Atkinson, son of a wealthy planter in Baldwin County, AL, attended the preparatory school in 1847-1848. It is unknown whether he continued his schooling at R-MC or elsewhere before enrolling as a freshman at the University of Alabama in 1851, only attending for one year. He was a planter/farmer in Baldwin county at the outbreak of the war. Atkinson enlisted on April 24, 1861 as a private in the Mobile Rifles, which became Co. K of the 3rd AL Infantry. It is unknown how long he served in this unit. By October 1864, he was serving as 1st lieutenant in Captain English's Co., an independent mounted infantry company that operated in the area near Mobile, AL.
After the war, Atkinson returned to Baldwin County, AL and farmed. He died on August 1, 1907 and is buried in Montgomery Hill Cemetery in Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL.
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