Individual Details

Ezekiel Peroneau Buffington

(1834 - 8 Jul 1863)

He was married to Nancy Hardage on March 4, 1858 in Hall County, GA. In the Civil War, he enlisted in the 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Co. F and was captured in the fighting at Baker's Creek, near Vicksburg, MS. He died in the overcrowded conditions of Fort Delaware Prison. After initial burial in the marshes of Peapod Island, his remains were transferred to a common grave of Confederate dead at Finn's Point, NJ.

Parents:
Ellis Buffington (____ - 1869)
Margaret Bell Buffington (1805 - 1870)

Events

Birth1834Gillsville, Hall County, Georgia
Marriage4 Mar 1858Hall County, Georgia - Nancy Hardage
Census (family)12 Jul 1860Hall County, Georgia - Nancy Hardage
Death8 Jul 1863New Castle County, Delaware
BurialFinn's Point, Salem, Salem County, New Jersey

Families

SpouseNancy Hardage (1834 - 1867)
ChildJessie W. Buffington (1859 - 1916)
ChildMarion Cook Buffington (1861 - 1938)

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