DEKALB COUNTY

The Union Army

Lieut. Col. Joseph H. Blackburn's Fourth (Union) Regiment of Mounted Infantry, with the exception of Company B, Was recruited at Liberty, Carthage, Alexandria, Pulaski, Livingston, Shelbyville, and Nashville from September 1, 1864, to April 22, 1865, to serve one year. Company B was made up of Memphis home guards and was mustered out of service June 1, 1865; The other companies were mustered out August 25, 1865. Colonel Blackburn was appointed Lieutenant colonel November 26, 1864, at the age of twen ty-two years. Thomas Waters was appointed major February 7, 1865.

Appointments of captains: Norton E. Quinn, October 27, 1864; William L. Hathaway, October 29, 1864; Macadoo Vannata, December 11, 1864; A. C. Card, January 10, 1865; J. P. Patey, February 2, 1865; John Simpson, March 11, 1865; Rufus Dowdy, May 5, 1865 ; G. W. Gray, June 14, 1865.

Appointments of first lieutenants in Blackburns Regiment: James H. Blackburn, October 27, 1864; James H. (Pet) White, October 29, 1864; William J. Stokes, Adjutant (son of Colonel Stokes), December 8, 1864; Marcellus C. Vick, December 11, 1864; W. B. Overcast, January 10, 1864; H. C. Sanders, February 1, 1865; S. B. Whitelock, February 4, 1865; J. T. Thompson, February 4, 1865; H. T. Smallage, February 28, 1865; C. W. Meeker, June 28, 1865.

Second lieutenants: T. G. Bratten, October 27, 1864; Elijah Robinson, October 29, 1864; James Williams, December 9, 1864; R. Wiley, January 11, 1865; James H. Kitching, February 2, 1865; T. H. Berry, February 2, 1865; W. H. Wilhite, April 24, 1865; C. M. Pitts, June 30, 1865; A. J. Miller, July 3, 1865.

Those who died among the officers appointed from time to time were: Capt. George Oakley, July, 1865, of disease; First Lieut. James Oakley, February 4, 1865, of wounds; First Lieut. William McDowell, lost off the steamer Sultana April 27, 1865

Colonel Blackburn was born in Wilson County, near Cottage Home, in 1842, his father having come from North Carolina. He married Miss Jennie Barger, of Liberty, in 1861. His Company (A), of Stokes's Regiment, elected him captain at the age of eightee n. As shown, he raised a regiment after resigning from the Fifth Cavalry. He was in quite a number of battles and skirmishes, receiving one wound--probably made by Oscar Woolworth, a Federal-- while a wattle was on with Morgan's men at Liberty. After t he war he was delegated to the Constitutional Convention at Nashville, but refused to sign the schedule because of the poll tax provision as a qualification for voters. He was also United States marshal for the middle district of the State. Shortly afte r the war he, with others, created a sensation Nashville by attacking and wounding Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Colonel Blackburn died in May, 1913.

In Goodspeed's history of the State (biographical section) this statement is made: "Colonel Blackburn was in several battles, the most important of which were Nashville, Chattanooga, Snow's Hill, and Milton. ... He also cleared of guerrillas White, Pu tnam, DeKalb, and Jackson Counties by capturing Champe Ferguson, after which even Rebel sympathizers felt more secure. He is said to have been in two hundred and seventeen engagements, in all of which he was successful. He was wounded at Liberty." In t he same history it is stated that in 1864 R. B. Blackwell's guerrillas made a raid into Shelbyville, Tenn. The depot was guarded by twelve of Blackburn's troops, who were captured, escorted into the country, and shot. Were these members of Company A? Blackburn's Companies were:

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Company "A"
OFFICERS:

Captain: James Wortham
Lieutenants: C. W. Meeker, G. W. Gray, William McDowell, William Smith, A. J. Miller

ENLISTED:

Sergeants: J. S. Ray, W. L. Jackson, J. M. Jarrell, T. V. Jones,
Corporals: W. G. Reavis, W. W. Harriam, J. Williams, W. C. Dickens, J. A. Holcomb, J. A. Brooks, C. M. Clark
Privates:
J. F. Ray, W. L. Jackson, J. M. Jarrell, T. V. Jones, A. J. Jarrell, W. G. Reavis, W. W. Harman, I. Williams, W. C. Dickens, J. A. Holcomb. J. A. Brooks, C. M. Clark, Tom Anderson, W. Blacker, A. J. Cleck, W. J. Clark, J. W. Cunningham, E. G. Davis, G. B. Dawson, Linsley Evins, R. C. Eaton, T. J. Fisher, J. H. Griffin, W. J. Gordon, J. N. Gibson, J. L. Hill, J. T. Harris, G. Ivy, James and John Jones, T. J. Little, W. S. Lacey, E. Lockhart, G. Little,MD., J. H. Moon, J. P. Mankin, J. C. McMinn, L. Moore, J. C. Matthews, I. Norvill, G. Primrose, R. J. Patton, J. A. Rollins, C. S. Richard, S. J. Riner, M. Shoffner, J. D. Sanders, James C. Turner, R. F. and W. W. Tindell, J. H. Webster, W. W. Waide, V. H. Wright, H. P. Watkins, Joseph A. White, P. M. Melton, Berry Bruton, S. J. Cheek, M. C. Davis, J. Hashaw, John Hyde, H. J. Johnson, George ross, W. J. Shaw, H. F. Sutton, W. McMurry, J. M. Bearden, R. Brown, R. M. Dromgoole, A. R. Hashaw, P.M. Odoum, J. B. Summers, H. V. Stahum, A. D. Hopkins, Robert F. Smit h, J. W. Tredinger, John Williams, N. S. Brownsheres, W. Davis, W. H. Johnson, J. W. Smith, A. J. J. Horton.

KILLED:
P. M. Melton, Berry Bruton, S. J. Cheek, M. C. Davis, James Hashaw, John Hyde, H. J. Jhonson, George Ross, W. J. Shaw, All at Wells Hill September 28, 1864.

DIED:
William McMurry, May 21, 1866; M. Bearden, April 7, 1865; R. Baugh, January 10, 1865; R. M. Dromgoole, lost on the steamer Sultana.

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Company "B"
OFFICERS:

ENLISTED:

First Sergeant: J. M. Whitten
Second Sergeand: W. T. Hooper
Corporals: E. J. Spencer, L. W. Dawson, B. F. Patton
Privates:
J. Austin, G. W. Anglin, M. M. Brison, J. Black, John Burks, J. M. Chapman, J. R. Chapman, W. Cheek, H. J. Crow, W. A. Cooper, H. T. Forbes, H. Gorman, R. Holliday, W. H. Harland, R. Howard, M. L. Inge, A. F. Ingle, T. Johnson, James Keyton, J. Louden, J. H. Moore, T. Martingale, C. Newland, J. Prime, R. J. Rankin, W. W. Robinson, H. Riner, J. A. Robinson, J. K. stone, M. spencer, J. Shelton, D. D. Sanders, A. Tibbets, P. Trease, M. A. Thompson, W. W. Whitby, W. M. Whitehorn, J. Weaver, N. A. Whitehorn, M . P. henry, D. S. Ingle, J. W. Whitehorn, J. A. Griffin, J. Golden, I. Trotter, John Pierce.

DIED:
J. A. Griffin, April 15, 1865; J. Golden, 1865; I. Trotter, May 18, 1865

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Company "C"
OFFICERS:

Captain: A. C. Card
Lieutenants: W. B. Overcast, R. Wiley

ENLISTED:

Sergeants: E. D. Jones, J. E. Austin, W. N. Austin, James Greer, L. T. Larue
Corporals: M. D. Smith, W. H. Stephenson, J. B. Cherry, J. S. Reese, Thomas Gore, J. S. Gibson, W. S. Cavett, John Armstrong, G. B. Baker
Privates:
W. H. Stephenson, J. B. Cherry, J. S. Reese, T. G. Gee, J. E. Gibson, W. S. Cavett, John Armstrong, G. B. Baker, W. Baldwin, H. Bledsoe, J. Barron, L. F. Cain, H. Clark, G. W. Clark, W. H. Clark, W. J. Cochran, Peter Cochran, J. E. Cooper, A. Crane, N. B. Daniel, E. P. Estes, L. C. C. Estes, P. T. Fisher, J. L. Foster, J. E. Fox, J. Freeman, F. E. Glasscock, G. Glasscock, T. H. Grey, J. Hall, J. P. Hoskins, W. D. Hill, T. Johnson, W. Johnson, W. H. Kiser, J. O. Cumpie, A. Lamb, T. H. Lamb, G. W. Lock, Dav id Lynch, W. G. Lynch, W. Malone, J. W. Mallard, H. E. McGowan, W. Melton, J. Moore, J. H. Neely, J. M. Orr, C. Overcast, A. Perryman, W. R. Posey, J. J. Reeves, G. W. Reece, J. W. Reed, S. A. rundle, A. Shaw, Joab Slawtre, Hiram, J. A. and J. G. Smith, J . L. Stallings, J. Stone, C. Tarwater, J. H. Tucker, N. Walker, S. Williams, J. T. Glasscock, T. J. Hooper, I. D. Smith, Henry Thomas, Robert Wiley, T. F. Logsten, W. W. Waide, J. M. Austin, H. Holmes, Jonathan Johnson, H. L. McConnell, C. Mitchell, H. C. Moore, J. W. Prince, E. Seatons, W. H. Wright.

DIED:
J. T. Glasscock, January 10, 1865; T. J. Hooper, February 5, 1865; I. D. Smith, Andersonville Prison, March 10, 1865; Henry Thomas, of gunshot wounds in Bedford County.

Company "D"
OFFICERS:

Captain: Norton E. Quinn
Lieutenants: J. Henry Blackburn, T. G. Bratten

ENLISTED:

Sergeants: W. W. Colwell, J. B. Taylor, D. L. Floyd, J. W. Atwood, N. Hodges
Corporals: J. A. Colwell, William Batts, John W. Vandergrift, W. Lawson, N. E. Brandy, J. McAlexander, William Coffee, H. C. Jenkins
Privates:
P. Atkins, G. B. Anderson, J. A. Barnes, W. A. Barren, W. Bain, W. T. Blackburn, M. Bradley, A. J. Bennett, J. J. Bennett, W. Bullard, A. Certui, L. D. Colwell, Andrew Chumley, J. C. Clemmons, T. Davis, D. H. Davis, W. H. Fann, Joe B. Gilbert, C. W. Holla ndsworth, J. C. Hall, T. J. Hays, Lawson Hall, T. J. Hale, John Herriman, Stephen Herriman, Sam P. Herriman, J. C. Hiddon, J. L. Jenkins, J. B. Kyle, J. Kenton, M. J. Luck, Jesse Lafever, C. Lawson, A. H. Leack, Bunk Malone, S. B. Morris, C. Mosby, T. Dav is, W. Phillips, H. P. Pass, A. Ready, J. W. Reynolds, J. O. Rich, John Robertson, G. Stevens, J. E. Tedder, A. H. Thomason, J. Tuggle, H. M. Tuggle, P. N. Turner, George Turner, Henry Vandergriff, John Vandergriff, William Vandergriff, W. and Thomas Veri , Sam Vannata, G. A. Vansell, O. D. Williams, M. Wilson, T. L. Ray, J. F. Yeargin, O. D. Goodson, G. M. Jennings, W. A. Morgan, W. Benson, Irving Driver, W. L. Hathaway, T. Brennan, Thomas Hays, John Hollandsworth, C. Peterson, A. Smithland.

KILLED:
O. D. Goodson, Cannon County, March 15, 1865, probably by guerrillas; J. M. Jennings, same; W. A. Morgan, battle of Nashville, December 17, 1864.
DIED:
W. Benson, May 10, 1865; Irving Driver, May 10, 1865.

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Company "E"
OFFICERS:

Captain: Macadoo Vannata
First Lieutenant: M. C. Vick
Second Lieutenant: James Williams

ENLISTED:

First Sergeant: Bove Oakley
Second Sergeant: W. J. Crook
Third Sergeant: J. M. Johnson
Fourth Sergeant: George Turner
Fifth Sergeant: G. W. Martin

Corporals: C. Booker, A. C. Cox, Virgil Ray, J. Ricketts, H. McCork, A. Blythe, C. Manners, F. A. Right
Bugler: Len R. Scott
Smith: G. W. Lanier

Privates:
J. N. Alexander, H. C. Bennett, J. Y. Bennett, T. Beadle, J. Crook, Tilman Crook, S. M. Christian, Leonard Cantrell, J. Capshaw, William Conley, F. Culwell, J. W. Carroll, W. F. Craven, Berry Driver, H. H. Eskin, H. M. Fite, S. L. Gay, Leman Hale, J. Hick man, J. C. Huchens, Thomas Hass, T. Harris, J. Harden, A. Harris, W. R. Hill, J. Hill, J. Hodges, Francis Hollandsworth, S. Hughes, B. Hill, W. Jenkins, T. P. James, James Keaton, William King, J. L Kenard, J. Lawson, A. Lack, J. Manners, J. Maxfield, W. F. Metcalf, H. W. McGuire, Dous, John, James, and Joseph Oakley, A. Pack, Barn Page, W. R. Parris, S. H. Patterson, P. Roberts, J. H. Rany, J. F. Scott, R. Stewart, J. P. Smith, Manson Scott, Isaac Turner, J. Thomas, John M. Trammel, T. W. Trammel, Thomas W. Turner, William I. Turner, Barney Taylor, T. I. Vance, E. Williams, B. G. Warren, Leonard F. Woodside, E. C. Walker, W. J. Stokes, D. F. Floyd, Dallas Adkins.

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