James Washington Stewart

First Name: James
Middle Name(s): Washington
Last Name: Stewart
Unit: 
Co. I, 18th Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Talladega County, AL
Biography: 

James Washington Stewart (b. ca. 1823-1864) was a farmer from Pinkneyville, Talladega County, Alabama. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, Stewart and his wife, Mary Ann Wood Stewart (b. Georgia ca. 1832), were living on their farm with their four children. He and his wife had married in 1847 in Troup County, Georgia. James W. Stewart served in Co. I, 18th Alabama Infantry and died at Rock Island Prison Camp in Illinois on March 31, 1864. He was buried in the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.

Authored Letters

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IDsort descending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11728 J.W.Stewart1 May 13, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Talladega County, AL Talladega County, AL
11729 J.W.Stewart2 June 23, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Talladega County, AL Talladega County, AL
11730 J.W.Stewart3 August 17, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11731 J.W.Stewart4 August 20, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11732 J.W.Stewart5 August 25, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11733 J.W.Stewart6 September 3, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11734 J.W.Stewart7 September 10, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11735 J.W.Stewart8 September 17, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11736 J.W.Stewart9 September 24, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11737 J.W.Stewart10 October 16, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Talladega County, AL Talladega County, AL
11738 J.W.Stewart11 November 4, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Shelby County, AL Talladega County, AL
11739 J.W.Stewart12 November 14, 1863 James Washington Stewart Mary Ann Stewart Macon County, AL Talladega County, AL

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