elected Colonel of the 65th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. 19 March 1863 This is the only day in which John is shown as receiving orders as the commander of the 65th Georgia, and he was shown as still holding the rank of Lt. Colonel. The 65th saw action at Loudon,Tennessee. 25 April 1863 The 65th Regiment was engaged with the enemy at Loudon, Tennessee. The regiment was referred to as "Fain's Regiment" although Lt. Colonel R. H. Moore was in active command. Lt. Col. Moore is shown as being in active command of the unti throughout the remainder of the war, being promoted to Colonel sometime before 31 July 1863. 20 June 1863 John resigned from the military due to "erysipelas of the face and scalp and neuralgia." Here is a quote from WFT CD11 tree 1238. I am not sure what source 115 is. Given that he abruptly left Georgia after his term in the Georgia House of Representatives, it is possible that some hints could be in the Congressional record of that period and or the newspapers. "Source 115: he served in three wars, the Florida war, Mexican war and Civil war. In the Mexican war he was a 2nd lieutenant and Captain of Company C. Col J.G. Seymour's Battalion of Georgia Foot volunteers, he enlisted at columbus Georgia July 17, 1847 and was mustered out with the company at Mobile, Alabama on Aug 5, 1848. He was at that time 30 years of age, five feet six inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair and by occupation a farmer. In the Civil War he served as Lt. Col. and Colonel of Infantry Battalion, Smith's Georgia Legion, 65th Georgia Infantry. John S. Fain was an attorney and served in the House of Rep from Union county georgia in 1857-59 and 1875-76. Due to extreme circumstance he left Georgia in 1877 or 78 never to return and lived in Salmon, Lemhi Co., Idaho, his son Jasper Leonadis Fain who was about 14 years old lived with him. He remained here the rest of his life until just a few months before he died on May 21, 1894 at the home of his son, Andrew Young Fain in Tyler (Smith Co) TX. He is buried at Midway Cem in an unmarked grave, all efforts to locate the exact spot has been in vain." - [1] Elected Captain of Co. G, 1st Regiment Ga. Inf., Regulars, February 1, 1861 . Resigned September 11, 1861 . Elected Captain of Co. K, 8th Regiment Ga. Inf., State Troops, November 7, 1861 ; Lieutenant Colonel December 14, 1861 . Mustered out at Savannah, Ga., May 1862 . Elected Lieutenant Colonel of Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 24, 1862 . Transferred to the 65th Regiment Ga. Inf., March 1863 . Elected Colonel March 9, 1863 . Resigned because of erysipelas of the face and scalp and neuralgia, June 20, 1863 . - [1] 1850 Census - 28 yrs old, living in 85th District, Union Co., Georgia. Listed in the household of Andrew Young, whose occupation is listed as "Physician / Surgeon. John would later name one of his sons Andrew Young Fain. 1860 Census - 42 yrs old, living in Blairsville, Union Co., Georgia with wife Jane and children. His occupation is "Attorney" 1870 Census - 52 yrs old, living in Blairsville, Union Co., Georgia with wife Myra and children. His occupation is "Lawyer". He is also listed as the enumerator for this census. John Simpson Fain was a grandson of Ebenezer Fain. In an unsigned letter dated Morganton, GA., Oct. 5th, 1878, he wrote, "I was sort of favorite child of my Grandfather, and he principally raised and educated me, and I learned to love him when quite a child, and I can never forget him. My Grandfather was a man in the true sense of that word, physically and mentally and morally. His death was calm, and without a struggle. He closed his own eyes, and folded his own arms across his peaceful breast, and died without a groan or struggle. - [2] [1] - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~meyer465/pafg95.htm#1064 [2] - Nicholas Fain of Tennessee, by Max Fain; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~meyer465/pafg44.htm#1042 [3] - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Names and Records of Union and Confederate Troops; http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
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