BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1912 Chapter III From Cumberland Gap we went to the railroad above Knoxville and took the cars to Tullahoma and went into camp where we stayed for some time. I was then within 14 miles of home and I visited home quite often. Our adjutant liked a drink of applejack quite well and as there was a still near my home I would get a pass frequently. I suppose our Colonel did not know…
BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1912 Chapter II We remained in camp for a few days and then marched in a northerly direction, passing through the country where several companies of our regiment were raised and we could see women and children on the roads to greet their loved ones as we marched along. We arrived at Gainsboro, on the Cumberland river and stopped for a rest. A lot of us went down to the river to go in…
A NEWSPAPER WITHOUT A MUZZLE BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1912 The Old Confederate’s Story Three Years, Seven Months and Twenty-seven Days in the C.S.A. in the War Between the States. How a Boy Of Seventeen Went to War, What He Saw and Some of His Experiences. Written Espress- ly for The Independent by R. C. CARDEN, Manchester, Tenn. BOONE, IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1912 In 1861, when the war clouds obscured the sky I was a boy…
The following news items appeared in the newspaper just prior to the articles by Robert Carden’s description of his Civil War experience. May 30, 1911 — B.H. Carden, who lives on the Tom Clark place in Adamson Grove, [Iowa] is enjoying a visit from his father, R. C. Carden of Manchester, Tennessee, who is here for a visit until after the 4th of July. Comrade Carden was a confederate soldier in Co. B, 16 Tennessee Infantry and served during the entire…
James G. Aydelott, lawyer and one of the most prominent citizens of Tullahoma, Tenn., was born in Hickman, Ky., November 3, 1845, and is the son of John D. and Sarah (Grizzard) Aydelott. The father was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., in 1818, and died at Hickman, Ky., in 1852. The mother, born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1827, is the daughter of James Grizzard, the pioneer merchant of Tullahoma. When a small boy our subject removed with his mother to Tullahoma,…
John H. Ashley, high sheriff of Coffee County, and a prominent citizen of Manchester, was born in Rutherford County, June 13, 1848. He is the son of W. F. and Lidia a. (Mankin), both natives of Tennessee and of english descent; the former was born near Beech Grove in 1822 and died November 5, 1878; the latter, still living, was born in Rutherford county, in 1822. The elder Ashley was a farmer and a sound Democrat. Our subject was the…
Simeon Ashley, clerk of Coffee county Circuit court, and a prominent citizen of Manchester, was born March 8, 1830, near Beech Grove, Tenn. He is the son of William and Mary (Weaver) Ashley, of English and Scotch descent respectively – the former born in South Carolina, Lawrence District, February 14, 1789, and the latter, in North Carolina in 1790. Their parents came to Tennessee in early days, and the maternal father was a companion of James K. Polk’s father in…
William Alwood, a prominent citizen of Manchester, Tenn., was born September 22, 1850, in Fulton County, Ohio. He is the son of Levi S. and Delilah (McQuillin) Alwod – the former of Scotch descent, born in Ohio October 9, 1826, the latter of Irish descent and born June 22, 1830, in Ohio. The elder Alwood was married in 1848; engaged in farming and he came to Tennessee in 1873, his permanent home. He is a Republican and in sympathy with…
Coffee County was formed on January 8, 1836, from parts of Franklin, Bedford, and Warren Counties. It was named after Gen. John Coffee, a close friend of Andrew Jackson and a hero of the War of 1812 and the Creek (Indian) War. Many in the Legislature wanted to name the new county “Webster”, in honor of Jonathan Webster, the Speaker of the Senate and a resident of the Noah community. In the end the name Coffee won out by one…
Bibliography Coffee County Bibliography from the TN State Library & Archives Biographies ALWOOD, William ASHLEY, Simeon ASHLEY, John H. AYDELOTT, James G. Cemeteries Map of Coffee County cemeteries – see local cemeteries on a Google Map Coffee County cemetery burials (TNGenWeb Cemetery Database) – more than 31,000 records Find-A-Grave — browse or search close to 900 names across 230+ cemeteries Book: Cemeteries & Tombstone Transcriptions of Coffee County, Tennessee (2006) – by Linda Winters [find in a library]…