MILITARY SERVICE, CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

On 30 April 1864, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, George Perry Bailey enlisted as a Private by Captain Slaughter and was detailed as Commissary Sergeant. G P Bailey appears on the Muster Roster of Captain George W Hassell's Company "G" 3rd Regiment, Alabama Reserves.

Bailey, G.P.
Regiment Name: 3rd Regiment, Alabama Reserves
Side:ConfederateCompany: G Soldier's Rank In: Private Soldier's Rank Out: Private Film Number: M374 roll 3
Source: National Park Service, The Civil War
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.ht m?soldier_id=5640027e-dc7a-df11-bf36-b8ac6f5d926a

HISTORY OF 3RD ALABAMA INFANTRY RESERVES REGIMENT

The 3rd Alabama Infantry Reserves Regiment was formed by the consolidation on 16 August 1864 of independent companies which were mustered in between 15 April and 27 July 1864. Members of the unit were very young men, taken from Shelby, Talladega, Wedowee, Tuscaloosa County, Selma, and Columbiana. An election for field officers was held at Selma on 5 Aug 1864, later set aside, where Major W. D. Bulger claimed command. However, officers were later appointed by Maj. Gen'l Jones Withers.
Following the organization of the regiment at Selma, it was sent to Mobile on board the steamer Coquette. They were first involved in the defenses of Mobile, but they did not participate in any fighting. In February 1865, the unit was ordered back to Selma where six companies were assigned to guard duty at Cahaba, a POW camp.
The following month, it was reported to be at Montgomery, approximately 300 strong. As a part of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, they were surrendered at Citronelle, AL, on 4 May 1865, by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor, although some of the regiment had been transferred in the mean time to Co. "I" of the 63rd AL Infantry, itself formerly the 2nd Infantry Regiment, Alabama Reserves.

Field and Staff Officers: Col. William McLin Brooks (resigned, 24 Jan 1865); Lt. Col. William Douglass Bulger; Major Whitfield Walker;
Asst. Surgeons J. R. Coffman (relieved) and John R. Little; Ass't Quartermaster Joseph D. Neeley; and Adjutant F. M. Eckford.

Source: Civil War Units
http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/regimental/alabama/confederate/alinf.cfm

3rd Regiment, Alabama Reserves, Roster
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alcwroot/infantryfiles/reservesfiles/3rdregalres.htm

George Perry Bailey, Great Grandfather of Winston Mann Bailey of Oxford, Sumter, Florida

Mann Bailey was born Aug. 30, 1931 in Sumter County to the parents of James Clyde and Nadine Bailey. Mann's great-grandfather, George Perry Bailey, moved from Alabama to Florida after the Civil War and settled around Eustis. He grew oranges. "My grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Bailey, grew up in the Oxford area; he farmed and raised cattle. He was dressing beef for neighbors in the slaughter business and my father worked with him. They ran one of the last slaughter houses in Florida. Most of the slaughter houses closed down in the 1940s due to sanitary regulations.

SOURCES

The Legacy of the Florida Pioneer "Cow Hunters": In Their Own Words By Nancy Dale
Chapter Three, Pg 18 -23, Mann Bailey, Oxford
http://books.google.com/books/about/TheLegacyoftheFloridaPioneerCow_Hu.html?id=Dqb7l -2xQWAC

Excerpts from an upcoming book by Nancy Dale, 'The Legacy of the Florida Pioneer 'Cow Hunters' - In Their Own Words.' To order other books personally inscribed by Dr. Dale about "cow hunters,"
http://www.newssun.com/071011-wild-florida-Mann

CENSUS RECORDS

1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama;
Roll: M432_13; Page: 115; Image: 228.
Amanda Benpley 3
Feoby Benpley 13 abt 1837 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Female
G P Benpley 34 abt 1816 Birth Place: South Carolina Male
Mardis Benpley 8 abt 1842 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Male
Martha Benpley 5 abt 1845 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Female
Mary Benpley 11 abt 1839 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Female
Rabecca Benpley 43 abt 1807 Birth Place: North Carolina Gender: Female
Susan Benpley 10 abt 1840 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Female
William J Benpley 15 abt 1835 Birth Place: Alabama Gender: Male

Bailey, George State: Alabama Year: 1855 County: Tuscaloosa, Unknown Townships Page: 44

1860 United States Federal Census, Crosslands Township, Tuscalloosa, Alabama
Roll: M653_25, Image: 647, Page: 638, Line 7, Dwell/Fam 370/347
Baily, George P., 45, S.C; Value of Real Estate: 2000, Value of Personal Estate: 3188
Mary, 33, S.C; Martha, 16, AL; Madice, 17, AL; Amanda 14, AL; George E. 12, AL;

1870; Census Place: Division 17, Orange, Florida;
Roll: M593_133; Page: 446B; Image: 28; Family History Library Film: 545632.
Post Office: Clay Spring
Household Members: Name Age
(George Perry Bailey)
George Bailey Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: White Gender: Male
(Susanna Mothershed)
Josanna Bailey Age: 32 Birth Year: abt 1838 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: White Gender: Female
(Children of Joseph Todd Copeland Perry and Susan Mothershed)
(Lucy Henrietta Perry)
Lucy Bailey Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1856 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Female
(Mary Elizabeth Perry)
Mary Bailey Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Female
(Christopher Columbus Perry)
Columbus Bailey Age: 10 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Male
(William Joseph Perry)
William Bailey Age: 8 Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Male
(John Davis Perry)
John Bailey Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1863 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Male
(first child of George Perry Bailey and Susan Mothershed)
(Thomas Jefferson Bailey)
Thomas Bailey Age: 8/12 Birth Year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Male

1876, November: G. P. Bailey appears on registar electors list

I, J.P. Hughey, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Orange County, Florida, do
certify that the foregoing is a complete copy of the list of the names of all person
registered as electors in said county.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Circuit
Court for said Count of Orange, at Orlando, on this the day of November, A.D. 1876.

List of Registered Voters in Orange County, Florida, for 1876
http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/orange/history/1876votr.txt

1879; Lawrence D Bailey & Kennedy J Bailey give sworn affidavit they are the children of Kennedy Bailey deceased and Mary Bailey, the claimant for widows pension. Also state that brother George Bailey (Age 60) is residing in Florida

1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Orange, Florida; Roll: 131;
Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 385C; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0412.
Household Members: Name Age
(George Perry Bailey)
J. P. Baily 60
(Susan Mothershed)
Susan Baily Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife
(William Joseph Perry)
William P. Baily 19
(John Davis Perry)
John D. B. Baily 16
(Thomas Jefferson Bailey)
Thomas J. Baily 11
(Robert Lee Bailey)
Robert E. Lee Baily Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Florida Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son

(30 Jun 1885; Lastest Date and place, found George Perry Bailey living)

1885 ; Census Place: District No 1, Sumter County, Floirda
Enumeration Date: 30 Jun 1885, by Wm Himes
Pg, 47, Dwelling / Family 505, Line 1,
Name Gender Age Relation Birth State, Parents' Birthplace
G P Bailey, M, Age:75, Head, Farmer, SC, SC, SC
S A, F, Age: 49, Wife,
T. J., M, Age: 16, Son, Fla.
R. T., M, Age: 15, Son, Fla.
L. L. Thomas, F, Age: 6, Granddaughter, Fla, Fla, Fla
Jack Driggers, M, Age: 20, Hired Help

LAND RECORDS

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: George Bailey
Issue Date: 28 Aug 1838
Acres: 39.99
Meridian: Huntsville
State: Alabama
County: Pickens
Township: 21-S
Range: 13-W
Section: 33
Accession Number: AL2550__.446
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Tuscaloosa
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 17236

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
George P Bailey
Issue Date: 1 Jun 1858
Acres: 39.86
Meridian: Huntsville
State: Alabama
County: Tuscaloosa
Township: 19-S
Range: 12-W
Section: 21
Accession Number: AL2780__.288
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Tuscaloosa
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 28972

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
George P Bailey
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1860
Acres: 160.1
Meridian: Huntsville
State: Alabama
County: Tuscaloosa
Township: 19-S
Range: 12-W
Section: 17
Accession Number: AL2950__.328
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Tuscaloosa
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 37963

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: George P Bailey
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1860
Acres: 79.645
Meridian: Huntsville
State: Alabama
County: Tuscaloosa
Township: 19-S
Range: 12-W
Section: 9
Accession Number: AL2950__.410
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Tuscaloosa
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 38048

George Perry GP Bailey