In Memoriam

"Taps"

This page is dedicated to our forebears who died while in the service of their country.

DAVID COLBURN

Private - Company A, 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment - CSA

46 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born Abt 1816 probably in Old 96th District/Edgefield County, SC
From Perry County, AL
Length of service 3 years or duration of the war
His tour of duty began on 24 Jan 1862
Casualty was on 29 Jun 1862
in Tupelo, Lee County, MS
Non-Hostile - Died of camp fever
Burial place unknown
He was the husband of Delana BARNETT
Born Abt 1818 Georgia • Married 11 Jan 1838 in Perry County?, AL • Died 1860-1870 in Hale County, AL?

DENVER DEWEY COLBURN, JR

Captain - Marine Corps - Reserve

26 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on 25 Feb 1941
From Brooksville, FL
Length of service 6 years.
His tour of duty began on 15 Oct 1967
Casualty was on Jan 08 1968
in Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Crew Air Loss, Crash on Land
Body was recovered
Religion: Protestant
Vietnam Memorial: Wall Panel 33E - - Line 81

JOHN WESLEY COLBURN

CSA Veteran Wounded and died at Lynchburg, VA

Born Abt 1833 Perry County, AL
He was the husband of Malinda COLBURN
Born Abt 1839 • Married 07 Apr 1852 in Perry County, AL

LEONARD COLBURN

Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II

Born 16 Jun 1923
Died 07 Sep 1944
Buried in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Fayette County, AL

RICHARD EUGENE COLBURN

Sargeant - Army - Regular

1st Cav Division (AMBL)
21 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Feb 24 1950
From Hamlin, New York
His tour of duty began on Dec 19 1970
Casualty was on Apr 24 1971
in Long Khanh, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, Helicopter - Noncrew Air Loss, Crash on Land
Body was recovered
Religion: Baptist
Vietnam Memorial: Wall Panel 03W - - Line 7

SAMUEL H. COLBURN

Company H, 20th Alabama Infantry, CSA

Born Abt 1838 Alabama
Died Abt 1865
Buried in the Hobson Family Cemetery, Perry County, AL Note:
Husband of Mahala Elizabeth FIKES
Born Abt 1838 • Married 29 Mar 1856 in Bibb County, AL • Died Abt 1884

HENRY NEWTON HOBSON

Company H, 20th Alabama Infantry, CSA

Born Abt 1829 • Died Mar 1862 in Clinton, Anderson County, TN
Buried in unmarked grave at or near Clinton, Anderson County, TN
Husband of Rachael COLBURN Female
Born Abt 1829 • Married 16 Jun 1847 in Bibb County, AL • Died in Tippah County?, MS?

J. David Colburn
324 Back Valley Road
Dayton, Tennessee 37321