From the csnavy.org site.
It turns out that the Bonaventure Cemetery used to be part of the Tattnall family's plantation named Bonaventura. Confederate flag officer Josiah Tattnall was born there and buried there.
CAPTAIN (FLAG OFFICER) JOSIAH TATTNALL, SAVANNAH SQUADRON, MOSQUITO FLEET-- Admiral Franklin Buchanan wrote, in response to his be appointed Confederate Admiral, that he thought Tattnall should have been the first Confederate admiral. Born Nov. 9, 1795. Died June 14, 1871.
JOHN R.F. TATTNALL, CSMC-- Son of Josiah Tattnall. Born near Middleton, Ct, in 1829. Died 17 August 1917. Grave in Tattnall family plot, section E.
The folks at CSNavy are looking for the grave of Paulding Tattnall, Josiah's other son.
EDWARD FENWICK NEUFVILLE, 2ND LT. CSMC-- 2ND LT. CSMC-- son-in-law of Josiah Tattnall.
JACOB PAULSEN-- Born 1 August 1837, in Eddelak Parish, Denmark, residing in Apalachicola, Florida, in 1860. Died 23 February 1919.
Seaman on CSS Chattahoochee, CSS Savannah, CSS Palmetto State and at the Wilmington Station.
Resided in Savannah after the war and involved in business pursuits becoming prominent in local politics. A street in Savannah is named after him.
Quite a Confederate Family. --Old B-Runner
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