The Complete Rainwaters in the Civil War
The Union
Abraham B. Rainwater, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, Company A & Company M, Private [401], [1157], [1271]
- Born 13 Jun 1846, died 1 Apr 1929 [1156]
- Enlisted 15 Jan 1863 at Cassville, MO [1156]
- Discharged 20 Aug 1865 at Memphis, TN [1156]
- Pension #609748 [401]
- Found in 1850C HH of Matthew & Mahala Rainwater in Johnson Co, IL [6]
- Husband of Harriet Watson Goddard [1156]
Hiram R. Rainwater, 2nd Arkansas Infantry, Company E or G, Private [401], [1271]
- Found in the 1850C HH of John & Elizabeth Rainwater in Crawford Co, AR [6]
- Wife Sarah A. Selby filed for widow’s pension, application #917726 [401]
Jackson D. Rainwater, 3rd Arkansas Cavalry, Company B, Private [401], [1271]
- Son of Diana and Elias Rainwater [290]
- Pension #732469 [401]
- Died 18 Jan 1893 [617]
- Widow Nancy F. Rainwater, pension #463662 [401]
- Minor child pension #463663, for Ollie M. Rainwater [401]
John Rainwater, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, Company A & M, Private [401], [1271], [1232]
Presley R. Rainwater, 1st Arkansas Infantry, Company A, Private [401]
- Son of James and Delilah Rainwater [6]
- Pension application #1425782 [401]
Jacob A. Rainwater, 2nd Illinois Cavalry, Company L, Private [401], [793]
- Son of John and Mary A. Rainwater [7]
- Pension #223764 [401], [1916]
- Applied for admission into the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home, Quincy, IL [1915]
- Died ca 1904 [401]
- Widow Nautilla E. Rainwater (transcribed as Mantilla in index), pension #590520 [401], [1917]
- Buried at Quincy National Cemetery, section B site 296 [2152]
John Rainwater, 73rd Illinois Infantry, Company D, Private [401], [793]
- Son of James Rainwater and Mary McDaniel [6]
- Enlisted 26 Jul 1862 [1054]
- Born 1838 in Pulaski Co, KY, Died ca 1863 of measles in army camp at Nashville, TN in 1863 [376]
- Widow Elizabeth Rainwater, pension #69248 [401]
- Minor child pension #124297 [401]
- Buried in National Cemetery at Nashville [2152]
Abram Rainwater, 43rd Indiana Infantry, Company F [374], [437]
- Son of Abraham Rainwater and Anna McLaughlin [6]
- Enlisted 27 Sep 1861 [1054]
Ephriam Rainwater, 50th Indiana Infantry, Company G [401]
- Son of Abraham Rainwater and Anna McLaughlin [6]
- Enlisted 8 Jan 1864 [1054]
- Pension #400562 [401]
Ira H. Rainwater, Indiana 43rd Infantry, Company F, 2nd Lieutenant [374]
- Served 27 Sep 1861-24 Jan 1862 and then resigned [376]
- Son of Abraham Rainwater and Anna McLaughin [6]
- See Minnesota entry
Paschal P. Rainwater, 44th Iowa Infantry, Company B, Private [401]
- Son of Jonathan J. and Elizabeth Rainwater [6]
- Enlisted 29 Apr 1864, age 21, At Muscature, IA [1619]
- Pension #984561 [401]
- Applied for admission into the State Soldiers’ Home of Washington, 21 Oct 1918, PDF, [1619]
- Died 28 Aug 1919 [401], [966]
- Widow Josephine Rainwater, pension #879667 [401]
William E. Rainwater, 14th Kansas Infantry, Company L, Private [401], [1271]
- Found in the 1860 HH of John Rainwater and Mary McCasslin, Americus, Breckinridge, KS [6]
- Born ca. 1844, Died 3 Oct 1863 [6]
- Father, John S. Rainwater, applied for pension #564063 [401]
- Buried at Fort Scott National Cemetery, KS [2152]
Jackson Rainwater, Kentucky 6th Cavalry, Company E, Corporal, 15 Feb 1862 - 14 Feb 1865 [401], [1271]
John Raleigh Rainwater, 13th Kentucky Infantry, Company D, Private, 23 Dec 1863 - 10 Jan 1865 [401], [1271]
- Son of Minerva Rayborn & William Howard Rainwater, Sr. [6]
- Born 1841, died 1910 [6], [401]
- Enlisted 21 Nov 1863 at Columbia, KY [1054]
- Pension #833299 [401]
- Widow Rhoda Cole Rainwater, pension application #952612, died ca 1912 [401]
- Minor children Alfred and Noah L. received pension payments after mother’s death, #858031 [401]
Josiah W. Rainwater, 3rd Kentucky Infantry, Company D, Sergeant, 1 Jan 1862 - 10 Jan 1865 [401], [1271]
Miles Rainwater, 19th Kentucky Infantry, Company C, Private, 2 Jan 1862 - 26 Jan 1865 [401], [1271]
- Son of Minerva Rayborn & William Howard Rainwater, Sr. [6]
- Born ca 1845, died 26 Sep 1927 [6]
- Enlisted 1 Nov 1861 at Harrodsburg, KY [1054]
- Pension #364917 [401]
- Married three times. 1st Permelia Emily Cain, 2nd Elizabeth Warner, 3rd Rebecca Davis, whom the pension records call Ollie [401]
Miles Rainwater, 1st & 3rd Kentucky Infantry, Company C, Sergeant, 8 Oct 1861 - 9 May 1863 [401], [1271]
- Son of Nancy McLaughlin and Bartholomew Rainwater [56]
- Born 1836 in Pulaski Co, KY, died California 22 Dec 1914 [490]
- Discharged by army surgeon in 1863 for disability [401]
- Pension #277004 [401]
- Widow Cornelia A. Rainwater, pension #787278 [401], [490]
- Served as 1st Lieutenant and Captain of Company E "Colored", 1st Battalion, Irregular Kansas State Militia in 1864 [1269]
Silas Rainwater, 3rd Kentucky Infantry, Company D, Corporal, 1 Jan 1862 - 20 Sep 1863 [401], [1271]
- Son of Frances Chaney and Miles Rainwater [6]
- Born ca 1844 in Pulaski Co, KY [6]
- Killed at Battle of Chickamauga [45]
- Mother Frances Rainwater’s pension #233962 [401]
William C. Rainwaters, 11th Kentucky Infantry, Company A, Private [401], [1271]
Ira H. Rainwater, 11th Minnesota Infantry, Company H, Sergeant [401]
- Son of Abraham Rainwater and Anna McLaughlin [6]
- Enlisted 17 Aug 1864 [1054]
- Pension #484525 [401]
- Died ca 1902 [401]
- Widow Caroline Rainwater, pension #543755 [401]
- see Indiana entry
Aaron Rainwater, 6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company D, Private [401], [1271]
- Born ca 1816, died 1902 [401]
- Pension #812738 [401]
- Living in Knoxville, Ray Co, MO in 1890 [440]
Abraham Butler Rainwater, 45th Missouri Infantry, Company G & 48th Missouri Infantry, Company D, both as Private [401], [1271]
Ashley W. Rainwater, 6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company D, Corporal [401], [1271]
- Born 1839, died 1924 [401]
- Pension #554045 [401]
- Living in Polk, Ray Co, MO in 1890 [440]
Caswell L. Rainwater [32]
- Served in served in Co G, 68th Enrolled Missouri Militia, Wayne County, Ancestry.com: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [32]
Francis M. Rainwater, Bradshaw’s or McClurg’s Company G, Osage County Home Guards, Sergeant [401], [1271]
- Born ca 1840, died 1900 [401]
- Found in 1850 and 1860 HH of Gideon E. & Mary Ann Rainwater [5], [6]
- Pension #314634 [401]
- Living in Jackson Twp., Camden Co, MO in 1890 [10], [440]
- Member of Grand Army of the Republic Post #479 in Montreal, Camden Co, MO [441]
Gideon E. Rainwater, 48th Missouri Infantry, Company D, Private & 45th Missouri Infantry, Company G, 1st Sergeant
[401], [1271], [2104]
- Enlisted in Osage Regiment as a 1st Sergeant, 18 Jul 1861 at Miller Co, MO [2104]
- Also served with Bradshaw’s Company G, Osage County Home Guard as a Sergeant [1271]
- Enlisted in 45th Regiment Infantry, Co. G at age 44 on 1 Oct 1864 at Linn Creek, MO, service papers [2104]
- Mustered in on 1 Oct 1864 at Jefferson Co, MO. Mustered out on 29 Jun 1865. [2104]
- Died 1 Aug 1865 [401]
- Widow Mary A. Rainwater, pension #134264 [401]
- Pension for helpless (disabled) child #703885, daughter Martha [401]
- Widow living in Jackson, Camden Co, MO in 1890 [440]
Jacob Rainwater, 51st Missouri Enlisted Militia, Company A, Bugler [401]
- Found in the 1850 HH of James Rainwater and Delilah Kifer [6]
- Born 1836, died 1906 [401]
- Pension application #1083177 [401]
- Widow Nellie L. Rainwater, pension application #925094 [401]
Malcolm B. Rainwater, 3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company A &
Company I, 6th State Militia Cavalry, both as a Private [401], [1271]
- Son of John Nelson Rainwater and Barbara Emmett [6]
- Died 1863 [401]
- Widow Margaret Artman Rainwater, pension #96001 [401]
Nicholas B. Rainwater, Company G, 47th Missouri Infantry, Private [1271]
- Son of Vincent and Margaret Rainwater [6]
David Rainwater, 21st Ohio, Light Artillary Battalion, Private [401], [1271]
- Found in mother Martha Rainwater’s 1850 HH in Johnson Co, IL and 1860 HH in Blount Co, TN [6], [7]
- Enlisted 4 Jan 1865 at age 18 [1054]
- Applied for pension on 28 Feb 1907, app #1357029; cert #1132671, #2486225 [30], [401]
- Wife Rena Wynn found in 1880 census [9], [290]
- Died 30 Aug 1913 according to pension records [30]
Applications filed with the Southern Claims Commission for compensation of
services rendered the Union during the Civil War
Benjamin Rainwater [375]
- Filed claim #19755 in Washington, AR in 1876[375]
John Milton Rainwater [375]
- Filed claim #3608 in Milton Co, GA in 1878 [375]
- Son of Didama Hembre and Job Rainwater [6]
John S. Rainwater [375]
- Filed claim #5137 in Crawford Co, AR [375]
Lacy D. Rainwater, Milton, GA [375]
- Son of Didama Hembre and Job Rainwater [6]
- Brother of Sidney Yancey Rainwater and Pinkney Ferron Rainwater [6]
- Filed claim #3607 in Milton Co, GA in 1878 [375]
James Rainwaters [375]
John Rainwaters [375]
- Filed claim #4768 in Washington, AR in 1873 [375]
Matthew Rainwaters [375]
Anderson Harrison Rainwater, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, Company G, Private; Company I, Corporal;
2nd Cavalry, Company I, Sergeant [390], [401] [439]
- Born ca 1844, died 1912 [401]
- Found in 1850C HH of Milas W. & Martha Rainwater in Jefferson Co, TN [6]
- Enlisted 22 Sept 1862, discharged 14 Jul 1865 [390]
- Found in 1890 census in Trion, TN [390]
- Wife Samantha, son Columbus [401]
- Pension #218998 and #JE-193-1 [401]
Andrew Rainwater, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, Company I, Private and 7th Tennessee Infantry, Company F, Private [376], [401] [439]
- Died 31 July 1864, buried Andersonville, GA [376], [401]
- Mother Martha Branham Rainwater (not Mrs. Maston Crawford Rainwater), pension #364609 [401]
- Found in 1850C in Johnson Co, IL and 1860C in Blount Co, TN [6], [7]
David Rainwater, 3rd Mounted Infantry, Company E, Private [439]
- See David Rainwater, Ohio
George A. Rainwater, Tennessee 1st Cavalry, Companies E & G, Private [390] [439]
- Found in 1850C HH of Eli & Catherine Rainwater in Jefferson Co, TN [6]
- Born ca 1844, died 1891 [401]
- Pension #317441 [401]
- Widow Eliza A. Rainwater, pension #324322 [401]
- Found in 1890 census in Rockwood, TN [390]
John Wesley Rainwater, Tennessee 2nd Cavalry, Company I, Private [390], [439]
- Son of Milas W. Rainwater & Martha Profitt [6]
- Living in 1890, died ca 1929
- Pension #526534 [401]
- Married twice: Louisa H. Henry and Anna Manning [401]
- Found in 1890 census in Chestnut Hill, TN [390]
Riley Rainwater, 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company I, Private [439]
- Pension #522571 [401]
- Died ca 1906 [401]
- Widow Cynthia Dunn Rainwater, pension #624441, issued in Colorado [390], [401]
- Mother Martha Branham Rainwater (not Mrs. Maston Crawford Rainwater)
Thomas Rainwater, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, Company I, Private [439]
- POW; admitted to hospital at Andersonville Prison suffering varioloid (mild form of smallpox) 7 Apr-12 Jul, 1864 [32]
- Minor child’s pension application #494921 made for three youngest sons [401], [32]
- Mother Martha Branham Rainwater (not Mrs. Maston Crawford Rainwater)
Wiley Rainwater, 44th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company I, Private [10]
- Son of John H. & Frances Bird Rainwater [6]
- Injured when thrown from a horse [10]
- Living in Versailles, Moreau Twp., Morgan Co, MO in 1890 [10]
Willliam Rainwater, 44th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company I, Private [10]
- Living in Versailles, Moreau Twp., Morgan Co, MO in 1890 [10]
William Rainwater, 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company E, Private [439]
- Enlisted at Blount Co.
- Application for pension #813246 filed 25 Feb 1891 in Missouri [401]
Robert Rainwater, West Virginia Company K, 5th Infantry, Corporal [2152]
The Confederacy
Albert Rainwater, Alabama 11th Infantry, Company E [950], [2455]
- Enlisted 22 Mar 1862 from St. Stephens, AL [2455]
- Died 31 May 1864 [950] or 15 May 1862 [2455]
- Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [950] Section J Grave 68 [2455]
Allen T. Rainwater, Josh McCain’s Home Guard, Private [974]
Edward Rainwater, Alabama 11th Infantry, Company E, Private [125]
- Enlisted 20 Sep 1862 at the age of 21. Resided in St. Stephen. [2455]
- Might be the individual found in 1850C HH of Green & Harriett Rainwater in Washington Co, AL [6]
- Died 17 May 1862 in a hospital in Richmond [1201], [2455]
- Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [1201]
Elcany L. Rainwaters, Alabama 41st Infantry, Company H, Private [125]
- Found in own 1850C HH in Marion Co, AL [6]
- Son of William Rainwater & Elizabeth Lucas
- Enlisted 14 Apr 1862 at the age of 32 [2455]
- Listed on the muster roll of Camp Jemerson, 30 May 1862 [2455]
John Daniel Rainwater, 1st Alabama Infantry, Company D or G, Perote Guards, Private [125], [2455]
John D. Rainwater, Alabama Infantry, 1st Regiment, Companies C & D, Private [125]
- Enlisted 5 Jul 1861 at age 19 in Warrington, Escambia Co, FL [2455]
- Wounded at the battle of Warrington, Escambia Co, FL [2455]
- Discharged 12 May 1865 [2455]
- Clay Co, AL pension #10260 [2455]
John J. Rainwaters, Alabama 32nd Infantry, Companies A & K, Private [125]
- Enlisted 15 Mar 1863 at Mobile, AL [2455]
- Sent to hospital 20 Feb 1864 [2455]
L. Rainwater, Alabama 41st Regiment, Company H, Private [2455]
- Pension application from Fayette Co, 15 Jul 1899 [2455]
- Widow’s name was Mary [2455]
Miles Rainwaters, Alabama State Reserves, Captain Everett Palmer’s Company, Corporal [125]
- Enlisted 15 June 1864 [2455]
- Described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, gray eyes, dark complexion, light hair, a farmer [2455]
- Admitted to the hospital on 6 Aug 1864; discharged 12 Aug 1864, for diahrrea [2455]
- Furnished a horse to the hospital 24 Jul 1864 [2455]
- Widow Sarah Edwards Rainwater filed for pension in 1916 from Alabama [976]
Moses Allen Rainwater, Alabama 11th Infantry, Company E, 4th Corporal [125]
- Found in 1850C HH of Green & Harriett Rainwater in Washington Co, AL [6]
- Enlisted at age 18 on 11 Jun 1861 from St. Stephens. Single, farmer. [2455]
- Present at Seven Pines, Henrico Co, VA on 31 May and 1 June 1862 [2455]
- Present at Gaines Mill, Hanover Co, VA on 23 June 1862 [2455]
- Killed at Frazier’s Farm, Henrico Co, VA 30 Jun 1862 [2455] or 14 Aug 1862 [950]
- Carried on some rolls as Mike A. Rainwater and Mosses Rainwater [2455]
- Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [950]
Samuel P. Rainwater, Alabama 1st Infantry, Company D, Private [125], [2376], [2455]
- Son of Allen and Nancy Lambert Rainwater
- Enlisted, at the age of 27, on 1 April 1861. He first served in Company G, Perote Guards, with his
brother John Daniel Rainwater. Transferred to Company D. Captured April 8, 1862 during the battle of Island No. 10. [2455]
- Died at Camp Douglas POW camp, Cook Co, IL, on 3 Sep 1862 [91], [2455]
- Cause of death was "Debilitas", an old term meaning a general decline in health, see POW Camp Sick Roster [2386]
- Buried at Confederate Mound, Oak Woods cemetery, Chicago, IL and listed on this monument [91], [2376]
- Much of the information on this individual provided by Barry Rainwater
Silas M. Rainwaters, Alabama 56th Partisan Rangers, Company I, Sergeant, and Alabama 13th Battalion Partisan Rangers, Company E, Sergeant [125]
Umphrey P. Rainwaters, see Georgia
William Rainwater, Alabama 61st Infantry, Company E, Private [125]
William Rainwater, Alabama 36th Regiment, Company I, Private [2455]
Benjamin Franklin Rainwater, Company A, Brook’s Regiment, Fagen’s Brigade, Washington Co, AR[1158]
- Died 5 Nov 1882 in Washington Co, AR [1158]
- Widow Amanda Adeline Rainwater’s pension application rejected because her husband’s service records could not be
found. [385], [1158]
- Based on the Order of Battle for the Battle of Helena, Arkansas, 4 July 1863, Benjamin F. Rainwater must
have served in the 2nd Brigade, 34th Arkansas Infantry, under Gen. James F. Fagan, and under the immediate
command of Col. W. H. Brooks. However, he is not carried on the company roster.
- Not to be confused with B. F. Rainwater who served in the Texas 10th Cavalry, Company A as a Private [125]
D. M. Rainwaters, Arkansas 20th Infantry, Company G, Private [125], [2635]
- Manson Daniel Rainwater, son of Matthew Rainwater and Mary Morrison [6]
Francis Marion Rainwater, Arkansas 13th Infantry, Company F, Corporal and 42nd Arkansas (Baber’s) Cavalry, Company F
[6], [125], [1091], [2635]
H. D. Rainwater, Arkansas Cavalry, Gordon’s Regiment, Company H, Private [125], [2635]
James H. Rainwater, Arkansas 45th Cavalry, Company E, Private [125], [2635]
- Enlisted at age 23
- Born in Tennessee
J. H. Rainwater, Arkansas Cavalry, Gordon’s Regiment, Company H, Private [125], [2635]
J. M. S. Rainwaters, Arkansas 20th Infantry, Company G, Private [125], [2635]
- James Madison S. Rainwater, son of Matthew Rainwater and Mary Morrison [6]
John W. Rainwater, 1st Arkansas Cavalry, Gordon’s Regiment, Company H, Private [125], [2635]
- Found in 1850 HH of Colin L. and Catherine Rainwater, Lawrence Co, AR [6]
- Killed 31 Jul 1863 at Butler Co, AR [1093]
- Wife Mrs. E. A. Rainwater filed for widow’s pension #267 [391]
- Pension application attested to by T. E. Rainwater and J. R. Cash [1093]
John Rainwaters, Arkansas 34th Infantry, Company A, Private [125]
Marion Rainwater, Arkansas 45th Cavalry, Company F, Private [125], [2635]
- Enlisted at age 24 in Lawrence Co, AL
- Born in Alabama
Riley G. Rainwater, Arkansas 45th Cavalry, Company F, Corporal [125], [2635]
- Found in the 1850 HH of Sarah and Hugh Rainwater, Lawrence Co, AR [6]
- Filed for CSA pension in Arkansas on 23 June 1916 [391], [1095]
Thomas E. Rainwater, Arkansas 45th Cavalry, Company C, Private
[125],
[2635]
- Found in 1850 HH of Colin L. and Catherine Rainwater, Lawrence Co, AR [6]
- Filed for pension #19126 in Arkansas on 27 June 1901 [391], [1097]
- Attested to the pension application of sister-in-law, Mrs. E. A. Rainwater [1093]
W. C. Rainwaters, Arkansas 34th Infantry, Company F, Private [125], [2635]
William L. Rainwaters, Arkansas 34th Infantry, Company A, Private [125]
William Rainwater, Arkansas 8th Cavalry, Company D, Private [125], [2635]
William Rainwater, Arkansas 45th Cavalry, Company E [125], [1100], [2635]
- Died 22 Dec 1893 [391], [1100]
- Wife Sarah R. (Hogan) Rainwater, widow’s pension #5521, died 13 Sep 1910 [391], [1100]
- Heirs of Sarah R. (Hogan) Rainwater: Deborah D. Edwards, P. A. Hogan, E. W. Hogan, Lucinda E.Webb, Amanda A. Churchill,
G. B. Hogan, Mary A. Barnes [1100]
Abner Rainwater, Georgia Cavalry, 9th Battalion (State Guards), Company E, Private [125]
- Son of Solomon Rainwater Sr. and Ruth Felton
- Born ca 1798
- Found in Hancock Co, GA in 1850 census [6]
Alva C. Rainwater, Georgia Cavalry, 7th Battalion (State Guards), Company E, Corporal and Georgia 49th Infantry, Company I [125]
- Son Abner Rainwater, brother of Crosby Rainwater and Thadeus Rainwater [6]
- Born 1844 [446]
- Regiment “Pierce Guards” drawn from Hancock Co, GA [446]
- Enlisted 4 Mar 1862 at age 18 [1054]
- Discharged Oct 1862 [446]
- Died 1900, buried in Powelton Cm., Hancock Co, GA [771]
Cicero Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry, Company H, Corporal [125]
Crosby D. Rainwater, 7th Confederate Cavalry, Company E, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant [125]
Daniel Boone Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
Daniel W. Rainwater, Georgia 19th Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
David T. Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry, Company E, Private [125]
E. (Eber) Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
Elisha W. Rainwater, Georgia 4th Reserves, Company B, Private [125]
George Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
- Regiment “Chattahoochee Volunteers” drawn from Campbell Co, GA [444]
- Enlisted 25 Sep 1861 on the same day as his brothers, Daniel, Miles, & Reason [444], [1054]
- Deserted 15 Oct 1861 [444]
George Wilburn Rainwater, Georgia 19th Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
- Son of James Rainwater the Blacksmith and Apposely Cunningham [6]
- Regiment “Palmetto Guards” drawn from Campbell Co, GA [443]
- Captured 12 Dec 1864 [443]
- Applied in 1915 for pension from Oklahoma, and rejected [1490]
- Wife Nancy Ann Parrish applied for pension from Oklahoma, #6633, microfilm is illegible
- Buried in Garland Cemetery, Haskell Co, OK [1128]
- Service record at NARA https://catalog.archives.gov/id/163530210
Ira Simpson Rainwater, Georgia 9th Infantry (State Guards), Company C, Private [125]
- Son of Elisha Gentry Rainwater and Elizabeth Grant
- Widow Nancy Smith Rainwater filed for CSA widow’s pension in Greene Co, GA [448]
J. Rainwaters, Georgia Siege Artillary, 28th Battalion, Company I, Private [125]
James H. Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
- Son of Elisha W. & Mariah Rainwater [6]
- Born 11 Apr 1844 in Gwinnett Co, GA [444]
- Enlisted 1 May 1862 [1054]
- Regiment “Chattahoochee Volunteers” drawn from Campbell Co, GA [444]
- Captured at 16 Dec 1864 Nashville, TN and released 12 Jun 1865 at Camp Chase [444]
- Filed for CSA pension in Douglas Co, GA [1913]
- Widow Annie filed for CSA widow’s pension in Douglas Co, GA [1914]
James P. Rainwater, Georgia 21st Infantry, Company B, Private [125]
- Found in the 1850 HH of Gabriel & Nancy Rainwater, Cherokee Co, GA [6]
- Regiment “Floyd Sharpshooters” drawn from Floyd Co, GA [443]
- Enlisted 20 Feb 1862 [1054]
- Died of disease at Richmond, VA 8 Apr 1862 [443]
- Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [1201]
James T. Rainwater, Georgia Light Artillary, 9th Battalion, Companies A & E, Private [125]
- Not to be confused with the James T. Rainwater of Paulding County, son of Jane Rainwater Rash, who was
married to Millie Elizabeth Paris and Susie Elizabeth Paris Wilson. The 9th Battalion was drawn from Fulton,
Muscogee, and Gwinnett Counties, but not Paulding.
James W. Rainwater, Georgia Infantry, 27th Battalion, Company E, Private [125]
- Filed for CSA pension in Milton Co, GA
- On the pension rolls of Milton Co, GA from 1922-1927 [752]
- Married Laura E. Dodd, 24 Dec 1874, Milton Co, GA [1450]
John Rainwater, Georgia 40th Infantry, Company K, Corporal [125]
- Regiment “Haralson Invincibles’ drawn from Haralson Co, GA [445]
- Enlisted 4 Mar 1862 [1054]
- Captured at Vicksburg, MS 4 Jul 1863 [445]
- Last service record 29 Feb 1864 shows him still in the hospital [445]
- Wife Bargilla G. filed for CSA pension #07589 in Fannin Co, Texas [1023], [183], [385]
John Doris Rainwater, Georgia Battalion Cavalry, 3rd Regiment, Companies B, Private [1021]
- Born 1847 Georgia, died 1895 Alabama [2312]
- Wife Mary filed for widow’s pension in Alabama in 1926, PDF [1021]
John M. Rainwater, Georgia Artillary, 9th Battalion, Companies A & E, Private [125]
J. S. Rainwater, 66th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company C, Private
- Company drawn from Newton and misc Georgia counties [447]
Leander Rainwater, Georgia Regulars, 1st Regiment, Companies C & I, Private [125]
Lemuel Flewellyn Rainwater, Georgia Infantry, 27th Battalion, Company E, Private [125]
- Son of Pinkney Ferron Rainwater and Sarah A. Eskew [400]
- Born 2 Apr 1848 at Stone Mt., Dekalb Co, GA [400]
- Lawyer, member of the Georgia State Senate [400]
- Filed for CSA pension in Mississippi in 1924 [973]
M. Rainwater, Georgia 7th Infantry (State Guards), Company B, Private [125]
Miles Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private and Georgia 4th Reserves, Company B, Private [125]
- Born 10 Sep 1817 in South Carolina [444], [1693]
- Enlisted 25 Sep 1861 on the same day as his brothers, George, Reason, & Daniel [444]
- Regiment “Chattahoochee Volunteers” drawn from Campbell Co, GA [444]
- Discharged by civil authorities 18 Aug 1862 [444]
- Enlisted 10 May 1864 in Atlanta GA “for the war” into Georgia 4th Reserves, Co B [125]
- Husband of Mary “Polly” Blanschet, Elizabeth Simmons & Sabra Smith
- Filed for pension in Douglas Co, GA in 1898 [1693]
- Witnessed the CSA widow’s pension application of Mariah Rainwater, widow of E. W. Rainwater [448]
- Died 4 Jan 1903 in Georgia [2090]
- Widow Mrs. M. J. Rainwater filed for CSA widow’s pension in Fulton Co, GA [2090]
Pinkney Ferron Rainwater, Georgia 42nd Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
- Son of Didana Hembre and Job Rainwater, brother of Sidney Yancey Rainwater and Lacy D. Rainwater
- Born 1812 in South Carolina, died of illness in 1865
- Enlisted 4 Mar 1862 [1054]
- Regiment “Milton Tigers” drawn from Milton Co, GA [445]
- Discharged 4 Nov 1862 due to chronic rheumatism [445]
Reason Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
Sidney Yancy Rainwater, Georgia 42nd Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
- Son of Didana Hembre and Job Rainwater, brother of Pinkney Ferron Rainwater and Lacy D. Rainwater
- Born 1820 in South Carolina, died 1899
- Enlisted 4 Mar 1862 [1054]
- Regiment “Milton Tigers” drawn from Milton Co, GA [445]
- Discharged for disability at Bean Station, TN on 2 Aug 1862 [445]
S. O. Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry, Company H, Private [125]
Thadeus W. Rainwater, Georgia 49th Infantry, Company I, Sergeant [125]
- Son Abner Rainwater, brother of Cosby Rainwater and Alva Rainwater [6]
- Born 1832 [446]
- Regiment “Pierce Guards” drawn from Hancock Co, GA [446]
- Enlisted 4 Mar 1862 at age 30 [1054]
- Discharged for disability Feb 1863 [446]
- Died 1896, buried in Powelton Cm., Hancock Co, GA [771]
Thomas Rainwater, Georgia 3rd Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
- Regiment “Dawson’s Gray’s” drawn from Greene Co. [442]
- Enlisted 30 Jun 1861 [1054]
- Discharged 16 Apr 1862 in South Mills, NC for disability [442]
Umphrey P. Rainwater, Georgia 21st Infantry, Company B, Private [125], [2455]
- Son of Gabriel & Nancy Rainwater of Cherokee Co, GA [6]
- Regiment “Floyd Sharpshooters” drawn from Floyd Co, GA [443]
- Enlisted 24 Jun 1861, occupation listed as farmer [1054], [2455]
- Wounded at 2nd Manassas, VA 28 Aug 1862, shot through the hip [443], [2455]
- Wounded again 31 Aug 1864, listed in hospital at Mt. Jackson, VA [443]
- Filed for in CSA pension in Marshall Co, AL on 31 May 1892 [978]
- Sarah A. Rainwater filed for widow’s pension following his death on 8 Jul 1899 [978], [2455]
Virgil Rainwater, Georgia, 49th Infantry, Company I, Private [125]
- Regiment “Pierce Guards” drawn from Hancock Co, GA [446]
- Enlisted 31 Mar 1863 [1054]
- Served as a substitute for Gaston W. Brown [446]
- Captured 6 May 1864 at The Wilderness, VA [446]
- Died in prison 8 Oct 1864 [446]
Virgil Cicero Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry, Company E, Private [125]
- Regiment “Warsaw Rebels” drawn from Forsyth & Milton Counties [443]
- Enlisted 31 Aug 1861 [1054]
- Captured near Petersburg, VA 24 June 1864. Exchanged at Boulware & Cox’s Wharves, James
River, VA 16 Mar 1865. [443]
- Mary F. applied for widow’s pension #22066 in Smith Co, TX [183], [385]
William B. Rainwater, Georgia 30th Infantry, Company K, Private [125]
William Joseph Rainwater, Georgia 1st Cavalry, Company D, Private [125]
William Pinkney Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry, Company E, Private [125]
- Son of Lacy D. Rainwater and Dorothy R. Bell
- Enlisted at Marietta, GA in the Warsaw Rebels. Date of enlistment is in conflict. One record says 21 Feb 1862, and the other says Mar 1864.
He was 15-16 years old, but represented himself as older in order to enlist. [443], [1054], [1101]
- Surrendered at Appomattox, VA 9 Apr 1865 [443], [1101]
- Lived with his father Lacy Rainwater from 1865-1869, about 2 1/2 miles from Roswell, GA, according to his pension application. [290]
- Following the surrender, he enlisted at St. Louis in the Union army under the name, William P. Price/Prise,
serving from 17 Apr 1869 to 17 Apr 1874 in Co F, 11th US Infantry. Also served with the
2nd Texas Infantry, Company L, and 3rd US Cavalry, Company E [290]
- Also served in the Spanish-American War [30]
- Pension application #1073321, dated 20 Nov 1899 [401]
- Letter from Adjutant General’s Office, dated 1928, identifies him as William Pinkney Rainwater [1101]
- William died 26 Oct 1905 in Arkansas [1101]
- Wife Maggie L. (Newnam) Rainwater’s pension CSA #29827, and post-war Union
pension #611745, dated 28 Nov 1925, making her the only Rainwater widow
to have drawn both Union and Confederate pensions. [401]
William P. Rainwater, Georgia 22nd Infantry [2312]
- John Milton Rainwater’s identifies William as his son in his filing to the Southern Claims Commission [375]:
“I had one son, William Rainwater in the Confederate army, nearly 18 years old. I was opposed to his going. I have never seen
him since – he died.” [32]
- Died in service, 1862 [2312]
- Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA [2312]
William T. Rainwater, Georgia, 3rd Infantry, Company C, Private [125]
- Son of Elisha Gentry Rainwater and Elizabeth Grant [6]
- Regiment “Dawson’s Gray’s” drawn from Greene Co. [442]
- Enlisted 27 Jun 1861 [1054]
- Killed at Spotsylvania, VA on 14 May 1864 [442]
W. T. Rainwater, Georgia Infantry, 2nd Battalion (State Guards), New Company D, Private [125]
Charles Cicero Rainwater, Major, General & Staff Vol. ADC, Artillary & Ordinance Officer, CSA
[125] [400] [467]
Harrison Rainwater, Mississippi Reserve Infantry, Berry’s Company, Private [125], [883]
- Son of William Rainwater & Sidney Farmer [6]
James A. Rainwater, Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company E, Captain [125], [883]
Jesse G. Rainwater, Mississippi 18th Infantry, Company A, Private [125], [883]
J. P. Rainwater, Mississippi
- Mississippi 3rd Cavalry State Troops, Company A. Private [125], [883]
- Mississippi 6th Battalion Inf., Company B, 2nd Lieutenant [883]
- Mississippi 46th Infantry, Company B, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant [125], [883]
J. R. Rainwater, Mississippi
- Mississippi 1st Infantry State Troops, Company I, Private [125], [883]
- Mississippi 5th Infantry State Troops, Company F, Sergeant [125], [883]
Marion G. Rainwater, Mississippi 17th Infantry, Companies B & G, Private [125], [883]
R. Rainwater, Mississippi 1st (King’s) Infantry, Company H State Troops, 3rd Lieutenant [125], [883]
Richard Rainwater, Mississippi 3rd Cavalry, Company B, Private [125], [883]
- Enlisted 31 Mar 1864 in MS [32]
- Died 24 Dec 1891 according to headstone application (Findagrave says 1904) [32]
- Buried at Liberty Hill Cemetery, Attala Co, MS [595]
- Wife Narcissus Lindsay [6]
William Andrew Rainwater, Mississippi 27th Infantry, Company B, Sergeant [125], [883]
William Rainwater, Mississippi 32nd Infantry, Company B, Private [125], [883]
William Martin Rainwater, Mississippi 37th Infantry, Company B, Private [125], [883]
- Son of William Rainwater and Sidney Farmer [6]
- Enlisted 8 Mar 1862 at Enterprise MS [32] (scan of muster roll)
- Missing, captured at Coffeeville 3 Dec 1862 [32] (scan of muster roll)
- Deserted 21 Aug 1864 [32] (scan of muster roll)
Zeb B. Rainwater, Mississippi, Light Artillary Company D (Wofford’s Battery), 1st Lieutenant [125], [883]
J. E. W. Rainwater, Missouri 5th Cavalry, Company H, Private [125]
W. P. Rainwater, Infantry Clark’s Regiment, Co G [125] – see Independent
Daniel F. Rainwater, 2nd Lieutenant, 62nd Regiment, Montgomery Co. [65]
George M. Rainwater, North Carolina Home Guards [980]
- Served in Capt. William McKinnon’s company [980]
- Filed for CSA pension from North Carolina on 5 Jul 1915 at age 79 [980]
- Lived in Richmond Co. at time of filing [980]
James Rainwaters, North Carolina 23rd Infantry, Company D, Private [125], [471]
G. H. Rainwater, South Carolina 19th Infantry, Private [125]
Philip J. Rainwater, South Carolina 27th Infantry, Company G, Private and 1st Battalion S.S., Company C, Private
[125]
- Died 19 Jul 1864 while a POW [91], [1394]
- Buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Point Lookout State Park, MD [91]
- Article in 23 Dec 1899 Charleston News and Courier entitled Our Dead at Point Lookout calls him J. P. Rainwater, died 18 Jul 1864 [3342]
- Son of Hiram and Margaret Rainwater, Damascus, Spartanburg Dist., SC [7]
Joshua W. Rainwaters, South Carolina 4th Cavalry, Company E, Private [125]
- Died 21 Oct 1864 at Elmira, NY POW camp [91]
- Buried Woodlawn National Cemetery, CSA section, site 526 [91], [2152]
Joshua Rainwaters, South Carolina Cavalry, 12th Battalion, Company C [125]
S. T. Rainwaters, South Carolina Infantry, 9th Battalion, Company C, Private and 26th Infantry, Company D, Private [125]
William T. Rainwater, Company C, 8th Infantry Regiment, Private, South Carolina State Troops [125]
John W. Rainwater, Company I, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, Private [10]
- Enlisted 1 Jul 1864, discharged 1 Jul 1865 [10]
- Found in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co, TN in 1890 census [10]
Milas W. Rainwater, Jefferson Co, TN
- Son of James Rainwater & Catherine McCall
- Filed a claim for $262 with the state of Tennessee in 1868 for reimbursment of of property requisitioned
by Union forces during the Civil War. [412]
William H. Rainwaters, Tennessee 50th Infantry, Company H, Private [125] [439]
Benjamin F. Rainwater, Texas 10th Cavalry, Company A, Private [125], [2554]
- Son of Rev. James Rainwater and Mary "Polly" Mason of Georgia [290]
- Found in his parents’ 1950 census HH, and in Quitman, Wood Co, TX in 1860 census [6], [7]
- Died 13 Jul 1862 at Chattanooga, TN. Father James filed for unpaid wages. [34]
- This is not the husband of Amanda Adeline Rainwater who filed for CSA
pension in Texas [1158]
Berry Moore Rainwater, Company C, First Partisan Texas Rangers [1024]
- Little Berry Moore Rainwater, son of Elisha Gentry and Elizabeth Grant Rainwater [6], [1028]
- Filed for CSA pension #05828 in Collin Co, Texas [183], [385]
- On the Texas Confederate Indigent List, 3 dependents, Rusk Co, TX, 16 Feb 1865 [465]
- Died in Rusk Co, TX on 25 Sep 1919 in home of son-in-law, G. R. Little [1024]
George M. Rainwater, Texas 5th Cavalry, Company E, Private [125], [2554]
James M. Rainwater, Texas 5th Cavalry, Company E, Green’s Brigade, 2nd Lieutenant [125], [2554]
- Son of Addison Franklin Rainwater and Susan Wallace
- Husband of Ella Sampson, father of six children
- Obituary, 18 Jul 1894, page 3, Dallas Morning News. Committed suicide by
jumping in a well in Corsicana, TX. [2576]
Lemuel Rainwater, Texas 24th Cavalry, Company E, Private [125], [2554]
- Died 15 Feb 1863 while a POW at Camp Butler, Springfield, IL [91]
- Buried in grave #739 in Confederate section of Camp Butler National Cemetery [91], [2152]
Ransom Edward Rainwater, Texas 18th Infantry, Company A, Private [125], [2554]
- Son of William Rainwater and Caroline Davis [6]
- Born in Alabama ca 1830, apparently died in Texas pre-1870 [6], [1326]
- Enlisted in Capt. George W. Knox’s Ochiltree Regiment of Texas Volunteers, mustered in on 5 Apr 1862
at Alto, Cherokee Co, TX [1326]
- E. Rainwater, 4 dependents, listed on the Texas Confederate Indigent List in Cherokee Co, TX,
15 Feb 1864 [465]
William Walton Rainwater, Texas 37th Cavalry, Company F, Private [125], [2554]
- Son of Joseph E. Rainwater & Caroline E. Walton of Georgia [6], [7]
Thomas Rainwater, 4th Confederate Infantry (1st AL, TN & MS Infantry), Company F, Private [125]
W. H. Rainwater, Henry Gillum’s Regiment, Mounted Infantry Company F, 1st Sergeant [125]
William P. Rainwater, Confederate Cavalry, Clarkson’s Battalion, Independent Rangers, Company D & G, Private [125]
- Enlisted at age 18 on 4 Aug 1862 at Fort Gibson, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation [32]
- Last muster roll 31 Oct 1862 [32]
- Son of John Sanford Rainwater and Lucinda Shehan [6], [7]
- Some records consider this a Missouri unit [125]
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- 966: Washington Death Index, Roll #2, 1907-1919, A-Z, microfilm
- 973: Civil War Confederate pension application of Lemuel F. Rainwater, Mississippi rolls, dated 16 Jun 1924, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 974: Civil War Confederate pension application of Elizabeth Rainwater, widow of Allen T., Alabama rolls, dated 5 Apr 1899, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 975: Civil War Confederate pension application of John Daniel and Rebecca Linton Rainwater, Alabama rolls, dated 20 Nov 1911-20 Aug 1927, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 976: Civil War Confederate pension application of Sarah Edwards Rainwater (widow of Miles), Alabama rolls, dated 15 May 1916 and 15 May 1926, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 977: Civil War Confederate pension application of Silas Mercer and Mary Jane Rainwater, Alabama rolls, dated 19 Jul 1900 and 17 Aug 1903, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 978: Civil War Confederate pension application of Umphrey P. and Sarah A. Rainwater, Alabama rolls, dated 31 May 1892-30 May 1900, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 979: Civil War Confederate pension application of Annie Jane Rainwater (widow of James), North Carolina rolls, dated 14 June 1907, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 980: Civil War Confederate pension application of George M. Rainwater, North Carolina rolls, dated 5 Jul 1915, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 981: Civil War Confederate pension application of William T. and Caroline Rainwater, North Carolina rolls, dated 3 Jul 1908 and 10 Jul 1912, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1021: Civil War Confederate pension application of Mary Rainwater, widow of John Doris Rainwater, Alabama Rolls, dated 4 Jun 1926, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1023: Civil War Confederate pension application of B. G. Rainwater, widow of John, Texas Rolls, #07589, dated 7 Jul 1900 and 24 Oct 1919, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1024: Civil War Confederate pension application of B. M. Rainwater (Little Berry Moore), Texas Rolls, dated 2 Sep 1899 and 25 Sep 1919, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1028: Rusk County (Texas) Rebs, Kathryn Hooper Davis & Carolyn Reeves Ericson, 1998, Ericson Books, Nacogdoches, TX, PDF
- 1054: American Civil War Soldiers, Ancestry.com database, PDF
- 1075: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Lampasas Co, TX, USGenWeb transcription, A-E, F-M, N-Z, PDF
- 1091: Civil War Confederate pension application of Francis Marion Rainwater, dated 3 June 1915, pension #23709, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1092: Civil War Confederate pension application of Nancy Rainwater, widow of Francis Marion, dated 3 July 1922, pension #25948, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1093: Civil War Confederate pension application of Mrs. Eliza Ann Rainwater, widow of John W., dated 3 June 1892, pension #267, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1094: Civil War Confederate pension application of Margaret Rainwater, widow of James A., dated 7 July 1928, pension #29828, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1095: Civil War Confederate pension application of Riley Gilmore Rainwater, dated 23 July 1916, pension #24634, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1096: Civil War Confederate pension application of Arilda Jane Rainwater, widow of Reason, dated 15 Aug 1927, pension #29053, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1097: Civil War Confederate pension application of Thomas E. Rainwater, dated 27 June 1901, pension #19126, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1098: Civil War Confederate pension application of William L. Rainwater, dated 11 May 1918, pension #23444, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1099: Civil War Confederate pension application of Mary Eliza Lea Rainwater, widow of William L., dated 21 July 1919, pension #23444, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1100: Civil War Confederate pension application of Sarah R. Rainwaters, widow of William, dated 29 June 1901, pension #5521, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1101: Civil War Confederate pension application of Maggie L. Rainwater, widow of William P., dated 26 Oct 1905, pension #29827, Arkansas microfilm roll #86, photocopy of microfilm, PDF
- 1128: Garland Cemetery, Haskell Co, OK, Barbara Donathan, USGenWeb transcription, PDF
- 1156: Civil War Union pension application of Abraham B. Rainwater, dated 27 Apr 1896-11 Apr 1929, #609748, Texas, PDF
- 1157: Civil War Union service papers of Abraham B. Rainwater, PDF
- 1158: Civil War Confederate pension application of Amanda Adeline Rainwater, widow of Benjamin Franklin Rainwater, dated 16 Apr 1917, #975383, photocopies of originals
- 1186: Civil War Confederate pension application #49273 of Jeanette Rainwater, widow of William A., dated 4 Feb 1931, Texas microfilm, photocopy of microfilmed original, PDF
- 1187: Civil War Confederate pension application #47023 of William A. Rainwater, dated 10 Jul 1930, Texas microfilm, photocopy of microfilmed original, PDF
- 1189: Civil War Confederate pension application #22066 of Mary F. Rainwater, widow of Virgil Cicero, dated 3 Jul 1913, Texas microfilm, PDF
- 1201: Men in Gray Interments, Virginia Cemetery Records, Vol 12, Thomas M. Spratt, Iberian Publishing Co, Athens, GA, 1996, PDF
- 1232: Civil War (Union/Arkansas) service papers of John Rainwater (son of Matthew & Mahala), 1864-1865, photocopies of microfilmed originals, PDF
- 1233: Civil War (Union/Arkansas) pension application of John Rainwater (son of Matthew & Mahala), pension #620880, dated 11 Dec 1897-8 Apr 1915, photocopy of microfilmed originals, PDF
- 1234: Civil War (Union/Arkansas) pension application of Sarah Isabell Rainwater, widow of John (son of Matthew & Mahala), dated 15 Oct 1918-1919, photocopy of microfilmed original, PDF
- 1269: Muster roll of Company E (colored), 1st Battalion, Irregular Kansas State Militia, Mound City, KS, dated 15 Oct 1864 and 5 Nov 1864, photocopy from the files of the Linn Co, KS Historical Society, File #KJ-1259, PNG
- 1271: The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, all volumes, Janet B. Hewett, publ. 1999, Broadfoot Publishing Co, Wilmington, NC, PDF
- 1302: Application of James Rainwater to the Southern Claims Commission, #1261, Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR, 1874, photocopies of microfilmed originals, originals and transcription
- 1307: The Will of Aaron Rainwater, 1849, Logan Co, KY, original and transcription from Glidie Rainwater Mobley, also see #2823, PDF
- 1326: Enlistment papers of R. E. Rainwater (Ransom Edward), 5 Apr 1862, Alto, Cherokee Co, TX, scan of photocopied original, from Len Rainwater, PDF
- 1358: Excerpts from ‘My Folks,” genealogical research (1984) and research notes (1966) of Thelma P. Sargent, Mesa, AZ. The 19th century information is valid, but the work on the earliest generations and family origin is questionable. PDF
- 1394: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary’s Co, MD, Interment.net transcription, PDF
- 1450: Milton Co, GA Marriage Records, 1865-1931, Books A-D, Ted O. Brooke, 2001, Cumming, GA, PDF
- 1490: Civil War (Confederate) pension application #1390, George Wilburn Rainwater, dated 1915, Oklahoma Confederate Pension Applications, microfilm roll #4, #1182-1621, photocopy of microfilmed original, PDF
- 1495: Decorative ribbon from the Rainwater Rifles NGM (national guard militia), Confederate veterans organization and regiment of the Missouri National Guard founded by Maj. Charles Cicero Rainwater, St. Louis, MO, purchased on Ebay in Oct 2001, PNG.
Note: Organizations of this era characterized as “marching societies” or “private militias” were anti-reconstruction vigilante groups operating with the tacit approval of the local community.
- 1505: Death certificate #3274; D. T. (David T.) Rainwater, 9 Feb 1913, Dallas Co, TX, certified copy, PDF
- 1619: Application for Admission into the State Soldiers’ Home of Washington, Paschal P. Rainwater, #2985, 21 Oct 1918-12 Mar 1919, from Glidie Rainwater Mobley, PDF
- 1641: Civil War Confederate pension application of Cicero Rainwater, #1632, 29 Apr 1895, Richmond Co, GA, Roll #403 Orchard-Roney, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1642: Civil War Confederate pension application of Henrietta Susan Rainwater, widow of Cicero, 14 Jun 1907, Washington Co, GA, Roll #470 Joyner-Ray, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1643: Civil War Confederate pension application of Crosby D. Rainwater, 31 Aug 1906, Taliaferro Co, GA, Roll #424 Flight-Taylor, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1644: Civil War Confederate pension application of Sarah F. (Ogletree) Rainwater, widow of Crosby D., 13 Sep 1907, Taliaferro Co, GA, Roll #424, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1693: Civil War Confederate pension application of Miles Rainwater, 12 Jan 1898, Douglas Co, GA, microfilm roll #142 Mosley-Walton, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1910: Civil War Confederate pension application of Mariah Rainwater, widow of Elisha W., Douglas Co, GA, 1 Mar 1901 & 8 Jan 1902, Georgia Roll 142 Mosley-Walton, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1912: Civil War Confederate pension application of Sarah Ann Hedgepeth Rainwater, widow of William Joseph, 16 Jan 1893-14 Jan 1907, Polk Co, GA, Georgia Roll 384, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1913: Civil War Confederate pension application of James H. Rainwater, Douglas Co, GA, 9 Mar 1901-2 Jan 1904, Georgia Roll 142 Mosley-Walton, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1914: Civil War Confederate pension application of Annie Hightower Rainwater, widow of James H., Douglas Co, GA, 26 Aug 1919, Georgia Roll 142 Mosley-Walton, photocopy from microfilmed original, PDF
- 1915: Application of Jacob A. Rainwater for admission into the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home, Quincy, IL, 13 Apr 1904, photocopy of original, from Glidie Rainwater Mobley, PDF
- 1916: Civil War Union pension application of Jacob A. Rainwater, Adams Co, IL, 30 Dec 1897 - 21 Apr 1904, photocopy of original, from Glidie Rainwater Mobley, PDF
- 1917: Civil War Union widow’s pension application of Nautilla E. Rainwater, widow of Jacob A., Hancock Co, IL, 18 [unreadable] 1904 - 4 Oct 1930, photocopy of original, from Glidie Rainwater Mobley, PDF
- 2070: Civil War Confederate pension application of William B. Rainwater, Campbell Co, GA, 30 Sep 1909, Georgia Confederate Pension microfilm roll #51, photocopy, PDF
- 2090: Civil War Confederate pension application of M. J. (Sabra Amanda Jane) Rainwater, widow of Miles, 31 Jan 1903, Fulton Co, GA, Georgia Confederate Pension microfilm roll #273/44, photocopy, PDF
- 2103: Civil War Union service records of Abraham Butler Rainwater, Camden Co, MO, from Brad Millar, photocopies of originals, PDF
- 2104: Civil War Union service records of Gideon E. Rainwater, Camden Co, MO, from Brad Millar, photocopies of originals, PDF
- 2105: Civil War Union pension application of Sarah C. Rainwater, widow of Abraham Butler Rainwater, Camden Co, MO, from Brad Millar, photocopies of originals, PDF
- 2152: Veterans Administration Burial and Memorial Benefits Services Nationwide Gravesite Locator website
- 2312: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/. Information from this source is uneven and requires 2nd confirmation.
- 2376: Photograph; CSA monument in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL, photo by Barry Rainwater. This monument includes a line for S. P. Rainwater, Company D, 1st Alabama Infantry. JPG
- 2386: Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, sick roster for Camp Douglas, entry for S. P. Rainwater, scan of microfilmed original, provided by Barry Rainwater, PNG
- 2455: Alabama Civil War Service Database, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL link to archives, Summary of Rainwaters, PDF
- 2499: Rainwater tombstones in Annapolis National Cemetery, 800 West Street, Annapolis, Ann Arundel Co, MD, PDF
- 2554: Texas Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, Janet B. Hewett and Joyce Lawrence, 1997, Broadfoot Publishing Co, Wilmington, NC, PDF
- 2576: Obituary; James M. Rainwater, 18 Jul 1894, page 3, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, scan from microfilm, PDF
- 2635: Index to Arkansas Confederate Soldiers, multiple volumes, Desmond Walls Allen, 1990, Arkansas Research Inc., Conway, AR, PDF
- 2796: Civil War pension application of Rebecca J. McDaniels Rainwaters, #93288, 4 Jun 1862, widow of William C Rainwaters, contributed by John Rainwater, PNG
- 2897: Affidavits of Jane Rainwater Rash and Margaret Rainwater Powell for Jane’s pension based on the service of her son John M. Rainwater, 5 Jan 1863, Paulding Co, GA, transcription, PDF
- 3342: “Our Dead at Point Lookout, reprinted from the Lancaster Ledger, 2 Jul 1868, from the records of Dr. W. J. White,” Charleston News and Courier, Charleston SC, 23 Dec 1899, pg 2, via GenealogyBank, PNG
- 3476: Civil War/Union service record and pension application of Jackson Rainwater, KY-MS, 1893, from NARA, transcription at end, PDF