Charles James Munnerlyn 1822-1898 (Side 1)

As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was elected to the Confederate Congress where he served from1862 to 1864. His re-election bid was defeated because he voted for the Conscript Law. He then re-entered the Confederate army as a private but was soon promoted to major through the influence of Jefferson Davis. When surrender came he was a lieutenant colonel.

Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Decatur County Board of Commissioners 1985

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

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