“A” - 05/12/18

Photo sent via email. Only name and photo given Grant Colyer in Broadstairs (Skype used).

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American - linking with Civil War worked for the Confederates (Grey uniforms) (not Blue) - High up wife or partner of high up Officer - Officer’s wife - woman looks much much the same as now - I (Grant) came across something opposing me (Baillie Kell) came across her in that life - under handed feel - with me where I was, ranking order - What was being being said about me at the time - to do with my promotion. (I was recommend but never made an Officer) Died normal age - Battle plans - I’ve gone against the plans - ranking order - she does like it - them talking about me that way - links to Mississippi area - grassy fields - lands. Period dress ringlets in hair - crinoline dresses - darker hair - face similar.

Wife, children, Important as upper class Officer - short looking auburn beard - 3 Stars (General or Colonel) I am a relative !!! something outspoken I went against the status - Not army - something about him - I knew about the lady - is the other lady’s secret Husband wasn’t loyal - Sarah she was my cousin (wife) I had a soft for her - a better life. I would have given more emotion, love and affection - protective feeling carries over to this life. Husband’s was a player.

So you have come in to her life to protect her, guide her, talented energy - she played piano - music - does not play in this life - Only life with me.

Lot of American in her general lives. Tendency to divert her energy from the family.

Independent - Sarah (name) 13 - 14 pregnant in that life - 2 or 3 children by the time she was 22 - 23. I cared for her - Name - sounds like Sarah Golding - Goulding - Godlin - GODLING or - GODLING - family goes back to Massachusetts - other lives in Cleveland (where is that? near Massachusetts?) (I explain the geography).

Other lives in these places. American Civil War - BIG HOUSE, SERVANTS, classic mansion etc. Classy lady! General I was connected to - like my cousin - was the General’s wife late 1800’s (1861-65) (1867).

Rebel Spirit

This is to do with my life as Private Alexander Baillie Kell (1828-1912) 5th Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, CSA. As documented in my book Rebel Spirit published in 2001.

Randolph Spalding

Randolph Spalding, first Colonel of the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, elected November, 1861

Col. Randolph Spalding, CSA

Randolph Spalding

Birthdate: December 22, 1822

Birthplace: Ashantilly, his father's plantation near, Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States

Death: 1862 (39-40)

Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States (pneumonia).

Randolph Spalding

Birthdate: December 22, 1822

Birthplace: Ashantilly, his father's plantation near, Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States

Death: 1862 (aged 39-40) Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States (pneumonia).

Place of Burial: Darien, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family: Son of Thomas Spalding, US Congress and Sarah Spalding

Husband of Mary Dorothea Spalding

Father of Sarah Elizabeth McKinley; Thomas Spalding, II; Bourke Spalding and Daughter Spalding

Brother of Charles Harris Spalding; Jane Martin Brailsford and Hester Cooke

Occupation: planter and Confederate soldier

Mary Dorothea Spalding

Mary Dorothea Spalding (Bass)

Birthdate: March 31, 1823

Birthplace: Russell County, Alabama, United States

Death: September 19, 1898 (75)

Sapelo Island, McIntosh, Georgia, United States

Place of Burial: Darien, Georgia, United State

Immediate Family: Daughter of Sterling Bass, Sr and Elizabeth Bass

Wife of Col. Randolph Spalding, CSA

Mother of Sarah Elizabeth McKinley; Thomas Spalding, II; Bourke Spalding and Daughter Spalding

Sister of Samuel Bass; Eliza J. Bass; Allen Gregory Bass; Elizabeth Rebecca Livingston; Sterling Bass, M.D. and 2 others

Half sister of Hartwell Bass

Sarah Elizabeth McKinley (Spalding)

Sarah Elizabeth McKinley (Spalding)

Birthdate: September 16, 1844

Birthplace: The Forest, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States

Death: September 02, 1916 (71)

Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States

Place of Burial: Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States

Immediate Family: Daughter of Col. Randolph Spalding, CSA and Mary Dorothea Spalding

Wife of Archibald Carlisle McKinley

Mother of William McKinley (Tragically died on the night he was born.

Sister of Thomas Spalding, II; Bourke Spalding and Daughter Spalding

Russell County, Alabama

Russell County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. Its county seat is Phenix City. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians.

Bass-Perry House

The Bass-Perry House is a historic plantation house in Seale, Alabama, U.S.

Seale, Alabama

Seale is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. It was the county seat from 1868 until 1935, and is currently home to Russell County High School and middle school. The former Russell County courthouse, built in 1868, is located in the town.

Newspaper Articles

Savannah Republican

April 16, 1851, page 2

    The boat race at Brunswick between the Kate Kenan belonging to Mr. Randolph Spalding, and the John Dufour, belonging to Mr. David Baily, took place on Monday, the distance being one mile. The Kate Kenan came out winner by some fifty yards. The bet was $1,000 a side, besides several large amounts by others, making altogether as much perhaps as $10,000. The Kate Kenan was rowed by blacks and the John Dufour by whites--each boat having six oars.

Savannah Morning News

March 18, 1862, page 2

DEATH OF COL. SPALDING. We regret to learn that Col. Randolph Spalding died in this city yesterday morning, after a brief illness. He was a native of McIntosh county, and a more generous and kind-hearted man never lived. His numerous friends will sincerely mourn his loss, and many will miss his sympathy and open-hearted generosity.

FUNERAL INVITATION

The friends and acquaintances of the late Col. Randolph Salding and family, and those of James H. Graybill, Esq., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the former from the residence of the latter, corner of Oglethorpe street, fronting Oglethorpe Square, This morning at 11 o'clock.

CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS

29th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

OVERVIEW:

29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Thomas, Berrien, Tift, Stephens, and Dougherty counties. For a time Companies A and G served as heavy artillerists in the Savannah area and the rest of the command was at Charleston. It then was assigned to General Wilson's, C.H. Stevens', and H.R. Jackson's Birgade, and in September, 1863, was consolidated with the 30th Regiment. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and fought at Bentonville. In December, 1863, the 29th/30th totalled 341 men and 195 arms, but few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels W.D. Mitchell, R. Spaulding, and William J. Young; Lieutenant Colonels T.W. Alexander and W.W. Billopp; and Majors Levi J. Knight, John C. Lamb, and John J. Owen.

29th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History

This regiment was organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, during the summer of 1861, contained men from Thomas, Berrien, Tift, Stephens, and Dougherty counties.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,282 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff

Company A - ("Thomasville") Thomas County

Company B - ("Ochlockoness Light Infantry") Thomas County

Company C - ("George Berrien Minutemen")  Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties

Company D -  (" George Berrien Minutemen") Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties

Company E -  ("Alapaha Guards") Clinch County

Company F -  ("The George Foresters") Chatham County

Company G - ("Stephens Volunteers") Berrien County

Company H - ("Thomas Country Volunteers") Thomas County

Company I -  ("Berry Infantry") Floyd County

Company K - ('Seventeenth Patriots') Thomas County

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