11:05 – 11:10 (5 mins) VIC 4 VETS, Honored Veteran Of The Week:
John Minton and John Michael Minton

Vic and Ken,

Thank you for telling the story of my great-great-grandfather's story. My wife also has two direct ancestors on her father’s side who fought in the Civil War. 

Here are the stories of John Minton, her great-great-great-great grandfather and John Micheal Minton, her great-great-great grandfather. 

John Minton served in five wars spanning fifty years.  

When John Minton was fifteen, he saw the militia of Liberty County formed to defend Georgia's coast against the British landings in the war of 1812.  

Twenty-year-old John Minton received the sword and epaulettes of a major in the United States Army in 1817 from the hands of General Andrew Jackson. He had fought gallantly in quelling marauding Creek Indians on the Georgia Frontier with General Jackson and the famous Indian fighter, David Crockett. 

He was, in 1835, the only man in Liberty County, Georgia to volunteer aid to Texas in their struggle with Mexico. 

Major Minton brought his wife and children to Roswell, Georgia in 1849, intending to spend the remainder of his years farming. At the onset of the War Between the States, John Minton at the age of 62 enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army, (Georgia 8th, Company E) as did three of his sons. During the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia in July 1861, he was wounded and discharged four months later by disability. He returned home to Roswell and died in 1871. 

John Micheal Minton was one of three sons who joined the 21st Georgia Cavalry Battalion serving in the Companies B and D. His brothers James Dunwoody and Axson H served in the same unit and companies.  The 21st served along the George coastline focusing on reconnaissance, skirmishes, and protecting Confederate supply lines. In February 1864, the 21st and 24th Georgia Cavalry Battalions were merged to become the Georgia 7th Cavalry Regiment. The brothers were part of Company E. The regiment was ordered to Virginia.  At the Battle of Saint Mary’s Church near Charles City, Virginia, Axton was wounded and died four days later on 30 June 1864.  John and James returned to Roswell after the war, raised families and died in 1888 and 1907, respectively. 

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