Alexander B Logan

1825 - 1863  (~ 37 years)

• Name	Alexander B Logan  [1]
  Born	Feb 1825	Fayette Co., Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	15th Div., Fayette, Alabama   [1]
  Occupation	1850	15th Div., Fayette, Alabama   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1850	15th Div., Fayette, Alabama   [1]
  	With parents Robert M and Virginia J (McCaleb) Logan and twelve siblings
  Census	1860	Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama   [2]
  	Fayette Court House P.O.
  Occupation	1860	Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1860	Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama   [2]
  	With wife Nancy (Beasley) and three children
  Civil War Veteran	16 Jan 1863 - 11 Feb 1863	Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi   [3]
  	Co B, 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, United States Volunteers
  	Age: 37 Birthplace: Fayette Co., AL Occupation: Farmer Rank at enlistment: Private Company Assignment: B 1/16/1863 Enlisted Glendale, MS 1/22/1863 Mustered In Corinth, MS 2/11/1863 Died Corinth, MS Died of measles. Brother shown as J.C. Logan.
  Died	11 Feb 1863	Glendale, Forrest, Mississippi   [4]
  	Agency: 81st Ohio Regiment Hospital
  	Cause: Measles
  Buried	Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi   [3, 5]
  	Corinth National Cemetery [5] Gravesite Details: One of 3,895 unknown Union soldiers buried in this cemetery. [5]
  		Pvt Alexander B Logan (1825-1863) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes portrait and biographical data. Created by: Michael Gravitt Added: 27 Sep 2015 Find a Grave Memorial 152953712
  Notes	Alexander Logan Submitted by Donna W. Collins Alexander Logan was born February, 1825 in Fayette County, Alabama to Robert "Bob" Logan and Virginia Jane "Jennie" McCaleb. The Logans were staunch Republicans and Church of Christ believers. Robert had been raised as a Presbyterian but was supposedly converted by Andrew Campbell. The eight brothers, born between 1823 and 1847 all supported the Union cause although the oldest, Daniel Lapsley "Lap" Logan could not enlist for medical reasons. Because of a hernia, he was unable to serve in the Union Army with his brothers but he helped build bridges for the Union forces. It is possible Lap died from tuberculosis although it is rumored he was murdered and his body tied on the back of horse, taken home, and thrown into the yard. Alex married Nancy Beasley on February 5, 1854 in Marion County, Alabama by John McCaleb, minister. The muster rolls of Company B, 1st Regiment, Alabama Calvary contain the following evidence of Alexander's service: Alexander B. Logan voluntarily enlisted in the Union Army, Alabama Calvary, January 16, 1863 at Glendale, Mississippi by P. A. Sternburg, in Company A, 81st Ohio Infantry and mustered in January 22, 1863 in Corinth, Mississippi to serve one . Pvt. Alexander Logan, incurred measles while in the line of duty with Company B, 1st Regiment, and died in the 81st Ohio Regiment Hospital. His brother, Hugh White (Logan), was with him at the time of his death. March 24, 1863, John Calvin Logan, also a brother, received at Glendale, MS, of Captain Henry T. Summer, Commander of Company B, AL Calvary, the following, being the affects of Alexander Logan, late of said company, deceased, one Calvary jacket, one pair shoes, one blanket, and sixty dollars in specie (hard money). Alex died February 11, 1863 and was buried at Soldiers Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi. After his death his widow, Nancy, would often hang his clothes outside to air. Every time she put his uniform out, their dog would start howling and continue as long as the uniform was outside. Robert Henry, his brother was appointed guardian of Alex's four minor children until November 13, 1869 when he resigned and returned guardianship to Nancy.
  Person ID	I371	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert McKinley Logan,   b. 1798-1800, Williamson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jun 1870 - 31 Dec 1870, Yampertown, Marion, Alabama  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Virginia Jane McCaleb,   b. 1803 - 1804, Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1886, Yampertown, Marion, Alabama  (Age 82 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1822	Morgan Co., Alabama   [6]
  	"Robert Tapscott the nuptials were Solemnized by this judge of the county court" On the marriage record Virgina's name appears as Jane (initial) McCaleb.
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy Beasley,   b. 29 Jan 1832, Georgia ,   d. 19 Dec 1914, Fayette, Fayette, Alabama  (Age 82 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1854	Marion County, Alabama   [4]
  Notes	Marriage date may be available via Civil War pension file for Alexander Logan
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Logan, Alexander B - Portrait, c. 1863

  
  

• Sources

  [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 676, p. 90, 15th Div., Fayette, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 14 Jul 2010. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 342, p. 46, Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 26 May 2010. [S12585] 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV, Ryan Dupree, webmaster, http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com (Reliability: 3), 30 Mar 2010. [S01867] Gene Pool Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000). [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial 152953712 (Reliability: 2), 30 Jun 2021. [S01863] Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825, Dodd, Jordan R, et. al., (Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx).