Colonel George Anderson Gordon (b1830)
Colonel George Anderson Gordon (Yale's Confederates by Hughes) |
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Notes:
• Son of William Washington (1796-1842) and Sarah Anderson "Addy" Stites (1806-1882) "William W. was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy from Georgia (1815), a member of the Georgia legislature, mayor of Savannah, and founder and first president of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company (now the Central of Georgia Railroad Company)." - UNC
• Gordon, George Anderson. "Born Sept. 26, 1830, Savannah, GA. Grad. Yale. Savannah lawyer prewar. US Dist. attorney 1856-57. State representative 1857- 59. State senator 1861-63. Officer in vol. militia. Md. Caroline B. Steenbergen; Ellen C. Beirne. Capt. 'Phoenix Riflemen,; 1st GA, May 30,1861. The company was never officially attached to the 1st and was reorganized into three companies that formed the nucleus of the 13th GA Bn. Major, 13th GA Bn., April 26, 1862. Col., 63d GA (formed from the 13th Bn.), Dec. 23, 1862. VADC to Gen. McLaws at the siege of Savannah. Lawyer in Huntsville, AL, postwar. Died there Oct. 5, 1872. Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville." - Allardice
• "Gordon entered YC (Yale College) Sept. 1846 as a sophomore, and following graduation, remained a year to study law at YLS. He began the practice of law in 1850 in Newark, NJ, but decided Savannah offered more promise. He returned there in 1851. During the 1850s his practice flourished and he was appointed solicitor gen. for the Eastern Dist. of GA (1855) and U.S. disc, attorney (1856). He won a seat in the GA House (1857-59) and in 1860-61, in the state senate. Early on, Gordon joined in the secession movement, becoming a capt. in the 1st GA Inf. on 30 May 1861. He subsequently rose to maj. of the large 13th GA Inf. Battalion, which in turn became the nucleus of the 63rd GA Inf. with Gordon as its col. He led the regt. capably in the Atlanta Campaign and against Sherman in south GA and in the Carolinas. The final fight of the 63rd was on the field at Bentonville. He was recommended by the GA congressional delegation and Gov. Joseph E. Brown for brig. gen. as early as 1863, but nothing came of it, though he had commanded Alexander Taliaferro's Brigade in Savannah for several months, late 1862-63.
At war's end Gordon returned to Savannah, but in 1866 moved to Huntsville, AI., where he practiced law and lived quietly until his death." - Hughes
• "George A., a lawyer of Huntsville, Ala., first married Caroline Steenbergen, with whom he had one son. After Caroline's death, he married Ellen Beirne. Beirne Gordon, the son of this marriage, became Uncle W. W.'s partner in business." Lawyer in the Beirne & Gordon partnership. "George, left a widower in 1869, died in 1872, but correspondence continues between W. W. and nephew George S. Gordon, also a lawyer in Huntsville." "Letters from George S. Gordon, now a partner in Humes & Gordon, lawyers of Huntsville, Ala., continue, many of them relating to business investments W. W. handled for his nephew." - UNC
• Married 1.) Carolina B. Steenbergen (June 1, 1849) of VA. 2.) Ellen C. Beirne (Jan 12, 1854) of Huntsville, AL (In Madison County, AL. - Hughes
• Child of Spouse Caroline Steenbergen (1832 - 1851)
George Steenbergen Gordon (1851 - 1886)
Children of Spouse Ellen C. Beirne (1832 - 1867)
Leila - twin Gordon (1854 - 1855)
Lina - twin Gordon (1854 - 1914
Beirne Gordon I (1856 - 1929)
Ellen Beirne Gordon (1858 - 1867)
William Washington Gordon II (1860 - 1899)
Percy Gordon Rev (1863 - 1923)
Richard Cuyler Gordon I (1865 - 1935)
Carter Grey Gordon (1867 - 1907) - Ancestry.com
• "The year 1867 marked the beginning of what might be termed "The Golden Era" of John Monro Banister's ministry at the Church of the Nativity. A time of spiritual renewal began to show itself in all aspects of congregational life. Especially noticeable was the growth of the Sunday School under the leadership of George A. Gordon. After the war, he returned to Huntsville to practice law in partnership with George P. Beirne, and immediately began to work with the young people of the Church. By 1868 there were 20 teachers involved with religious instruction of 185 pupils." - Roberts
• "Under the leadership of George A. Gordon, music became a very important part of church worship." - Roberts
• "On October 5, 1872, George A. Gordon died after a brief illness. The absence of his leadership helped to cause a noticeable decline in the activities of Sunday School and church services. To be sure that Gordon would be remembered, a memorial plaque to his service was placed on the west wall of the church." - Roberts
• The centerpiece of the collection is William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) who lived in Savannah Georgia. Colonel George Anderson Gordon (b1830), the son of William Washington Gordon (1796-1842), seems to be the initial link to Huntsville. The Huntsville Gordons seem to have continued at strong connection with the Savannah Gordon's through correspondences, business, living arrangements, even burials for several generations. - UNC
• While only a small part of the collection is digitized, the abstracts are a fascinating read and include many references to the Huntsville Gordons - UNC
• Sometimes, it is tempting to create stories to explain events. Colonel George Anderson Gordon (b1830) had family and success in Savannah Georgia and yet he moved to Huntsville, Alabama. Ellen Beirne, his second wife, was from Huntsville and it is easy to assume that would be the reason for his move. Yet we never found how they met and what went into that decision. His Huntsville and Savannah families had interwoven lives. - Editor's Note
Related Links:
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• 311 Lincoln Street SE
• Beirne Gordon (b1856)
• Beirne Gordon (b1856)
• Ellen Beirne Gordon
• George Steenbergen Gordon
• Maple Hill
• Rev. Percy Gordon
• William Washington Gordon (b1860)
| Born: | September 26, 1830, Savannah, Georgia |
| Died: | October 5, 1872, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Buried: | Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Residence: | 311 Lincoln Street SE |
| Father of: | Beirne Gordon (b1856) |
| Father of: | Beirne Gordon (b1856) |
| Husband of: | Ellen Beirne Gordon |
| Father of: | George Steenbergen Gordon |
| Father of: | Rev. Percy Gordon |
| Father of: | William Washington Gordon (b1860) |
Notes:
• Son of William Washington (1796-1842) and Sarah Anderson "Addy" Stites (1806-1882) "William W. was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy from Georgia (1815), a member of the Georgia legislature, mayor of Savannah, and founder and first president of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company (now the Central of Georgia Railroad Company)." - UNC
• Gordon, George Anderson. "Born Sept. 26, 1830, Savannah, GA. Grad. Yale. Savannah lawyer prewar. US Dist. attorney 1856-57. State representative 1857- 59. State senator 1861-63. Officer in vol. militia. Md. Caroline B. Steenbergen; Ellen C. Beirne. Capt. 'Phoenix Riflemen,; 1st GA, May 30,1861. The company was never officially attached to the 1st and was reorganized into three companies that formed the nucleus of the 13th GA Bn. Major, 13th GA Bn., April 26, 1862. Col., 63d GA (formed from the 13th Bn.), Dec. 23, 1862. VADC to Gen. McLaws at the siege of Savannah. Lawyer in Huntsville, AL, postwar. Died there Oct. 5, 1872. Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville." - Allardice
• "Gordon entered YC (Yale College) Sept. 1846 as a sophomore, and following graduation, remained a year to study law at YLS. He began the practice of law in 1850 in Newark, NJ, but decided Savannah offered more promise. He returned there in 1851. During the 1850s his practice flourished and he was appointed solicitor gen. for the Eastern Dist. of GA (1855) and U.S. disc, attorney (1856). He won a seat in the GA House (1857-59) and in 1860-61, in the state senate. Early on, Gordon joined in the secession movement, becoming a capt. in the 1st GA Inf. on 30 May 1861. He subsequently rose to maj. of the large 13th GA Inf. Battalion, which in turn became the nucleus of the 63rd GA Inf. with Gordon as its col. He led the regt. capably in the Atlanta Campaign and against Sherman in south GA and in the Carolinas. The final fight of the 63rd was on the field at Bentonville. He was recommended by the GA congressional delegation and Gov. Joseph E. Brown for brig. gen. as early as 1863, but nothing came of it, though he had commanded Alexander Taliaferro's Brigade in Savannah for several months, late 1862-63.
At war's end Gordon returned to Savannah, but in 1866 moved to Huntsville, AI., where he practiced law and lived quietly until his death." - Hughes
• "George A., a lawyer of Huntsville, Ala., first married Caroline Steenbergen, with whom he had one son. After Caroline's death, he married Ellen Beirne. Beirne Gordon, the son of this marriage, became Uncle W. W.'s partner in business." Lawyer in the Beirne & Gordon partnership. "George, left a widower in 1869, died in 1872, but correspondence continues between W. W. and nephew George S. Gordon, also a lawyer in Huntsville." "Letters from George S. Gordon, now a partner in Humes & Gordon, lawyers of Huntsville, Ala., continue, many of them relating to business investments W. W. handled for his nephew." - UNC
• Married 1.) Carolina B. Steenbergen (June 1, 1849) of VA. 2.) Ellen C. Beirne (Jan 12, 1854) of Huntsville, AL (In Madison County, AL. - Hughes
• Child of Spouse Caroline Steenbergen (1832 - 1851)
George Steenbergen Gordon (1851 - 1886)
Children of Spouse Ellen C. Beirne (1832 - 1867)
Leila - twin Gordon (1854 - 1855)
Lina - twin Gordon (1854 - 1914
Beirne Gordon I (1856 - 1929)
Ellen Beirne Gordon (1858 - 1867)
William Washington Gordon II (1860 - 1899)
Percy Gordon Rev (1863 - 1923)
Richard Cuyler Gordon I (1865 - 1935)
Carter Grey Gordon (1867 - 1907) - Ancestry.com
• "The year 1867 marked the beginning of what might be termed "The Golden Era" of John Monro Banister's ministry at the Church of the Nativity. A time of spiritual renewal began to show itself in all aspects of congregational life. Especially noticeable was the growth of the Sunday School under the leadership of George A. Gordon. After the war, he returned to Huntsville to practice law in partnership with George P. Beirne, and immediately began to work with the young people of the Church. By 1868 there were 20 teachers involved with religious instruction of 185 pupils." - Roberts
• "Under the leadership of George A. Gordon, music became a very important part of church worship." - Roberts
• "On October 5, 1872, George A. Gordon died after a brief illness. The absence of his leadership helped to cause a noticeable decline in the activities of Sunday School and church services. To be sure that Gordon would be remembered, a memorial plaque to his service was placed on the west wall of the church." - Roberts
• The centerpiece of the collection is William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) who lived in Savannah Georgia. Colonel George Anderson Gordon (b1830), the son of William Washington Gordon (1796-1842), seems to be the initial link to Huntsville. The Huntsville Gordons seem to have continued at strong connection with the Savannah Gordon's through correspondences, business, living arrangements, even burials for several generations. - UNC
• While only a small part of the collection is digitized, the abstracts are a fascinating read and include many references to the Huntsville Gordons - UNC
• Sometimes, it is tempting to create stories to explain events. Colonel George Anderson Gordon (b1830) had family and success in Savannah Georgia and yet he moved to Huntsville, Alabama. Ellen Beirne, his second wife, was from Huntsville and it is easy to assume that would be the reason for his move. Yet we never found how they met and what went into that decision. His Huntsville and Savannah families had interwoven lives. - Editor's Note
Related Links:
• AAUW - Glimpses Into Antebellum Homes of Historic Huntsville, Alabama, Ninth Edition, by American Association of University Women, Huntsville Branch, Huntsville, Alabama, 1999, page 47.
• Allardice - Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register by Bruce S. Allardice, 2008, page 169.
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by JLCSGC and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/153406/person/24042846436.)
• Find A Grave - Page created by Leigh Ann.
• Hughes - Yale's Confederates: A Biographical Dictionary by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, 2008, page 86.
• Maple Hill - Maple Hill Cemetery, Phase One, by Diane Robey, Dorothy Scott Johnson, John Rison Jones, Jr., & Frances C. Roberts (Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society), 1995, page 51.
• Roberts - Sesquicentennial History of Church of the Nativity, Episcopal 1843-1993 Huntsville, Alabama, by Francis C. Roberts, 1992, pages 46, 48, 105, 247.
• Spragins - A Brief History and Brief Genealogy of The Andrew Beirne, William Patton, William Echols, V, and Robert E. Spragins Lines, by William Echols Spragins, Et Al, 1956, page 336, 337.
• UNC - Gordon Family Papers, 1810-1968 at Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Library at University of North Carolina.
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• 311 Lincoln Street SE
• Beirne Gordon (b1856)
• Beirne Gordon (b1856)
• Ellen Beirne Gordon
• George Steenbergen Gordon
• Maple Hill
• Rev. Percy Gordon
• William Washington Gordon (b1860)