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His father, John Mangum (often rendered as Mangham), is believed to be the first of this family to arrive in the colonies from England. He lived in Virginia by the late 1680s.</b></FONT></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Table of Contents</b></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>(Listen to a banjo & organ rendition of "Dixie" while you read)</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > <IMG SRC="12523230.gif" border=0 width="35" height="35" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-271/dixie.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#009933" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="List of Illustrations"><U><B>List of Illustrations</b></U></A></FONT><B>   </b>  xi</div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preface"><U><B>Preface     </b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >xii</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Confederate units, states and counties"><U><B>Confederate Units Featured in the Text</b></U></A></FONT><B>     </b>xv</div> <div> Chronology     xvii</div> <div> Abbreviations     xx</div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><I><B>Discovering the "Vanished Hand and the Voice That is Stilled":   </b></I></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#009933" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><I><B>    Researching Your Civil War Ancestors</b></I></U></A></FONT> <I>   </I>1</div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><B>Introduction</b></U></A><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><B> </b></U></A><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><B>       </b></U></A><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A><I><B>  </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >3</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Part I</div> <div> From Carolina to the Oconee River: Solomon Mangham Comes to Georgia                              </div> <bR> <div> PROLOGUE: EARLY DAYS IN VIRGINIA, THE CAROLINAS, AND THE      </div> <div>      GEORGIA FRONTIER        15</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER I: "THE FIRST STATIONS IN PUBLICK SEARVICE": SOLOMON'S </div> <div>      NEPHEW, JAMES C. MANGHAM OF GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA</div> <bR> <div> 1. An Orphan Finds His Roots: James C. Mangham and the Family Name 19</div> <div> 2. Standing Watch on the Atlantic Coast: Pvt. William W. Mangham,</div> <div>      "Brunswick Rifles," Styles's 13th (later 26th) Georgia     22</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER II: MAKING A MARK IN DIXIE: WILLIS A. MANGHAM, WILEY P. </div> <div>      MANGHAM AND THEIR FAMILIES</div> <bR> <div> 1. New Land in West Georgia!     25</div> <div> 2. On the Frontier Again: The  <A NAME="james_p__mangham_family"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id31_james_pendleton_mangham_home_place.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>James P. Mangham Family in Pike County</U></A>   29</div> <div> 3. Slaughter at Sharpsburg; Surrender at Appomattox:  <A NAME="capt__john_h_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_capt__john_h__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Capt. John H.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35_capt__john_h__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>    Mangham</U></A> and  <A NAME="cpls__charles_a__and_william_d__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Cpls. <A HREF="id31_nat___will_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Charles A. and William D. Mangham</U></A>, 13th Georgia     30</div> <div> 4. Riding for Lee and Jackson?  <A NAME="robert_j__mangham_s_trip"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_robert_jackson_bob_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Robert J. Mangham</U></A>'s Trip to Virginia     36</div> <div> 5. A Crushing Burden of Despair: Coming Home from Appomattox and        </div> <div>     Andersonville     48</div> <div> 6. Death at Manassas:  <A NAME="sgt__wiley_j__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Sgt. <A HREF="id35_wiley_james_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Wiley J. Mangham</U></A>, 27th Georgia     51</div> <div> 7. One of "Cox's Wildcats": Sgt.  <A NAME="john_w__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_john_willis_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>John W. Mangham</U></A>, 2nd Ga. Sharpshooters     55</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER III: "WARM SECESSIONISTS" AND COUNTRY EDITORS: THE       </div> <div>      <A NAME="thomas_r__mangham_family"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id31_thomas_r__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>THOMAS R. MANGHAM</U></A> FAMILY SETS OUT FROM PIKE COUNTY,      </div> <div>     GEORGIA</div> <bR> <div> 1. Blazing the Trail in West Georgia: From Pike County to the Chattahoochee </div> <div>     Frontier     101</div> <div> 2. Wielding the Pen & Sword:  <A NAME="lieutenants_thomas_j__and_wiley_p_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Lieutenants <A HREF="id35_thomas_jefferson_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Thomas J.</U></A> and <A HREF="id26_wiley_persons_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Louisiana Confederate Units Parishes"><U>Wiley P. Mangham</U></A>, </div> <div>     25th Alabama     105</div> <div> 3. Church Bells and Cannoneers: Cpl. <A NAME="__henry_g__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A> <A HREF="id35_henry_grant_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Henry G. Mangham</U></A>, Benton's Bty. 146</div> <div> 4. "Just Beyond the River": Reunion in Louisiana     155</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER IV: MERCHANTS AND THE SOUTHERN MILITIA TRADITION: THE </div> <div>      JOHN C. MANGHAM FAMILY OF SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA</div> <bR> <div> 1. From Milledgeville to Griffin: John C. Mangham and the Settlement</div> <div>      of West Georgia     177</div> <div> 2. Brothers in Arms:  <A NAME="col__samuel_w__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Col. <A HREF="id35_col__samuel_watson_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Samuel W. Mangham</U></A> and Pvt. William R. </div> <div>      Mangham, 5th Georgia; 6th Ga. State Guard; 22nd Ga. Heavy Artillery     179</div> <div> 3. Cousins in Arms, or "Colonel, We Are Going to Have Hot Times Just Over      </div> <div>     Yonder": Col. <A HREF="id22_thomas_woodward_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Georgia Confederate Units Counties"><U>Thos. W. Mangham</U></A> and Sgt.  <A NAME="willis_a__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_sgt__willis_austin_mangham__ii_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Willis A. Mangham</U></A>, 30th Ga.     202</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER V: "SALT OF THE EARTH": THE JAMES M. MANGHAM  FAMILY OF </div> <div>      BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA</div> <bR> <div> 1. A Yeoman Farmer of Butts County     245</div> <div> 2. Giving Their All in the Old Dominion: Sergeant Wiley P. Mangham and                     </div> <div>      Pvt. John S. Mangham, 53rd Georgia     246</div> <div> 3. Mystery Limps on a Wooden Leg: Pvt.  <A NAME="john_h__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_john_henry_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>John H. Mangham</U></A>, 30th Alabama;      </div> <div>     <A HREF="id28_pvt__john_henry_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virginia Confederate Units Counties"><U>Anderson's Battery, Virginia Artillery</U></A>     271</div> <div> 4. Fighting for a Small Bay Mule & a Cotton Patch: Pvt. William A. Mangham,        </div> <div>     14th Alabama     279</div> <div> 5. Who Will Take Care of the Babies? Pvt.  <A NAME="james_m__d__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_james_m__d__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>James M. D. Mangham</U></A>, 61st Ala.,             </div> <div>      and  <A NAME="wiley_paul_mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id31_wiley_paul.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Wiley Paul Mangham</U></A>, Confederate Soldier     311</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER VI: FARMERS, TRADESMEN, COWBOYS, AND PROFESSORS: </div> <div>      THE THOMAS MANGHAM & HENRY H. MANGHAM FAMILIES</div> <bR> <div> 1. Life on the Southern Frontiers: The Thomas Mangham Family     337</div> <div> 2. Six Feet of Dirt on the Texas Frontier: Pvt. Nathaniel H. Mangham,                        </div> <div>     1st Texas Mounted Rifles, Mexican War     338</div> <div> 3. Passing the Torch in Chambers County: Jane, John G., and Solomon R.      </div> <div>     Mangham     339</div> <div> 4. "Ascape the Thieveing Paws of the Yankes": Pvt. Solomon R. Mangham,         </div> <div>     Young's Cavalry, Alabama State Reserves     342</div> <div> 5. A Mystery Wrapped Within an Enigma:  <A NAME="james_a__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_james_a__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>James A. Mangham</U></A>, Confederate      </div> <div>     Soldier     352</div> <div> 6. "Our Troops Will Fight as Long as the Enemy Invade Our Soil": Pvt. Willoughby </div> <div>      H. Mangham, 11th Georgia     354</div> <div> 7. Trailing a Dead Brother: First Sgt.  <A NAME="willis_w__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_willis_w__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Willis W. Mangham</U></A>, 21st Tex. Cavalry  384</div> <div> 8. From Orphan Boy to Plantation Owner: The Henry H. Mangham Family of </div> <div>     Talbot and Taylor Counties     404</div> <div> 9. Planter, Private, Professor: Pvt.  <A NAME="james_o__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_james_o__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>James O. Mangham</U></A>, 5th Ga. State Guard  407</div> <bR> <div> DISCOVERING THE "VANISHED HAND AND THE VOICE THAT IS STILLED": </div> <div>     BASIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES & YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTORS     435</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Part II</div> <bR> <div> On the Trail of Uncle Solomon: Joseph Mangum's Descendants Move South    </div> <div>                                     </div> <div> INTRODUCTION     441</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER VII: THE WILLIAM MANGHAM FAMILY ON THE ALABAMA AND      </div> <div>      TEXAS FRONTIERS</div> <bR> <div> 1. Plantation Life & Public Service: The William Mangham Family of Russell      </div> <div>     County     441</div> <div> 2. With the "Buttermilk Cavalry" in New Mexico: Pvt. Irby P. Mangham, 7th      </div> <div>     Texas Cavalry     447</div> <div> 3. An Infantryman & the Healing Arts: Pvt. <A HREF="id24_oliver_p__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida Confederate Units Counties"><U>Oliver P. Mangham</U></A>, 2nd Florida;              </div> <div>     1st Georgia     455</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER VIII: THERE'S TALL COTTON IN GEORGIA! THE JOSIAH THOMAS </div> <div>      MANGUM FAMILY MOVES TO TALBOT COUNTY</div> <bR> <div> 1. "What a Tangled Web We Weave!" The  <A NAME="josiah_thomas_mangum_family"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Josiah Thomas Mangum Family     477</div> <div> 2. "Gone to Alabama": The  <A NAME="thomas_h__mangham_family"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Thomas H. Mangham Family     478</div> <div> 3. With the "Little Giants" at Chickamauga: Cpl.  <A NAME="charles_a__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id23_charles_arthur_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alabama Confederate Units Counties"><U>Charles A. Mangham</U></A>, 18th      </div> <div>     Alabama     479</div> <div> 4. Lee's Last Gasp-Forlorn Hope at Fort Stedman: Pvt.  <A NAME="william_t__t__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id23_willie_mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alabama Confederate Units Counties"><U>William T. T. Mangham</U></A>, </div> <div>     <A HREF="id23_61st_ala_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alabama Confederate Units Counties"><U>61st Alabama</U></A>     499</div> <div> 5. Gone to Texas!     516</div> <div> 6. "Corking the Bottle" at Bermuda Hundred: Pvt. Bush W. Mangham, Hilliard's </div> <div>      Alabama Legion and the 59th Alabama Infantry     517</div> <div> 7. The Wild West Comes to Nashville: <A HREF="id27_john_r__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Confederate Units Counties"><U>Pvt. John R. Mangham</U></A>,  <A NAME="terry_s_texas______"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Terry's Texas      </div> <div>      Rangers     532</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER IX: WHITE GOLD ON THE RED RIVER: THE ARTHUR G. AND      </div> <div>       JAMES G. MANGHAM FAMILIES MOVE WEST AGAIN</div> <bR> <div> 1. From Uchee Creek to the Red River Valley: Arthur and Green Mangham          </div> <div>     Move West to Louisiana     553</div> <div> 2. "Fighting Like Hell a-Beating Tan Bark": Pvt. Thos. H. Mangham, 19th La.   554</div> <div> 3. "The Ravenous Garfish Wax Fat": Sgt.  <A NAME="arthur_g__mangham_jr__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_arthur_green_mangham_jr_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Arthur G. Mangham, Jr.</U></A> and Pvt. Wm. J. </div> <div>      Mangham, Crescent Regiment; Pvt.  <A NAME="josiah_t__mangham"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id35_josiah_thomasmangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mangham Confederate Soldiers Graves:"><U>Josiah T. Mangham</U></A>, 28th Louisiana     580</div> <div> 4. After "The Breakup": Lengthening Shadows along the Red River Valley     606</div> <bR> <div> CHAPTER X: KISSIN' COUSINS: THE <A HREF="id25_john_c__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mississippi Confederate Units Counties"><U>JOHN C. MANGHAM</U></A> FAMILY OF      </div> <div>      MISSISSIPPI</div> <bR> <div> 1. In the Shadows of the Southern Frontier: Ante-bellum Years in Georgia,  </div> <div>     Alabama, and Mississippi     621</div> <div> 2. "All Mississippi is in a Fever to Get to the Field": Pvt. <A HREF="id25_john_c__mangham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mississippi Confederate Units Counties"><U>John C. Mangham</U></A>,          </div> <div>     10th Mississippi     623</div> <div> 3. "I Don't Intend to-Eat Rats!" Pvts.  <A NAME="francis_j__mangham_and_thomas_j__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id25_frank___thomas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mississippi Confederate Units Counties"><U>Francis J. Mangham</U></A><A HREF="id25_frank___thomas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mississippi Confederate Units Counties"><U> and Thomas J. </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25_frank___thomas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mississippi Confederate Units Counties"><U>    Mangham</U></A>, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery     628</div> <div> 4. "The Most Southern Place on Earth": Postwar Years in the Yazoo Delta     655</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epilogue"><U><B>EPILOGUE</b></U></A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epilogue"><U><B>:</b></U></A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epilogue"><U><B> MOONLIGHT, MAGNOLIAS & SHADOWS IN THE GLOAMING</b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   665</FONT></div> <bR> <div> DISCOVERING THE "VANISHED HAND AND THE VOICE THAT IS STILLED": </div> <div>      ADVANCED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES & YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTORS</div> <div>      671</div> <bR> <div> Appendix: Mangham Family Genealogy     675                    </div> <div> Glossary     709</div> <div> Bibliography     715</div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Index"><U><B>Index     </b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >749</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control.guest?u=dmangham&i=1&a=sign" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control."><U><IMG SRC="158571f0.gif" border=0 width="87" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0e660420.gif" border=0 width="96" height="66" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>