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THE TULLOSS RANGERS

A Reunion of the Company To Be Held at Pikeville

Special Correspondence Chattanooga Times.

PIKEVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 6 — There will be a reunion at Pikeville Tenn on Saturday, Jan. 20, 1894, of the Tulloss rangers, the first company of confederate soldiers made up during the late war from Bledsoe county, Tenn. This company was known as the Tulloss rangers and took its name from Col. James A Tulloss, who was a very wealthy citizen of Bledsoe county at that time. Col. Tulloss gave to each member of the company a suit of clothes and furnished about twenty-five horses for the same. The company left Pikeville on the 2d day of July, 1861. There was perhaps not a finer dressed or better looking body of men in the whole confederate service, and their departure was an occasion never to be forgotten. To witness the parting of husbands and wives, fathers, mothers and sons, brothers and sisters and sweethearts, relatives and friends, was an exciting and touching scene indeed. The company reached Knoxville, Tenn., on the 6th day of the same month and were there mustered into service on the 8th of the same month and became company “F” of the Second Tennessee confederate cavalry, which was commanded by Col. Henry C. Ashley They had a hard struggle during the war. Some fell upon the battle field and others sickened and died while in the service and many more have since fallen by the wayside.

Petition for a Grist Mill, 1807

In Historic Sites, Individuals & Families, Legislative Petitions & Acts, Local History & Information

Petition to the Tennessee General Assembly — Ordered

State of Tennessee Roane County 1807

To the honorable Court of Roane County — we your Petitioners humbly Sheweth that a grist mill in Sequacha Valley, Where the old Kiuka Trace of Lower Trace Crosses the Mountain From Tennessee Valley will be of publix utility. We Therefor pray your Worships to grand an order in favor of George Skillern Erecting a mill on Sd. place.

Jesse McKinny
John McKnight
John Anderson
Wm. Christian
Jos. Hoge(?)
Jno. Brown
Jessee Tyree
Jas. Ridle
Elisha Rogers
Jos. Rogers
Gerge Sharpe(?)
Thos. Riddle
Volentine Spring
John Spring
John roberson
Isaac Stephens
George Hatfield
Thomas Yount
Thos Yount
Joseph Myes(?)
Michael Foster(?)
Sam Cowen
Thomas Brown(?)
Ezekiel McCoy
Smith Dunken(?)
James Hail
Thomas Masterson
Thomas Vernon
Elijah Hicks(?)
John Hankins
William Wilson
(Torn)
James Direr(?)
Peter Looney
Daniel Thorp
Martin Laurence
David Oatt
Samuel Lusk
Samuel Simpson
John Portmorn
James Breden
William Roberson
David Rainey
James Moore
Jn(?) Coulter
Stephan Thurman
James Jons
John Shumak
Eli Thurman
Nicholas Spring
Alexr. Coulter
William Long
Robert Gambel
Alexr. Ferguson
John Rusell
James R. Rogers
Joseph _____

Bledsoe Countians in the Civil War

In Civil War History, Individuals & Families, Military Records

from Elizabeth Parham Robnett’s history of Bledsoe County (with permission)

This list is compiled from various sources and lists men who enlisted from or were living in Bledsoe County at the time the 1890 veteran census was taken. The list is excerpted from Elizabeth Robnett’s History of Bledsoe County. The men listed as members of the Tulloss Rangers are not included here.

Click here to read separate article about the Tulloss Rangers unit.

James Acuff, Thomas Agee, James F. Anderson, William Angel

Edward Baggett, Andrew J. Bedwell, John P. Bennett, G. T. Blankenship, Thomas F. Blaylock Andrew Bowman, Daniel Bowman, Elijah Bowman, Pleasant B. Brewer, William B. Brewer, Michael W. Brock, Joseph Brown, Reuban H. Brown, James A. Bunch, Thomas Burdett, John W. Byerly

Greer Campbell, Washington C. Campbell, Zimriah Card, Goodwin Carlton, Henry Cartwright, James Clark, Henry Close, Wiley M. Colvard, Johnathan Crawford

James M. Davis, William S. Davis, John W. DeBord, Benjamin Duke, William H. Dye

Thomas Edmondson, Alexander Evans, William Evitt

Charles Ferguson, James Ferguson, Daniel Foley, Ephraim Foster, John W. Francis, Nicholas P. Frazier, Bird Freeman, James. W. Freeman

James Gentry, Jesse Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Daniel Graham, John B. Graham, William Graham, William R. Graham, Henry Clay Greer, Charles Gross

Issac Hale, James Hale, Joseph Hankins, Thomas Hale, John B. Haley, James C. Harvey, Benjamin F. Harwood, James C. Heard, Joel B. Hembree, James W. Hendon, Bird Henderson, Jasper Henderson, Robert Henderson, James F. Henry, Marion Hixson, James M. Hixson, John B. Hixson, Josiah Hixson, Newton Hixson, George W. Hixson, William A. Hixson, William Carol Hixson, James L. Hoge, Lemuel Hoge, Preston Hoge, William H. Holland, David Holland, William B. Houston, James L. Hutcheson, J W Hyder

Hezekiah James, Daniel Johnson, William Johnson, William A. Jordan, Jacob Keedy, William Keedy, James J. Kelly, William H. Kimber, Abram T. King, LaFayette Kirby, Frank M. Knight

James Lawson, Jesse Lawson , John W. Lawson, Tyne Lawson, Benjamin F. Lee, Benjamin F. Lloyd

Samuel W. Manning, Lee Mathis, Jesse W. McDowell, Jessee J. McDowell, T. A. McCully, George McDaniel, Green McDaniel, John McDaniel, William McDaniel, Daniel McWilliams, Peter Mercer, Calvin Milican, Samuel Miller, John Mitts, Calvin Mooneyham, Owen Mooneyham, Thomas C. Morgan, Z. M. Morris

R. M. Narramore, Andrew J. Northrup

Daniel Olinger

Aaron Parker, James Parham, John A. Patton, Andrew Payne, Alfred Pemberton, John Pierce, Isaac Pollard, John T. Pope, William R. Pope, James Putnam

Michael Real, Charles Real, Peter Real, James L. Rigsby, John Rigsby, Daniel Rollins, H. C. Roberson, James Roberson, William J. Rains, John Rogers, James A. Ross, John Russell

Felix Scales, James Seals Jr., Jesse Segraves, Adam J. Shoemaker, J.W. Sharp, Andrew Simmons, John Simmons, James Simmons, Monroe Simmons, William T. Simmons, James L. Stephens, Isaac George Stephens, Ephraim Skiles, George Skiles, John Skiles, James T. Slater, Isaac N. Smith, John Smith, McKinley Smith, Benjamin Smith, Sam M. Smith, Thomas Smith, Andrew Soloman, Ely Southerland, A. J. Standefer, Perry Stepp, John Stewart, Robert Stewart, John S. Stinnet, Patrick Stone, Thomas Sutherland, Alfred K. Swafford, John B. Swafford, John Swafford, John L. Swafford, James Swafford, John P. Swafford, Sam Swafford, Lt. Sam Swafford, William Swafford, William B. Swafford, George Sweat

James Tandy, John J. Teeters, Charles Thurman, Isaac N. Thurman, William A. Thurman, John B. Turner, Soloman Turner, Van Thurman

David H. Walker, Howard Walker, Stephen Walker, Johnathan Ward, John G. Werner, William Ziegler

Tulloss Rangers — July, 1861

In Civil War History, Military Records

The Athens Post – 12 July 1861

This company, John M. Bridgeman, Captain, reached Camp Cummings, Knoxville, on Friday. Sequatchie Valley has the honor of furnishing the finest Cavalry Company that has yet entered the service. We have the pleasure of an acquaintance with most of the officers and members, and will go bail that if they are put at the right place they will not be long in giving the enemy a taste of their capacity. The name, “Tulloss Rangers,” is in compliment of Col James A. Tulloss, of Pikeville, for his liberal aid in money and other respects in behalf of the Company. The Company is handsomely uniformed, at an expense of some fifteen hundred dollars, contributed by a few patriotic citizens of Bledsoe. Below is a list of the officers and privates.

Muster Roll of Tulloss Rangers

Officers

J Bridgeman	Captain
James Walker	1st Lieutenant
A R Couk	2nd Lieutenant
James M Farley	3rd Lieutenant
Wm A Smith	1st Sergeant
R B Hutcheson	2nd Sergeant
J M Cunningham	4th Sergeant
L T Billingsley	1st Corporal
John R Roberson	2nd Corporal
James J Dyer	3rd Corporal
Richard R Gist	4th Corporal
Anthony Griffith	1st Bugler
Geo W Taylor	2nd Bugler
John P Ketts	Blacksmith

Privates

Abott	J M
Acuff	Jasper S
Beaveret	Virgil A
Berger	Franklin
Brown	David S
Brown	Reuben
Campbell	G B
Carnes	S E
Davis	Timothy
Deatheridge	H C
Douglas	W J
Durham	O P
Epperson	Geo N
Finley	Geo H
Ford	C A
Frazier	John C
Freeman	James N
Gentry	J K
Gentry	S B
Gillespie	Geo L
Greer	James L
Hatfield	M B
Hawkins	Thomas J
Hickenbotton	Wm
Hinch	Thomas H
Hutcheson	Wm F
Jones	John
Kerrick	John W
Knight	Leroy
Lamb	James Houston
Lewis	Charles L
Loyd	Thomas
McCulley	Wm
McDonald	George
McDonough	J M
Nail	James B
Panter	Sampson B
Pope	Lavander W
Rankin	James
Rankin	Reuben
Reid	S A
Roberson	Adam
Roberson	John R
Roberson	S J
Rodgers	G W (sick)
Scott	James
Sherrell	Andrew
Sherrell	Thomas
Simmons	W L
Sloan	Dr. R A
Standefer	Luke L
Standefer	Wm L
Swafford	Alfred Jr.
Swafford	M P
Swafford	T A
Thomas	Isaac N
White	James
Worthington	J C
Worthington	J. Frank
Worthington	James
Worthington	Sam P
Worthington	W J
Worthington	William

Bibliographic data: Vol. 13, No. 663

The Sequatchie Valley Region in the 1790’s

In Maps & Gazetteers

Map of Tennessee originally published in A new and elegant general atlas, depicting Tennessee in the 1790’s. Map shows counties, Indian lines, settlements, rivers, the Mero District and the Washington District.

Tennessee in the 1790s -- portion of larger map

This map is a snippet from the full map held at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Click here to view the original map.

Bledsoe County References in Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

In Court & Council Records, Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Searchable Databases

Original Tennessee Supreme Court case files located in Tennessee State Library and Archives represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research. Dockets, filed pleadings, exhibits, and testimony often contain details not otherwise available.

Click here to view a list of 210 case summaries that refer to Bledsoe County.

Bledsoe County in Acts of Tennessee General Assembly, 1796-1850

In Individuals & Families, Legislative Petitions & Acts, Local History & Information, Searchable Databases

Acts of TN 1796-1850 is an index to the names that appear in the early legislation of Tennessee. When a bill is passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed by the governor, the final version of the bill appears in the publication Acts of Tennessee. This index lists over 22,500 names that have appeared in the public acts and private acts between 1796 and 1850.

This index was compiled by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Click here to view search results for the term “Bledsoe County.”

1950 U. S. Census

In Census Records, Local History & Information, Maps & Gazetteers

Bledsoe County 1950 Enumeration Districts — Click the map to view the full-sized version at TGS (warning: 10MB)

The 1950 U. S. Census is scheduled for public release on April 1, 2022.

Until an every-name index is available (underway at FamilySearch.org), researchers will have to browse census returns by Enumeration District.

To prepare for your success, we suggest the following resources.

1950 Census Articles posted at the History Hub Blog (National Archives) — click here to browse the list

Enumerator’s Reference Manual — click here to read or download free from Google Books

Tennessee County Enumeration District Maps — click here to select from the list provided by TGS

These maps were drawn on 1939 State Highway Department maps, which are themselves worthwhile to researchers.

Tennessee Genealogical Society’s 1950 Census Resources — click here to view the options

Of particular interest, see the link to Enumerator Training Films uploaded to YouTube.

Tennessee World War I Veterans’ Questionnaires

In Military Records, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

Records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives indicate no Bledsoe County veterans completed questionnaires about their service during World War I. However, 4448 questionnaires were returned, some from residents of neighboring counties.

The World War I questionnaire project (TSLA Record Group 239) was part of an effort to gather and preserve the history of Tennessee’s involvement in what was then known as the Great War. On January 24, 1919, the state legislature resolved that a committee of 25 be appointed, to be known as the Tennessee State Historical Committee, part of whose duties was to “collect, compile, index and arrange all data and information of every kind and character relating to the part Tennessee has played in the Great War.”

Click here for more information about the questionnaires.

Click here to go directly to the searchable database of questionnaires.

Revolutionary War Materials at the Tennessee State Library and Archives