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Allen Wood
My great-great grandfather, Allen Wood married Sarah Jane
Netherton in Cocke Co TN on July 9, 1864. Allen served as a private in
the 60th Reg CSA, TN Mounted Infantry, under Col John H Crawford. He was in
Co I under Captain William A Walsh. This regiment was also referred to
as the 79th.
Allen was born 9/7/1841 and died 2/25/1887 in Hunt Co TX. He enlisted in 1862 at age 21.
The 60th Reg Infantry was organized at Haynesville, TN in October 1862
and its members were from Washington, Hawkins, Sullivan, Grainger and
Cocke counties. It was assigned to Gen JC Vaughn's Brigade and remained
there throughout the war. Serving in the Dept of Mississippi and East
Louisiana, most of the regiment was captured in the conflict at Big
Black River Ridge with remaining men in Vicksburg. Exchanged and
reorganized as mounted infantry, it skirmished in Western Virginia and
East Tennessee, then disbanded during the spring of 1865. (from public
records) [Allen's surname is spelled "Woods" in military records.]
From the 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 3, Fannin Co TX, Allen is shown
as age 38, born TN, Sarah (S J), age 37 b TN. Children listed: Osker,
son age 13, Lana age 11, C (son) age 9, all born in TN. Younger
children born in TX are EM (daughter) age 5, Tennessee (daughter) age
3, and Rufus (infant).
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