Private James T. Binion
James was the third of five children born to James F. and Ruth Howard Binion of Columbia County (now McDuffie), Georgia. James was born in 1840.
He was enlisted as a private 11 May 1861, in Thomson, Columbia County, Georgia, by Captain William Johnston. He was wounded at Sharpsburg (Antietam) 17 September 1862, and died of his wounds at Lavinia Grove Farm, Maryland. According to sources he was acting color bearer when killed.
The Tenth Georgia went into action towards the infamous cornfield in the Sharpsburg Campaign at 8 a.m. The loss in killed and wounded for the Tenth was 57%.
Source: Official Reports by General Paul Jones Semmes
Company F, Thomson Guards, Tenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America
He was enlisted as a private 11 May 1861, in Thomson, Columbia County, Georgia, by Captain William Johnston. He was wounded at Sharpsburg (Antietam) 17 September 1862, and died of his wounds at Lavinia Grove Farm, Maryland. According to sources he was acting color bearer when killed.
The Tenth Georgia went into action towards the infamous cornfield in the Sharpsburg Campaign at 8 a.m. The loss in killed and wounded for the Tenth was 57%.
Source: Official Reports by General Paul Jones Semmes
Company F, Thomson Guards, Tenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America
Camp 10 Georgia Regiment July –th 1862 My Dear Sister
It is with greatest pleasure I dip my hastey pen to inform you that I am still alive and remain unhurt and [can?] say that I am in tolerably good health and I hope this may find you in good health. Well Sister I thank God for my narrow escape. It almost makes me shudder when ever I think of it but I came out better than I thought I would with out being wounded or killed. Providence provided for me I [k]now. Well sister it is a warning for all. I takeet as won eny how. Well Sister we hav fallin back to our breast works. Our division has to rest. I expect that we will go to Petersburg for it is thought that Mcllon will try to come up that way but he will hav to work over meny a Georgian first and that he never has don. He [has?] received reinforcements from Shields. One hundred thousand [?] but that is nothing. He had 3 hundred thousand before he was whip [hear?] and I think that he must have lost 2 thirds of his army for we slaughtered them like [?]. The hold peninsula is full of ded yankes below hear. Well Sister I will close as it is dark. Giv my love to all of my inquiring friends. I hope John will soon be well. Tell him to get well [?] before he goes in to camps [?]. Write soon.
James T Binion
It is with greatest pleasure I dip my hastey pen to inform you that I am still alive and remain unhurt and [can?] say that I am in tolerably good health and I hope this may find you in good health. Well Sister I thank God for my narrow escape. It almost makes me shudder when ever I think of it but I came out better than I thought I would with out being wounded or killed. Providence provided for me I [k]now. Well sister it is a warning for all. I takeet as won eny how. Well Sister we hav fallin back to our breast works. Our division has to rest. I expect that we will go to Petersburg for it is thought that Mcllon will try to come up that way but he will hav to work over meny a Georgian first and that he never has don. He [has?] received reinforcements from Shields. One hundred thousand [?] but that is nothing. He had 3 hundred thousand before he was whip [hear?] and I think that he must have lost 2 thirds of his army for we slaughtered them like [?]. The hold peninsula is full of ded yankes below hear. Well Sister I will close as it is dark. Giv my love to all of my inquiring friends. I hope John will soon be well. Tell him to get well [?] before he goes in to camps [?]. Write soon.
James T Binion
Letter and transcript provided by Lamar Williams, Stapleton, Georgia.
