FAMOUS FRIENDS - Alex Moffett of Dublin served in the Confederate Army in Co. B of the 2nd Battalion of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Moffett served with the Macon Volunteers from May 29, 1861 until he was discharged on Sept. 11, 1861. One of his company mates who also transferred out of the company was a local Macon boy, who later became known for his poetry. He was Private Sidney C. Lanier. Moffett's wife's sister married Dr. Joseph LeConte. Dr. LeConte was known worldwide as a leading geologist and chemist in the 1800s. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 6, pp. 790-1.
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