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Charles Mack Broadwater

Children with Bunnetta Beck Gray (b. 2 May 1834, d. 1 June 1918)

Daughter	Rachel Broadwater (b. January 1855)
Son	John Henry Broadwater (b. November 1855, d. April 1910)
Daughter	Mary Ann Broadwater (b. December 1856)
Son	Daniel Broadwater (b. 9 December 1857, d. 2 May 1925)
Son	Charles Mac Broadwater, Jr.+ (b. 15 September 1868, d. 7 January 1936)
Son	Burton Brown Broadwater (b. 14 June 1874, d. 29 July 1952)

Biography

DNA Verified		15 DNA matches through Charles Mack Broadwater
Birth	10 October 1827	He was born on 10 October 1827 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1830	He lived in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1830.1
1830 Federal Census	1830	He appeared in the 1830 federal census in 1830 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1850	He lived Age: 23 in The District, Edgefield, South Carolina, USABG, in 1850.2
1850 Federal Census	4 October 1850	He appeared in the 1850 federal census on 4 October 1850 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United StatesBGO. With D. J. Gilchrist
Marriage	12 February 1854	He and Bunnetta Beck Gray were married on 12 February 1854 in Russell, Alabama, United StatesBGO.3
Residence	1860	He lived Age: 25 in Southern Division, Russell, AlabamaBG, in 1860.4
1860 Federal Census (fam)	14 June 1860	He and Bunnetta Beck Gray appeared in the 1860 federal census on 14 June 1860 in Sandfort, Russell, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Military	1861	He served in the military Age: 27 in 1861.5
Military	3 May 1862	He served in the military on 3 May 1862 in Suffolk, Virginia, United StatesBG. He was present and unhurt. The Battle of Suffolk at Hill's Point, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place from April 11 to May 4, 1863, in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War. On April 19, a detachment of the 8th Connecticut and the 89th New York landed on Hill's Point at the confluence of the forks of the Nansemond River. This amphibious force assaulted Fort Huger from the rear, quickly capturing its garrison, thus reopening the river to Union shipping. On April 24, Brig. Gen. Michael Corcoran's Union division mounted a reconnaissance-in-force from Fort Dix against Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett's extreme right flank. The Federals approached cautiously and were easily repulsed. On April 29, Gen. Robert E. Lee directed Longstreet to disengage from Suffolk and rejoin the Army of Northern Virginia at Fredericksburg. By May 4, the last of Longstreet's command had crossed the Blackwater River en route to Richmond.
Military	1 December 1862	He served in the military on 1 December 1862 in Alabama, United StatesBGO. CSA Veteran Private Company "A" 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry
Military	1 December 1862	He served in the military Age: 27 on 1 December 1862 in Alabama, United StatesBGO.6
Military	17 December 1862	He served in the military Age: 27 on 17 December 1862 in Alabama, United StatesBGO.7
Military	from 2 July 1863 to 3 July 1863	He served in the military from 2 July 1863 to 3 July 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United StatesBGO. Present and unhurt The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war[12] and is often described as the war's turning point.[13] Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's attempt to invade the North. After his success at Chancellorsville in Virginia in May 1863, Lee led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his second invasion of the North—the Gettysburg Campaign. With his army in high spirits, Lee intended to shift the focus of the summer campaign from war-ravaged northern Virginia and hoped to influence Northern politicians to give up their prosecution of the war by penetrating as far as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or even Philadelphia. Prodded by President Abraham Lincoln, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker moved his army in pursuit, but was relieved of command just three days before the battle and replaced by Meade. Elements of the two armies initially collided at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there, his objective being to engage the Union army and destroy it. Low ridges to the northwest of town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division under Brig. Gen. John Buford, and soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps assaulted them from the northwest and north, collapsing the hastily developed Union lines, sending the defenders retreating through the streets of the town to the hills just to the south.[14] On the second day of battle, most of both armies had assembled. The Union line was laid out in a defensive formation resembling a fishhook. In the late afternoon of July 2, Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Peach Orchard. On the Union right, Confederate demonstrations escalated into full-scale assaults on Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill. All across the battlefield, despite significant losses, the Union defenders held their lines. On the third day of battle, fighting resumed on Culp's Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, known as Pickett's Charge. The charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire, at great loss to the Confederate army.[15]Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three-day battle, the most costly in US history. On November 19, President Lincoln used the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery to honor the fallen Union soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war in his historic Gettysburg Address.
Wounded	September 18638
Military	19 September 1863	He served in the military on 19 September 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia, United StatesBGO. Leg amputated due to being severely wounded during battle. A good and brave soldier. The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18–20, 1863,[1][2] marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and involved the second-highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg. It was the first major battle of the war that was fought in Georgia. The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia (and ultimately flows into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of downtown Chattanooga). After his successful Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed the offensive, aiming to force the Confederates out of Chattanooga. In early September, Rosecrans consolidated his forces scattered in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Bragg's army out of Chattanooga, heading south. The Union troops followed it and brushed with it at Davis's Cross Roads. Bragg was determined to reoccupy Chattanooga and decided to meet a part of Rosecrans's army, defeat it, and then move back into the city. On September 17 he headed north, intending to attack the isolated XXI Corps. As Bragg marched north on September 18, his cavalry and infantry fought with Union cavalry and mounted infantry, which were armed with Spencer repeating rifles. Fighting began in earnest on the morning of September 19. Bragg's men strongly assaulted but could not break the Union line. The next day, Bragg resumed his assault. In late morning, Rosecrans was misinformed that he had a gap in his line. In moving units to shore up the supposed gap, Rosecrans accidentally created an actual gap, directly in the path of an eight-brigade assault on a narrow front by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, whose corps had been detached from the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet's attack drove one-third of the Union army, including Rosecrans himself, from the field. Union units spontaneously rallied to create a defensive line on Horseshoe Ridge, forming a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who assumed overall command of remaining forces. Although the Confederates launched costly and determined assaults, Thomas and his men held until twilight. Union forces then retired to Chattanooga while the Confederates occupied the surrounding heights, besieging the city.
Census	1866	He appeared in the census in 1866 in Russell, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1866	He lived in Alabama, United StatesBGO, in 1866.9
Residence	1866	He lived in Russell, Alabama, United StatesBGO, in 1866.10
Residence	1880	He lived Age: 54; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self in Uchee, Russell, Alabama, USABGO, in 1880.11
1880 Federal Census (fam)	7 June 1880	He and Bunnetta Beck Gray appeared in the 1880 federal census on 7 June 1880 in Uchee, Russell, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Death	5 October 1884	He died on 5 October 1884 at age 56 in Uchee, Lee, Alabama, United StatesBG.
Burial	after 5 October 1884	He was buried after 5 October 1884 at Watoola CemeteryBG in Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Anecdote	1914	Pension Files
Widows Pension	July 19158

Citations

1. [S244] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 172; Page: 141; Family History Library Film: 0022506
2. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M432_852; Page: 77B; Image: 160
3. [S286] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942
4. [S242] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Russell, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 881; Family History Library Film: 803022
5. [S332] Ancestry.com, Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865
6. [S329] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
7. [S321] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865
8. [S333] Broadwater, Charles M Broadwater
9. [S252] Ancestry.com, U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
10. [S313] Ancestry.com, Alabama State Census, 1820-1866
11. [S360] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Uchee, Russell, Alabama; Roll: 30; Family History Film: 1254030; Page: 494B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 0392