CSA Soldiers at Soldiers' Rest
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Not Forgotten
 

Photo by Bryan Skipworth

Joseph T. Hicks
Born May 3, 1843
Died Aug 4, 1862
Aged
19 Yrs 3 Mos & 1 Dy

To the right is the grave of his mother,

 Martha M. Cowan
Wife of
[Dr.] Benj. I. Hicks
Sept. 22, 1818
May 27, 1906

The grave of his father is behind him. Even farther right with the light-colored stone is the grave of his brother,
William A. Hicks (d. 1862), CS Navy.

Joseph T. Hicks was a Private in the 1st Miss. Lt. Arty, Co. G.

He was enlisted 26 April 1862 in Vicksburg by J. J. Cowan and signed on for the war. His service was brief as he died 4 Aug 1862 of typhoid.

One card from his compiled service record has been seen reporting a death date of 6 Aug, but that was from a report sent back to headquarters that originated later in the fall (see card below).

This is his entry in the Fisher Funeral Home Records  of Vicksburg (pg. 149) -- "Hicks, Joseph T., 4 Aug 1862; 19 yr. 3 mo.; V.B." [Vicksburg]

This is the cover page of his compiled service record.

See his compiled service record at
https://www.fold3.com/image/20/68386793

Left, photo of Joseph T. Hicks from

Find A Grave Memorial # 125940732

and

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Above, the death date of 6 Aug is mistaken. Cause of death is given as typhoid fever.
 

Joseph T. Hicks was enlisted 26 April 1862 in Vicksburg by J. J. Cowan and signed on for the war.

This is a legal document, a form of claim, that Mrs. Hicks, the mother of Joseph T. Hicks, presented to a Hinds County court in order to receive anything that was due her son from the Confederacy, such as his pay. In it she swears that she is the mother of Joseph T. Hicks of 1st Regiment of Light Artillery Volunteers, who died near Vicksburg 4 Aug 1862, "leaving neither wife, child or father." She signs about two-thirds of the way down the document. She also has a witness with her to identify her. The paper is dated 19 Dec 1864.
 

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