Dewitt Clinton BALLARD b. 5 Dec 1830 NC or VA d. Aft 12 Mar 1865: Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families

1830 - Aft 1865 (> 35 years)

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Name	Dewitt Clinton BALLARD
Birth	5 Dec 1830	NC or VA
Gender	Male
Death	Aft 12 Mar 1865
Notes	(1) Clinton BALLARD is listed in a household headed by his mother, Sarah BALLARD, in the 1850 census of Union Township, Perry County, IN. Clinton is listed in the 1850 census as a laborer who was then 19 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1831. According to the 1850 census, he was born in NC. (2) A household headed by Dewitt C. BALLARD is listed in the 1860 census of New Haven, Gallatin County, IL. Dewitt C. is listed in the 1860 census as a carpenter who was then 27 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1833. According to the 1860 census, he was born in VA. Listed with Dewitt C. is his wife, Sarah A., who was then 26 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1834. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IN. Also listed with Dewitt C. is his son, Clarence, who was then 8 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1852. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IN. Also listed with Dewitt C. is his son, Silvester, who was then 4 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1856. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with Dewitt C. is his daughter, Virginia, who was then 5 months old; therefore, years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1850. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with Dewitt C. is his brother, George, who was then 23 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1837. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IN. (3) "Pride Family Tree," a Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com: At the beginning of the Civil War, (Dewitt) Clinton Ballard, a Southern sympathizer, took his two sons and went South to join the Confederate Army, and they were never heard from again. He joined the Confederate army in Louisiana. (4) National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database <http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm>: Ballard, Dewitt C. Battle Unit Name: 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Side: Confederacy Company: E Soldier's Rank In: Private Soldier's Rank Out: Private Alternate name: Film Number: M378 ROLL 2 Plaque Number: Notes: None * * * 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Overview: 3rd Infantry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1861 with men from Iberville, Morehouse, Winn, De Soto, Caddo, and Caldwell parishes. The unit fought at Wilson's Creek and Elkhorn Tavern, then moved to Mississippi where it was active in the conflicts at Iuka and Corinth. Later it was assigned to L. Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was captured in the fight at Vicksburg. After being exchanged, the regiment served in A. Thomas' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It contained 271 officers and men in March, 1862, lost forty percent of the 264 at Iuka, and totalled 38 effectives in December, 1863. Early in 1865 the 3rd disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Frank C. Armstrong, Jerome B. Gilmore, Louis Hebert, and Samuel D. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels O.P. Amacker, Samuel M. Hyams, and David Pierson; and Majors John S. Richards and William F. Tunnard. (5) Ancestry.com. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011: Name: Dewitt C Ballard Enlistment Date: 1861 Military Unit: Third Infantry (6) Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007: Name: Dewitt C Ballard Side: Confederate Roll: M598_13 Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 (7) "Pride Family Tree," a Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com: Captured POW Ballard, De Witt C.,Pvt. Co. E. 3rd La. Infty. En. May 17th, 1861, New Orleans, La. Present on All Rolls to Aug., 1862. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War Captured Mechanicsburg May 30th, 1863. Sent from Vicksburg, Miss., to Memphis, Tenn., June 12th, 1863. Recd. at Military Prison, Alton, Ill., June 20th, 1863. Transfd. to Fort Delaware, Del., March 5th, 1864. Paroled and Forwd. to City Point, Va., for Exchange March 7th, 1865. Recd. at James River, Va., March 10th to 12th, 1865, and Exchanged.
Person ID	I37097	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

Father	Asa BALLARD, b. 19 Aug 1793, Bedford County, VA d. 20 Oct 1846, Perry County, IN (Age 53 years)
Mother	Sarah WEBB, b. 30 Jun 1799, Stokes County, NC d. Apr 1881, Perry County, IN (Age 81 years)
Marriage	22 Oct 1820	Stokes County, NC
Family ID	F16037	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Ann ELDER, b. 5 Sep 1832, Perry County, IN d. 14 Dec 1915, Perry County, IN (Age 83 years)

Marriage 10 Sep 1850 Perry County, IN [1]

Children

	1. Clarence BALLARD, b. Abt 1852, IN
	2. Sylvester BALLARD, b. Abt 1856, IL d. Bef 28 Apr 1910, OK (Age ~ 54 years)
	3. Virginia BALLARD, b. Abt 1860, IL

Family ID F16034 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Apr 2024

Sources

Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005: Name: Dewit C Ballard Spouse Name: Sarah E Elder Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1850 Marriage County: Perry.