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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| James O. "Oscar" Pennington | James Osgood "Oscar" Pennington was born November 2, 1839 in Milledgeville, Georgia, the son of Reverend Ephraim Pennington in Rowen County, North Carolina and Lucy Brown of Texas; Great grandson of Rev. Ephraim Chester Pennington. James enlisted with the Confederate Army on September 17, 1861, and served in C Co, 35th Georgian Infantry. He was tasked as a mail carrier and appointed Sergeant on August 24, 1862. On assignment carrying mail from Atlanta, he went north and ended up at Gettysburg. He engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 – 3, 1863. He deserted in 1864. One story reports he was received at Fortress Monroe Virginia on July 19, 1864. He took the Oath of Allegiance to the US and was sent to Philadelphia PA. Another account says he walked 155 miles to Bristol, Pennsylvania and found a Bristolian who rowed him across the Delaware River. James settled in Delanco, Burlington County. Ho married (1st) Josephine and (2nd) Anne Corr (Core) Johnsen who was born about 1839 in Vincentown, New Jersey. James and Ann raised 14 children. It is noted that many of their offspring became farmers in Delanco in the late 1800s. James died in 1911 in Rahway, New Jersey. | CSA Army, Sgt | C Co 35th GA Inf, Mail Carrier | Civil War | 1839 – 1911 |
Updated October 30, 2023