Sgt. Gideon Christian Matthews

1824 - 1863  (38 years)

• Name	Gideon Christian Matthews
  Title	Sgt.
  Birth	24 Oct 1824
  	NOT SURE OF THIS DATE: CHECK!!
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Aug 1863	Battery Wagner, Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
  Burial	Williston Cemetery, Williston, Barnwell County, South Carolina
  Notes	Enlisted March 25, 1862 in Barnwell, South Carolina in the Confederate States Army. He was mustered in Company H, 2nd South Carolina Artillery. Killed during the Second Battle for Charleston Harbor, at Battery Wagner on Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
  Person ID	I642	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William F. Matthews,   b. 1802, Edgefield County, South Carolina d. 1877, South Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Christian,   b. 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina d. 24 Oct 1824, Edgefield County, South Carolina (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Emily Rice,   b. 05 Oct 1832, Barnwell County, South Carolina d. 22 Apr 1915 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1847
  Children	1. William Christian Matthews,   b. 1848   d. 1903 (Age 55 years) + 2. Henrietta Matthews,   b. 02 Feb 1859, Williston, Barnwell County, South Carolina d. 06 Mar 1901 (Age 42 years)   3. Gideon Christian Matthews,   b. 1864, Barnwell County, South Carolina d. 1945 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 22 Aug 1863 - Battery Wagner, Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Gideon Christian Matthews and wife Ann