George Stovall HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#737, b. 15 March 1838, d. 6 April 1862
Father*John Adams HAIRSTON1 b. 15 Mar 1799, d. 7 Sep 1849
Mother*Malinda CORN1 b. a 1814, d. a 1882
Birth*George Stovall HAIRSTON was born on 15 March 1838 in Yalobusha, Mississippi.1,2 
He was the son of John Adams HAIRSTON and Malinda CORN.1 
Death Father*His father, John Adams Hairston, died on 7 September 1849. 
Census 1850George Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Malinda CORN on 19 September 1850 in North District, Patrick, Virginia; Malinda Hairston 36, Elizabeth P. 15, Ruth 14, George 12, Marshall 10 and Susan 7. They are listed next to Malinda's father and mother; Jesse Corn 63, Elizabeth 57 and their children.1

College*George Stovall HAIRSTON was attending Mississippi University between 1856 and 1857 in Oxford, Mississippi.3 
MilitaryMr. J. R. Armstrong wrote a to Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War for the United States in Washington D.C. to recommend George S. Hairston for admittance to West Point Military Academy. Jefferson Davis would later become President of the Confederacy.3
MilitaryU.S. Congressman Reuben Davis from Mississippi submitted an application in June of 1858 for George S. Hairston to attend West Point Military Academy.3
Passport*He applied for a U.S. passport on 13 September 1860 in New York, New York.4. He was 5' 7.5", blue eyes and dark brown hair. --->
Military*Private, Company H, 15th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry.5,6

 
Death*He died on 6 April 1862 in Battle of Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, at age 24. His body was never located.7 
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S229] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372;.
  3. [S3336] U.S. Military Academy Cadet Application Papers, 1805-1866; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M688, 1 roll); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C., Ancestry.com.
  4. [S138] United States Passport Application.
  5. [S3294] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles 1861-1865, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S3458] Howell, H. Grady Jr., For Dixie Land I'll Take My Stand, A muster listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and Marines,, unknown repository.
  7. [S28] Hairston, Peter Wilson - The Stories of Beaver Creek as Gleaned from Family Letters and Records, 2003, Personal Collection - printed book.
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