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| | David Bailey Freeman - Youngest Confederate Soldier |
 | | David Bailey Freeman, the son of Beverly Allen Freeman, a lawyer, and Mary Ann Reynold Murray, was born May 1st, 1851, in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia and was reared in middle Georgia and Gordon County. |
 | | David was offered position as a "Marker" for the calvary, and with his mother's and brother's consent, he enlisted in the 6th Georgia Calvary Company D. David's father had passed away when David was only four years old. |
 | | In his later years, David was active in his newpaper, he was a politician, and was active in the United Confederate Veterans, and a friend to other veterans, helping them with their veteran affairs and their pension problems. |
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