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Alfred Green Chance Weaver, 5th Regiment, Tennessee Calvary (Union Army)

Alfred Green Chance Weaver
(Photo is from the private family collection of Harlen and Janice Buhler)

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Source: Alfred S. Weaver/Emily Little (ronulrich.com)

Husband: Alfred S. Weaver

   Born: 14 OCT 1809      at: Tennessee  
Married: 2 OCT 1834       at:   
   Died: 26 FEB 1848      at: Tennessee  
 Father:
 Mother:
        Other Spouses: 
NOTES  
   Wife: Emily Little

   Born: 19 SEP 1816      at: Rowan Co., North Carolina  
   Died: 17 JUN 1889      at: Tennessee  
 Father:Samuel Little
 Mother:Elizabeth Boone
        Other Spouses: Alfred L. Little  

CHILDREN

   Name: Winnie Jane Weaver
   Born: 22 MAY 1839      at: Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee  
Married:                  at:   
   Died:                  at:   
Spouses: 

   Name: Margaret Caroline Weaver
   Born: 16 OCT 1840      at: Tennessee  
Married:                  at:   
   Died: 28 NOV 1904      at:   
Spouses: 

   Name: Alfred Green Chance Weaver
   Born: 6 MAR 1845       at: Tennessee  
Married:                  at:   
   Died: 12 MAR 1912      at:   
Spouses:

Notes for Alfred G.C. Weaver and Patience Angeline Casteel (Casteal) Weaver

Alfred Green Chance Weaver was born March 6, 1845 in Tennessee and died March 12, 1912 in Clay, Arkansas.

His father was Alfred S. Weaver and mother Emily (Little) Weaver.

He married Patience Angeline Casteel (or Casteal) in approximately 1866. Patience had been previously married to a Mr. Green Brueton, but no children are recorded from that marriage. Patience and Alfred had four children:

  • Sarah Emily (1867 - 1956)

  • Alfred (1874 - 1896)

  • Nancy Jane (1869 - 1950)

  • William Izear (1883 - 1962) [William is my Great Grandfather on Grandmother Lillian's side of the family.]

Patience Angeline was born July 27, 1843 in Shelbyville, Tennessee and died July 12, 1912 in Arkansas. Angeline may have been from Dutch Ancestry as Casteel is reportedly a surname of Dutch origin.

Alfred Green Chance Weaver is listed as a Union Soldier in the 5th Regiment, Tennessee Calvary.



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I found this information at the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers Details webpage:

Weaver , Alfred G.C.

Battle Unit Name: 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Side: Union
Company: F
Soldier's Rank In: Private
Soldier's Rank Out: Private
Alternate name:
Film Number: M392 ROLL 16
Plaque Number:
Notes: none

And this overview of the Battle Unit Details for the 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry:

UNION TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry

Overview: Organized at Murfreesboro, Nashville and Carthage, Tenn., July 15, 1862. Attached to Post of Nashville, Tenn., Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Reserve Cavalry, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. Post of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. Post of Nashville, Tenn., Reserve Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to August, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade,4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February, 1865. District Middle Tennessee, to August, 1865.

Source: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UTN0005RC




Dear Father in Heaven,

Thank You for protecting Alfred Green Chance Weaver during the Civil War and for his example of courage. He fought to preserve the Union and end slavery in the United States while a young man who was only 20 years old when the war ended.

Thank You for preserving his memory and blessing him and Patience with four children and a long happy life together.

In Lord Jesus Name I pray, amen.


Updated September 22, 2022

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