Matthew J Pope PENTECOST

1829 - 1864  (34 years)

• Name	Matthew J Pope PENTECOST  [1]
  Birth	19 Oct 1829	Jackson County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 17 Jul 1861 and 16 Aug 1864
  	CSA - 2ND Sgt. Killed at Battle of Front Royal, VA
  Death	16 Aug 1864	Front Royal, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I15763	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Wood PENTECOST,   b. 20 Nov 1788, Dinwiddle County, VA d. 5 Oct 1857, Jackson County, GA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah BORING,   b. 24 Aug 1796, Greene County, GA d. 14 Feb 1894, Jackson County, GA (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Jan 1820	Jackson County, GA   [1]
  Family ID	F5550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ann Caroline LAY
  Marriage	5 Sep 1852	Jackson County, GA
  Family ID	F5553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  On August 16 1864 a battle was fought at Front Royal, Virginia with the following statistics: Front Royal, VA U.S.A.- 13 Killed, 58 Wounded C.S.A.- 30 Killed, 150 Wounded 150 Missing or Captured 1860 Census, Jackson Co, Ga. 975.8145 X2ba, pg57 Joined 16th Regiment Jackson County, Georgia Center Hill Guards Killed at Front Royal,Deep Bottoms, Virginia during Civil War, buried in Military Cemetery, Fredricksburg, Virginia. Poster of Confederate Veterans, vol2, pg. 492 Matthew, his brother David and nephew Benjamin Elsberry joined the army on the same day. Matthew left a wife with four children. Mathew J. Pope Pentecost, 2nd Sgt, Enlisted July 17, 1861. BURIAL: Buried on battlefield. A marker in his honor at Old Pentecost Church Cemetery, Barrow County, Georgia. "Honor the Brave" - reference Please visit this site for additional information: http://elsberry.org/ghtout/np8.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Boring Family National Database, (Name: Name: Location: http://www.hitchhikers-guide.com/boring/;;;). a Research Site and data repository for the Surname BORING.