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George W. Crenshaw is listed in "Rabby's Coast Cuard Co. #1, Alabama
Volunteers, CSA, which was comprised of men from the Bayou La Batre
and Coden communities in Mobile Co., AL. Ages of the men were given
on the Company Muster roll of October 1861. Listed on the Muster
Roll, along with others, is: George W. Crenshaw, age 34. Captain of
this Company was Jacob M. Rabby.
Info below from NPS CSA Cards:
CSA PVT CO I 21 AL INF Prisoner of War Ft. Mass.
G.W. Crenshaw (First_Last)
Regiment Name 21 Alabama Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company I
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Film Number M374 roll 10
Military Duty:
21st Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in October,
1861, and served there during the winter. Its members were recruited
in Mobile and the counties of Washington, Marengo, Baldwin,
Montgomery, and Greene. In March, 1862, it moved to Corinth and,
assigned to General Gladden's Brigade, was conspicuous in the Battle
of Shiloh. On the return to Corinth, the regiment was reorganized, saw
light action at Farmington, then was ordered back to Mobile. Here it
was trained in heavy artillery and brigaded under Higgins, Page, and
B.M. Thomas. The 21st participated in the battles of Forts Gaines and
Morgan and Spanish Fort. Six companies were captured at Fort Gaines
and two at Fort Morgan, but the two at Fort Powell blew up and
evacuated that post. The men were captured at Fort Gaines were later
exchanged, the others were not. It lost thirty-one percent fof the 650
engaged at Shiloh, had 10 killed and 25 wounded at Spanish Fort, and
surrendered on May 6, 1865, about 250 strong. The field officers were
Colonels Charles D. Anderson and James Crawford; Lieutenant Colonels
S.W. Cayce, A.J. Ingersoll, C.S. Stewart, and James M. Williams; and
Majors Charles B. Johnston, F.J. McCoy, and Frederick Stewart.
Other Names: Pittsburg Landing
Location: Hardin County
Campaign: Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
(1862)
Date(s): April 6-7, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Don
Carlos Buell [US]; Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and Gen. P.G.T.
Beauregard [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Ohio (65,085)
[US]; Army of the Mississippi (44,968) [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 23,746 total (US 13,047; CS 10,699)
Description: As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson,
Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander in the area,
was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and
Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth, Mississippi, a major
transportation center, as the staging area for an offensive against
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee before the
Army of the Ohio, under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, could join it. The
Confederate retrenchment was a surprise, although a pleasant one, to
the Union forces, and it took Grant, with about 40,000 men, some time
to mount a southern offensive, along the Tennessee River, toward
Pittsburg Landing. Grant received orders to await Buell's Army of the
Ohio at Pittsburg Landing. Grant did not choose to fortify his
position; rather, he set about drilling his men many of which were raw
recruits. Johnston originally planned to attack Grant on April 4, but
delays postponed it until the 6th. Attacking the Union troops on the
morning of the 6th, the Confederates surprised them, routing many.
Some Federals made determined stands and by afternoon, they had
established a battle line at the sunken road, known as the "Hornets
Nest." Repeated Rebel attacks failed to carry the Hornets Nest, but
massed artillery helped to turn the tide as Confederates surrounded
the Union troops and captured, killed, or wounded most. Johnston had
been mortally wounded earlier and his second in command, Gen. P.G.T.
Beauregard, took over. The Union troops established another line
covering Pittsburg Landing, anchored with artillery and augmented by
Buell's men who began to arrive and take up positions. Fighting
continued until after dark, but the Federals held. By the next
morning, the combined Federal forces numbered about 40,000,
outnumbering Beauregard's army of less than 30,000. Beauregard was
unaware of the arrival of Buell's army and launched a counterattack in
response to a two-mile advance by William Nelson's division of Buell's
army at 6:00 am, which was, at first, successful. Union troops
stiffened and began forcing the Confederates back. Beauregard ordered
a counterattack, which stopped the Union advance but did not break its
battle line. At this point, Beauregard realized that he could not win
and, having suffered too many casualties, he retired from the field
and headed back to Corinth. On the 8th, Grant sent Brig. Gen. William
T. Sherman, with two brigades, and Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, with his
division, in pursuit of Beauregard. They ran into the Rebel rearguard,
commanded by Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest, at Fallen Timbers. Forrest's
aggressive tactics, although eventually contained, influenced the
Union troops to return to Pittsburg Landing. Grant's mastery of the
Confederate forces continued; he had beaten them once again. The
Confederates continued to fall back until launching their mid-August
offensive.
Result(s): Union victory.
CWSAC Reference #: TN003
Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class A)
National Park Unit: Shiloh NMP
Mobile Bay
Other Names: Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines
Location: Mobile County and Baldwin County
Campaign: Operations in Mobile Bay (1864)
Date(s): August 2-23, 1864
Principal Commanders: Adm. David G. Farragut and Maj. Gen. Gordon
Granger [US]; Adm. Franklin Buchanan and Brig. Gen. Richard L. Page
[CS]
Forces Engaged: Farragut's Fleet (14 wooden ships and 4 monitors) and
U.S. army forces near Mobile [US]; Buchanan's Flotilla (3 gunboats and
an ironclad), Fort Morgan Garrison, Fort Gaines Garrison, and Fort
Powell Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,822 (US 322; CS 1,500)
Description: A combined Union force initiated operations to close
Mobile Bay to blockade running. Some Union forces landed on Dauphin
Island and laid siege to Fort Gaines. On August 5, Farragut's Union
fleet of eighteen ships entered Mobile Bay and received a devastating
fire from Forts Gaines and Morgan and other points. After passing the
forts, Farragut forced the Confederate naval forces, under Adm.
Franklin Buchanan, to surrender, which effectively closed Mobile Bay.
By August 23, Fort Morgan, the last big holdout, fell, shutting down
the port. The city, however, remained uncaptured.
Results(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: AL003
Preservation Priority: I.1 (Class A)
Spanish Fort
Other Names: None
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. Randall
L. Gibson [CS]
Forces Engaged: XVI and XIII Corps [US]; Spanish Fort Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,401 (US 657; CS 744)
Description: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby's XIII and XVI corps moved along
the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into
their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and
Fort Blakely. On March 27, 1865, Canby's forces rendezvoused at
Danley's Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The
Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it.
Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen.
Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no
longer a threat.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: AL005
Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class B)
George was discharged in 1862.
Listed in the Choctaw County Cemeteries, by Sarah Mozingo, pg. 61,
under Old Spring Bank Cemetery, Nov. 1998, is:
Pvt. George W. Crenshaw, Co. 121 Ala. Inf., C.S.A., b. Sept 14, 1828,
d. 17 Oct 1902. Baptist Minister, born in Pike County, GA. Died in
Jones Co., MS. Son of James and Frances Dupree Crenshaw. Buried in
unknown grave, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS. Prisoner of War,
Fort Mass.
And:
Pvt. James Arnet Crenshaw, Co. C. 21 Als. Regt., C.S.A., b. Nov 1,
1849, d. Jan 3, 1865, son of Rev. G. W. Crenshaw. Died prison of war
at Fort Mass. on Ship Island, MS., grave 129. Cemetery later washed
into the Gulf of Mexico.
The old, original, Spring Bank Cemetery located up in the woods. Mr.
Fred Williams, of Silas, AL was gracious enough to carry me there in
his 4-wheel drive. He told me that the first Spring Bank Church was
located there before the current Highway 17 to Mobile, AL was built.
There is a very large area enclosed by a chain link fence, but only 6
markers were found. It is very obvious that these markers have been
placed there in recent years. (MCM-2003)
The six tombstones in the Old Spring Bank Cemetery are those of:
1. Arnet Daugherty, b. May 16, 1802, KY, d. Aug 27, 1883. Elder
Daugherty, a circuit riding minister of the Gospel for 39 years, was
an outstanding preacher in the Liberty Baptist Association, being
moderator from 1861 to 1879.
2. Sarah A. Earl Daugherty, b. Apr 3, 1807 in TN, d. Oct 27, 1900,
married Oct 12, 1826 in Washington Co., AL.
3. Memorial to: Pvt. George W. Crenshaw, Co. 121 Ala. Inf. C.S.A., b.
Sept 14, 1828, Pike Co., GA, d. Oct 17, 1902, Jones Co., MS. Son of
James and Frances Dupree Crenshaw
Buried in unknown grave, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS. Prisoner
of War, Fort Mass.
4. Charity Percellar Daugherty Crenshaw, b. Ca. 1831, d. Sept 17,
1856, Wed. Rev. George W. Crenshaw Dec. 28, 1848. Three children.
5. Alsie Zeria Daugherty Crenshaw, b. Ca. 1835, d. 1878. Second wife
of Rev. George W. Crenshaw. Six children.
6. Memorial to: Pvt. James Arnet Crenshaw, b. Nov 1, 1849, d. Jan 3,
1865. Son of Rev. George W. Crenshaw.
(There are a few unmarked graves here.) (Source: Sarah Mozingo)
George is actually buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery is on North
Hwy. 15 out of Laurel, MS behind the large Walmart store. It is about
a block off the main street but if you look, you can see it from the
street.
1850 Choctaw Co., AL, Enumerated 28 Nov 1850:
Household #592
Crenshaw, G. W. 22 w. m. b. GA;
Charity P. 19 w. f. b. AL;
James A. 1 w. m. b. AL.
1860 Census for Mobile Co., AL, the Southerrn Division, enumerated 17
Jul 1860, pg. 67:
Crenshaw, George W. 29 w m;
Alsazera H. 24 w f;
James A. 11, w m;
Sarah F. 8, w f;
William J. 6, w m;
Macager Clark 2, w m.
1870 Census, Green Co., MS, Police Dist #15, enumerated 20 Jul 1870,
P.O. State Line,
dwelling #16, family #20:
Crenshaw, Geo 40 w m farmer b. AL;
Mora 35 w f keeping house, b. AL; (must be Alsie)
Wm 18 w m at home b. AL;
Levi 7 w m at home b. AL;
Eliz 5 w f at home b. AL;
Geo 2 w m at home b. MS.
Mississippi Connections
Edited & Linked
Census 1870 Greene Co., Mississippi:
Crenshaw, George Washington, w. m. 40
Alsie Zeria (Daugherty) w. f. 35
1st wife, Charity Percillare (Daugherty) 1831 - l1860;
2nd wife, Allsie Zeria (Daugherty) 1835 - 1878;
(Note: 3rd wife, Mary (West) Census lists Mary with George &
Alsie's children)
4th wife, Adeline C. (Hayes), 1851 - 1912.
Children of George W. and Allsie:
William J. Crenshaw m. Nancy, Unknown b. abt 1852;
Levi Thomas 1862 - 1928, m. Delilah Savannah Wiggins, b. 1856; so
John Pitmann m. Delilah Strickland; (Note: Levi was the son of Dees
Crenshaw & Nancy Summerlin)
Percillar (Eliza) 1865 - 1889 m. George O. Harvard, 1856 - aft 1920;
son Stephen Harvard m. Mary Tillman;
George W. Jr. 1868 - 1892 m. Rosalie Elizabeth Barrier, 18 77 - ?.
1880 Census Township 12RH, Choctaw County, Alabama, Beat #6, ED #16,
enumerated 16 & 17 June 1880, fam 41:
Crenshaw Geo. W. w, m, 51 farmer, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. VA;
Mary wife, w, f, 51, hkeeper, b. FL, f. b.
unknown, m. b. unknown;
Elizabeth daughter, w, f, 15, asst. hkeeper, b. AL,
f. b. GA, m. b. AL;
Mariah daughter, w, f, 9, at home, born AL, f. b.
GA, m. b. AL;
George W., Jr. son, w, m, 11, farm laborer, born AL,
f. b. GA, m. b. AL;
Mariam daughter, 7, at home, born AL, f. b. GA, m.
b. AL;
Lucinda R. daughter, w, f, 2, at home, born AL,
f. b. GA, m. b. AL.
1900 Census Wayne, MS, Beat, Dist #115, enumerated 28 Jun 1900, roll:
T623_833, pg. 15a:
Crenshaw, George W., w. m., Nov. 1827 b. GA, f.b. GA, m.b. GA;
Adline, wife, w. f., Aug. 1847 b. AL, f.b. SC, m.b.
AL;
Mary, daught. w.f., May 1883, b. MS, f.b. GA, m.b.
AL;
Sayddie daught., w.f., Dec 1887, b. AL, f.b. GA,
m.b. AL;
Virginia daught., w.f., Nov 1889, b. MS, f.b. GA,
m.b. AL;
Delila, daught., w.f., Aug 1892, b. AL f.f. AL,
m.b. AL.
(birthday not correct for George, but could have been given by someone
not sure. It is possible this is not the same George W. Crenshaw)
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Adeline C Crenshaw
Age in 1910: 60
Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Precinct 6, Choctaw, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
[Self (Head)]
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Adeline C Crenshaw 60
Mary Crenshaw 25
Elida Turner 22
Charles Turner 22
Liva L Turner 2
Ruby E Turner 6/12
Dolly V Crenshaw 20
Nellie Crenshaw 17
Dosia E Crenshaw 4
AL Land Record: George W. Crenshaw, Land Office: St. Stephens;
Document #11567A; Total Acres: 80; Signature: Yes; Cancelled
Document: No; Issue Date: Mar 01, 1859;
Mineral lRights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; statutory
Reference: 3 Stat. 566; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty:
April 24, 1820; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification:
Sale-Cash Entries; Land Description: 1 N1/2 NW, St. Stephens, No 9N
4W 25.
Source: US, Bureau of Land Management. Alamaba Land Records.
(datebase on-line) Provo, Ut:
CRENSHAW - The Origin of the Name:
Spelling variations include: Crawshaw, Crawshay, Crawshawe, Cranshaw,
Crankshaw and many more. First found in Lancashire where they were
seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman
Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were:
Joseph Crawsha who arrived in New York in 1822; James, Titus, and
William Crawshaw, settled in Philadelphia in the 1860's; William
Crawshaw settled in Virginia in 1624.
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