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Capt Gainum M. Brightwell
1823 – Feb 1870
| Birth | 1823 |
| Death | Feb 1870 |
| Cemetery | Lunenburg Cemetery Lunenburg , Izard County , Arkansas , USA |
| Added by | C&P LaPlante Files on 08 Sep 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13525381 |
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Capt. Gainum M. Brightwell ; son of Leonard & Nancy Elizabeth (Wilson) Brightwell, husband of Nancy (Walker) Brightwell, husband of Nancy A. (Houser) Brightwell, husband of Sarah Margaret (Fulks) Brightwell Sheffield. 7th AR Confederate Infantry and 8th cavalry/musician in the 5th TN Volunteers Served in Co. G of Shaver's 7th Infantry CSA as a captain. A History of Independence County, Ark. By A. C. McGinnis Batesville, Arkansas 1976 In all, twenty-three companies of troops were enlisted in Independence County for the Confederate Army. Four captains -- John H. Dye, Ganum Brightwell, J. W. Cullins, and E. N. Floyd -- organized two companies each, and fifteen captains -- William E. Gibbs, Thomas J. Morgan, Winfred S. Smalley, J. T. Tracey, George W. McCauley, Simeon Cason, A. T. Jones, E. Houser, E. W. Echols, L. E. Knight, Thomas West, Samuel Jordan McGuffin, C. S. Washburn, Samuel R. Fetzer, and George W. Rutherford -- organized one each. The names of the captains and their units are inscribed on the Confederate monument on the courthouse lawn in Batesville. Civil War Service Name: G. Brightwell Company: F Unit: 8 Arkansas Cavalry. Rank - Induction: Captain Rank - Discharge: Captain Allegiance: Confederate ----- Name: Gairwan Brightwell Company: G Unit: 7 Arkansas Infantry. Rank - Induction: Captain Rank - Discharge: Captain Allegiance: Confederate ∼ Gainum was a captain in the Confederate Army.He fought in Shiloh in a battle called the"Hornet's Nest". His name is in a book at the Shiloh museum. The names of Gainum and other Captains from Arkansas are on a Civil War Monument in Batesville, Arkansas, on the courthouse lawn. Gainum died from Typhoid Fever in 1870.He is the son of Leonard Brightwell and Nancy Wilson.
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Siblings
- William Edward Brightwell 1819–1872
- Leonard Brightwell 1820–1863
- Elgin Brightwell 1822–1898
- Matilda Ann "Milly" Brightwell Houser 1825–1875
- John Haden Brightwell 1826–1894
- Leetie Brightwell Bunch 1834–1906
Children
- James Leonard Brightwell 1841–1922
- Josiah S. Brightwell 1851–1932
- Matilda "Caroline" Brightwell Meeker 1853–1924
- Amanda E. "Manda" Brightwell Olson 1857–1945
- Margaret Tennessee Brightwell Collins 1859–1943
- Minnie Maria Brightwell Gray 1865–1941
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