Athey Family Letters
George, Emily, and W. C. (Champion) Athey were from Ramah, Montgomery County, Alabama. Their father, William Athey, was born in South Carolina about 1806. The younger Atheys were all born in Alabama. The 1860 census lists George’s age as 26, Emily’s as 20, and Champion’s as 15. George served in Co. K, 22nd Alabama Infantry and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Nashville and buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Davidson County on December 23, 1864. W. C. Athey served in Co. C, 3rd Battalion, Hillard’s Legion (which later became part of the 60th Alabama Infntry). He was wounded and taken prisoner at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia on April 6, 1865 and paroled on July 1. Josiah B. Athey (b. ca. 1841) was from Mt. Ida, Pike County, Alabama. His father, Henry Athey, was a younger brother of William Athey, and was born in South Carolina about 1809. Like his cousins, J. B. was born in Alabama. He served in the 15th Battalion, Alabama Partisan Rangers (later merged into the 56th Regiment Alabama Partisan Rangers) and died at Columbus, Mississippi in 1863 from measles.
Letters
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Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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11957 | Athey9 | May 18, 1863 | Josiah B. Athey | Emily Athey , James Athey | Okolona, Chickasaw County, MS | Montgomery County, AL |
11956 | Athey8 | October 26, 1862 | W. Champion Athey | Emily Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11955 | Athey7 | October 23, 1862 | George W. Athey | William Athey | Knoxville, Knox County, TN | Montgomery County, AL |
11954 | Athey6 | August 2, 1862 | W. Champion Athey | Jane Athey , Emily Athey | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN | Montgomery County, AL |
11953 | Athey5 | June 16, 1862 | Wilson Athey | Emily Athey | Tupelo, Itawamba County, MS | Montgomery County, AL |
11951 | Athey4 | April 26, 1862 | Josiah B. Athey | Emily Athey | Mobile County, AL | Montgomery County, AL |
11949 | Athey3 | February 26, 1862 | George W. Athey | William Athey , Jane Athey | Mobile, Mobile County, AL | Montgomery County, AL |
11975 | Athey22 | January 22, 1876 | D. C. Buckelew | William Athey | Jefferson County, AL | Montgomery County, AL |
11973 | Athey21 | George W. Athey | Emily Athey | Nashville, Davidson County, TN | Montgomery County, AL | |
11972 | Athey20 | September 11, 1864 | George W. Athey | Matilda Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11948 | Athey2 | February 20, 1862 | P. O. Buckelew | William Athey , Jane Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11971 | Athey19 | September 5, 1864 | George W. Athey | William Athey | Lovejoy, Clayton County, GA | Montgomery County, AL |
11970 | Athey18 | August 18, 1864 | W. Champion Athey | Emily Athey , Johnny Athey | Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA | Montgomery County, AL |
11968 | Athey17 | August 2, 1864 | George W. Athey | Emily Athey | Atlanta, Fulton County, GA | Montgomery County, AL |
11967 | Athey16 | November 12, 1863 | George W. Athey | Jane Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11966 | Athey15 | November 11, 1863 | George W. Athey | Jane Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11965 | Athey14 | October 27, 1863 | George W. Athey | Emily Athey | Montgomery County, AL | |
11964 | Athey13 | September 29, 1863 | W. Champion Athey | Emily Athey | Chickamauga, Walker County, GA | Montgomery County, AL |
11963 | Athey12 | September 23, 1863 | George W. Athey | William Athey , Jane Athey | Chickamauga, Walker County, GA | Montgomery County, AL |
11962 | Athey11 | July 8, 1863 | J. H. Lacy | Emily Athey | Morristown, Grainger County, TN | Montgomery County, AL |
11960 | Athey10 | May 25, 1863 | W. Champion Athey | Matilda Athey | Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN | Montgomery County, AL |
11946 | Athey1 | January 18, 1862 | George W. Athey | William Athey , Jane Athey | Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN | Montgomery County, AL |