Pinkston was the Father of my Grandfather, William Thompson Britt, who was 50 years old when my mother was born. William spoke often of his father, whom my mother never knew.
Pinkston was a devout member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church and a devoted husband and Father. He married Serena Ann Miller, daughter of Mark Miller and Lucinda Hale, in 1850. The marriage produced 10 children, 9 of whom survived childhood. Six of the children, all under the age of 12, were left in Serena's care while Pinkston reluctantly joined the Confederate army as a Private in Company D, 25th Battalion Infantry, Georgia Provost Guard. His job was to round up deserters, but he later said he "just didn't have the heart for it" and was quite relieved to finally return home. The Civil War letters that Pinkston wrote to Serena are full of his anguish over having to leave her and the children.
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