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Alexander B Logan

Alexander B Logan

Male 1825 - 1863  (~ 37 years)

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  • Name Alexander B Logan  [1
    Born Feb 1825  Fayette Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  15th Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1850  15th Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1850  15th Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    With parents Robert M and Virginia J (McCaleb) Logan and twelve siblings 
    Census 1860  Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fayette Court House P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  Middle Div., Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    With wife Nancy (Beasley) and three children 
    Civil War Veteran 16 Jan 1863 - 11 Feb 1863  Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Agency: 81st Ohio Regiment Hospital 
    Cause: Measles 
    Buried Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1870 - 31 Dec 1870, Yampertown, Marion, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Virginia Jane McCaleb,   b. 1803 - 1804, Stokes Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1886, Yampertown, Marion, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1822  Morgan Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1914, Fayette, Fayette, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1854  Marion County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Logan, Alexander B - Portrait, c. 1863

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

    3. [S12585] 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV, Ryan Dupree, webmaster, http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com (Reliability: 3), 30 Mar 2010.

    4. [S01867] Gene Pool Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000).

    5. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial 152953712 (Reliability: 2), 30 Jun 2021.

    6. [S01863] Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825, Dodd, Jordan R, et. al., (Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx).