Joseph C. Rawls

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Jos. C. Rawles
Died
Apr. 23. 1899
Aged 71 yr.
Full Name: Joseph C. Rawls
Location: Section:Confederate Field, Section 2 (D)
Row:S  Number:1
Reason for Eligibility: Confederate Veteran 
Birth Date: 1828 
Died: April 23, 1899 
Burial Date:  
Confederate Home Roster Information:
Birth Place: Georgia 
Occupation: Blacksmith 
Marital Status: Married 
Came To Texas: 1870 
Residence: Hill Co., Texas 
Admitted To Home: May 21, 1897 
Religion: Christian 
Brigade: Col. Murphy's 
Regiment: 17th Alabama 
Company:
 

RAWLS, JOSEPH C. (1828 ~ 1899). Confederate veteran Joseph C. Rawls was born in Buyckville, Alabama in 1828.

He enlisted March 7, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi in Company D, 17th Alabama Infantry. At the time of his enlistment, he was described as five-feet, eight-inches tall with blue eyes, light hair and a fair complexion.

A month after Rawls' enlistment, the 17th Alabama Infantry fought at the Battle of Shiloh. After Shiloh, they were transferred to Mobile and stayed there until 1864. The 17th fought during the Atlanta Campaign and at the Battle of Peachtree Creek. They surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in April 1865.

Rawls signed his parole papers on May 19, 1865 at Montgomery, Alabama as a private.

Following the War, Rawls moved to Texas in 1870 and worked as a blacksmith in Hill County. he was married at some point, but his wife's name is unknown at this time.

Rawls was admitted to the Confederate Men's Home on May 21, 1897 complaining of blindness. He died on April 23, 1899 and was buried at the Texas State Cemetery.

Rawls listed a son, Harry Rawls of Waco, Texas as a contact name while living at the Home.

Information taken from Compiled Military Service Record; Confederate Home Roster records; and www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/alamilor/17thinf.html.

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