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James Rice Eason
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James Rice Eason Company E, 8th Georgia Infantry About 1900 Photo and information below courtesy of Phyllis and Charles Sherman
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James Rice Eason was born in Georgia in 1835, and died in Texas on March 11, 1902. James enlisted in Company E, the "Miller Rifles," of the 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1862. He surrendered at Appomattox, Va. with the unit on April 9, 1865. His brothers, Ewing M. Eason and John T. ("Jack") Eason, also served in Company E ("Miller Rifles") of the 8th Georgia Infantry. John T. Eason was born in Georgia in 1843. Another brother, Richard H. Eason, was born in Georgia in December of 1837. He was a Corporal in the "Chattooga Volunteers," Company B of the 9th Georgia Regiment. He moved to Wise County, Texas by 1900. His wife was Narcissus, born in December of 1841 in Georgia, and their son Charley H. was born in February of 1879, in Georgia. The four Eason brothers' parents were John G. Eason and Martha Townsend, who both died in Floyd County, Georgia. |
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