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Confederate Military History, Vol. 7
ALABAMA--CHAPTER IV.
THE TWENTIETH ALABAMA INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized in Montgomery, September 16, 1861. Its first service was at Mobile. It was in the campaign in Kentucky, under Gen. Kirby Smith; then was sent to Mississippi; fought with great gallantry and sustained severe loss at Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, and Champion's Hill, or Baker's Creek, May 16th; was distinguished for bravery in the siege of Vicksburg, and surrendered with that fortress. After being exchanged the regiment joined Bragg and fought with great gallantry at Missionary Ridge, and, during the campaign of 1864, took part in nearly all the battles from Dalton to Atlanta. It suffered severely at Rocky Face, May 5-9, 1864; Kenesaw, June 27th, and Jonesboro, August 31st and September 1st; but with unabated courage fought at Nashville, December 15 and 16, 1864; at Kinston, N. C., March 4, 1865, and at Bentonville, March 19th to 21st.

Its field officers were Cols. Isham W. Garrott, who was promoted brigadier-general and killed at Vicksburg, June 17, 1863; Robert T. Jones, who was transferred to the Twelfth Alabama and killed at the battle of Seven Pines; Edmund W. Pettus, who was promoted brigadier-general and afterward became United States senator; Charles D. Anderson and James M. Dedman. Its lieutenant-colonels were Mitchell T. Porter, and John W. Davis, who was wounded at Rocky Face and at Marietta. Its majors were Alfred S. Pickering, killed at Port Gibson, and John G. Harris. Capt. Jack Ayres, a gallant officer of the regiment, was killed at Jonesboro.

Vol. XVII, Part 2--(825) General Tracy gives regiment 630 strong, January 3, 1863.
No. 36--(678-682) Col. I. W. Garrott's report of the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863, speaks of the fearless and chivalrous Lieut.-Col. E. W. Pettus; also of Capt. J. McKee Gould and Lieut. J. W. Parish, Capts. R. H. Pratt, B. D. Massingale and J. N. Dedman; Maj. A. S. Pickering fell mortally wounded while nobly discharging his duty; Sergt. Earle here fell while fearlessly carrying the colors. Loss, 18 killed, 112 wounded. Sergt. Powers highly commended; also Colonel Smith.

No. 56--(804, 823, 884) In Pettus' brigade, Stevenson's division, army of Tennessee, December, 1863. Total present, 526; Lieut.-Col. M. T. Porter commanding regiment.

No. 59--(869) Assignment as above, April 30, 1864; Col. J. M. Dedman commanding regiment.
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http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

James M. Dedman (First_Last)
Regiment Name 20 Alabama Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Captain
Soldier's Rank_Out Colonel
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 12

Robert Dedman, sir:

This site has the middle initial wrong--

http://www.algw.org/bibb/military/20thal.htm

You will have to get someone to correct James Madison Dedman's name on this site Robert Dedman.

Don't know who "Watchdog" is---

Still digging.

M. E. Wolf
Feb. 19, 2012

http://millennium.fortunecity.com/abbeydale/237/civwar/phila.htm

Vicksburg National Military Park - Confederate Parole Records ...

www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/confederate-parole-records-d.htm
Dec 14, 2009 ... Confederate Parole Records - D. ... 31ST LA INF A FIELD DEDMAN J PVT 36TH GA INF G FIELD DEDMAN JAMES M MAJ 20TH AL INF HOSP ...

Index to Masonic Records 1862-1869

www.arkansasresearch.com/Statewide/Masons/MasonsIndex1862.htm- Similarto Index to Masonic Records 1862-1869
Mar 10, 2011 ... Adams, James M., 88 .... M., 81. Barker, L.W., 87. Barksdale, E.J., 56. Barksdale, H.T., 56 ..... Confederate unit, Col. .... Dedman, James, 76 ...

This site needs to correct Colonel Dedman's initial also--its listed as "N"...

(Must have been handwriting translations from original records that are throwing the original transcribers off but, makes it hard to do any traces/research).
91. www.fortunecity.se

www.fortunecity.se/arkaden/racingbanan/151/csaoob.txt
Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee 1st Corps Lieutenant General James ... C. Oates 44th Alabama Colonel William F. Perry 47th Alabama Colonel James W . ... Brooks Artillery Lieutenant S.C Gilbert Madison Artillery Captain George V. ..... A.W Reynolds 20th Alabama Colonel J.N Dedman 23rd Alabama Lieutenant ...

Looks promising

Mecklenburg Co.,VA~Hither & Yon

resources.rootsweb.com/~guestbook/cgi-bin/public_guestbook.cgi?... - Similarto Mecklenburg Co.,VA~Hither & Yon
Ancena would marry first, James Morrison from the Fayetteville area of NC and second, Thomas .... Most of the family remained there, but two sons, JamesMonroe Dedman and Marcus Lafayette Dedman, moved to Alabama where they both served in the Confederate Army. ..... Robert Ballard and regiment of infantry of Col.
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A synopsis of the Original Records Published in Valley Leaves

www.tvgs.org/PriorVLA.htm - Similarto A synopsis of the Original Records Published in Valley Leaves
North Alabama: North Alabamians in The War of 1812 and some service records ... Franklin James Elliott 1827 naturalization recorded in Lawrence Co. ... War Vets buried in Weaver farm cemetery; Family Cemetery on farm of Col. ... Dr. Thomas Fearn, 1863;Joshua & Jane Hix 1829; Samuel H. Dedman Bible record; Copon ...
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~morganandrelatedfamilies/families/puryear.htm

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Generation No. 4

17. JOHN ALEXANDER4 PURYEAR (SEYMOUR3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1) was born 1776 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and died October 1871 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married MARTHA DEDMAN 1808 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

More about JOHN PURYEAR and MARTHA DEDMAN:
Marriage: 1808, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Children of JOHN PURYEAR and MARTHA DEDMAN are:
i. JOHN5 PURYEAR.

Notes for JOHN PURYEAR:
The names of John and Reuben are not definitely remembered years later by a nephew who knew the account as a small child. Samuel and these two teen-aged brothers were rounding up stock one day and did not get in until after the evening meal was over. That night these two brothers died and Samuel was very ill - all from the food poisoning thought to have been rat poisoning put into the biscuits by disgruntled cook who had to cook a second supper that day just for the boys. Sam was tired and not very hungry, and ate very little and he survived.
Possible named John, died in poisoning as child

ii. REUBEN PURYEAR.

Notes for REUBEN PURYEAR:
Died in childhood from poisoning

27. iii. WILLIAM PURYEAR, b. Mecklenburg County, Virginia; d. Hays County, Texas.
28. iv. GRANDISON F PURYEAR.
v. PARSONS G PURYEAR.
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